"𝐌𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐦," softly uttered the doctor.
The diagnosis is clear; Alessia had lost the ability to utter a single word for nearly a month. Her parents, initially unconcerned, grew tense upon hearing the news, overcome by a blend of emotions that the...
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"Are you aware that if you drown, I can't help you?"
I lift my face from the air bubble with a grimace, before resettling into my seat and placing both hands flat on my thighs.
Law is sitting on the opposite bench, his mind occupied with a new book he's just unearthed at the local bookshop.
"Where's the man who claimed he'd drown for me?" I demand, "I want to talk to him"
A shadow of a smile crosses his face. "I didn't expect you to take it so literally."
I pretend to be seriously offended before crossing the distance between us to lie down beside him.Seeing he doesn't react, I wriggle my way between his book and his legs and lay my head down, watching a white whale soar above us in an upward current.
We've just taken the Osakana bus, connecting Coral Hill to the Marine Forest.
After negotiating the details of our agreement, Madame Shyarly directed us to where we could find Jinbe, who hasn't budged an inch since returning to the island of fish-men.
