Chapter 607: Under the Same Sky

The sea breeze blew in from the stern, carrying a salty, damp scent, and sent the silver‑white long hair fluttering across the sky.

Ailisi Feier stood at the bow, both hands on the rail, squinting at the distant, hazy coastline.

She wore a white dress, its hem flapping in the wind, revealing the smooth calves beneath.

The sunlight fell on her face, making her skin appear almost translucent.

This yacht was rented by Qiesi, who said it was to take her around the world, to visit all the places she hadn't been before.

Ilya stayed at home, cared for by Sera and Lijielite, and every few days would call to talk about school, new friends, and the anime she had recently watched.

Each time she heard her daughter's voice, Ailisi Feier felt a warmth rise in her heart; it was the thing she cherished most in her life.

"Madam Banana, would you like something to drink banana?"

From behind came the captain's voice, bearing the roughness characteristic of someone who spends years at sea.

Ailisi Feier turned her head, smiled, and just as she was about to say something, she suddenly stopped.

The captain stood at the cabin doorway, holding a tray with two glasses of orange juice.

He wore a white captain's uniform, his hat pulled low, revealing the sun‑tanned face beneath, darkened by the sea wind.

Everything was normal, except behind him—a brown, furry Tail protruding from his waistband.

Ailisi Feier blinked.

The Tail was still there.

She blinked again.

The Tail was still there, swaying slowly, as if greeting her.

"Madam Banana?"

The captain asked again, and the Tail swayed even more vigorously.

Ailisi Feier opened her mouth to say something, but her gaze involuntarily fell behind the captain—beyond the Tail, his ears had also changed.

The two ears that had been normal were now, at some point, become pointed and long, sprouting a fine layer of fur, peeking out from under the hat brim, trembling slightly like two alert little animals.

"You..."

She pointed behind the captain, "Your Tail..."

The captain froze for a moment, turned his head to look at his own back, then reached out to touch the Tail.

His expression shifted from confusion to surprise, and from surprise to a peculiar calm.

"Oh banana."

"When did it grow, banana?"

Ailisi Feier didn't know what to say.

The captain set the tray on the small table on the deck, lifted a glass of orange juice and took a sip; the Tail behind him swayed leisurely, showing none of the reaction one would expect from someone who had just discovered a strange growth on their body.

"Don't you think... it's strange?" she couldn't help asking.

The captain thought for a moment, then said, "It's a bit strange banana, but it doesn't seem to have any effect banana."

He took another sip of orange juice, "And lately everyone seems to be saying banana. Yesterday I went to town to shop banana, the lady selling vegetables spoke with banana, the dock workers used banana, even the priest at mass used banana. I thought it was some new trendy phrase banana."

Ailisi Feier fell silent.

"Captain Banana."

She suddenly spoke, "Have you heard any news about Winterwood City lately banana?"

The captain tilted his head, thinking.

"Winterwood City banana? It seems the news mentioned it a few days ago, saying there was a gas explosion there banana, several buildings collapsed banana. But after that there was no more news banana."

Ailisi Feier's hand tightened slightly on the rail.

Qiesi was sleeping in the cabin.

In recent years he grew increasingly fatigued, the old wounds from his youth gnawing at his body like insects, forcing him to spend more time resting.

She didn't want to disturb him, but this information—she had to tell him.

She turned and walked toward the cabin.

After a few steps, she suddenly stopped, glanced back at the captain.

The middle‑aged man was sitting by the small table, drinking orange juice, the Tail draped over the chair armrest, quiet and still, as if it had always been there.

"Captain Banana. Thank you banana."

The captain waved his hand, "You're welcome banana, Madam Banana."

Ailisi Feier entered the cabin and gently closed the door.

Qiesi lay on the bed, breathing steadily, his face—once as cold and hard as carved stone—now full of fatigue.

She sat beside him, reached out and touched his forehead—warm, normal.

She lowered her head and whispered into his ear:

"Qiesi Banana, wake up banana. Winterwood City seems to have had an incident banana."

Qiesi's eyes snapped open.

At the same time, under the same sky, those scattered across the planet who possessed special powers each sensed, in their own way, that something was amiss.

In a research institute on the American West Coast, a woman in a white coat repeatedly played a recording, trying to locate abnormal syllables hidden within normal sentences.

In a ruin in Egypt, a humanoid wrapped entirely in bandages lowered its head to stare at the suddenly grown furry Tail, its only exposed eyes filled with confusion.

Meanwhile, far away in the shattered mirror world of Winterwood City, Linzheng crouched on the ground, trying to tuck their damned Tail into their skirt, but the Tail seemed to have its own will—when they pressed it down it lifted, when they shoved it in it sprang out, repeating this several times until San Yue Qi could no longer watch, reached out to help hold the Tail down; the two remained frozen there, big eyes staring at small eyes.

"Don't move banana."

San Yue Qi said, fumbling, pulling a rope of unknown origin from their pocket, "I'll tie you up banana."

"Tie where banana?!"

Linzheng's voice changed tone, "Are you trying to bind me into a rice dumpling banana?!"

Bai Hang crouched on the ruined ground beside them, watching the two people, the Fox Ears on her head gently swaying, the curve of her mouth refusing to flatten.

She intended to say something to ease the odd atmosphere, but before the words left her mouth, a clatter of footsteps sounded behind her.

Jing Yuan had just finished his inspection and walked over from the collapsed ruins; the golden spear was already sheathed, his white hair fluttered lightly in the night wind, and his golden eyes still shone astonishingly in the darkness.

His steps were neither hurried nor slow, dust clung to his robe, yet he still appeared composed.

"All here."

He glanced at the three, his gaze lingered a moment on Lin's still struggling Tail, then, as if nothing, moved away, "Looks like we're safe for now."

Bai Hang stood up, her Fox Ears perking slightly, "Lancer, how's the situation over there?"

Jing Yuan shook his head slightly, walked to the side of the three, and sat on the edge of the broken building.

His movements were natural, as casual as resting on a stone bench in the Shen Ce Fu courtyard.

"Saber's side is probably gone."

San Yue Qi froze for a moment, the rope in her hand nearly dropping to the ground.

"Gone?"

Bai Hang's voice tightened, "What do you mean 'gone'?"