Chapter 2161: Your Name

But Miss Theresa still had questions:

"A dead dragon egg, a newly built ship—how on earth did they give birth to two incomplete souls? This... it doesn't make sense."

"Mr. Hamilton just said that although the dragon egg might be related to the cultists of the 【Dragon Feast Sect】, the birth of spirituality in the *Glorious Messenger* was most likely a miracle. As for the cultists, they were likely planning to use the power of the summoned evil entity to force this peculiar dragon egg to hatch a peculiar dragon."

Professor Evans said, eyeing the girl tightly embracing Xia De with great interest. At this moment, because "Miss Malone's" perception of herself had changed, although her hair and eye color remained the same, the details of her face were shifting:

"As for why we encountered such a miracle, it should be said that without this coincidence, born from something near-impossible, the 【Dragon Feast Sect】's conspiracy would have already been realized, and we would already be dead."

As he spoke, he bowed slightly toward the deity at the edge of the floating board who was not looking their way. The professor truly understood it all.

"Professor, if Miss Malone only truly 'was born' on the night the cruise ship capsized, then where did her name, 'Maggie Malone,' come from?"

Miss Maxim also voiced her confusion. Professor Evans, of course, did not know, but the black-haired girl, trembling as she held Xia De, said in a quivering voice:

"I remember now. It was the name I saw on a handkerchief in the hands of a corpse beside me after I fell into the sea. I... I am not Maggie Malone at all! I am not, I am nothing!"

"Calm down!"

Xia De tried his best to control the... he didn't know how to describe her, as she embraced him. He looked past the girl's shoulder at the deity who had remained silent, only to find the deity watching him with a look of gratification.

He tried to seek help from the deity with his eyes, but the "Giver of Dreams" only smiled at him.

Xia De had no choice but to continue comforting her:

"You should have memories of the three illusions I just experienced. As the *Glorious Messenger*, you didn't know the meaning of your existence; as the stillborn dragon egg, you discussed life and death with me. In the end, when you confirmed each other's existence, I witnessed your most beautiful forms together with you. Now that you are finally alive, finally able to see this world freely, what are you worried and afraid of?"

The trembling girl finally stopped holding him like a vise. Her azure eyes were now filled with terror and unease:

"I am alive... I am alive now... but who am I?"

"Angie Elethertris."

Xia De blurted out the name, and then felt a moment of astonishment himself:

"If I hadn't said this name just now, what would have been the result?"

With chaotic thoughts in his mind, he pressed his hands onto the black-haired girl's shoulders. Having understood herself, her appearance and figure underwent further changes. Although she was still different from the "Miss Elether" Xia De knew, to him, this was merely the difference between "childhood" and "growth":

"I witnessed your birth, and I shall bestow your name upon you—you are Angie Elethertris, the lucky one who survived from the dragon egg, the spirit born upon the *Glorious Messenger*. Countless miracles and your own desire to live have created you at this moment."

Xia De's face was reflected in her azure eyes. Only after Miss Elether stopped trembling did he whisper:

"Welcome to this world, Miss Elether."

Closing her eyes, she embraced Xia De once more, but this time there was no unease or hesitation. Xia De could see that she still hadn't fully adapted to her identity and was still panicked by her inability to find her place in this world. But that didn't matter anymore; she would have plenty of time to learn and feel all of this. She would adapt to this world... just as he had.

"Thank you... for the name."

The voice was almost inaudible amidst the waves and the wind.

"Then we have only one last thing left, which is to complete the final fishing."

The forty minutes passed in the blink of an eye, with only ten minutes remaining. Xia De tried to bend down to pick up the fishing rod, but the blue-eyed girl held onto him and wouldn't let go.

Xia De thought for a moment and realized there might not be time for a farewell later, so he didn't rush to pick up the rod, but instead said to Miss Theresa and the others:

"Please be prepared. Once I fish up Miss Elether's body, we will leave here. There is something in the sea that does not want us to leave; you must be careful."

The witches knew what Xia De was talking about, so they nodded nervously. Miss Theresa also realized Xia De was saying goodbye, so she asked softly:

"Are you leaving immediately after fishing her up?"

"No, I will send you all out before I leave."

Xia De corrected her, while the young witch continued to look at him with her golden eyes. At this moment, Little Mia finally managed to crawl out from between Xia De and Miss Elether's bodies. Miss Elether had a fine figure, so she and Xia De weren't pressed completely together, which gave the cat room to find a gap.

"Meow~"

Little Mia didn't care that it was still raining; she squatted on Xia De's shoulder and meowed at the surroundings, though no one knew what she meant. Miss Theresa asked with a hint of sorrow:

"Do you have anything you want to say to me?"

"I... we will meet again, I promise."

Xia De said very earnestly. Professor Evans, watching this scene, turned his head slightly to avoid looking at them, while Miss Maxim kept winking at Xia De to hint at something.

And so, Miss Theresa finally erupted:

"If you want to say goodbye to me, can you let her go first?"

The blue-eyed girl, not wanting to lose her support, held onto Xia De tightly and refused to let go. Hearing Miss Theresa's words, she even widened her eyes and asked the witch:

"I am just a child who was born a moment ago; what does it matter if you yield to me?"

"You, with that... figure, dare to call yourself a child?"

The usually elegant Schultz Theresa couldn't help but say to her:

"Don't try to lecture me from a moral high ground. I understand the form of your existence; although you were born recently, your experience is definitely not that of a child. Now let him go and don't disturb our farewell!"

It was clear that Professor Evans was struggling to hold back laughter, while Miss Maxim looked at Miss Theresa with great gratification. In her view, Miss Theresa had been chosen as an apprentice by Miss Violet and would likely be the successor to the kingdom. Only now did she truly display the character of a successor to the Witch Empress.

Perhaps seeing that Miss Theresa was truly angry, the blue-eyed girl finally let go of Xia De and took a step back. The cat on Xia De's shoulder, seemingly alert to something, watched as the blonde witch strode over, wrapped her arms around Xia De's neck, took a deep breath, and gave him a deep kiss.

Compared to the Outlander who had already been "specially trained" by the Sixth Era witches, Miss Theresa clearly lacked experience in kissing, to the point where she almost suffocated. But at least her inner passion and the reluctance of parting were fully expressed through this kiss.

If Xia De hadn't pushed her away because he was running out of time, the quick-learning young girl could have even gone for another round. However, she was already satisfied with this; at least she was satisfied for now. She could feel that the man before her hadn't rejected her, and she knew she wasn't just indulging in wishful thinking.

"Aunt was right; one must take the initiative at the afternoon tea table, otherwise one gets nothing. So... Miss Violet, I'm sorry."

She bit her red lips, which looked as if they were about to drip blood, and hugged Xia De's neck again, kissing him on the side of his face:

"Looking forward to our next meeting."

She then stepped aside. Xia De touched his lips and said to Professor Evans and Miss Maxim:

"It was a pleasure to meet you both. After I take you out in a moment, it will likely be difficult for us to meet again. Although you will likely lose a portion of your memories after leaving here, if you still remember me... it is best not to go around talking about it."

The two witches naturally nodded in agreement, leaving only Miss Elether waiting to say goodbye to Xia De. The newborn soul, just as Miss Theresa said, actually understood a great deal. Seeing Xia De look at her, she immediately asked:

"Can you take me with you? To... the place you came from."

Xia De shook his head gently:

"I'm sorry."

Her eyes turned red almost instantly. Fortunately, the deity who had remained silent finally spoke:

"A newborn soul is not yet stable. If you can leave this place, she will need to sleep for a long time before she can completely stabilize herself and walk the world freely. Time will grant her strength. She is not only a ship but also a dragon, and dragons are very interesting creatures: they accumulate and stabilize their power through sleep."

Xia De then understood. Perhaps the time when the Church discovered that shipwreck in the deep sea in the Sixth Era was when Miss Elether awoke from her slumber. By that calculation, when Xia De saw her wearing a large hat at the Ship Museum in Moon Bay in the Sixth Era, she had only been awake for a few hundred years.

"So, have I found the whole truth?"

The blue-eyed girl grabbed Xia De's arm again and nestled into his embrace, but she still quietly retreated behind Xia De when facing the deity. The deity, who looked like a child and sat at the edge of the floating board, smiled and nodded:

"Of course. The girl behind you has accepted her identity and recalled everything from the past. Her memories, combined with the clues you found, make the mortals' conspiracy completely clear."

To know the whole story, one must discern the identity of "Miss Malone." Therefore, there was no possibility of Xia De ignoring Miss Malone's affairs; this was the necessary path for him to complete his mission, and also the path for this deity who guards the dreams of childhood to save this newborn "child" who was struggling to live. ===== CHAPTER 2162 =====