After the corridor meeting ended,
“Kkuu?”
The teddy bear asked Gio a question.
“…Are you asking whether my students are in the same situation as the merfolk?”
“Kku-kku-kku.”
“No, not at all. What you fear will not happen.”
Giovanni smiled as he seated the teddy bear upon his lap.
“I did not know you harbored such concerns, Father.”
“Kkuu….”
“I am truly not lying. They are not such weak students. Compared with our merfolk disciples, they differ in many ways.”
“Kku?”
“The merfolk disciples could not live without me, could they?”
The teddy bear was rendered speechless by Giovanni’s refreshing statement.
“…….”
“…You ask whether I died despite knowing that? Hmm, I’m not sure. I thought it would strike them hard, but I never imagined they would go around devouring planets with the Sea. I truly did not know that.”
“Kuuuuk….”
“Of course, I admit it was an immature farewell.”
The merfolk within his shadow rippled faintly.
“But it was the best choice available to me.”
The hazy silhouette soon sank again.
“Therefore, in many respects, we must regard the cases of my students on Earth and the merfolk disciples as different. First, those children were not so dependent upon me. My disappearance would not have seriously disrupted their…