41. Teaching A Kid

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Buggy, Mantis, & Jude are now attending Tarmad's funeral. Many villagers also come to help with the funeral. Rika & Tanjo are at the very front, and Tanjo is holding his father's worn-out captain's hat.

"Dad, I will fulfill our promise to sail on the sea. You always wore this hat, so now I will wear it for you."-Tanjo

The villagers then place Tarmad's coffin in the grave. After that, they close it with soil and finally place a wood log as marking.

After the funeral finished, the villagers return to the village. Buggy & co wait for Rika & Tanjo for a moment before they all go to the coast. Rika & Tanjo want to meet Salaki that stayed beside Tarmad on his last breath after all.

"Salaki, Tarmad's family want to see you."-Buggy

Salaki comes out from the water and raises her head high to the sky.

"S-so big."-Tanjo widen his eyes when he sees Salaki's size

"I-is it safe?"-Rika is worried

"Don't worry, she won't hurt you."-Buggy

Tanjo run closer to Salaki fearlessly and look at her giant size. Salaki move her head closer to Tanjo. Rika gets startled and wants to warn Tanjo, but Buggy stops her.

"It's fine."-Buggy

Salaki gets very close to Tanjo, and Tanjo touches her snout softly.

"Amazing! I don't know that there is such an amazing creature out there."-Tanjo have glittering eyes

"Hehe, there are bigger creatures than her out there, kid. The world is full of mystery, and no one really knows everything that the world has. We've even met with Giant Octopuses many times hee size."-Cricket said from the ship

".... What a strange head & hair."-Tanjo comment at Cricket

Cricket gets pissed and he jumps down to knock Tanjo's head.

"OUCH!"-Tanjo get a big bump

"Watch your mouth, kid! The sea is cruel."-Cricket smirk

"DAMN YOU OLD MAN, HOW COULD YOU HIT SOMEONE A LOT YOUNGER THAN YOU?"-Tanjo

"OLD MAN? I AM STIL 21 Y.O YOU DAMN BRAT!"-Cricket get pissed & knock Tanjo's head again

"OUCH! 21? DON'T LIE TO ME! HEY IS HE REALLY 21?"-Tanjo look at Buggy & co

Buggy & co nod at the same time, make Tanjo dumbfounded.

"Oh, sorry, I thought you are 42."-Tanjo

"I TOLD YOU TO WATCH YOUR MOUTH!"-Cricket get pissed again and chase Tanjo who run away

""HAHAHAHAHA""-The others laugh, even Rika because Tanjo seems to cheer up already.

"The kid really have guts."-Mantis

"He needs to have it if he wants to sail on the sea."-Buggy

"I'm happy that he can accept his father's death. But I'm worried about his plan to sail on the sea. Just thinking of what happened to my husband makes me afraid of letting Tanjo sail too."-Rika

"I know you're worried about him, but you shouldn't stop him from pursuing his dream. That will just make a big backlash in the future."-Buggy

"I know that, but still...."-Rika

"If you're worried about him, then you need to make sure that he will be strong enough to handle everything in his path. If you try to stop him, it will just make him do something rash. But if you support him and maybe give him some condition, he will be more motivated and think ahead carefully."-Buggy

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