Razlov and the party started preparing to leave. He also instructed them not eat at the moment, because if someone in their group has motion sickness, all the food that they had taken will be wasted cause they gonna puke it anyway. He let them first go to the port and wait for him there.
He looked at Selina then walk towards her and said "Selina, I'm leaving now"
"Unn" She nodded and tears slowly drop off her eyes.
Rosy who was beside her saw her crying. "Mother why are crying?"
Razlov's hand reach to Selina's face then wipe her tears and said tenderly "Come on, don't cry. It's not like I'm never coming back, I still have to return and claim you as my wife. At most I'll be back within 3 months."
Rosy who was close by was stunned unable to utter a word at seeing the intimate actions of her mother and Razlov. She could not believe what's happening before her eyes.
"Unn, then I'll be waiting" nodded Selina, clearly she was happy at what he said to her.
He pulled Selina onto his embrace and gave her a kiss full of love. They did not even bother that Rosy was at their side standing there while dumbstruck at their actions. Seemingly that they are the only the people in the world. As their lips parted they look at each other and smiled.
"Its already time for me to leave" He paused then continue "Goodbye Selina and you too Rosy" after saying his goodbye, Razlov started to head to the port cause its time for their departure.
"Goodbye!" shouted Selina as she waves her hand.
It was only after hearing Razlov's words that Rosy recovered her senses. She looks at the departing Razlov and then looks into her mother and couldn't help but exclaim "M-Mother!, y-you! h-him!"
Selina's face was beet red and she just kept her silence.
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During their travel they had a smooth sailing it didn't take long enough for them to reach Kurlian Island, they had only taken 3 days of travel on the sea. Since there were 30 people that were hired and recruited by Razlov, he needed to hire 4 fishing boats. When they were sailing at the sea, it seems that they were enjoying the feeling of adventure, especially those who first time to travel far away from their homes.
"Sir, we can already see Kurlian Island" the sailor seems to be hesitating to talk about something after he told Razlov that Kurlian Island was already in their vicinity.
Razlov saw that the sailor is hesitating about something, so he ask "It seems that you have something you want to tell me, so say it."
"This sea is cursed." The sailor said with a serious expression.
Razlov frowned at what he heard. "This sea is cursed?"
"Yes!"
And so the sailor started to explain why he said that this sea is cursed.
In short
300 years ago there was only one big island in this sea. There was also a community in that island and the island has a different name back then. Because the island was the only island in this sea many trade ships were making it there resting point making the island prosperous and because the island was prosperous many people were moving into the island making its population grow to a half a million people. The island became the central hub of trade back then. But one day, the highest mountain in the center of the island suddenly exploded. Just after the explosion a massive earthquake rock the whole island, it destroyed many houses and made many crack on the earth. Many people died during that earthquake some were buried by the falling debris of the destroyed houses and some fall off the cracks on earth when it appeared, thousands of people died at that time. Then a rain of fire started to fall down burning the whole island leaving only a few survivors, but even those survivor died because of trying to escape the island they jump to the sea which was boiling cooking them alive. Then the island started to break up causing a massive wave as tall as a mountain. The mountain tall wave sweeps the surrounding seas, capsizing many ships and boats then drowning many port towns. Then those lucky survivors of the shipwrecks, when they look at the island they saw through the smoke was a huge dragon that was rising to the sky.
Razlov was just silently listening to the story of the sailor. He has some thoughts regarding the sailor's story, although some of them have superstitions in it most of it was telling the truth of about what happened, clearly that the mountain that was mentioned in the story was a volcano and due to the movement of tectonic plates the island was torn apart and it also caused a massive tsunami that destroyed many port towns. And the dragon that the survivors saw was maybe only a smoke forming into a shape of a dragon.
"Due to having hundreds of thousands that died 300 years ago, that's why this sea is cursed. Not only that, but there are also rumors of ships going missing, ghosts of those who died showing on the deck of the ships and many other more. That's why trade ships don't usually travel near this area." said the sailor
"And that's why now this islands that were parts of the island before was now called Rising Dragon Group of Islands due to the survivors having witnessed a dragon that is rising" added Razlov
"Yes"
"Thank you for your warning" Razlov pauses then continue "But I don't believe in such superstitious things and stories. I will only believe in things like that if I see it with my own eyes.
"Well, don't say I didn't warn you if something happens to you." said the sailor
Razlov just smiled at what the sailor said. As he has the knowledge from earth, he can speculate at what really is the cause of what happened on the island 300 years ago. What happened at the island was like at what happened at the city of Pompeii in Italy.
The group could already see the island clearly while Razlov was seeing it again since he stayed on this island for more than a month he is more familiar with this place. This will be the groups home from now on as long as they stay on the island. And to Razlov, this island will be his base of operation and also his home for the moment. Food will also not be a problem while they are staying here since the island can provide enough food for the camp and if they need something that the island cant provide they'll just travel to Sanloris to procure it.
After a few minutes, the boats were already at the beach then the group started to get off the boat and unload all the supplies they have brought.