I Became the Villainess, But My Beast Husbands Can Hear My Mind?!
Chapter 295: Terrifyingly Talented
Roxanna had been on cruise ships a few times back in her old world, but she had never ridden a ship that relied completely on the wind instead of engines. The ship given to her by the system looked old-fashioned, almost like something from centuries ago.
But to her beast husbands, who had never seen anything like this before, the ship looked absolutely incredible, almost like some strange alien vessel from another world.
"This thing has... what is this? A hole?" Azul asked in confusion.
He and Azura both tilted their heads to the side as they looked at the large hole in the middle of the deck, filled with water.
"No, this isn’t an ordinary hole!" Roxanna said enthusiastically. "I think this is a pool for you and Azura!"
Even though she did not taste the water, the smell alone made her think it was probably saltwater.
[I seriously didn’t expect the system to be this thoughtful!] Roxanna thought happily. [With this pool, Azul and Azura won’t need to travel beside us through the water.]
[But honestly... if we ever use this ship for a vacation, this pool also looks pretty interesting for... entertaining purposes, like—]
Roxanna immediately shook her head so she would not accidentally think about something inappropriate.
When she carefully looked up, just as expected, all of her husbands were staring at her with strange expressions on their faces.
[I didn’t think of anything bad earlier!] she defended herself in her mind, trying to reassure her husbands.
Then she suddenly realized something. [Wait... I didn’t even shout that in my head, so why are they reacting like that—]
Before she could finish the thought, all of her husbands suddenly turned away as if they had heard absolutely nothing. Even Zeir was standing in front of a wooden pillar, pretending to study the rope tied around it.
Meanwhile, Calen suddenly shouted loudly, "This place looks amazing!"
His eyes sparkled with excitement as he ran farther into the ship.
He moved all around the deck, touching and staring at everything he could find. His tail wagged so fast from side to side that he looked exactly like a happy dog discovering a brand-new toy.
"Wife! Wife! Roxanna! What is this thing?!" Calen asked enthusiastically as he spotted a book placed near the entrance leading to the steering wheel.
The book cover looked like it was made from tree bark, and carved on the surface were the words:
"Manual Guide for Steering a Sea Ship."
Roxanna pressed her lips together awkwardly because she suddenly remembered one important problem: they still had no idea how to actually sail this thing.
"That book explains how to operate the ship," Roxanna finally said as she walked over to Calen and reached for the book. "Let me read it first."
But the moment she opened it, she immediately closed it again.
[Too complicated. Way too complicated.]
After living in this world for months, she no longer felt used to reading tiny words packed tightly inside books. On top of that, there were far too many sailing terms she did not understand at all.
[System, can’t you just summarize the book and explain it in a simpler way?] Roxanna asked helplessly.
[How about the system does something even better, Host?] the system replied proudly. [The system can create video tutorials about how to use the items on the ship, along with tips on how to sail this ship properly!]
Roxanna instantly became interested. Honestly, she also preferred watching tutorial videos over reading manuals.
[How much?] she asked directly.
[Only 5,000 Spirit Points, Host!] the system answered excitedly. [And the system will also give you two extra cool sunglasses for your husbands, so they can watch the tutorial videos too!]
Roxanna immediately smiled brightly after hearing that offer. After all, it would definitely be much easier for her husbands to learn through videos instead of struggling to read complicated instructions.
Besides, compared to 300,000 SP, 5,000 SP really felt like nothing.
[Alright, I’ll buy it.]
[Ding! Ding!]
[Creating tutorial videos: 5,000 SP]
[Remaining Spirit Points (SP): 397,950]
[Bonus: 2 Cool Sunglasses — If one of your husbands wears this item, he will be able to see holograms; information, images, and even videos. However, he will not be able to see your personal system panel.]
Moments later, two new pairs of sunglasses and the old pair suddenly fell from the sky. Roxanna quickly caught all of them before they hit the deck.
"What’s that?" Calen asked curiously while staring at the strange glasses in her hands.
"That’s a magic item," Zeir answered calmly before Roxanna could speak. "A very useful one."
If he was being honest, Zeir had actually been waiting for a chance to use those sunglasses again.
"Alright, everyone, listen carefully," Roxanna said as she looked at her husbands one by one. "The voice inside my head also gave us records about how to use this ship. But to see them, you need to wear these sunglasses."
She handed the sunglasses to them one by one before continuing, "Once you put them on, you might see strange things. But no matter what you see, remember that it cannot hurt you."
Calen barely waited for her explanation to finish before immediately putting the sunglasses on.
Almost five seconds later, he shouted loudly, "There’s someone trapped inside a box!! And he’s holding a round thing that looks exactly like the one here!"
"Wait, wait... is that person a woman? Or a man?" Calen frowned. "What even is that thing?"
Roxanna looked up and saw the tutorial video playing in front of him. The person inside the video looked almost like a robot, with a smooth bald head and a strange body shape that looked unnatural to people from this world.
The tutorial itself was surprisingly detailed. It carefully explained what they needed to pay attention to while holding the steering wheel, and it even taught them how to recognize dangerous signs out in the ocean.
"It’s a robot," Roxanna answered automatically. But a second later, she realized that word would probably confuse them even more.
"I mean... it’s kind of like a metal fairy," she corrected herself awkwardly. "Something like that. It can become many things, so don’t think too hard about it."
"Just focus on the tutorial instead," Roxanna added quickly.
Calen finally nodded and continued watching the video, although it was obvious he still had a mountain of questions inside his head.
Honestly, Roxanna sometimes wondered why Calen still did not understand many modern things even though he had once lived in the same world as her.
[Living as a dog and living as a human are completely different, Host,] the system explained. [Back then, the only things Calen understood were safe place, dangerous place, good people, and bad people. That was his entire world.]
Roxanna quietly let out a soft sigh.
Suddenly, her chest felt heavy as she remembered the cruel things her former husband had done to torture poor Calen.
"What should I do?" Zeir suddenly asked when he noticed Roxanna standing there in silence. "I was paying attention to those strange flying images, and I think I understand that we need to open the sails before we leave."
"Oh, and we also need to raise the anchor," he added casually.
Roxanna stared at him blankly for a moment.
"H-How many of those things did you just see?" she asked in disbelief.
Zeir frowned slightly. "I’m not sure. Maybe everything I could see with my eyes."
Roxanna held her breath because that was way too fast!
"How is that even possible?" she asked in disbelief. "There were so many videos in there!"
Zeir looked confused by her reaction. "Was there?" he asked calmly. "I just watched the floating images and remembered them."
Roxanna stared at him silently for a few seconds before finally turning toward the others.
Calen was still completely focused on the tutorial, occasionally making shocked sounds every few moments.
"Oh! The cloth can move!"
"Wait, the giant cloth controls the ship?!"
"Why is the water so scary?!"
Meanwhile, Azul was quietly watching beside him while holding Azura in his arms. Unlike Calen, Azul seemed more interested in the parts related to the ocean itself.
"The sea really looks that deep?" Azul suddenly asked softly.
Roxanna paused for a moment before nodding. "Yeah. Much deeper than rivers."
Azul lowered his gaze slightly after hearing that.
For some reason, even though he had lost his memories, the ocean still seemed to make him nervous.
At the same time, Zeir had already started walking around the ship while giving instructions naturally, almost as if he had sailed ships his whole life.
"We should loosen this rope first," Zeir said while pointing upward. "And I think someone needs to stay near the steering wheel."
Roxanna blinked several times.[System... is Zeir secretly get the different tutorial?]
[No, Host.]
[Then why does he already sound like a professional captain?!]
[Perhaps because some people are simply born terrifyingly talented.]