Chapter 9: Uma's return?!?


Silla and Akaria was enjoying their walk from school, as they walked back to the house, Munia and Hikari dashes past them as they were in a such of a hurry to go somewhere.

"Whoa, what's with Hikari and Munia?" Akaria asks with a sudden curious tone, as Akari and Itmu looks at them.

"Dad, what's going on?" Akaria asks his father as he was panting. 

"It's Uma! He just awoke up this morning!" Akari explains with excitment as Akaria exclaims with a shock, "What?!? Uma's here?

Where is he now?" 

Itaru explains, "He's at the Fishermen's Union as we speak. Hikari and Munia is going there as well." 

Akaria couldn't believe his best friend is back as he dashes faster than Silla . 

"Hey, Akaria, wait for me!" She exclaims as he finally reaches the door where he was awestruck of seeing Uma picking up the clothes that Munia has pepared for him.

"Uma." Akaria said, as Uma also couldn't believe it either but also noticing Silla behind him, as she knew it was totally inproprated to see him naked in front of her.

"Akaria, I haven't see you in a while. Um, good morning." Uma said, trying to make an converation to his friend that he hasn't seen in five years.

Silla looks at Akaria , wondering how she would introduced herself as Akaria said, "Dude, you competely had me worried that you wouldn't be in the surface anytime soon. " 

Uma rubs his head, "I'm so sorry that I worry you so much. I am so spaced out when I arrived here in the surface.

It seems like everything has changed, and I'm not used to everything right now." 

Akaria sighs with a smile, as he knew that Uma's going to take a while to adjust his new surroundings like he did when he arrived.

"It's going to be fine, Uma. I'm sure that you will adjust things around here eventually."  Munia said, trying to make the teen comfortable.

Akaria walks with Uma as they came out of the Fishermen's Union. 

"I got a question for you, Akaria. Who was that girl with Munia , as she walks back to your house?" Uma asks.

Akaria seems to be nervous about telling him right off the bat, but as he remembered why Silla explains to him of being his cousin and didn't mention that Hikari and Munia are his aunt and uncle now, it would be hard to explain. 

Besides that, he was actually more worried about Himai and her reaction of seeing Uma again after spending her five years in the surface while he, Uma and Shelby went into hibernation.

"Yeah, about that... I think it's best you stay with Kaname, Chisaki and Tsumgu's place. 

It would help you a while and I have to check on her." 

"Wait, where's Himai, isn't she here too? I have to go see her, to let her know I'm all right. " 

Akaria shakes his head, "Trust me on this, man. You're not ready to see her yet, and I bet if she knows you're back, she might freak out and we both know that I'm right." 

Uma sighs in regret as if Akaria was right. 

Akaria looks around for Silla, mostly because he knew that she doesn't have Ena and probably went to the ocean herself.

"Silla, come on, this isn't the time for anything reckless! Geez, I'm starting to sound like Akari." 

As he dives in, he notices his cousin actually breathing as she was enjoying herself. 

"Silla? How did you- You have Ena now?" Akaria stutters at his cousin with a shock expression.

She rubs her head as they went up to the surface.


Silla went not back to their house, as Akaria thought she did. She thought just maybe she can enter Shioshishio, the village that her parents grew up when they were her age.

"Here goes nothing." She mumbles to herself as she jumps in, and she hold her breath, as suddenly, she hears crackling sounds, and she suddenly felt lighter .

"I can breathe?" She thought in surprise , but it felt naturally as she pushes herself further as she explores the underwater world that she never seen before.

 Her eyes were filled with excitement as she continues looking at the fishes swimming in harmony.

As she was enjoying herself, she hears someone calling her.

"Silla, come on, this isn't the time for anything reckless!" 

"Oh, man, I'm in trouble now." Silla said, as Akaria notices Silla breathing underwater.

"Silla? How did you-You have Ena now?" Akaria stutters as she rubs her head and Akaria looks at his cousin with an curious look.

"Silla, do you have Ena now? I never thought that you could have it now, since Hikari told me when you were not born with Ena." 

Silla rubs her head slightly, "I'm sorry. I didn't know that I have Ena now. It became so suddenly. I was thinking of how to enter Shioshishio ." 

Akaria said, "Wait, seriously? It's completely shut off down there! Even I can't find a way to enter the village! " 

Silla thought about the crackling sound she had heard while receiving her Ena. 

"Akaria, I want to speak with my Dad about something important. If you see Himai, and she would try to listen, can you distract her for me?"

Akaria blinks in surprise, "Uh, yeah, sure thing. " 


Silla races home as she found her father. "Dad, can we have a moment, it's about Ena and Shioshishio." 

Hikari was stunned by wanting to know about Shioshishio and Ena. 

"Why you want to know about it, sweetheart?"

"Well, I dived into the ocean today, and that's when I discovered that I had my Ena, and something else that Akaria shouldn't know yet. 

I hear a crackling sound, as I was filled with my Ena. " 

Hikari said, in total shock, "A crackling sound? Why, that's how Munia first found out that.. oh, this really is a surprise. " 

"Dad, is Shelby in the village, being the Lady Ojoshi right now? If she is, I don't know if Akaria would feel if he knows about this." 


Uma was thinking about Akaria and that girl he has seen with him. 

"You can't sleep, can you, Uma?" He turns to see Kaname grinning at him. 

"Yeah, I just wondering whom I saw with Akaria. She looks like Manaka." 

"Your sights are spot on, though. That girl is Silla, Hikari and Manaka's daughter." 

Uma's eyes widen in total surprise, "What?!? Hikari actually got married to Manaka after five years?"

"It was during the five year hibernation, yes. 

Silla is quite like Manaka, but she has the same attitude like her father." Kaname explains with a small smile. 

Uma sighs, "I can't believe that it has been five years.  I'm not use of the new surroundings yet." 

Kaname laughs, "You should've seen Akaria when he woke up. He was scared when he arrived . He was concerned about you and Shelby." 

Uma's eyes widen, "I didn't know. Maybe I should talk to him." 

"You should, Uma. Akaria needs you, because he might be reckless of trying to get inside Shioshishio. " Chisaki replies out of nowhere which startles the boys . 

"Uh, Chisaki! How long you been standing there?" Uma asks in surprise.

"A while. Go to Hikari's. Akaria is still up you know. I saw him with Himai." 

Hearing Himai's name took all the reason he needs. 

Without stopping, he ran to Akaria.

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