Everybody knew those people were like that because they had worshiped the ocean.

However, they didn’t know how to resolve the situation or what procedures to take. People with scales craved water. Should they be allowed to do that or should they be kept away from water?

There were all sorts of questions. They turned to Himmel Soan for help when they couldn’t answer any of them.

The viewers were asking for Himmel Soan as well.

“Where did Mr. Soan go? We want to speak to him!”

“That’s right! Why is he gone in a moment like this?”

“Isn’t he the god of science? He should know very well why this is happening!”

“Why is it happening? Are you an idiot? Can’t you see? Obviously, it’s because of all the kneeling!”

“But why? Why would kneeling do this? What’s the reason behind that?”

“What reason? Moon has tried to stop you from kneeling at the ocean, hasn’t it? Didn’t Mr. Soan warn you as well? Did you listen to him? But now, you suddenly want to talk to him again? Shame on you!”

/

“That’s nonsense! How were we supposed to know this was going to happen? We wouldn’t have knelt if we had known the danger involved!”

“If Himmel Soan knew this was going to happen, why didn’t he tell us in advance? Why couldn’t he give us a more detailed explanation? If he had, we wouldn’t have knelt! What you said was bull**!”

“Mr. Soan’s explanation was detailed enough, but you just wouldn’t listen!”

…

The internet seemed to wake up the aggressive side in people, and they could quarrel over just about everything.

Frequent internet users would discover that a small group of idiotic people seemed incompatible with the rest of the world. They had shocking views about all subjects and weren’t afraid to speak their minds.

Before the internet was invented, people didn’t know there were so many unbelievable people in the world.

No matter which direction the wind was blowing, those people could always blame their mistakes on somebody else. In their minds, they were always right.

“What’s the point of discussing who’s right and who’s wrong now? Tell them to make a cure for us!”

“That’s right! Now isn’t the time to quibble over details. We made a mistake, and we admit it. Alright? I feel awful now! I don’t want to turn into a fish!”

“You feel awful now? Why did you kneel? You made it sound like we were going to kill you. You did what you wanted, and you’re in trouble. Then you want Mr. Soan’s help. Why the hell should he help you?”

Just then, Himmel Soan appeared on the screen. All the people that had grown scales and their families grew excited.

“Mr. Soan, what’s going on?”

“Mr. Soan, can you give us an explanation?”

“Mr. Soan, why are we like this? How can we recover? What did we lose and gain from kneeling at the ocean? Is this a curse?”

“I want to know if you knew this was going to happen from the very beginning. Did you deliberately keep it from us?”

“Mr. Soan, I’m sorry. It was my fault! I should have listened to you! I want my old self back! Is that possible?”

The Moonians responded to those comments.

“You idiots! You deserve it!”

“Why should we help you? We won’t! Didn’t you say we wanted to rule the world and accused us of having ill intentions? You want freedom, and we gave it to you. That’s what you get for it!”

“Well said! You ungrateful bastard! We saved you, yet you turned on us! You deserve to die! Mr. Soan, we can’t help them! Even if you save them now, they’ll oppose you in less than two hours!”

“That’s right! We can’t help them! They’re animals, not our fellow human beings! Why should we bother? Let them rot in hell!”

In Panthera.

“OMG! Scales? That’s so scary!”

“I’m so glad that we’ve been supporting Moon all the time! Luckily, I myself have been trusting Moon and Mr. Soan, too! Otherwise, I would have turned into a monster!”

“Yes, that was so close! Thank you, Moon! Thank you, Mr. Soan!”

In Padaski.

“Mr. Soan has saved us again! Those scales are so frightening!”

“Moon is our savior! We may not trust our own country or family, but we can always trust Moon and Mr. Soan!”

“Mr. Soan has saved us twice! Thank you, Mr. Soan! Thank you, Moon!”

In Hosia and Soleil.

“I’m cracking up here! You idiots! You had it coming!”

“You have no one to blame but yourselves! Mr. Soan was watching out for you, but you wouldn’t listen. It’s too late to regret now!”

“What a bunch of ungrateful bastards! With everything that has happened, you’re still forcing him to give you an explanation. Go to hell! There’s nothing to explain!”

Moon’s four allied countries sent congratulatory letters. Just like those Moonians, they believed that those people weren’t worth their pity.

…

Henry picked up a chair, put it down next to the president, and invited Himmel Soan to sit down. The entire world was watching them.

Seeing all the comments, Himmel Soan finally broke the silence. “It’s because of Atlantis.”

Everything seemed to freeze after he said those words. A few seconds later, people started posting question marks on the screen.

“?”

“???”

Everybody was utterly confused. After a lot of question marks, somebody finally asked the question.

“What? Atlantis? We’re asking you for an explanation, and you’re telling us a fairytale?”

“What Atlantis? What are you talking about? Why is this happening to us? Give us an explanation! We don’t want to hear about some bygone civilization!”

“What the hell? Just get to the point! We don’t care about other things, okay?”

…

Those people were still talking to Himmel Soan in a condescending way. Even the presidents didn’t know what he meant.

Himmel Soan went on. “That’s the reason. Atlantis isn’t a fairytale. It exists!”