Chapter 204

"Oh, this thing looks hideous now!" Caesar said with utter disgust. "This was your father's request. He donated the *Trieste* to the Institute free of charge, with the sole condition that its exterior be painted like the Japanese flag. He said the rising sun is a good omen, and he hoped his son would ride the winds and cleave the waves while diving into the deep sea, and rise from the surface like the sun when the mission is over," Miyamoto Shio repeated Pompeii's exact words. "Afraid I'll die in the abyss and never rise again? True to form for that vengeful bastard—revenge is just a matter of sooner or later, even after twenty years he still holds a grudge!" Caesar's mouth twitched. "Is it too late to change the paint job?"