39- I want to know more.

Nexha was still busy trying to clear the excess fish from the village. He sighed as he finished guiding most of them toward the seedlings and observed the stubborn ones that insisted on following him.

— Don’t you all have anything better to do? — he asked with a half-smile, watching a school of small fish swimming frantically around the new sprouts. — Is this an obsession or an instinct? Maybe both…

He stretched, feeling the gentle morning current, and his mind wandered back to the legends of the sea. Curiosity was growing inside him, leaving him increasingly intrigued about what had really happened in this world.

His thoughts were interrupted when he noticed the approach of a large shadow in the water. He quickly turned, sensing a slight tension in the air. But as soon as he recognized the figure, he relaxed.

— Zhaelor? You’re back fast. — Nexha smiled, crossing his arms as the imposing sperm whale emerged.

The great marine being observed him for a moment before responding.

— I had a matter to take care of, but now I have returned. I see you’ve been working hard, my master. Don’t you want to rest a little?

— I try — Nexha shrugged. — But I’m not tired, I’m just watching these stubborn fish chase after the algae nonstop.

Zhaelor tilted his head slightly, watching the small creatures darting around the algae.

— It’s uncommon, but it makes sense. This algae represents safety for them. It is a legacy of the ancient legends… perhaps a primal instinct that predates even the stars.

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Nexha blinked a few times, intrigued.

— There you go again with this star story… The more I hear about it, the more confused I get. Can you finally explain what they really are?

The whale remained silent for a moment, as if pondering the best way to respond.

— The ocean’s stars are not like the ones that shine in the sky — he began, his voice deep and respectful. — They were beings of great power and knowledge, shaping the currents and giving life to the creatures that now inhabit this world. Some fell from the heavens, others emerged from the depths… but all left something behind.

Nexha frowned.

— And now you’re telling me I’m one of them? Because honestly, I don’t feel that special.

Zhaelor chuckled softly, his gaze patient.

— Stars never notice their own light until someone observes them from afar.

Nexha rolled his eyes but couldn’t help a small smile.

— That was poetic, but it didn’t really answer my question.

— There aren’t always ready-made answers — Zhaelor said, gazing beyond the village. — Some truths must be discovered with time. You’re trying to understand everything at once, but knowledge doesn’t work that way. It builds, layer by layer, until everything makes sense.

The young man fell silent, processing the whale’s words. Something bigger was happening, something he still couldn’t fully see. But if there was one thing he had learned since arriving in this world, it was that nothing happened by chance. Whether the system was pulling the strings or other beings were acting behind the scenes, he still lacked the power to comprehend it—or even resist it.

With a sigh, he looked at the newly planted algae and the vast sea before him.

— I want to know more, but the more I try to understand, the more confusing everything gets.

Zhaelor smiled, satisfied with his response.

— Everything happens in its own time, little one. Not understanding now doesn’t mean you never will. What matters is that you keep learning.

The ocean held its secrets, but Nexha was beginning to realize that he couldn’t grasp them all at once. He needed patience, for if everything in this world seemed to revolve around these stars, then other legends were surely hidden in the darkness. And what is hidden is not always dangerous… sometimes, it’s simply waiting for the right moment to be revealed.