Somewhere on a plain in Hope Island, the crew members of the Narwhale, clad in dark-colored attires, stood silently as a coffin was lowered into the ground. Every crew member, both new and old, wore somber expressions while holding a white flower.1

Conor and Frey had not shown their faces to Charles for a long time now, but they were here with their heads lowered and faces full of grief. Despite their presence, there weren't many attendees, numbering no more than twenty people.0

While Laesto was still alive, he had specifically told them that he didn't want irrelevant people at his funeral.1

Feuerbach, dressed in a black formal attire, looked extremely solemn as he delivered the eulogy.1

"During Dr. Laesto Hermann's time on our ship, he...0