Childhood Anime Grand Tour

Chapter 119 Nausicaä Rescue Operation

The manga provides a more detailed portrayal of Kushana's personality, making her much more three-dimensional than in the anime film.

Actually, not only Kushana, but Nausicaä also differs somewhat from the movie version. In the manga, when Nausicaä saw the extremely distressed Ohmu, she once wanted to use a gun to relieve it.

Of course, now that Liu Yufei is here, this kind of thing won't happen. Nausicaä and Liu Yufei have met a few times, but they are not familiar with each other. Liu Yufei does give her a feeling of being superior.

"Mr. Liu...please help them!!"

The three of them were currently standing on an island in the middle of the lake. Without external help, the little king insect would have no way to escape. That's why Nausicaä pleaded with Liu Yufei, who responded with a smile:

"No, Nausicaä, I can't help it, but maybe you can!!"

Liu Yufei was not referring to the life of the little king insect, because even if the little king insect really died, Liu Yufei had the ability to bring it back to life. What he was talking about was the resentment between humans and king insects.

Even if Liu Yufei possessed divine power, he still couldn't resolve the resentment originating from people's hearts. Only humanity itself could solve this problem.

Ashitaka in the past, Sheeta before, and Nausicaä now are all the same, all burdened with the fate of humanity. And fate is about how to choose, and choices are never a matter for one person alone.

"Hiss... Roar..."

Finally, the army of Queens arrived at the lakeside. As their massive bodies plunged into the water, the intense corrosiveness caused puffs of white smoke to rise from the Queens in the front row, followed by agonizing cries emanating from their wings and mouthparts.

"Tsk...No, no, Mr. Liu..."

"The Queen Insects' hive mentality has been influenced; they will relentlessly pursue us until the lake is filled in. We humans have achieved a glorious victory! Hahaha..."

Liu Yufei was playing mind games with people's mentality. He deliberately emphasized that he was a human being, so he didn't care about the extinction of the Queen Worm. In fact, Liu Yufei's heart was not really affected.

It wasn't that he didn't pity these Queen Insects, but while they were indeed highly intelligent beings with green eyes, in their red-eyed state, they were just like the soldiers from before—mere beasts!

Wild beasts only need to follow their instincts; what right does Liu Yufei have to interfere? Because intervention is futile. Didn't Liu Yufei do something similar in the world of Princess Mononoke? Even if you turned into a pig!

"No...no...yamete..."

With a cry of grief and indignation, Nausicaä's scream came out along with her tears, and along with her emotions, an aura that kept bursting forth from her body.

"Is it Conqueror's Haki?"

Feeling this power again, Liu Yufei couldn't help but feel excited. This time, Nausicaä's power was an extreme burst, even stronger than before.

"Please, please don't go any further... I'll handle everything... please, let's go back to the forest!!"

This powerful spiritual force was felt not only by Liu Yufei and Wang Chong, but also by the Shangren outside the battlefield. At this moment, even his blind eyes revealed a look of shock.

His lips trembled incessantly, and even his body shook uncontrollably. The maid behind him thought he was having trouble breathing, so she immediately increased the pressure on his hands. Then they saw that sweat was pouring down his forehead.

"That soul-piercing cry, that power... could it be... hahaha... waaaah..."

The senior monk seemed to remember something and began to laugh wildly. The maid beside him was puzzled but dared not speak, because in the past, when the senior monk made a gain, he would also lose control of his emotions.

What they didn't expect was that the monk, who had been smiling, suddenly started crying.

Not only did the monk act crazy, but with Nausicaä's shout, the King Insects indeed stopped in their tracks.

"How could it be? How could this happen?"

Kushana, who witnessed this from the air, was incredulous; the unstoppable Ohmu army had come to a halt.

"Your Highness, is it that girl?"

"I saw it..."

Under normal circumstances, Kushana wouldn't be able to see her in such darkness, but Liu Yufei is really something else in this situation! Although he didn't put on this act himself, the atmosphere still had to be right.

The lights were immediately turned on, and background music started playing from the speakers on his body, which was hard not to attract the attention of the higher-ups.

Kushana, who had been calm all along, wouldn't have been so upset if she hadn't seen Nausicaä. But the moment she saw Nausicaä, her defenses crumbled!

Humans are strange creatures. She could remain calm despite the weight of many important matters weighing on her, but a small incident caused her strong inner strength to crumble instantly.

Nausicaä is the one who made Kushana's heart break! How to put it! Although Kushana has clashed with Nausicaä several times, she outwardly dislikes her very much.

But only she knew in her heart that Kushana's feelings for Nausicaä were nothing but envy, jealousy, and hatred!

It's perfectly normal for one person to envy another. It has nothing to do with your status or position; it simply means that the other person has something that you don't!

What Nausicaä has is a father who cares for her despite being paralyzed in bed. Although Gil didn't care enough for Nausicaä when she was young, that was just a lack of care. Kushana, on the other hand, has absolutely nothing.

Of course, she might not have realized it, but it didn't matter to Kushana. The key was what happened next: the people of the Valley of the Wind, why did they love their princess so much?

This is something Kushana can't understand. She has no shortage of loyal followers, but their feelings are completely different from those in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.

It's actually quite simple: Kushana lacks someone who can truly shed tears for her! Nausicaä, on the other hand, has that, and many of them. It's a special kind of emotional stirring that doesn't need words to express, and it's closer to parental love!

This is why Kushana can't understand it: how can someone who has never experienced familial love imagine what it feels like? She can only distort this feeling she has never experienced into a kind of dominance.

What she now envies is Nausicaä's "dominance," which has now "submitted" not only to humans but also to Ohmu.

There is only one reason why people are jealous: why isn't it me?

Yes! Why not her? If she possessed that ability, whether it was the ability to win people's hearts or the ability to command Ohmu...

This is simply wishful thinking! In reality, we are all like this, thinking that we are unlucky, have many misfortunes, and are talented but have not met a wise ruler.

Of course, there are also some so-called successful people who want to take their careers to the next level, thinking that they don't have any extraordinary talents around them.

The saying "A discerning eye for talent is common, but a discerning eye for talent is rare" is actually not entirely true. It implies that while talented horses are plentiful, discerning eyes for talent are rare.

A discerning eye is as rare as a fine horse; without a fine horse, a discerning eye wouldn't be a discerning eye! One died young in the stable, the other died of old age beside the stable.

Therefore, those in lower positions always think that they are unique and that those mediocre people don't recognize their worth, while those in higher positions always use conventional methods, thinking that they can hatch swans from their own duck nest.

True warriors never wait for gifts or recognition; they focus on doing their best in every step, never seeking help from others, abandoning illusions, and preparing for battle!

Nausicaä's gaze hardened, and she looked at Liu Yufei again, but without a trace of resentment. She then turned to the King Insect beside her and said:

"Don't wander off, I'll definitely save you..."

Ignoring his injuries, he straddled the glider, took off at high speed, and soared into the sky.

"Ah! It really isn't Lasdale!!"

Liu Yufei could only sigh as he watched Nausicaä suddenly ascend into the air, while Crotova, in the air, said:

"Your Highness, she's coming for us..."

"Oh!! Okay! Slow down a bit!!"

If Kushana really wanted to accept Nausicaä, she could have simply hovered the airship instead of slowing it down.

At this moment, Nausicaä was like a swift in a storm. The airflow generated by the huge aircraft made her wings flutter constantly, but Nausicaä only made slight adjustments and followed the vortex directly into the rear cabin of the airship.

"Colonel, she's broken in!!"

“Beautiful!! Like the wind… Ah! I mean, Your Highness, we must send her away immediately.”

As the saying goes, experts see the details. Apart from Kushana, everyone present was a top-notch pilot, especially Crotova. But even they couldn't help but marvel at Nausicaä's flying skills. And when Nausicaä successfully entered the cockpit, even Crotova was instantly excited, only calming down after seeing Kushana's expression.

"Hehe, no need, I really want to see her! Have her come to my command room!!"

Kushana turned and left, and after she was gone, Crotova remarked:

"That's a bit childish! But it's actually quite adorable!!"

Nausicaä barged in, naturally drawing the soldiers' attention and attempts to stop her.

"Excuse me, please move aside, I need to see Princess Kushana..."

He apologized verbally, but his feet were far from weak; he kicked the soldier at the front of the column while apologizing. Just as everyone was about to rush forward to stop him, Crotova finally arrived.

"Stop! His Highness has ordered you to go to the control room. Come with me!"

Nausicaä followed, but she didn't put down her sword until she saw Kushana, who hadn't closed the door. Only then did Nausicaä sheathe her sword.

"Your Highness, the little king worm is trapped in the middle of the acid lake. I hope you can help!"

The spaceship wasn't very high to begin with, so if they could see Nausicaä, they would naturally see the little king insect as well.

"You can control those Queen Mushrooms?"

"No, the Ohmu possess their own intelligence; they just want to save their companions!!"

"So I have no companions then?"

Nausicaä tried to persuade her, but Kushana shouted angrily. She knew that her soldiers had been wiped out by the Ohmu, and her personal guards were all her comrades.