The warship's rest area.
"Miss Anna, are you all right?"
Andrew asked, his face tense with concern.
"I'm fine. What's wrong, Andrew?"
Confusion filled Anna's little face as she tilted her head at the butler responsible for protecting her.
"A minor problem came up, miss. As long as you're all right."
Only after carefully confirming that nothing was wrong with Anna did Andrew relax.
He knew very well that Anna had occasionally been practicing her instrument near Warehouse Two lately. If something really had been hiding there and injured the company's little princess, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Soon afterward, Andrew and Anna stood before the metal coating in Warehouse Two.
"Did that hidden creature escape through here? Such a tiny hole. It must be really small, then. It probably wasn't a particularly dangerous void Strange Beast, right?"
Anna crouched down and examined the freshly repaired hole, speaking with keen interest.
"But when exactly did the little fellow sneak aboard? Could it have been on the warship all along?"
"Probably not. The radar system scanned and checked the ship before takeoff. There definitely weren't any other creatures aboard."
Andrew shook his head immediately, speaking with certainty.
"If I'm not mistaken, it must have slipped aboard while we were hunting the void insects. With the radar system damaged, it managed to remain hidden until now."
"Is that so? Hmm, good. Your analysis makes a lot of sense, Andrew. Ahem. Also, whatever the creature was, it probably wasn't dangerous. Don't let anyone else know about this."
Anna nodded in agreement, putting on a stern little face in an attempt to appear composed as she spoke solemnly.
Andrew was long accustomed to this behavior from his young mistress and replied somewhat helplessly.
"Rest assured, miss. I'll handle everything properly. No one will