The sanatorium, in the park.
"Lin Sheng, Father told me the company's Falling Star will be setting out on a search mission in the Endless Void in seven days. It can take you there."
Anna's clear eyes sparkled as she stood beside Lin Sheng, her face alight with delight and her voice bright with excitement.
"And I told Father I'm going with you this time."
"You're going too?"
Lin Sheng raised his eyes slightly, a flicker of surprise crossing them.
He had not expected the Crimson Lightning Company's one and only little princess to want to enter the Endless Void with him, much less that Raymond would agree.
As though seeing through his confusion, Anna explained with a smile.
"Father didn't agree at first, but I promised over and over that I'd stay in the warship's safety cabin the whole time and wouldn't run around. Besides... the Falling Star is equipped with the company's latest Falling Star Cannon. It's incredibly powerful! Even if we run into those hateful Crimson Prison Society people again, it can blast them all to pieces in a single shot. And I'll have you, too..."
She was frank and open, her eyes full of certainty.
"With you around, you'll protect me even if we run into danger in the void, won't you?"
The girl gazed intently at Lin Sheng, her eyes pure yet carrying a touch of burning warmth.
"Yes."
After a moment of silence, Lin Sheng finally nodded helplessly.
The dangers of the Endless Void were far from ordinary. Even with his current strength, he might not be able to handle its powerful Void Strange Beasts.
After all, while drifting through the void back then, he had witnessed the violent collision between that Void Insect and the warship. Its strength was certainly beyond that of