Did I say that...? Oh, I seemed to have said that the last time I saw him...
Alice fell into an awkward silence for a moment, then quite naturally asked back:
"Didn't I just save you?"
I'd saved him, the promise had been fulfilled, so it didn't matter if I killed him now...
For Some Unknown Reason, Leomaster grasped this point. He was dumbfounded and couldn't speak for a moment.
As though to ease the awkwardness between them, the noon light rose, and the dream ended at that moment.
After staring quietly at the bright "Apollo" for several seconds, Alice jumped out of bed, rushed out of the room, and headed straight for the captain's cabin.
"Can I... um, do I need to leave first?"
When Alice burst through the door, she was surprised to find Cattleya had just sat up in bed. Though Cattleya's clothes were still fairly neat, Alice still asked that question.
"No." Cattleya shook her head and gestured for her to close the door. "What is it?"
Alice carefully closed the door before saying to Cattleya:
"I want to ask, um, in this sea, can one use something like 'Travel' to move directly to the core area?"
"...Normally, we wouldn't do that." Cattleya gave the exact same answer as Leomaster. "The space in this sea is extremely chaotic. Doing so makes it easy to encounter danger, unless you're confident enough in your luck—"
At this point, Cattleya's voice abruptly stopped. She looked at Alice, suddenly realized something, and asked tentatively:
"Miss Fortune, are you the one who wants to do this?"
Alice nodded.
Cattleya pondered for a moment before offering a suggestion that was both reliable and unreliable:
"Have you asked Mr. Fool?"
Ask Klein? What's the point of asking him...? Still, I indeed should tell