The beach south of Fries Port.
Because the temporary pier was so narrow, Si Si had to try several times before she could steady the ship.
A long gangplank was lowered from the deck, slanting down onto the freshly laid boards of the pier.
Standing on the wave-splashed shallows, pairs of eager eyes stared unblinkingly toward the deck in the deep-water area.
Just then, a childish little face poked over the ship's rail.
"Land!"
Standing on tiptoe and clutching the railing with both hands, Gooseberry gazed longingly at the golden beach nearby, her timid eyes brimming with curiosity and yearning.
Big Sister Misa had said that once they got ashore, they would no longer have to stay in the cramped ship's cabin.
Though she was grateful to the cargo ship for carrying them out of hell, she still preferred living under the sun. Especially when the sunlight shone on her, warming her body and brightening her mood.
And while she watched the people ashore, they were watching her too.
She was pretty cute, sure...
But where the hell were the maid outfits they had been promised?!
In less than a minute, more and more Moon Clan girls came onto the deck, gathering excitedly by the rail to look at the journey's nearby end and the people on the beach.
Beneath metallic-looking skeletons were shirts soaked by seawater. Seeing those muscular figures and handsome faces, quite a few unmarried young women blushed and hurriedly looked away, pretending to admire the scenery.
The married women, meanwhile, were much bolder. They openly feasted their eyes without the slightest embarrassment, even tugging at their companions and whispering excitedly as they watched.
The vault had preserved not only the knowledge and ideas of the pre-war era, but also its excellent genes.
Not to mention that