As Cons returned to the Scylla, the bone-like bridge instantly collapsed, severing the connection between the Scylla and the Black Pearl. The Beyonders aboard the Scylla were immediately thrown into a panic.
As Cons's superior, Novat promptly stepped forward and suppressed his anxiety as he asked:
"What happened? Why was the connection to the Black Pearl cut off? Did you anger that lady?"
"No, no." Cons shook his head vigorously, then said somewhat awkwardly:
"Lady Integra was very kind. It was just that the channel ahead was too narrow. If we sailed alongside the Black Pearl, the Scylla might run aground, so she took the initiative to sever the connection."
"A channel? She knows the channel?" David's eyes widened. He immediately ran toward the helm, trying to follow the Black Pearl, but the fog was simply too thick. In just a few seconds, the Black Pearl's silhouette had vanished.
"The channel is actually the sea monsters' song. As long as..." Cons honestly recounted the method Lady Integra had told him for passing through the sea monster channel. Only after Bruce repeatedly used his Telepathist ability to confirm that Cons had not been subjected to some illusion did he nod.
As they listened to Cons's account of his "experience aboard the Black Pearl," the Beyonders on the Scylla looked at one another. Then, everyone's gaze fell upon Bruce.
Growing increasingly uncomfortable beneath their stares, Bruce frowned and touched his scratched gold-rimmed glasses. He did not take them off to wipe them, merely asking with a frown:
"What are you all looking at me for?"
"Obviously, to have you listen to the song!" Earnest replied without hesitation. The Sanguine had no favorable impression of the subordinates of the family that had rung the Death Knell for Trunsoest. Though Trunsoest had been the