Time passed like a white colt galloping past.
It seemed that in the blink of an eye, year after year had gone by.
Since the World Bridge project began, the world had witnessed an unprecedented miracle.
Everything.
It was exactly as Maud had declared in his world-shaking announcement that day.
As bridge after bridge rose into the sky, the entire world was linked together.
And it ushered in tremendous changes.
After the cultures and environments of different regions collided, they successively burst forth with dazzling brilliance.
The Sea Train, once famous throughout the world, was no longer impossible to popularize because of the difficulty of its construction.
Once the suspended bridges linked the world together, more and more Steam Monsters sped across them.
And racing alongside them was the progress of the age...
Red Line, Twin Cape.
A large stretch of the Red Line still remained here.
And as a geographical location of great commemorative value, Twin Cape had naturally been preserved in its entirety.
"This is the starting point, and also the end point."
Maud stood atop the lighthouse, gazing into the calm sea ahead.
"Yohoho..."
Maud was not alone inside the lighthouse.
Standing beside him was a tall, slender Skeleton Man.
That distinctive signature laugh naturally revealed the Skeleton Man's identity—Brook.
"Captain, the ending of this book..."
Brook casually lifted the top of his skull and took a thick book from inside.
The book's cover was primarily black, and amid the darkness, frost-white silver lines outlined its title—Baccarat D. Maud.
"Just leave it there."
Maud slowly withdrew his gaze and turned toward Brook beside him, a faint smile appearing on his sharply defined face.
"Yohoho, understood."
Brook held the book between his long finger bones. Seemingly brewing some unusual emotion in his empty eye sockets, he said softly,