Girl's Journey

After paying a hefty fee on the Federation's West Coast to board a great sailing ship bound for the Naples Islands, the Girl's quest officially began.

The journey was fraught with danger. On the evening of the third day after entering the depths of the Endless Sea, as the ship passed Dark Cape, a rare, massive tropical storm swept across the night sky.

As the ship struggled forward through the raging waves, at the height of the storm, some unknown and terrifying existence surfaced from the deep sea and swam beneath the vessel.

At the time, even the crew, including the Sixth Rank guardians, had been so frightened that their legs went weak. Some had even begun preparing Drift Bottle last words for themselves.

Fortunately, the Unknown Existence in the sea below did nothing to the ship. It merely followed alongside it for a while before diving back into the depths.

As he listened to the Girl's vivid account, Anvis could almost see the towering waves like dark mountains, the enormous sea monster casting a deep shadow over the water longer than the ship itself, and the fear and despair on the faces of the crew and passengers.

And as they barely held on until the storm was about to end, seeing the Twin Spires of the Radiant Temple glowing with warm orange light beyond the distant horizon in the night—that Moment of indescribable relief and emotion.

"After arriving at the Naples Islands, I joined a small expedition team on the main island that hunted Silver Spear Fish schools. We were preparing to venture deep into the Sea of No Light northwest of the islands and search for the City of Origin Yaina."

Hugging her knees lightly, Claire leaned against a grayish-white rock, her eyes filled with reminiscence.

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