The Great Tesoro was also called the "Gold City." It was the personal vessel of the Golden Emperor, Gild Tesoro, and was extraordinarily huge—over ten kilometers long. Only when the Sunny drew close did they realize that compared to the Great Tesoro before them, the Sunny looked more like a leaf beside an enormous warship surging toward it.
Perhaps that was the main reason some troublesome little brat had suddenly decided the Sunny wasn't so great after all?
Since the Great Tesoro was a colossal vessel over ten kilometers long, calling it a ship might not have been entirely accurate. In fact, it was more like a city.
Unlike an ordinary city, though, this ship was packed with places for entertainment and fine dining, such as a huge casino, amusement park, winding racetracks, spacious stages, towering palaces, shopping malls, luxury hotels, aquariums, golf courses, as well as commercial and residential districts.
Given its enormous size, ordinary sails would be useless, so it was powered by two giant sea turtles at the bow, each several kilometers long. They allowed the Great Tesoro to travel to any sea in the world, unaffected by currents or wind direction, and at a decent speed—roughly as fast as an ordinary pirate ship under sail.
What's more, the ship was entirely self-sufficient, with complete supplies and every imaginable amenity. It offered guests a full-service vacation, making it a mobile castle on the sea. That was where its name, "Gold City," came from!
As the Sunny slowly sailed inside, they discovered that this wasn't a dock at all, but a spacious, circular waterway like a giant inland lake, which also served as a ballroom. Densely packed rows of spectator seats surrounded it.
There was no show underway at the moment. Apart from the resplendent golden lights and