"How was this card supposed to be fun to play?"
On the Ark, Buggy leaned against the broad railing, holding his own head up again as he pondered the question in a thoroughly undignified manner.
The Sea Kings... He had gotten this card along with Shirahoshi, but after their trip through the Calm Belt, it had changed a little.
At first, it had only been Shirahoshi, the princess, who could command them. Buggy had little to do with it. But now...
He'd found a way to align their interests. That meant he could draw even more power from the Sea Kings.
Now Buggy was wondering where to use this card.
Should he call on them to charge straight at Mary Geoise, hoping the collapsed Red Line would have a slope gentle enough for the Sea Kings to climb?
It was a straightforward idea. Buggy would have to wait until he saw what the Red Line looked like before deciding.
The Ark was heading toward the Red Line at that very moment.
They'd need to restock when they reached the Sabaody Archipelago, and Buggy also wanted to visit old Rayleigh again while they were there.
Assuming the place hadn't been flooded yet.
A little farther away, Shirahoshi had returned to the Ark. She looked like someone who had finally made it back to her safe house after an expedition through the jungle. Now she was studying dessert recipes with Camie and the others from the cafe.
The many ingredients from land had inspired all kinds of new desserts.
Buggy sometimes went to try them.
But whenever he sat in the cafe eating dessert, it reminded the mermaids of the day they'd first met the clown.
He'd sat quietly at a table like this, sampling desserts. After he finished, Fish-Man Island had