Lona spoke.
Perhaps influenced by Simon, Napote now often went into seclusion to train as well. Even when she bathed right beside him, he was no longer as impatient as before.
It even made Lona think she had lost her charm.
But once Napote finished training and returned to his old self, she no longer thought that way.
Lona also understood that Napote worked so hard because he wanted enough strength to protect her.
Just as Simon protected Fanny.
Whenever she thought of this, even the aloof and regal Lona became a little gentler.
After chatting with Lona for a while, Fanny returned to the room and obediently stayed beside Simon, either staring blankly at him as he trained or training alongside him.
The tiger-shaped Metal Lifeform continued through the vast Starry Fog Sea.
Like the other continents, the Starry Fog Sea was divided into more than ten prefectures, except each prefecture's cities had been built upon islands of varying sizes.
They were called islands, but their areas were actually comparable to continents in the Material Planes.
The larger ones spanned tens of millions of square li, while even the smaller ones covered hundreds of thousands of square li—more than enough space to build cities.
This time, Monk planned to make a temporary stop at Azure Wave City in Montserrat Prefecture, sell the goods he had brought from Lier City, and purchase Azure Wave City's specialties to take to the next trading point.
Azure Wave City was not close to Lier City. The journey would take more than a year.
During this time, Kaufman remained patient and did not act rashly. He planned to disguise himself as a pirate and strike only after Monk's caravan had ventured deep into the Starry Fog Sea.
Clawber, Luo Bu, and the others had