Theus briefly surveyed his surroundings and quickly realized he was aboard some ship. That was rather strange.
The seas around Castel were already full of monsters. Theus guessed that the Empire had likely begun fighting the Fishmen by now.
But this ship... didn't look like it was at war at all.
Looking at the calm sea outside, Theus could not help but feel puzzled. Why was the sea here so normal?
Where were the monsters? The Pollution? The sea serpents?
Could this not be the Storm Ocean?
Theus had heard Connor say that south of the Storm Eye in the Storm Ocean lay a land known as the Southern Continent. East of the Southern Continent was a long, narrow strip of land called the Corridor of Despair.
Beyond the Corridor of Despair was the Sea of No Light. Connor had worked as a sailor there in his youth, and it was said to be calm all year round. Had I come to the Sea of No Light?
Surely he had not crossed over again? Theus sighed and decided to investigate first.
After searching around the room for a while, Theus quickly noticed something was wrong.
He pulled a box from a shelf. Inside were small cubes wrapped in oil paper, carrying a rich fragrance.
"This looks awfully familiar."
He unwrapped one, touched it, and his expression turned complicated.
"It's soap—and made in Castel, too. Could this ship be the Black Pearl?"
He tried the door. It was not locked. This seemed to be merely a storage room. The ship's owners must have taken him for a corpse and never expected him to be able to move.
Slowly opening the wooden door, Theus poked his head out and looked around. This should have been the lower deck. He felt his way