When the day of parting arrived, the one most reluctant to see Dawn leave was his mother, Rovena.
Although Rovena was deeply reluctant, after talking it over, she understood Dawn's determination to grow stronger. Knowing she could not stop him, and with a Rear Admiral accompanying him to ensure his safety, she no longer insisted.
Thus, filled with hopes of sailing, they boarded the warship, preparing to wipe out wandering pirates while taking in the sights of other islands.
Even without fighting, sailing more was enough to build experience. Battles at sea had never made up the largest part of a voyage; encountering all kinds of unexpected situations was what happened most often during long-distance travel.
But travel was always different from the travel one imagined. It was like when Dawn traveled in his previous life: he imagined it would be wonderful, but once he arrived, all sorts of things made him wonder if he had been an idiot.
Reality and fantasy were always far apart.
Dawn and the others ran into the same situation.
Only three days after setting sail, they happily encountered a storm. Then, in the chaos, their compass was broken, leaving them to drift aimlessly across the sea.
And fish... not a single one had taken the bait today.
Only then did Hina realize how useful it was to seriously study Navigation at sea. She looked at Dawn with a grateful expression, leaving him utterly confused.
Well... although the Rear Admiral leading them, Yak, was fully capable of catching prey, he had no intention of doing so.
As a Rear Admiral, unless a massive Sea King suddenly appeared, he could easily take down ordinary Sea Kings.
But he was not going to spoil these brats just because they wanted meat. Besides, it was not like he