Just like that, half an hour passed.
Morikawa Kinto returned. After opening the cabin door, he called out to us:
"Alright, it's safe now. They've already gotten off the ship."
Hearing this, everyone finally let out a long sigh of relief.
We pushed open the hidden door and came out one by one.
Takahashi Masahiko was drenched in sweat, gasping heavily. Zhang Yuchen had nearly smothered him...
"Wonderful, Morikawa!"
Takahashi Masahiko spoke.
Morikawa Kinto merely swept his gaze over us.
"I'm going to get the ship moving. You all rest for a while."
With that, Morikawa Kinto left directly.
We also left the storage room and headed to the lounge.
From here, we could see the scenery outside through the portholes.
Looking out, we could see land, as well as a sea bridge ahead.
There were many ships coming and going...
This was the Kanmon Strait, connecting Japan's Honshu Island and Kyushu.
"Fuck, we're finally safe."
Senior Brother appeared, speaking from the shadows of the lounge.
Senior Sister also crawled out from my shadow.
"Yeah! Once we get past here, we'll be safe, right?"
"Ou Doudou, after all these days of trouble, we're finally leaving this damn Japan."
Everyone nodded, their faces filled with longing and urgency.
The journey ahead went quite smoothly. The Black Maru passed through the Kanmon Strait without incident and sailed directly into the Japan Sea.
Only when Japan's islands could no longer be seen behind us, when we were surrounded by the vast sea, did everyone truly relax.
No one stayed hidden in the cabin anymore. We all came up onto the deck.
In a little over a day, we would reach Busan, South Korea.
Watching the seagulls fly across the sky, everyone was in high spirits.
Mao Jing spoke to me.
"Once we reach