At the same time, Ruger had some guesses about this fish's Oddity ability. Mona probably had reached a similar conclusion, which was why she coveted the fish so much, going to such lengths and even being the first to boldly speak with it.
Mona's actions had also reminded Ruger that this needed to be considered alongside her predicament—what she needed, and how their group had arrived here.
The lake before them seemed to be hidden within the space of a miracle. From Big Fish's account, it was inseparable from the lake water; even when it was soothing children, it remained in the water. This was clearly an excellent hiding place.
With a single sleep and awakening, one could gain a vast, secret place that no one else could detect. There was even an entire lake inside, where many fish could be raised.
The fish could even tell stories, providing a mental massage once one reached the level of a Two-Ring Wizard.
The only flaw was that entering it was somewhat troublesome, and that was the price of using it.
Ruger felt that, in some ways, it was comparable to his Bedroom Space. Of course, the two served entirely different purposes. Big Fish's lake space could not grow, entering and exiting it was troublesome, and it was not a complete space. The land around the lake was inevitably limited as well; it was merely part of an Oddity, with the lake as its core. Yet its advantage lay precisely in how it differed from a portable space: it could be opened and entered even in certain sealed places, without requiring the three anchor points of space fragments.
For Mona, who had fled all the way to the Endless Sea, it was already an exceptional top-tier Oddity.
If she could bring some