"I can help you find the Golden Bell."
"Ringing it would also give your ancestor, the great warrior Kalgara, some closure."
"Also, Mont Blanc Noland's only surviving descendant, Mont Blanc Cricket, will arrive on the remaining peninsula of Jaya Island beneath Sky Island seven years from now."
"When the time comes, I'll bring him here to meet you and let him witness the Golden Bell ringing for himself."
"What?"
Rosh's expression changed dramatically, and even his voice trembled. "Is that true? You really know where the Golden Bell is?"
"And you know Noland's descendant?"
"Yes."
Uchiha Chisato nodded, then shook her head. "I do know where the Golden Bell is. Agree to two conditions, and I can take you to find it shortly."
"As for Noland's descendant, I don't know him yet."
"But I have a bit of a gift for foresight. I can see what will happen seven years from now."
"That's when a young man named Cricket will arrive on the remaining peninsula of Jaya Island beneath Sky Island."
"He'll be looking for traces of the Golden Bell and the Golden City, hoping to prove that his ancestor wasn't some liar."
The first part sent a surge of joy through Rosh, and he nearly agreed on the spot-but at Uchiha Chisato's last words, his brows immediately drew together. "Liar King? Why would Mont Blanc Noland be called the Liar King?"
Beside him, the quick-witted Gan Fall had already pieced together a guess from what he knew. He ventured, "Was it because the Golden City and the Golden Bell were carried into the sky by the Knock Up Stream and simply vanished?"
"So the Blue Sea People all thought Noland was lying?"
Uchiha Chisato glanced at Gan Fall approvingly and nodded. "More or less. That's about right."
"He was