Treasure Map

Time passed, and before they knew it, three months had gone by.

The blazing sun hung high in the sky as clouds drifted away in all sorts of shapes. Across the vast, boundless sea, a pirate crew's ship sailed steadily onward.

"Ah, it's so hot. I'm dying."

With their tongues hanging out, Bepo and Sisi lay beneath the cherry blossom tree, their heads drooping listlessly.

"What's going on with this sea? Why is it so hot?"

The air visibly rippled. Conis wore her long hair loose, her slender waist beneath her sexy collarbones clad in a blue patterned bikini as she wiped the sweat from her forehead.

"Conis, I want some iced juice."

Sakura sat on the grass with her back against the cherry blossom tree, also dressed in a swimsuit. Her still-developing chest swayed, though it still paled compared to Conis and Ain's formidable assets.

"Conis, please bring me a cup too."

Ain was also wearing a bikini, and her long, pale legs actually gleamed beneath the sunlight.

Mansherry and Lily, meanwhile, wore swimsuit sundresses, but they too were sprawled on the grass in low spirits.

"Wait here."

Conis raised her head to look at the glaring sunlight overhead, then headed toward the kitchen.

"Caw, caw."

Not long after Conis left, a News Coo suddenly flew over. Mansherry spotted it at once.

"Captain, there's a News Coo."

"Really?" Sakura, who had been enjoying the sea breeze, opened her eyes. She stood up and waved at the passing News Coo. It landed on a cherry blossom branch and dropped a stack of newspapers.

After paying a few Beli, Sakura took the papers and sat back down. Lily and the others gathered around her.

"Has anything major happened recently?"

Mansherry stood on Sakura's shoulder and looked at the unfolded newspaper.

"Five