The next day.
The rain had cleared, leaving the air unusually fresh beneath a blazing sun.
Golden sunlight poured across the vast blue waves, lending color to the otherwise calm, monotonous sea.
A ship sailed across the water. On board, a young woman was devouring her food. She suddenly swallowed a mouthful all at once and nearly choked, just as a cup of water appeared before her.
She took it without a second thought and drank. At last, the food no longer felt stuck in her throat.
Inside the cabin, Shangyang stared at the empty food stores, then looked at the young woman in shock and dismay. That had been enough food for half a month, and she had polished it off in two days.
A cool, gentle sea breeze swept by, bringing a hint of pleasure to Jewelry Bonney's face. Seemingly in a good mood, she glanced at the figure standing at the bow and gazing out to sea.
"Saving the world is the Navy's job," Jewelry Bonney said lazily. "Why are you getting involved? Do you have some connection to Zephyr?"
A bounty hunter might not be a pirate, but nearly the entire force of Marine Headquarters had mobilized. What could one bounty hunter do against a force like that?
Wuli smiled. Instead of answering Jewelry Bonney directly, he asked, "Aren't you afraid the world might actually be destroyed? If all three Endpoint Islands are destroyed, it really could be the end of the world."
Even the Navy feared that outcome, yet Wuli had heard nothing about pirates joining the effort to stop Zephyr. He found that strange.
Jewelry Bonney rolled her eyes. "What pirate goes around thinking they're some kind of savior who has to save the world?"
Seeing that Wuli still looked puzzled, she went on,