Oak noticed Shirahoshi's disappointment and said to her,
"It's all right. Since you want to go out, I'll take you out. Where do you want to go?"
"I can guarantee your safety!"
Oak made this solemn promise to Shirahoshi.
"Really?"
At that, Shirahoshi's bright, watery eyes lit up again.
"Can you really take me out?"
It was obvious that she truly looked forward to it.
Oak nodded and assured her once more,
"Of course!"
Vander Decken IX was nothing more than a minor threat to him. If that man could still hurt Shirahoshi right under his nose, it would be the biggest joke imaginable.
Shirahoshi was still hesitating, but Oak had already entered Hard-Shell Tower and grabbed her.
"Let's go!"
Because of the difference in their sizes, Oak could only grab her fishtail and yank her out of Hard-Shell Tower...
A moment later, Shirahoshi was still a little dazed, unable to understand how she had been so easily brought out by this tiny human before her.
But when she saw the scenery around her, she became happy again, looking everywhere like a child.
Though she was a child to begin with, only... eighteen years old!
Having been trapped for so long in a place without sunlight, she had always longed for the freedom of the outside world.
As for Oak, he rode behind her, while beneath them was the shark Megalo.
A bubble ring was wrapped around the shark's waist, allowing him to float through the air and swim as though he were in water.
Oak and Shirahoshi sat one behind the other. Shirahoshi rode on the shark's neck, while Oak sat around its waist, looking like a tiny speck concealed by Shirahoshi's enormous body.
"Lord... Lord Oak!"
Shirahoshi turned around and nearly failed to find Oak. The two