A moment later, the steamship docked again. Kane stood on the deck, beaming as he waved his arm vigorously.
"Mr. Dawn! Everything went smoothly! Please come aboard. We'll be relying on you from here on!"
Dawn opened his eyes, then leaped lightly into the air and landed on the deck without causing so much as a noticeable sway in the ship.
"Brother Kane, you work fast!"
Dawn casually patted Kane on the shoulder, using just the right amount of force—friendly without making him uncomfortable.
His gaze swept over the other crew members on deck. Though their eyes remained wary, they had all forced smiles onto their faces as he greeted them familiarly.
"Thanks for the effort, everyone. Once this job is done, we'll all be living the good life!"
His manner quickly eased the slightly tense atmosphere aboard the ship. The steamship set sail once more, heading toward its new destination.
The next three days of sailing were far from smooth. The Calm Belt was a forbidden zone because it concealed countless massive sea beasts and even small Sea Kings.
They encountered several attacks from bizarre-looking sea beasts, and one small Sea King even tried to overturn the entire ship. Shortly after entering the South Blue, they also ran into two sudden and violent thunderstorms.
Yet every one of those dangers was utterly insignificant before Dawn. Using gravity manipulation, he sent the attacking sea beasts flying and deflected the raging lightning and towering waves.
The power and composure he displayed drew wave after wave of sincere praise and flattery from the human traffickers.
It was worth mentioning that the three sisters locked in the lowest level of the ship's hold remained deeply unconscious throughout those three days.
Their vital signs were stable and their breathing even, as though they had