Klein, playing Gehrman Sparrow, froze for a moment. He had not expected Odys and Vice Admiral Iceberg to be headed for the War of the Gods Ruins too.
Klein was aboard the Admiral of Stars's ship to find a Mermaid in the War of the Gods Ruins and complete his advancement. He had no idea why Captain Gal and Vice Admiral Iceberg were going there.
After all, the War of the Gods Ruins was extremely dangerous. No one would go there without a compelling reason.
Before the black-haired Cattleya could answer, Odys paused and added, "We're already in the eastern Sonia Sea, and there aren't any islands nearby. I imagine you're headed for the War of the Gods Ruins too."
Cattleya did not answer directly. Instead, she asked, "What are you going there for?"
Odys hesitated before saying, "To find an extraordinary material."
Cattleya paused. She assumed he meant the extraordinary material the Queen had offered to help him find for his advancement to Demi-God.
Cattleya had been present when Bernadette offered Odys a lead on an extraordinary material.
He's already preparing for his next advancement?
Odys returned to his earlier proposal. "We could form a fleet and sail into the dangerous War of the Gods Ruins together."
It was not only because Cattleya had been to the War of the Gods Ruins while Odys had not. Bernadette was also aboard the Future, and her presence made him feel safer.
Cattleya gave a slight nod, then asked, "Which ship will be the flagship?"
What she really wanted to know was who would command the fleet.
Vice Admiral Iceberg and Klein stayed out of the discussion. The former knew she was a vice admiral, while two admirals were present. It would be difficult for her to contest command.
That did not