The sky was just beginning to brighten when the sun rose above the horizon and its light shone into the room.
Little Yamato got out of bed excitedly.
She had not slept at all during the night. Even when she tried hard to close her eyes, her mind seemed to have entered an excited state and refused to let her rest. Yet when dawn came, she was still full of energy.
She obediently got up and washed, then, like a little adult, packed all her belongings into a bundle about her size before carefully walking outside.
Ye Mu had been waiting for her outside for some time, while a steaming pot of oden sat on the table.
"My schedule is very tight, so we have to leave now. I was worried you might get hungry, so I bought this. Is it all right if you have it for breakfast?"
Little Yamato had never been treated so gently before. Tears nearly filled her eyes as she nodded.
Her fear of the unfamiliar world outside also vanished in that moment.
Seeing this, Ye Mu complained inwardly: Kaido really is a sinful bastard.
But aloud, he said, "In that case, we're ready to leave..."
As he spoke, he waved at the sky.
Yamato was stunned. In her impression, going out to sea meant taking a ship. What was Lord Ye Mu doing by waving at the sky?
Just then, under her incredulous gaze, a huge white cloud descended from somewhere above the window.
"Eh!!!"
Yamato froze, but Ye Mu merely touched her large bundle and controlled it, making it fly upward.
Ye Mu also patted her little head for the first time and said under her astonished gaze, "Don't be afraid. This isn't an ordinary cloud, but a special cloud made by Sky