"Do you think Seven Stars Aligned could be referring to the Big Dipper in the sky?" Ryan suddenly said, pointing at the seven stars overhead.
"Uh!"
Everyone froze for a moment, then looked up at the sky. Amid the vast starry expanse, countless stars glittered, but seven connected stars stood out with exceptional brilliance. Like fireflies in the darkness, they drew the eye at once.
"Not sure. Maybe not. Seven Stars Aligned should mean they form a straight line, right? But that one looks like a spoon used for eating!"
"Still, it definitely has something to do with seven stars!"
"We might as well give it a try. We don't have any other options anyway!"
"Ryan, what do you think?" Beli asked. Everyone turned to look at Ryan, waiting for him to decide.
"Let's go take a look," Ryan said calmly. "Proceed in the direction indicated by the Big Dipper!"
There was another thought he had not voiced. Could there have been a slight error in Robin's interpretation?
There was no concept of the Big Dipper in the pirate world. Could Seven Stars Aligned have been referring to the Big Dipper instead?
The Big Dipper consisted of seven stars: Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar, and Alkaid.
Generally speaking, when the Big Dipper was said to indicate a direction, it referred to the direction pointed by its handle.
With Ryan's answer, Beli piloted the Soaring Dragon toward the direction indicated by the Big Dipper's handle.
For some reason, the stars here shone far brighter than anywhere Ryan had been before. Even at night, there was still enough light to see.
A bright moon hung overhead, starlight poured down, and a pirate ship flew through the sky in solitude.
Time passed until daybreak.
The stars faded away, and a fiery red