"And," Kabuto Yakushi added, lowering his voice as if sharing a secret, "I heard the Peace Tour's dinner buffet has loads of peanut butter pudding."
Sure enough, the word "peanut" worked like a magic spell. A glimmer returned to Anya's eyes.
Her disappointment had not completely faded, but a new hope was taking root.
Loads of peanut butter pudding! Maybe a smaller room isn't so bad after all.
Kabuto stood and took Anya's hand. "Come on, little explorer. Let's find out where the pudding is first, then make our map for exploring the ship!"
He watched his daughter's face brighten, though he felt far less at ease than he looked.
The lottery, the peace visit, all those ninjas mixed in with the passengers... This Peace Tour really is one enormous pile of trouble.
Looks like I'll have to stay on high alert for this family trip.
Anya nodded hard, set aside her worries about the cramped room for now, and followed her father toward the light at the end of the passageway.
Elsewhere, in a luxury suite on the Peace Tour's top deck, the room was spacious and bright. Beyond its enormous floor-to-ceiling windows stretched an endless blue sea, while sunlight spilled across the soft carpet.
The elegant furniture, fresh flowers, and prepared welcome refreshments all showed how much Kumogakure "valued" this visit.
After a brief, formal exchange of pleasantries, Demiurge smiled. "Mrs. Hinata, you must be tired from the journey. Please rest here for a while and get used to the ship."
"We can discuss the itinerary in detail later."
He turned to Ran Mouri and the others, his tone easygoing. "Miss Mouri, Mr. Goda, Miss Yor, I can keep her company here for now."
"You're young. There's no need to stay cooped up here. Go look around the