There were no ifs in this world

"I'm fine!"

Robin came to her senses, looked up, and gave Kuina a faint smile. Then she reached out toward A-Luo. "A-Luo, could you let me see the map again?"

"Ah... oh!"

A-Luo turned to look at Robin and hurriedly placed the map in her hand. "Here you go!"

"Thank you!"

Robin took the map, unfolded it with both hands, and studied it closely.

"Is something wrong?"

Standing beside Robin, Kuina leaned over and craned her head forward to look at the map as she asked.

"Not really."

Robin lowered the map, looked up at everyone, and said, "I once read a book that mentioned a Golden City."

"Oh?"

Her words immediately drew everyone's attention. They turned toward Robin, curiosity gleaming in their eyes.

"Hehe!

Don't look at me like that."

Robin chuckled, paused, and continued, "The book I read called its main character a big liar! So I don't know whether any of it was real. Seeing the City of Gold mentioned on this map today just reminded me of it."

"Besides, according to the book, that Golden City was on an island in the sea, not on a Sky Island. So even if it was real, I don't think it would be the same island or the same city."

"Oh!"

Everyone sighed in disappointment, but quickly recovered. They turned around, leaned against the railing, and continued staring excitedly ahead, as though something extraordinary lay in front of the ship that they could never get enough of.

"A big liar?"

Kuta gazed at the map, an inscrutable gleam flashing through his eyes.

He was the only one here who knew that the map was real, and that the Golden City in the book Robin had read was real too. They were one and the same, right where the map