Enel and His Four Priests / Mantra

The Ahua Trio's anger vanished in an instant. They stared at Amazon in disbelief. "We can go up without paying? Why didn't you say so sooner?"

They all breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled at Amazon. "Sorry for the trouble, ma'am. Could you tell us how to get up there?"

This spiral river clearly wasn't an ordinary waterway. It had to have some special means of transport.

Amazon's gaze swept across the faces at the bow one last time. A strange glint appeared in her eyes, and she took a whistle from her pocket.

She put it to her lips and blew softly.

Whoosh!

The sound was crisp, clear, and surprisingly loud.

Then the sea of clouds beneath the Freedom began to churn, as though something were about to emerge.

They didn't have to wait long.

Two enormous pincers suddenly rose from the clouds on either side of the Freedom.

They were orange-yellow, speckled with black.

Once the pincers reached the ship's height, they opened wide and clamped onto its sides.

The Freedom rose, revealing a giant lobster beneath it.

No one at the bow panicked at the lobster's sudden appearance. Instead, they leaned over the rail, craning their necks to watch with keen interest.

With Kuta there, those giant beasts

would never have gotten close to the Freedom unless they were harmless.

Gan Fall's words confirmed their guess.

Gan Fall glanced down at Amazon, then looked toward the others' backs and began to explain.

"This is a specialty of the White Sea. It's a gentle lobster called an Express Shrimp, and it moves incredibly fast. It's the dedicated transport for this artificial cloud route. We can ride it straight up to the White-White Sea."

"Haha! That's interesting."

A-Tao took a hard drag on her cigarette, then turned to