"Yeah!" Kuta looked up at the dark silhouette ahead and smiled. "It really is amazing."
If he remembered correctly, Zunesha stood over 35,000 meters tall. He truly was enormous.
The Freedom continued forward.
Gradually, everyone heard a deep rumble coming from ahead.
It sounded as though it had come from ancient times, carrying the weight of countless years.
They broke through a massive wave as though passing through a barrier. The white mist before them gradually dispersed, opening up the view.
"So this is Zunesha?"
"He really is..."
At the bow, all their companions craned their heads to look at the Sky-Splitting Giant Elephant in the distance.
The giant elephant was walking along, raising his trunk into the clouds and spraying water upward.
Because he was so enormous, heavy rain was falling over the sea ahead.
Yet this was no ordinary rainfall. Beneath the sunlight and pure white clouds, a rainbow stretching beyond the limits of their vision looked especially beautiful.
"Huh?"
Just then, everyone suddenly seemed to sense something and turned toward Zunesha.
"Kuta, is that big guy looking at us?"
Zunesha had suddenly stopped spraying water. He had even
stopped moving.
He lowered his head. His eyes resembled two black holes, with no eyeballs visible, but they were pointed straight at the Freedom.
"He certainly is."
Kuta stood on the railing at the bow, looking up into Zunesha's eyes without the slightest change in expression.
"Even being watched by a wild beast gives you a vague sense of pressure, let alone a towering monster like Zunesha. There's no need to worry."
The corners of Kuta's mouth lifted into a soft chuckle. He tapped the railing with his right foot, sending a ripple through the space beneath it. The ripple curved outward, rapidly enveloping the entire Freedom.
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