Robin turned around and gave Kuta a puzzled look.
"Last night, I went somewhere very interesting and met a very interesting person. He agreed to let us visit the highest point on this island today and explore this kingdom's ancient history."
"The highest point, the kingdom's ancient history."
At those words, Robin seemed to realize something, and her eyes suddenly lit up.
They had learned from Saul last night that the Giant Kingdom's Royal City stood atop Treasure Tree Adam in the middle of the island.
The highest point and the kingdom's ancient history Kuta mentioned—didn't that mean the ancient history of the Giant Kingdom?
"That's wonderful."
Holding back her eagerness, Robin adjusted her glasses with slightly trembling hands, then smiled at Kuta. "It's getting late. Let's have breakfast first and head up afterward!"
If getting to the Sky Island hadn't taken so much time and required Kuta's help, she would have skipped breakfast and set off right then after hearing that wonderful news.
Kuta hadn't hidden his speculation about the central figures in the war eight hundred years ago from anyone aboard. He had shared his guesses before they arrived in Elbaf, so Robin had been eager to explore the history of the Giants, one of the central forces in that ancient war, long before their arrival.
As for whether Kuta's guesses were accurate, Robin never doubted them.
Ever since she had joined the crew, he hadn't been wrong about a single thing.
"Right, breakfast, breakfast."
At the mention of
breakfast, Saul immediately put down the feather duster of unknown origin and hurried outside.
Although Ahua wasn't one of the world's very best chefs, a year of practice with all sorts of ingredients had brought his cooking far beyond what it had been when they first set sail.
He