--Sky Island Z.
A week had passed since the battle with Satellite Shining.
The Spade Pirates were waiting here for "Naruto" to recover.
Life here felt rather strange to them.
There were electronic entertainment facilities, all kinds of food, and excellent accommodations.
But for pirates who longed for freedom, it felt a little awkward.
Still, they had no other complaints, since they were waiting for their vice captain to return.
(Caesar was on Sky Island X. Sephiroth had prepared several small, uninhabited sky islands like these.)
--The cafeteria.
The cafeteria's main color scheme was silver-gray, with metal structures making up most of it, but its style was a fairly understated take on the near future.
There were no "locals" in this cafeteria at all, only members of the Spade Pirates eating.
That was another thing that made them feel uneasy.
Fortunately, the cafeteria served perfectly normal food. It was just that all the attendants behind the counter were robots.
"This sky island doesn't seem to stay in one place. It's moving."
Wallace, the Fish-Man navigator, spoke quietly as he ate.
"What do you mean?"
Skull, the intelligence officer sitting opposite him at the same table, also kept his voice low.
There were only a few areas they had been allowed to visit lately.
Just the recreation room, dormitories, infirmary, and cafeteria. All the staff were robots, and questions only received preset answers.
"They won't let us into the other areas, but we can go 'outside.'"
After all, this facility was "hidden" inside the island cloud.
Wallace had originally thought reaching the island cloud's "surface" would be impossible.
To his surprise, after asking around, he learned that he only needed to submit an application and receive permission.
So he secretly brought an octant with him, preparing to go outside. But as