When morning came the next day, Bai Yu was already up early. Looking at the sea, which remained utterly calm, he couldn't help feeling puzzled.
"Is Marley's maritime industry really this underdeveloped? We haven't encountered a single fishing boat in all this time."
Holding a telescope, Bai Yu scanned in every direction, puzzled. There weren't any fleet patrols, either. Weren't they worried about an enemy nation launching an amphibious assault?
Bai Yu directed the Christa to keep circling at a distance. They even approached one of the ports marked on the map to take a look from afar, but still saw no sign of any ships.
"Maybe this isn't a good time for fishing?"
Kali offered the guess.
"But we haven't even seen any patrolling warships. Isn't their defense ridiculously lax?"
Bai Yu lowered the telescope and handed it to Mikasa, Eren, and the others beside him, grumbling a little.
"So what now?"
Still, Bai Yu didn't hesitate and spoke directly.
"We'll stick to the original plan. First, we'll observe the area around here. If we spot any patrolling warships or other targets, we'll turn around and run."
Bai Yu kept to his original course of action, even finding the energy to joke.
After speaking, Bai Yu looked at Ming.
Ming shook his head gently.
"I don't sense any danger. But something feels off about that continent. I can't quite describe it."
Ming gazed into the distance in confusion. Still, he looked no different from usual, so there probably wasn't any major problem.
As for his claim that something felt wrong about the continent, all they could do was advance cautiously. After all, they hadn't discovered anything yet.
As their heading changed, Bai Yu focused even harder on their surroundings, seemingly doing everything he could to find traces of Marley's