"Kakarot, there's an island up ahead. Should we go take a look?"
Iris stood at the bow, pointing toward the island that flickered in and out of view on the distant horizon.
Now that they had a Spatial Ring, they had ample supplies and did not need to restock often.
Otherwise, Iris would not even have asked; they would certainly have gone ashore for supplies.
The corners of Kakarot's mouth lifted slightly as he said calmly,
"Of course we should, Iris. We've got plenty of time, anyway.
Let's explore every island we come across from now on. There might be plenty of surprises."
"Onward! Onward!" Lilith waved her arms excitedly, shouting,
"I can already feel it! An amazing adventure is waiting for us up ahead!"
Vian, Yingyue, Emily, and the others chimed in, their eyes sparkling with excitement, full of anticipation for the unknown journey ahead.
Before long, Kakarot and his companions' ship slowly reached the shore.
This time, they deliberately refrained from using Observation Haki to explore the island beforehand.
After all, with everyone's strength and means of staying alive,
they were confident they could handle whatever situation arose.
"Maybe we'll find something unexpected this time."
Lina surveyed their surroundings as she said thoughtfully,
"Look at this island. It seems uninhabited at first glance. We might run into some powerful Beast Kings again."
Afterward, they decided to split into groups and head in different directions, agreeing to meet in the center of the island.
Hearing this, everyone cheerfully dashed off in their chosen direction.
Kakarot and Lilith took the relatively weaker Nasha and the others down a densely wooded path.
Along the way, tall, thick trees blocked out the sky, and sunlight streamed through gaps in the leaves, casting patches of dappled light and shadow.
From time to time,