"Wow, we're finally back. Home really does feel better."
As soon as they returned to Sky Island, Ling'er eagerly jumped off the ship and padded around barefoot on the soft Island Cloud.
In truth, most of them had spent their time drifting at sea, almost never having a fixed place to live.
On Sky Island, however, they had a home of their own, giving them something to long for throughout their voyage.
And they knew that longing was homesickness.
"Welcome home, our king."
The guards at the edge of the island spotted Lott aboard the Skybreaker and knelt respectfully in greeting.
At the sight, Lott shook his head somewhat helplessly.
He had already said that no one in the Xia Kingdom needed to observe such elaborate formalities.
But he also knew that this was how the guards showed their respect for him.
He gently raised his hand toward the empty air, lifting the guards to their feet.
"All right, all right. Go back to whatever you were doing. We can head back ourselves."
With that, he disembarked, and Kuro and the others jumped down after him.
Just then, a figure raced toward Lott.
Lott naturally sensed her approach as well. He spread his arms and caught her in his embrace.
Although she was moving extremely fast, fortunately, the approaching figure came with her own shock absorbers. Rather than knocking Lott over, she gave him a feeling of bliss.
"Husband, I've missed you so much."
The newcomer was none other than Empress Boa Hancock.
But before Lott could answer, her fiery lips pressed against his.
Seeing this, Kuro and the others all turned their heads away.
Nami, however, stared fixedly at Boa Hancock, her little fists clenched tight.
Never had she wished as much as she did now that she could