The New World.
A small golden boat sailed slowly across the sea.
"Lord Tesoro, Peach Spring is just ahead."
Just as the little golden boat came within five kilometers of Peach Spring's outer perimeter.
Bang!
The entire boat jolted violently, as though it had struck something, and stopped dead, unable to advance another inch.
The violent shaking sent the three people aboard stumbling.
"What happened?" Tesoro asked with a frown.
Mr. Tanaka walked slowly to the bow and reached out to feel the air.
Then his pupils contracted slightly. Both his hands pressed against the air, as though an invisible wall stood in their way.
"Lord Tesoro, an invisible barrier is blocking us."
"What?" Tesoro was somewhat shocked to hear this. "Then go around to the side."
"Let's just go straight through," Mr. Tanaka said, shaking his enormous head.
Tesoro shook his head. "Since we're here to pay a visit, we should observe basic etiquette. Let's go around and see if there's a gate."
Mr. Tanaka nodded. He had originally intended to use his ability to take the entire golden boat through.
But since Tesoro had said so, he could hardly insist.
He immediately steered the boat to the left.
Meanwhile, in the monitoring room on Main Island, Wyper watched a flashing green dot on the screen.
"Someone touched our barrier! Aisa, can you sense them?"
A little girl stood beside him.
The girl had dark red hair, wore a beige hat, and was dressed in a one-piece dress.
The little girl nodded and reached out to press her hand against a golden sphere beside the screen.
Then she closed her eyes. "Yes, I sense them. There are three presences. One of them is very strong."
Her brow slowly furrowed. "They aren't damaging the barrier. They're heading toward the eastern