Night fell over the coastline of Prodence, and moonlight spilled across the shimmering sea.
Boer stood on the beach and stretched. He raised a hand and casually grabbed toward the sea-
Far away, a low rumble rose from the depths. Huge waves churned across the surface as an enormous manatee Sea King was dragged out of the deep by an invisible force, struggling beneath the moonlight and letting out deafening cries.
Then Boer gently closed his hand.
The distorted magnetic field instantly transported the Sea King above the beach. Before it could struggle a second time, an invisible force cut it into neat chunks of meat, each evenly sized and marbled with fat.
"Everyone's tired after working all day." Boer's voice was lazy and tinged with amusement. "Have some Sea King meat to replenish yourselves. For people like us, ordinary food is only good for the taste."
He paused, suddenly remembered something, and vanished in a flash.
A second later, he appeared inside the vacation cottage the kingdom had hastily built for them. Carina lay curled up, her long silver-white hair spilling over her shoulders. She was already fast asleep, a faint, satisfied smile on her lips.
Boer gently pulled over a thin blanket and draped it over her. He tucked a stray lock from her forehead behind her ear, his fingertips lingering on her cheek for a moment.
Then he vanished again.
When he returned to the beach, Akainu and Aramaki were still standing there, staring at the neatly stacked chunks of Sea King meat with complicated expressions.
"What are you standing around for?" Boer had already sat down on the beach and casually summoned sand from several reefs. Under the magnetic field's control, the grains gathered, solidified, and took shape, becoming an enormous dining table in the blink