Mizuki stood atop the small stage, her usual cheerful demeanor gone—instead, her expression shifted into something eerily serious, as if she were about to relive the very horror she was about to share.
Broken and his group had moved closer, now seated at the nearest table to watch her. Even SexyBloom, despite her obvious reluctance, had been dragged along by SexyGrill, who had no intention of letting her escape.
Vallrick and Ronan joined them as well, watching with mild curiosity as Mizuki took a deep breath and began.
"This happened years ago, when my crew and I were crossing the deep waters north of the Western Continent…"
"It was a night just like this—calm winds, clear skies, the moonlight reflecting off the ocean's surface like a silver mirror."
"We were keeping watch in shifts, and I was on deck at the time, enjoying the peacefulness of it all."
