"Make sure to hold tight, we are going to go now." Nichs patted the ck whale''s head. "Poodle, let''s go now!"


    ''Poodle???'' The image of the dog and whale came across Mya''s mind. There was nothing for them alike. Not a single thing. ''But how fast could this whale carry this huge ship on its back?'' The voices inside her head are making a perception of what could ur straight away.


    With that remark. Poodle the ck whale began to p his tail and dive straight ahead. Like a bullet that got fired out from the gun, the whale shot fast to the sea.''Well not bad huh'' she taught.


    "Ar!" Mya immediately took hold of the mast of the ship! It felt like she was on some sort of roller coaster right now! ''So fast!'' The wind hitting her face felt like a p to a thousand sea lions as they moved forward.


    ''Not that I experienced that kind of p. Wait...Do sea lions even p someone? That could be an interesting study to have. But do they even exist in the first ce in this world?'' Mya''s mind went back when she saw a fist flying straight to her face. Luckily, she immediately dodged.


    ''What the?! Where did that one evene from?''


    ''To the sea, of course, duh.'' Mya frowned when her mind sarcastically answered her.


    She held firm in the mast, her line of sight fixated ahead to the endless blue.


    Nichs Grande stood on top of the whale with both of his hands holding the crane. Even with how fast they were going, it seemed nothing to the head shipbuilder with how steady he was standing.


    "Faster Poodle!" He said with much delight in his voice.


    ''What?! This thing could still go faster!'' Mya screamed internally. She couldn''t do anything about it but close her own eyes and wish that when she opened them back they will get to the destination.


    The ck whale sshed its tail and swam even faster.


    "Ahh!" Mya finally let out a scream as they moved even faster than before. ''I feel like I''m going to puke after this.'' Abruptly her heartbeat drummed. She was stunned and didn''t dare to move. It was something like a st of energy. This speed was insane,pletely different from before!!!


    Somewhat she could see her soul leaving her body any time soon.


    ''I''ll never have this ride again! I swear!'' Just then, When Mya finally opened her both eyes, a line of sight caught something ahead of them. ''There was a ship in front of them!''


    As Mya''s gaze got stuck on this situation. Only one thing came to her mind. Thest song she heard her friend Liza kept ying in their cabin.


    Da-da-da-da-da


    Da-da-da-da-da-da-da


    Those particr lines in the lyrics of the Wellerman song yed to her mind as she watched the scene. They were closing in on the huge ship and Mya could see how the people onboard there were panicking.


    Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da


    Ten Seconds of Impact, everything slowed down. Her shift went towards Nichs. But the said driver was stillposed as ever. A huge grin stered on his face. His dark green coat kept pping in the air.


    Five seconds of impact...


    "Now, Poodle!" Nichs shouted, his grasp on his crane tightened. The ck whale this time, sshed its tail harder on the water, and the next thing Mya and Rein knew.


    Three seconds of impact...The ck whale jumped high enough above the huge ship in front of them. As the dark whale jumped, they can feel the energy of their own heart and gradually breathe as they go high above from another boat.


    ''Ah. It can jump...''


    ''Da-da-da-da-darn''


    ''Da-da-da-da-da-da-darn''


    ''Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-darn''


    "I''m still freaking alive," Mya whispered in thest tune of thest line of the Wellerman. They dropped on the other side of the boat. Both Mya and Rein couldn''t rest when the whale speed up again.


    "Ah!'' Mya lost her hold to the mast. ''Sh*t!''


    "Mdy!"


    Mya closed her eyes for the impact of the fall. But momentster, she felt nothing.


    ''What? When she opened her eyes, she saw a gorgeous and gentle face with a dazzling grin. The fact that their faces were so close to one other was the most crucial thing.


    *Ba-dump!* ''What''s with this sudden shift of genre? From a fantasy thriller chase to a romance, cliche catch me I''m falling, kya, kya?''


    Mya shivered at the thought and didn''t dare to move or their face would touch.


    "We meet again, Lady Mya," he remarked with a casual smile that deepened his two dimples.


    ''Even his voice is familiar.'' Just then, the mysterious yet familiar man''s blond hair and eyes that were the color of the bright blue morning skies clicked to her mind.


    ''Don''t tell me...''


    "Sir Elred?" Mya blurted out. The grin on Elred''s face grew wider. "Yes." He said as he finally steady Mya''s foothold. Mya immediately took hold of the mast.


    ''He''s Elred?'' The memory of the grumpy and poker face Elred back at the academy shed through Mya''s mind. Then she nced at this man with a wide grin on his face and a sunny expression. "There is no way, you''re him."


    ''Yep, definitely. Maybe he had a twin or something. That must be it. And does he have dimples on him?''


    Elred only chuckled when he saw Mya''s reaction. "I get it a lot when I''m not at the academy," he responded casually, smiling. "I only use a cold front in the academy so that other people don''t interfere with my studies," he said, his smile bing even bigger and brighter.


    Mya blinked her eyes as golden flowers bloomed in his background?


    ''What''s with that?!'' Mya''s eyes almost squirmed. With his smile, not only that Mya could see the sun almost radiating behind him. ''Or perhaps, he was really radiating! Wait! Howe we could talk normally at this speed?'' She realized that there was no wind hitting her and she could move pretty well without the fear of stumbling.


    "What did you do?" Mya asked but another question flowed to her mind. "And what are you doing here?" She cast him a suspicious gaze.


    "Is that how you react to someone who saves you from falling?" Elred said, though his bright smile remained.


    "Yes," Mya responded right away. "And add the fact that we are in the middle of the sea and you appeared out of nowhere. Anyone will certainly be suspicious of that."


    There was a moment of silence in the air.


    "Mdy!" Both of them turned to Rein who arrived while holding on to the ropes so he wouldn''t fall too from the moving ship.


    "Rein."


    "Mdy! Are you alright?!" He immediately went to Mya''s side and red at Elred.


    Before Mya could speak...


    "We''re here."


    They all turned to face Nichs, who had appeared out of nowhere and flown to their location. Just at that moment, the three of them noticed that the ship had stopped moving. Then Nichs pointed at something which made all of them turn their head in that direction.


    In front of them was the ship of Mya that was stolen. Without further adieu, Mya ran towards the end of the ship and brought out her talisman. But as she tore it, nothing happened.


    ''Ah sh*t, it''s all wet.'' She couldn''t help but curse more to her luck. All the talisman with her waspletely useless now.


    She drew the Trinity from her hilt and pushed thest button while pointing towards her ship. It ejected a grappling rope, which instantly whirled towards the ship''s railing. She jumped right to it, without wasting any time, clutching the rope hard. When her feet hit the side of her ship, she swiftly climbed up.


    Reinnded on her right side as he just literally jumped. "I will immediately look for her." He said as he started to go ahead of Mya.


    Mya also did the same and looked for Dorris. Momentster, she and Rein met again in the middle of the deck.


    "I couldn''t find her."


    "Same goes for me."


    Both of their faces held conflict and worry. They could really feel the anxiety inside them when they didn''t perceive any hint of Dorris. No one appeared to realize what to do for sure.


    "It appears to me that the kidnapper abandoned the ship," they both turned to Nichs who broke the silence. He mixed a deck of cards in his hands and was leaningfortably against the ship''s rails. "After all, with his wind magic, he''d be able to traverse this distance to Aravan''s maind without tiring himself out."


    Mya and Rein both cast nces in the direction of Nichs'' gaze. Their eyes were drawn immediately to the massive ind that was now just a few kilometers ahead.


    "I''ll keep an eye on this ship, so you can look for her," Nichs simply stated as he reinserted his cards into his sleeves.