The boat continued to sail in the sea, and the children were exhausted from too much rowing, until their strength collapsed.

"Rêve... didn't you think... of making dolls... to row instead of us?" Lost asked with extreme exhaustion.

"Yes... do it now." Moan said with difficulty.

"I told you... I can't control the smoke unless it exists... I completely forgot to bring a lighter." Rêve said angrily and tiredly.

"Maybe I can help... does anyone have something flammable?" Zero asked.

"Zero... is it okay if it's a rope?" Lost asked.

"It has to be something easy to burn... the weather today is partly cloudy... Do you have a rope?"

"You can say that." At that moment, Lost raised his hand, Zero didn't understand the purpose of this, so she looked at him carefully, wait? It seems like he's going to take out a rope, no, that's illogical, wait, something is moving, suddenly Zero was surprised, for the ropes had literally come out of his hand, and Lost said, "The flammable one... I don't have experience with types of ropes."

Zero stepped forward, examining the ropes, 'These ropes... are real... they are not an illusion... It seems he has power too... Wait... this means... one thing?'

"Oh... Zero."

"Oh... sorry... I was distracted a little... This is the most suitable."

******

"From all the rowing... I started to feel hungry." Lost.

"You're right..." Moan said intermittently.

"Didn't you get some food?" Zero asked this, and at that moment, Moan and Rêve realized that they had forgotten the food in the warehouse.

"Fools... how could you forget the most important thing we agreed on?" Lost angrily.

"Don't blame us, Lost." Rêve.

"My training was difficult... You don't know the effort I made to put the audience to sleep... so we forgot the food." Moan.

"Then you and End didn't do anything to help us." Rêve.

"Remember that the two of us were the ones who planned the escape operation... Preparing the stage was exhausting." Lost.

"End was the one who planned... you just lowered the curtain with your ropes and nothing else." Rêve provokes Lost.

****

"End... do they fight this way every day?" Zero wonderingly.

"Yes... it's one of their daily habits." End.

*****

"Stop fighting... you'll find food in the shelter as soon as we arrive." End.

"That won't work." Zero said standing on her feet.

"It's hard to complete the journey and they are hungry... It's just a matter of losing energy... Rowing is difficult if the rower is tired.... I bet..."

"... that Rêve will get tired of controlling the smoke... I understand what you mean..."

At that moment, worry seized Zero's heart.

'Why is she so confused?...' End with a look that made Zero confused.

Zero calmed herself, "End... give me my knife," Zero said as she extended her hand.

"Don't even think about it."

"Huh... don't argue with me."

"I told you... the knife will stay with me until we reach..."

"..... Okay... I would... I hoped to just help you... but you will be able to solve this matter soon..."

"Huh... what do you mean."

"Easy... we have no food or water... and we are often hungry... In my opinion... if one of us dies of hunger... then his body will be dinner for us" Zero said this in a disgusting way, her icy gaze sowed anxiety in End's heart, until a cold sweat began to appear, this was not expected from Zero.

At that moment, Zero felt pain and a headache in her head.

"Sorry... I don't know what happened now... I think I didn't sleep well... would you give me my knife?"

End handed the knife to Zero and his hand was trembling involuntarily. Zero took it and said, "Do you like the meat raw or grilled?"

At that moment, the children stopped arguing.

"Do you have food, Zero?" Lost.

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"Or meat?" Moan.

"You can say... that I'm about to get it." At that moment, Zero jumped from the boat to dive into the sea.

The children were surprised by her reckless act, so they rushed to her, and looked at the place where she dived.

"The water is very cold." Rêve worriedly.

"Lost... can you make a float?" Moan.

"Are you kidding me?"

"What a crazy woman... 'I wouldn't expect her to do this...'...." End.

"Don't worry... she'll be fine." Lost.

Suddenly, Zero popped her head out, and she was carrying four fish at once.

"Sorry... I couldn't catch more than four fish."

******

Lost pulled Zero with his ropes, until she climbed aboard the boat.

"What is this reckless behavior, Zero?" Rêve as she hit Zero on her head.

"You'll catch a cold like this." Moan.

"Don't worry about me... I haven't felt any change at all (sneeze)." Zero as if nothing had happened.

"Even if you entered the sea and it was cold... it doesn't matter at all.... Remember..."

"Huh..." everyone was puzzled.

"Zero is unbeatable in swimming... She... is not like you."

"Huh... are you repeating the same thing you said yesterday?" Rêve

"You need to be taught a lesson." Moan.

"What are you talking about?" Zero wonderingly.

"Zero... please... tell him that we also did a good job." Moan.

"Yes... he's just making fun of us because you destroyed all those dolls." Rêve.

"Now you're provoking her." Lost.

"We're not doing that." Moan and Rêve together angrily.

"Hehe... 'they act like children'......."

"Come on... tell him..." Rêve.

"... Huh... honestly... I... don't remember breaking any dolls or anything like that... 'except for the doll in the theater..'.."

At that moment, Lost, Rêve, and Moan were shocked, but this matter had caught the attention of End, who was still suspicious of Zero.

******

Zero burned Lost's ropes with the jewel in her staff and tried her best to cook the fish.

"Huh... it caught fire." Rêve said.

"I'm really surprised." Lost.

"How did you manage to do this?" Moan.

"I learned this while reading books about survival in the forest."

"That's expected of our savior." Lost boasted.

'.. (Sigh) ... I can't believe it... I don't remember much... I don't remember breaking all the puppets of the puppet master director... All I remember... is my twin... who is trying to control me... I don't know exactly... it's just my imagination... And maybe I started to forget all my memories... It's okay... what matters to me... is finding Lily.... I won't forget everything... as long as I remember it over and over?'

"Zero... the fish will burn and your hand." Lost said with fear and worry.

*****

The second night, we haven't reached the land yet, it seems we will take a long time to reach the shelter, this is bad.

Zero was lying down looking at her burnt hand.

'I'm not in my right mind... huh... my head hurts... (she raised her head holding her staff and closed her eyes)... show me the way... towards Regret..... (she opened her eyes slowly, to see the line in the same direction)... I don't understand... I'm following the wrong path... or maybe I'm just imagining... if I think about it... I think this path won't lead me to Regret... Lily... huh... I'll try something else... Okay... what if I try searching... for Rêve... I'll know if it's broken or not... come on... (Zero closed her eyes, focusing on the surroundings, and she repeated the word Rêve over and over, sweat began to drip, fear had gripped her)... I hope the direction changes... (Zero began to open her eyes slowly, and worry appeared on her face, to find the line)... It's still in the same direction... impossible... Is the staff broken... it can't be... If the staff won't lead me to Lily... then where exactly does it lead me? Could it be... the line points exactly to our destination... towards the shelter... Does the staff want to guide me to the shelter... or?... Wait... I remember... the line changed completely after I fought that doll in the theater... That doll didn't harm my staff... so how?... (gasp)... 'Do you want... to happen to it... what happened to him.'... that damned devil tampered with my staff... Wait... but she... wait a moment... could it be that what the staff is pointing to... is.... huh'.

Zero saw something shining next to End, it was the white moonlight hitting her eye.

'Oh... what is this thing...' Zero approached it, to find her knife and End holding it.

Zero extended her hand to take it, trying as much as possible not to make any noise, but the distance was long, Zero didn't lose hope, and tried to reach it, until she got close to it.

'I'm almost... there...'

At that moment, Zero was able to touch it, optimistic about her success, so she pulled it from End's hand slowly and very carefully. 'I succeeded.'

And quickly, End grabbed Zero, taking the knife from her hand.

"What are you doing with your clumsy act?" End said, surprising Zero.

Zero withdrew her hand, escaping: "I wanted to retrieve one of my belongings... you are strongly against it."

"I told you... despite helping us... I won't relax my defenses... Zero."

".... 'This boy is really stubborn... This knife is very important to me... I don't want to leave it... I will accept giving up everything... except my staff... and this weapon... this won't work... it's okay...'..." Zero said this to herself, and she was hopeless, so she raised her head to find End handing her the knife, saying, "You can... take it."

Zero was surprised by this situation, as if End had changed his mind automatically, so she took it and many doubts and questions were going through her mind.

"What happened to you?"

"You want to take it badly... isn't it... it's very important to you..."

"Don't you see that I can kill anyone with this..'.. and that's what I don't want..'.."

"You don't use the knife in combat."

"Huh..."

"But you use the wooden staff... isn't it?"

"Oh... yes... 'I started to hate using it really..'.."

"And on top of that... I see... that you are trying... to avoid using it.." Zero wonderingly.

At that moment, Zero was shocked, anxiety and tension began to creep into her limbs, a mixture of shock and surprise was controlling her. Silence prevailed between End and Zero, as if time was hiding secrets about to come out.

Zero hesitated, but she gathered her courage.

"End."

"Hmm... what do you want?"

"I wanted to ask you... do you mind?"

"Huh... I don't mind..."

"Okay... no need to beat around the bush... Do you have power like the rest of your friends?".