Ada walked around the ship, desperately trying to find someone. Every five minutes, she stared at the phone in her hand with the message that Neige sent to her displayed on it.

"I don't know how to read that language... Where is everyone?"

Neige held his pole in his hand, still staring at the horizon. Even the footsteps of his friend didn't break his focus. Polyetta silently sat next to him and stared at the same thing he did.

"Got any fish?"

"No, but it's a good thing, it means I'm not hurting any fish."

"That's true." Polyetta smiled softly while leaning on her friend. She turned her sight toward Emely and Silva, still playing in the water "Those two are getting along well but it's a shame Emely ended up being a brat."

"She's not that bad, it could have been worse. I'm just glad that Silva is doing better, everything is getting better."

"I wish it was even better... It's my duty as a leader to bring happiness to everyone."

"Don't stress about it, you're doing a good job so far and you're the reason we're all together now."

"I don't stress too much, I already know what I need to do once we take care of Silv."

"Oh really? What is it?"

Polyetta stayed silent, trying to dodge the question the best she could.

"Gwyn told me you had nightmares, is it getting better?"

Neige was a bit surprised by Polyetta's attempt to change the topic but understood that she wasn't comfortable talking about her plans yet.

"It's fine, now that I remember most of my past it doesn't happen as often. It still happens because of all the pressure we have lately."

"You'll be able to rest and fish every day, I promise. Once we take care of Silv, everything will be fine."

"Don't we also need to take care of Ada's past?"

"Don't think about it and enjoy your vacation for now. I want you to live in bliss, away from all problems... Even if only for a few days."

"There will be more than a few days of happiness. Silv and the anomaly will be things of the past, even if we'll still need to fix the mess they did."

Polyetta closed her eyes softly, feeling herself falling asleep at the sound of the waves and the warmth of her friend. She rested for a few minutes until Neige suddenly moved, grabbing his rod tightly.

"Did you get something?" Asked Polyetta with eyes half opened.

"I think, it's probably a plant or something, it's not moving much."

Neige reeled the thing that got caught on the hook, curious about what it could be. What the two friends didn't expect was to see the upper part of Emely's swimsuit hanging on the hook. Polyetta took the piece of clothes, trying to see where it came from.

"How did this end up here? Don't tell me that... Silva and Emely are..."

"No chance, if Silva touched Emely naked, we'd probably find her passed out. It probably fell while they were moving around."

"Thank the Goddess, I don't want to deal with a horny Silva."

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"I think a horny Silva is probably less annoying than normal Silva."

"Hey, I heard that."

The two friends turned toward the source of the voice and saw Silva, visibly embarrassed. She took the piece of clothing out of Polyetta's hand and quickly put her exposed arms behind her back.

"Did you lose your jacket?" Asked Neige after seeing how Silva tried to hide her scars.

"Emely has it, I wasn't going to let her exposed in front of everyone... only me can see her naked..."

"Can you repeat that last part louder?"

"In your dreams! Anyway, I'll bring it back to her, thanks for catching it. Wait, why did you catch it? Do you have a thing for used underwear?" Asked Silva with a grin.

"I do but it's unrelated." Polyetta put her hands on her mouth once she realized how casually she said those words "A-Anyway, you should bring it back to Emely."

"A-Are you really into that leader?" Silva stepped back, a bit surprised "Did you know Neige?"

"I didn't but she makes less sense than you sometimes."

"Can we talk about something else... Just tell Emely to be careful next time..."

"Of course I will, I don't even know how it happened."

"I think I do." Said Neige "She wanted you to feel better with your body, so having you walk for a while without your jacket would have been a good exercise."

"Are you saying she did it on purpose!? I'll need to do something about it when I see her..."

"Don't be too harsh on her, she just tried to make you feel better. If she knew it would be bad for you, she wouldn't have-"

Neige words were suddenly interrupted by a scream from Emely. The trio hurried toward the part of the beach where everyone was to find Emely, clearly afraid of something. The group gathered around her, trying to understand what happened.

"There's a monster in the sea! It's-"

Emely was interrupted by a sound coming from the sea. Silva and Neige took their weapons in hand while everyone else stayed behind. The shape of a tall person came out of the sea, buried under seaweed. Once on land, the figure fell to the ground in exhaustion. Neige approached the person and carefully removed some seaweed, he quickly saw a holy outfit that he recognized and flinched in surprise.

"Ada?"

When they heard Neige's calling the woman's name, everyone gathered around the nun, slowly waking up.

"I hate the sea... My ears are full of water..."

"What are you doing here?" Neige cleaned the woman's clothes, trying to remove everything on them "I thought you didn't want to come, I sent a message on your phone."

"Oh, that's what it was. I was searching for you, I wanted you to translate the message for me. But why are you all here? Is it an important mission?"

"No, we're just having fun. It's almost the end of the day but you can at least stay for the few hours we have left."

"I even made food." Said Ina with a smile "But we should wait for Sepide and Remiel, they still are away."

"Really? Where are they?"

"I don't know, they just said they would race and disappeared."

Neige looked around, trying to find them in the vast sea.

"I hope they'll come soon..."

Sepide held the surfboard like life depended on it while Remiel comfortably stood on hers, looking at her friend struggling.

"Are you alright? Do you need help?"

"No, I don't... But let's consider it a win for you and go back." Sepide looked at where the shore was supposed to be only to see more ocean. She looked at the other side and also found more water. They were surrounded by an infinite sea, without a single person on the horizon "I think we're lost."

"Indeed, I have no idea where we came from."

Sepide used her arms to swim in a random direction, still lying on her surfboard.

"You look like you're better at this than me... It hurts to say, but it would be faster if you took me with you."

"I agree, there is no shame in admitting your inferiority, I shall guide you."

"... Now I want to stay on my plank..."

Remiel helped Sepide get on her surfboard. Sepide grabbed Remiel with all the strength she had, trying her best to not fall.

"You're cheating, you have... Robotic advantages."

"I do, however, I am unable to swim. I believe this balances everything."

"If you say so."

The two girls wandered into the sea, trying to find their friends. Sepide didn't focus much on her environment, instead trying her best to hold Remiel's cold and hard body.

"You should ask Emely to make you softer, it's like hugging a metal pole."

"I suppose I could wear thick clothes to make it more comfortable."

"No, it's fine."

"Oh, was that friendly banter? I still need to learn a lot."

Sepide smiled gently, amused by Remiel's innocence.

"You'll learn in time, it took me some time too."

After an hour of searching, the duo finally found land. Everyone was here, even Ada. Sepide hurried toward the group, relieved to finally step foot on land.

"It took so long, I can't even surf properly..."

"So Remiel won?" Asked Ina "You'll do better next time, it's time to eat now."

Sepide was glad to hear Ina's words, she started to feel hungry for her adventure in the sea. Everyone gathered around, impatient to try Ina's cooking and eat together. Silva tried to search for Emely to get her jacket back but it seemed like she was voluntarily hiding from her. It looked like she would need to be without her jacket for a moment.