"I can't leave." David looked at a wooden box filled with stone slabs in the distance. "There are some things I must protect for the rest of my life."

"alright--"

"What exactly it is, I'll talk to you guys about it later when I have a chance."

"It's almost time."

"..."

With no other choice, Ian could only nod to express his gratitude.

Then he immediately organized Mashu and Fujimaru Ritsuka and started to escape in the direction they came from.

As David, who was sitting there, watched the three people leave, a friendly smile appeared on his face.

"Solomon—"

"If you had a good friend, would it be like this?"

Boom boom boom.

Under David's prophetic revelation, the invisible island sank slowly into the deep sea.

The cold sea water rushed mercilessly onto the steel island, swallowing everything and making a chewing sound.

Fortunately, Ian is very familiar with the environment here and has an extremely calm mind.

So even at this moment, he did not panic at all, but organized the escape of his girlfriends very seriously.

Where the water was rough, Ian projected a bridge large enough to support three people crossing at the same time;

When the road was blocked by steel, he used his Noble Phantasm without hesitation to divert it.

of course.

Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mashu are not the only ones who can just run away foolishly.

During this process, the former will release healing magic to provide assistance to Ian, while the latter will pick up his shield at some critical moments to block some falling steel for him.

The three of them cooperated very well, as if they were acting as one person.

finally--

Before the Invisible Island completely sank, Ian and his group finally escaped to the edge of the island.

Atalanta, who was already thinking about her master, immediately noticed the three people and lowered the rope ladder.

Boom rumbling——

With a loud noise, the last piece of land of the Invisible Island sank to the bottom of the sea. After causing a wave, it completely disappeared, as if it had never existed.

Everyone knows that Oceanus's journey to repair the singularity is nearing its end.

That night.

The bow of the Golden Deer.

As the captain, Drake was rarely alone with Ian.

"The treasure on the island turns out to be another Holy Grail and some beautiful gems!"

The female captain said this with emotion while sipping the wine.

"Then I gained quite a lot from this trip."

"Yeah." Ian nodded and took a sip of his wine.

"Drake, thank you."

"Thank me? Thank me for what?"

"Thank you for your escort along the way." The man reached out and gently stroked the mainmast of the Golden Deer beside him. "If it weren't for your ship, we wouldn't know where we'd be right now."

"Hahaha, then you really should thank me."

Drake said generously.

"After all, not every ship has the courage to ride the wind and waves like this."

"Yes." Ian nodded with emotion.

"And he dared to engage in direct combat with the ships given to Jason by the gods. This is extraordinary courage."

"If you're going to say that—"

Drake drank the wine in his glass in one gulp and laughed.

"In fact, I thought it was a profitable business."

"Well, tell me about it?" The man showed some interest.

"Think about it—"

Dred, who was a little drunk, patted the mainmast of the Golden Deer.

"My Golden Deer is just an ordinary warship, while the other party is a legendary creature recorded in mythology!"

"If I win, the Golden Deer will become the ship that defeats the gods!"

"And if I lose, at least I'm a ship that has fought against gods!"

"No matter how you look at it, this is a sure win, right?"

"Hahaha." Ian laughed, "I didn't expect you to think that way."

"but--"

"Even though you're making money anyway, deep down you probably still don't want to lose, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have your men working so hard."

"Isn't this natural?"

Derek put his hands on his hips.

"What explorer would want his ship to be sunk?"

"……Too."

"..."

"..."

The atmosphere returned to silence for a moment.

However, Drake seemed to be drunk and soon continued:

"Hey, Ian, I have a question for you!"

"what is the problem?"

"You said—" Drake pointed to the sky above his head.

At this time, it is already dotted with stars, and looks like a black cloth inlaid with gems.

"What's behind the sky?"

"..."

The man raised his head and after a moment's thought, he answered.

"Maybe it's the wider sky."

"So, do you think future explorers will be able to understand its entirety within a hundred years?" Drake looked back at the man beside him. "Just like we learned about the ocean in a hundred years."

"uncertain."

Ian looked directly at Derek.

"After all, we still don't fully understand the ocean, do we?"

"But I believe that one day I will understand."

"Because the courage and dreams of exploration will continue to be passed down through the hands of adventurers, right?"

"It's as if no one had ever imagined that you, who ventured out to sea, could return to your original country after circumnavigating the world."

"..."

Drake was stunned at first, then he snatched Ian's glass and drank it all.

Before the other party could react, the generous female captain pushed the man in front of her onto the mainmast of the Golden Deer and kissed him.

Excessive enthusiasm

Ian felt all of this and perfectly understood what the generosity of a great explorer meant.

Everything comes and goes quickly.

Derek quickly released Ian again and laughed.

"As expected, acting like a pirate suits me better—if it weren't for the singularity, you wouldn't be able to get off my ship!"

"Well, that's all for now."

Drake seemed to have cut off some thoughts while talking to himself.

"I'm a little sleepy, I'm going to rest first."

"When you leave tomorrow—"

"You don't have to tell me."

"..."

Before Ian could answer, the female captain ran away without even taking her two favorite wine glasses with her.

The man looked at her back, and although he understood what she meant, he didn't know what to say for a moment.

The only explanation is that everything was caused by drunkenness, right?

As Ian was thinking this, Atalanta, who was hiding in the dark, emerged.

"Owner."

"Hey, Atalanta, why are you here? Just now..."

"No need to explain to me." Atalanta looked at Ian with her ears twitching. "I don't mind you maintaining this kind of relationship with other people."

"but--"

"I have something of my own to ask of you."

"what's up?"

"Owner."

The little cat girl looked directly at the man in front of her and said shyly.

"Can you... marry me in front of Artemis before leaving the singularity?"

506. Ta-Meow's Wedding Night/The Third Singularity Repair/The Moment of Farewell (4k)

"..."

It was a very direct request, but it was also Atalanta's only wish at the moment.

Ian looked at the little cat girl in front of him and felt that she was begging for this in a very serious tone.

"Atalanta, I..."

Before the man finished speaking, the little cat girl mistakenly thought he was going to reject her, so she quickly said something even more humble:

“No steps required!”

"Just hold my hand in front of Artemis!"

"Nothing else...it doesn't matter!"

"..."

Hearing Atalanta's humble and heartbreaking plea, Ian did not answer directly, but asked in return.

"I know this is my request to leave this singularity—"

"But Atalanta, can you tell me?"

"Why marriage and not something else?"

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