Grilled Squid

Two days passed in a similar fashion. Pocky grew more comfortable with Zero and his gang. Even Bob was able to crack a few jokes that made everyone laugh. If they weren't hungry, they would sleep or chat or play some games. Beneath them, the ocean remained the same no matter where they travelled, and the sun travelled in a line above them, edging a little more each day forward as Bob tried his best to keep up the speed.

"A whirlpool?" Pocky couldn't help but notice. He squinted his eyes a little more into the distance and frowned. The sunlight reflecting off the water was too glaring, and the shipwright couldn't confirm it, but his gut feeling told him they should approach carefully.

Zero and Truen were also alerted by Lily's report from the mindscape. Something huge was approaching them from beneath, and Bob was on his guard.