Into the Dark, part 3 (after battle)

Men! We will commence a search. This boat must be found as soon as possible.

No, there is no need for a search.

400 meters to your right. There is the boat -

Quite observant you are. Let's not waste any time and return to the boat.

Allow me to finish. There is the boat in a ditch. 75% of its hull integrity has been breached and its remains are scattered on the ground.

<…….>

Wow, so this was a piece of our boat, huh?

... That vessel was designed to be used more than three times.

Hong Lu was pointing at the pitiful sight of an absolutely busted looking pieces of the propeller...

... Well, to be exact, busted pieces of the propeller and what appeared to once have been our boat's engines. Something comes to a sputtering halt amidst the wreckage.

Thus it rests here forevermore...

This would have been quite the painful sight for Mika and Rain.

…….

<... This is a pretty painful sight for us, too.>

Uh, so... What do we...

Manager. You can still sense the Golden Bough, right?

<Yeah. Unlike at the Lobotomy Corp. Branch, I can definitely feel that it's somewhere 'in here'. But it's also pretty far away, so I can't tell where it exactly - >

... Great. Are you ready to turn the clock?

<What's that about turning the clock?>

<Ohh...>

The Whale's pallor had taken over their bodies and minds.

Of course. It only makes sense that this place is crawling with Mermaids.