บท 700: Sunrise

"Be careful."

"Stay safe."

"Be careful, it's slippery."

Amid the darkness, the men warned each other as they went from the warehouse at the bottom to the deck.

All the people were of varying heights, and they formed a row along the sides of the ship. They stood facing the east as the wind blew on their faces, and their clothes fluttered. They could only see darkness. When they raised their heads, the ocean was pitch black, and when they lowered their heads, the ocean blended in with the darkness. Only the sounds of waves and the voices of people could be heard.

"After this, I'm going to scold whoever who says that they want to live alone on an island to death," a nurse suddenly said, drawing light chuckles from the people around her.

"It's still alright to live alone on an island. There will be lighthouses, anyway. It's scarier to live alone in the mountains. Tigers are even more intelligent than cats."