This black and red, hollowed-out rectangle was familiar to Gary Smith...because once it was capped, it would turn into a coffin!
Well, if he lay down in there now, he could go straight for a burial at sea... pretty convenient, right?
While it wasn't as leaky as he had imagined, receiving a coffin to enter the Mother River wasn't exactly reassuring for Gary Smith.
"It seems that I can only hope for the contract with Eggy to complete the Spiritual Puzzle and make it look better..."
Gary Smith comforted himself, finding it normal that an incomplete puzzle was unappealing.
The Little Spider tried spreading its inner eye throughout the surroundings, but the range it could sense was limited to where the Spirit Lamp illuminated. The misty area felt like being in a black hole, swallowing even their perception.
"So this is the Primordial Spirit Sea..."