"Really?" Lucilia looked pleasantly surprised. She immediately jumped onto Alka's shoulder and patted his ear.
"What are we waiting for? Let's go, let's go!"
Hearing Lucilia's excited voice, Alka shook his head with an amused smile, stood up, and joined the others in selecting their rooms.
By dusk, everyone had placed their personal items in their chosen rooms.
Pororo and Julia naturally stayed in the rooms designed for them in advance. Their rooms were located at the bow and stern of the lower deck, with direct access to the ocean, allowing them to dive straight in from the sea surface.
Alka had already granted them ship access; in fact, everyone on board had permissions tailored to their roles.
Juanlu chose a room at the rear of the sterncastle's first floor. This gave him quick access to the lower-deck kitchen and was close to the small dining room where everyone ate.
