The salty sea breeze played with your hair as you sat quietly on the deck, watching the others at work. The ocean roared beneath the ship, setting course for the American mainland, a new chapter for the Kingdom of Science.

And yet, it didn't feel like a new beginning. Not for you.

You gazed at **Luna Wright** as she laughed, leaned forward, her fingers trying to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear. **Next to Senku.**

You pressed your lips together.

Why does it bother me so much?