"Hope Island? What do you want it for?" Charles' eyes widened in shock as he looked at Anna. It had never crossed his mind that she would raise such a request.0

"Aren't you so committed to finding the surface and vowed not to stop until you find it? If that's the case, then surely an island in this Subterranean Sea would be of no use to you. So why not just give it to me directly? I could make good use of your island's technology."0

"Do we really need to draw such clear lines between us?" Charles implored.0

"Cut the nonsense. Do you agree or disagree? If you disagree, I'll have Sparkle bring me back, and you can roam this forsaken place by yourself," Anna said with a serious expression; she didn't seem to be joking.0

"Alright, it's settled then. You can take control of the entire...4