"I once again thank you on behalf of Okitsu Island, sir."
Crab Master replied in a lackluster tone.
Kamiyagawa had been detecting the shifts in the old master's tone since a while ago, so he decisively asked:
"Crab Master, it seems my visit did not meet your expectations?"
"No, that's not it."
"I feel like you're still troubled by something, why not talk about it?"
The old crab again fell silent, and after a long while, he answered with an aged voice: "The ocean, sir. The ocean is deteriorating."
"The turbid waters, the ominous red tides, I saw them on my arrival. Do you know what's going on?"
The voice of the Crab Master seemed to age further:
