Florian Triangle.
Whether it was Masa or Carina, neither of them was stupid, and they knew that they had entered this cursed place.
To reach Water 7, they had to pass the stretch of sea that must be sailed through to travel, but this sea was notorious for the many ships that mysteriously went missing within it.
Usually, one wouldn't encounter this sea, but it seemed they were unlucky as they entered this sea.
No, it should be said because of Carina, they entered this sea.
Masa let out a helpless sigh, then lay lazily on the bed.
"...are you going to sleep now?" Carina was speechless by Masa's reaction, but at the same time, she also sighed in relief due to his calm reaction.
"No, I am just waiting."
"Waiting?"
"Yeah."
"For what?"
"Ships."
"Ships?"
"There are many ships that have gotten lost here, right? There should be many treasures here."
"—?!"
Carina's eyes quickly turned into a belly symbol, then suddenly nodded excitedly. "I see! It seems my luck is good!" To be honest, she had been depressed, thinking that she had bad luck, but it seemed her luck was as good as ever~!
"....."
Masa rolled his eyes, but at the same time, he had to say this fog was weird since it disrupted his lightpath and radio waves, which annoyed him. Fortunately, his bio-electricity ability worked well, and he could read the electro waves, so he could still detect the magnetic field of the Water 7, so even if they were covered in the thick fog, he knew where they should go.
Nevertheless, in the distance, he noticed large entities that dwarfed anything he had seen with somehow menacing red eyes.
"....."
'Let's just ignore them.'
Yup, Masa was too lazy to get involved in the trouble of this world, and at this moment, he just planned to search for treasures for a bit, then went to the Water 7 to make their ship. Still, he went outside so he could better navigate the ship better, which made Carina follow him.
After all, unlike Masa, who was calm, Carina had to say that she was a bit scared. Yet, how could she not be, especially with how gloomy and horror their surroundings were?
To be honest, all the people on the ship were frightened, and if Masa didn't control all of them, then they wouldn't be able to control themselves, considering how famous the Florian Triangle was.
Those who entered this place wouldn't be able to escape and would be trapped within this sea forever and ever, then die on this lonely and dark sea like all of those people who entered this sea.
Yet, Masa, who had gained the knowledge of the navigation from Punk Records, knew what to do, but then, he had to say, the navigation knowledge was quite limited as this wasn't the focus of Vegapunk's research.
Instead, if he wanted to gain complete knowledge of weather and navigation, then he could only go to the Weatheria in the future.
"M-Masa..."
"Hmm?"
"D-Do you think ghosts exist?"
"..."
Masa turned his head and looked at Carina, who clung to him tightly as she asked that question nervously. He blinked his eyes for a moment and murmured, "Ghost, huh?" To be honest, he wasn't sure, but probably, it existed.
In the world of DxD, while it might be strange, the existence of a ghost was quite limited, or rather, as a devil, Masa DxD, who had been living in the Underworld all the time, had never seen a ghost at all!
What Masa saw were just souls of humans who entered an inferno or hell in the underworld instead of a ghost.
Rather, all the humans who had died would become souls and then enter their respective afterlives based on the beliefs that they had in their lives.
If one believed in Christianity, one would either enter heaven or hell.
If one believed in Buddism, one would enter the Pure Land.
If one believed in Shinto, one would enter the Yomi.
Well, there were a lot of them in the world of DxD, as it was the world with mythology as the main focus.
As for the world of One Piece or Mahouka, neither he nor Masa of Mahouka were sure.
Nevertheless, if it was in the world of One Piece, he said, "It should exist."
"Huh? Really?!"
Not only Carina but also those who listened to his words were dumbfounded as their bodies were shaking due to fear.
"Are you sure? You are not lying, right? Aren't you a man of science? You have been doing a lot of scientific research, yet you believe in such a fictional thing? Masa, you just want to scare me and make me hug you all the time, right? That's what you plan for, right? Masa, tell me you are lying!"
Carina knew that Masa had been learning various knowledge with the power of Pika Pika no Mi. Frankly, she couldn't understand what she had learned and how he could have learned all of his knowledge.
Punk Records, technology, and many others.
All the things that Masa had told him were so complicated!
Unlike Nami, while the two of them were also thieves, their respective expertise was different.
If Nami was a talented navigator, then Carina was simply a talented thief.
While Carina knew about navigation, her wish to learn and talent in this area was limited, and she left mostly about this matter to Masa, especially when this man of hers was so smart.
Oh, besides being good at stealing, she was also good at singing, though.
Nevertheless, Carina didn't believe that someone as smart as him could believe in ghosts!
This guy must have been thinking to scare her, so she clung to him when they slept later!
"Oh, you are so pervy, Masa~!"
Carina looked at him with an expectant gaze as if she had seen all of Masa's ploys.
"....."
Masa looked at Carina speechlessly and said calmly, "It's not without a basis."
"W-What's your basis, then?" Carina asked him nervously.
"In this world, there is a Devil Fruit known as a Horo Horo no Mi, a Devil Fruit, which allows the user to control ghosts and even turn into a ghost. If such a Devil Fruit exists, then don't you think the existence of ghosts exists?"
"T-Then, what should we do? Can you even defeat a ghost?"
Carina and the others looked at him with pale expressions.
An admiral aside, could Masa defeat a ghost?
"Did you forget what Devil Fruit I eat?"
Masa suddenly shone brightly, like a holy being that descended from heaven.
"I am the light."
"..."
Everyone was in silence, and there was some urge within them to worship him.
In this darkness, his being was simply a guide that brought everyone hope.
If he was in another world, he could dress himself as a prophet!
Heck, he could even become a god!
Or, rather, he was a devil, an existence that deceived humans so they would do wrongdoing and make them worship a wrong being.
Was his talent okay?
Nevertheless, Masa really wondered whether he could defeat a ghost. In the world of DxD, he was a devil, after all. If he was an exorcist, an angel, or even a monk, it might be possible, but once again, he was a devil, so was it possible?
He wasn't sure, but he believed he could beat the shit out of the ghost, he thought, probably.
"You are right!"
Carina hugged him tightly excitedly and said happily, "By the way, keep the light on, okay? It makes me safer."
"...isn't it too bright?"
"It's fine!"
Everything was too dark, and Carina felt safer if there was a light from Masa's body as he had become akin to a lighthouse that led all the sailors out from the darkest sea.
Just as soon as they finished the conversation about the ghost, everyone was relieved due to Masa's light—
"Yo-hohoho, Yo-hohoho~!
A voice was suddenly heard out of nowhere.
"...." Masa and Carina.