Noah and Axle's move came as a surprise to the men that were already smiling victoriously, thinking they had already caught them. So they would rather choose to risk drowning in the ocean than to get caught? The men wondered. How shocking!

Meanwhile, Axle who had jumped a few seconds after Noah, saw Noah slowly drowning, but he wasn't struggling and was still conscious. Axle then transformed back to his true form and went for the rescue.

When he got to Noah, he did the same thing he had done to Luca when he was drowning at that time. He enclosed Noah in a huge bubble, and Noah was finally able to release the breath he had been holding in since he got into the ocean.

Noah couldn't believe his eyes. Was he really in some kind of magic bubble? So cool! "You didn't tell me you had cool powers too." He spoke in surprise as he tried poking the bubble, but the bubble was indestructible.

"It's not that cool." Axle said, but the expression on his face showed how proud he was of his powers.

By the time they reached the surface, the ship was already far from them, making Noah sigh in both relief and worry. Relieved that they wouldn't be getting caught, and worried that they wouldn't be able to find their way to City Z on time. "City Z shouldn't be far from here, but we probably won't find our way there as the ship is too fast to catch up with." Noah spoke, still inside the bubble.

"You want us to follow after the ship?" Axle asked.

Noah sighed again and replied, "It's no use now, you are obviously no match for the ship." 

Axle frowned in displeasure at Noah's reply, and then said, "I don't think so."

After he spoke, the waters behind them began to bubble vigorously and before Noah could realize it, they were already moving at a high speed towards where the ship was headed.

Noah could only open his mouth in shock and couldn't utter a single word for a while. It was like the waters were pushing them forward, and at the speed they were going, they would surely go past the ship in no time. Axle just kept surprising him time and again. 'This is so amazing!' He screamed in his head. Never in his life had he imagined experiencing this kind of thrill.

When they got behind the ship, their speed began to slow down so as to match the speed of the ship. "I'm sorry I doubted you. You are so awesome!" He complemented Axle, and that brought a smile to Axle's face.

They followed after the ship for a short while until they could see the picturesque of City Z. "We are almost there!" Noah said in excitement as he pointed towards the city.

Axle then made the intensity of their speed increase once again, and this time, they sped past the ship as it was of no use anymore, and It didn't take long for them to get to the shore.

On getting to the shore, Axle immediately transformed to human form and also freed Noah from the bubble. The shawl that was draped over his head was long gone, but he was still wearing the robe all through and he, together with Noah were soaking wet.

"That was so awesome! A part of me was wishing it didn't have to come to an end." Noah expressed his thrill and excitement.

Axle smiled at Noah and then asked, "Do you want to go back into the ocean?"

Noah smiled and shook his head. "I'm tempted to say yes, but a bigger part of me wants to continue on our mission. The mission must come first." He said with decisiveness.

Axle nodded in agreement with him, and then looking forward at the beautiful city, he couldn't help but be amazed. He had never seen anything like it before. 

He had found the village to be beautiful, and now getting to see city Z, he found it to be magnificent.

"Let's go, partner." Noah jokingly said, and the both of them headed towards the city with determination brimming in their eyes.

….

Luca suddenly found himself in a dark room. It was really hard to see in the room, and he tried navigating his way around the room, but it was useless as he couldn't see anything.

It soon began to frustrate him as the darkness felt so suffocating. He already gave up and slumped on the floor, when the room suddenly lit up.

He could see now, and he felt joyous for that, but when he stood up to look around the room, he froze in shock and fear at what he saw. It was a dining table with so many spicy foods displayed on it.

He quickly turned around to escape from the room, and he sighed in relief when he saw that the door was opened. He ran towards the door, and on getting to the door, it was slammed shut right in his face.

With shock etched on his face, he began to panic as he banged loudly on the door. "Who's out there? Let me out! Please let me out!" He pleaded as he kept on banging on the door.

"There's no one out there." A voice behind him spoke, starling him.

Luca slowly turned around and then he saw a person sitting on one of the chairs that were surrounding the dining table. The person was wearing a creepy mask, so he couldn't see the person's face.

"W-who are you?" Luca asked apprehensively.

"You don't need to know me. All you have to do is sit and dine with me." The person replied.

Luca wanted to run, but then he realized that his legs had been chained. 'How come?' He wondered as he was sure that the chains weren't there earlier.

Before Luca could react, something pull against the chain, and he fell to the floor. He was then pulled towards the dining table. He could only scream his lungs out, and then the room was back to being dark once again.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a totally different place. He was on a boat in the midst of clear blue waters… his greatest enemy.

He hated spicy foods, but his hatred for spicy foods couldn't hold a candle when faced with his hatred and fear for water. What was going on? How did he end up there?

Another round of panic started again, but there was nothing he could do. There was no pedal for him to use to navigate his way out from the waters. How was he supposed to get out now?

He was still worrying about getting out, when all of a sudden, the boat began to sink. "No, no, no, no, no, no! Please don't. Somebody help!" He yelled, but no one came to his rescue.

The boat sank together with him, and he struggled to stay on the surface of the water. Even with his struggling, he still sank together with the boat and continued to go deeper into the water.

He held his breath and kept on struggling, but he was stuck. He then felt something cold on his legs and when he looked down, he saw that his legs were chained.

Out of fear, he let go of his breath and then the waters entered his nostrils and mouth, choking and suffocating him. Was this how he was going to end his life?

'I can't die like this! Someone… please save me!' He cried internally as his vision started to slowly fade.

…

Luca sprung up on bed with a gasp. Beads of sweat were formed of his face, and his breathing was unstable. He looked around and realized he was hospitalized.

"Thank goodness it was just a dream." He sighed in relief as he wiped off his sweat with his hand.

"Are you done displaying?" A woman's voice sounded from behind the bed he was lying on.

Luca almost jumped off from the bed in fright when he heard that voice. He looked back with widened eyes and saw that it was a nurse.

"Let me out! Please let me out! Somebody help!" She mockingly mimicked him and chuckled. "It was fun while it lasted."

Luca's face flushed as a result of anger and embarrassment. It seemed to be that he had sleep-talked while he was having that terrible dream. "It's not funny." He spoke with clenched teeth. His eyes spoke volumes of how angry he was.

The woman felt chills and there were warning bells in her head when she heard the tone of his voice. She instinctively left whatever she was doing and ran out of the room.

Rose happened to be sitting right in front of the ward Luca was in, and was surprised when saw the nurse run out. Was something wrong with Luca? But the doctor had said he wasn't in any danger.

Thinking that something must have gone wrong, she immediately made her way into the ward. When she entered the room, she paused in her tracks.