The Golden Fish.
He still hadn't understood how such an overwhelmingly powerful beast could remain in this realm, given the clear disparity in strength between it and everything else on Lunaris Island. All realms had level restrictions. But the Golden Fish transcended those restrictions so completely that its presence here made no logical sense.
Moon had grown significantly stronger recently. He'd killed S-rank beasts and survived encounters that would have killed most awakeners at his level.
But compared to the Golden Fish?
He was still just a toad at the bottom of a well, thinking the small circle of sky above constituted the entire world.
Moon suspected it might be as strong as the most powerful Surpassers—those legendary awakeners who'd reached the top of the second sanctuary, on the verge of entering the third one. Or possibly even stronger than that.
Which raised questions about the Benefactor who apparently kept such a creature as a companion.
