Ashe muttered, "In theory, the Golden Fish should be enormous. So why do sorcerers find no trace of it? Why does the Virtual World claim it floats on the sea and can be seen without any ritual? There's only one explanation.

"We're inside the Golden Fish. The Continent of Time lies above the white mist."

Sonya instinctively wanted to object, but as she cross-checked the information they had gathered with this conclusion, everything fit perfectly. It explained the truth of the Golden Fish flawlessly.

She suddenly remembered. "Wait… The only Sorcerer's Handbook I read mentioned that after an explorer found the Golden Fish, they climbed more than eight hundred levels but still couldn't reach its top."

Ashe frowned. "Think about it. If the...