| Through the thin lining of the Metaverse, standing sentry upon the edge of the ship was both simple and peacefully distracting for those trained for merely following tasks. The ocean was beautifully reflective, though the Cognition took no time in acknowledging it, instead keeping his eyes out for abnormalities on the edge of piers and in the water. Stowaways were more than a problem. But they were also the best way to fish up potential servants in the nets used mostly for profits.

  So upon spotting a figure walking along the pier, his curiosity perked. Usually they were only silhouettes, which could provide nothing, yet this one he could see in enough of a blurry clarity that perhaps such a thing could be useful.