Two days later…
The White Pearl glided gently through the skies, its sails catching the wind as it approached a mysterious floating island. From above, the island looked like an uneven oval, its curves resembling a sleeping beast. But it was the massive hollow in the center that caught everyone's attention—perfectly round, deep, and dark.
From a distance, the entire formation resembled an enormous eye.
And when one aligned their gaze just right—looking at the sun or moon through that central hollow—it truly felt as if a giant, unseen eye was staring back.
Because of this strange optical illusion, the island had long been called Gaze Island.
