It was a walk and a bit of a climb that Declan had to help with because Aoba didn't know how to use the jets in the suit, so he had plenty of time to recover. Provided he didn't lose it when Declan princess carried him for a bit of the steep climb, levitating up skillfully.

"Don't take it poorly, Aoba. You're using technology on him that's centuries ahead of your time. Anything is a vast improvement, even if you had him outfitted with the finest money could buy back then," he reassured his friend, giving Aoba's shoulder a squeeze before reaching to rub one of Ren's ears gently.

"I'm glad you get to go home with something to ease both of your lives," the Titan remarked, gesturing for them to follow around a stone arch overgrown with flowering vines. Pushing past opened out into a truly incredible view, a vast expanse of gem-like water and jungle shores stretching out before them with volcanoes in an amber mist on the horizon.

"I dedicate this view to my friends," the big man rumbled softly, gesturing out at the landscape.