"My lord!"
"You..."
"You're not going to open your eyes, are you?!"
One pirate dared to look at Vitas and ask in a trembling voice. As he spoke, his legs bent slightly, and his gaze kept darting away, as though he were ready to leap up and flee at any moment.
The pirates standing behind Vitas were much the same, all looking ready to make a run for it.
"Mm!"
Whoosh, whoosh...!
"..."
Vitas's head stopped halfway through its nod. Sensing his subordinates' movements behind him, the corner of his mouth twitched helplessly.
Because!
The instant he started nodding, every pirate around him fled in all directions.
That speed, that reaction—they had truly used every ounce of strength they had.
If they could, these pirates would have fled Zou altogether and returned to the ships on the sea below.
They did not want to stay here for even another moment!
Unfortunately!
They did not dare. They could hide nearby, but they absolutely could not retreat to the ships.
Otherwise!
What awaited them would be Vitas's subsequent slaughter.
There was precedent for it. No one dared test him!
Thud!
Thud!
...!
As they fled, a newly arrived pirate running ahead turned around and asked the minor leader following behind him, "Brother Corgi, why are we running?"
"..."
Damn it!!!
You didn't know, yet you ran that fast?!
The pirate named Corgi had a standard pirate face.
Hearing his cheap little brother's question, his fleshy face suddenly scrunched up, and he nearly lost his breath.
He glared at this distant little brother of his irritably. "You ran even faster than I did, and you're asking why?"
Heh heh!
His little brother smiled sheepishly. "Everyone else was running, so I just followed them!"
"You're pretty sharp." Corgi gave his little brother a surprised