"Gehrman, guess who I am?
"I haven't seen you for two days, how are you doing at Bayam? Has Beyonder Characteristic of 'Warlock' been sold? Danitz escaped?
"The 'Blue Mountain Rose' I'm on will dock tomorrow evening. The restaurants here are much worse than those on the White Agate, and there are no murlocs to send their own tender meat. Fortunately, a group of blind pirates contributed their precious Beyonder Characteristic, which added a touch of Gold Pound color to my boring Travel...
"... Before dealing with the captain, I learned that this 'City Breaker' belongs to the fleet of 'Vice Admiral of Ailment' Tracy. They were chasing a young woman who escaped on the sea. The latter was a prisoner of Tracy, and she seemed to have some not-so-healthy relationship... During the battle, I obtained two copies of Beyonder Characteristic, after divination, they belong to the Sequence 7 'Lucky One' of the 'monster' Pathway, and the 'Pugilist' of the 'warrior' Pathway Sequence 8. The luck of the former has caused me a little trouble. You should be extremely careful when you meet such people in the future.
"... In addition, behind 'Vice Admiral of Ailment' there seems to be 'Demoness Sect'. Maybe Tracy is also involved in human trafficking, which means that she is related to the hidden power of 'Aurora Order', Loen Royal Family, or even Zangwill...
"Therefore, I plan to let Helene leave after landing. It is not wise to provoke them now. Even if Tracy is solved, it will attract the attention of the power behind her.
"Finally, I tried to use the 'Calamity' Charm... It is very powerful, but it can only be effective against a single target, and will consume more than half of the Spirituality. It is of little use when fighting opponents of the same level. If you need it, I will include one with the letter next time.
"——Miss you, Angelica."
Putting down the pen, after reading it carefully, he stuffed the letter paper into the envelope, Angel lit the candle on the table, recited the incantation, and summoned his own messenger, Ms. Wensa.
Although in the contract, Angel agreed that the other party was not allowed to peek at the letter, she still wrote her and Klein's pseudonyms just in case.
The spell took effect, and the black cat fell directly from the ceiling this time, floated in the air, landed, and ran up the desk again, tilting his head and looking at Angel.
"Here, this letter, send it to... well, the young one."
Angel said softly, handing over the envelope, wanting to see how Black Cat Wensa put away the letter, but she saw the other party's blue vertical pupils looking at the door behind her. She turned around and found Helene with messy red hair, looking straight at the black cat.
"Meow-"
Wensa opened his mouth wide, showing his sharp teeth threateningly, then grabbed the envelope and disappeared as if erased by an eraser.
"What is it? Do you have a black cat?"
Helene, who was a little dazed in her sleep, murmured, with a confused and frightened expression. Although she was Beyonder, she had never seen a half-meter-long black cat disappear under her eyes.
"It's just a messenger, maybe you will have a chance to meet him in the future."
With a smile on his lips, Angel comforted Red-Haired Lady who woke up from his dream like a child.
On Saturday evening, Blue Mountain Rose, which had been delayed for several hours due to long headwind travel, finally arrived at Midway Island, found its own boat space at the busy pier, and docked.
After the passengers on the boat were almost gone, Angel packed up her luggage and slowly walked along the gangway to the ground. Three days and two nights at sea Travel made her feel like her whole body was getting rusty, and she even missed the short happy time of diving in the water.
Behind her was Helene, who was a little timid. The latter looked left and right, with a hint of hope and a hint of worry on his face.
After setting foot on land for a long time, she was one step closer to returning to Intis. She was captured by pirates and escaped after all the hardships. She felt happy in her heart, but she was also afraid of meeting the pirates who recognized her. She was captured back to Tracy's "Black Death" and accepted another strange "punishment"...
Thinking of those nights that were scary but made her indulge in them, the entanglement of limbs, the heat in her heart, and the ultimate Pleasure flashed through her mind again, making her cheeks bloodshot and hot.
Angel, who was disguised as a woman with black hair and a round face with freckles, suddenly stopped and Helene, who was caught off guard, ran straight into her.
"Ouch——"
The physical coordination brought by Sequence 7's Potion allowed Helene to avoid the tragic fate of hitting the opponent's head with her nose. She groaned dissatisfied, and then remembered that the powerful Beyonder in front of her was Sequence 5, and swallowed back the Intisian that was about to blurt out.
"Once you get off the boat, you can leave on your own."
Looking at Helene, whose face was red and white, Angel felt a little funny. "Pleasure" Potion gave her the ability to keenly sense the other person's little thoughts at this time, but she kindly did not expose it, but pretended to be indifferent.
"Leave..."
Helene looked surprised. She originally thought that the Demoness in front of her said "Let her leave as soon as she gets off the boat" was just a perfunctory statement. Unexpectedly, as soon as her feet stepped on the ground of Midway Island, she asked herself to leave, even with a hint of... urgency?
She suddenly thought that the other party kept saying that she could only sleep on the sofa in the living room, but he helped her prepare bedding and pillows. He said that he did not want to conflict with "Vice Admiral of Ailment", but he quickly sank it before City Breaker came close. Even... she still borrowed the other party's clothes.
Taking a deep breath, Helene slowly lowered his head:
"Thank you... thank you for keeping your promise."
Compared with the humiliation and false flattery on "Black Death", this is her sincere gratitude that she has not seen in a long time!
But when she raised her neck, she was surprised to find that Demoness had already walked far away and was almost drowned by the bustling passengers on the pier.
She...
Helene's face fell instantly.
After a long silence, she turned around and began to think about her next "escape path."
Going directly north from Midway Island back to the mainland is undoubtedly the fastest route, but she can think of it, and Tracy can also think of it. At this moment, there may be her ships near the channel from the north to Desi Bay, monitoring the passing Passenger Ship. Going this way is tantamount to throwing yourself into a trap.
This time there is no kind-hearted Demoness to help her deal with another pirate ship.
Another way was to return to Bayam along the same route. This was also her original plan after escaping from Black Death, but she didn't expect to get on a boat in the opposite direction...
Tracy, who had just lost a ship on this route, would never have thought that he would return the same way immediately. Moreover, Bayam had the consulate of Intis, and his family elders were there. As long as she shows her identity, it is easy to get a boat ticket back to Intis. There is even hope of getting help from the local garrison or Church of Storms, who in turn can trap Tracy who is tracking her!
Shaking his head and crossing out this terrible option, Helene looked at Blue Mountain Rose who was being repaired by the dock and waiting to return tomorrow. He decided to choose the second option, take the boat back to Bayam along the same route, and then choose an opportunity to return to Intis.
But I... seem to be penniless?
Thinking of buying a boat ticket, she was suddenly startled. Her feet that were pacing back and forth stopped in place, and she subconsciously touched her pocket. She was surprised to find that the bag was bulging, and a wad of banknotes had been placed in it at some point. She took it out and counted it under the last ray of sunset on the sea. It was a full 30 pounds!
Raising his head suddenly, Helene looked in the direction that Demoness left, with a heartfelt smile on his face.
"Thank you..."
she whispered again.
Seeing Helene's face changing continuously, he circled around the pier several times like a headless fly, and finally touched his pocket and found the "runaway money" he had hidden in his pocket. Angel then breathed a sigh of relief, withdrew his stealth, and left the pier along with the crowd of people disembarking.
The main purpose of her trip was to look for clues about "Gazer" and to look for opportunities to digest Potion. She did not intend to have a direct conflict with "Vice Admiral of Ailment". Although the other party was also a Sequence 5 may even have lower combat effectiveness than himself wearing Mystical Item, but at sea, Pirate Admiral, with multiple battleships and countless subordinates, is undoubtedly stronger than himself fighting alone.
Therefore, her protection of Helene only ends here. If the opponent has any sense, he should know that going north from here is a dead end. Only by exploiting Tracy's thinking loophole and returning to Bayam can there be a possibility of escape. There may even be a chance to introduce the "Vice Admiral of Ailment" pirate fleet into the navy's siege, turning the seven Pirate Admiral into six.
But would she really be so heartless?
Thinking of Red-Haired Lady's daydream and blushing face just now, Angel chuckled secretly.
Leaving the busy pier, Angel quickly found a hotel that looked clean and hygienic, rented a room, and enjoyed a delicious dinner that mixed Intis, Feynapotter, and Rhoside Islands flavors. Then he spent a few soli at the bar next to the hotel to buy some information that he was interested in.
Of course, she did not directly mention "Gazer". The Beyonder Creature required for this kind of Sequence 4 Potion, not to mention ordinary bartenders, even professional information dealers may not know it clearly.
All she wanted to know was the strange goings-on on the nearby island.
"Strange place?"
The bartender collected the banknotes, handed over a glass of cheap fruit wine, looked around and whispered.
"Storm from the Berserk Sea in the south persist all year round and even attack this island from time to time. Strangely, starting half a year ago, this phenomenon became more frequent, causing many ships heading for Balam to detour. Even so, many strayed into Storm, causing large and small casualties.
"To the west, far away from the safe channel, it is said that there is an island that is not marked on the map. Several pirate ships full of harvests sank near the island, which has become the hope of many adventurers to get rich overnight. But Storm there is even more terrifying. More ships have been sunk in search of treasure than in the legend of the treasure itself.
"'Iceberg Admiral' is said to be recruiting new Sailor. Her 'Golden Dream' is parked near the most violent sea area in the south. If you are interested, you can try it.
"Para Island in the southeast has had some problems recently. It seems that a lot of people have died. The strange thing is that everyone is spreading the news, but no one has actually looked at it. Even Church of Storms has not moved. Haha, if I were you, I would not touch such weird things."
Sipping the sour fruit wine, Angel wrote down this information one by one, and quickly confirmed that most of it was false or exaggerated, especially "Iceberg Admiral". She had only appeared in Danitz's dream a few days ago, preparing to get close to Bayam to cooperate in hunting "Admiral of Blood". It was unlikely to appear near Midway Island.
But she planned to study the surrounding islands with strange legends carefully.