"Captain, it's almost six o'clock, and there's only one hour left."
Sailor on the side whispered to "Hanged Man" Alger.
On the deck of "Blue Avenger", all Sailor are concentrated on the bow of the ship, looking at the quiet and mysterious Nameless Island not far away. Under the dusk sunlight, it seems to be coated with a layer of light the same color as gold.
"I understand, just wait."
Alger nodded gloomily.
In another hour, "Empress" and "The World" landed on the island and lost contact for a whole day. This was also the longest waiting time they had agreed on before.
After that, the Ghost Ship will leave, and being stranded on this isolated island far away from the route and unvisited will almost mean death for the Mid Sequence Beyonder without the long-distance Travel capability.
"Gazer" was too powerful, their hunting failed, and they even lost their lives? One-third of the income that belongs to her is still with "Empress", and she and "The World" are both Tarot Club's important combat capabilities... That young, almost girlish "Empress" will experience another death?
The other party's face that always had a calm smile came to mind. Alger pursed his lips and looked at the Sailors around him who were also worried about the safety of the two of them, or worried about the "final payment" of the mission, and were about to speak.
Bang——
There was a muffled sound from under the bow of the ship. He looked over and saw a thick wooden board almost the size of a small boat hitting the Ghost Ship solid waterline with the waves. It scratched twice and slowly floated away. Its direction was the island not far away.
It's low tide now, so the floating objects should be far away from the island... Anything weird?
"Fetch it up."
Alger gave the order casually, asking "Blue Avenger" to grab the wooden board on the deck through the cable and inspect it carefully.
The cable next to him curled up, instead of extending downward, it returned to the mast, as if refusing the captain's order.
Although Ghost Ship generally has the characteristic of "escaping control", when the captain or designated commander is on board, he is usually very well-behaved and obedient. This kind of direct disobedience to orders is extremely rare!
Seeing that the board was about to float away, Alger looked back at Sailor, and was about to order them to go into the water to fish it out. Suddenly, Gray Fog surged in front of his eyes, and a blond figure bowed his head in prayer:
"Dear Mr. Fool, 'The World' and I have returned to Bayam safely. Please tell Mr. 'Hanged Man' that he and his Ghost Ship can return. I will sacrifice the balance of this trip to him later."
Huh——
Alger heard himself sigh in relief.
But a doubt immediately appeared in his mind:
How did they cross thousands of miles and return to Bayam, which took four days to reach from the extremely fast "Blue Avenger", in one day?
As far as he knows, except for a very small number of Mid Sequences, fast Travels are the privilege of Demigods!
Temporarily calming down his thoughts of speculation, he cleared his throat and announced that he would sail back and leave the island after ten minutes of preparation.
"The two employers will leave on other ships, so we don't need to wait. Of course, the balance will be paid on time. After returning to 'City of Generosity', we will have three days of vacation!"
The crew members cheered after a brief period of astonishment. Although some people still wondered how their captain knew the other party's whereabouts, the extra income and vacation quickly dispelled this doubt. This is also the result Alger hopes for.
He turned back and looked at the sea, and found that the wooden board had floated far away, as if there was extra force pushing it. He shook his head and put down his inner curiosity.
But when Last Time looked at the isolated island, Alger suddenly noticed a subtle shadow appearing on the side of the island. With a thought in his heart, he picked up the monocular on his waist, pulled it to the maximum, and looked at that location.
Under the cliff and among the rocks, countless strips of wood and thick planks were coming together, meshing and tightening with each other at an astonishing speed under the assembly of invisible hands. In the tens of seconds he observed, a keel had gradually taken shape. Looking at this scale, it was at least a huge warship nearly a hundred meters long!
That is a Ghost Ship being assembled by itself!
Alger felt a layer of cold sweat forming on his back. He put down the telescope and looked at the wooden plank that was drifting away in that direction. He suddenly understood its strange shape and the reason why "Blue Avenger" refused the order.
"Set sail now!"
Regardless of the crew members picking up items on the deck, he shouted, Ghost Ship's three mainsails instantly opened, and the sail ropes were taut, adjusting their angles in the sea wind, and then suddenly started off at a speed that made Sailors stagger, drew an arc with a very short radius, and left the island at full speed.
This is much faster than any voyage or even battle!
"Empress" and "The World" who left early, Ghost Ship who recovered, High Sequence Beyonder who might come to help them... Thoughts flashed through Alger's mind, and he tried hard to put them together.
Wait, "Empress" Miss, you already know that Gehrman Sparrow is the "world"?
He suddenly realized a fact that he had accidentally overlooked, and a smile suddenly appeared on his lips.
"The scene where they recognized each other probably wouldn't be very friendly..."
"Huh, Klein, Sherlock, Gehrman, and 'the world'..."
With a cold smile on his face, Angel was sitting on a hired carriage leading out of the city. The unfriendly aura emanating from him made the driver shrink back inexplicably.
It was already Thursday, the second day after she and Klein returned to Bayam. The ship "Hanged Man" would probably not arrive until the weekend, and she was about to go to Resistance Private Port in the suburbs to find Helene to see how effective her "investment" was.
Of course, these are all excuses. The real intention is to leave Klein and leave him alone for a while.
The reason is that Angel is full of sullenness at this time, both for himself and for Klein.
"So many clues were placed in front of me...'The World' was in Backlund, and he was also there. When he came to the sea, 'The World' also left Backlund; after he obtained 'Creeping Hunger', 'The World' sold Faceless's Beyonder Characteristic is because the ability is the same as his own... The most important thing is that every time I participate in Tarot Club, I can find reasonable excuses to avoid him. I thought it was my clever strategy, but it turns out that he is also participating in Tarot Club..."
Looking back on what happened after Backlund reunited with each other, and even the time they went to sea together, Angel felt extremely regretful and a little angry.
I regretted that I didn't realize it for so long and actually let the other party explain before he reacted. I was angry that Klein had kept it secret for so long, and I'm afraid he had read a lot of jokes in secret.
"I also asked Mr. Hanged Man to get rid of him on 'Blue Avenger', and I was even complacent about it. It turned out that it was all under his nose... Wait, Hanged Man also knew that he was 'The World', right? Am I the only one who was kept in the dark?"
Thinking of this, Angel clenched his fists.
I was so angry that it would take at least a whole day to forgive him!
she thought angrily.
After getting off the carriage and leaving the few roads on Blue Mountain Island, Angel walked through the jungle and came to Resistance Private Port hidden deep in the jungle. Compared with when he left a week ago, there were several more pirate ships and smuggling ships here, making the small port look very lively.
Without much effort, she found the "Red Haired Woman" that belonged to herself and Helene. The waterline of the Three-Masted Sailing Ship worth 2,000 pounds had been repainted in bright red. Several Sailor were busy on the deck, pulling sail ropes and carrying items.
Helene, who has long brown hair and a slightly round face that makes it difficult to remember the details, is directing the hoisting of heavy objects on the dock. She was wearing a tight-fitting shirt, trousers, and knee-high boots. Although her red hair and handsome appearance were no longer conspicuous, her figure was still upright and attractive under the clothes and trousers. Sailor passing by would glance at her from time to time. On the smuggling ship docked in the distance, there were even bolder crew members whistling and looking excited.
With thoughts of mischief welling up in her heart, Angel approached softly and used the "hypocrisy" ring to transform into "Vice Admiral of Ailment" Tracy. She was originally wearing male-style clothes that were easy to move around. After her face and body changed, it was almost impossible to tell the difference from the Tracy she saw that night.
"Helene, I didn't expect you to be here..."
There were still several meters away from the other party. In order to avoid alerting the vigilant "Hunter", Angel stopped and spoke in the tone and tone of Tracy.
The attractive woman with an attractive back in front of her froze, her arm muscles suddenly tightened, and her neck seemed to be rusty as she turned around.
What surprised Angel was that Helene did not run away immediately or attack immediately. Her completely different face showed a mixture of surprise and panic, and even some joy of reunion after a long absence.
"Tracy, you, why are you here..."
Her gray eyes looked at Angel in confusion, which made the latter suddenly feel nervous.
Wait, Helene's behavior is a little wrong, I'm here to scare her...
Angel subconsciously took a step back.
Fortunately, Helene reacted quickly and the expression on his face returned to normal.
"No, it's impossible for Tracy to know what I look like now... Are you Miss Angelica?"
Knowing that he had been exposed, Angel nodded, and his face and figure instantly returned to their original appearance. Of course, in order to conceal his identity, his hair color and eye color were slightly changed.
"As expected, it's you... are you here to check the preparation progress of 'Red Haired Woman'?"
After adjusting his mood, a confident smile soon appeared on Helene's face.
But with her behavior just now, she must have thought that I was Tracy... Angel cursed, and under the guidance of the other party, she began to visit the sailboat she invested in.