Next to the desert island between Pasu Island, where Church of Storms's altar is located, and Bayam, the capital of the Rhoside Islands, a sailing ship tens of meters long, painted golden yellow and reflecting bright light in the sun, is docked on the shore.
It belongs to one of the seven Pirate Admiral, "Iceberg Admiral" Edwina. Although this Pirate Admiral has a fair reputation and generally does not rob ordinary Passenger Ship, occasionally ships passing by across the sea will still carefully avoid it.
At this time, Sailor on "Golden Dream" had no time to pay attention to the passing Passenger Ship, because their captain, the beloved "Iceberg Admiral" of all Sailor, had disappeared!
The senior leaders of the pirate group asked each other and found that the last time they had seen Edwina was the evening two days ago. At that time, the general said that he had to conduct a difficult research and would not appear in the next day, and then locked himself in the captain's room.
At that time, all Sailor, including "Blaze" Danitz, paid no attention to it, because for this knowledgeable but more studious captain, retreat research was common.
They regarded the day when they did not have to make up classes as a holiday during the journey. While driving the "Golden Dream" to the Beluga Whale Sea in the east as planned, heading to Pirate Paradise to follow the traces of "Ghost Empire", they held Bonfire Party, song and dance performances like crazy, and spent a fulfilling 24 hours.
It's just that they didn't use the precious main gun to fire into the sky, or directly ignite the flammable materials on the deck.
Then...
"She didn't find anyone to bring water or food, and she didn't appear outside the captain's cabin. It was like... it was like her whole person had evaporated."
Danitz waved his arms somewhat exaggeratedly and said to the others.
"People don't evaporate, wine does."
"Flower Bow Tie" Yodsen subconsciously retorted, but his expression was also a little worried.
They discussed it for a long time and searched every cabin except the locked captain's room, but found nothing.
Finally, everyone braved the courage to come to the captain's cabin, supervise each other, and opened the door of the captain's cabin with the spare key. They were horrified to find that there was no one inside. Even the light beer, bacon, and toast prepared before the "retreat" were placed on the coffee table, almost untouched.
This shows that Edwina was no longer in the captain's cabin at least two days ago!
Sequence 6 "Fire Stealer" as "Marauder" Pathway, Flower Bow Tie Yodsen has mastered certain divination skills. In front of a group of Sailors, he performed divination several times using items frequently used by Edwina in the captain's room. The results were not optimistic.
"Almost all divination has failed. It is impossible to point to the location and judge the status. The only thing that is clear is that she is still alive."
Pushing the coins, pendulum, Edwina's usual wine glass and seat cushion forward, Yodsen said with a look of ruin.
"Aren't you usually known as an expert? Shit! Any Adventurer I meet in Damir Harbor is better than you!"
Danitz cursed angrily. Seeing that the wine glass was about to roll off the table, he quickly caught it with both hands and put it back in its place.
"Then find other people to help. Let's set sail now and return to the west coast. If the wind is favorable, we can get there in a week."
First Mate Blue Walls, who was wearing a monocle, said calmly.
"A week! The captain can't wait that long, and there are all kinds of accidents on the road at any time. The navy, other pirates, and even headwinds may make us spend twice as long!"
Sailor Chief "Bucket" Daniels retorted, his waist as bloated as Bucket shaking.
"I'll try divination again..."
Yodsen, who felt endless pressure under the quarrel and everyone's gaze, grumbled, grabbed the Gold Louis of Intis, chanted in a low voice, and bounced it up with a "ding" sound.
Everyone's eyes followed the flying gold coins, but Danitz associated this scene with a "divination expert", "Mad Adventurer", who was also the temporary ally of Captain Edwina.
"Gehrman Sparrow!"
He suddenly shouted loudly, and Yodsen was so frightened that he failed to catch the gold coin. It rolled several times on the table and stopped next to a heavy book with a dark brown cover and bound with parchment paper.
Surrounded by the familiar deep Red Light light, Angel went from the Passenger Ship suite heading to Bayam to the magnificent palace surrounding Gray Fog, and sat on the seat belonging to "Empress" beside the long bronze table.
Next to her was "Justice" Audrey who stood up and greeted everyone happily. Opposite her was "Hanged Man" Alger who looked thoughtful and just nodded in response.
Most of the others are people I know, such as "Moon" Emlyn, "World" Klein, and the latest "Hermit" Cattleya...
Angel looked around and found that most of Tarot Club were already his acquaintances, and couldn't help feeling a little proud.
"Magician" Miss is from Backlund, and we might meet him if we have the chance in the future, but Mr. "Sun" is located in the mysterious and terrifying "Forsaken Land of the Gods", and we may never have the chance to meet him in this life...
Finally, there is Mr. "Fool", the initiator of the party, everyone's secret belief, suspected of being a recovering God...
She looked at them one by one, and finally her eyes rested on the figure at the top of the long table that was shrouded by Gray Fog.
"Mr. Fool, I request to communicate with you alone."
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Angel felt that everyone's eyes were focused on him.
"Communicate alone with, Mr. Fool?"
The most surprising person was Cattleya, who had never seen "this kind of operation" before. She first secretly glanced at the other members with her peripheral vision and found that although everyone was a little curious, they were not surprised. This means that "communicating alone with Fool" is indeed a feasible request, but members should rarely engage in similar behavior.
That means, I can also apply to Him for private communication, and then propose...
Her eyes turned to Fool, and she subconsciously started to activate "Eyes of Mystery Prying". The Gray Fog that usually enveloped this existence seemed to become thin and could be penetrated by her!
Just when she was about to see through Gray Fog, everything in front of her became dark.
Individual communication began.
Seeing Mr. Fool knocking on the table to signal, Angel first bowed his head and saluted, and then said cautiously:
"Mr. Fool, I want to apologize to you first. On the way to God War Ruins, due to the temptation of a false Emperor Roselle's Diary, I fell into the trap of a High Sequence Beyonder, letting her know about your existence and the fact that we are collecting diaries.
"She is the 'Queen Mystic' of Above the Five Seas, and she is also the eldest daughter of Roselle Gustav, Bernadette Gustav..."
After reporting the conversation with Bernadette to Fool, Angel saw that the latter did not speak, so he continued:
"She made a request for exchange of 'methods of interpreting the diary' and said that she could provide an entire diary of the Great Emperor, and there would also be a reward for me."
After saying that, she lowered her head and glanced secretly at Fool, waiting for the other party's "compliance".
After all, at the beginning of the founding of Tarot Club, this being had stated that his name could not be preached outside without his consent.
Although "Fool who does not belong to this era" seems to have been known by Aurora Order and other secret sects, and is not considered a secret... Angel thought about it, and finally waited for Fool's response after a moment:
"She can exchange the diary for the answers she needs, but the method of interpreting the diary is not something she can afford."
Is this an outright rejection? No, what Mr. Fool means is that Bernadette can pay a certain price to know some of the contents in the diary, but it is impossible to get a complete set of interpretation methods... Angel nodded clearly:
"Yes, I will convey it to her."
"Don't reveal more information, be careful to make mistakes again."
Klein's tone turned cold and he ordered. Seeing Angel, who was sitting first on the left, lowered his head and said yes, with a hint of fear in his expression, he couldn't help but feel a little inexplicable relief in his heart.
But this emotion was quickly replaced by guilt. His original intention was not to let Angel continue to interfere with "Queen Mystic", but he also wanted to maintain the strong character of "Fool", so the words came out like a cold command.
At this moment, looking at Angel's lowered head, he pursed his lips, and finally did not continue to speak. Instead, he waved his hand to lift the visual and auditory restrictions of others, ending the individual communication.
Then, he looked at "Hermit" Cattleya at the end of the "female queue", tapped the long table, and everyone looked at him. After they all looked at him, they said:
"Bernadette If you want to know the answer, you have to pay a sufficient price."
Angel, who was still thinking about "Queen Mystic" in his mind, subconsciously thought that this sentence was addressed to him. Just when he was about to speak, he found that "Fool" was looking at "Hermit". He closed his mouth again and looked at Cattleya curiously.
Why did He tell "Admiral of Stars" the same answer? Is it because he knew that she and "Queen Mystic" had a false break, but in fact they were still connected? Even, Bernadette took the "Future" and communicated with two Fool believers, Klein and I, under her arrangement. Is Fool warning her?
She quickly confirmed this from Fool's tone, which was even colder than before, and "Hermit"'s shrinking, even trembling figure.
Fortunately, I took the initiative to tell everything, otherwise I would be the only one who died due to social or corporate death... She thought half thankfully and half scared.
Except for her, the other members expressed their own confusion and surprise when they heard this sentence.
They did not associate this common Intis female name with other titles, but they all guessed that "Hermit" had a certain "Hermit" shortly after joining Tarot Club. In an act of betrayal, he disclosed the contents of the meeting or the information about Mr. Fool to this "Bernadette", and the latter even wanted more, so much so that he alarmed Mr. Fool himself.
Fortunately, their doubts did not last long. Under the inquiry of "Sun" Derrick, Fool continued:
"Bernadette is the eldest daughter of Roselle, and is also the owner of 'Dawn' and the leader of 'Element Dawn'."
"It turns out that 'Queen Mystic' is the eldest daughter of Emperor Roselle? It seems that the identity of 'Hermit' is also confirmed as 'Admiral of Stars'. They are indeed pretending to break up. In fact, We are still in contact secretly..." Hanged Man's mind exploded, and he had a certain understanding of the recent complicated maritime situation. He looked at "Hermit" and found that the other party's head was lowered, and he did not deny it, and he laughed secretly in his heart.
Other members, such as "Justice", "Magician", "Moon" and others, although they are not as clear about the situation at sea as Alger, they have all heard of the name "Dawn", especially Audrey, who is very interested in the world of occultism. They immediately realized that the "answer" that "Queen Mystic" Bernadette might want to know is in the diary written by her father.
The focus of everyone's attention, "Hermit" Cattleya, after a long period of silence, regained some thinking ability, looked up at Fool, and said in a low tone:
"I committed Error, and I will not excuse it. No matter how you are prepared to deal with me, or even kill me, I am willing to bear it."
This sentence made Angel, who had been observing Cattleya's expressions and movements, feel in her heart. She just left Pirate Admiral's flagship. She had a good impression of the beautiful, mysterious and hospitable "Admiral of Stars". Seeing that Error's members who had also committed "leaks" would be punished, she couldn't help but feel confused:
If I was just let off lightly and "Hermit" was severely punished, wouldn't that be a bit...
... partial?
As soon as this thought flashed through her mind, she heard Cattleya groan in pain, her body leaned back, and she fell onto the high-backed chair.
Then, the continuous screams echoed within the Gray Fog Palace, piercing the ears of other members.
Mr. "Fool"'s punishment for "Hermit" has begun!