Besides Klein, the other sailors' gazes instantly shifted from Nina to Angel, lingering on her face beneath her golden bangs and the parts she covered with both hands. The implication in their eyes was obvious.
It was not until Sailor Chief Nina snorted coldly that everyone came to their senses and scattered from Frank's side with a bang, returning to their posts. Those scrubbing the deck scrubbed the deck, those handling the sail ropes handled the sail ropes, though glances still occasionally came probing from all directions.
Compared to Nina, whom they saw every day, they were clearly more interested in the mysterious, beautiful Angel.
Only after everyone dispersed did Angel lower her arms and walk openly up to Klein.
"They said there's a Fourth Epoch ruin on the seafloor, along with a bottomless giant well. Nina is leading a team down to take a look, and I plan to go with them."
She explained softly, casually pointing at the hollow between her breasts. The "Rose Necklace" hung around her neck, resting against her smooth, tight-fitting whale-hide bodysuit and giving off a faint dark-blue glow.
"Wind-blessed," Ocean Affinity... Klein nodded in understanding, but his gaze remained firmly fixed on the necklace.
"What, does it look good?"
Sensing where his gaze was focused, Angel chuckled and pressed him.
"Very... cough, cough... ordinary."
After Gehrman and Klein argued internally for a moment, he maintained the image of a "cold-blooded Adventurer" under the control of his sore throat and answered calmly.
With a soft snort, Angel turned around and followed Nina to the ship's rail for the final preparations before entering the water. Illusory scales gradually appeared across her exposed skin, reflecting the sunlight and making her appear even more dazzling.
With difficulty, Klein tore his gaze away. Regretting that he had not