After signing another lengthy, complicated contract, Sera finally got to the point—
"The Black Pearl's sailing record has always been excellent, and Salazar's reputation in the trade is above average. At least so far, his ship has never suffered a major maritime disaster. Even if there were occasional accidents, those were simply unavoidable."
"Get to the point." Sno watched Sera show off the intelligence she had gathered and spoke with a little impatience. Sera was not annoyed. She nodded and said:
"In short, everything about the Black Pearl is perfectly normal. But precisely because it had always been so normal, this voyage seems so abnormal."
"Oh? What's abnormal about it?" Sno echoed her in the tone of Miss Justice. Sure enough, Sera appreciatively puffed out her chest and spoke with even greater enthusiasm:
"The schedule is abnormal."
After throwing out that answer, Sera took a light sip of her drink. Seeing that Sno showed neither a thoughtful nor enlightened expression, she said with slight disappointment:
"Ordinary passenger ships need around three months of rest after each voyage. The Black Pearl only makes one trip in each of spring, summer, and autumn every year. Yet this is the first time it has ever sailed in winter since it first put to sea. Don't you think there's something suspicious about that?"
"That's interesting." Sno followed Sera's line of thought, only to realize that his knowledge in this area was somewhat lacking.
Although the original novel had provided a full account of the sea hunt by the Crazy Adventurer, that had ultimately only been an experience along a single route. Since the goal had always been clear, it had not involved much nautical knowledge.
"What's even more interesting is what comes next!" The more Sera spoke, the more excited she became. She even