Perona's appearance dealt the Beautiful Pirates a heavy blow.
Total annihilation.
How heavy and tragic those words were for a pirate crew.
Fortunately, it had only been a minor skirmish.
Even so, everyone in the Beautiful Pirates, including Cavendish, felt relieved while also breaking into a cold sweat at the thought of what might have happened.
Soon afterward, the White Horse reached the coastline and dropped anchor.
A gangplank was extended to the shore, and everyone disembarked one after another.
"Jim, Philo."
"Captain."
Jim nodded toward Maud, while Philo kept yawning, her drowsiness impossible to hide.
During the time she had stayed behind at home, she had lived up to her hardworking nature, studying the various poisonous plants on Thriller Bark day and night.
Even after finishing her research on the plants, she still had not rested. Instead, she had turned her devilish claws toward the corpses stored in the freezer.
Maud glanced at the drowsy Philo and could more or less guess the reason.
Without Jaya's medicinal cuisine as logistical support, if Philo continued like this, she might really drop dead one day.
Whether it was further research into her class skills or arduous training to gain greater strength, both her efficiency and progress could be greatly improved through Jaya's medicinal cuisine.
That had been one of the reasons Maud had wanted to bring Jaya aboard in the first place.
The group did not linger on the shore for long. They crossed the forest, cemetery, ruins, and other places before arriving at the castle in the center of the island ship.
"What an unpleasant place."
Cavendish muttered inwardly.
Along the way, the pervasive mist, the desolate and gloomy cemetery, and the chill constantly pricking his skin had all left Cavendish with an extremely poor impression.
Without a doubt, Thriller