After reaching Hargeon, the caravan boarded the ship without a hitch. The journey across the sea was also a novel experience for Mira, as it was her first time sailing. Fortunately, she didn't suffer from motion sickness.
The first day of the escort mission passed just like that. Mira wrote down everything she had seen that day in her diary.
Kana, who shared a dormitory room with Mira, lay on her bed yawning as she watched Mira write furiously. She was deeply impressed, while sincerely hoping that Mira could keep it up instead of ending up like herself.
Just when Mira thought the mission would end smoothly, the ship's warning alarm rang on the second night, shortly after she had lain down. At the same time, someone began pounding urgently on their door.
Kana displayed a completely different level of energy from usual. She decisively got up and opened the door. Standing outside was John, the leader of the merchant caravan.
He spoke to Kana with slight urgency. "Miss Kana, three ships are closing in on us from the sea. None of them has any markings, and they haven't responded to our signal flags."
Kana glanced back at Mira, then walked out as she said to John, "Don't panic. Let's go take a look first."
The three of them arrived on deck. The guards accompanying the caravan were already standing there. Fortunately, this wasn't the first time they had encountered something like this, so they didn't seem too nervous.
Mira saw a ship ahead of them, with another ship closing in from each side. All three ships were painted pitch-black. Figures moved about on their decks, but none of them flew any identifying flags.
After looking at the three ships, Kana said to John, "Don't worry. These three ships don't