Meeting Sarah Again

For someone like Miss Fortune who opposes Gangplank, Slaughter Docks is also the best hiding place.

Countless ships enter and exit here every day, making it difficult for her to be found even though Gangplank's Iron Hook Gang has influence throughout Bilgeport.

The combat experience brought by Aatrox allowed Ato to notice all the gazes around him.

Soon, he discovered a gaze that flickered, occasionally looking in this direction.

"Hello Raven, we meet again."

Ato strolled leisurely towards the owner of the gaze, a burly man with a full beard who was counting goods by the shore.

This burly man was one of the people who came to rescue Sarah yesterday, the First Mate of the Siren, Raven.

Seeing Ato, a hint of panic flashed in Raven's eyes. He picked up a few boxes at his feet and tried to leave, "You've mistaken me for someone else!"

"I won't do anything to your Captain," Ato placed a hand on Raven's shoulder, preventing him from moving another inch.

Cold sweat dripped down Raven's forehead.

He couldn't believe that the monster from yesterday was openly walking around like this!

Although the Four Great Terrors legends did exist, few people had seen them with their own eyes, and they would quickly disappear after being witnessed.

Why couldn't this being, who could potentially stand alongside the Great Terrors, maintain his mystique?

"Take me to your Captain," Ato whispered into Raven's ear.

"What exactly is your goal?" Raven was loyal to Sarah and unwilling to bring this mysterious person back to the ship, as it would put Sarah in danger!

"There's a question I forgot to ask your Captain yesterday," Ato said helplessly. Was my tone not gentle enough?

"Relax. Sarah answers the question, and I'll help you deal with some of the Iron Hook Gang's incursions. It's a trade."

"This..." Raven hesitated. After returning, Sarah had warned him and all the crew of the Siren that Ato was very dangerous and should be avoided as much as possible.

But recently, the Iron Hook Gang's pursuit of Sarah had become increasingly urgent. If Ato were to clash with the Iron Hook Gang, he was curious to see what kind of scene it would be.

"With your strength, it shouldn't be difficult to storm Gangplank's manor right now. Why not wipe out the Iron Hook Gang in one go?"

Raven took a risk and continued to probe Ato, wanting to ensure this man had no other motives!

"Some things need to be completed by Sarah herself. I can't help her. Otherwise, her target for revenge will shift to me. Even with a Heaven's Punishment-like gap in strength, she's that kind of person," Ato answered matter-of-factly.

He didn't deny that he could kill Gangplank right now! This was Raven's first thought, and then he realized that he knew about the past between the Captain and Gangplank!

As one of the earliest sailors to follow Sarah, he naturally understood why Sarah specifically hunted the Iron Hook Gang. Apart from a few people on the ship, others had no idea.

Why was the Captain so certain that Ato was dangerous? Perhaps they knew each other from before!

So he knew that Gangplank was the object of revenge that Captain (he) would pursue at all costs in his life!

"Alright, I'll take you to see the Captain. However, if you do anything to threaten the Captain's safety, no matter who the enemy is, I will protect the Captain with my life!"

Most people on the docks were watching the man carrying the terrifying giant sword.

Seeing him and another person leave in a small boat, they all noted this strange scene, preparing to report it to the forces behind them.

The small boat weaved and turned on the water, gradually sailing away from the Slaughter Docks.

In fact, the space near the docks was quite ample, the terrain was low and flat, and the nearby sea was very wide.

But large cargo ships filled almost every part of the sea here, reminding Ato of a parking lot in the real world.

Sailing to an area near the outer sea, Ato finally saw the "Siren" docked in a hidden bay.

This was a hybrid warship that Sarah had snatched from a pirate captain. It was slightly smaller than a cargo ship, but its hull was covered in steel armor. It now served as Miss Fortune's main mobile base in Bilgewater.

The crew saw from afar that First Mate Raven was preparing to receive them, and then realized that the mysterious person the Captain had repeatedly warned them about yesterday was actually here!

"Captain, bad news! The First Mate has been taken hostage by the mysterious person from yesterday!"

"What?" Sarah, inside the captain's cabin, stood up abruptly. Hearing the report from her subordinate, she thought she had misheard.

The man who called himself Ato had said they would meet again soon, but she hadn't expected it to be so soon, only the next day!

Sarah quickly went to the deck. The small boat was already very close to the "Siren." Raven's expression was serious. Ato saw Sarah and waved at her.

"We meet again, Mr. Ato." Sarah felt like crying and laughing. If it wasn't necessary, she really didn't want to have anything to do with Ato anymore.

After escorting the two onto the ship, Sarah ordered her subordinates to remain calm and entered the captain's cabin alone with Ato.

Sarah invited Ato to sit and couldn't help but glance at the giant sword floating behind him.

This time, it remained silent. It seemed something else had happened after that.

"Mr. Ato, can you state your purpose for coming?"

"We parted too hastily yesterday, and there was a question I didn't get a chance to ask you. Miss Sarah, this is very important."

"What question?" Sarah became nervous seeing how serious Ato was.

Ato stroked his chin and asked, "Have you ever seen a purple-skinned bald mage?"

"This..." Sarah hesitated. In truth, she had never seen such a person. Ato's description was very distinctive; if she had seen him, she couldn't possibly not remember.

But if she answered no, she didn't know what Ato might do.

"It seems you haven't seen him." Ato knew the answer from Sarah's expression. "It's alright, Miss Sarah, not having seen him is itself an answer. Moreover, you will see him soon."

Sarah breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, then a new question arose: who was that mage? Why did even Ato think he was important?

However, Sarah understood one principle: never ask what you shouldn't.

Whatever Ato wanted to know was definitely beyond the scope of ordinary people, and it would be dangerous to delve deeper. Wait, I'm going to meet him soon?

"I'm sorry, Mr. Ato, but concerning the safety of everyone on board, mages are rare and powerful beings, and mages rarely appear in Bilgeport. Can you tell me, will meeting that mage be a disaster for the 'Siren'?"

Could it be that Gangplank hired a helper to capture her? Sarah felt like she was facing a great enemy.

Ato watched Sarah's expression change, thinking, what had this woman imagined now? If he didn't pull her back soon, she'd probably be thinking about things in the heavens.

"Don't be nervous, that Purple-skinned Mage... he's a good person, yes, a very good person." Ato said with a serious expression.