Faced with a group of pirates wearing strange expressions, Nie Yun obligingly sent out a "distress" message right in front of Golden Fang and his men.
Of course, the pirates thought it was a message asking his people to raise the ransom. By the time it reached Catherine, its contents had been completely rewritten...
"Lord Alsace really asked to stay behind?" Captain Emilia wore a peculiar expression.
"Yes! We've verified the code phrase. The message really came from Lord Alsace. He probably... wasn't being coerced..." Catherine nodded helplessly.
Just moments ago, they had received a message from Nie Yun telling them to withdraw from Golden Fang's territory immediately, hide for the time being, and await further orders.
Of course, the reason wasn't that he had been "kidnapped."
According to Nie Yun, he and the pirate boss had hit it off at first sight and enjoyed a wonderful conversation. By the end, they had practically been ready to swear brotherhood.
After some friendly discussion, Nie Yun had volunteered to stay for advanced studies in a "pirate graduate class" and learn about pirate pop culture with Wulf Empire characteristics!
This would allow him to infiltrate the pirates, lay the groundwork for sabotage behind enemy lines, and gather intelligence on the surrounding star regions for their civilization along the way. It was a weighty responsibility with a long road ahead.
As for the fleet, he had temporarily placed it under Catherine and Emilia's full command.
In short... he wanted to ditch us and go solo?
Emilia and the Twin Stars officers were all on the verge of a breakdown.
Was this something a commanding officer should be doing?
"Ahem! Since our commander is confident he can infiltrate the enemy, this is indeed an excellent opportunity for us, given our lack of intelligence.