Mirai reached a hand through the hatch when he suddenly heard someone on the other side say, "No one!"
He turned back to look at the father and daughter. His face was equally full of surprise and confusion.
After hearing what Green had said, he said, "Mr. Dolphin Ghost, there really isn't anyone inside. This is an empty ship!"
"How could there be no one... Was I mistaken?" Dolphin Ghost muttered softly.
He wanted to board the ship and find out for himself, but he was also worried that there might be something strange inside. Although Dolphin Ghost did not believe in ghosts or gods, the world was vast and full of strange things. Take the Flying Dutchman, for example—how many generations had passed down tales of it by word of mouth? Some people even claimed to have seen it with their own eyes. It was hard to say what would happen if they encountered something like that.
After hesitating for a long time, Dolphin Ghost still did not dare board the ship.
"You, come here!"
A young soldier stepped forward.
Dolphin Ghost asked him, "So... after chasing them here, there were no further traces?"
"Yes, Mr. Dolphin Ghost. There were one or two people, one fat and one thin. The thin one seemed to be a woman..."
"A woman?" Dolphin Ghost snorted and laughed. "A woman, huh? Good. That means she can be cut down!"
"Green! I told you to keep an eye on that person. Any movement?"
Green replied, "Reporting, sir, Terumi Mei has stayed at home the entire time and has never gone out. I think someone else may have rescued her father!"
"Are you sure?" Dolphin Ghost asked.
Green answered with certainty, "Of course! Before we left, she was still at home!"
Dolphin Ghost had thought