On March 18, less than twenty nautical miles off White Mountain Island, fifty sailing ships formed a line and headed north.
Although the sea was currently without the southeast monsoon, that did nothing to stop the fleet from sailing much faster than it usually did with a favorable wind.
Near the rear of the fleet, on the three-masted ship Red Conch, Horn Swist and Jack—whose body had been taken over by Lily's father, Hel—stood on the side deck, gazing toward the distant shore.
Although Hel had never lived at sea before, after entering Jack's body, he had completely absorbed the pirate captain's memories. It had taken him only a few days to get used to life at sea and rediscover the feel of being a High-Rank pirate. In fact, thanks to his training as a Mind Mentor, Captain "Jack" was now even stronger than before the update.
Compared to Jack (Toss Hel), Horn wasn't doing so well. Even after more than ten days aboard the ship, his face was still green.
"I'm telling you, Horn, why put yourself through this? Your identity stands out too much at sea. If it were me, I'd just find some High-Rank captain. For you, one night would be all it took."
"Heh. I have no interest in changing bodies..." Horn still looked dreadful. The churning in his stomach was the least of his worries; what he really couldn't understand was why his old friend Hel had insisted on taking this fleet.
A month ago, when he'd been preparing to return to the Devil Race town, he'd unexpectedly found Landen there too. At the time, he'd assumed Landen had come specifically to cause trouble for him, so he'd taken off with Jack (Toss). Somehow, he'd ended up joining this band of pirates and boarding the