The sea breeze drifted gently as the warship slowly pulled alongside the pirate ship on the azure waters. One Marine soldier after another quickly boarded, beginning to clear the battlefield, detain the unconscious pirates, and seize the treasure aboard.
"Kuro, I'll leave the rest to you!"
With that, Sephiroth slung the unconscious Baccarat over his right shoulder, leaped onto the warship's deck, and headed straight for the commander's cabin.
Since Sephiroth was the highest-ranking officer aboard, no one dared question him, no matter how improper his actions might have been.
In the warship's corridor.
Sephiroth casually opened a cabin door and carried Baccarat into the warship commander's office. Then, he opened a side door within the office.
This cabin was his private bedroom. Its furnishings were simple: a large white bed, a desk, a wardrobe, and a wine rack.
With a casual toss, Sephiroth threw Baccarat onto the bed. His treatment was so rough that she gradually woke from her unconsciousness.
After opening her eyes, Baccarat first looked around and discovered that she was in an unfamiliar cabin bedroom. Then, she saw the silver-haired young man standing beside the bed.
"Hehehe! I didn't expect you to wake up so quickly!
That saves me some trouble. Be a good girl and take it off already!"
Sephiroth grinned wickedly as he undid the buttons of his blue floral shirt.
He looked exactly like a sleazy old pervert...
"Y-You... what are you going to do?"
At the sight, Baccarat's eyes widened. A flicker of panic and confusion crossed her face, and she instinctively shrank back toward the corner of the bed.
Compared to the confidence and flirtatiousness she had displayed when they first met, she was undoubtedly far more timid now.
Her Lucky-Lucky Fruit ability had been completely ineffective against Sephiroth, and in