The previously noisy deck suddenly fell silent, and gaze after gaze landed on the man in the black classical robe.
Although he wore a mask, he seemed somewhat panicked at the moment, instinctively taking two steps back.
Two burly men beside him stepped forward, blocking the many stares.
Even so, the atmosphere on deck remained somewhat strange. The pirates seemed to have suddenly turned into bloodthirsty sharks, while the man selling the runic dagger had become a chunk of fat dropped into the sea.
At that moment, the blond pirate from the Black Pearl said coolly, "Anyone want it?"
After those words rang out, the strange atmosphere eased considerably. Following a round of bargaining, the "dagger" was bought by a gloomy man for 400 pounds.
The man was completely bald, with deathly pale skin, dark circles beneath his eyes, and a beaked mask covering the lower half of his face.
He wore a black coat with a fur collar, a light blue cravat, and short boots, looking exceedingly capable.
After buying the dagger, he casually tested it with a few swings before putting it away in satisfaction.
"That seller was far too careless. He shouldn't have sold a weapon with supernatural effects at a gathering like this," Edwina, who also wore a Black-Iron Mask, said softly.
"Why not, Captain?" Danitz did not quite understand what his captain meant.
Jodson, standing nearby in formal attire and a bowler hat, chuckled. His low voice came from behind his mask. "Though it isn't a mystical item, not just any Artisan can make a weapon with supernatural effects."
"Anyone capable of making such weapons must be an Artisan among the Beyonder sequences. Therefore, even if that seller isn't an Artisan himself, there must be someone like that behind him," Sifa added, following Flower Bow