A figure emerged from the captain's quarters. It was a rather beautiful lady, wearing a gauze hat adorned with ribbons, its design extravagantly ornate.
Beneath the gauze hat was a delicate face with long, curling lashes.
Dressed in an elaborate dark-purple court gown and holding a gold-trimmed court feather fan, the elegant and noble woman stepped onto the deck. If not for her translucent figure, if not for her pallid, bloodless complexion, if not for the sickly green glow radiating from within her.
Then this lady would have been an utterly pleasing beauty.
"Good evening, Lady Marnia." Sifa removed his top hat and greeted the figure on the deck with a smile.
However, the lady raised her head. Her eyes were utterly black, and the dense malice within them nearly took on substance and spilled from her sockets.
In response to Sifa's greeting, she opened her mouth and let out a silent Shriek.
Hatred Scream!
Having dealt with her once before, Sifa had already lightly tapped Ghost Scream the moment Marnia raised her head, releasing a warm aura. This was Solar Halo. Its timely appearance offset part of the damage from Marnia's Shriek, leaving Sifa's scalp tingling and his entire body tense rather than making him lose control and turn cold all over.
"Wait, Lady Marnia—" Sifa was about to explain why he had come when his heart suddenly tightened. He hurriedly dodged behind Levtor.
The marionette had already put on a gleaming suit of full-body armor. At that moment, several bursts of sparks flew from the armor, as though invisible blades had slashed across it.
That was the result of being struck by Wind Blades.
"Lady Marnia, this time I came—" Sifa tried to explain from behind the marionette, but suddenly felt a chill at his back. Marnia had