As Levtor, Nefi, and Caven besieged Freeman, Sifa calmly stepped onto the pirate ship's deck. After glancing toward the Beyonders' battle, he could tell that Freeman was no match for the three of them.
Freeman was only a Pyromaniac. His companions included a Sequence 7 Beyonder and a Sequence 6 Marionette. With the three of them working together, Freeman had no chance of winning.
"Miss Kardashian, please search the cabins and protect Mr. Abbott," Sifa said quietly. At the same time, he drew Fallen Whisper, its barrel unusually thick, and fired at the pirates on deck. Naturally, he used only ordinary bullets.
The clothes on his back wriggled as a layer of black slime flowed down and seeped into the cracks in the deck, vanishing into the ship.
Scarlet flames rose from Sifa's other palm and formed a longsword. He stabbed a pirate who lunged out from behind a wooden crate, filling the air around the man's chest with the scorched smell of roasted meat.
At the town harbor, Kardashian had learned through nearby spirits that the Black Raven Pirates had been active in town.
She passed the information on to Sifa. He immediately returned to town and captured Freeman's first mate.
The rest was simple.
Under the threat of death, Freeman's newly recruited first mate quickly sold out his captain and led Sifa's group away from the docks and onto the ship.
Before long, any pirate who dared resist or raise a gun or blade either had an extra bullet hole in his head or a charred patch across his chest. The rest either jumped ship or surrendered.
Now, only the battle on the forecastle remained.
While fending off Levtor and Nefi's attacks, Freeman was shot in the leg by Caven with Blood Praise. His condition rapidly deteriorated, and