Abner was stunned when milk splashed across his face, but he quickly used Insight to piece together what had happened. He didn't know whether to laugh or get angry.
He glanced down at the Future. The extraordinary warship, once so dreamlike and beautiful, was now covered in all kinds of mushrooms. Under the sunlight, they kept bursting and spraying liquid everywhere.
Admiral of Stars Cattleya, like the other pirates, was drenched in white liquid. It was hardly a dignified sight.
But she had no time to worry about appearances. Drawing on her connection with the Future, she was fighting with all her strength to stop the mushrooms from transforming the ship.
As a fellow member of the Tarot Club, Abner naturally couldn't stand by and watch. He took the little "scepter" Lilith had recreated and sealed from the pocket he carried it in.
Then a playful impulse struck him. He tossed the little "scepter" into the air, casually chanted, "Scepter-mon, ultimate evolution!" and used a simulated Singing ability to provide "background music" for its supposed evolution.
On the Future, Cattleya was at her wits' end when music suddenly drifted down from above. She looked up and saw a palm-sized woman emerge from the "scepter." With a red rose on her head and a tight red outfit, the woman struck a rather alluring pose.
This fairy-like creature was, of course, Rosemon, whom Lilith had transformed.
Her essence was the Beyonder Characteristic of the Lady of Desolation. As soon as the little creature finished posing, she wielded her Authority over Desolation. The mushrooms throughout the ship rapidly withered and crumbled to dust in moments.
Cattleya finally breathed a sigh of relief. She cast a wary glance at the palm-sized fairy, then turned her attention to the other man who had appeared out