Several bolts of lightning destroyed the pirates' bodies.
They also snapped the remaining pirates out of their frenzy.
"It's Blue Crystal, damn it!"
The pirates immediately scrambled far away, terrified of drawing her attention.
The people aboard the warship stopped attacking the pirates as well.
The ship slowly sailed into Gold City's harbor.
Tesoro had already arranged for someone to welcome them at the harbor.
Christa and Aequus appeared on deck.
They surveyed the surrounding crowd with aloof expressions.
Only then did they slowly disembark.
"Rear Admiral Blue Crystal, Rear Admiral Black Gold, welcome to Gold City!"
A tall, beautiful woman with tan skin approached Christa and Aequus, wearing a captivating smile.
Then she bowed slightly and extended her hand, offering to shake hands with them.
Neither Christa nor Aequus showed any intention of taking it.
Christa regarded the woman coldly and said slowly:
"Baccarat, an Ability User who ate the Lucky-Lucky Fruit.
You can steal other people's luck through physical contact."
Baccarat froze.
Only her boss knew about her ability.
With so many people coming and going in Gold City, someone might have guessed.
But the woman before her was clearly absolutely certain.
Playing along, Aequus gave Baccarat a cold look.
"So, are you trying to provoke the Marines?"
At those words, Baccarat instantly broke into a cold sweat.
This wasn't how things were fucking supposed to go!
Why were they picking on a helpless woman like her?
"No, that's not it, I..."
Baccarat struggled to explain.
Christa and Aequus said nothing. They simply stared at her.
That only made Baccarat panic even more.
Stop fucking staring at me!
Say something, will you!
Didn't they know staring at someone without saying anything could scare her to death?
Only when Baccarat was on the verge of fainting did Christa finally