"So we have to find that captain's hiding place as soon as possible. If there's really a Raven corpse hidden there, that'll be our chance to turn things around."
Lynn's tone was decisive.
Clown said hesitantly, "But what if there isn't? What if you guessed wrong and there's actually nothing there?"
Lynn adjusted his Monocle, his eyes dead and flat, and said:
"Then it's time for our funeral banquet."
"..."
Lynn rose from his chair and turned toward Sin Lord, whom he had dragged into System Space because of the curse.
"We'll leave as soon as we wake Sin Lord up. The longer we delay, the worse things get for us. Now that they've lost our trail, they'll definitely go looking for that captain and Lady Azephala too, assuming they have any brains at all. If it comes to that, we'll be on the back foot!"
Amid pitch-black sludge, inside a karst cave in the deepest reaches of the ocean.
An eyeball poked out of the sludge. Once it confirmed there was no danger nearby, the surrounding erosion marks swirled together, finally forming a viscous tentacle monster. One tentacle rose and placed the Monocle on his octopus head as his gaze darted about.
"Come out. We should be safe."
The tentacled octopus spoke in Lynn's distinctive voice.
Immediately afterward, a clown doll poked its head out of the sludge, then quickly transformed into a little octopus to disguise itself.
Following close behind was a black-and-red bat, her eyes darting about as she flapped her wings and said:
"Where are we? Are we in the deep sea already?"
Wham-
Lynn's long tentacle promptly gave her a stun debuff, smacking her so hard that she flipped belly-up.
"What did you hit me for?!"
Sin Lord furiously lowered her voice and