"Lucky, keep watch for me." Lorne gently patted Lucky through his shoulder bag.
"Do me a favor. I'll add a fish to your lunch later."
"Meow~"
At that, Lucky reacted. With her head drooping, she jumped out of the bag, padded over to the storeroom door, and warily surveyed her surroundings.
Although he had already performed a divination, he was still aboard a pirate ship packed with pirates. To be safe, it was better to have Lucky stand guard.
A cat would hardly attract any attention.
The storeroom smelled of wooden barrels and preserved food.
With a rare moment to spare, Lorne once again thought of the notebook connected to Antigonus. He had been constantly on the move, so naturally, he had never found the time to study the notebook he had picked up again when leaving Tingen.
He had a feeling that most of the strange things that had happened to him were connected to that notebook.
"Deciphering it myself is still a bit too difficult..."
Although he had learned a few more languages used in mysticism, his current proficiency was still insufficient to decipher it in full.
More importantly, the notebook was definitely connected to the Beyonder world. If he rashly experimented with it, he might attract something again-some evil god who peeped on people bathing, for instance.
"It would be much easier with the captain's help..." Lorne murmured.
Over the past two days, he had observed her closely. Vice Admiral Iceberg was not only immensely learned, but also possessed an extraordinary thirst for knowledge. With her personality, she could not possibly remain indifferent to an ancient book like this. With her assistance, the deciphering would surely progress much faster.
With that thought, Lorne took the playing card-the Three of Diamonds-out of his bag.
Repeated tests had confirmed