Chapter 379: Familiar faces
Clink.
The gold coin flew up. Klein clapped both hands over it, then lifted one hand to show Edward:
"Tails."
Edward smiled. "Looks like we'll be traveling together a while longer."
Just then, amid laughter and chatter, the women dressed like noble ladies came out together. Some rushed to the edge of the deck to gaze out at the distant sea, while others found somewhere to sit and rest. A few spotted the adorable Lilith and immediately gathered around her.
Aldrich and his companions spread out nearby, watching everyone who passed with wary eyes. When he saw Klein, he gave him a slight nod in greeting.
Puzzled, Klein said, "Strange."
"What is?"
"As I understand it, hiring bodyguards for a sea voyage is mostly about dealing with potential pirates. But these bodyguards seem wary of everyone aboard." He glanced at two men drinking together not far away. "Those two are also bodyguards for other passengers, but they're clearly much more relaxed."
"Well... maybe it's because their employers are all women. There are all sorts of people aboard, after all."
"Yes, that's certainly possible..."
Just as he said that, Klein raised an eyebrow and gave a surprised murmur. "Someone's looking our way."
"Who?"
"The two ladies sitting over there. They seem to have been looking this way ever since they came on deck."
Edward chuckled. "Hey, could that face you made be so handsome that you've set their hearts fluttering?"
"...I don't know about fluttering hearts, but I think they're looking at you."
"???"
He turned and met the two women's eyes. Although they were called "ladies," they actually looked only in their twenties. It was simply that their clothes were lavish and their behavior carried an aristocratic air.
The two young women met Edward's gaze for