So I really did catch a cold.
He took out the matches soaked by seawater and tried striking one-fortunately, he had considered waterproofing them back then, and it lit successfully.
Snap.
He flicked out the match, turned into a ball of flame, and vanished from the cabin, appearing on the shore at the harbor.
Compared with last night, Bansy Harbor was now an entirely different world. Early-rising residents and fishermen bustled back and forth, each busy with their own duties, without the slightest sign of anything strange.
Klein looked toward the harbor. The Nameless was moored safely in a corner, with several sailors busy carrying something on deck.
Clink.
After flipping a coin to confirm there was no danger aboard, Klein strode over. From a distance, the sailors who recognized him called out excitedly, "Mr. Sparrow, you're back!"
"Mm."
He nodded with a cold expression. "Has Aldrich returned?"
"Yes, he's..."
Before the sailor could finish, Aldrich rushed out of the cabin. He eagerly looked around Klein. "Sir, have they... have they come back?"
Klein's tone was flat. "Sorry. A half-god intervened in this matter. I couldn't rescue them."
"A half-god?"
Aldrich froze. "Why... would a half-god be involved?"
"That's something I need to ask you."
Klein jumped aboard and looked at him coldly. "I'd like to know exactly what you've been hiding from me."
"I..."
Aldrich's face was filled with bitterness. "I... I only concealed my relationship with Olivia... I really don't know anything else."
Chapter 413: Another Child at the Tarot Club
"Oh?"
"Olivia and I were childhood sweethearts who grew up together. Later, during the years I spent in the military, her father took up gambling, lost all the family's money, and ran up an enormous debt."
"Olivia had no choice but to agree to become a Loen