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There were cultists active in Bansy Harbor?
People corrupted by the City of Calamity counted as cultists. Nothing wrong with that.
At this thought, the Monarch of Decay picked up the complimentary travel guide provided aboard the ship. There was still one port ahead along their current route where they could stop for supplies. If they skipped Bansy Harbor, their next opportunity to dock would be two days later.
They had been sailing for three days... Nearly halfway through the voyage, and over forty-eight hours since contacting Bernadette. There was only one Sequence 9 Beyonder aboard those two pirate ships: the captain of the Blackblood. But he was merely a Sequence 9 Sailor, not someone drawn here through a mystical connection to him.
After hearing these pieces of intelligence, he asked, "Admiral of Blood?"
Johnson's spirit answered, "'Admiral of Blood' Seniol is one of the Four Kings and Seven Admirals at sea. He is a cruel pirate with powerful desires. His flagship is called the Tree of Flesh and Blood..."
A member of the Indulgence Faction? Another pirate captain from the Indulgence Faction? Well, Richard Ernst's purge of the pirates was sixty years ago. The Indulgence Faction wasn't willing to abandon its interests at sea either...
Although a pirate of the Prisoner Pathway was also an option, impersonating him would require dealing with the Indulgence Faction. To avoid unnecessary complications, he would leave that option out of consideration for now. The solitary King of Immortality was the best target.
"What has he been doing lately?" Hopefully, their routes would not intersect. Otherwise, he would have to make do with the Admiral of Blood's identity for the time being.
Johnson answered truthfully:
"Seizing the key to Death's treasure from Vice Admiral Iceberg..."
*Death's treasure...? The Sunken Laurel? No, salvaging a