Bathed in sunlight, the Golden Dream " radiates a golden glow, resembling a moving treasure.
Danitz stood in the captain's cabin, pacing back and forth, trying to recall everything that had happened during that time and find clues to investigate.
Three days ago, his captain, Vice Admiral Iceberg " Edwina, announced that she would be conducting a research project and might not be available for ten or twenty hours. Therefore, all the corresponding classes were canceled. This did not surprise Danitz and the others, as it was a common occurrence.
They were delighted to be off from classes, and spent their time drinking, singing, and having a bonfire party on the ship, almost setting the Golden Dream " ablaze. They were having a wonderful time.
As time went on, everyone, including the slow-witted Danitz, gradually realized that something was wrong. The captain, who was supposed to finish the research within 24 hours, did not show up the next day, and did not even send anyone food or light beer to serve as water!
After patiently waiting for half a day without seeing " Vice Admiral Iceberg " Edwina, the crew members mustered their courage and knocked on the captain's cabin door, only to be horrified to find no one answering.
Led by First Blou Walls, the pirates opened the captain's cabin, only to find it completely empty!
They then went to the collection room and other places, but still couldn't find " Vice Admiral Iceberg " Edwina.
Based on past experience, they initially suspected that the captain had suddenly come up with something and used one of his secret techniques or extraordinary skills to imitate the abilities of others to hastily leave the Golden Dream " without leaving any information.
Afterwards, Danitz and the others tried to contact the ship using methods such as " Spirit Summoning Ritual," but received no response. They could only search the captain's cabin and other places for clues while convincing themselves to wait patiently.
The third day passed, and " Vice Admiral Iceberg " Edwina still hadn't appeared or given any response, causing panic among the crew.
"Bullshit, did your Divination even produce any results? Aren't you supposed to be an expert in this area?" Danitz turned to " Flower Bow Tie " Jodeson with annoyance.
Jodeson, whose black hair was dyed blonde, rubbed his temples and said in a rather mellow voice:
"Failure. All the Divination for finding the person have failed."
"However, one thing is certain for now: the captain is still alive, but we don't know where he went."
First Blou Walls, adjusted his monocle and said:
"We must seek help. None of the captain's collections are lost; she didn't even take some essential magical items, which means the situation was very sudden and unexpected."
"Who can we ask for help?" asked Bucket Danitz, another Sailor with a bulky waist, in a hurry.
Blou Walls raised the silver engraving knife in his hand to his aquiline nose and said:
"Return to the West Coast."
His implication was that he wanted to find the church of " God of Knowledge and Wisdom " behind " Vice Admiral Iceberg " Edwina.
"No, returning to the west coast from Pirate Paradise requires crossing the Sonia Sea, passing through the North Sea or the Raging Sea, and then sailing for a long time in the Sonia Sea. The captain can't wait that long! Something could happen to her at any moment!" said " Flower Bow Tie " Jodeson. "We must find someone we can contact quickly and who can provide assistance in a short time."
Danitz was about to curse "shit" again, but suddenly Spirit Intuition struck him.
There was only one person he could contact quickly, and that was Gehrman Sparrow, a mad adventurer who never hesitated to show off his Divination skills and mysterious background in front of him!
Perhaps that Lunatic could find the captain; he always manages to accomplish the impossible... Danitz tugged at his collar, feeling his worry and anxiety ease somewhat.
He straightened his chest, looked around, cleared his throat, and said:
"I have someone in mind, I can contact him immediately, and he's extremely skilled in Divination..."
Before he could finish speaking, " Gourmand " Blou Walls "Flower Bow Tie Jodeson, " Iron Sheet," " Bucket, " and others simultaneously turned to look at him, their eyes red, and shouted:
"Hurry up and go!"
"..." Danitz left the captain's cabin and returned to his own room.
He unfolded the letter, picked up his pen, and, as was the captain's instruction, began with a greeting, followed by a few pleasantries.
Suddenly, he stopped writing, feeling that this was too polite and verbose, and did not meet the purpose of asking for help.
"Shit!" Danitz cursed to himself, then ripped the paper off.
Immediately afterwards, he wrote on a new sheet of paper:
Help!
"The captain is missing!"
"Hmm... Although Gehrman Sparrow is a Lunatic who can't be reasoned with, he probably wouldn't understand a letter like this... Bullshit!" Danitz cursed himself again and tore up the second sheet of paper.
He calmed himself down, considered for a few seconds, and then put down his pen for the third time.
This time, he concisely described the events surrounding the captain's disappearance, included the current location of the Golden Dream," and then tactfully inquired whether Mr. Gehrman Sparrow could provide any assistance to his collaborator.
" Divination seems to require certain items..." Danitz had just finished folding the letter when he suddenly realized he had forgotten something. He hurriedly returned to the captain's cabin and found a pair of pearl earrings that " Vice Admiral Iceberg " Edwina often wore.
After doing all this, he took out Record notebook containing various occult knowledge, turned to the corresponding page, and, based on his previous experience, somewhat clumsily began to set up the ritual to summon the messenger.
After placing a gold coin on the altar, he took two steps back and recited in Ancient Hermes:
He stepped back and Ancient Hermes:
"I!
I summon in my name:
"A spirit wandering in illusion, a benevolent creature at your disposal, a messenger unique to Gehrman Sparrow."
The howling wind swirled and lingered, and the flames of the altar candles rapidly expanded, turning noticeably pale.
Reinette Tinekerr emerged slowly, still wearing that gloomy and elaborate black dress, carrying four identical beautiful heads.
Danitz had expected the messenger to bite the gold coins and the envelope containing the paper and earrings, just like last time Reinette Tinekerr's hands turned on their own, looked around, and finally focused on the direction of the captain's cabin.
A few seconds later, the two heads in Reinette Tinekerr's hands finally bit into the gold coins and the envelope.
Only after the strange messenger disappeared did Danitz breathe a sigh of relief, wipe his forehead, and feel a strange pressure from before.
In a room at another hotel on Oravi Island.
Just as Klein was about to send Anderson Hood had won a lot of money, to buy a ticket to the " City of Generosity," Bayam, Spirit Intuition suddenly struck him.
He quickly activated his Spirit Vision and saw that his headless messenger Reinette Tinekerr, had somehow Levitation beside him, the four heads she carried still shining brightly.
Unlike the Bone Messenger, whose mere appearance was enough to sense her complete entry into the real world, which was the only time my Spirit Intuition was triggered... Klein thoughtfully took the letter that one of Reinette Tinekerr's heads was biting.
At the same time, he discovered that Anderson's Spirit Intuition was no less than his own, and they reacted almost simultaneously.
"This is... a messenger?" Anderson asked uncertainly, seemingly having heard of such a thing but never actually seen one.
Klein nodded expressionlessly and casually opened the envelope.
"Huh, pearl earrings?" Klein unfolded the letter with some surprise.
Anderson, standing nearby, curiously leaned closer, Reinette Tinekerr up and down, and clicked his tongue in amazement.
"There's a kind of indescribable, bloody beauty..."
Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly raised his hands and grabbed his own throat, choking him until his tongue stuck out and he foamed at the mouth, while Reinette Tinekerr neck was empty, did not react.
Klein turned his head, studied it carefully for a moment, then looked at his messenger, and muttered a few words silently:
"It's very similar to Miss Sharron's ability... Does the messenger belong to the ' Prisoner ' pathway? No, we can't be sure. She's Spirit World being, so it's normal for her to be good at this kind of thing..."
Seeing that Anderson was about to pass out, Klein slowly spoke:
"Okay, now he also needs to show me the way."
One of the heads in Reinette Tinekerr's hand turned around and stared at Anderson with its scarlet eyes.
The mouths on each of her heads opened one after another in a very orderly fashion:
"Can..." "Make..." " Living Corpse..." "Similarly..." "Able to..." "Lead the way..."
As he spoke, Anderson finally stopped, removing his hands from his neck, leaving clear, deep finger marks.
Huff, huff... The Strongest Hunter gasped for breath, bent over, and gagged.
Klein quickly skimmed through the letter and figured out that the sender was Danitz, the "famous pirate" who claimed that " Vice Admiral Iceberg " had mysteriously disappeared and urgently needed help.
As soon as his gaze left the letter, Klein was astonished to find that Reinette Tinekerr was still there.
This isn't mysticism... Don't messengers disappear after delivering a message, only to be summoned back and reappear? Klein pondered for a moment, then asked with a hint of doubt:
Is there anything else?
"Wait..." "You..." "Reply..." "Letter..." Reinette's four heads spoke in turn.
"How do you know I'll definitely reply?" Klein glanced at Anderson, who hadn't recovered yet, and was certain that the Strongest Hunter wouldn't notice these words that didn't fit Gehrman Sparrow's persona.
The head in Reinette's hand spoke again:
"Her... missing... is very... strange..."
"How did you know?" For a moment, Klein thought the messenger had peeked at Danitz's letter.
The heads, with their long, light blonde hair simply tied up, each uttered a single word, forming a complete sentence:
"I..." "I investigated..." "On the ship..." "The situation..."
My messenger is also a spy? Will Miss Reinette Tinekerr also work as a bodyguard in the future? I wonder if I'll have to pay extra... Klein said, grumbling as he pondered:
"No rush, I'll reply later."
He planned to first go above the Gray Fog and use " Vice Admiral Iceberg " Edwina's earrings to perform Divination.
Reinette Tinekerr didn't say another word, and her figure vanished without a trace.
"Cough..." Anderson finally recovered, stood up straight, and looked at Gehrman Sparrow. "Your messenger, your messenger, is actually Demigod!"
P. S.: My wife's grandmother was hospitalized, and I rushed back to her hometown to visit her yesterday. I didn't have any drafts saved, so I'll update this first and revise it later.