"Hehehe, I've come up with a good idea, Catherine Palace. What do you say if I offer to take the lives of the other six people on the ship as the price for your return?"
When Mammon, who was standing in front of Catherine, saw him, he turned his head for a moment, as if he had thought of something, and then he darted over to Monbuma and the other two. He glanced at them and then smiled at Catherine.
"You'll never hurt my companions again..."
Upon hearing this, Catherine angrily picked up a knife, stood up, and roared at him.
Mammon shook his head, neither confirming nor denying Catherine's threat.
"Hehehe, that's not up to you, Catherine Palace. Well then, let me see your resolve..."
After saying that, its beastly eyes narrowed, and its sharp claws, gleaming with a cold light, reached out to grab the two of them.
"Although I don't know what just happened, it seems you're trying to threaten Miss Catherine with my and George's lives. I won't just surrender willingly!"
Secret Technique... Staff Technique... Trio!!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Monbuma, carrying George had reverted to human form, took a step back, put him down, and pulled out a steel staff from behind her. With a flick of her wrist, three afterimages appeared in the air and blasted towards him from different directions.
"Ha, what nonsense! You dare to provoke me?"
call out...
Bang bang bang...
As soon as he finished speaking, Mammon vanished from before Monbuma's eyes, causing his attack to miss its mark.
"Damn it, where did it go??"
When Monbuma lost sight of the other person, she panicked, looking around frantically and shouting to those around her.
call out...
The next instant, Mammon appeared behind him, but his superior agility made it impossible for Mammon to detect his movements.
" Monbuma, watch your back..."
Although Monbuma didn't spot the other person, Catherine, who was in front of him, could easily see him and immediately shouted a warning at him.
"Huh?? Behind me!!"
Upon hearing Catherine's words, Monbuma realized something was wrong and turned to look, only to find that the other person was even faster, far beyond his ability to react.
boom...
In the blink of an eye, the fist imprint landed, the force exploded, and Monbuma felt a sharp pain in his back, suddenly spitting out blood before being sent flying backward and crashing into the ship's railing.
call out...
Bang!!
"Lie still here and don't move!!"
Just as Monbuma was about to get up, Mammon rushed in front of him again, stomped down and pinned him down, preventing him from moving.
"Alright, Catherine Palace, please make a decision quickly. Are you coming with me, or will I kill everyone on the ship before forcibly taking you away?"
Mammon spoke calmly, but his words carried a chilling undertone.
"You..."
Catherine initially wanted to yell at and refuse the other person, but the thought that her companion's life depended on her choice made her calm down and think things through.
"Fine, I'll go with you, but on the condition that you spare my companions and don't harm a single hair on their heads, otherwise I'd rather die than go back with you..."
After struggling for a while, Catherine finally made up her mind, looked up, and said resolutely.
"Hehehe, that's more like it. Please rest assured, as long as you come back with me, I won't mind sparing the lives of these lowly people..."
Upon hearing Catherine's answer Mammon's face lit up with a bright smile, and he chuckled as he narrowed his eyes.
He didn't even consider the Monbuma, dark face of the man he was trampling on when he said those words.
"Phew... Okay, I'll go back with you. Wait for me a moment, I'll go inside to get some things and then we'll go back together!"
Catherine sighed, then said.
Mammon shrugged at Catherine's request and said casually.
"Please do as you wish, but if you intend to take this opportunity to leave without permission, not only will your companions pay the ultimate price, but I will also show no mercy to you..."
Finally, fearing she might do something else, he didn't forget to threaten and remind her.
"Don't worry, I'm not as shameless as you think..."
"Hehe, that's good then. Please hurry up. Although I have no objection to staying a little longer, they don't have time to drag things out any longer. After all, you've all embarrassed the Charlotte Family this time. They're not as easy to talk to as I am. They might even be mobilizing troops and chasing after you in full force!"
Mammon spoke in a sarcastic tone, as if reminding her not to try to delay the inevitable.
"I see..."
After saying that, Catherine walked towards her room.
A few minutes later, she came out carrying a bundle that seemed to contain a uniquely shaped weapon.
"It's ready..."
"Really? You're all ready? Then let's set off immediately!"
Mammon glanced at what she was wearing and then looked away. He nodded when she said it was okay and looked up at the sky.
Shhh...
He stared at it for a moment, then blew a whistle. As the sound rang out, a Shadow Flash in.
Wow...
The shadowy figure gradually became clearer; it was Asmodeus, who had been traveling with him earlier. He slowly descended on a carpet.
Asmodeus glanced at Catherine standing on the ship and then spoke to Mammon.
"Hmm, is the mission complete?"
"That's right, Catherine Palace has agreed to go back with us. Use your abilities to create a magic carpet to take us back!!"
"No problem. Long time no see, Catherine Palace. I am Asmodeus, codenamed Lust, one of the Seven Deadly Sins, and I have been sent to fetch you!"
After speaking with Mammon, Asmodeus immediately stepped off the magic carpet and bowed to Catherine in respect.
"Can we go now?"
Catherine ignored him and looked up at Mammon to ask.
"Hehe, Catherine Palace, please take a seat. We'll be on our way now!"
Asmodeus didn't seem to mind Catherine's indifference, and greeted her with a smile, pointing to the magic carpet beside her and saying with a chuckle.
"Let's go then!!"
Catherine ignored them and jumped up, coldly saying...
Let's go!
Mammon nodded to him and then jumped up as well.
"Then let's... set off!!"
After everyone was seated, Asmodeus finished speaking, pressed his right hand down, and a purple energy spread across the entire magic carpet, carrying the three of them into the sky and flying towards the Holy Land Mary Geoise.
"Damn it, I never expected such a big thing to happen while the captain was gone!!"
After they left, Monbuma pounded her fist on the ground, seething with resentment.
After a while, everyone, including Singh and Lulith who had gone into the water, gathered together.
"What do we do? The captain's not here, and Miss Catherine has been taken away by the government. What are we doing now..."
After looking around, Monbuma spoke.
"What else can we do? We can only go find the captain first, and then discuss how to handle Miss Catherine's matter after we find him!"
Even the usually impulsive George calmed down after this incident and spoke in a flat tone.
"Go find the captain? Alright, with the Vivre Card, I'm sure we'll find him soon..."
Lulith was closest to Catherine, thought about it and agreed with the idea.
"Then let's get going..."
Seeing that everyone seemed to agree on the decision, Monbuma continued.
"Good!!"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Go if you want, I'll part ways with you here first. After that battle, I've fully understood myself."
Right now, I—no, I should say we are all too weak. After leaving Luo Chen, we couldn't even handle a single government official, and we even lost Catherine because of it.
"Are you suggesting that if we go to find Luo Chen again like this, and then continue to rely on him to handle all the troubles and become a burden to him?"
As they decided to set off, Phil stood up, shook his head, and said...