Catherine, who was running ahead of the bearded man, looked terrified, but she was also running as hard as she could.

Fortunately, the six men were still some distance from the bearded man, and judging by their current speed, the two men should be able to board the ship safely.

"Bang!"

Just as Joey was relieved that things wouldn't be so bad, Catherine, who was running in the lead, suddenly fell down on the beach.

Although she quickly got up and continued running towards the sailboat, Joey's face had turned extremely pale.

"Big Beard, run!"

He shouted again at the bearded man with all his might.

The bearded man had already stopped walking; he had made his decision when Catherine fell.

He drew his longsword from his waist, like a knight guarding justice, gripping the sword with both hands, his eyes fixed on the six warriors charging towards him.

Joey couldn't accept it. If he had to choose between the bearded man and Catherine, he wouldn't hesitate; he would choose the bearded man.

He and the bearded man truly shared a brotherly bond; the bearded man was willing to die for him. As for Catherine, he only saw her as an investment. If the investment failed, he could start over, but he wouldn't be happy if his own brother, the bearded man, were gone.

Catherine heard Joey calling out to Big Beard and couldn't help but glance back. When she turned back, her eyes were full of tears. She understood that it was all because of her—because she had fallen asleep while on guard duty, because she had just tripped and fallen, because of her stupidity.

But she didn't stop, because even though the bearded man had his back to her, his voice urging her to hurry up and board the ship could be clearly heard.

"Big Beard, you really are a big idiot!"

Joey understood the bearded man's determination, but he still couldn't help but shout loudly at his back.

The mainsail has been raised, and the sailboat has begun to slowly move away from the shore.

After being stopped by the bearded man, the six warriors realized they could not catch up with Catherine, so they surrounded him with their longswords.

Catherine plunged into the sea and struggled to get closer to the sailboat.

Despite his resentment towards Catherine, Joey still reached out his right hand to her and pulled her onto the sailboat.

This time it's not about investment, but about giving the bearded man's chivalry a good ending.

I'll be waiting for you at the destination!

Tears welled up in Joey's eyes. He hadn't expected that he would actually shed tears for someone else in this strange world.

The bearded man also heard Joey's words. He released his longsword with his left hand and made a gesture behind him, a gesture that only Joey understood.