Chapter 394: Angry "Flame"
After taking a deep breath of the salty sea breeze, Danitz's hands, which were clutching his shirt, froze at his sides. He slowly turned around and looked towards the living room door.
The door that had been open was now closed, and a young blond lady in a plain gray dress was looking at him with a smile.
Is it the woman who caused such a scene at "Flying Fish and Wine" last night... She's also on the White Onyx? The guy she was with must be here too!
Danitz instantly remembered this beautiful face, and then thought of the man in the windbreaker with the black hat who could transform into his own appearance, and the strange "hunger" that seemed to want to devour him...
Wait, I was discovered by the Mandated Punisher. Could it be because that man transformed into my appearance and did something bad?
He suddenly understood.
At this point, I should jump out the window. The White Agate isn't far off yet, and I'll be able to swim to shore soon. Even if there's a whole team of Mandated Punishers out there, I'm confident I can play hide-and-seek with them... Or I can just swim to another ship, blend in with the passengers, and go anywhere...
Several thoughts flashed through Danitz's mind, and he raised and lowered his hands. But in the end, this "Flame" calmed the fire in his heart, placed one hand on his chest, bowed slightly, and forced a smile that he thought was the most handsome.
"Good morning, beautiful lady, it's nice to see you again."
At this moment, Danitz was extremely grateful to Vice Admiral Iceberg Edwina for the etiquette lessons she had conducted among the crew.
"Really? What about him?"
The lady at the door asked softly.
He? Who?
Danitz just raised his head and looked at the other person in confusion when he saw a ball of black flames between them. In an instant, the fist-sized flames exploded, and the bright yellow inside flowed out, outlining a slightly thin figure.
Gehrman Sparrow emerged from the flames.
…
"Why are you on board?"
"To the Rorsted Archipelago, Bayam."
"What are you going there for?"
Isn’t it because of you, a piece of shit, pretending to be me and running around everywhere that I was chased by the Mandated Punisher all night and had to secretly buy a ticket and leave on a boat?
"The vacation is over. I'm going to wait for the captain's orders. Maybe there will be a new mission."
Looking at the indifferent Klein before him, Danitz forced a smile and found a reason that wasn't wrong. After sending a telegram to Bayam's contact, he was indeed planning to end his vacation early, but being driven away by the Mandated Punisher was not part of his plan.
"bite--"
Klein quickly flipped a coin to confirm that Danitz wasn't lying. When the other party's attention was drawn to the flying coin, he nodded with a stern face.
"Don't leave the room except to eat."
He whispered.
Why? On what basis?
Danitz felt like he was about to explode.
Although the lady still leaning against the door had a heartwarming smile on her face, the man in front of her always exuded a faint sense of "hunger". His arrogant words and indifferent eyes always reminded Danitz of their encounter last night.
I can’t beat him, I definitely can’t beat him…
"OK."
He sighed helplessly and replied that he felt that buying the ticket for the White Agate was the biggest mistake he had made this year.
The only thing that made him feel fortunate was that he had booked a first-class room instead of a second-class cabin where even the bathroom had to be shared, so staying in the room all the time was not so uncomfortable.
Comforting himself in this way, Danitz watched Klein walk to the living room door. The young lady slowly walked over and said with a smile:
"A lock of your hair, a tube of blood."
"ah?"
Danitz initially suspected he had misheard, but it took him a moment to realize what he meant.
"In occultism, any part of the body, even a drop of blood or a strand of hair, is an extremely important medium. It can allow people to track your location or even directly cast certain vicious curses."
He remembered what Edwina, the part-time "teacher" of all the pirates on the ship, had said, and a chill suddenly ran through his heart.
There is no doubt that the other party asked for blood and hair in order to track him at any time, or even cast some fatal curses from a distance.
They didn't believe me at all and still thought that I had other purposes for boarding the ship, such as acting as an insider to cooperate with other pirate ships to hijack the White Agate, or to drill a big hole in the bottom of the ship and sink the passenger ship directly!
Why did I think she was beautiful and her smile was heartwarming just now?
Shit!
Danitz was furious. He suddenly pulled out the dagger from his waist and gripped the handle tightly, veins bulging on the back of his hand.
Then he took off the wig on his head, carefully cut off a bunch of golden hair and handed it to the lady in front of him.
"Is that enough?" he asked with a forced smile.
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"Do you believe in this 'Flame' Danitz?"
Walking out of room 312, Angel looked at the dark red blood in the glass bottle in his hand and whispered.
She summoned an invisible thread and wrapped it around the small glass bottle. Using the power of frost, she caused the temperature to drop sharply, causing frost to form on the surface. This would preserve the blood longer and intimidate Danitz, the hostage.
"The divination suggests that he's not lying. Perhaps he's really being pursued by the navy or the Mandated Punisher at the port, so he's planning to flee by ship. But we still have to be careful. I'll keep a close eye on him at all times."
Klein twisted the short golden hair in his hand and put it into a cigarette box. Using this hair, he could track Danitz's movements at any time and detect him in time if he tried to escape.
It's just that he lives next door to us, which always feels a bit inconvenient... Angel thought a little melancholy as he walked towards the restaurant with Klein. When they passed Room 305, the door just opened and Denton, wearing a child's tuxedo, appeared at the door, followed by Donna who was pushing him forward.
Seeing Angel and Klein, the siblings both showed joyful expressions. Donna closed the door with her backhand, stood in front of Angel, looked at her excitedly and said:
"Sister Angelica, Uncle Sparrow, what was that giant skeleton yesterday?"
After a pause, she added:
"I definitely didn't tell anyone else. Well, only Denton knew. He saw it, but he didn't dare to say anything."
The little boy beside him pursed his lips and nodded, his face also showing a mixture of curiosity and excitement. It seemed that the brother and sister had gotten rid of their fear in their communication with each other last night, and only had the desire to explore the bone messenger left.
"That's just a messenger, delivering a message to Sparrow for someone else far away, uncle."
Seeing that Klein was reluctant to communicate in order to maintain his persona, Angel bent down and looked at Denton to explain. He couldn't help laughing when he mentioned "uncle".
"Messenger..." Denton repeated the word.
"It's the postman, the one who delivers newspapers and bills to Dad every day," Donna explained, patting her brother's head. Then, she changed her tone and said, "Can we have a messenger like that, too?"
I've only seen two messengers, and neither of them belonged to me... Angel could barely contain his smile and looked at Klein for help. Klein's expression was calm, and he replied indifferently:
"It depends on luck. Maybe you'll have the chance to meet your own messenger."
These words successfully aroused the hope of the brother and sister, which could be seen from their increasingly bright eyes.
"But why couldn't Mom, Dad, and Uncle Cleves see it? There were quite a few people on the deck at the time, and they didn't react at all!"
Soon, curious baby Donna asked new questions.
If you share the bacon you bought with them, I'm afraid everyone on the ship will fall into panic about the giant skeleton messenger...
The correct answer flashed through Angel's mind, but she just smiled and replied:
“Only children of pure hearts can see this.”
I'm not a child anymore - Donna muttered, but a bright smile broke out on her face because of her uniqueness.
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Several people came to the exclusive restaurant of the first-class cabin. It was not lunch time, but the restaurant still served a variety of pastries, coffee and juice. It was the most frequented place for passengers besides the entertainment room.
Angel met Captain Ireland here. Captain Ireland was holding a cup of coffee and looking at Damir Island that was far away at the stern. He was not sure what he was thinking about. Only after Angel took the initiative to greet him did he turn his gaze over here.
"Good morning, both of you," he said, raising his coffee cup. "Did the White Shark guys give you any trouble last night?"
"After leaving the bar, we returned to the White Onyx," Angel replied, immediately realizing why Ellan asked. "Did they come looking for you?"
"Oh, that guy felt humiliated and demanded double compensation. I wouldn't drink that shitty liquor even if I were given it, especially since it was his people who started the fight," Ireland scoffed at Hamilton's threats. "Anyway, we made a deal. I was lucky last night and won over ten pounds, so I gave him an extra two pounds as a tip to get rid of him."
He injured two guards, a bartender, and smashed a shelf of low-quality liquor, yet he only asked for two pounds in compensation. It seems the captain's reputation has a deterrent effect... Angel thought about it, smiled, and nodded:
"Thanks."
Ireland raised his coffee cup again in response.
"captain!"
At this moment, a crew member climbed up the ladder from the deck below with a look of panic on his face. He wanted to continue shouting, but when he saw that there were many people in the restaurant, he came close to Ireland and whispered something.
Angel vaguely heard words like "pirate ship" and "red skull".
Many passengers who were killing time in the restaurant also noticed the commotion and came over. Seeing this, Ai Erlan said to everyone in a serious tone:
"Don't panic, there's a pirate ship in the distance. My White Onyx has plenty of firepower and a well-trained crew. There's no need to be afraid of them.
"Everyone, please leave the restaurant in an orderly manner and return to your rooms. Close the windows and wait for good news. I don't want to find out after repelling the pirates that no one was hurt by them, but several of us were injured."
His words, intended to liven up the atmosphere, failed to elicit any laughter. Organized by the crew, the passengers quickly left and returned to their respective suites. Angel and Klein also returned to the first-class cabin, but instead of going to Room 310, they went straight to Room 312 next door.
After opening the unlocked door, the two were surprised to see that "Flame" Danitz had not fled or prepared to fight to the bitter end. Instead, he was holding a small monocular telescope and looking out the window, his face filled with undisguised anxiety.
He turned around immediately when he heard the door open.
"If I say this pirate ship has nothing to do with me, would you believe me?"
Seeing Angel take out the glass bottle filled with his own blood from his pocket, Danitz forced a smile and said.
Outside the window, a huge pirate ship appeared on the sea level, spewing thick smoke and rapidly approaching the White Agate.
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