Chapter 48
The people who flocked at once began to scramble. Lil couldnt properly open her eyes due to the sudden sunlight but tried to look around. Out of nowhere, soone bumped into her which made her stumble back against the main mast and fall on her butt.
The Captain has been beaten!
Lil, still down, was almost hit in the face by a huge knee. She grabbed her hat and stood up, it was then that she noticed that everyone around her was looking in the sa direction. It was towards the stern side of the ship. Lil turned around and followed their gazes.
Kwak!
A lifeless body broke the stern railing and fell heavily on the upper deck. Lil soon realised it was the ships bald-headed captain. Her eyes landed on the upper deck, which was already spread with several people lying on their backs. The bodies were all holding weapons as if they were in the middle of a fight when they fell. Lil had a hunch on how this could have happened, but it took so ti for her to fully understand the situation.
Then a single voice descended on the deck, which had beco as silent as if it had been splashed with water.
What do you an the Captain got beaten?
Everyone gathered on deck looked up at the sa ti. Lil, who did not want to accept the situation at all, lifted her chin slowly. Her gaze passed the railing that had been completely destroyed, and landed on the stern. She had to squint her eyes as the scorching sun hit her head-on. A figure with his back to the sun was standing tall on the highest deck of the stern, his face completely hidden in the shadows.
Im the Captain now.
When Lil recognized the voice, she involuntarily spits out abusive language.
That madman
After his declaration, the free-spirited man wiped his bloodied long sword on his clothes. Except for Lil, the whole group stared at the scene as if they were witnessing the arrival of a legend. Triumphantly, Ed put his foot down on the tattered railing.
Im taking over this ship.
Not long after, Lils shoulder that collided with the bucket earlier started to hurt. As if it was a start sign, every spot on her body that had been hit by the swarm of loose objects began to throb. Lil slowly lowered her eyes and scoured her wrecked body.
What did I do to deserve this?
Uwaaaaa!
At the sa ti as sporadic shouts pierced her ears, Lil felt extre rage rising from sowhere deep inside her.
I still rember the rotten image of Ed nodding his head calmly when I laid out my plans to him yesterday Seeing him now, its no wonder he acted so obediently.
Her eyes, brimming with anger, looked up again. The renegade next to Ed was demanding for hooray, while Ed, who was completely obscured by the light, could not be seen. Nevertheless, Lil glared against the sun.
Ed turned away from Lils eyes, which were about to pierce him, in a cold sweat. Her sharp eyes seem to be on fire. He wanted to apologise, but he couldnt because he was still standing on the stern. Also, he couldnt expose Lil as they didnt figure out her identity yet. So in the end he tried to mouth his words.
This was not on purpose!
Ed was willing to put his hand on his chest and make a vow, because it really wasnt intentional that things turned out this way
- Flashback -
After Lil exited the warehouse, Ed was left alone and contemplated his strange mood. Sothing didnt feel right. Normally, he enjoyed the ferocious rumours about him as the Admiral. Human imagination is limitless, and various wild and bizarre stories circulated about him, Ed was always amused by the tales he could never co up with himself. But that was the extent of his interest in the gossip, even though he never corrected it. Only this ti, he felt heartbroken for so reason.
I didnt know it at the ti when I was bragging about myself, but Liloa is a person who hates harsh physical punishnts. Of course, torture is not about being fair, but a high-intensity act to obtain confession and information
Ed rembered what Lil had said the other day about torture and punishnt, that it was of no use in a civilized society.
Even so, why is she taking those rumours so seriously?
Ed kicked a piece of wood that was rolling in front of him, while muttering unfamiliar words and eventually opened a window on the stern.
The waves are quite high.
After he checked the wind, he slipped through the window and clung to the stern. The shabby shirt he picked up fluttered in the wind. Ed gave strength to his hands and feet and started to climb up, clasping pugs that stood out as a true rock climber. Because its an old-fashioned ship, there were many intricate decorations and sculptures on the stern, which worked in his favor. Attached to the captains room was a terrace-like structure, making it easier for Ed to break in from outside. Ed had to climb a little higher and finally jumped over the railing. The window fra on the stern was made of wood and luckily for Ed, it was slightly open. Through the open window, Ed checked the inside. He pondered for a mont as he couldnt see where the bald-headed captain had gone to. Eventually, he opened the window and stepped inside the cabin.
There was no bed or hammock, so the captains office and bedroom were separate. Ed guessed there was a high possibility that the bald man, who lost his prisoners, had fallen asleep after so heavy drinking. He looked around and found a second door, aning there was another space connected to the right side of the office. He walked to it and quietly put his ear to the door. He heard a sudden groan and opened his eyes in amazent. Behind the door was the bald man snoring through his mouth, repeating a choking sound several tis. Ed faced the office again and his stolen sword was the first thing that caught his eye. He admired its marvelous figure hanging on the wall like an ornant. The curved part that continues from that slim straight line is nothing less than a piece of art. Ed nodded his head with a satisfied expression, almost forgetting he was still standing in the captains room.
They see my sword as a symbolic loot obtained by killing the Navy, so it should have rightly been taken by the Captain. The ugly guy with the missing front teeth Liloa talked about must have taken her necklace. She offered to help
retrieve my sword to get
to join the plan, but I knew that she had no intention of doing so. It was quite obvious as she didnt know what my sword looked like and just last night she didnt care at all whether I was looking for it or not. Nevertheless, it was a really cute suggestion.
Ed looked away from the sword with a smile and decided to concentrate on his mission again. First, he read the map spread out on the desk.
Just as Liloa said, the ship is going towards the open sea. If so, were they in Marchand for the Erimyan? Whatever the case, its none of my business.
Ed looked at the tools and compasses scattered around the chart.
Only a few craftsn in the Empire know how to make highly sophisticated navigation tools for exploring the oceans. Seeing an unknown signature engraved on the back, it seed like a small-scale compass. Well, they didnt need a very accurate compass as they were only going to the Majel Islands.
Ed put one of the compasses and a telescope in his pocket
Suddenly, heavy footsteps approached. Ed hurriedly dived out of the window he had entered through.
Captain! Captain!
Even though the pirates tried to enter with a lot of noise, the bald head didnt budge at all. Ed watched through the slightly opened window how the door slamd and cracked, and eventually opened at once. The two n who dared to destroy the door of the Captains room ca in and roughly opened the bedroom door, then dragged out their bald-headed captain.
Hey, Captain. Get up.
After being patted on his cheeks a few tis, the bald head finally ca to his senses. He was pulled out of his bed out of nowhere, so when he finally realised the situation, he angrily grabbed one of the guys by the neck.
How dare you!
This is urgent, Captain. Theres an intruder on board. I think it was one of those two Navy bastards from earlier.
What?
Please, hear out the dock watchman. He was found gagged in a corner of the dock.
Ed observed the second guy who ca up to the captain and chid in.
Seeing his swollen jawline, it looks as if he was beaten by Liloa and passed out.
That slick-looking guy punched
on the chin and took so of the water. There must be an empty water bottle rolling around sowhere!
The supply man found him unconscious and stuck in the corner of the warehouse. He was lucky. I already checked the dock and gun deck with a few n of the crew and they were both empty. Theres no way he would have thrown himself back into this vast ocean, so hes probably hiding sowhere on the cabin deck.
What the hell!
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