Chapter 709
The Two of You Will Accompany Me
At the ferry boarding gate, Selene, dressed as a maid, had already been waiting for a long time.
The moment she saw Alistair from afar, she dashed over, crouched down, and hugged Alistair, deeply inhaling the increasingly strong and peculiar fragrance emanating from her, a scent only she could detect.
Selene was slightly taller than Alistair. After she crouched down, they were the same height. Due to the beauty of both Alistair and Selene, the scene became exceptionally eye-catching. Passing tourists, upon seeing this, let out good-natured laughter.
“All right, Selene. Stop fooling around.”
Alistair pointed out her identity and name to the Honey Badger, then said, “Let’s go.”
“Miss Crowley… right?”
As soon as they boarded the ship, they were immediately and personally stopped with a smile by a burly middle-aged man.
His skin had a few scales, clearly indicating he was a mixed-blood of Lizardmen and other races.
This man’s arms were thicker than Alistair’s waist, and he stood about two meters tall. His ears were slightly pointed, his back was hunched, and his face was filled with grotesque flesh. His chin had a flap-like protrusion, similar to a butt. His shoulders and upper arms bore dark blue anchor tattoos, making him look like a fierce pirate captain.
Just seeing him startled some guests, and others hesitated below the stairs, not daring to board.
Yet, Alistair showed no fear in facing him.
She simply asked softly, “Captain sir?”
It wasn’t difficult to recognize him.
On the elf ferry, where everyone’s weapons were confiscated, only his waist held a scimitar and a revolver.
“Haha, you recognized me!”
This ugly and ferocious-looking captain, who could frighten children, revealed an almost fawning smile. “I am Elvan Rachado. The captain of this ship… You are a VIP, please follow me.”
Saying this, he respectfully performed an elven bow towards Alistair.
This scene was observed by those around them.
A black-haired boy with freckles on his face and wearing glasses saw this and quickly went to a room, whispering to a messy-haired gray-haired teenager inside.
Upon hearing this, the gray-haired teenager’s expression immediately turned grim.
They whispered for a while before pushing each other and quietly exiting the room.
After they left, their voices became slightly louder.
“I told you not to provoke her!”
The black-haired boy with freckles said with unease, “Her butler… looking at him gives me a terrible feeling. It feels as terrifying as Professor Bruzvik…”
“…What are you afraid of, you idiot!”
The gray-haired boy also showed fear, but his mouth was still as stubborn as ever. “Professor Bruzvik is dead too! Extraordinarys are also people…
“I’ve told you, I’ve seen the price of that dress. If it’s genuine, that dress alone is worth eight hundred thousand gold coins! Even if it’s a replica, the price is definitely not low…
“With such followers and wearing such an expensive dress, her jewelry is likely extraordinary. If we get our hands on her jewelry, we might be able to change our fate—”
“But you got it, did your fate change?”
The freckled boy’s words were sharp. “Dimit?”
The boy called Dimit was rendered speechless.
“…How was I supposed to know that a young lady of this caliber would be wearing fakes out in public…”
His lips moved, still talking tough.
“Otherwise,” the freckled boy continued to jab, “would she wear the real thing for you to steal? If it were real, it would definitely have a tracking ritual, and we wouldn’t get far with it!”
“Enough, Paul! You didn’t stop me when I made my move back then either!”
Dimit said, enraged. “It’s partly your fault too!”
“I did try to stop you!”
“Not enough! If you only said it verbally, it means you wanted it too, doesn’t it?”
Just as Dimit finished speaking, he saw someone passing by.
They immediately stopped their conversation, watched the passerby leave, and then lowered their voices. “Perhaps we should return the item? And apologize to that young lady… She might forgive us.”
“Return it?”
Paul retorted, “What are you thinking? What you have in your hand is a fake!”
“…So what if it’s fake? Because it’s fake, it shouldn’t be that valuable. So I think… if we apologize, we can be forgiven.”
“Don’t even think about it! You’re too stupid! You don’t understand nobles at all, Dimit!”
Paul’s gaze was sharp, and his voice grew louder. “They will absolutely not forgive you—they will claim that the jewelry you stole is real and then pretend to return a fake to escape punishment!
“They will demand compensation from you at the price of a lost genuine item! After all, a noble young lady like her wouldn’t wear a replica when she goes out, would she? If you returned the item, she would think it was a mockery—mocking her family’s decline, that she couldn’t even afford to lose a fake!”
“How could this be…”
Dimit hesitated, then shook his head. “You think too poorly of nobles. Isn’t Albert also a noble? And Miss Aurora too…”
“…Albert is an exception. And Aurora… her parents are dead, and her inheritance has already been seized by relatives. She can’t be considered a noble,” Paul hesitated, his voice becoming quieter and softer.
“But doesn’t that still show that there are exceptions?”
Dimit tried to persuade his friend to join him. “Maybe that young lady is also a kind person?”
“Unlikely, her surname is Crowley. People from that family have some mental issues…”
Paul still firmly refused.
But as he said this, he suddenly realized, “Were you not attracted by her beauty and wanted to strike up a conversation?”
“…She’s so beautiful, her heart must be kind too.”
Dimit didn’t deny it, but pleaded with his companion, “Come with me… I don’t dare go alone. I have no idea what taboos nobles have, or what operas they like to watch… You have to go with me.”
Hearing this, Paul was suddenly furious. “You’re not looking at the value of the item at all, you just want her personal belongings! And you want to drag me along with you? I’m telling you, no way!
“Don’t forget, we have a mission on this voyage! If something happens because of you, the mentor will turn us into walking corpses!”
“—I think it would be best if the two of you accompanied me. And clarify what your mission is!”
Suddenly, a pair of hands landed on their shoulders. A steady, middle-aged voice came from behind them.
They turned around in shock—only to see the young lady’s butler had appeared silently behind them.
Paul’s mind raced. “It’s that passerby from earlier!”
That passerby was actually the butler disguised as someone else!
“That’s right, it’s me.”
The butler’s expression was impassive. He slightly increased the pressure of his hands on their shoulders and repeated, “The two of you… please accompany me.”
(End of Chapter)
