Pirate: It’s not a phantom beast, it’s a phantom god!

Chapter 90: Unexpected Request for Help

"Hmm~Pfft...cough! Cough cough!"

"Brother Skepgate, are you okay?" The team leader asked hurriedly when he saw Skepgate finally woke up.

"You, you are the captain of the combat team under Big Brother? I am... Oh right! Where is Big Brother For? How is he?"

As soon as Skepgate woke up, he sat up and asked about Fowle's condition.

"Um...sorry, we got separated from the boss because of the storm just now."

"Now we plan to return to Fenrir Island first, and then find a way to contact Boss Forle."

"Storm... lost... No, no! I can't go back!"

"We must find Big Brother immediately and not let him go to Beehive Island!"

Upon hearing this, Skygate immediately became anxious.

After a near-death experience, Skepgate realized that he couldn't let his elder brother die in vain.

"Huh? Why?"

"Fenrir Island has been occupied by the Beastmen. Going back would be like committing suicide!"

"And Beehive Island is now under siege by the Golden Lions. Going there would be very dangerous!"

"We have to find Brother Forle quickly so we can escape together, cough cough cough!"

Skygate began to cough violently due to his impatience and the damage caused by Burfat's punch.

Seeing this, the team leader immediately stepped forward and gently stroked Skepgate's back to help him calm down.

"Brother Skepgate, don't worry... Oh, I remember you have a Den Den Mushi. You can contact Boss Fore now."

"Yes, yes! Den Den Mushi! Ahem~"

Upon hearing this, Skygate immediately took out the Den Den Mushi, but to his surprise, the Den Den Mushi was unconscious because it had been soaking in the sea for too long.

"..."

"Cough cough cough cough!"

Seeing this, Skepgate became furious and his injury flared up. After a bout of uncontrollable coughing, he fainted again.

It was already the third day when he woke up again.

……

"Brother Skepgate, you're awake!"

"Hey! Come here quickly, Brother Skip is awake!" The third brother who was taking care of him immediately called the others when he saw him wake up.

Upon hearing this, a group of pirates immediately surrounded them.

"Brother Skepgate, how are you? Are you still feeling unwell?"

"Would you like some water?"

"The food is ready, would you like to eat some first?"

……

"Okay, be quiet first!"

"Ahem~ How long have I been unconscious? How's the Den Den Mushi? Have you contacted Brother Fork?"

"..." The pirates fell silent upon hearing this, and the captain stood up again.

"Brother Skepgate, you've been in a coma for almost three days.

As for the Den Den Mushi, it did wake up a while ago, but it's very lethargic. We tried many times but it just wouldn't work."

"What? Damn it! Cough, cough, cough, cough!"

"Brother Skepgate!"
"Give me the Den Den Mushi! Let me try."

Skygate covered his chest with one hand and asked the captain for a Den Den Mushi with the other.

Half an hour later...

After repeated attempts, Skygate finally contacted For's Den Den Mushi.

"Brother Fule! Are you okay?! Cough, cough cough..."

However, the voice that came from the other side was not the powerful voice of Forle that Skepgate had imagined.

"Brother Skepgate?!"

"Huh? Who are you? Why is my brother's Den Den Mushi with you?!"

Hearing this unexpected sound, Skepgate immediately became nervous.

"Brother Skepgate, it's me, I'm Wright!"

Hearing the name, Skepgate finally calmed down a little.

Chuck Wright, that was the name of the first mate on Foerster's flagship.

"Wright?! Why is it you? Where's Brother For?"

Upon hearing this question, Wright on the opposite side suddenly lost his voice.

"Brother Scapgate, Brother Foul, he, he..."

"What's up with him?"

Skepgate suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Brother Forle was killed by that guy John!"

“!”*n
As soon as these words were spoken, Skepgate and the other pirates on Den Den Mushi's side were struck by lightning.

"what happened?!"

"Explain why John wanted to kill Brother Forle! Didn't Brother Forle go to save him?!"

Skygate came to his senses and immediately yelled at the Den Den Mushi.

"Yes, it's like this..."

A choked voice told Scapgate how Fowle had been murdered.

"John!!!"

Hearing that his elder brother was killed for such a reason, Skepgate's anger was immediately ignited.

"That guy! That guy!! Big brother was clearly willing to risk his life to save him, but he actually!!!"

"Brother Skipgate?"

There was a hint of worry in Light's voice on the Den Den Mushi side. Now that Ful was dead, Skepgate was their backbone.

"Huh~ I'm fine, cough cough!" "Wright, listen carefully, I will definitely avenge Brother Forle! As for you, now quickly find a chance to leave John!"

"No, Brother Scapgate. John won't let us go."

"And I already have a plan. If everything goes well, I can kill that guy John and avenge Brother Forle."

"What's the plan? Don't mess around! You can't be John's opponent with your strength."

Skepgate became anxious when he heard this. He knew John's strength. For his brothers to kill John was no different from committing suicide.

"Don't worry, we have no intention of confronting John head-on."

Wright heard the anxiety in Skepgate's voice and told him his plan.

"Golden Country?!"

Skepgate was a little surprised when he heard the name. After all, this was a fairy tale that countless pirates and adventurers had heard, but few people believed it.

Now that he knew that the golden legend might be true, his heart couldn't help but stir.

But Skepgate quickly suppressed his shock. Now was not the time to think about gold.

"No, it's too dangerous."

"Let's not even talk about whether those two would fight among themselves. Even if they did, he wouldn't be John's opponent.

John will kill you all and keep the gold."

"Don't worry, John seems to be injured. I think we can give it a try!"

"but……"

Skepgate wanted to persuade him again, but the other party interrupted him directly:

"Brother Skipgate! This is our only chance. Once John recovers from his injuries, there's nothing we can do!"

Hearing the determination in the other party's words, Skepgate was silent for a moment.

……

"We will avenge Brother Forle."

After saying this, the person on the other end was about to hang up the Den Den Mushi.

"and many more!"

Skepgate looked into the distance. Fearing of being discovered, the captain ordered the boat to be rowed to a more remote place in the sea while he was unconscious.

And now the direction that Skepgate was looking at was exactly where Fenrir Island was originally located.

As if he had made up his mind, Skipgate said before the other party hung up:
"I have another way."

……

Time returns to the present——

"So you want to use our power to kill John and avenge Forle?"

After listening to Skepgate's story, Burfat said this.

"Yes! I want Lord Kaido to help kill that bastard John!"

"Stop joking. Why should Mr. Kaido help you?"

When Jin heard that Skygate actually asked Kaido to take action directly, he drew the sword at his waist and was about to chop off his head.

"and many more!"

"We have clues about the 'Golden Country'. If Lord Kaido is willing to help, regardless of whether we can kill John or not, we are willing to hand it over to him!"

When these words were spoken, everyone present was a little shocked.

"Hey! Hey! Brother Gate, even if you want our help, you can't use a story from a picture book to trick us, right?"

Burfat spoke first, his tone full of dissatisfaction at being treated like a fool.

"Are you telling us that kind of legend to trick children just to tease us again before you die?"

"Your last words are really boring."

Jhin could no longer suppress his murderous intent.

Kaido remained silent, just staring at Skygate on the ground.

"It's absolutely true! It's from a logbook that one of my brothers accidentally found, and it records the location of the 'Golden Country'!"

"Oh? If you know where the 'Golden Country' is, why didn't you go there yourself before?"

"Why wait until now to beg us to use it as a bargaining chip? You guys are really patient~"

Seeing that Skepgate was still talking nonsense, Burfat ignored their previous friendship and sneered, trying to drive him away.

Seeing that Burfat had already grabbed his collar and was about to drag him away, Skepgate hurriedly explained:
"Because the diary was written in a special language that was only recently deciphered..."

Hearing this obviously made-up excuse, Burfat became annoyed.

"enough!"

"You bastard! I'm trying to let you go, but you're still making trouble here. Do you really want to die here?"

After saying that, he stopped and threw the struggling Skepgate in front of Jhin.

"Jin, I don't care anymore, just kill him!"

Seeing this, Jin didn't hesitate and swung his knife towards his neck.

Seeing this, the Skepgate brothers around him stood up and rushed forward desperately to stop Jhin.

But Jhin's speed was too fast, too fast to be caught by the naked eye.

The slash broke through the air and was about to cut Skepgate's throat in an instant. Skepgate subconsciously closed his eyes and waited for death.

"Brother Skepgate!"
[Is he going to die again? Well, that's fine, I get to see Big Bro again.]
It's a shame I couldn't avenge my brother, but considering his personality, he wouldn't blame me.
[Really? I haven't traveled around the world yet.]
[“Golden Country”… I really want to go and see it. Is it true that the entire island is made entirely of gold?~]
[That bastard fishman Burfat was really ruthless~ It's a pity that I didn't fight back before I died.]
[Well, never mind. That bastard is a pretty good guy.]
……

……

……

[Hmm? Why... did my lantern last so long this time? Did other people do the same before they died?]
As he hadn't felt anything unusual for a long time, Skepgate tried to open his eyes, and to his surprise, he actually succeeded!
Light appeared in his eyes, and a golden girl stood sideways in front of him.

I don’t know if it was because the sunlight was too glaring or something else, but I couldn’t see her face clearly for a moment.

But just by looking at the vague outline, Skepgate felt that the other person must be incredibly beautiful.

The long hair that looked like flowing gold and occupied most of his vision was more beautiful than the most beautiful treasure he could imagine. It was so dazzling that it seemed as if it should not exist in this world.

[Do angels really exist?]
……

(End of this chapter)