While Meredy was busy fighting, Oscar calmly confirmed:

"Did Mei just say 'I won't forget you'?"

"So what!?"

"Besides, she also said, 'Let's talk about it when you actually bring them here~'"

"So, what then?!"

Meredith's skirt was attacked, and the hem began to melt, almost leaving her lower body naked. However, in order to protect her dignity, Meredith continued to fight desperately.

In this situation, Oscar pushed up his glasses and said:

"Thinking carefully, that sentence means 'We won't see each other for a while'... In other words, we're going to escape, and I'll leave the rest to you, right?"

“………………!? Where is Mei now!?”

"She's waving at us with a big smile on her face. Ah, she's back at the helm..."

She seemed to have no intention of coming back, or rather, from the very beginning, she had intended to abandon Meredith and the others and run away.

The so-called "method to drive away bad food" probably... no, it definitely didn't exist in the first place.

All I heard was an ominous sound like an earthquake.

Meredith and Oscar, who were originally looking into the distance, turned their heads stiffly like rusty robots.

All I saw before me was a gigantic tsunami over 300 meters above sea level.

The inability to eat its prey seemed to have angered the evil food.

And now, the Melkine——had disappeared beyond the horizon.

Seeing the overwhelming waves, Mireddy and Oscar's cheeks twitched...

“Damn pirates!!”

They roared in resentment at the female pirate who had deceived them.

Just when the waves as big as hills were about to swallow the two of them.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting—"Tian Zhen"!!"

The space exploded, and a big hole was blown in the center of the huge wave. The three people escaped to the other side through the tunnel in the wave.

"Xiao Nai~~~!!"

"Natsu~~~!"

A third companion arrived like a savior, and Meredith and Oscar embraced him with emotion. Natsu seemed confused, looking at his companions who were hugging their arms.

"Xiao Mi was toyed with!"

"Ao's hopes have been trampled upon!"

"I see. I don't understand. And Oscar, please come back to your senses!"

Natsu pulled the two apart and looked at the huge wave that hit him again with a look of disgust.

"That guy again."

"Yes, but we already know why they singled us out for attack."

Meredi told me that I could avoid the sharp sensory abilities of sea monsters by suppressing my magic power.

When it comes to releasing magic power for intimidation, the three of them are experienced, but they have almost no experience in deliberately suppressing magic power, so this is a bit difficult for them.

That being said, if one cannot suppress magic power, then one cannot operate at sea, and even if one catches up with the Melkine Pirates, it will only put the captives in danger.

So the three of them nodded, looked at the evil food that was attacking them, and concentrated the magic power in their bodies.

On the other hand, at the same time.

"Oh my~ They're so awesome~ They're really fighting the evil food."

Mei'er peered into the distance through a telescopic telescope, seeming to admire from the bottom of her heart.

The second-in-command, Chris, said helplessly:

"Mei'er...you have a really bad personality."

"That's called fitting the right person for the right job. Besides, if something goes wrong and endangers the captives, that wouldn't be something they'd want to see."

"That's right."

Chris muttered in his heart on behalf of Mel's father, "That's why no one pursues you even after you are over 20."

After a while, Mei tilted her head and said, "Oh? Can he see here?", then she smiled brightly and started waving her hands.

"...I have to say it again, you have a truly terrible personality."

Chris couldn't help but feel a headache when he thought of the bespectacled young man and the girl dressed as a pirate on the other side of the telescope, looking stunned.

Before they knew it, the battle between Meredi and the others and the evil food disappeared on the other side of the horizon.

Mei'er smiled nonchalantly and clapped her hands at her subordinates on the deck. With a sharp snap, the pirates' attention immediately turned to their captain.

"Alright, although there were some unexpected incidents, this operation went smoothly. Thank you all for your hard work. We can't let the captives sleep forever. Let's return to the harbor as soon as possible."

"Whoa whoa!"

The subordinates responded with energetic shouts.

"Let's train the captured pirates as usual♪"

“Oh, oh~”

The response to the shout was somewhat subtle, as many of these people had been captured and disciplined in the past.

At this moment, Katie raised her hand timidly and asked a question.

"Hey, hey, Mei'er, can you just ignore Glasses and the others?"

Like Chris, there is also a normal person here whose conscience is tormented.

Mei'er smiled sweetly and said in a firm tone:

"They'll be fine!"

"What's your basis for that?!"

Hearing Mei's unfounded assertion, Katie thought, "This guy must be just talking nonsense," and her conscience became even more uneasy. Many other people also had the same expression.

Mei'er shrugged helplessly and persuaded:

"Listen, if they get into trouble and end up buried at the bottom of the ocean, there's only one thing we can do."

Katie's eyes gleamed with anticipation, and she thought, "Maybe we should go and rescue them."

Chris held his head, seemingly having a headache.

"Let's observe a moment of silence for them."

"That's death! No way!"

Katie is a very gentle girl. Incidentally, she is Mel's playmate since childhood.

Because Mei'er is usually like this, the other members' reactions are like "Because she's the captain" and "No matter what, she'll still have to take action in the end, right?" They don't take it seriously and prepare to start doing their own work.

Mei'er nodded with satisfaction and said:

"Alright, let's do what we need to do, and then we can hurry back—"

She must have meant to say, "Go home."

"Don't even think about running away!"

“——!?”

But a girl threw herself on Mei'er's back.

"I got you!"

"babble!?"

In fact, no one had ever heard Mei'er's true fear.

This proved how terrifying Meredith, the girl held behind her back and looking at the side of Mel's face with constricted pupils, was, to the point where she could be the subject of a horror movie.

"Huh~ That monster really didn't catch up... I finally got away from it."

"Suppressing your magic power?... Looks like it'll take some time to get used to it."

The two men were chatting casually. Suddenly, Oscar and Nez appeared behind Mel. Chris, standing next to them, hadn't noticed anything beforehand. He let out a startled "Ouch" and jumped back.

"H-How did you catch up?"

Mei'er pressed her hand against her pounding chest and asked a question on behalf of all the members who were frozen in place.

Meredith's answer was -

"You can't escape from Xiao Mi's palm!"

Everyone present thought: Xiao Mi is so scary...

Meredith hugged Mel's neck tightly with both hands and clamped her legs tightly around Mel's abdomen. Mel showed a troubled expression and patted Meredith's feet.

Although Meredith silently insisted, "I will never let go!", it was impossible to continue the conversation, so Oscar pulled her away.

"Uh~ That's right, um... I don't intend to abandon you guys at all, okay?"

Mei'er basically made some excuses, but the group members rolled their eyes at her, thinking, "It was you who said we should observe a moment of silence for them."

"Let's forget about this. Besides, it was our problem in the first place. But I want you to listen to us! There's no point in running away! No matter how many times you try, there'll always be a second or third little secret!"

"If there were a lot of little secrets, it would be really scary."

Meredith held her head high and chest puffed out with pride, while Mel's expression became even more embarrassed.

At this time, Natsu introduced himself and added some explanation.

"My name is Natsu, and I'm their companion. I want to make it clear that I use Age of Gods magic that can interfere with space, and we came here from beyond space."

“! I see… Then there’s no way we can escape…”

Mei broke out in a rare cold sweat. Having an ability that could disregard physical distance was truly unfair. While Mei considered her own magic unfair as well, she could only say the world was vast.

The other members were dumbfounded and whispered among themselves. At this moment, Nizu spoke the truly horrifying truth.

"That's not what I meant. What I meant was that not long ago, I was also hiding from Meredith, and I still couldn't escape her clutches."

The scene was so quiet that it seemed as if time had stopped. Mei'er, usually calm and composed, remained unwavering, but this time, her expression stiffened as she asked:

"You can transcend space, right?"

"Yes, and I used teleportation to transport Meredith and the others to a distant place... But the most terrifying thing was that when I returned to my secluded residence, they greeted me at home as if nothing had happened. In fact, I still have a shadow in my heart."

All the members of the Melkine Pirates thought once again: Xiao Mi is really scary...

After hearing Natsu's confession, Meredith and Oscar turned their heads away. They never expected that what happened back then would become a shadow in Natsu's heart...

If you think about it carefully, it is indeed very scary.

Natsu showed a gentle expression to Mei, completely different from his usual poker face.

"Your name is Mei'er, right? I sincerely advise you to stop resisting."

Although it was a threatening statement, his tone was gentle as could be.

"Yes, yes. Anyway, there's a limit to how much magic can put them to sleep. Let's get the captives back to the harbor first."

Mei'er decided to hold off on answering for now. It was a little too late, but she knew she was being targeted by someone truly troublesome, so she hoped to have time to sort things out.

Regardless of the outcome, the Melkine headed towards Antica.

A ship hoisting a pirate flag sailed across the moonlit sea. Thanks to the currents controlled by Mel, the Melkine could move forward swiftly, regardless of wind direction.

Miredi and others first went to visit Chiara and others who were sleeping in the cabin, and confirmed that Chiara's mother, Bella, was also there. After Miredi and others felt relieved, they decided to move freely on the deck.

Although the other members were busy with their work, they were still curiously watching them from a distance. Oscar and Naz sat on the edge of the boat, feeling the cool and comfortable sea breeze while chatting with Chris.

Meredith was circling around Mel, who was holding the rudder.

"Hey, Mei'er, how did you get to sit on the current?"

"Hey, Mei'er~ Where are the water whip and sword now?"

"Hey, Mei'er, what is that? A compass? How do I read it?"

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