That night.
The cold moonlight shone on the sea, and Miledi and others were in the sea.
The three of them huddled close together in the sea, sharing a single umbrella. They seemed to be using the Black Umbrella's Tenth Form "Holy Absolute" as a submarine, their propulsion relying on the water current manipulation that Milady had learned directly from Mel.
"Hmm~ It's hard to be like Mei-nee."
"Her skills have reached the realm of the miraculous, but your water flow manipulation is also first-rate."
"As for Xiao Mi, no matter what, I won't accept losing to Mei-er."
Meredi gritted her teeth, but pushed the Holy Absolute smoothly forward in the sea.
Nizu used magic to create a ball of light that illuminated the rock wall.
"Hmm? You two, look at that."
Nizu focused his light on a certain part of the rock wall and saw a cave with a mesh of iron bars. As he got closer, he saw that it was indeed a wall of water. There was no seawater in the cave, but rather a dark underground passage.
Natsu contacted the two and immediately transferred them.
"Oh, what a strange feeling..."
Out of curiosity, Meredith poked the water wall from the inside, but Oscar grabbed the back of Meredith's collar and pulled her towards him.
"Hey, Ao! You're being too rough—"
"Quiet, someone's coming!"
Looking closely, Oscar's glasses were glowing faintly. It seemed he had activated heat detection mode and spotted someone approaching from the corner of the corridor.
"Hmm, what should I do? There's nowhere to hide here, huh?"
"Leave it to me, Natsu, come over here too."
Oscar knelt on one knee and opened the black umbrella. Meredith and Natsu hid inside the umbrella as he said.
"—Black Umbrella·Twelfth Style 'Curved Light'."
In an instant, the outside of the umbrella cloth became transparent... No, it just looked transparent, but it actually projected the scenery behind it onto the umbrella surface.
"This is a new function of the Black Umbrella that I've completed over the past month with the help of Natsu. This function can distort space and display the scene behind the umbrella--"
"Oh, please explain it simply and clearly in one sentence!"
"...This is the camouflage function. We can't be seen from outside."
"Ohhh! Oh, you're amazing!"
Oscar's expression became a little subtle as his explanation was interrupted, but he shut up when he heard someone coming out of the passage.
"Hmm~? I thought I heard someone talking just now..."
The men in black peeked at the dead end where Oscar and the others were, and tilted their heads in confusion.
In fact, Oscar and the others were only five meters in front of them, but they seemed to be unable to see them.
The man in black just shrugged and left, apparently going back to patrol.
"You're still on guard, after all."
Meredi and the others nodded to each other and decided to proceed cautiously. They began to move forward in the maze-like underground passage.
They used "bend light" to hide, or climbed on the ceiling with gravity magic to avoid patrolling guards, and continued exploring for a long time.
The underground maze was more complex than they had imagined, and with several layers, their exploration was slow. Along the way, they noticed a few suspicious rooms, but when they went in to check, they found nothing.
"It's a headache. Such a vast space, it really can't be explored in just a few hours."
“It would be nice if we could have a direction.”
"Normally, important things should be stored at the bottom, huh~"
Walking down a deep corridor on a lower level, Meredith and the others couldn't help but feel annoyed. They smiled wryly, thinking that this operation was still too poorly planned.
At this moment, they sensed the presence of someone at the corner of the passage, and Mireidi and the others quickly leaned against the wall. Mireidi quietly leaned out to peek, wondering if it was another patrolman.
"...Oh, Naruto, we might have found it."
After peering into the passage, Meredith retracted her head with a smug smile on her face. Oscar and Niz exchanged glances, asking what was going on. She explained that there was a door at the front of the passage, guarded by two men in black.
"They're not patrolling, they're guarding... that's suspicious."
"Right? Xiaonai, I remember there should be a passage behind that room. If it's just a wall, you should be able to move without looking, right?"
"sure."
The three of them nodded to each other again, then turned and headed towards the passage at the back of the room, and immediately moved into the room from there.
"ah."
"what?"
Meredith and the girl in the room happened to make eye contact and spoke at the same time.
The girl standing with her back to the door was stunned with surprise.
But that was only for a moment. All I could hear was the girl's throat gasping for air, and she was about to scream the next second.
"Don't even think about it!"
Natsu used a teleport! He held the girl from behind with both hands, covering her mouth! Finally, he whispered in her ear:
"Be quiet and don't move!"
「!?」
At first glance, it seemed completely criminal, but Natsu did react quickly.
Oscar's facial muscles twitched, but he still tried to calm the girl down.
"Listen carefully, we're not suspicious... No, we're certainly suspicious, and this is an illegal invasion, so there's no excuse, but... uh, anyway, we don't mean to harm you. Please stop yelling and listen to us for a few minutes, okay?"
The girl's mouth was covered by Natsu, and although her eyes were filled with tears, she stared at Oscar.
Then Meredith showed an apologetic expression and comforted her, saying, "I'm sorry, are you scared?" She glanced at Meredith, then looked at Oscar again, and then nodded in agreement.
Natsu carefully let go of his hand, and the girl...didn't scream.
Instead, she folded her arms across her chest and said coyly:
"Strange gentleman, Master Devil's Glasses... please don't take off my clothes..."
There was a "dongsha" sound, and Ao knelt on the ground with all four limbs.
A girl who was only in her teens said such words right away, which seemed to be a big blow to Oscar.
"I, I'm telling you, Ao won't take off your clothes, you can rest assured."
Even Miledy tried to speak up for Oscar.
"But I saw... Devil Glasses-sama... in a split second... um, he stripped all of my father's men naked..."
The girl blushed and kept glancing at the man with the devil glasses.
"No, I was helpless. It was not my will. Please believe me, I beg you. And please don't call me Master Devil Glasses."
"Oh, okay."
Ao actually knelt down and kowtowed.
Seeing the older man kneeling down and begging without hesitation, the girl was overwhelmed by his aura and nodded in agreement frankly.
At this moment, Meredith was startled when she heard the key words that the girl just blurted out.
The girl lived in a room so deep underground, and there was a guard at the door.
And there is also a father who can command his men...
"Are you Bahar's daughter?"
"Ah... yes, my name is Tigne."
The girl named Tigne was confused and a little frightened when she realized that there were three men and women she had never met in her room. She was also wary of Meredith and the others.
Meredith also looked at Tignes again, and then had a vague sense of déjà vu.
She had lush emerald green hair that almost reached the ground, a gentle and quiet appearance, and—fan-shaped ears.
Seeing Meredith's observing gaze, Tigne took a step back in confusion.
“Um, um, what on earth are you doing… It would be terrible if Father found out about this…”
Obviously, he should worry about himself first and ask them what they are going to do to him, but what Tigne said made him worry about Miledi and the others instead.
Just from this alone, it was clear that the daughter of the man who ruled the lawless city had a gentle personality that was not at all like that of this city.
"Ah, we're so sorry for coming so unexpectedly. We're... well, how should I put this?"
They couldn't just tell me their names. Just as Meredith was worried, Oscar, who had regained his spirits, answered succinctly on her behalf:
"We are pirates."
The idea of putting all the blame on the pirates was probably why he was called "Devil's Glasses".
That being said, they were also searching for that 'something' of Andica's that Mei might be after. It was normal for pirates to search for hidden treasures or secrets.
Worried that young Tigne would be frightened by hearing they were pirates, Meredith immediately wanted to tell her, "We're good pirates, don't be afraid." But before she could do that—
"Pirates! So! So, do you know about the 'Pirate Killer Ghost Ship'? Do you know how to contact them?!"
Tignes rushed to Meredith, as if to catch her and question her.
Everyone froze for a moment at Tigne's sudden reaction and eager expression. Having originally thought of Tigne as a quiet child, Mireidi and the others were all wide-eyed in surprise at her sudden change.
"Hey, what's going on?! What's that noise in there?!"
The guard's roar echoed from outside. The door seemed locked from the inside, so it wouldn't open immediately. However, someone yelled, "Hurry, get the key!" It was only a matter of time before they entered the room.
"what……"
From the paleness of Tigne's face, it was clear that she did not mean to alarm the guards.
Meredi and the others exchanged glances, preparing to defeat Bahar's men who entered the room, prioritizing the continuation of the conversation.
However, Tigne had no idea how powerful Mireidi and the others were, so she probably thought they were out of time.
She looked panicked, and said something that was enough to overturn the judgment of Meredith and the others, and it was also the reason for her panic.
"Please flee quickly, and be sure to inform the pirates on the ghost ship! The danger is approaching!"
"Wait, calm down. The crisis you're talking about is—"
"The Knights of White Light are out! They might have already arrived!"
“——!!”
Everyone knows it, everyone knows it - the White Light Knights are a military force that promotes the authority of the church and are one of the three most powerful Knights of the Kingdom of God.
"I'm willing to pay anything, so please tell them to 'Run and survive'!"
All I heard was the sound of the door being unlocked.
Although I have doubts in my mind, and there are piles of questions I want to ask.
However, a chill running down her spine prompted Meredith to make a decision.
So, she said only what was necessary:
"No problem! We'll tell the Melkine Pirates! Tell Mei-nee!"
“Ah… you’re…”
Meredy grinned and gave orders to Oscar and Nez.
"We're going back! Oh, Na-chan!"
"Got it! You two, grab me!"
Mireddy and Oscar are in perfect harmony, touching Naz together.
The next moment, the three figures disappeared, and the men in black broke in at the same time.
Their words could no longer reach Tignes' ears.
Tigne just stood there in a daze, thinking that maybe in that critical moment just now, he had preserved a glimmer of hope.
"sister……"
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