Bab 441: Chapter 441: Klein Prepares to Cross-Dress!
Chapter 441: Klein Prepares to Cross-Dress!
As the Hope drew closer, the subordinate ships of the Pirate Group belonging to the Vice Admiral of Disease began firing warning shots, causing splashes in the nearby waters. Several small boats were dispatched towards them.
As usual, Hastur let Audrey and the others handle the situation themselves, considering it a form of training.
Audrey and her team stuck to their usual strategy: Xio would face the enemy head-on, Audrey would provide support, Fors would handle rescue, and Susie would cover the rear.
When the pirates from the small boats scrambled onto the deck and saw Xio standing alone in front of them, despite her short stature, her heroic demeanor stirred up wicked thoughts among many pirates who hadn't tasted meat in a long time.
They demanded to search the entire ship and made lewd comments towards Xio.
Xio merely looked at them coldly, her gaze sweeping across their faces to find anyone matching the wanted posters.
Unfortunately, she only found a small leader worth 800 gold pounds.
Seeing that they had split into several groups to start searching the Hope, Xio let out a deep shout, temporarily stunning them, then drew her long whip from her waist. Like a snake, it lashed at their disgusting faces.
Without needing Audrey or Fors' help, Xio single-handedly dealt with this small group of pirates. She tied up the 800 gold pound leader with a rope she had prepared earlier and whipped him several more times, as his gaze had been the most lecherous.
Perhaps sensing the change in situation, the pirate ships belonging to the Vice Admiral of Disease began concentrating their fire on the Hope.
At this time, the helmsman of the Hope had been replaced by the Butcher. He placed his large pig-killing knife beside him, revealing his strong arms, and maneuvered the Hope with sharp turns, avoiding all the cannonballs.
This inexplicable phenomenon left the pirates on the pirate ships dumbfounded.
The helmsmanship was average, but the luck was extraordinary, as the ship always managed to dodge the cannonballs at critical moments.
Soon, the Hope broke through the encirclement, with three pirate ships in hot pursuit. Xio shouted, "Fors, it's your turn!"
"I haven't learned the precise teleportation ability yet."
"...Alright."
Xio, who had been very excited, suddenly deflated but quickly cheered up again, thinking she had just captured an 800 gold pound pirate. Even if she shared the bounty, she could earn 500 gold pounds!
As for the three pirate ships in pursuit, they could deal with them later or ask Mr. Hastur for help.
However, Hastur refused this request, stating that not every adventure would have him as a safety net and that timely retreat was also a form of wisdom.
Moreover, Xio's behavior couldn't be indulged, or she would ask for help catching pirate kings next.
Audrey remained calm, having lost interest in hunting pirates. She found it more interesting to go out with Mr. Hastur in the evening.
During the following nights, Audrey frequently accompanied Hastur to nearby ports or coastal cities for outings.
She truly experienced what sea adventures were like, witnessing pirates killing each other for a bit of money, filled with betrayal and bloodshed.
There were also pirates tired of killing and looting, who married their beloved girls, returned to their hometowns, and lived in peace.
There were also the intricate hunts between adventurers and pirates.
What Audrey found most interesting were the port taverns, where one could meet all kinds of people and hear various mysterious and bizarre stories.
When she heard others talking about the trio and a dog breaking through the blockade of the Vice Admiral of Disease's pirate group, Audrey felt a bit proud.
The only regret was that she hadn't seen the Vice Admiral of Disease, rumored to be a beautiful pirate captain who looked delicate but had a reputation as a moving disaster, combining beauty and cruelty.
When she asked Mr. Hastur, he looked her up and down and remarked, "If it were Miss Audrey, the Vice Admiral of Disease would certainly entertain you with all her heart and throw herself at you with joy."
At first, she didn't understand the meaning of these words, but after hearing others discuss it, she realized what it meant and glared at Hastur in embarrassment.
Knowing that the Vice Admiral of Disease liked girls, he still teased her like that.
It was said that this action by the Vice Admiral of Disease's pirate group was to find a girl who had escaped from the Black Death.
A girl named Helene.
...
In the City of Generosity, Bayam, within the Intis Consulate, Helene sat in front of the dressing table, looking at her beautiful yet haggard self in the mirror, her eyes filled with sorrow.
Since leaving the Black Death, she had been on the run until she found temporary refuge here.
Although she was in the Intis Consulate, it didn't bring her peace of mind. Only by returning to her hometown, Trier in the Northern Continent, could she truly feel at ease.
She had another option, which was to cooperate with the Ruen military and the Church of the Storm, using herself as bait to capture the Vice Admiral of Disease, Tracy.
As long as she captured this pirate general, her merits would be enough to ensure her safe return to Trier.
But she refused, despite the rich nightlife on the Black Death, she couldn't bring herself to hate the tough-looking girl who brought her extreme pleasure.
What Vice Admiral of Disease Tracy, was just a body-hungry...
Helene didn't think further, her face already blushing.
After a long time, she calmed down and began to dress and disguise herself to avoid being found by Tracy's subordinates and captured back to the Black Death.
She took off her clothes, wrapped her chest flat with cloth strips, then put on a white shirt, black vest, men's trousers, and a double-breasted long coat.
Finally, she took off her silk hat, put it on her head, and hid her red hair.
Now, she looked like a handsome young man in the mirror, especially with her emerald-like green eyes, which had a unique charm.
After finishing her disguise, she left the room and followed a family friend's elder to the side door of the consulate's garden.
A carriage was waiting there to take her to the port, where she could buy a ticket and leave for her hometown, the Intis Republic.
But after traveling for a while, she realized she had been kidnapped, as this was not the road to the port.
She wanted to escape but felt an inexplicable fear, as if a terrible monster was watching her, ready to devour her at any moment.
"I don't want to hurt you, I just want to ask you some questions."
Helene's expression struggled, but she eventually stopped resisting and asked the person their true purpose for kidnapping her.
After she agreed, the carriage door opened, and a thin, strong coachman walked in and naturally sat opposite her.
Helene, on high alert, bent her back slightly, ready to pounce like a leopard. She tried to speak calmly, "Who are you? Why did you capture me?"
The only thing she was sure of was that the person was not from Tracy's group.
The coachman sitting opposite her didn't immediately answer. His gaze slowly swept over Helene's forehead, eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, neck, chest... even between her legs.
Such an unabashed gaze made Helene extremely uncomfortable. She wanted to resist and escape several times but ultimately sat awkwardly in her seat, pulling her clothes tighter and pressing her legs together.
"What do you want to do!"
This time, Helene's question carried some anger, trying to make the person understand that she was not a toy to be manipulated!
"I want to ask about everything regarding you, including your physical data."
"..."
Helene opened her mouth but was momentarily speechless! After a while, she began to cooperate with the person's questions.
Then the person asked about various details regarding Vice Admiral of Disease Tracy, including how she interacted with her, down to how she resisted and then silently endured each night.
Next, the person asked her to remove her makeup and reveal her true face.
Although Helene found the request strange, she complied, removing her makeup, taking off her hat, and letting her red hair down, showing her shy and resistant look.
Finally, the person directly asked about her chest size, making Helene's face flush red as she glared at the expressionless person opposite her.
Was there really someone who could ask such shameful questions with a straight face?
She wanted to punch the person, but in response to her angry glare, the person calmly said, "This is an academic question."
She eventually gritted her teeth and answered, secretly cursing the pervert in her heart to feel slightly better.
The only thing that made her happy was that the person really intended to let her go, but she couldn't go out during this period and needed to be temporarily detained.
By now, Helene understood that the person wanted to learn about Tracy to hunt her down.
Although Tracy had imprisoned and bullied her on the Black Death, when she saw someone wanting to hunt Tracy, her first reaction was pain and guilt.
But soon, Helene shook off this inexplicable emotion. As a notorious pirate general, being hunted by adventurers was normal.
Even if this hunt failed, another adventurer would come for the bounty and fame.
After arranging Helene, Klein rubbed his sore and stiff face.
Those shameful questions were also not easy for him to ask.
But playing the Faceless Man was an important part.
Cross-dressing as a girl was easier to accept than the Witch Path's direct gender change.
Alas, if not for the recent increase in pirate-hunting adventurers, he wouldn't have acted against Vice Admiral of Disease Tracy so soon.
"As long as no acquaintances see me." Klein could only comfort himself this way.
Status Power Mingguan
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