Capítulo 226: Painful question

15th July 1574

"Oh… So that's why you were so depressed back then…"

Suddenly limping out as if a huge burden appeared on top of his shoulders, Kalen even had to go as far as to grab the railing of the boat to prevent himself from staggering and falling over.

"Do you need me to slap you back?"

Seeing the chance to use my own comeback as a way to fix back the desperate mood of everyone on the ship, I replied with a smug smirk.

"No, that won't be necessary. Go on."

While useless in the greater scale of things, this small exchange managed to achieve the intended effect. Right now, the men around us were focused more on our slight bickering rather than the reality of how hard times were ahead of us.