Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

As soon as the tarot session ended, Esther did not rush out directly, but lay on the bed tossing and turning for a few more minutes.

Then she pretended to have just gotten up, came to the door of the servant's room where Daniz lived, and knocked twice.

Although she was quite curious, she forced herself to endure it.

Daniz opened the door with his face slumped, his eyes bleary.

He was really taking a nap - and he was the only one of the three people in the room who really believed in the "nap" thing.

"Daniz, what is your path?" Esther, who was 1.6 meters tall, stood at the door with a menacing tone.

"Call me Ziggen! No, Zig!" Daniz was gradually led astray by Esther's random names. He raised his head disdainfully, "Why should I tell you?"

It was rare that Hamel had something to ask of him, so Daniz was of course unwilling to tell her just like that. He simply folded his arms and looked down at the man with an anxious look on his face. Daniz was very proud of it.

Esther narrowed her eyes and opened and closed her right hand.

She decisively stole Daniz's thoughts:

"Hunters, provocateurs, arsonists..."

Daniz quickly came back from his trance and shook his head: "W-what are you doing!?"

Esther shook her empty right hand: "I didn't do anything. Thanks, I understand."

But Daniz always had an intuition that reminded him: "You must have done something! You have the expression on your face that you have done something bad!"

Esther subconsciously twitched the corner of her mouth and returned her expression to normal: "Is your Sequence 8 called 'Provocateur'?"

"Yeah, what's wrong? Who told you?"

"You told me."

Esther left these words and walked out of the door, going to the deck to pass the time. Now that the afternoon sunshine was just right, she needed to find a place to calm down.

Daniz recalled it blankly for a moment, not remembering that he had ever told Hamel or Gehrman about this.

Was he fooled by this liar again?

——

Esther stood on the side of the ship, staring quietly at the sea, but her heart was as confused as a ball of thread.

She really wanted to go find the evil spirit in the underground ruins and ask about it, but no matter how strong her curiosity and doubts were, she would not let her risk her life recklessly.

"Miss Hamel."

Esther turned around and saw Captain Ireland wearing a boat-shaped hat.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Captain." Esther showed a bright smile.

Ireland nodded at her: "It seems that Mr. Herman or that gentleman is not with you."

"Yes, they are probably still taking a nap. After all, what happened last night, Herman went back to his room to rest in the morning."

Esther leaned against the railing, wondering what the captain's plan was when he came over. She couldn't figure it out for a while.

Ireland nodded and looked at the sea: "The wind is very strong today, but the waves are just right. If things go smoothly, maybe we can reach Bayam early."

Esther didn't know how to answer the call, so she just responded vaguely: "You're pretty lucky."

"If you have any special purpose in going to Bayam, you'd better keep a low profile. There are quite a lot of pirates operating there and it's easy to be targeted."

Ireland lowered his voice: "Just a small reminder. Thanks to you in Bansi Port, I didn't tell the punisher about you."

"Is that so...Thank you for your kindness." Esther smiled slightly, "But Herman's target is those pirates."

"Is that so? He is really a sea adventurer?"

Esther pointed to herself: "He is, but I am not. I am just a musician at sea."

"Hahaha... Very few people would introduce themselves like this," Ireland laughed, and the originally tense atmosphere gradually eased, "Then I wish you all the best."

Esther looked at his leaving figure and made some assumptions about what Ireland had said.

The captain was guarding against her. Why? Because the light spot ability I showed before made him think that I might be a threat to the ship, so he came here specifically to show his kindness?

He really has a keen eye and is worthy of being a captain. Compared to Klein, who seemed crazy but actually landed on the island to save people, he was more worried about the abnormality in me. It was probably because those light spots looked like out-of-control Extraordinary beings when they emerged.

What a good and responsible captain.

Esther smiled and stretched, staring at the sea where the waves were more intense than in previous days.

Bayam... is really exciting.

——

The evening of January 12th.

The "White Onyx" had a smooth journey and arrived at the port of Tiana more than half a day ahead of schedule.

However, the weather started to get worse when we entered the harbor. Dark clouds hung low in the dark sky, and it seemed that heavy rain would hit our heads at any time.

"It's so bumpy..."

Esther leaned against the window, looking at the waves that kept hitting the boat outside, and frowned slightly.

Daniz stood behind her, baring his teeth at her proudly: "This is the sea! No matter how powerful the force is, it is insignificant in front of the sea!"

"We should be almost there?"

"Yes, we will definitely be able to stop in the City of Generosity before the situation changes completely. Then we can quickly find a hotel to take shelter."

Esther glanced at Klein: "Do you want to exchange this guy for the bounty?"

She saw Klein's eyes straighten for a moment, not to mention Daniz who was suddenly intimidated. The "hunter" took two steps back and looked at Esther in panic.

Esther smiled at him and said, "It was just a joke."

Why did I feel that you were really asking me for my opinion at that moment... Klein sighed in his heart.

Daniz took another step to the side, further away from Hamel, and then he saw Gehrman's cold gaze turning around.

After staring for several seconds, Klein saw that Daniz was almost frightened, and then he said, "Tell me what contact points there are for pirates in Bayam."

Daniz's face twitched violently.

Forget it, as long as the target of these two people is not me, it doesn't matter who they are!

With this mood, Daniz told the two people in front of him all the news he knew.

Not long after, the White Onyx blew out a long whistle and landed in Tiana Harbor ahead of the heavy rain.

The three of them also came to the deck and stood behind other passengers waiting to disembark.

Esther and Daniz are still chatting:

“Speaking of which, why is this called the ‘City of Generosity’?”

Daniz is quite keen on chatting, and he is not shy about showing what he knows in front of Esther, which is quite a show-off:

"Bayam is rich in all kinds of things, from spices to minerals, which are so rich that it makes people jealous. The climate here is suitable for planting all year round, and the soil is fertile... so the first batch of colonists who came here gave Such a title was given.”

"They thought it was a land of treasures promised by the gods, flowing with milk and mead."

Esther nodded thoughtfully: "Have you come here often before?"

"Of course, there are a lot of places to go here... Well, if you want to, just look for restaurants everywhere to eat. There are quite a lot of specialties in Bayam."

Esther glared at him and saw that Donna's family and Clevis were approaching, but she said nothing more.

Uldi Branch took a step forward and asked Klein how to contact him if he wanted to hire him.

After Klein gave the contact information for the advertisement in the newspaper, the family continued walking along the aisle to the gangway, but Donna suddenly slowed down and suddenly approached Klein:

"Uncle Sparrow, since that kind of power will definitely bring danger and madness, why do you..."

The first words Klein whispered:

"For this dream."

Esther looked at "Gehrman"'s side face and added in her heart: In order to go home.

Then Klein's voice became deeper and he uttered two other words:

"And, protect."

guard……

Esther suddenly looked away, her heart tightening inexplicably, which made her subconsciously raise her right hand and rub her eyebrows.

I always feel a little pain in my head.

After Donna's family left, Klein looked back. Esther had returned to normal, and only Danitz was looking at her doubtfully.

"Danitz."

Klein shouted.

Daniz turned around blankly: "Huh?"

"you're free."

Klein lowered his hat and walked to the gangway first.

Daniz looked at Esther again, with disbelief on his face: "Did I hear you correctly?"

Esther waved her hand at him and quickly followed Klein's figure in front of her: "Do you really want to become three thousand gold pounds? I told you, it was just a joke!"

——

Klein and Esther were walking on the streets of Bayam. The buildings here were much denser than those on Bansi Island, showing a more popular and prosperous atmosphere.

But because the heavy rain is approaching, not many people are walking on the road except for the howling wind. Even if they are, they are often in a hurry, eager to find a place to take shelter from the rain.

Because Klein wasn't in a hurry, Esther didn't speed up either.

"Should we look for a hotel first?" Esther said, but her eyes lingered on the signs of several passing restaurants.

"Um."

Esther even heard the meaning of "in time" from this plain response - God knows how she heard it.

"Is it really okay to just let Danitz go?"

"how?"

Esther touched her chin, not sure about her premonition: "I always feel that Mr. Jin Pound's bad luck can be diluted by your luck when he is around you."

Klein gave her a confused look, but Esther understood what he didn't say, "When will you be able to read faces again?"

"Maybe it's because it's unlucky for him to meet you?"

"Gehrman" style silence, Klein said nothing with a cold face.

When the two of them passed an alley, the sound of messy footsteps suddenly came from inside.

Esther subconsciously put her hand on the claw knife on her lower back, but Klein's spiritual intuition did not alert, indicating that the person who came was not a threat. He just stood there quietly.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, accompanied by rapid and painful breathing.

Esther's eyes suddenly widened as she looked at a man covered in blood, stumbling towards the two people.

While running, the man's chest and abdomen were exposed with blood flowing under his hands. The wounds were so deep that he could see his organs exposed in the air.

"Danitz!?"