The mysterious journey begins with becoming a pirate

"Sebas~~Sebas." Roger was sitting in the captain's cabin, calling Sebas's name a little irritably, hoping that he could come.

He has been a little irritable recently, and it's not because of the Prince of Wales.

If I had known earlier, I would not have voted for this.

Now it has become a hot potato and I don’t know how to deal with it.

Sebas and Wales were considered friends and they had a good conversation, so Roger hoped that Sebas would have some ideas.

After a while, Sebastian, who came after hearing the news, strode to the captain's cabin, sat opposite Roger familiarly, and asked:

"What's the matter? Roger?"

Roger lit a cigarette, took a sip of rum, frowned and said:

"We have been in Damia for two days."

"Yeah~~Yes. It's been two days." Roger didn't quite understand what Roger meant.

Roger blew out a puff of smoke and continued:

"What's the progress of the matter? What I mean is that I asked you and Wales to inquire about the information. Is there any way for us to get the money and escape intact?"

Sebas hesitated, thought for a moment and said:

"I think it's more appropriate for you to come up with the idea. I can introduce you to Wales' situation. Or let him speak for himself."

"Say it directly." Roger said a little impatiently.

"No problem." Sebas nodded and replied.

He straightened his sitting posture, leaned forward, leaned on the table, and said in a low voice:

"As long as you understand the internal structure of the empire, you will understand that the status of Prince of Wales is very embarrassing. According to the official explanation, he is the son of Kafka XI and Empress Catherine de Elisabeth Kafka. "

"But in fact, most nobles know that he is the son of Kafka XI and Grand Duke Eton's cousin - Adjani Eton Sirives. Therefore, he has to be called Uncle Duke Eton."

"Behind the Prince of Wales should be the Duke of Eton. Not the royal family and the temple."

"The structure of the empire is the main forces composed of the royal family, great nobles, temples, and the military."

"The great aristocratic forces represented by the Grand Duke of Eton are not on the same front as the royal family, and the official temple organization of Eton County is the Axiom Temple. The temple organization of the Damian royal family is the Temple of Order. This leads to the fact that the Temple of Order will not support the Welsh prince."

"And the struggle for imperial power has always been the most cruel. The queen wished for the death of Prince of Wales for her biological son, and the same was true for his brothers and sisters."

Roger frowned when he heard this, and felt like he was in the wrong place. He looked at Sebas and asked hesitantly:

"You mean, we should go to Eton?"

"I didn't say that. I was just stating the facts." Sebas quickly waved his hand in denial. "I just think it's a question whether the royal family will pay the 15,000 gold coin bounty for the Prince of Wales."

"Then you still mean that we should go to Eton." Roger sat upright in the captain's chair and asked.

Sebas shook his head, half-lying on the chair, pretending to be innocent and said:

"I didn't say that, you said it yourself. This is what I just heard about. But since we are here, we have to give it a try. We also have to find a way to escape unscathed."

"Then think of this method." Roger said self-defeatingly.

Therefore, Sebastian also gave up on himself and came up with a bad idea:

"How about we go to the media, tell the story, and agree on the location of the bounty. Then we go around the Levit River, change boats, and come to Damia."

"Then you are looking for death. Can you please stop holding me back?" Roger cursed.

Sebas spread his hands helplessly and said deliberately:

"I'm not the great second mate Roger. I certainly don't have any great ideas. But it's better than just sitting around."

"You~~~" Roger was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Sebas continued:

"By the way, Second Officer Roger, I have to report something to you."

"If you fart, hurry up." Roger pinched his waist and said harshly.

"The Prince of Wales seems to really not want to return to the royal family, and he really doesn't want to return to Eton. He seems to be afraid of something. He also seems to be yearning for something." Sebas stood up from his seat and said.

"Strange description, please explain clearly." Roger frowned and asked.

Sebastian shrugged and replied nonchalantly:

"How do I know? I'll continue to observe."

He turned around and left the captain's cabin without looking back, intending to go to the cabin to meet the Prince of Wales, leaving Roger with a dark face.

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In the cabin, Prince Wales' face was bloodless, his eyes sunk deeply into his eye sockets, and dark circles appeared on his face.

He looked out the window at the Levitt River, squinting his eyes slightly as if he was lost in memories.

The cabin door suddenly sounded, and the sound of twisting the key appeared behind him.

He turned his head and saw Sebas, his only friend on the ship, walking in.

Then, a smile appeared on his face, welcoming his arrival.

Although he was the one who locked himself in.

In his mind, Sebastian didn't look like a pirate. Instead, he is like a dreamer. Being a pirate seems like a forced choice.

But there is something interesting about the relationship between Second Officer Roger and Sebastian. Roger seemed to be afraid of Sebas at times, while Sebas looked up to Roger most of the time.

He guessed that maybe it was related to Captain Jack, whom he had never met.

"Why are you here?" he asked softly.

"Look at your condition. It doesn't look good." Sebastian frowned.

Prince Walsh forced a smile, looked out the window, and said:

"Well, I had claustrophobia when I was a child. A psychological disease. I can't stay in a small room. This makes me anxious. Fortunately, this room has a window."

Sebastian smiled apologetically and said:

"Really? I'm sorry, you can only stay here. I don't have the final say."

"No, no, no, I don't mean to blame." Walsh said quickly.

Sebastian smiled, sat on Walsh's boat, and changed the subject:

"What do you want to drink? Rum? Beer? If it's champagne, forget it."

Walsh touched his head and said reluctantly: "Whatever. I don't have any requirements for alcohol."

"Okay." Sebastian smiled, suddenly leaned close to Walsh's ear, and whispered: "In that case, wait for me here at twelve o'clock tonight."

"What?" Sebastian asked in disbelief.

But he only got a back view.

He looked at Sebastian slowly leaving the cabin with some doubts, not understanding what Sebastian meant.

But he still decided to wait for him tonight.

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At 12 o'clock in the evening. Sebastian arrived as promised.

He turned the key, pushed open the door, and whispered to the dark room:

"Let's go out for a drink tonight. I'll treat you."

Walsh had been waiting, and when he heard the voice, he stood up suddenly, looking at the black shadow a little unbelievable.

"Let's go." Sebastian waved his hand and said casually.

Walsh looked around, calmed down, and followed Sebastian silently.

Occasionally, he would meet pirates on duty on the ship, but most of them had already disembarked to have fun. So there were not many people.

But Walsh was still frightened. Fearing that he would be discovered.

On the other hand, Sebastian pretended to be calm and walked leisurely on the ship, jumped onto the dock, and didn't care if anyone found out.

I don't know what Roger is doing, but he's not on the boat anymore. Maybe that gave Walsh the courage to jump off the deck and come to the shore.

This is the Garosan District Dock in Damia. The environment is quite bad. There is a layer of ice on the ground, making the road even more difficult to walk.

Walsh walked carefully on the road in the moonlight, following Sebastian's footsteps.

"To be honest, now is the best time for you to escape, but I will stop you." Sebastian whispered to the back while walking.

"Don't you want to see Captain Jack? I'll take you to look for him tonight. If he's still in Damia, he'll definitely go there. If he's not in Damia, I don't know where he ran to."

"Captain Jack?" Walsh asked in surprise, and he almost fell down when he wasn't paying attention.

He steadied himself, continued to follow Sebastian's footsteps, and whispered:

"Don't worry. I won't run away."