North x Northwest

ed ship, there were many intricate decorations and sculptures on the stern, which worked in his favor.
Attached to the captain’s room was a terrace-like structure, making it easier for Ed to break in from outside.
Ed had to climb a little higher and finally jumped over the railing.
The window frame on the stern was made of wood and luckily for Ed, it was slightly open.
Through the open window, Ed checked the inside.
He pondered for a moment as he couldn’t see where the bald-headed captain had gone to.
Eventually, he opened the window and stepped inside the cabin.

There was no bed or hammock, so the captain’s office and bedroom were separate.
Ed guessed there was a high possibility that the bald man, who lost his prisoners, had fallen asleep after some heavy drinking.
He looked around and found a second door, meaning there was another space connected to the right side of the office.
He walked to it and quietly put his ear to the door.
He heard a sudden groan and opened his eyes in amazement.
Behind the door was the bald man snoring through his mouth, repeating a choking sound several times.
Ed faced the office again and his stolen sword was the first thing that caught his eye.
He admired its marvelous figure hanging on the wall like an ornament.
The curved part that continues from that slim straight line is nothing less than a piece of art.
Ed nodded his head with a satisfied expression, almost forgetting he was still standing in the captain’s room.

‘They see my sword as a symbolic loot obtained by killing the Navy, so it should have rightly been taken by the Captain.
The ugly guy with the missing front teeth Liloa talked about must have taken her necklace.
She offered to help me retrieve my sword to get me to join the plan, but I knew that she had no intention of doing so.
It was quite obvious as she didn’t know what my sword looked like and just last night she didn’t care at all whether I was looking for it or not.
Nevertheless, it was a really cute suggestion.’

Ed looked away from the sword with a smile and decided to concentrate on his mission again.
First, he read the map spread out on the desk.

‘Just as Liloa said, the ship is going towards the open sea.
If so, were they in Marchand for the Erimyan? Whatever the case, it’s none of my business.’

Ed looked at the tools and compasses scattered around the chart.

‘Only a few craftsmen in the Empire know how to make highly sophisticated navigation tools for exploring the oceans.
Seeing an unknown signature engraved on the back, it seemed like a small-scale compass.
Well, they didn’t need a very accurate compass as they were only going to the Majel Islands.’

Ed put one of the compasses and a telescope in his pocket…

Suddenly, heavy footsteps approached.
Ed hurriedly dived out of the window he had entered through.

“Captain! Captain!”

Even though the pirates tried to enter with a lot of noise, the bald head didn’t budge at all.
Ed watched through the slightly opened window how the door slammed and cracked, and eventually opened at once.
The two men who dared to destroy the door of the Captain’s room came in and roughly opened the bedroom door, then dragged out their bald-headed captain.

“Hey, Captain.
Get up.”

After being patted on his cheeks a few times, the bald head finally came to his senses.
He was pulled out of his bed out of nowhere, so when he finally realised the situation, he angrily grabbed one of the guys by the neck.

“How dare you!”

“This is urgent, Captain.
There’s an intruder on board.
I think it was one of those two Navy bastards from earlier.”

“What?”

“Please, hear out the dock watchman.
He was found gagged in a corner of the dock.”

Ed observed the second guy who came up to the captain and chimed in.

‘Seeing his swollen jawline, it looks as if he was beaten by Liloa and passed out.’

“That slick-looking guy punched me on the chin and took some of the water.
There must be an empty water bottle rolling around somewhere!”

“The supply man found him unconscious and stuck in the corner of the warehouse.
He was lucky.
I already checked the dock and gun deck with a few men of the crew and they were both empty.
There’s no way he would have thrown himself back into this vast ocean, so he’s probably hiding somewhere on the cabin deck.”

“What the hell!”

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