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Danitz's sudden suggestion to go to the Limestone Restaurant Restaurant on the island wasn't just to keep that annoying rabbit from speaking; he also felt it was too dangerous to stay in the same room with the crazy Gehrman Sparrow.
Only in crowded places would this crazy fellow and that annoying rabbit be restrained. Lord of Storms above, may this journey end soon!
As a pirate, his faith in the Lord of Storms wasn't particularly strong, but at this moment, he couldn't help but silently pray in his heart.
Klein, who already intended to disembark, was greatly tempted by Danitz's suggestion.
However, the customs and legends Danitz had spoken of earlier made him feel uneasy. So, in front of Danitz, he tossed a gold coin, which jingled as it spun into the air, performing a simple divination.
Shit! How is this monster also good at divination? This... even if I try to escape, I'll be easily found.
Danitz's expression was a mix of frustration, and a faint sense of desolation welled up in his heart.
He took a deep breath, tried to compose himself, and just as he was about to speak, he saw Gehrman Sparrow suddenly stand up and walk expressionlessly towards the washroom.
Going to the washroom again? What that fat rabbit said couldn't be true, could it?
Danitz looked at Klein's back with suspicion, then glanced at Bugs Bunny, who was sprawled on the sofa.
Klein, noticing Danitz's movement, paused, his face stiffening, then he seamlessly turned around and looked at Danitz expressionlessly, saying:
"You can try to escape while I'm gone."
After speaking, he closed the washroom door with a bang. When can Bugs Bunny be taken back? It has become the biggest obstacle on my path to acting as a Faceless!
Phew! With a long sigh, he pulled out a paper figure, disguised it with an illusion, and then walked four steps counter-clockwise to enter the Gray Fog.
In the room outside the washroom, Danitz opened and closed his palm, he lifted his leg towards the main door, then pulled it back, turning to look at the sofa behind him.
Bugs Bunny completely ignored Danitz's performance. It was currently communicating with Leyton on a letter about Bansy Harbor:
"Boss, boss, we're going to Bansy Harbor in a bit. Do you know if there's anything interesting there?"
"There are flying heads."
Bugs Bunny stopped writing the stories Danitz had told earlier, and blinked. It felt like its boss was teasing it again.
"You haven't even been there!"
"Not having been there doesn't mean I don't know. You stay with Klein later; don't run around. It's very dangerous."
"Alright~ °_o"
Bugs Bunny pouted, drawing a funny rabbit expression on the paper.
"Is that paper of yours some kind of mystical item? How come you've been writing for so long and there aren't even two words on it?"
Danitz, having moved closer, stared at the pale yellow paper under Bugs Bunny's paw and asked curiously.
"When there are too many words, I just make it erase itself!"
Bugs Bunny looked at Danitz with disdain. This foolish pirate didn't even know such basic common sense.
Danitz subconsciously rubbed his eyes; he seemed to see a look of disdain in the eyes of the rabbit before him.
He had just calmed his emotions, but now he felt angry again. Shit! What kind of rabbit is this? It must have drunk a failed potion! It's simply poisonous!
Danitz silently moved away from the sofa. He was worried he might lose control and burn this rabbit to death, and then Gehrman Sparrow would throw him into the sea to feed the fish—no, there might not even be a corpse to feed the fish.
After finishing his divination above the Gray Fog, Klein returned to the real world. He feigned pressing the toilet's mechanical button, put away the paper substitute, then went to the washbasin to wet his hands, and pulled out a tissue to dry them.
After going through the normal routine, he opened the door and saw Danitz standing in the center of the living room, glaring at Bugs Bunny with anger in his face.
Does this guy have a masochistic tendency? Knowing that Bugs Bunny's mouth could infuriate people to death, why did he go provoke that rabbit... Klein looked at Danitz and said in a calm voice:
"To the first-class restaurant."
"...Okay."
Danitz didn't understand why Gehrman Sparrow had suddenly changed his mind, but his rationality told him not to argue.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Klein and Danitz, who were about to leave, heard a rhythmic knocking sound.
Klein calmly glanced at Danitz, then turned to Bugs Bunny on the sofa, gently rubbing his fingers, silently casting an illusion on it, turning it into an ordinary rabbit doll.
Danitz, alerted by Gehrman's gaze, quickly walked to the door and opened it.
The person was Kleeves, the wealthy businessman's bodyguard. He gazed at Danitz, who had once again changed his disguise, for a few moments, then turned to Klein and said:
"'Blazing' Danitz?"
He had felt that Gehrman's friend looked familiar before, but it wasn't until Donna and Denton deliberately mentioned Danitz that he suddenly had an idea and realized he looked very much like the portrait on the wanted poster.
Before Klein could speak, Danitz had already interjected:
"Friend, you've got the wrong person. Although I resemble that famous pirate worth 3,000 pounds, I am indeed not him. People have always mistaken me, which has caused me great trouble."
Klein raised a hand to cover his mouth, he almost burst out laughing at this guy, ruining his cool adventurer persona.
He subtly turned his head, glancing at the rabbit doll on the sofa. It had also adopted the pose of covering its mouth with its hands. Not bad, it knew to maintain its disguise in front of outsiders.
He immediately composed his expression and calmly replied:
"Yes."
My reputation... Captain, I've disgraced you... Danitz tilted his neck back, looking at the ceiling.
"What are you going to do?" Kleeves inhaled silently, then asked.
"Guard him."
Klein slightly moved his chin, pointing at Danitz beside him with an expressionless face.
Danitz tried hard to control his expression. These past few days had been the longest period of his life. More and more people knew about this, how was he going to blend in after returning to the Golden Dream!
As his gaze shifted, he caught sight of the rabbit doll on the sofa behind him, covering its mouth with its hands, looking like it was trying hard to hold back laughter. Shit, why are there such annoying creatures as rabbits in this world! ...Even though it's turned into a doll, it still looks so cheap!
During Danitz's intense inner turmoil, Kleeves had already finished his conversation with Klein. He glanced at the depressed and somewhat complex-looking Danitz, then stepped back and said:
"Then I'll take my leave."
Just as he was about to depart, Klein spoke, saying with a hint of solemnity:
"Return to the ship as soon as possible. Bansy Harbor has hidden dangers."
After Kleeves left, Danitz dutifully closed the door. He glanced at the coldly turning Gehrman Sparrow with some hesitation, but ultimately didn't voice the question he wanted to ask.
How could Bansy Harbor have hidden dangers? It had been colonized by the Loen Kingdom for over three hundred years and had been an important port on the main trade route for over a hundred years. There had never been any rumors of danger.
"Why do you all say Bansy Harbor is dangerous? What's actually there?"
Bugs Bunny, in its doll form, asked curiously from the sofa.
Klein glanced at Bugs Bunny, raised his hand to lift the illusion on it, then said:
"I don't know. You can ask your boss. He might know."
"Forget it, we're not getting off the ship anyway."
Bugs Bunny thought about it and decided that since it wasn't getting off the ship anyway, and its boss hadn't specified the danger, it probably wasn't very important, so it continued to rest on the sofa.
Klein gritted his teeth, looking at Bugs Bunny, who had settled back down. He had said that hoping Bugs Bunny would ask, but this rabbit didn't understand his meaning at all.
To maintain his persona, he couldn't directly tell the other party to quickly ask what dangers were hidden in Bansy Harbor. He could only wait for this rabbit to have a sudden realization and understand the implied meaning of his words.
Why did I ever think this rabbit was smart, reliable, and capable? As for pets, it's really better to just look at other people's.
That night, after dinner in the first-class restaurant, Klein and Danitz returned to room 312 with Bugs Bunny.
When he passed the ship's entrance earlier, he asked the crew member stationed there; the passengers who went to the Limestone Restaurant Restaurant had not yet returned to the ship.
Donna and Denton's family were among them, and the captain and first mate who went to the telegraph office to send a telegram had not returned either.
Standing by the window of room 312, he looked at the waves stirred by the wind, and an ominous premonition vaguely rose in his heart, as if something bad was brewing...
He glanced at Bugs Bunny, who was leisurely eating fruit nearby. This rabbit had no awareness of the dangers hidden on the island.
He shook his head slightly, his gaze falling on Danitz, who was lazily lounging in the armchair, making the famous pirate, who was relaxing, instantly sit upright.
Klein withdrew his gaze and walked into the washroom without saying anything.
He skillfully closed the door, set up a Spirit Wall, pulled out a paper figure to create a substitute, and then walked four steps counter-clockwise to enter the Gray Fog.
Within the grand, ancient palace above the Gray Fog, Klein sat on the high-backed chair belonging to The Fool.
He materialized his usual citrine pendant, then silently recited the divination phrase:
"Bansy Harbor has danger."
Again and again, he opened his eyes. The citrine pendant in his hand was rotating clockwise, with a small amplitude and slow speed.
There is danger, but it's within an acceptable range. This contradicts the previous revelation... Klein rested his elbows on the edge of the bronze long table, muttering to himself with some confusion.
Frowning for a moment, he thought of a possibility:
The current danger does not equal the hidden danger. Unless something is triggered, or something is investigated deeply, the danger hidden in the shadows will not be revealed.
This means that the hidden danger here has existed for a long time, and may even be completely unrelated to the current danger.
To be safe, he threw this information towards the crimson star representing the Tower.
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