Kanna shrugged. "Who told her to always look down on people? You are all Aegirians, but why can you and Skadi speak properly, while your Captain has to put on such a superior attitude?… Anyway, I can't stand it."
"The Captain is not like us, who only know how to fight with brute force. She holds the title of Technical Administrator. The technology she possesses far surpasses the level of Terra. It's like a Columbian visiting a small village in Sargon; they would naturally feel superior looking at the backward technology, wouldn't they?"
The awakened Specter appeared to be very clear-headed logically.
"By the way, little bird, are you going with Kanna-chan or with us?" Hearing Gladiia's footsteps fade into the distance, Specter turned and asked Irene, who seemed a bit at a loss.
Irene pondered for a moment before saying, "The Stultifera Navis is a precious asset of Iberia. I must monitor all your actions on it. I need to know why, if the Stultifera Navis is so well preserved, it never tried to return to Iberia over the past decades. As an Inquisitor of Iberia, I must know the truth."
"Alright, shall we hold hands then?" Specter elegantly extended her right hand.
"…" Seeing Specter's gesture, Irene's face flushed pink.
"You are a talented fruit, but compared to your enemies, your efforts and talent are insignificant. I worry that with a moment's inattention, we might lose you." Specter embraced Irene's petite body, singing her thoughts as if in a song.
Irene, her face beet red, struggled free from Specter's embrace. "Don't look down on people too much, Aegirian…"
Turning her head, Irene saw Kanna and Skadi squatting in the same posture, like two street hooligans, each with a Pocky stick in their mouths, watching the show.
"Beware of Abyssal lesbians…" Seeing Irene's gaze, Kanna even gave a rogue whistle.
"Stop playing. The Captain is going further down, and that Seaborn seems to have gone in another direction. The ship is full of Seaborn, don't let your guard down." From the aura emanating from the ship, they clearly understood that there were more than just one or two Seaborn inside. The Stultifera Navis at this moment had likely become a Seaborn nest.
They occupied the enemy's greatest glory, gathered within it, and then killed all Iberians who sought to reclaim that glory.
Kanna silently looked towards the cabin. She could feel a great soul, on the verge of perishing, within the ship's center.
Even though they were far apart and separated by several wooden planks, the wind blowing from the cabin no longer carried any trace of "human" scent. Yet, that captain, despite being almost assimilated by the Seaborn, had lived on the ship for so many years. He was just an ordinary Iberian, not Skadi, or Mizuki, or an Aegirian. It was hard to imagine what kind of powerful willpower allowed him to break through the collective will of the horde. However, after sixty years, his own spirit had been worn down to a mere wisp of smoke. If their group hadn't arrived, perhaps in half a year at most, this great captain would have completely transformed into a Seaborn that had lost its self.
However, Kanna felt that if it truly came to that, this captain would probably decisively take this Fools Ship, which should have sunk into the deep sea long ago, and "die completely" in the ocean with it.
"Why do I sense your sorrow?" Laurentina gently pressed Kanna's head, her eyes filled with confusion.
"I'm just a little regretful to see a great soul about to reach its end… If Terra had a Valhalla, I think he should have a place there!" Kanna didn't lament over birth, aging, sickness, and death, but Captain Alfonso's resistance against the Seaborn's will for so many years, as a mortal, truly earned her admiration.
"Oh," Specter walked step by step towards the cabin in her high heels, a thoughtful look in her eyes.
Upon entering the cabin, they discovered a hidden world. Although the outside looked dilapidated, the corridor inside was surprisingly clean, tidy, and bright.
Even after sixty years, everyone could see the pride and glory of Iberia's most prosperous era through the magnificent walls lining the corridor.
"Incredible, after so many years, it's still so clean here…" If finding the Stultifera Navis was a pleasant surprise, then this scene was a shock.
"Actually, there's nothing strange about it. No matter whose 'home' this is, cleaning one's home is a biological instinct, isn't it?"
Kanna reached out and touched the nearby wall. There wasn't a speck of dust, indicating that the interior had been meticulously cleaned.
"Be careful, I sense a lot of Terrorfish ahead..." Specter suddenly looked up at the deep, dark corridor in front of them.
Accompanied by a strange and piercing "chirp, chirp, chirp" sound, a swarm of Terrorfish appeared before everyone.
Upon discovering the enemies, Specter and Skadi brandished their weapons and charged forward.
Kanna-chan pulled back Irene, who was also preparing to charge. "So, even Terrorfish know how to use their brains, while Abyssal Hunters only know how to charge in shoulder-to-shoulder with their weapons. How is Aegir supposed to fight the Seaborn then..."
Before Irene could understand the meaning of Kanna-chan's words, she saw the floor beneath Specter and Skadi suddenly collapse as the Seaborn cast a spell.
With expressions of shock, the two of them fell down.
"Oh no, it's a trap!" Irene finally reacted. If Kanna-chan hadn't held her back, she probably would have fallen in too.
Walking to the edge of the trap and looking down at the many layers of floor that had been pierced through, Kanna-chan shook her head. "Don't worry about these Abyssal Hunters; they're very tough. This kind of trap is, at most, like stumbling over a rock while walking.
Also, to this Seaborn, if you're planning an ambush, I suggest you aim for the Inquisitor from Iberia behind me. After all, with your strength, you should be able to fight her back and forth... As for me, you really can't defeat me."
After confirming that Skadi and Specter downstairs were unharmed, Kanna-chan looked up at the corner not far away.
Hearing Kanna-chan's words, the Seaborn that had previously appeared on the deck emerged from the corner.
"When did..." Irene was once again shocked. Since boarding the Stultifera Navis, she had found the Seaborn aboard to be much stronger than she had anticipated. Coupled with the decayed exterior and the clean, tidy cabins, and the Abyssal Hunters swallowed by traps... Each time, before she could react, something new appeared before her eyes.
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