The members of the White House who remained were Shane, Colin, and the recently injured Fujiwara Shunsuke and Heidi.
Including Zhou Chen, who could no longer afford to slack off, that made five Ascenders in total—more than enough to handle the Ghost Ship. This sudden emergency had already exceeded the scope of a normal mission, making it necessary for the Star Association to intervene.
The pirate ship, once it had grown to its full size, no longer resembled a figurine in the slightest. It had transformed into a real, ancient vessel, reeking of the sharp tang of seawater and a putrid stench that could only come from centuries of decay. The gunwales, deck, masts, sails… the entire ship blazed with an eerie, dark green flame. Its figurehead was a terrifying skull, just like the Ghost Ships from horror stories.
