Bonus Chapter [3] - 480 Power Stones.
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Rigel blinked, glancing at Dalma's suggestive smile, then at his own hands, imagining that Dalma would be excellent at transfiguration.
Shaking his head, he dismissed the thought, it wasn't like he was going to get involved with that... what's the current term for women who like young boys?
Rigel ignored the thought, frowning slightly. "That was rude."
"Oh, don't act like you didn't like it." Dalma winked at Rigel, turning and sitting back down in her chair. "So, why did you come looking for me?"
Rigel could only dismiss this excessive behavior as another peculiarity of the Greek gods, there was no point in arguing about it, so he sat back down, and the room finally seemed to calm down.
"I need two things." Rigel said.
"Oh, really? And what would those be?" Dalma leaned forward, her hand reaching for his, but he easily pushed it away. The woman didn't mind, instead, she seemed even more drawn to him.
Rigel increasingly suspected that this woman had some strange kind of fetish for men who rejected her, even if they were children.
Taking a deep breath, he spoke. "I need something that mermaids will want."
Dalma seemed a little confused and bewildered before asking curiously. "Why?"
"I want to trade them for their tears." Rigel said bluntly.
Dalma seemed to be thinking about something as her smile widened. "I don't think you look like someone searching for the fountain of youth."
These words shocked the audience. Elizabeth smiled, sensing the scent of a new adventure. Will took a deep breath with a resigned expression, while Ragetti and Pintel were excited.
"Fountain of Youth? You mean that fountain of youth?" Pintel asked excitedly.
Rigel ignored him, causing Pintel to smile awkwardly and take a step back.
Beside him, Barbossa raised his head slightly, looking curious, with a fierce greed rising in his eyes, but he quickly concealed it.
Unlike the film version, Barbossa was not yet blinded by revenge, so the fountain of youth was still very attractive to him.
"Annoying." Seeing that Rigel wouldn't answer, Dalma sighed and continued. "And what do you offer in return?"
"First, let me talk about the second thing I want, then we'll settle everything together." Rigel said.
Dalma simply nodded, leaning back further in her chair, curious.
"The Triton sapphires." Rigel said, pulling Triton's sword from his waist. Dalma narrowed her eyes, staring at the sword. "I need the other two. I know there's another one in Poseidon's trident, but the last one..."
Of course, the claim that he knew the sapphire was in the trident was a lie, but he used that to confirm whether it was true by Dalma's reaction.
"Interesting, you want to collect that guy's jewels... are you after his lost city?" Dalma asked curiously.
Rigel blinked. No, he was after achievements, but a lost city of merfolk? Could it be...?
"Atlantis?" Rigel asked.
Dalma smiled. "So you know, yes, if you want to enter, you'll need the three sapphires."
Barbossa looked at Rigel with avarice at that moment, he had heard of Atlantis, including the vast treasure within it, yet he remembered well the consequences of fighting Rigel, so he refrained from doing anything, at least for now.
Dalma smiled and said. "You're lucky, very lucky, everything you want is connected."
Dalma stood up and began searching for something in her pantry until she found what she was looking for.
A large, pinkish-orange seashell was in the woman's hand, she took it to the table and placed it in front of Rigel. "This is what you're looking for, the compass probably brought you here for this reason."
Rigel blinked, opened the compass and looked in the direction, indeed, the compass was pointing towards the shell.
"What is that?" Rigel asked, curious.
Dalma sat down and reached out her hand to his again, but when he pulled it away, she just held her hand outstretched, clearly, she wouldn't speak until she could take his hand.
Rigel rolled his eyes and offered his hand to the woman, she took it and held it intimately. Rigel felt a shiver run through him, he couldn't help but think. "This woman is very dangerous!"
He didn't know how Odysseus endured it, he must have truly loved his wife very much.
In any case, Dalma finally began to speak, appreciating Rigel's reaction. "This is the Triton Shell."
This left all the listeners curious, looking at the shell with interest.
Rigel blinked, looking at the shell, searching for any sapphire in it, but there was nothing, however, at the top of it, there was a socket, now empty.
"Yes, as you saw, the socket is empty." Dalma continued, opening Rigel's hand with one hand and using her free hand to caress his palm with her fingers. "The triton shell is one of the three artifacts created by that guy: the sword, the trident, and the shell, each with one of his sapphires."
Rigel tried to ignore it as Dalma's voice continued, her smile widening as she saw Rigel's body tremble. "Unfortunately, the triton sapphire from the shell was lost, but I know where it is..."
"Where?!" Rigel asked quickly, wanting to get straight to the point before leaving.
Dalma didn't speak, but she began to run her fingers up his arm, her face drawing ever closer. Rigel thought she was going to kiss him again, he pursed his lips, wondering if he should prostitute himself to get information.
But Dalma merely winked at him before returning to her seat, letting go of his hand.
"It's time to talk about my payment." Dalma crossed her hands, maintaining her smile.
Rigel swallowed hard without realizing it, shaking his head, increasing the level of danger Dalma posed in his mind, he spoke. "Your freedom, I will help."
As soon as he said that, Dalma's smile froze. She had expected many things, curious about what the young wizard would offer, but when she heard this, she was surprised.
She had foreseen her release, it would still take some time, but it was near, so this wouldn't surprise her much. But what she had foreseen had nothing to do with Rigel.
She stared at him, a seriousness briefly returning to her expression, before she said. "You want to help me free myself, in exchange for me telling you where the missing Triton sapphire is?"
"Yes, besides, I need this thing, after all, the mermaids want it." Rigel pointed to the Triton's shell.
Dalma looked at the shell and smiled. "That's right, and how do you intend to help me?"
"I'm one of the pirate lords, I just need a reason to summon all the lords and that's it, I can take all the pieces of Ocho and remove its seal." Rigel shrugged and pointed at Ragetti's eye.
Dalma looked at Ragetti, her eyes fixed on his, her excitement evident.
"Excuse me, but I believe I am the pirate lord and that wooden eye belongs to me." Hector approached at that moment, speaking irritably.
Rigel grabbed his pistol and pointed it straight at Barbossa's head, looking at him indifferently.
Barbossa swallowed hard, he finally remembered who Rigel was. "Tia Dalma, a little help, please."
Dalma simply rested her arm on the table and her chin on her hand, looking at Hector with a smile. "I'm sorry, Hector, but it seems a better deal has come up."
Hector's eyes widened, and before he could answer, a gunshot rang out. Hector looked down, pulled his jacket aside again, and saw the same bloodstain appearing on his shirt over his heart.
Hector didn't know what to say for a moment. How could he die the same way twice? Hector knew what it was like now, so the only words that came out of his mouth this time were. "Fuck me."
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A/N: For readers who want to know the current voting status on P_treon:
Harem, but without Calypso -> 10%
Single Female Lead -> 25%
Harem and add Calypso -> 55%
(Calypso) Single Female Lead -> 10%