Chapter 135: Dark Skull (Concept art at bottom of the page)

"Boss Johnny, help!" The Habi and Hasa brothers were tied together by a thick rope and hung from the mast of the pirate ship. When the wind blew, the two would swing around like paper people.

"Hahaha! Who told you to provoke Ackles? You deserve it." Below the two, a group of big guys was busy preparing for the sailing. From time to time, someone laughed at the two who were hung in the air.

"I'm back!" A clear childish voice came over from the sea, and Mina riding a white dolphin appeared in front of the big guys.

"Oh! Our little princess Mina is back! How is it, how is the investigation? I heard that it is a big luxury ship! Is it true?"

"Mina, hurry up and call the Boss Johnny for us. We've been hanging here for a long time, please save us!!"

"Mina, you have worked hard! Come, let me massage your shoulders. You should be tired after swimming so far?"

For a moment, everyone's attention was focused on the girl in black who had just jumped onto the deck, and soon they all surrounded her, constantly asking her various questions.

"Wait! Don't ask Mina so many questions all at once! Mina has to report to Johnny first." Surrounded by these big men and being asked so many questions by them, Mina's head was spinning.

"Mina, Boss Johnny wants you to report to him about this prey, hurry over. Hey, you guys hurry up and do your own things! Don't you still have work to do! If you want to slack off, you will be hung up like those two!" Ackles appeared at the door of the cabin and yelled unceremoniously.

After Ackles shouted, the group of big guys that surrounded Mina immediately scattered like a gust of wind, and continued to do what they were supposed to be doing. But their eyes never left Mina for a moment, they were all secretly watching.

"Ah! I'm saved! Ackles thank you this time! I'm going to see Johnny now." After the group of big guys dispersed, Mina quickly returned to normal. After expressing her gratitude to Ackles, she immediately got into the cabin.

Seeing Mina's cheerful back disappear into the cabin, the faces of the people on the ship showed a trace of reluctance, and then they continued to bow their heads to make preparations for the sail.

"Help! Ackles, if this continues, our brains will be clogged with blood and we will become idiots!" Habi and Hasa, who were hung from the mast, let out a scream like a dying pig.

"You two are already complete idiots without blood blogging your brain. Let the wind clear up your stupid brains! I will put you down when we sail out." Ackles said irritably, and then walked inside the ship.

When he walked to Johnny's room, Mina was excitedly reporting her reconnaissance situation to Johnny,

"The ship is about thirty meters long, and the shell seems to be made of a type of metal that I have never seen before. It doesn't have a sail, so it should be powered by some kind of magic mechanism. Its speed is very fast, probably faster than our Dark Skull. But if I use my Phantasm, we should be able to catch up with it."

"What about the ship's defense force? Is there any defense system?" Johnny asked calmly, as the leader of all pirates, he never missed any details of the prey.

"The defense force is not very clear, because only four or five people have appeared on the deck, but there is only one male wearing a light mage gown. The others are girls and should not be too strong. As for the defense system, there seems to be a large-scale magic spell that can disorient creatures within 100 meters about the ship. But with my Mr. Dolphin, there is nothing to be afraid of. That kind of magic has no effect on Mr. Dolphin." After thinking about it, Mina answered Johnny's question.

"Hmmm..." Listening to the information Mina brought back, Johnny was lost in thought.

‘A big ship with a length of more than 30 meters and a metal shell is not something ordinary nobles can get. The owner of this ship might very well be the power holder of a certain country on the continent. There is a large-scale magic spell on the ship, it means that there is a powerful mage on the ship, and it is very likely to be a 7th-level mage. But there are only girls on the deck? That means that the owner of the ship is probably a good-for-nothing young aristocrat. Only these super boring guys would come to this sea in a whimsical way.'

‘It seems that this ship is probably the toy of a rich and powerful young noble who relies on his parents' power. Although there are probably one or two 7th-level powerhouses around him, there are also three 7th-level powerhouses on our island, and Mina has a special Phantasm that is good for naval battles, so we will most likely win!'

"Ackles! Give the order, the Dark Skull is going to go at full speed!" After thinking about it, Johnny immediately issued an order to Ackles by the door.

"Hahaha! It's been more than three months. Finally, I have a new task to do. My hands are getting itchy already." Hearing Johnny's instructions, Ackles showed an extremely excited smile on his face, and immediately ran out of the cabin and yelled,

"Hey, scoundrels! We have a new target again, are you ready!"

"Oh! I have been waiting for this day. I haven't done anything for three months. Let's go!"

"Long live the pirate, long live the Dark Skull!"

With the roar of the big guys on the ship, the big ship named Dark Skull slowly started to move...

"Mina, leave one dolphin to help point the way. You can continue to follow the ship by yourself and report back every three hours. I will decide when to take action." After the ship sailed, Johnny looked at Mina and gave the new orders.

"Don't you want me to stay and help? Our ship is not as fast as that ship. If you don't use my Phantasm, you won't be able to catch up with it." Mina asked suspiciously, her black eyes flashed a look of perplexity.

"No, now we don't need to catch up with it right away. We have to wait for you to get more information about that ship. We must find out exactly how many people there are exactly on the ship. And except for the magic that disorients the creatures, are there other magic spells? We must know these before the attack. Otherwise, accidents are easy to occur. You must know that anyone who dares to sail to the open sea will have a few tricks to prevent danger." Johnny explained I asked why he gave this order.

"Oh! Johnny, you're too careful. There are three seventh-level masters with Phantasm in our dark skull pirate group! Some small countries on the continent do not even have a seventh-level master. In my opinion, we don't need to think about anything, we just need to attack the ship and take the ship captive!" Mina said with some dissatisfaction. At the same time, she picked up the huge anchor behind her and waved it like a demonstration.

"Don't act like a kid. This mission is the biggest in the history of our Dark Skeleton Pirates. So we must make sure of everything before we attack. Hurry up and do what you should do." Johnny looked at Mina, who was acting like a kid, and gave the order again.

"Huh! Johnny is a coward! Mina would have done it a long time ago if Mina could rob the big ship alone." Mina made a grimace at Johnny, and then left the room in a huff.

"Hey! Mina, don't do anything silly! You can't deal with the people on that ship alone. Just watch on one side. Don't do anything else!"

"I know! Johnny, you are talking too much, if you continue like this, you will get old soon! Hahaha! Mr. Dolphin!" Mina, who had already reached the deck, replied angrily, and then jumped into the sea, and got onto the white dolphin that was waiting for her.

"I'm leaving, you'd better follow closely. This dolphin will show you the direction." Mina blew the whistle and called over a blue dolphin. After speaking a few words in its ear, she left with the white dolphin.

"Mina! Stay safe! Be careful not to cause any trouble!"

"Mina, come back soon! We are waiting for you!"

"Mina, be extra careful!"

Everyone on the ship bid farewell to Mina, until Mina's little figure disappeared under the sea.

"Hey, hello! Does anyone remember us? Ackles, you said you would put us down after sailing. Hey! Did you hear us talking! Don't ignore us! Let us down quickly…" The two brothers, Habi and Hasa, hanging on the mast of the pirate ship were still swinging in the wind...

"Strange? Is there something wrong with the illusion system? There are two records of unidentified object intrusion in the magic detection system. There is no response from the illusion system. What is going on? Or is the magic detection system misreporting? Treating ordinary clutter as a living body that can move freely?" Lapis floating above the Ulysses console appeared to be confused.

Ackles

Johnny

Mina