Chapter 83

Chapter 83 “The Entanglement”

Vanna’s mind finally calmed down somewhat after her uncle brought an herbal liquor over. The power of medicine and alcohol always did help with a person’s tension regardless of the era.

“You get nightmares every time you stay home, and it’s always about that event from your childhood.” Dante Wayne’s voice came from behind the inquisitor, who had come out to the balcony and observed the city.Finnd new chapters at novelhall.com

“...... As an inquisitor, this is an unwanted sign of weakness,” Vanna mutters. She was more than a head taller than her uncle, but the lady never minded showing her true side in front of this elder who effectively raised herself. “I am distressed.”

“...... Did you talk to Heidi yet?”

“She recommended four types of brain surgeries and two nerve puncture treatments,” Vanna sighed, “Given the years of friendship we have, I didn’t beat her.”

“...... That’s definitely something she would say, after all, she doesn’t deal with normal people that often.” Dante Wayne shook his head, “Actually, I didn’t expect that after all these years, you were still trapped by the nightmare of that night.”

“I thought I had come out of it too.” Vanna rubbed her temple, “Maybe it really has something to do with this big house. As soon as I return here, I will dream about what it was like... Maybe I should consider holding another exorcism ceremony for this house, otherwise I will keep thinking this house carries the shadow of that disaster...”

Uncle Dante contemplated the suggestion and didn’t raise an objection. “Is there still that fire in your nightmare this time?”

Vanna nodded: “Yes, there are fires everywhere. You escaped from the fire with me on your back. I even remember clearly that we fled the city from the factory’s pipeline, and a burning building nearby was gradually collapsing in the fire...”

“...... I have ordered all ports to strictly check the movement of people and communicated with the other administrators of neighboring city-states. We’ve already cracked down on many cultists and effectively cut off their means of flowing into Pland because of these measures. All that’s left to do is to wait on what the church does. The supernatural area is the specialty of the guardians.”

Speaking of this, the middle-aged admin suddenly stopped as if to ponder his following words. But after a moment of hesitation, he decides it’s best to say it: “As for the matter of the Vanished, I can’t help much in the transcendent realm, but in the worldly aspect, I have an idea.”

“Secular aspect?” Vanna frowned, “Wait, you mean...”

“Lucretia Abnomar, captain of the pioneer exploration ship Bright Star, and Tyrian Abnomar, the pirate leader of the Northern Seas and captain of the Sea Mist,” Dante said unhurriedly. “It is true that the Vanished is a ghost ship beyond the understanding of reality, but as long as it has been a member of the real world, the real world will have an anchor related to it. I wonder how Captain Duncan’s son and daughter will react to their father’s reappearance in the world.”

Vanna’s eyes slowly widened. She was used to using simple and crude methods to directly deal with her enemies, so she had never considered anything related to the Vanished from this perspective. But soon the lady frowned: “But I heard those two hardly deal with the city-state authorities... They are rulers of their own turf on the Boundless Sea and maintains a cold relationship with the city-states.”

“This is normal, after all, they are the children of that ghost captain. The Bright Star and the Sea Mist are the two escorts of the original Vanished. Although they parted ways a hundred years ago, in the eyes of most city-states, they are still the embodiment of curses and dangers. It is not so much they alienated the civilized world, but rather the civilized world actively avoids them.”

Vanna frowned and appeared wary at her uncle’s plan: “Then do you expect them to come and help Pland against their father?”

“It’s just an idea, but it’s worth a try.” Dante grew serious, “After all, we all know that the Bright Star and Sea Mist parted ways with the Vanished more than a century ago. That happened before the event on the Thirteen Islands of Witherland. Rumor is that some ship captains witnessed the Sea Mist battle the Vanished in the northern seas half a century ago. At that point, the Vanished had already become the legendary ghost ship. This may explain the attitude of the two captains towards their father.”

“More than half a century ago... At that time, the Sea Mist was still the flagship of the Frost Queen. That Captain Tyrian was probably just being ordered to protect the city-state,” Vanna said slowly while pondering. “But you are right. At least this proves that the Sea Mist has a record of confrontation with the Vanished.”

But she still had some doubts, which she voiced after a few seconds of thought: “What if the Bright Star and Sea Mist ignored Pland, what then?”

“That’s why this is just an attempt,” Dante said quietly, “and I’ll spread the word and find a way to get the news into the ears of those two captains. After that, we can only wait and watch for their reaction afterward.”