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As they walked, Kathleen explained the situation to Lodge until they could see the silhouette of the liner. Kathleen said, "The second boat on the right is the one we're going to take. It was the most luxurious ship in the city. If it weren't for the fact that the people who had come were all young noble ladies, it would have been very difficult for them to get on it. This ship does not normally carry passengers, but is specially prepared to entertain high-ranking officials. "

Loki listened excitedly to Kathleen's introductions all the way. He'd long since thrown his purpose for coming here out of the blue.

It wasn't long before Loki saw the ship.

Because it was a seagull, it was especially large. A large sail was over 30 meters tall.

Its massive body seemed very stable under the waves, but of course, the current waves weren't very large.

The captain was 40 to 50 meters long, but only about 5 meters wide, so he looked especially narrow and long.

It is propelled by 54 oars, 27 on each side.

There were also two or three triangular sails on board to allow the rowers to take turns resting, or to speed up their progress when the wind blew.

Each oar is equipped with 4-6 rowers, who are usually slaves.

The ship's hull was divided into three layers, with no protrusion, and they were all level with the ship. The deck of the ship was the highest the passengers could reach.

The first floor was where the rowers worked, and the second floor was where the bedrooms were located. From the deck, they went straight down to the third floor.

Loki and Kathleen walked to the bottom of the boat. There was a staircase on the deck that led directly into the sand. It was the only way to get to the boat.

There were two soldiers standing on either side of the passage. Using the soldiers as guards showed that the boat was not a civilian ship.

Kathleen said to Loki, "Do you want to use your token to go in, or do you want to go in as my companion?"

Kathleen didn't know if Loki was going to hide her identity, so she asked.

Of course, Loki didn't want to use his fake identity. The token was still on him.

Kathleen thought that Roche might not have been able to get the token back. She wanted to use it to tie Roche to the Imperial chariot.

Loki replied, "Although a little presumptuous, I think it's better to be your companion, if you don't mind."

Kathleen smiled. "It's an honor to be with an Imperial Warden." That was what he said, but he didn't see any sign of honor in her.

With Kathleen leading the way, the soldiers didn't have any difficulties.

Loki reached the deck without a hitch. There were soldiers guarding the sides of the boat.

The group of young nobles who had arrived earlier gathered in groups of twos and threes and conversed with each other.

The arrival of Loki and Kathleen attracted a lot of attention.

One of them was in his thirties (the algorithm of this world, thirty is just about to mature). The pretty young woman said to Kathleen, "Yo, Kathleen's changing company." It doesn't seem too fair that you've taken all the handsome men from Kathleen, does it? "

This woman had blond hair, a oval face, beautiful blue eyes, and a wide pleated skirt that hid her figure.

Although she was still quite different from Kathleen, she was still a beautiful woman.

She was a good friend of Kathleen's, the daughter of the mayor's secretary, and had a prominent place in the city.

Kathleen didn't seem embarrassed. She maintained her smile and said, "Oh, Alexandra, Rocky is just my friend like Ike Arbeiter."

Alexandra did not have the reserve of a young girl, showing the generosity of a grown woman.

She teased, "Oh, another one who was bewitched by you?" Kathleen felt she couldn't let her go on. She was fine, afraid that Loki would be embarrassed.

Kathleen took Alexandra's hand and went off to chat.