Klein looked up at Alice, who was also looking at him with a rare serious expression. Apparently, they both remembered the civilization that had disappeared before the First Epoch. Klein opened his mouth to say something, but he saw Alice licking her lips and frowning: "How did they mix sweet, salty, and sour flavors together without any sense of disobedience?" ... What was she thinking just now? Klein hesitated about his judgment. While he was hesitating, Alice noticed his stunned expression, thought for a moment, and asked: "Aren't you going to eat?" "...Okay." He silently stuffed a piece of smoked beluga meat into his mouth, and watched Alice lower her head again and eat. Alas, fate... Klein felt a little melancholy. He soon found that the topic of adventure had turned into meaningless gossip again, and he was even more melancholy.
- At least it would be better to clarify who spread that damn rumor! Klein angrily stuffed a large piece of smoked whale meat into his mouth. ...It's really delicious. Until they finished lunch, Alice picked up the bottle of the strongest wine and looked at it bitterly. No adventurer at any table talked about anything worthwhile, but more and more people were in the "Lodar" bar. Suddenly, the heavy door opened and slammed against the wall. A young man with obvious Loen ancestry and wearing a top hat rushed in and shouted nervously: "Is there anyone from the Adventurer Mutual Aid Association?" Alice turned her head and looked at Klein. Before Klein could react, three adventurers stood up in different corners. Alice turned her head to look at the one with the longest shadow and found that he was more than two meters tall. ... There won't really be someone in this world who is three meters tall, right? Alice looked down at herself and felt worried for a moment. She turned to Klein and found that Klein was staring at the door of the bar. Alice thought about it and turned her head away. A man wearing a linen shirt and a brown jacket soon appeared there. He was of medium build, with purple lips and brown eyes that hid a strong malice that he tried to restrain but could not hide. Alice recalled for a moment and recognized that this was the second mate of the "Undead King" Agaritu, the "Slayer" Gilchias. "9,500 pounds!" she blurted out. The five people at the center of the incident looked at her one after another. In the awkward silence, Alice thought for a moment, pointed at Gilchias and turned to Klein and asked: "Can you beat him?" Before Klein decided how to respond, he saw Gilchias's eyes turn around the two of them and finally fall on Alice. He looked at Alice cautiously and took a half step back tentatively. After confirming that Alice had no intention of stopping him, he turned around and left the "Lodar" bar calmly but quickly, if his legs were not shaking. Note ①
Until he tripped and fell on the threshold, got up without hesitation and continued walking, Alice muttered to herself: "No wonder he can live to 9,500 pounds..." The three adventurers sat back to their original seats in silence. The atmosphere in the bar was quieter than ever. Alice frowned slightly, looked at the lunch that was almost finished, jumped up with the bottle of wine, turned her head and said to Klein: "Let's go?" Klein then stood up, and he signaled Alice to walk in front with his eyes. Alice looked at him in confusion and took a step. Klein fell behind half a step and walked out behind her. Until their figures disappeared, the temperature of the "Lodar" bar began to warm up again, and there was a rustling discussion: "Who is that?" "I don't know, I just heard that she kept Gehrman Sparrow..." "Hush, she seems to be a demigod." The "Lodar" bar fell into silence again because of this sentence. After all, a demigod is a four-king level existence. After a long time, a voice asked with a little doubt: "She, she doesn't look like an adult yet..." At 7:30 in the evening, after Klein adjusted the extraordinary items on his body, they went to Pier 6 together. After waiting for a while at Pier 6, Alice saw a huge sailing ship slowly emerging in the distance. On the dark sea, the ship moved slowly towards the lighthouse emitting light. As the sailing ship got closer and closer, the flag gradually became clearer. The crimson but weak moonlight allowed the people in the port to see that there were ten self-colored stars of the same size on it, and those stars surrounded a cold eye without eyelashes. "Admiral of the Stars!" "Future!" The pirates and sailors guarding the ship became agitated, and Alice kicked the ground unhappily in this atmosphere. ...What a boring cutscene CG. After more than ten seconds, the coastal defense guns on the mountains on both sides "nervously" adjusted themselves and aimed at the huge sailing ship that was not disguised. Dang! Dang! Dang! The church in the distance rang melodiously and ethereally. It was exactly 8 o'clock, and the "Future" stopped at this time. It's finally over... Alice pouted and raised her head. A lady in a black classical robe appeared at the bow of the ship at some point. Her clothes were covered with different symbols and magic signs, just like a powerful wizard in ancient legends. Under the crimson moonlight, the area in front of her suddenly lit up, and the dazzling starlight descended and condensed into a long transparent bridge. The long bridge continued to extend forward and landed on Pier 6. This was still a bit of a feeling... Alice nodded slightly satisfied, stepped onto the long transparent bridge, and skipped over in the slight surging of the sea, under the aiming of the coastal defense guns, and under the gaze of unknown sights. Klein stood in place and found that Alice was still holding the bottle of strong liquor that she had not drunk. ... When did she take it out? ! No matter what he was thinking, he finally stepped onto the long transparent bridge formed by the starlight without changing his expression and followed Alice's steps.
... So, such a big commotion, is it just to please Alice? Klein's eyes inadvertently swept across the shore, realizing that with such a commotion, everyone would know that they were on the ship of "Star Admiral" Cattleya today. Although I don't intend to keep this identity, but... While thinking, Klein quickened his pace, approached Alice, and whispered to her: "Is this eye-catching welcome your idea?" "Of course not," Alice shook her head decisively, "I didn't... I didn't communicate with her alone." "Then," Klein, who had changed back into a suit, reached out and pressed his hat, "she acted on her own initiative." (End of this chapter)