N-A-A Chapter 78 Bullshit, don't let me run into you again!
Chapter 78 Bullshit, don't let me run into you again!
The coldness of the gun barrel seemed to pierce through Danitz's spine. The sea breeze seemed to suddenly stop, and only his heavy breathing could be heard in the alley.
"Slowly raise your hands," Lorne's voice came from behind, deliberately low and threatening, "If you dare turn around, I'll smash your head through."
"Damn it, you did it on purpose!" Danitz suddenly gritted his teeth. "You deliberately struck up a conversation with me to make me give myself away, didn't you?"
Um... his words left Lorne speechless.
He had no idea what Danitz was imagining.
First, you were the one who initiated the conversation with me; I didn't actually want to talk to you at all.
Secondly, this was completely an accident; I had no intention of taking action.
Of course, Lorne wouldn't reveal these things. The other party's sequence was most likely higher than his own, and if he told the truth, the other party might think he was provoking him and get angry.
Lorne lightly tapped the trigger with his index finger, his voice carrying just the right amount of sarcasm: "As expected of Blaze, your reaction is quick."
He continued the conversation, speaking in a serious tone.
Danitz's muscles tensed. As the boatswain of the Golden Dream, he had experienced countless life-or-death moments, but this was the first time he had been held at gunpoint by his recruit. What was even more humiliating was that the other party seemed to completely disregard his name, "Flame."
"Who exactly are you?" Danitz's voice sounded like it was being squeezed out from between his teeth.
"As you can see, a guy who wants to make a name for himself at sea."
"A reckless rookie..." Danitz cursed inwardly. "These kinds of guys who don't consider the risks are often the most dangerous."
"Boy, do you know what your actions mean?" Danitz slowly raised his hands, sparks flickering between his fingers. With a single turn, he could send this arrogant young man into a rage.
boom!
A burst of black flame struck Danitz beside him, startling him so much that his pupils suddenly contracted.
"Damn it, the power of this shot is at least Sequence 7..." Danitz trembled slightly, his Adam's apple bobbing.
He had initially thought the other side was bluffing, but now he had to reassess the situation.
This shot reveals at least two things.
First, the other side really dared to fire; second, at this distance, the other side could indeed kill him.
Thinking of this, Danitz completely gave up resisting and slumped to the ground like a deflated balloon.
What a bad luck!
Seeing that Danitz stopped moving, Lorne secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He had no intention of actually killing Danitz; he had just arrived at sea and didn't want to suddenly become "famous."
Moreover, he has a bounty of 3000 pounds for being the fourth boatswain, and his captain, the "Iceberg Vice Admiral," is certainly no ordinary man either. Lorne is not going to risk being hunted down by the enemy for this money.
Seemingly sensing that the other party was making another move, Lorne shouted sharply:
"I told you not to move! I'm absolutely confident I can take you down from this distance."
Actually, Lorne was also a little nervous.
If Danitz doesn't move, he won't hit him, but if he moves... it's hard to say, after all, Lorne himself hasn't practiced his marksmanship much.
"Bullshit! What exactly do you want?" Seeing that he was completely on the defensive, Danitz began to ask about Lorne's purpose.
"Now, I'll ask, you answer." Since he was going to play along, Lorne began by asking questions, "Why are you here?"
"I...I'm on vacation," Danitz said, his voice slightly muffled.
"Second question: Where is the 'Golden Dream' ship now?"
"Ha! Do you think I'd tell you? I would never betray the captain..." He refused without even thinking.
Damn it, the other side dared to target the Golden Dream, there must be some other force behind them... Cold sweat broke out on Danitz's forehead.
Lorne interrupted him in a serious tone:
"Hey, don't be so judgmental! Your life is your own, not the captain's. What, do you have a crush on your captain?"
"I..." Danitz, who wanted to say a few more words of loyalty and righteousness, suddenly choked up, his face turning red.
"Damn it, how did he know my secret?"
Taking advantage of Danitz's momentary lapse in concentration, Lorne slowly backed away, saying as he did so:
"Okay, I'll give you a minute to think about it."
Upon hearing Lorne's words, Danitz fell silent. Of course, he would never betray his captain, but perhaps he could use this minute to think of a solution...
"I'm being asked to speak up instead of trying to communicate through a spirit afterward. Does this mean I misjudged the situation and this guy isn't actually confident he can kill me?"
And he knows my secret too! Danitz revealed a fierce look.
ten seconds.
Thirty seconds.
One minute.
Danitz turned abruptly, his cloak sending sparks flying.
"You piece of shit, go to hell!"
However, the expected gunshot did not come—the alley was empty, with only his echo echoing between the walls.
Strange? Where is everyone? Looking at the empty alley, Danitz was a little confused.
Wait… he suddenly came to his senses.
Could it be... I've been tricked!
Thinking that he had lost money again and that his secret had been discovered by the other party, Danitz roared out.
"You piece of shit, don't let me ever run into you again!"
……
"Huff~ Huff~"
After running for a while, Lorne successfully arrived at the port. After returning to his room on the Vilan, he collapsed onto the bed.
He held Laki with a lingering sense of unease.
"We weren't being followed..." Lorne wiped away a bead of cold sweat, his fingers still trembling slightly. "Next time, could you give us a signal before you pounce on someone?"
"Meow~" Laki gave a perfunctory meow and curled up in a comfortable spot in his arms.
Sigh, I guess Danitz has come to his senses by now... Lorne stared blankly at the ceiling.
"What a pity. That 'Blazing Flame' seemed quite sincere. If they were just a regular adventurer's group instead of pirates, I might actually have joined."
Seriously, "Flame" Danitz wouldn't go out of his way to retaliate against me, would he?
Although he embarrassed himself once, they didn't really do anything to him, but... well, he's a pirate...
Those who make a living at sea are probably very concerned about their reputation... He recalled Danitz's reaction when he introduced himself.
"If he didn't want the news of him being knocked out by a cat to become known throughout the sea, he probably wouldn't cause me any trouble."
This kind of gossip news is sure to interest many newspapers.
And judging from his reaction at the time, it seems he really has a crush on his captain, which is quite a juicy gossip.
"Blazing" Danitz getting knocked down by a cat, plus the gossip about "having a crush on the Iceberg General"... well, that's money...
Forget it... Lorne shook his head with a wry smile, giving up the idea of submitting articles to certain gossip newspapers.
It's best not to push things too far.
However… “Lorne suddenly burst out laughing. If he had said, ‘You don’t want your secret to be revealed either, do you?’ his expression would have been priceless.”
Danitz would probably just freeze in place.
"Haha~"
After a burst of laughter, Lorne calmed down.
He knew this was just wishful thinking; if he actually did it, Danitz might become enraged and recklessly try to fight back, and even with Lachi's help, he wasn't sure he could beat him.
An experienced pirate is certainly not someone you can easily deal with...
Thinking about it this way, bluffing and intimidating the other party is indeed a better solution.
As for the future, Lorne isn't too worried about meeting the other person again.
The sea is so vast that the probability of encountering the other party again is almost negligible, and the other party probably wouldn't go looking for trouble.
Moreover, my destination is Bayam, and I will be leaving here soon... Thinking of this, Lorne had no more worries and slowly closed his eyes.