Main harbor, dock.
"Boss, how did you go into the kitchen and come out with a little girl?"
Looking at Neeko following Duke, Graves twirled the cigar in his mouth, exhaling indigo smoke, while Duke glanced at Graves: "Instead of worrying about my business, you should think about how to avoid those bounty hunters swarming you like sharks smelling blood!~"
"Easy!"
Graves carried his double-barreled shotgun, a wild, uninhibited smile on his face.
"As long as you make me a new weapon, Boss, I won't be afraid no matter how many bounty hunters come!"
"Don't be so impatient!"
Listening to Graves hinting, both overtly and covertly, for him to quickly make him a weapon, Duke felt an urge to beat him up. Did Graves think he didn't know what he was up to?
This guy clearly wanted to freeload!
The moment Duke made the weapon Graves needed, he would slip away.
Did he really think the magic Duke left in his body to monitor his magic was just for show?
Duke, who could hear Graves's constant muttering in his mind, wished he could slap him to death. This bastard actually wanted to use a weapon he made to rob him.
If he dared to put it into practice, Duke would make him wish he were dead!
"Alright, stop the nonsense, where's the High Mountain Hotel?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, as expected of someone from Piltover, daring to stay at the High Mountain Hotel. That's a high-class place even we locals, born and bred here, wouldn't dare to look at.
"It's specifically for fleecing you outsiders!"
Graves winked at Duke. Duke was unconcerned, while also trying his best to keep Neeko from walking on the ground, as the constantly hunched Neeko always wanted to walk on all fours.
Under Duke's restraint, Neeko was like an extinct velociraptor, hunched over, teetering forward on her tiptoes.
"Duke, let Neeko walk on her own!"
"No, the ground is too dirty. You need to learn to adapt to human life!"
Duke, who was tirelessly correcting Neeko's posture, and Graves walked onto the pier. They were heading to the highest point of Bilgewater.
The hotel where their expedition team was staying was there.
.....
Main harbor, the calmest and most peaceful waters.
Netherworld.
The Netherworld, with its black sails, was like a giant sea beast constantly swaying with the waves, waiting for its next prey.
Inside the Captain's quarters.
Creak!
The door was pushed open, and a one-eyed man with rotten teeth walked in. Inside the Captain's quarters, a man sitting on an oak barrel was peeling the white pith from an orange.
The man wore a Captain's hat, his strong upper body covered only by a tattered coat, his eyes full of aggression. Even as he slowly peeled the white pith from the orange, he exuded the calm before a volcanic eruption.
"Captain, they've arrived."
"Those spineless Piltover folks?"
"Yes!"
The One-Eyed Dragon pirate lowered his head, staring at the floor, not daring to make any eye contact with the other man, clearly intimidated by his long-standing authority.
"And the ransom?"
Gangplank continued to peel the white pith from the orange, his voice devoid of any emotion.
"We haven't seen it!"
"Haven't seen it?" Gangplank looked up at the pirate in front of him, a cold sneer on his face. "Is that the Piltover folks' reply?!"
The One-Eyed Dragon was drenched in sweat, but he didn't dare to wipe it away.
"They are currently at the High Mountain Hotel, and our men are monitoring their every move. Also, according to the latest information, the one leading them this time seems to be some sixteen or seventeen-year-old kid."
"A child leading them?"
"Hmph hahahaaha!!"
Gangplank suddenly clenched his fist, crushing the orange into pulp. The bright red flesh oozed through the gaps in his fingers, and juice dripped down his hand.
It looked just like blood.
Hearing Gangplank's hooting laughter, the One-Eyed Dragon's body trembled. A sharp knife suddenly appeared on the floor in front of him, its blade firmly embedded in the wood, the hilt still vibrating.
Gangplank slowly rose from the oak barrel and leisurely walked to the window, looking out at the brightly lit Bilgewater.
"Since that's the case, then deliver my greetings to them!"
"Yes, Captain!"
The One-Eyed Dragon struggled to pull out Gangplank's cutlass and hurried out of the Captain's quarters.
Soon after, chaotic shouts erupted on the deck.
"Brothers who are bored, follow me!"
"I'll take you to deliver a message to the Captain!"
"Good!!"
"Let's go, let's go, let's see which fool dares to anger the great Captain Gangplank!"
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