Specter and Skadi stood silently nearby, awaiting her final decision as the Vice Captain.
She also knew that if she chose to persist, the two of them would unceremoniously attack Kanna... But then again, the display Kanna had just put on not only cleared out the Seaborn in this area but also showed off her strength, letting her know that even if the three of them surrounded her, the final outcome would not change.
"Get on the boat! There will be more opportunities to return to Aegir, and besides, Ulpianus / Ulpian also said not long ago that now is not the best time to return..."
Ultimately, Gladiia, after much deliberation, finally chose to give up.
Kanna clapped her hands, "I knew you'd choose this, Big Sister... Let's go, without further ado, it's time for us to head back..."
After speaking, she patted Skadi, who was beside her. Then the two of them, supporting the still unconscious Irene, jumped onto the small boat they had arrived in, followed by the other two.
Inside the ship, after dragging the jellyfish corpse back to his Iberia and seeing the bare floor where the throne should have been, Alfonso laughed heartily again, a rare occurrence.
The Vice Captain beside him touched his arm. Alfonso wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, which had come from laughing.
"That young lady named Kanna is truly a formidable and interesting person... Don't worry, I'm not angry. Go get me the folding stool from the back. To be honest, sitting in that previous spot was quite uncomfortable; a folding stool is much more pleasant..."
Picking up a long knife and cutting the jellyfish in front of him, he suddenly looked up when handing a strip of meat to the Vice Captain beside him.
"Hmm? They're gone?" With confusion, Alfonso and the Vice Captain walked onto the deck, only to find it deserted. Not far away, a small boat was swaying in the waves, and on it were Kanna and her group.
"The boat rocks and rolls, the captain opens his eyes. It's time to set sail, with spirits high, moving forward.
The mast rocks and rolls, the captain opens his eyes. The great ship docks in the harbor, gold covers the shore.
The wooden oars rock and roll, the captain closes his eyes. Beneath the quiet ship's side, soldiers brave the danger.
The waves rock and roll, the captain closes his eyes. Erosion is ultimately unavoidable, the Fool returns to the sea."
The lingering ballad drifted into Alfonso's ears. He closed his eyes, carefully feeling the sea breeze on his face. It was still damp, still salty. He recalled the pride of setting out to sea in the past, the glory of Old Iberia. A tear slipped from the corner of his eye, blown by the sea breeze and scattered into the ocean.
He looked at the boundless sea with a smile, "Vice Captain, let's eat quickly. After we eat, it's time for us to depart. Even if the final outcome is already decided, until the end, my Iberia, my blade, will still be the enemy of the sea!"
"What kind of spell did you use to store those jellyfish-shaped Seaborn?" Although Gladiia was still silent about her decision, the other two were not overly sad because of it. On the contrary, they felt a sense of relief regarding Gladiia's choice.
"Oh, ta-da! Let me introduce you to the Kanna Brand Space Ring! Not one thousand eight, not nine hundred ninety-eight, but only two pure originium to take home! It has a super large, ten-cubic-meter independent space! You won't buy a loss, you won't buy a scam! Order now and you can even customize the exclusive DIY color and embedded font! Don't just dream, act now! Order quickly to get yours!"
Kanna held out her small hand, showing Specter her ring...
Although obtaining pure originium isn't overly difficult for Abyssal Hunters, no normal person would carry such a thing around with them at all times.
It's like an ordinary person carrying a several-pound gold brick; it's completely unreasonable no matter how you look at it... Seeing the ship fall silent, Kanna turned to Skadi to break the awkwardness. "How did you know what I meant just now?"
Skadi shook her head. "I'm not sure, I just instinctively felt that was the best thing to do at the time..."
"Then do you instinctively feel a bit dark right now?" Kanna asked, looking at Skadi, who hadn't taken off her sunglasses during the battle. She was a bit puzzled; when did Titi get a new tag of not liking to take off her glasses... Skadi reached up and touched her face, then realized, taking off her sunglasses.
"Hmm, when we go back this time, Skadi, do you want to apply to join my squad? I think we get along super well! Don't worry about exceeding the number of people; the Lungmen sister and those few from the sanatorium will probably have limited deployment times..."
Thinking of Skadi's combat power, Kanna considered bringing her into her team. After all, after this incident, Skadi would inevitably choose to stay away from the ocean to avoid being influenced by Ishar-mla, and Rhodes Island's subsequent plans were also far from the sea. Calculating this, she could completely bring the other party into her squad.
After all, with herself and Nian present, Skadi getting injured would be a low-probability event, and even if she were injured, Ishar-mla would have difficulty escaping or influencing Skadi deep inland.
As for the Seaborn's pursuit, that was even more of a joke. After all, Kanna dared to smash the Seaborn's heads even in their home territory, so on land, without the deep sea as a reliance, the Seaborn would be even less likely to be Kanna's opponent.
Skadi thought about Kanna's invitation for a moment, then shook her head. "Let's talk about it after we return to Rhodes Island!"
As she said this, she also looked at Gladiia, who was sitting not far away.
She was somewhat tempted, but Kanna had just threatened the Vice Captain not long ago. If she were to accept Kanna's proposal now, what if she returned to Aegir later... Although she didn't believe the Vice Captain would hold a grudge, she had learned a saying in Terra: "A woman's heart is a needle at the bottom of the sea." With the Vice Captain's intelligence, if she did hold a grudge, Skadi probably wouldn't even realize she had been tricked.
"A ship is coming!" Specter suddenly looked up in the direction of the land. Everyone looked over, and two ships appeared on the horizon. As they approached, they realized it was Kaltsit and her group.
After approaching and seeing the people in the ship, especially Irene, who was still unconscious, Dario, who was with them, frowned.
"What happened to Irene?"
"Oh! The little bird is a bit out of it. She's probably seasick from seeing the ocean for the first time. Our ship is small and broken, and I was worried she'd have problems, so I let her sleep for a while..." Dario had thought it was the work of the Abyssal Hunters, but he didn't expect Kanna to be the one to speak.
Kaltsit scanned the expressions of the people in the ship and then noticed a different aura.
"The sea is too dangerous. Let's go back!"
"Wait, did you encounter the 'Fools Ship'?" Carmen asked. After all, through the messages in the lighthouse, they knew there was a "ship" floating in this ocean.
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