Chapter 397 - 158. Captain, Chief Officer and Second Officer (combined)
Chapter 397 of "Demi-human Girls Completion Manual" starts with unexpected events: Chapter 397: 158. Captain, Chief Officer and Second Officer (combined)While Fisher Alagina was pouring water,... Find out more!
Chapter 397: 158. Captain, Chief Officer and Second Officer (combined)While Fisher Alagina was pouring water, Emhardt, who had unknowingly awakened from his nearly drowned state, hadnāt had time to complain when his gaze was captivated by the relic in the corner. He stealthily crawled to Fisherās ear and whispered so only the two of them could hear,
"That woman is a human, of course she canāt take the relic itself because this weapon was not initially designed for humans, but was forged for the Phoenixes."
"Phoenix Species... When did this happen?"
"How would I know, I saw it in a book collected by that nasty Demon Paimon. It didnāt specify the time. Paimon is such a mess when it comes to recording things. Or maybe itās just a demon thing, you wouldnāt believe how tiring it is to read her books, just deciphering her handwriting is a hell of a task. You forgot, I even got in a big fight with her over this!"
Upon hearing this, Fisher looked disdainfully at Emhardt next to him. What do you mean you fought with her, werenāt you instantly subdued and then thoroughly humiliated by her?
However, Fisher didnāt expose Emhardtās shortcomings because Alagina had already returned to the table with a glass of water filled with ice cubes.
Fisher watched as the ice cubes in the grip of her hand quickly melted away from the corner of the room where the Ice Prince was and by the time she reached him, only tiny fragments of ice were left in the glass, now filled with cold fresh water.
"Please enjoy."
"Thank you."
Having placed the water glass down, Alagina did not sit in the main chair farther away but directly beside Fisher.
Earlier outside, she had been watching Fisher, so she had neglected his companions. By the time she really took a good look around at the people next to Fisher, her expression subtly turned a bit peculiar...
An old Nali man of the Mouse Human Species, a listless Nali woman, and a demi-human from the ocean, this combination looked odd no matter how one looked at it, making her curious about the situation in Saint Nali; however, she didnāt ask further questions and always kept a polite distance from Fisher,
"Fisher... have you decided where to go after leaving Nali?"
"Not yet, although I have some matters to attend to later, I need to properly settle my companions first."
"I see..."
Hearing this, Alaginaās eyes brightened slightly, then she gently spread out a nautical chart that was on the table.
Fisher glanced at it and saw that it was a third edition nautical chart of Sardinia Female Country, yes, the one centrally positioned on the map. Meanwhile, Alaginaās hand moved down from the Northern Ocean, continuously down to their current route in the Southern Ocean, and then she said,
"Last month, we took some private orders at the pirate port, and having completed them, weāre now ready to return. Next... weāll sail from the Southern Ocean along the northeast back to the pirate port. If you donāt mind, you could join us first, and after reaching the pirate port, then make further decisions."
Her pale, slender finger moved along the Southern Ocean upwards, pausing only when it reached the edge line of the entire map at the unknown regions beyond Kado to the east of the East Ocean.
Here it must be introduced that east of Kado in the Western Continent, many small countries are still distributed, leftovers from the period of the Central Empire, which also resulted in the many flourishing countries to the west of Kado in the Western Continent, while to the east there is an ongoing series of prolonged conflicts.
In ancient times, after Nali expanded eastward to the Kado Holy Cathedral, Gedelin I turned back, not bothering with the more distant lands; centuries ago, when Schwali reached its height and occupied Saint Nali, it also coveted the land there but eventually gave up like Gedelin I.
The reason is that the situation there is indeed a bit dreadful. Desde the establishment of the Central Empire, that area had always maintained a non-separation of church and state, and there was a fervent belief in the Mother Goddess Church. Though that said, what each of them believed was slightly different, the only similarity being that all states recognized the status of the Kado Holy Cathedral, then no one acknowledged each otherās secular power.
Once an outsider intervened in their affairs, they unified their stance, which Schwali, even with all his might, couldnāt handle. Moreover, from Schwali to the eastern front near Kado was too long a battle line to maintain, so they ultimately had to give up.
This chaotic situation also meant that many small nations in that region had not explored the ocean as much as Nali and Schwali. The nearby East Ocean happens to be the widest among the Four Great Oceans, sprinkled with countless islands, each claimed by private forces, with Nali, the Northern Realm, and Schwali all coveting this land...
This more complex situation than on the eastern coasts of the Western Continent created a paradise for pirates and adventurers, and the pirate port that Alagina mentioned is located somewhere in the East Ocean.
"In the East Ocean?"
"Yes... Called one of the āFour Great Piratesā by the people of the Western Continent, the Black Chief Arido arrived in the East Ocean years ago. He identifies himself as the āBlack Explorer,ā aspiring to find the legendary Storm Sea. For this purpose, he has spared no effort to unite many pirates in the rear to establish a grand base, known as the pirate port..."