�����it�s tough.�

The dazzling chandelier hanging from the ceiling was unfamiliar, as if from another world.

�I am����Where are they now?�

the next morning.

The emergency horn of the sailboat Sirone was riding spread across the horizon.

The people listening on board were deafening, and all covered their faces as they came to the deck.

�what!�what�s the matter!�

Sirone entered the captain�s office while security officers calmed the crowd.

�What is it?�

�It�s an assault!�I am a pirate.�

Looking back at the sea to the northeast the captain had pointed to, black dots shimmered on the horizon.

�Dionas?�

�Probably so, but it has not yet entered territorial waters.�

Poine said.

�If you aimed, you got it right.�If you get caught later, you can get away with it.�the problem is���

�why�?�

Sirone tilted her head.

�Your conversation with Arachne must have been over.�Why did you come to this distant sea?�And that�s such a large army���

There was only one thing I could think of.

�I had no intention of negotiating with Arachne from the beginning.�

�I think so too.�Arachne intends to loot all the treasures she carried as tribute and pretend otherwise.�It�s a pirate-like idea, but���

Poine said softly.

�I don�t think this is a strategy to be used against a powerful country like Arachne.�Are you sure about something?�

�Micah�s Relics.�

It was the first thought that came to mind.

�Please run the evacuation program.�Then, at top speed, we�ll keep the civilians at bay.�We have to finish it before the enemies get within range.�

�I will try.�

The captain raised a loudspeaker and shouted.

�To all passengers aboard the ship!�It�s an emergency!�Women and children, except for trained pros, board the A7 boat immediately.�Repeat!�

While the people were going aft, Sirone and Poine reached the head of the boat. JrNovels.com