As she spoke, Elaine's eyes turned up slightly as though she was immersed in her memories.
"In the beginning, I sold the steel and coal from Midseashire's West Coast to Feynapotter. Then, I brought the tobacco, coffee, cocoa, and other specialties back to Intis. This was a coastal sea route. It was relatively safe, but the competition was intense. In order to escape my predicament, I worked hard to raise my Sequence while saving up my capital, hoping to do colonial trade.
"Unfortunately, just as I familiarized myself with the sea route and made a killing, I encountered Tracy, who was still Ailment Maiden and not Vice Admiral Ailment, on my second trip to West Balam. Back then, she only had one ship, but she was very strong. My partner and I tried our best to resist her, but we were unable to salvage the situation.
"She doesn't have the habit of killing indiscriminately. She only stole the goods, as well as me …"
As expected of an oddity among Demonesses … Klein quietly listened and used his Clown's powers to suppress his embarrassment as he asked expressionlessly, "Why are you here?
He asked without expression, "How far have you progressed?"
"No!" Elaine instinctively denied. "She was the one who forced me! I-I didn't want to die. I could only choose to endure it. Besides, she's a woman! "
Ma 'am, there's no need to react so intensely. If I were to ask if the two of you had a relationship beyond friendship, wouldn't you jump off here? It's only because I'm kind-hearted that I didn't be so direct in consideration of your shame … Sigh, under the crazy German Sparrow mask, I'm a gentleman … This is my truest self … Klein's expression didn't change as he asked,
"What kind of cuisine do you prefer? Do you have any special favorites? Is it sweet, salty, or in the middle?
"What food do you hate? What things are you allergic to?
"Do you have a palate? If so, what is it?
"…"
These questions made Elaine feel like she was in a dream. It wasn't realistic enough.
She never expected him to ask such a question. It was like a suitor asking about his crush's preferences.
No, no suitor would ask such a question! All of this had been indirectly brought out during their conversations, or they had inquired about it through other channels! No woman would like to be questioned in such a manner! This, this is more like a survey invented by Rosell The Great … What, what does he want to do? He asked these questions without any expression on his face. I'm scared … Elaine was silent for a few seconds. Under Klein's unwavering gaze, she answered each of his questions.
Klein maintained his forward sitting posture and continued asking, "What's the matter?
"How do you usually sit? Do you have any habitual movements? "
The more Elaine answered, the more panicked she became. She had a strange feeling that she would disappear because of this.
When the puzzling and frightening "questionnaire" was completed, her heart became heavy, and she always suspected that she would have a bad ending.
Should I risk it and jump off the carriage when he's not paying attention? Elaine seriously considered this possibility.
However, the other party showed no signs of making a move, which made her unable to make up her mind. She believed that there was hope for a peaceful solution.
After grasping Elaine's personality, habits, and hobbies, Klein returned the topic to Vice Admiral Ailment.
"What do you know about Tracy?"
Elaine fell silent. Her mouth quivered a few times, but she failed to speak.
After the carriage traveled for a while, she finally smiled bitterly.
"She has excellent combat skills, and she's good at stealth and curses. She can turn invisible and become light.
"She has grasped the mirror and wand substitution spell. She has grasped black flames and frost. She can make enemies within a certain range suddenly fall sick, including colds, pneumonia, gastroenteritis, etc. The longer one fights her, the more serious the illness they suffer. Some Beyonders even die from a heart attack.
"She can also, can create invisible threads to control her enemies. She has a deep understanding of the human body, and can very easily cause pleasure through contact. That, that kind of pleasure.
"She has active bewitching powers. Many pirates even give up resisting in order to approach her.
"She's usually rather friendly, but she's very cruel to her enemies. She likes to destroy the beautiful things that others want to protect, making them suffer in extreme mental pain …"
Elaine didn't elaborate on how Tracy destroyed the beautiful things of others. There were many cruel stories and hilarious incidents. This Ailment Maiden had once caused her enemies' father and son to kill each other. She had also instigated an enemy's wife to betray him, allowing him to witness the scene.
She's indeed a Demoness. A Sequence 5 Demoness of Affliction that's one level higher than Joy … Klein had a general grasp of Tracy's combat style.
He calmly asked again, "Does she have a mystical item?"
"… Yes, a bracelet embedded with diamonds. As long as she wears it, it's very difficult for Tracy to be harmed." Elaine hesitated before revealing Vice Admiral Ailment's secret.
Klein asked a few more questions in detail as he straightened his body.
"Is Tracy helping the Demoness Sect in human trafficking?"
This was a question that had been on his mind ever since he heard it from Vice Admiral Iceberg Edwina.
The Demoness Sect was cooperating with Ince Zangwill, and they were connected to the royal family. They were also involved in an underground ruin of unknown location.
Tracy was helping them in human trafficking.
Barran, who had been identified by The Hanging Man as the mastermind of many slave disappearances and the disappearance of the Southern Continent's primitive tribes, had appeared in the upper levels of the underground ruin.
The Beyonder guards around Baekeland's biggest human trafficker, Capim, belong to the Arbiter pathway, and this is in the hands of the Rouen royal family, the Feynapotter royal family, and the two countries' militaries …
These matters that Klein knew formed a line, but he had no idea what it would reveal. Vice Admiral Ailment Tracy was a breakthrough point.
"What Demoness Sect?" Elaine asked in puzzlement.
"There's no need for you to know," Klein replied calmly.
If you knew what a Demoness was, and suspected that the extremely charming Vice Admiral Ailment who gave you pleasure was once a dirty and barbaric man, I'm afraid you would lose control on the spot … There's no need to thank me. I'm a good person … Klein lampooned inwardly.
Elaine suppressed her puzzlement and recalled.
"She did help transport a few ships of slaves in the past year. The other party to the transaction is Crazy Captain Connors Viktor. It's said that he has deep cooperation with many human traffickers and slave merchants in Rouen."
Crazy Captain Connors Viktor … Klein memorized this nickname and name.
He nodded, and his voice was no longer as low as before. Instead, he asked rather gently,
Instead, he asked rather gently, "Have you been involved in such matters? Have you been a part-time pirate? "
This very polite and amiable tone made the driving Dhaniz shiver for some baffling reason. He felt that a similar German Sparrow was more terrifying than a cold and expressionless person.
"No." Elaine shook her head. "I have the blood of the Sauron family in me. I won't embarrass my family. Besides, Tracy always says that she won't let me be tainted by blood or see the darkness. She'll be the one to face all of this."
She must've read too many romance novels … Klein took out a gold coin and flipped it between his fingers as though it was dancing.
He didn't avoid Elaine and did a divination in front of her to confirm if she was lying.
The answer was that she was rather honest.
This is also because I didn't ask her about her emotional entanglements with Tracy. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been so honest … Klein sighed inwardly as he put away the gold coin.
At this moment, the carriage had circled to the harbor, but it was no longer where the ship Elaine had booked was.
Klein looked at the scenery outside the window, took out a small metal bottle, and handed it to Elaine.
"Use the liquid inside to remove the makeup on your face."
"Why?" Elaine subconsciously asked.
"That's not a question you should be asking," Klein said expressionlessly as he leaned forward again.
Elaine felt aggrieved and angry, but she didn't wish to intensify the conflict with him at this critical moment. All she could do was unscrew the bottle cap and take a whiff to see if it was poisonous.
"Use it directly?" she asked.
Klein gave a simple terse grunt.
Elaine took out a white handkerchief and poured the liquid inside the metal bottle onto it. Then, she wiped her face and quickly removed her disguise.
The neutral beauty disappeared, and the lines of her face softened. Elaine's original appearance appeared in Klein's eyes.
After taking a careful look, Klein calmly said, "Take off your hat and let down your hair."
"Take off your hat and let down your hair."
Elaine suddenly frowned. She had a nagging feeling that there would be an order she couldn't accept, such as taking off her clothes.
She took a deep breath, took off her top hat, and let down her coiled red hair. She immediately looked very gentle and beautiful.
Klein straightened his body, leaned back against the wall, and instructed in his usual tone, "Don't worry.
He instructed in a normal tone, "You can redo your disguise."
Is he a lunatic? After all this trouble, he's back to the beginning? Elaine was furious, but she didn't dare to say anything. Worried that he would make a bad request, she hurriedly opened her suitcase, took out a mirror, and looked at herself.
It's so clean … She was stunned for a moment before she quickly put on makeup and tied up her hair.
When the carriage stopped, she had already transformed back into a handsome young man.
Klein nodded indiscernibly, turned his head to look out the window, and slowly said, "One last question."
"What?" Elaine asked nervously.
Klein looked up a little, and his facial muscles twitched.
Klein looked up a little as his facial muscles twitched.
"…" Elaine was stunned for a moment before her face flushed red.
It wasn't a blush of embarrassment, but the kind of blush that came from wanting to punch the other party's chin.
Klein didn't avoid her gaze. He calmly added, "Don't worry.
Klein did not avoid his gaze. He calmly added,
"This is an academic question."
"…" Seeing that there was no lust in his eyes, Elaine took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and answered his question.
Klein breathed a sigh of relief and took out a ticket and a stack of paper.
"New identification, tickets to Port Tiana.
"When we get there, we'll buy one in Pritz Harbor."
Elaine looked at him warily, took the ticket and information, and carefully got out of the carriage with her suitcase. She saw the ship she was going to board.
Klein followed behind her and watched her leave. From the corner of his eye, he noticed that Dhaniz was having a hard time holding back his laughter.
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