The mage's gaze casually skimmed the surface of the sea - what he was looking for did not depend on his eyes.

A peculiar pendant hung from his chest. It was the size of half a hand, almost oval in shape, a thin patch, glowing with a silvery-white glow, like some kind of metal...... But it's more flexible than any metal.

It was the most perfect of all the scales that the dragon had fallen off the keel.

It clung to his skin, cold as a piece of ice that would not melt for thousands of years. The chill seeped into his blood, making him shiver even under the bright sun of the Summer Sea...... but also guided him.

It's just that the guidance is so weak that it makes him start to get irritable.

It wasn't his job to find the dragon - Nine Toes, who had left a few days ago, hadn't given him such a task, but if he could bring that dragon to Nine Toes......

Contrary to what many people think, the mage himself knew that Ninetoe Walker didn't trust him that much. In fact, Nine Toes has a lack of trust in magic itself - he doesn't believe in anything he can't understand and control. But at the same time, he is impartial, and as long as you can give him what he wants, he will give you something in return. So, even though he is cruel, changeable, and elusive, he is able to firmly control a group of outlaws who have almost no bottom line to speak of.

And now, Debe Stre is in desperate need of a "return". In such a group, if he can't manage to keep his position, many people can't wait to step on his head.

He pulled on his cloak to better shield him from the sun. He could hear the "sailors" behind him muttering and complaining that they had been wandering in the scorching sun for too long to find nothing, and that the ships that could be seen around them were becoming more tempting prey. The mages were sure that if it weren't for the fact that the sea was still under Neo's protection, and that they had been warned by the Nine Toes—it wasn't time to tear their faces with the mages, they would probably have hoisted their black sails uncontrollably, and even if there would be no cargo on those ships at this time, they would have been happy to treat blood and screams as another gain.

If you really can't find that dragon...... He had to give them something else to enjoy, or they would be even harder to drive next time.

When he was almost about to give up, he shivered uncontrollably. It was as if there was a cold thread tugging at his soul, and his blood was boiling because of it.

He carefully discerned the direction and raised his hand to give instructions. The boats, which were constantly changing direction, looked as headless as the others, but they eventually quietly sailed towards an island.

The island was too small to appear on any map, and naturally it had no name. It was just a coral reef outcropping out of the sea, and although there were a few tall protrusions for shelter, it was too small to fit a dragon.

But the mage knew that the dragon was more accustomed to appearing in another form of its own.

He narrowed his eyes. The overly strong reflection of the sea dazzled his eyes, but the sailors who had been adrift at sea for many years had better eyesight than him.

“...... Ice!"

He heard their whispers of excitement.

On the summer sea, where snow and ice are never seen, what that means is self-evident.

There was no need for any more instructions from the mage at this point - for a variety of reasons, the Blacksail Pirates probably knew better than most adventurers how to catch a dragon.

The hull of the ship leaned slightly as it turned, gliding almost silently against the reef. Getting faster and faster, Stre involuntarily grabbed the railing...... At that moment, he sensed danger.

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As the Unicorn cautiously approached, it saw a ship that was completely stationary.

On the undulating sea, such a motionless boat looks particularly strange. Bangbu leaned on the railing, half of his body leaned out, and his eyes widened from the frozen sea, the solid ice hanging on the side of the ship, until he saw the pirates frozen on the deck, like some kind of terrifying statue, and the laughter grew louder and louder.

"I didn't expect that we would also have a day when we could take advantage of the fire!"

He gloated and triumphant.

"If they had planned to put a dragon on it, their ship would have been empty. "You won't be able to rob anything." ”

The lingua franca of the Brie people is becoming more and more fluent, but the style of always telling the truth has not changed at all.

Bombu shrugged his shoulders disappretently, already figuring out how to knock down a few pieces of ice. The Brie people really don't have any brains, and in such a hot weather, "ice" itself is already a very valuable thing, not to mention the ice made by a dragon with magic!

If they can find that dragon, they can make a fortune just by selling ice!

"Didn't see the mage. ”

On the other side, Gichel told Bertram.

Bertram isn't surprised - as a mage who specializes in space spells, Stray's attack ability is fairly average, but he always escapes quickly. And sometimes, surviving is victory.

"Terry!"

He shouted back.

The little mage stood on the deck, still staring, and shook his head for a moment.

"Can't find it. He said, "Neither the mage nor the dragon can be found." ”

Bertram scratched at his beard, feeling that something was not right.

The little mage "saw" the whole process of the ship being frozen in front of them - it was really only a moment, and the dragon did not appear at all, and it did not seem to appear until now.

"He's not here. Terry said.

Bertram frowned - So, this is a trap? Iss has already left here, but left a trap behind?

To be honest, he was glad that the dragon had learned to trap people...... However, he didn't believe that the dragon could think of trapping people with traps.

But who else could there be?

"There is a boat on the aft side. ”

The sound of the stone that had to stand guard on the lookout sounded lazy.

Bertram didn't pay attention at first—if other ships noticed something unusual and came to see the excitement, there was nothing that couldn't be seen. It is said that there is a ship frozen in the Winter Rest Harbor.

But soon, the sound of the stone became tense.

"Two boats are coming at us!" he cried, "I don't think so!"

Jessy ran to the stern of the boat and back, looking serious.

"I feel like we're being flanked. He said.

Bertram only needed a slight probe to see the two boats that were breaking the waves. It looks like an ordinary cargo ship, but it's too fast to rush through and see the excitement......

The moment he recognized the momentum that was not exactly the same as that of the "cargo ship", Bertram cursed.

"Black Sail!"

He yelled.

It was his negligence - even with a mage and a disguised ship, the pirates were never going to fight alone. They are ferocious, cunning...... But it is also extremely cautious.

"There is a price to be paid for robbing while the fire is hot. ”

Rushing to the port side of the Unicorn, Deb Stray pulled down his cloak, and his pretended calm emphasis could not hide his gnashing of teeth.

He lost a goal...... But luckily, there is another one in front of you.

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