Night.

The old wooden room was a little damp, and the sound of the sea breeze blowing outside could be heard. Wrapped in a whitewashed quilt, Fang Yan lay on the bed tossing and turning and couldn't sleep, and he didn't know if he was used to the bumps on the boat, or if he was entangled in his heart.

"Is this considered a move-in?" Looking at the ceiling with blank eyes, Fang Yan smiled bitterly, "If the people in my hometown know that I have become a pirate, it will be a shame to die, and the master will definitely scold with both eyes......"

In fact, seriously speaking, Fang Yan was not a real pirate. Holly had invited Fang Yan to board the ship before, and after careful consideration, Fang Yan realized that this was the only way to contact Blackbeard. Pirates have pirate rules, even if they have Hawley's face, they will not casually keep an idler on the ship, so if you want to get on the ship, you can only join them. But because of the insistence in his heart, Fang Yan and Holly made a verbal agreement: after getting on the ship, Fang Yan's identity will be a temporary member, with the right to fight, that is, after the battle breaks out, he can choose whether to participate in the battle or not.

It was not Fang Yan's hypocrisy, this was a decision he made after careful consideration. After all, what Fang Yan wanted to join was a pirate - a pirate who pursued the supremacy of interests and took robbing merchant ships as their main source of income, although Whitebeard's subordinates all abided by the rule of "as long as the other party took the initiative to send two percent of the value of gold coins worth the goods, they would be released", but after all, there would be a small number of merchant ships that resisted strongly, and at this time, the pirates naturally would not let go of the fat in their mouths, and the battle was inevitable.

Fang Yan has never thought of being a helpful and good person, he will not necessarily take care of injustices, the heroic image of saving the common people in the world is not suitable for him, whoever loves to be should go. However, if you want Fang Yan to do it to the defenseless old and weak women and children, I'm sorry he can't do it, the profession of piracy is completely unsuitable for him.

"But at this point, you can only get on the ship temporarily, otherwise this curse ...... Temporary pirates? Hehe, don't I look like a pirate to outsiders, alas. With a long sigh, Fang Yan looked at the ceiling and said to himself, "It doesn't matter, if I really encounter that kind of thing, I'll hide in the boat, anyway, I have the autonomy to fight, and out of sight is pure." ”

"Still, that Shaman...... It doesn't seem so easy to talk to, should it be said that it is worthy of Demacia? Anyway, there are really people on this sea, and even the declining nobles of Demacia have come here to be pirates, tsk. ”

The night is getting deeper.

When Fang Yan couldn't sleep and couldn't think about it, on the other side of the ship, the captain's room was still brightly lit, and if he got closer, he could even faintly hear the arguments coming from inside.

“…… Combat autonomy? It's a bit ridiculous, Vice Captain Hawley, and I can't be too laissez-faire. With a precedent, someone will follow suit, and what if everyone asks for what combat autonomy? If you only favor one person, the team will be scattered in the long run, where is the prestige of you and me? ”

The indifferent voice could not hear the joy and anger, but the meaning of the words was very clear. The person who spoke was none other than the captain of the ship, Xia Mang, with a handsome face with a natural cold arrogance, combined with the silver-white shortness to show his outstanding temperament, wearing a blue and white battle dress did not look like a pirate, but more like a qualified nobleman in words and deeds.

Holly smiled and waved his hand: "Xia Mang, what you said is too heavy, little brother Fang Yan does have a hard time, and he will only stay for a while, and when the curse is lifted, he will leave Bilgewater, and it will not be in the way." Besides, if we go to the sea to eat this meal, which one of us doesn't pin his head to the waistband of his trousers? The young men rushed faster than one when they encountered the fat sheep, who thought they had more money and would go to what battle autonomy? ”

"It's a big deal, I'll say this in front of the whole ship tomorrow, my iron man Hawley still has some face to ask himself, if anyone really feels unconvinced and can say it, I will definitely say good things to persuade them one by one." Hawley patted his chest.

Xia Mang smiled lightly.

Hawley has always been straight, so naturally he didn't know what Xia Mang was thinking at the moment, and when he saw his expression, he thought he had acquiesced, and grinned: "That's it, hehe." ”

Xia Mang did not affirm or deny, but just looked at Holly with a light smile.

In a good mood, thinking of Whitebeard's original entrustment to himself, Holly smiled and said to Xia Mang: "Xia Mang, let me say one more thing, the big guys on this ship are all brothers and a family, don't always keep your distance from everyone with a cold look, always say anything majestic, majestic, so you yourself are also very tired." At that time, Edward usually drank and ate meat with us, and we really lived like a family, so we became the strongest pirate group on the sea......"

After listening to Holly patiently with a light smile, Xia Mang nodded and said gratefully: "You are a senior, and there are many things you don't understand when you are still young, and I hope to give you advice in the future." ”

Holly laughed heartily, touched his head and said, "Don't say that, Xia Mang, my old guy has lived for decades more, and you are many times stronger than me in terms of talent and ability." To be honest, I've always thought you're much better than Marshall's guy, and in the future, when Edward retires, you will definitely be the new Pirate King, you have this ability, and I will pat my chest and promise you! ”

Xia Mang smiled lightly and said a few polite words, and then sent Holly, who was satisfied and in a good mood, left. "Bang" closed the door, Xia Mang's originally smiling face turned cold, and the temperature in the captain's room seemed to be much lower in an instant.

Be quiet.

The oil lamp hanging from the ceiling flickered the flickering firelight, and on the stand by the wall, the dark crows stood still, staring at Xia Mang's back with strange blood-red eyes.

"What do you think?" With a cold face like an ice cube, Xia Mang suddenly made a sound when he faced the door, but there was no one in the room, which was particularly weird.

"Ga-" The crow on the stand by the wall suddenly screamed, and the next moment it was unexpectedly spoken, and the half-hoarse and half-sharp voice was extremely strange and harsh: "Lord Xiamang, Hawley is a bad person!" ”

A sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, Xia Mang raised his hand to observe his fingers carefully, and said lightly: "Hawley has never taken me as a captain in his eyes, and he thinks that he is an old veteran who follows Whitebeard and points fingers at me all day long...... Hmph, who does he think he is? It's just a useless old thing. ”

"Lord Xia Mang is the most powerful!" The crow quacked.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and Xia Mang said: "Night Crow, go and send a message to the 'Sea Mantis' Haggis, tomorrow I want him to help the little boy named Fang Yan, teach him that pirates are not something you can do if you want to." ”

"Don't be soft!"

"Whoa—whoa—" An uncomfortable cry echoed through the room, black wings flapped, and the night crow circled around the room and disappeared into the night through the open window of the door.

Quietly looking up, a strange look flashed in Xia Mang's eyes: "Pirate King? Hmph, this kind of identity has never been what I wanted. However, my wish may soon come true, and that day will ......"

Glancing at his drooping right arm, Xia Mang stretched out his other hand and carefully took out a delicate pink box from his bosom. Holding the box in the most reverent manner, he slowly brought it to the table next to him and opened it gently with his hands.

Inside the box, it is still a box, and there are three layers of tightly protecting the things inside that are regarded as treasures by Xia Mang. When the last layer of the box was opened, a white glove lay there quietly, not stained with a trace of dirt. Carefully and reverently holding the glove in the palm of her hand, it was small and slender compared to Xia Mang's palm, and the edge was inlaid with lace, which was obviously a women's glove.

“…… At that point, you'll be ready to face you again, Lord Fiona. Glancing at the white gloves in the palm of his hand with fascination, his eyes, which are always full of coldness and indifference on weekdays, are now full of infatuation, Xia Mang murmured softly.

Moonlit night, starry.

(ps: I'm sorry it's a little late today, I've been in class all day and it's so sour that I can't breathe (support my forehead), and tomorrow's update is estimated to be later, because I have to take the subject four early in the morning, and I have something to leave school in the afternoon, so I'm sorry here~)