After arriving in Konue, Swain and Princess Celestia prepare to sail to Port Bis.

Midnight Fort is not near the sea, although there is a fishing village in the Midnight County The dock is barely for small boats to dock, but there will be no special flights to go to a fishing village, not to mention that the Midnight Earlcounty is still occupied, although Michel VII will not leave too many troops in Midnight Castle, but the surveillance of this territory will not be less.

Therefore, Swain and Caterina can only take the boat to Port Biss for the time being, which can be regarded as avoiding the eyes and ears of Pritown, and can also find an opportunity to return to Midnight Fort halfway.

The marina in Konuee has a unique charm of Pritown, and it is on the south coast compared to the port of León, and the high tidal embankment of the pier overlooks the sea and the endless blue waters of the Bay of Beas. Seagulls hover in the sky, and these white birds chirp, making it seem as if they are already living at sea.

After some haggling, Swain bought two first-class tickets from the sailors for the high-class cruise ship Vincent for 3,000 Imperial Geer. He walked over to Katerina, who was leaning against the railing of the tidal embankment, and handed her a ticket.

Princess Caterina, dressed in a long white dress and a wide-brimmed straw hat, was looking out to sea, and the sea breeze blew the hem of her skirt, revealing her white calves under the hem. The big straw hat was also shaking, and she reached out and pressed her hat, which cost sixty empires, and there was a ribbon tied to it, and flowers tied from the ribbon were tied to it.

Her demeanor made Sven's hand pause slightly. After changing her clothes, Caterina seems to be an innocent girl by the sea, not an imperial princess on the run.

"You take it. Celestia turned her face to Swain and said, "I don't have any pockets right now. ”

So Swain put the Celestial Celestia ticket in his pocket.

After coming to Konue, the eldest princess who had fled on foot for a day and a night was naturally tired, and sleeping in the countryside also made the clothes of the two people very dirty, so after finding a hotel to stay, Swain deliberately took Caterina to buy a few clothes overnight. The clothes were not very expensive, and the one on the eldest princess was no different from that worn by ordinary girls, and the price was less than one-sixth of her ticket. But the eldest princess, who had always dressed gorgeously, did not dislike it at all, and even when she accepted the hat, she showed the pure smile that Swain had seen for the first time, like the girl next door.

Swain also changed his clothes, he wore a top hat on his head, a crisp black dress, shiny new leather shoes on his feet, and a cane in his hand, like the most standard gentleman's dress.

Looking at Swain's face and dress, Caterina burst out laughing.

"What's wrong?" asked Sven, his tone not rising or falling a bit.

"You look like a serious old man. Princess Celestia put her hands behind her back, leaned forward, and said playfully.

"We wouldn't have been able to get on that cruise ship without this outfit. Swain turned and looked at the massive Vincent. This high-class cruise ship is more than 200 meters long and can carry up to 2,000 passengers on board, but now this high-class cruise ship is seriously short of guests, not to mention the first-class tickets, even the lower cabin, few people are willing to buy.

"It's a big boat. Caterina exclaimed, she rarely came to the beach, and this was the first time she had seen such a large ship, "But is it okay to take such a boat?

Sven shook his head, and the overly large top hat on his head turned with it, which looked very funny, and the princess couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh. "I don't see a wanted warrant on the street, and it looks like Michelle isn't going to go after us with much fanfare yet, so just watch out for the military. Besides, he probably didn't think that we would be heading south, and if we were on the way to Landstown, there would probably be layers of checkpoints waiting to be checked. Swain didn't notice the incongruity of his hat, and although he caught a glimpse of Princess Celestia snickering, he didn't care.

"It seems like even the Lord is on our side. Katerina's hands were still clasped behind her back, and her slender body was still swaying playfully, "But this boat looks a little less crowded, when will it start?"

"The boat will leave at noon today. ”

"Leave the ship at noon?" Princess Celestia was a little surprised, generally speaking, if there were not enough guests, the cruise ship would not sail, because the profit of a trip was not even enough for the cost.

"Do you know how much our ferry ticket costs?" Swain asked Princess Celestia as he suddenly turned his head.

The inertia of the movement caused the hat on Sven's head to spin, but he didn't reach for it, and Sven's hat wasn't so decorative. And this scene made the eldest princess couldn't help laughing again. "How much?" asked Princess Celestia with a smile.

"Three thousand imperial Gehr. ”

This price surprised Caterina, although she stayed in the palace all the year round, she was not very clear about the price of ordinary daily necessities, but she still understood that three thousand imperial geer was not a small amount, and the fine she gave Swain at the beginning was only this amount. "How can it be so expensive? Even first class is not at this price, it's just a flight to the Bay of Beas." She looked at Sven suspiciously, and the smile on her face retracted.

"War taxes. Michelle added a hefty war tax to the various lines of transportation in the South, and the price of cruise tickets tripled. ”

"Why?" said Celestia, who didn't understand the purpose of Michelle's approach, "if it's to get war money, the tax burden is too high." If the flow of passengers decreases, the tax he gets will be lower. ”

"This should also be one of his purposes," Swain thought of a lot more than the eldest princess, "once the war starts, he must avoid a large number of people in the south, but he can't completely get those southern princes to obey his orders, so he uses this method to prevent the people of the south from traveling by various means of transportation." ”

"I see. Princess Celestia bit her fingers and thought thoughtfully. After all, this is a rebellion, and no matter how plausible Michel VII's excuses are, they cannot hide the essence of this war. Moreover, those ordinary people are afraid of war, in case of a large flow of population in the south, then the production efficiency of the rear will be reduced, and the supply of supplies to the front will not be available, especially Michel VII's Pritown is on the front line, if a large number of people are lost to other places, it will definitely be a huge blow to Pritown, even if he finally wins the war, the loss of the territory will be unbearable for the prince.

"Well, then, we are still spending a lot of money to leave Pritown at this time, and we must have noticed it by the eyes and ears of the South. After figuring out the key to Michelle's trick, Princess Celestia also discovered the danger of their trip this time.

"That's right. But it doesn't matter, it's just some little minions, as long as we get to Fort Midnight, Michelle can't do anything about us. Swain wasn't worried.

Caterina didn't know why Swain was so confident, but she trusted Swain quite a bit now. "Then let's get on the boat first, it's almost noon. ”

Swain nodded, and walked towards the premium cruise ship with Princess Celestia.

The reason for choosing this Vincent was also a helpless move, due to the high war tax, the passenger flow has dropped sharply, only a small number of nobles and wealthy people are willing to take cruise ships in a hurry, so most of the cruise ships are reluctant to leave the port. In addition, Konuee is not a port commercial city like Port León, nor is it a tourist resort like Green Island, and the only high-class cruise ship that can leave the port here is the Vincent, which can barely break even with a few first-class earnings.

Ascend to the wide deck, and soon the first mate will come to entertain Swain and Katarina. "Welcome aboard the Vincent, Mr. Victor No. Heix, Cana ......," the first mate glanced at the name on the ticket, "Miss Cana No. Winterforth, I wish you a pleasant trip." ”

Sven nodded faintly and walked in front of him without a sound, and Caterina smiled at the first mate, but did not speak. The first mate who was left behind was a little embarrassed, but he didn't dare to say anything, the nobles of the south were like this, they maintained the arrogance of the previous era, and the real power in their hands made ordinary civilians dare not contradict them at all.

Swin and Caterina walked to the bow of the boat, where the view was wider, but the endless sea could not be seen anywhere. The deck is neat, the floors are made of the finest moisture-proof wood, and the white hull is indeed worthy of the status of a high-class cruise ship.

"It's so beautiful!" said Caterina as she leaned on the railing of the ship, looking at the end of the sea in the distance and the seagulls hovering in the sky. She seemed to be genuinely fond of the sea, and Swain had seen her look at it several times since coming to Konue.

"Beautiful, but full of danger. Swain walked up behind her and commented.

"Do you like the sea?" asked Princess Celestia, turning her face sideways.

Swain didn't answer right away, he thought about it and said, "Maybe." When it comes to the sea, the word freedom comes to mind, but ...... But I rarely had the opportunity to see it. ”

Does this mean the sea, or does it refer to freedom?

Suddenly, there was a commotion at the boarding place, as if there was some commotion, and Swin and Caterina looked away, a middle-aged couple with three children was stopped by sailors, and the husband was arguing fiercely with the first mate.

"Aren't you going to go over and have a look?" Princess Celestia asked, looking at Swain, who was still expressionless.

"I don't like to join in the fun, and now we'd better not be nosy. Swain said calmly, and although he followed the eldest princess, he didn't seem to care what was going on.

"You're too boring like that. Princess Celestia pursed her lips and took Swain's hand, "I love watching the fun." ”

Shifting his gaze to Katerina, Swain didn't think Celestia was a nosyman. But in the past two days, her performance has been very different from before, no longer deliberately showing the noble temperament of the princess, but more lively atmosphere of many girls.

"Okay, if you want to. Swain still obeyed Katarina's wishes, anyway, it was a dispensable thing, and he didn't mind accommodating the princess in these small things. Moreover, he had no intention of letting the voyage arrive peacefully at the port of Bis, and as soon as the ship left the port of Konue, there was no need for him to be so cautious.

Princess Celestia dragged Swain to the boarding area, where there were already quite a few people gathered because of the fierce argument.

"If you don't believe her, measure her height now!" the gentleman's tone was agitated, and he dragged his youngest daughter and pushed her in front of the first mate, "Charlotte is definitely not six years old, she is only five and a half years old this year, and she doesn't need to pay for the ferry ticket at all!"

Listening to this, it seems that the couple had an argument with the first mate because their youngest daughter was asked to make up the ticket. Caterina looked at the little girl named Charlotte, she didn't seem to understand what was going on, why her parents had suddenly quarreled with the man, her malnourished little face was full of anxiety and fear, and her jewel-like blue eyes were about to squeeze out tears.

"As I said, now a child needs to buy a ticket, no matter how old she is. You only need to pay half the price for her, and since you can buy four third-class tickets for four family members right now, it shouldn't be a good idea to add another half. The first mate still refused to back down, but probably because the man's voice attracted many onlookers, his last tone was no longer strong, and he began to persuade the gentleman.

"Half a ticket is also one hundred and twenty imperial geals, and I have no extra money to make up for the ferry tickets for me, my wife and two sons!" the man seemed unable to pay the money, still shouting loudly, "Such a rule is not reasonable at all, there has never been an imperial law that requires children under the age of six to buy tickets!"

This sentence made the face of the reply look ugly, and he absolutely could not back down on this point, but the shipowner had given them very strict orders. "Now there is, sir. And you'd better not take Imperial law as a matter of course, it's not appropriate. "The first mate has secretly made up his mind that if this man continues to make such unreasonable trouble, he will go and call the garrison of the port to come.

"I'll pay for this girl's ticket, please don't embarrass them anymore. The eldest princess suddenly stood up and said loudly to the first mate.

Seeing that it was Miss Winterforth who had booked first class, the first mate couldn't help but hesitate, he didn't have the courage to refute a guest who could book first class, and it was a nobleman with a promise in his surname. "If you're willing to give generously, there's no problem......," said the first mate hesitantly, "but because they didn't specify in advance that it was five people, there were no more empty seats in their rooms now." ”

Caterina wanted to say that it would be nice to just change their room, but when she saw Charlotte's thin body, she couldn't help but feel a little pity for the little girl. "Then let her stay in our room. She looked back at Swain, and the meaning in her eyes couldn't be more obvious.

Although he was not happy that Celestia was meddling like this, Swain did not intend to save her face on this occasion. Walking forward, Swain handed the first mate two 1,000-dollar bills. "Just a full vote and a room spacious enough for us. He glanced at Charlotte, and the emotionless look startled the little girl, and quickly hid behind the eldest princess, "It's better to buy some clothes for this young lady, and there is still time to take advantage of it." ”

There is money to open the way, and the first mate naturally does not dare to say a word. He hurriedly took the banknote and went down to tell the waiter on the ship to prepare.

Charlotte's parents were wary of the sudden kindness of the eldest princess, and the lady hurriedly put her arms around her daughter, although she did not dare to look directly at Swain and Caterina with suspicion, but his actions were obviously afraid that the two young men who suddenly came forward had something to do with her daughter.

"Thank you both for your generosity, thank you so much. The man hurriedly thanked him, but stood in front of his daughter, guarding against Swain and Eldest Princess, "As long as the third class cabin, I don't dare to let the two of you break the bill so much, Charlotte is still young, and she can still live with her mother." ”

Princess Celestia was about to speak, but Sven grabbed the words. "I never take back what I said, and so does the money I take out. You should be thankful for this young lady, and you shouldn't have tried to challenge my code of conduct. His indifferent gaze looked at the gentleman almost impersonally, and compared to the kindness of the eldest princess just now, he behaved exactly like the real southern nobleman, treating the commoners with complete arrogance, even if he was doing good, condescending to give alms.

These words really made the couple shudder, and they didn't dare to say anything more. They dared to argue with the first mate, but they did not dare to confront a well-dressed nobleman.

Princess Celestia didn't understand Swain's arrogant attitude suddenly, in her opinion, although this Count Jericho always had no expression and closed his emotions, he would not show his arrogance so vulgarly, his arrogance was in his bones, not in his face.

However, she was not going to blame Swain, Caterina knew very well that Swain acted for a purpose, although his purpose was always incomprehensible, but this was a person who rarely knew what to do, and it was extremely difficult to get Sven to do something out of impulse.

Princess Celestia took over Charlotte from the little girl's mother, and although she was very scared of Swain, Charlotte did not reject Katerina. She hugged Celestia's arm tightly, leaning almost on Her Royal Highness.

Swain gave the family a deep look and left the deck with Princess Celestia and Charlotte.