5. Lurkers

"Hello princess guests. I'm the head maid on this ship, Jessica. ”

"Elena. ”

The two maids introduced themselves very formally, accompanied by the action of lifting the skirt luggage, which made Asmon, who was already restless, even straighten his eyes.

"We are the maid who is in charge of everyone's daily life and sundries this time, if there is anything that you think is inappropriate......"

"Then you're going to beat me?"

......

Do you want to be like this, you're a maid and not a two-person talk show!" ”

Elena, who was reprimanded, reluctantly closed her mouth, and after relieving her feelings a little more, Jessica continued, "Because the princess has not been very well recently, she is currently resting in the room, and I hope you don't bother her if you don't have anything important." ”

"It's better not to go if there's something to do. ”

“...... Ay. Then that's it, if it's really an emergency, you can tell me first, and I'll inform the princess. ”

"But even if you say it, I won't necessarily go. ”

"Elena, don't you want to eat tonight!"

Jessica, whose every sentence was inevitably misinterpreted, couldn't bear it anymore, and scolded Elena with a slap in the face.

I hope these two are really maids, not cross talk actors invited by the princess.

Because this ship is larger than ordinary ships, it needs to use more manpower. According to Jessica, it is a team of twenty sailors, a captain, two first mates, and ten maids, and because it is related to the princess on the ship, it is natural that no pirate who kills halfway can intercept the ship and rob the princess, so the whisper given by Lucifer is.

These thirty-three men, without exception, seem to be people who know martial arts or magic, although the number may be a little smaller, but this does not prevent the safety of this trip.

After all, the three demons are all on the ship, and as far as Lucifer is concerned, it has been a lifetime of bad luck for those pirates to meet her.

Because she always stands on the deck, not only will it trouble others, but she will also get cold, so Lilith, who was already a little seasick, naturally won't run to the deck again. There's still a lot left for Dean Frey to lament that life is better.

In the cabin, which is not very bright, it is basically impossible to tell the time, so Lilith only judges the time outside based on the time when the two maids serve food and snacks. When Jessica finally came up with a plate of fruit, Lilith knew that it was probably night.

However, before Lilith could taste the supposedly well-arranged dessert, a maid who rushed in immediately disrupted the comfortable rhythm of the cabin.

"My lord, no, it's not good. ”

The young maid looked very flustered, and her two braids trembled because of this, "Outside, outside...... Well, something happened. ”

"What! ”

"Don't mess with me!" Lilith dragged Asmon back by the ear, "If the ship sinks, I'll be the first to take you to plug the hole." ”

"Did something happen?"

Anne, who was resting, seemed to be awakened and asked, rubbing her eyes.

“......”

"It's okay, these are guests, just say it. Jessica motioned for the maid to continue, "Otherwise, it will cause unnecessary panic." ”

"Hmm, okay. The maid said, "I was passing by outside, and I found a sailor fainting on the deck, and I didn't wake up no matter how I shook him, so I hurried over." ”

Enemy attack?

Obviously not, now that the wind is calm outside, and I don't notice any shaking, it shouldn't be an enemy attack.

"I see, is it on the deck? I'll take a look. ”

"I'll go with you. Lilith stood up, "I always feel that something is wrong, so let's go and see." ”

“...... I know. ”

The maid's gaze lingered on Lilith's body for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, please come with me." ”

Since Lilith had already said that she was going to check, Lucifer would naturally not be left behind, and Anne followed after thinking about it.

But then Asmond followed him with a shout to protect Anne or something, and Marmon seemed to be having fun.

In the end, except for Dean Frey, who couldn't hear anything because he was still in a period of loss, everyone walked to the deck.

At this time, there were already a lot of sailors and maids gathered in the cabin, and it stands to reason that the workers on the ship this time were more or less people with some strength, and it stands to reason that they would not faint for no reason.

After pushing back the crowd, Lilith saw the dazed sailor as well.

Not dead.

No, you shouldn't curse others to death now, how much do you expect any cases to happen?

A brown-haired man with a hat that was blown by the sea breeze on the deck at this time. He seemed to be panting desperately, and his stomach was closed one by one, leaning against the mast, looking at everyone with blank eyes.

"Are you okay?"

Seeing this, Jessica paused hurriedly, and before she could even do a second, the green healing magic was released from her hand.

It seems that this time the ship is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

However, this time the healing magic did not seem to have any effect on the sailor, and it seems that the reason why he is so weak may not be due to some wounds.

“...... Meat. ”

"What did you say?" asked Jessica, shaking the sailor's body.

"Meat...... Hungry. ”

Hungry?

Is this guy leaning here because he's too hungry?

"Didn't you eat?"

The sailor nodded forcefully, as if all he had left was this strength.

"Go get something to eat. Anyway, let's ease it first. ”

Since it wasn't because of any intruder, Jessica wasn't as nervous as before.

Soon, what appeared to be some leftover food was served, and the sailor, as if he had been hungry for a day, suddenly saw the food, and snatched the plate with a roar.

Judging by the way he looked, he probably wanted to eat the wooden plate cleanly. What did he do today to starve him to such virtue?

Since it wasn't a big deal, the sailor, who had almost starved to death, and the rest of the group quickly got to work, and Lilith and her party returned to the cabin, as it was almost bedtime.

"Speaking of which, do you maids and sailors eat at the same time as we do?"

On the way back, Lilith, who always felt uneasy, asked Jessica.

"Not really. Jessica replied, "We workers eat a little earlier than the guests, but rest assured that our food is separate from the guests and will not let you ......."

"That's not what I meant. ”

Lilith shook her head, "I just thought, since everyone has eaten well, why would there be anyone who suddenly fainted on the ground?"

"Maybe it's because I don't have time to eat, after all, there are still a lot of things on the ship. Jessica thought for a moment, then turned her head back to the maid who had come to report the time, "...... You ......"

"I don't know anything. ”

The maid hurriedly shook her head, though she didn't know that she would look more suspicious this way, "I saw her faint on the ground when I met her. ”

"I didn't doubt you. Jessica shook her head, and as if she had seen something, she reached for the maid's collar, "Your tie is reversed......"

"Ah, it's fine. The maid hurriedly stepped back, "It's the other way around. ”

"That's right. Jessica nodded, and sent her away as if she didn't care about the maid.

Although it was indeed suspicious to encounter such a strange thing in the first place, it seemed that this qiē was just a misunderstanding. When she saw the fainting sailor before, Lilith also wondered if someone had knocked the sailor unconscious and sneaked into the ship. However, because the sailor himself said that he was faint from hunger, and his clothes were not robbed, this possibility was also ruled out.

I hope it's really just a coincidence, and I still want to enjoy my vacation time.

(Some things change, and the update time will be a little unstable.) The character will also be paused for a while. )