Jake stared at the otherworldly town in the distance.
"So that the town huh."
Soon, he felt someone behind him.
Turning around, he found Henry who was completely bare-chested as his muscles on full display.
He walked lazily, as if he had just had a good time and smiled at Jake.
"Guess who missed the party last night?" His voice was full of teasing.
Henry knew that Jake had purposely avoided those prostitutes ever since he was on board.
'Could he know that those prostitutes belong to Viscount Victor's forces?'
His eyes glinted knowingly at Jake,... but he didn't realized that he had completely misunderstood.
Jake simply smiled wryly and didn't answer.
He knew that the more he spoke, the more flaws he might reveal, so he might as well let Henry imagine things on his own.
"Good morning, Captain. I just didn't feel well last night."
At hisw words, Henry snorted in displeasure.
"I told you to just call me Henry. After all, you're only my temporary crew."
Jake hesitated for a moment before nodding.
"Alright... Henry."
Henry smiled and walked beside him.
Seeing Jake staring at the town ahead, he raised an eyebrow.
"Oh? It seems we've arrived? Fuck those bastards who didn't inform me."
Henry complained as he looked at his exhausted crew and sighed.
They had truly gone all out, wild and reckless last night.
…But he couldn't entirely blame them.
After all, he himself had spent the entire night with two prostitutes entertaining him in his room.
Then he turned to Jake.
"Prepare yourself. We should reach Nasha Town soon."
Jake nodded, but then blinked in confusion at Henry's next words.
"And wake up all of these bastards, whatever it takes."
With that, Henry walked back toward his room...as he plan to enjoy that high class prostitute one last time.
Meanwhile,
Jake stood there, dumbfounded.
Then he looked around at all the naked pirates.
"...How am I supposed to wake them up?"
Just as he was mulling over his thoughts, a wicked idea formed in his mind.
"Hehe... Since this is my last day here, I should give them a little parting gift."
Jake grinned as he walked off toward the side, reaching for something nearby and grabbing a tool.
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One of the pirates lay sprawled naked on the deck, sleeping like a log, snoring loudly.
It seemed he had truly enjoyed himself, despite his pale face.
A faint smile still lingered on his lips, as if he were dreaming of something pleasant.
But just then—
Splash!
A bucket of seawater was splashed onto his face, jolting him awake as the water flooded into his nose and throat.
"Cough! Cough! W-What!?"
He shot up, looking around in panic.
But the moment his eyes landed on Jake who was holding a basin with a smug grin, his expression twisted in anger.
"How dare you, punk !"
"Ah, it was Captain Henry's order. If you want to complain, go to him."
Jake replied casually, already picking up another basin filled with seawater as he headed toward another pirate.
The one who had just been awakened froze slightly upon hearing that it was Captain Henry's order.
Then he glanced toward the distance and noticed the approaching town.
"Shit!"
Realizing it wasn't time to laze around, he quickly grabbed a rag to cover himself.
Meanwhile, Jake smiled as he splashed seawater onto one pirate after another, waking them all up.
Each of them looked furious at being disturbed in such a way.
But none of them dared to complain after hearing that it was Captain Henry's order.
Jake's steps grew lighter as he continued, clearly enjoying himself.
"Ahh~ it feels so good to use someone else's authority~."
He hummed in satisfaction.
Just as he was looking for another pirate, he came across a strange scene at the corner of the deck.
It was another beautiful prostitute who was… sucking on another pirate's manhood... one who had already passed out.
Rather than a lewd scene, for some reason, it felt more like a horror scene to him... as if he had accidentally stumbled upon a monster feeding.
"Hm?"
She looked up at him, her mouth still occupied with the passed out pirate manhood.
Jake froze mid-step.
After a brief pause, he slowly backed away, pretending he hadn't seen anything.
But just then, he bumped into something soft.
Turning around, he found Lady Scarlet standing behind him, still wearing her revealing, loosely draped red robe.
"Ahh~ good morning, Young Master Jake. What a pleasant morning this is~."
At her greeting, Jake forced an awkward smile.
"Good morning, Lady Scarlet... it really is a pleasant morning."
"Ara~ Young Master Jake should have joined us last night. I even went out of my way to look for you."
When Jake heard this, he didn't replied and just gave an uncomfortable look.
Then he felt something soft press against him from behind.
"Oh? Is this the unlucky noble son you were talking about?"
It was the same woman who had been… enthusiastically attending to the pirate earlier.
She sniffed Jake lightly, as her eyes slowly lighting up with interest.
"…Such a thick vitality."
Then she looked up at him and give a teasing grin.
"And I can't believe you're still a virgin~"
Jake glanced at her with a strange expression.
He couldn't help but wonder... was there really a class for detecting things like that?
He coughed lightly.
"Ehem, Lady, please prepare yourself. We'll be reaching the town soon. Now, if you'll excuse me… I have an important duty to fulfill."
He said it casually, carrying his bucket as he walked away as if he were a man on a mission.
Lady Scarlet blinked, watching Jake walk away.
Then she glanced back at the woman.
The woman bit her lip, while her gaze lingering on Jake's ass.
"...Haha, he's certainly an interesting one… but I like him."
Her eyes shifted back to Scarlet.
"So that's why you didn't let me meet him sooner. How selfish of you, Scarlet."
Lady Scarlet didn't respond.
She simply continued smoking, looking calm and unreadable before opening her mouth,
"...Go tell the others to get ready. We'll be reaching town soon."
Then she let out a soft sigh.
"It seems I'll have to bring Viscount Victor some bad news."
At the mention of bad news and Viscount Victor, a flash of fear crossed the woman's eyes.
Her expression stiffened, and her earlier teasing demeanor vanished.
"O-Okay."
Without another word, she hurried off to inform the others.
Lady Scarlet remained where she stood, lost in thought.
"…It seems things won't stay peaceful for long."
She drew in another slow breath from her long pipe, the ember glowing faintly before she exhaled a thin stream of smoke, letting out another quiet sigh.