Chapter 380: The Greatest Pirate...? (2/2)

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An underwater palace.

Arthur looked at the grand entrance in front of him. He thought it would be a mountain beneath the water shaped like a palace, but it was made of crystal.

He turned to look at the seabed, and he found many spirits coming and getting out of the palace. They had different shapes and didn't exactly look like the spirit guiding them. There were shrimps, crabs, sea turtles, dolphins, etc.

”Does the palace belong to all aquatic spirits?”

”It solely belongs to the Deity of Seas, but it's a good place to meet seeker who wants to contract a spirit.” The spirit explained. Arthur had asked for its name, but it told him that it didn't have one. ”There ocean of the Skyey world is a gigantic place, after all.”

”I see,” Arthur nodded. ”Do I need to pay the price to learn of the bookkeeper's location?”

”It depends on whether the Deity of Seas like you or not,” The spirit snickered. Arthur nodded as he glanced at the woman beside him.

After she had recovered, she followed them underwater. It seems that as long as they didn't meet powerful currents, she could withstand staying underwater.

Arthur didn't know who she was or what she wanted other than her overzealous behavior about aquatic spirits. She almost fainted when they saw the underwater palace.

They walked through the gate, and Arthur got to see different seekers. Some were fading after contracting a spirit, while others were still looking for their fated ones.

”I reached the underwater palace, haha...” The woman laughed absent-mindedly. ”I can finally rule over the seas!”

”Let's not get too excited.” Arthur almost laughed. ”You need to contract a spirit first.”

”Right, right!” The woman nodded thoughtfully. ”I need to convince the Deity of Seas to contract me!”

”You finally believed that I wasn't the deity?” Arthur said with amusement. ”Why do you want to contract the deity of spirits that badly?” He was curious since the woman spoke Alvan Language.

”I want to be the greatest pirate!” The woman said with pride, but the snickers of the spirit guiding them through the palace made her shrink like a deflated balloon.

”Do you think that she can't do it?” Arthur was surprised. He was surprised about the woman's identity being a pirate, but he was confused as to why the spirit laughed.

”I mean no offense,” The spirit hurried to explain as if fearing her actions displeased Arthur. ”However, everyone who comes here is either sailors, captains, or pirates. They all seek to rule over the sea, but her affinity to water in comparison is...”

”Oh,” Arthur turned toward the woman. ”Is that true?”

”It is,” The woman seemed downcast, and she clenched her hand into a fist. ”However, a pirate doesn't need anything other than their skills to navigate treacherous paths!”

Arthur paused and nodded in understanding. He didn't understand a lot about navigating a ship or even sailing, but he encourages people's refusal of the cards that life dealt them.

They walked deeper into the palace until they reached a giant field. There were countless spirits inside meeting seekers from all over the sea. However, they all turned toward Arthur the moment he walked in.

His overflowing golden energy seemed to captivate the hearts of the present spirit. As if they have rehearsed it, the spirits began swimming toward Arthur simultaneously like a fleet.

”What is going on?” The woman beside him yapped with surprise as she took a step back.

The seekers were all shocked by the events, and Arthur was included. He knew that his energy was desirable by the spirits, but he didn't think that such a scene would occur.

He realized that it was the first time that he met more than one spirit simultaneously. Before the matter could get out of hand, a voice sang from within the deeper parts of the palace that made the spirits stop gathering around him.

The voice was melodic, and Arthur felt the familiar presence that allowed him to walk on water. The singing didn't convey a specific meaning, but Arthur could tell that it was an invitation to him and a warning to the other spirits to stay back.