58 Captain (1/2)

”Who's causing a ruckus in my ship?!”

When the crew heard the loud, slurred voice, their postures became even stiffer. The ones in the way moved to let their captain deal with the kid.

However, they were already praying. Hoping that after Yati dealt with the kid, it wouldn't be them next. That was wishful thinking though, once the captain saw the person under the dragon's feet.

As usual, Yati was drunk. His men were more afraid now since their captain was stronger when he was really wasted. He was walking slowly, swaying. His footsteps was like an ominous warning to his men, but Ling was only frowning in the face of it.

The aura of the man walking to Ling was familiar. Like before, he could recognize it easily so he never stopped him as the man continued to move forward.

The face, however, was different. The hair was gray instead of the scatter of white. It was longer and shaggier than his usual neat one. He even has a frizzy beard now!

While the bearded man was walking, he was the only one talking, or more like slurring, onboard the ship, ”I was trying to rest but you people are noisy! Who was it that kept banging on the deck?! This ship might be new but that doesn't mean you can start destroying it!”

The ship's crew were trembling but they didn't dare cover their ears despite the loud voice assaulting them. They didn't try to shield themselves from the 'mist' their captain was exuding either. Their captain seemed stronger now too. They were almost forced to their knees from his powerful 'mist'.

Meanwhile, Kana was frustrated. What were these men doing just letting this guy walk forward. He was about to warn them even though he was afraid to speak up, but the dragon covered his mouth again. Fortunately, he could still breath and so, he just let the events run its course. It was not like he could do anything about it now. This day was really unfortunate.

To the crew's surprise, when the bearded man reached the boy, he only slapped him on the back then laughed loudly, before he threw a fistful of sand in front of them.

The sand dispersed, making a barrier between the groups. It moved further until several men inhaled some grains and fell on their knees. The thuds on the wooden floor was like rushing hooves on the gravel. However, these men couldn't shout out despite the pain in their knees because they don't have enough energy to even speak softly. What happened to this man they call captain?

This made the crew confused, but when they looked at the other group, they could only see the dragon with the man at its feet and the boy with another young man beside him.

”S-sir Mayari!” Someone shouted.

The crew recognized this man and their shaking became even more prominent. Why was this man here? Weren't they supposed to leave before this man got the news that they were docked at Kanan Island? They had to really call their captain now!

”So, I got the gist of the situation here. I never thought that Yati would even resort to bullying children.”

Mayari looked around the crew and pointed to someone. ”You, there, call your captain. Tell him I have something to propose.” Then, he smiled as that crew backed off and stumbled to do what he told.

”And you, Ling, why did you leave me below?” Mayari ignored the ship's crew to talk to the children, ”Maga, you can remove your 'mist' now. That young man wouldn't try to escape again. Right, Kana?”

Kana averted his gaze but nodded profusely like he was going to bang his head on the floor. Hence, Maga relaxed its hold.