Chapter 442 - 188: This Rope... It’s an Art

"Why so unhappy, clown? Hmm... Did Mr. Leonard upset you?"

Wei’en looked at the white-haired girl’s eyes, which had once again become hollow and lifeless. He knew she must have mastered the Calamity Origin and couldn’t help but sigh to himself.

If she didn’t master the Calamity Origin, Tina would become a walking vessel of misfortune. But now that she had, she was affected by it and couldn’t live a normal life.

’No matter what, that woman, Tina Lilith Leonard, will be a problem that must be dealt with in the future!’

"Tina angry. Ugly thing," the white-haired girl said, her expression completely blank despite her furious words.

Then, Wei’en saw a clown doll not far away get flung into the air and then slammed back to the ground. This went on for a few rounds before it finally stopped.

"Sob, sob... You..."

The clown doll sat up, ready to start swearing, but then it remembered it would be cursing Lilith and flopped back down, fuming.

"Tsk!"

Wei’en saw the clown doll’s two button eyes had fallen off again and said sympathetically, "Go easy on him for now. After all, he did help you solve the problem with the Calamity Origin."

"Tina knows."

Tina nodded obediently, but she remained in Wei’en’s arms, unwilling to get down.

"Oh, the cute girl is back~ I’m off to get this woman settled~" Clelia said upon seeing the pair. Unbothered, she hoisted Pavla and headed for the rest area.

’Cute?’

’Cute can’t hold a candle to sexy and gentle!’

"Mm, alright."

Holding Tina, Wei’en scanned the area and saw Miss Zombie and the Mechanical Puppet standing by the dining table, dinner already prepared.

"Shawa, go to the rest area over there and call everyone out. I’ll take you all out for a bit later."

Miss Zombie nodded and walked toward the rest area with a slightly stiff gait, her arms and legs on each side moving in unison.

Seeing her posture, Wei’en suddenly had a bad feeling. He secretly made an explosion gesture toward Type-Zero and pointed at Shawa’s workshop.

The gears in Type-Zero’s eyes spun rapidly. He didn’t dare hide the truth, but he was also afraid Wei’en would blame him. In the end, however, he slowly nodded and made a gesture indicating a very large explosion.

’Of course. That explains Shawa’s weird walk. She really blew up her workshop again.’

Wei’en winced, feeling the financial sting. ’Gold pounds, oh, gold pounds... I wonder if there’s anything valuable on that Dawn Church ship...’

Not long after, Ronan and the others walked out of the rest area, looks of lingering fear on their faces.

"Captain, are you alright?"

"Mm. I’ve killed them all."

"That’s great! Those damned Holy Professionals from the Dawn Church launched a sneak attack! Good riddance!" Ronan said, seething with fury. If he had been strong enough, he would have fought them to the death himself moments ago.

The other pirates also cheered happily, thankful to have survived another crisis.

Wei’en considered for a moment, then said, "I have some bad news. The *Ronan* was destroyed by the Dawn Church."

Ronan was stunned for a moment. "Uh, our ship is gone?"

"Then, Captain, how are we supposed to..."

"The good news is, the Dawn Church’s ship is still in excellent condition, with only one broken mast." Wei’en looked at the man with the triangular eyes and asked, "Can a ship like that set sail?"

"That Five-Masted Sailing Ship?" Ronan’s eyes lit up, and he nodded quickly. "No problem. I’ve helmed a three-masted sailing ship before, but..."

"Hm?"

"It’s just... we’re a little short-handed right now."

Wei’en looked at the pirates—only twelve of them, including Ronan—thought for a moment, and said, "I’ll be counting on you all for now. We’ll recruit more people for the ship later."

"No problem!"

Ronan grinned. ’A Five-Masted Sailing Ship! And a Dawn Church ship, no less. It can carry at least a thousand people and will be way more comfortable than that old Steamship.’

"Alright, everyone get ready. I’m taking you all outside."

Wei’en noticed that Clelia had rejoined her Queen’s Guard. He instructed everyone to form a circle, turned the key, and returned once more to the *Kenzan Frolov*.

This time, he brought Tina, Shawa, and the others out as well. He wanted to take advantage of the banquet being held on the *Bai Ke Li* to let everyone relax a bit.

Once they were outside, Wei’en, still holding Tina, pointed to the ship opposite them and said with a smile, "Tina, I forgot to tell you, Marco is on that ship over there, too. I’m sure he’ll be very happy to see you."

"Tina... Marco... Who?"

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