After taking a bath aing something simple, Arton found a room to sleep in properly.

  And with that sleep, time moved directly to the evening.

  Many women who had copies of the diary, seeing that Arton had not tio record tent in the diary for a long time, went on to busy themselves with their own matters.

  Only a was in a dilemma, not knowing whether to stay or leave.

  Seeing Arton seemingly asleep deeply, she thought about directly leaving on a lifeboat.

  But she also felt that leaving like this would mean pletely missing the ce to obtain the power of Yae Miko.

  This indecisio a from making a decision for a long time.

  After a while, a looked up at the full moon in the sky, her whole person seemed depressed.

  "Sigh, even if I stay, do I still have a ce to get the power of Yae Miko?"

  "If that man has decided not to give it to me, I guess I won't be able to get that power."

  "Even if I wao steal it, I 't find a way to do so."

  a shook her head and sighed deeply in her heart.

  If the tempte of Yae Miko were a physical object, a might have been able to achieve her goal by stealing it.

  First, win over Arton, and then take the opportunity to take away the Yae Miko's tempte.

  However, the fact is that the tempte of Yae Miko seems not to be a physical object at all, and it seems to be hidden in a pce that a ot see.

  Moreover, Arton is also aware of a's personality.

  In such a situation, even if a wants to win over Arton, she is powerless.

  "Fet it, I should give up."

  "This deal simply 't be done."

  a pursed her lips and took a deep look at the entrance, which seemed to be swallowed by darkness.

  Because she was afraid of being punished by Arton for lying, a chose to stay on the deck for the entire day.

  Now, all that was left in a's heart was fatigue.

  All she wanted now was to leave this pce quickly.

  Briefly making up her mind, a lowered the lifeboat from the side of the pirate ship, taking with her a small amount of food and fresh water, and gradually sailed away from the Giant Tiger Pirate Crew's ship.

  "The treasure of the Giant Tiger Pirates, and the treasure that was taken from me by the Giant Tiger Pirates, now all belongs to you."

  "Arton, you wouldn't bme me for leaving without saying goodbye, would you?"

  a murmured to herself, taking o look at the gradually distant pirate ship of the Giant Tiger Pirates, then turned around and picked up the oar, quickly starting to paddle.

  What she didn't notice at that moment was, just after she left the ship, Arton had already stood at the highest point of the sail, watg her leave with i.

  ...

  After a short time, a suddenly stopped her as, looking ahead in horror at a fme that had ignited not far away.

  But she quickly breathed a sigh of relief.

  "What, it's not Arton's fme ability."

  "It's just a simple torch."

  a took a deep breath, then took a closer look at the ship illuminated by the torot far away.

  "A pirate ship, and that fg... it's the Bck Cat Pirates' ship!"

  "To enter them in these waters..."

  "It's better not to get close to them."

  "I really am too worried that Arton would catch up."

  "To actally e so close to the Bck Cat Pirates."

  "I really o refle this ter."

  Saying this, a po quietly use the oar to steer her lifeboat away from the Bck Cat Pirates.

  However, at that moment, a violent vibration came from the lifeboat.

  The sudden vibration almost threw a out of the lifeboat.

  "What... what's happening!"

  a steadied herself, shouting in pani a low voice.

  "Hehe, since you've e, don't think about leaving so easily."

  Behind a, a slightly ing rough male voice suddenly sounded.

  a was startled, instinctively swinging the oar towards the sound behind her.

  Crack!

  A crisp sound.

  a was terrified to find her paddle broken in two.

  "How could this happen!"

  a shakily lifted her head to look at the somewhat familiar figure who had smashed the paddle with a punch.

  "Long time no see, a."

  In front of a stood a man wearing a cat-shaped mask, tall and fat, who spoke in a muffled voice.

  "Long... long time no see, Buchi."

  "I didn't expect to see you here, what a ce."

  a forced a smile, which was extremely awkward.

  "Indeed, a ce. Captain Kuro would be very happy to know you've e."

  "e on, I'll take you to see Captain Kuro."

  Buchi said, extending his hand towards a.

  "No, there's no need."

  "It's so te already, I wouldn't want to bother, ahhhh!"

  Before a could finish her sentence, Buchi directly grabbed her by the shoulders and leaped towards the Bck Cat Pirates' ship.

  "It's over!"

  a closed her eyes, her mind fshing back to the time when she once lied about joining the Bck Cat Pirates but ended up stealing their treasure.

  At this moment, she could almost see herself being mercilessly punished by Kuro and the other pirates.

  "I shouldn't have left Arton."

  "What should I do now?"

  a pursed her lips, almost g.

  Even someone as clever as her couldn't think of a way to deal with the Bck Cat Pirates, whom she had already deceived once.

  What a didn't notice at that time was.

  The Arton's diary, which had been silent for over ten hours, had new tent again.

  [Arton's Diary:]

  [Year 1520 of the Sea Circle, Juh, night, under a moonlit and starry sky!]

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