Pirate: It’s not a phantom beast, it’s a phantom god!

Chapter 144 Souvenirs

"What's wrong with you? Why are you smiling all of a sudden?"

Osi, who was eating some unknown kebabs, looked at his adopted sister with some confusion.

He was just like an abandoned kitten, curled up in the corner and isolated in his own thoughts. How come he suddenly became like a different person?

In just a few minutes, I laughed as many times as I usually do in a month.

"Did you eat bee poop?"

"Dogs bark."

Ouba stopped smiling, rolled his eyes and walked over to Jhin.

All the objectives of this trip have been achieved, and it is time to discuss the return journey.

"Jin, have you contacted Fenrir Island?"

"Well, but I couldn't contact Mr. Kaido, so I told him everything that's going on here."

Kaido's loss of contact is not something worth worrying about. After all, when he was bored, he would occasionally go to the sea to play around, looking for trouble with the navy and other pirates.

Well... often and occasionally.

However, when he saw Obe coming to him, it seemed that he had recovered from his failure, so Jhin stopped talking with the chief and the others.

"So what does Big Sister mean?"

"La said she would come over in person later, so we just need to go back directly."

"Are you ready to go back? Are you in such a hurry?"

asked the chief of Shandia.

"Yeah. Everything is done now. There's no reason for us to stay here any longer."

"Then this gold..."

According to the Shandia people's inventory, the gold reserves in Shandora are somewhat frighteningly high.

The surface area covered by these temples and pyramids alone is incalculable, not to mention the interiors of other unexplored buildings.

It's hard to imagine a time when the word "flood" will be used to describe gold.

"Our small boat can't carry all this gold back, so we'll leave it here for now. Other members of our pirate group will come here later."

"She will be responsible for the transportation of the gold at that time."

"As for the island's defense... we won't be sending anyone over anytime soon. You'll have to take care of it yourselves."

"Ah."

The chief and Zannick both nodded, as this was exactly what they wanted.

For the Shandia people who had just regained their homeland, it would take some time to accept new outsiders setting foot on this land.

And after that punch from Obery, those Sky Island people probably wouldn't dare to attack easily again.

……

Early the next morning, the group of beasts set out on their return journey.

"Do we have to leave in such a hurry?"

Wright said reluctantly while rubbing his right hand which was cramped from writing.

The numerous and well-preserved ancient Xiangdora ruins here dazzled him and made him linger, wishing he could live here for the rest of his life.

"Yeah, yeah! I haven't had enough fun yet!"

Osi didn't want to go back so soon. It was so rare that no one was bothering him outside.

These days she plays however she wants, jumps around however she wants, and doesn't eat vegetables if she doesn't want to.

There are a lot of people here and they speak nicely. Oh~ she likes it here very much.

"Then you can just stay here. Sister La said she would come here anyway."

Oubey doesn't care.

"Is it really possible?"

"Of course. But you haven't slept at night, haven't gotten up during the day, and haven't eaten a single vegetable these past few days..."

"Ahhhh~ You bastard! I was so kind as to comfort you last night!"

"I never asked you to comfort me."

"You're still being stubborn, you're still being stubborn! You were crying and calling me sister!"

"I'm not crying!"

"You have!"

"..."

So amidst the quarreling of a group of uh... two people, Baishou finally set sail again.

clang!
clang!
clang!
The golden bell of Shandora rang this time, just as it had done more than three hundred years ago to bid farewell to Shandia's friends.

"Goodbye, benefactors! Please come again!" "Goodbye, divine sister!"

"We'll be waiting for you!"

On the shore, the Shandia people, young and old, men and women, waved their hands to see the group off.

“We will definitely come back!”

"Bye now!"

"Ms. Alanqi, you have to take care of yourself!"

The navigator clung to the side of the ship, crying and waving desperately towards the shore.

The ship's doctor beside him did the same thing.

"And Miss Kamalan, Miss Upapa, Miss Liji...you guys should take care of yourselves too!"

"Miss Ulla, we are lucky to meet again!"*2
"Huh?"*2
"Why are you butting in on me when I'm saying goodbye to Miss Ulla?"
"Huh?! That's my word!"*2
The transition between hunter and prey often happens in an instant.

……

"So, how are we supposed to get back?"

After saying goodbye to the Shandians, Ossi lay on the deck bored, his whole body spread out in a "spread" shape, completely relaxed.

"I heard from the chief that we can return to the underworld through the 'Cloud River', but that river seems to be near Angel Island where the Sky Islanders live."

"Forget it, let's just fly back."

Ossi was too lazy to take such a long detour.

"You come to pull the boat?"

"Well, I want to take this ship back with me."

After all, it is a ship with special significance. It would be a shame to just abandon it in the "paradise".

"And the local specialties I brought for Sister La are still on the boat?"

"Local specialties? Why don't I see any of them?"

Oubei was a little curious. Are there any other local specialties on this island besides gold?

"Ah~ Because I just caught it last night and stuffed it directly into the cabin."

As he said that, Osi got up, ran into the cabin with small steps, and then dragged out a large cloth bag from inside.

"Clang clang~ Shandia's specialty centipede! And a giant mantis!"

Opening her pocket, Osi reached inside and pulled out a giant centipede that was almost as long as herself.

And the centipede was still alive, twisting and turning in her hand.

[Eh!]
"Hmm? What's the sound?"

Ossi seemed to hear a barely perceptible cry of surprise.

"Forget it, uh...Obey, why are you standing so far away?"

"Yes, yes, yes... yes? I, I'm just here to enjoy the scenery."

"Is it?"

"Let me tell you, this stuff is delicious when grilled! I tried it last night, and it was even more tender than lobster!"

"You, why are you eating this for no reason?!"

"Because this thing bit me first last night... Then I thought, aren't centipedes medicinal? One this big must be very nutritious, so I roasted it and ate it."

"Hey! That's why they say our ancestors have a bad eye~"

"This tastes really good! I'm sure Sister La will like these special ingredients."

As if it understood what Osi said, the big centipede struggled even harder, with more than a dozen pairs of legs dancing randomly, which made Obei's scalp tingle.

"Throw it away!"

"Huh? Why?"

"No reason! Throw it away!"

"I do not want."

……

"They're gone~"

"Yeah, let's go."

The Shandians who had come to see them off dispersed, leaving only Zannik and the chief standing side by side.

Both of them were a little confused at the moment. The Shandia people's wish that lasted for nearly four hundred years was suddenly fulfilled in their lifetime.

During this period, there were countless resistances, struggles, bloodshed and sacrifices... Generation after generation of ancestors fought one after another, and their hometown, which they vowed to take back, returned to their hands in just half a day.

The agreement with Rolando was also fulfilled.

Both of them felt as if they had lost their goal all of a sudden, not knowing what to do next.
(End of this chapter)