Mystery: The Last Shepherd

Chapter 445 The Black Throne is Mine
Thick fog filled the air as Lu Ze stared at his reflection in the mirror.

In the mirror, a handsome young man who looked exactly like him looked at him in despair, then turned around and walked step by step into the depths of the fog in the mirror.

He never came back.

"call--"

The strange mirror, formed from condensed water, suddenly collapsed, as if a gentle breeze had blown it away, scattering it back into mist.

It wasn't just the mirror that collapsed, but the entire island.

"Click, click."

It was the crisp sound of shattering glass, ringing out continuously. Lu Ze felt everything around him collapsing in this endless sound—the mist, the ruins—as if a nightmare that had lasted for a thousand years had been suddenly awakened.

The sunlight shone down abruptly, stinging one's eyes.

Luze discovered that the misty island he had been on had completely vanished, as if it had never existed. He was now standing on a reef several meters wide, with the corpse of "Black Saint" Leomaster lying nearby.

On the surface of the reef beneath his feet, a dragon scale rapidly dissipated into ashes under the sunlight.

"Meow?"

Luna the black cat was also not far away, standing on the rocks, her small face full of confusion, seemingly puzzled by the current situation.

The island is gone?

Lu Ze looked around and confirmed that he was indeed in the same sea area. Besides him, there were many corpses and bones of people who had died earlier scattered on the sea surface, rising and falling with the waves.

Further out from the skeletons are the flagships of the Mysterious Queen and the King of the Black Seat, who are still engaged in battle.

Illusory flames burned on the sea, and cannonballs occasionally crashed into the water, sending up plumes of water. Two colossal ships faced each other, their respective rulers standing at the bow. Sensing the dramatic changes on the island beside them, they turned their heads almost simultaneously.

Then both of them saw Lu Ze.

"leave here!"

The Queen cried out urgently.

"Hehe. You're finally out."

Meanwhile, Barros Hopkins, the "King of the Black Seat," laughed heartily. He could tell that Luzer was in very poor spirits, so his smile grew even brighter. "Now, let's have a proper chat."

As he spoke, his spirituality suddenly surged.

Just as the Queen became more vigilant and Luze planned to "travel" to escape, the Black Throne King's flagship encountered a minor problem.

"crunch-"

Suddenly, the cabin door was pushed open, and a huge rabbit wearing a top hat and gentleman's attire stood upright and walked out. It quickly went to Barros's wheelchair, leaned down, and whispered something in Barros's ear.

Barros's expression changed slightly.

Okay, okay.

The old gentleman shook his head regretfully, "I understand, of course it's more important over there."

After the rabbit stepped aside, he turned around and gave a slight nod to the others present.

"I regret to inform you all that I have some urgent matters to attend to, so let's call it a day," he said, his gaze lingering particularly on Bernadette's face. "Your Majesty, I will remember this matter."

After saying that, the big white rabbit pushed Baros's wheelchair and sent him back to the cabin.

As if given a command, the sailors on board all stopped and quickly maneuvered the sails and oars to turn the ship around. The giant ship sailed away from them for a while, then abruptly disappeared into thin air.

Just like that... they left?

As Lu Ze looked in the direction the giant ship had left, and then saw the Dawn speeding towards them, and Anderson, still shaken, on a nearby small boat, a sense of unreality welled up in his heart.

But soon, intense fatigue washed over him, and he decisively gave up thinking and simply sat down on the sun-heated rocks.

Luna quickly jumped into his arms. ————

“So, that’s how it is. It’s completely tied to me now.” Luze showed the black key to Bernadette and said somewhat guiltily, “I didn’t want this either. It was a complete accident. Anderson can testify to that.”

"."

Anderson, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but glance at him, then sat up straight under the Queen's gaze and gave a slightly ingratiating smile. "That's true."

But in his heart, he had already become somewhat numb.

I have a feeling that no matter what happens to Gascoigne, I won't be able to help but be shocked. This guy is actually valued so much by two kings of the sea at the same time, one is a "mysterious queen", and the other, who was it again? Never mind, it doesn't seem important.

Just as Anderson was muttering to himself, the Queen suddenly waved to him.

"brush!"

The next instant, he was already outside the cabin of the "Dawn" ship, staring blankly at Luze's black cat.

Inside the cabin.

"So do you know what this is?"

After seeing off the unrelated people, Bernadette turned to ask Luze.

Her voice was relatively calm, and her emotions weren't particularly intense; she seemed to be safe.

"understood."

Luzer replied, "It is the key to the Black Throne, the flagship of Emperor Roselle of Intis."

"Then you should know who I am."

"I probably guessed it."

Lu Ze nodded slowly.

“You must be the princess of Intis.”

Bernadette had previously told the "King of the Black Seat" that the key belonged to "her father." Even disregarding the fact that Luzer already knew her identity, this alone is enough to deduce that she is Roselle's child.

"I'm no longer a princess."

Upon hearing this title, Bernadette seemed momentarily dazed, then shook her head, "Rosessel's eldest daughter is all I am now."

According to seniority, you should call me uncle.
Lu Ze thought to himself.

The two were quiet for a while.

"So, what should we do with this key?" He took the initiative to start the conversation to show his goodwill. "Your Majesty, I can assist you if needed."

"That ship is yours."

Bernadette withdrew her gaze from the keys and looked directly at Luze, saying, "My only request is that when you find the ship, let me go aboard and inspect it."

What, is there something your old man left behind on that ship?

Lu Ze wondered to himself.

"Thank you for your understanding."

He showed appropriate curiosity on his face. "To be honest, I still don't know what kind of ship the 'Black Throne' is."

"It was a ghost ship built by the Solomon Empire in the Quaternary period, which my father found and modified."

Bernadette replied, "After my father's death, the ship also disappeared at sea, though occasionally someone would say they saw it. I suspected there might be a message he left on it, so I wanted to find it and check it out. I just never expected..."

You just didn't expect that I would snatch it away, right?
Lu Ze added in his mind.

(End of this chapter)