A Villain's Journey Begins in the Type-Moon World

Teach knew he had lost face last time and had lost credibility in the eyes of these followers, so after thinking it over, he actually listened to their advice and obediently stayed in the cabin.

He planned that if anything unexpected happened, he could turn the tide and solve the problem, thus restoring his authority and making these Servants willingly become his loyal followers.

Even without any surprises, successfully capturing Artemis wouldn't be a loss, since he now has new abilities and will always have the opportunity to establish his authority.

Therefore, when he realized that Queen Anne's Revenge had been hit, he was actually delighted, because this was exactly what he had hoped for.

Therefore, he deliberately concealed the truth and watched as the unexpected situation unfolded completely.

Then, I will make a powerful appearance and defeat Artemis in one fell swoop, letting these Servants witness my great power, so that they will submit to me with shame.

It must be said that Edward Teach certainly had his ways of being a leader and winning people over.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Edward Teach underestimated the enemy's strength and cunning methods, ultimately allowing Artemis to escape. This significantly diminished the effect of winning people's hearts.

However, he had almost captured the opponent single-handedly, and had even exchanged blows with the person who was secretly helping Artemis. Compared to these people who had four against one and still managed to let the opponent escape, he still had the upper hand.

Faced with Edward Teach's accusation, even the two female pirates who usually defied him were speechless.

Hector, on the other hand, wore a beaming smile, completely unconcerned about his "embarrassing behavior," and instead stepped forward to flatter him:

"Congratulations, Captain! Your strength has improved so much in such a short time. There are probably few people in the entire sea who can rival you. It seems that the rumor at sea is indeed true."

Despite his wariness of Hector's flattery, Edward Teach maintained a smug expression. However, upon hearing the man mention the so-called "rumors," he gave Hector a meaningful look, then nodded and said:

"Yes, according to the pirates we captured back then, as long as we find the goddess, bring her to this sea area of ​​the Eye of the Tide, conduct a half-month-long ritual, and make a final sacrifice, we can obtain the supreme blessing of the sea god, become the strongest in the entire sea area, and rule the entire maritime world."

"I never expected that in just eight days, almost halfway through, I would already be bestowed with such divine power. If I complete the entire ritual and kill the goddess and throw her into the Eye of the Tide, I wonder what kind of reward I will receive?"

"So what do you think, teacher?"

Edward Teach respectfully addressed Hector as his teacher, but in reality, he was secretly observing Hector's expression.

However, Hector's expression didn't change much after hearing Teach's words; instead, he laughed and said:

"In that case, we absolutely must retrieve that goddess. If she escapes, who knows if the sea god will be enraged and punish us..."

"Teacher, you're just saying such unlucky and scary things... Hmph, but you're right about one thing: we absolutely cannot let those guys escape, we must get Artemis back!"

Edward Teach snorted and said.

“But… Captain, they haven’t escaped. They’re still getting closer to us.” Just then, Anne, one of the female pirates who had been silent for a long time, pointed ahead and spoke up.

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Teach was taken aback and immediately looked in the direction Anne was pointing.

Through the surging waves, he could clearly see that after successfully rescuing Artemis, the three pirate ships did not take the opportunity to create distance and escape. Instead, they were also accelerating at full speed and charging menacingly toward his huge flagship!

"Huh?! Good! Good! Instead of running away with your tail between your legs, you're actually charging right towards me?"

Blackbeard was taken aback at first, then a twisted smile appeared on his face, a mixture of surprise, rage, and utter contempt:

"Fine, you've got guts! Come on then! Let me see what you're relying on to dare to be so insolent on my Blackbeard's turf!"

He quickly calculated the comparison of the two sides' combat strength in his mind.

"Hmph, according to the intelligence Eric gathered earlier, the enemy only has three Servants at most. Even if you include that bitch Artemis they just rescued, they only have four Servants at most!"

Teach's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and the more he thought about it, the more confident he felt of victory:

"As for my side... including myself, that's a full five Servants! Not to mention I've just mastered this new power that's enough to conquer everything! Next, I'll make you pay, and crush you and your ship together!"

Edward Teach was so certain that the other party was not strong enough because of the logic behind the other party's act of saving people.

In his view, since the other side was willing to risk everything to rescue Artemis, they must need her power to fight against him. This precisely proved the weakness of the opposing camp, which needed reinforcements to make up for it.

As for the minor setback he suffered in the brief exchange, Blackbeard believed it was purely due to his lack of experience using a new ability for the first time, coupled with his complete lack of awareness and defense against the opponent's strange methods, which led to him being flustered and losing the upper hand.

He was confident that if he were given another chance, he would be able to easily withstand or even counter that attack if he was prepared.

……

Meanwhile, just as Wang Chong's three pirate ships were cutting through the waves and rushing towards Blackbeard's flagship at full speed, Circe at the bow suddenly frowned, his keen senses detecting something amiss.

Her expression turned grave as she gazed at the churning seawater ahead of the ship, and she said urgently, "Underwater... something is rapidly approaching us in the water ahead! This aura... it's definitely a Servant's reaction!"

The sudden warning immediately put everyone on edge. Elizabeth Bathory, holding a long spear, instantly assumed a fighting stance upon hearing it.

She pointed the tip of her gun directly at the surging sea and shouted sharply, "Is the enemy attacking?! Perfect, I've been waiting for this for a long time!"

However, Orion, standing to the side, suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. A familiar, chilling sensation that had once terrified him rose from his back.

His face froze instantly, and he murmured, "No! This aura... could it be... her?!"

He had only experienced this chilling feeling with one person... no, with a god.

Before the words were even finished!

"puff--!"

Suddenly, a huge splash erupted on the sea ahead, and a lithe figure leaped out of the water like a dolphin, glistening with water droplets, heading straight for the bow deck of Wang Chong's flagship!

"Is he an enemy?! I'll knock you back into the water!" Elizabeth reacted quickly, and before she finished speaking, she was about to raise her gun to meet the attack.

"Wait! Don't make a move! They're on our side! They're definitely on our side!"

Orion was startled and practically jumped up, rushing to Elizabeth to stop her.

In his haste, he nearly bumped into Elizabeth's shoe and was crushed to a pulp. Fortunately, Elizabeth stopped in time, preventing a stampede.

"Honestly, why did you run ahead of me?" Elizabeth didn't want to touch the teddy bear; she felt it would be dirty even if it were just stepped on.

Orion breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Elizabeth had been stopped. But just then, a voice so gentle it sent chills down his spine rang out unexpectedly behind Orion:

"Darling~ While I was away, you ended up spending time with so many cute girls. It seems you weren't worried about me at all. You're having a lot of fun..."

Orion froze instantly, as if frozen by invisible ice. He turned his head slowly and laboriously, and what came into view was Artemis's beautiful face with a radiant smile, yet exuding an aura of extreme danger.

"Wait, Artemis, my dear! Let me explain! I swear I've been worried sick about you, my heart aches, and I've prayed for your safety day and night—Goo-ga!!!"

The words of pleading abruptly stopped, turning into a short, mournful cry.

Chapter 562 What did llk do to you!?

A streak of light flashed, and Orion was precisely pinned to the mainmast by a radiant arrow of moonlight, hanging there like a giant teru teru bozu (a Japanese doll shaped like a sunny day) swaying in the wind.

He rolled his eyes and slumped down, utterly dejected, clearly already used to this kind of "internal family mediation."

“You are…the goddess Artemis?” Circe stepped forward, asking hesitantly. She recognized the goddess.

"Oh my gosh~ Isn't that Circe, one of Hecate's most prized students?"

When Artemis saw Circe, a bright smile appeared on her face, and she said:

"I see! That magical protective bubble was the way you saved me, wasn't it? Hehe, you truly are my 'half-student'! I'll remember this kindness~"

The "half a student" that Artemis refers to does not mean that she actually taught Circe any skills.

This stems from an interesting fallacy that arose during the evolution of Greek culture into Roman culture: in the Roman mythological system, the name Hecate was mistakenly confused with the Roman moon goddess Diana.

This leads to the fact that in Roman mythology, Hecate corresponds to Diana. And as a moon goddess, Diana naturally corresponds to the Greek goddess Artemis.

This is why Artemis said those words.

"Please...please don't tease me with things like this..." Circe sighed helplessly, a wry smile on her face. Clearly, she understood what she meant.

Then, Circe quickly steered the conversation back on track, asking:

"Let's get down to business first. Shouldn't you be stuck on Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge? Also, what's with that protective bubble you mentioned earlier?"

Artemis then briefly recounted her experience: how the rocks, controlled by an unknown force, attacked Blackbeard's ship, and how the crucial water sphere enveloped her, pulling her away from danger at the last minute and bringing her safely here.

Circe's brow furrowed even more as she listened. She immediately and keenly noticed the contradiction in the conversation.

It should be noted that although the two magic spells that Artemis had just described were not particularly difficult for Circe to perform, it was not something she herself could do to perform them at such a distance with such precision.

A question immediately popped into Circe's mind: Who could be behind this?

"What's wrong, Circe? Didn't you make that magic bubble?" Artemis keenly noticed the growing doubt on Circe's face and couldn't help but ask.

“Well, that’s too far, I can’t do it,” Circe replied crisply and without the slightest hesitation.

Her gaze swept thoughtfully across the sea beyond the ship's side, as if gauging the astonishing distance.

“I think it was my other companions who did this,” she added, her tone tinged with speculation about the unknown source of the help.

“I see…” Artemis nodded thoughtfully, a look of recollection on her face. “Indeed, I sensed two completely different magical fluctuations during the teleportation. The magical barrier surrounding this ship must be being manipulated by someone else, right?”

Artemis tilted her head slightly, as if carefully discerning the residual magic in the air:

"Could it be the person who manipulated this magic barrier? After all, the moment I was thrown in, I clearly felt the magic barrier actively dismantle a part of the spatial barrier to let me in."

Following Artemis's line of thought, Circe's brow remained furrowed: "That should be right...tsk, I just didn't expect her to still have the energy to do this much. Why didn't she just help me push the ship forward?"

“If I have to do everything for you, then what are you for? To be a mascot?” However, before Circe could finish her complaint, a clear, mocking voice suddenly broke the conversation between the two.

"What did you say?!" This familiar sarcasm instantly ignited Circe's anger, and she whirled around. At the end of her line of sight, Sajō Aika was walking towards them with Medea, and the sarcastic words from just now clearly came from Aika's mouth.

What else can I say but wish you good luck?

Sajō Aika met Circe's angry gaze without flinching, a playful smile curving her lips, her words utterly blunt:

"Otherwise, if I had to do everything, I'd be exhausted. It's true that in some areas, someone has to fill in and do all the dirty and hard work."

"You bastard! Do you want a fight?" Circe's magical energy fluctuated slightly, clearly indicating that he was thoroughly enraged.

"Alright, alright, now is not the time for infighting."

Medea stepped between the two at the opportune moment, and as the nominal leader, she sternly stopped the escalating conflict.

"The enemy is close, almost within reach. We need to quickly make strategic plans for the next phase." Medea's gaze swept over everyone, emphasizing the urgency of the situation.

“Huh? It’s you, Miss Medea,” Artemis’s tone suddenly became somewhat subtle as her gaze fell on Medea. A clear indifference and deep wariness flashed in her originally bright eyes. “I didn’t expect to find you on this ship.”

"Ah."

Medea seemed completely unsurprised by her reaction, calmly meeting Artemis's scrutinizing gaze, sighing softly, and continuing:

“I know that as the Moon Goddess, you must know the ins and outs of this matter. However, since I am no longer on the Agor, it is enough to show that my stance has changed.”

She paused slightly, then suggested firmly, "Right now, let's work together to deal with the approaching enemy, and then we can talk about me, shall we?"

Hearing Medea's frank and pragmatic response, the apprehension in Artemis's eyes lessened slightly. She pondered for a moment, then nodded solemnly: "Alright, then I'll get straight to the point."

Immediately afterward, Artemis succinctly explained the enemy's deployment, including Blackbeard's unsettling anomalies, to everyone. Based on this information, they quickly finalized their respective objectives.

"Then, the deployment is as follows."

Medea spoke clearly and methodically, outlining the arrangements:

“Let Aika Sajou and Circe work together to deal with the two female pirates, Anne Bernie and Mary Read; let Elizabeth continue to hold off ‘Blood Axe’ Eric; as for Blackbeard himself, Artemis, you can handle him.”

"As for Hector, I'll handle that. I have ways to keep him out of this fight."

After speaking, Medea looked at everyone one last time to confirm, "No one has any objections, right?"

"Hmm?" Circe frowned slightly upon hearing this, her gaze turning to Medea with a hint of doubt. She clearly remembered that Medea had said she could not use magic and had already transferred command of the Servants on the Argonaut to Jason.

A thought quickly formed in her mind: Could it be... that this girl didn't actually break her Servant contract with Hector?

Well, that's probably the only possibility. As long as the Command Seal is still active, she's confident she can prevent Hector from participating in this battle.

Having figured this out, Circe said no more and accepted the arrangement.

As for the others, they didn't have many objections to this deployment. Soon, everyone turned their attention to the approaching pirate fleet ahead, holding their breath and entering a state of combat readiness.

Wang Chong, like a true ghost, silently disappeared into the chaotic and noisy crowd, using the environment as cover to observe everything happening on the deck without making a sound.

When the bows of the two ships finally faced each other across the waves, close enough to shout to each other, Blackbeard Teach swaggered to the bow of his ship.

His gaze swept over the group of women waiting on the opposite deck. He paused visibly for a moment, then burst into an extremely unrestrained laugh:

"Hahahaha! I was wondering what kind of fierce pirate captain was waiting to teach me a lesson, but I never expected it to be a bunch of little wench! This is hilarious!"

"You foul-mouthed bastard! Believe me or not, I'll stab your stinking mouth to pieces right now!" Faced with Teach's contempt and foul language, Elizabeth Bathory was instantly enraged and was the first to shout angrily.

"Hahaha, I was a little wary of you guys, but now I'll teach you what the cruelty of the sea is."

Blackbeard Teach laughed, his eyes scrutinizing them for a moment before he clicked his tongue and shook his head with feigned regret, saying, "Tsk tsk tsk, what a pity. They are quite pretty, but they are all too old. They don't suit my taste."

"Old?! Who are you calling old?!"

The word "old" almost touched on a taboo subject for Elizabeth Bathory. Although she was not the monstrous, bloodthirsty Iron Maiden Camilla who grew up, she was more or less influenced by her.

"Of course I'm talking about you... In my eyes, you're all just old aunties... Don't you understand that once a girl is over 12, she's already past her expiration date!?"

All that could be heard was Teach saying without any attempt to hide it: