Mystery: The Witch of Desire

'Danitz' continued unhurriedly:

“Give Danitz back, and I’ll give Elaine back to you.”

Tracy's expression changed drastically, and after a long while, she burst out laughing:

"Are you kidding me? You think you can get your boatswain back with a woman I've had my fill? Edwina, have all the people in your Church of Knowledge read too many romance novels and made them stupid?"

Edwina, possessing Danitz, waited quietly for Tracy to finish laughing before speaking:

"If you didn't care about her, why were you so angry last night? And why were you in such a hurry to send Misor King out to look for her?"

Tracy froze again, her face darkening.

After a long pause, she slowly said:

How can you prove that Elaine is in your hands?

'Danitz' said calmly:

"She has red hair, fair skin, and a mole on her left elbow. If you still don't believe me..."

"enough!"

Tracy gave a sharp rebuke, her expression turning cold.

After a long pause, she said in a deep voice:

“I’ll be waiting for you at the private port northwest of Tiana Island. Bring Elaine back, and I’ll let Danitz disembark.”

"make a deal."

"Danitz" finished speaking the last two words in a cold tone, his body trembled again, and he gradually regained his blank expression.

……

……

Inside the carriage.

Edwina opened her eyes.

"How did the talks go?"

Livril approached and eagerly inquired about the situation.

Edwina glanced at the sleeping Elaine and said slowly:

“I made an agreement with Tracy to exchange Elaine for Danitz.”

Liviel was taken aback, her expression somewhat complicated.

After a long pause, she sighed and slowly said:

"As a captain, your decision may be the right one."

"But as a woman, do you really want to send another woman back to the pirates' den of demons?"

Chapter 173 Playing the Bedmate

Edwina looked at Livre and said calmly:

"I possess a mysterious ritual magic. As long as you carry one of my personal items with you, I can teleport to that item within a ten-kilometer radius."

"What do you mean?"

Livr frowned.

“What I mean is,” Edwina said in a deep voice, “if you didn’t have the ability to transform into someone else’s appearance, I wouldn’t have offered to exchange Elaine for Danitz.”

She then said in a cold tone:

“Tracy hurt my crew, and I will not let Danitz be hurt in vain.”

Livre raised an eyebrow, revealing a charming smile:

"It seems you're going to have to pay me a rather large sum of money again."

Edwina said expressionlessly:

"I will pay you a satisfactory reward."

Livre smiled slightly and took out a mirror to perform a divination.

After confirming that it wasn't too dangerous for her to board the Black Death disguised as Elaine, she shook the sleeping Elaine awake.

Elaine opened her sleepy eyes, and after a few seconds of confusion, she instantly looked around warily, ready to pounce like a cheetah at any moment.

She could feel it. Sitting opposite her, Livre's gaze slowly swept over her forehead, eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, neck, chest, waist, abdomen, and legs, making her extremely uncomfortable.

She had seen similar gazes, similar ways of scrutinizing him, in Intis, in Trier, during her time at sea, and in Tracy's bedroom—all belonging to that lustful fellow.

But this time, strangely, she didn't feel insulted, nor did she think the other person wanted to tear off her clothes or was fantasizing about some abnormal scene.

It felt more like studying food... as if a cold, slippery snake was crawling along my skin... Elaine finally couldn't take it anymore and spoke up:

"Is there anything else you'd like to ask?"

Having fully grasped the other person's physical characteristics, Liviel leaned forward and said softly:

Have you ever heard of Capone Hussein?

Elaine thought for a few seconds, then shook her head.

"He's a wealthy businessman, a steel company owner, who bought people from Tracy. Have you heard of anyone like him from Tracy?"

Liviel reminded her again and asked.

Elaine thought for a few seconds and replied seriously:

“I don’t know anyone like that, but Tracy did have connections with some slave traders.”

Livre nodded slightly, looked into the red-haired woman's eyes, and said in a measured tone:

"Have you ever met her mother? A tall, beautiful woman with black hair, blue eyes, and snow-white skin?"

Elaine firmly shook her head in denial:

"I have never heard of her having a mother."

Livre nodded, remaining in the same posture, and said:

"Tell me your story."

"Mine?" Elaine pointed to herself in surprise.

Livre nodded slightly and did not repeat herself.

Elaine was stunned for a moment and then said:

"My story is very simple."

"My father was a member of the former royal family of Intis, the Soren family, and inherited a considerable fortune, but he was addicted to alcohol, mistresses, marijuana, and gambling, which eventually led to his bankruptcy."

"In order to repay the debt, I chose to accept some conditions from my family, became an extraordinary person, and went to sea to become a maritime merchant."

As she spoke, Elaine's eyes shifted slightly upwards, as if she were lost in memories:

"At first, I would transport steel and coal from the west coast of the Intersea to Fenneport and then bring back local specialties such as tobacco, coffee, and cocoa to Intis. This was a relatively safe coastal route, but the competition was also very fierce. In order to get out of the predicament as soon as possible, I saved up capital while trying to improve my ranking, hoping to engage in colonial trade."

"Unfortunately, just as I became familiar with the waterway and made a fortune, on my second trip to West Bayron, I was attacked by Tracy, who was then still the 'sick girl'. She only had one ship at the time, but she was very strong. My partner and I fought desperately, but we couldn't save her."

"She didn't have a habit of indiscriminate killing; she only stole the goods, and... me..."

It seems the rumors about liking women were true after all... It's me and a witch of the same type...

Livr listened quietly, suppressing her embarrassment with her acting skills, and asked expressionlessly:

"What would you do as her mistress?"

There's nothing there!

Elaine instinctively denied it, but then she realized it was impossible, and could only blush and cry as she confessed:

"She forced me! I... I don't want to die, I have no choice but to endure it, and besides, besides, she's a woman!"

Considering Elaine's sense of shame, Livre didn't continue asking questions, but instead asked some other questions:

What cuisine do you prefer? What dishes do you particularly like? Do you prefer sweet, salty, or moderately salty flavors?

What foods do you dislike? What are you allergic to?

Do you have a verbal tic? If so, what is it?

"..."

Livre wasn't asking questions out of boredom. This time, the character she was playing had to deceive her lover, so she had to understand every detail thoroughly. The more an actor knows their character, the more lifelike their performance will be.

These questions made Elaine feel like she was dreaming, as if they weren't real.

She never imagined that the other person would ask such a question, like a suitor asking his crush what their preferences are.

Elaine remained silent for a few seconds, then, under Livre's unwavering gaze, gave her answers one by one.

Having grasped Elaine's personality, habits, and hobbies, Livre steered the conversation back to the illness:

What do you know about Tracy?

Elaine fell silent, her lips moving several times, but she couldn't utter a word.

After the carriage had been traveling for quite some time, she finally smiled bitterly:

"She possesses exceptional combat skills, is adept at stealth and curses, and can become invisible and light."

"She has mastered the mirror and wand substitution techniques, as well as black flames and frost, which can make enemies within a certain range suddenly fall ill. The longer you fight her, the more serious the illness becomes. Some extraordinary individuals even die suddenly from heart disease."

"She has a deep understanding of the human body, and can easily bring pleasure to people through touch, that kind of pleasure. She can also create invisible threads to control enemies; those threads can also transmit pleasure..."

As Elaine spoke, her voice grew softer and softer, her cheeks flushed red, and after a long while, she continued:

"She has an active charm that makes many pirates give up resistance just to get close to her."

"She's usually quite friendly to me, but she's cruel to her enemies. She enjoys destroying what they want to protect, causing them to suffer extreme mental anguish..."

"She once caused enemies who were father and son to kill each other, and she also instigated the wife of one of her enemies to betray him, so that he would witness the scene directly."

Yes, a pure and simple witch of pain...

Having roughly grasped Tracy's fighting style, Livre calmly asked again:

Does she have magical items?

"...Yes, a diamond-encrusted bracelet. As long as Tracy wears it, she will be very difficult to be harmed, and she will be immune to abnormal statuses."

Elaine hesitated for a moment before revealing the general's secret about his illness.

This is a bit tricky. With the diamond bracelet on, I can neither harm Tracy nor control her with the puppet...

Livre thought for a moment, then asked:

What are Tracy's hobbies?

Elaine blushed, as if recalling something embarrassing, and slowly replied:

"She likes to control others, yes, she likes to make others obey her orders... she likes to punish others through various means..."

Although Elaine phrased it quite tactfully, Livre understood that Tracy was a sadist, and that the "others" Elaine referred to were not others, but herself.

Finally, Elaine added:

"She also likes to read romance novels, but she doesn't have much patience and rarely reads them herself; she always makes me read them to her."

Romance novel, what the heck is this...?

Livre didn't take it too seriously and summarized the general situation of the inquiry.

A moment later, she gave a seductive smile and asked in a persuasive tone:

"Have you been involved in human trafficking? Or other piracy? Tell me the truth, don't lie to me."

If Elaine's hands were stained with blood like Tracy's, she wouldn't mind sending Elaine back to keep Tracy company.

“No.” Elaine shook her head firmly. “I have the blood of the Soren family in my veins. I will not bring shame to the family. Besides, Tracy always says that she will not let me get tainted with blood or see the darkness. She will face all of this.”

Tracy must have been reading too many romance novels... Otherwise, why would she agree to exchange Danitz for her mistress?

Under the influence of her instigation, Livre became convinced that Elaine was not lying and that she was indeed an innocent victim.

At this time, the carriage also circled around to the port, and the Golden Dream could be seen in the distance.