CHAPTER IV Leviathan  

Tap! Tap! Tap! Tap!...

Together with some of the ship's crew in VOC uniforms, Lucretia ran from the deck aisle in front of Edward. Then stopped, for a moment she sighed when she saw the monster had been split into meat rolls.

"Good job Waibe! It's not useless I pay you "

"Yes, of course, ... even if the pay is small ...."

"Huh, what did you say ?!"

Lucretia's face looks a little irritated, but so does Watanabe.

"I SAY THE PAY IS TOO CHEAP !!!"

"WHAT!! DONT YOU KNOW HOW LUCKY ARE YOU?! DO YOU THINK ARE THERE SOMEONE WHO WANT TO HIRE A STINK RONIN LIKE YOU!?"

"THERE IS NO RELATIONS BETWEEN SKILLS AND BODY SMELL! DON'T EVADE, YOU STINGY NOBLE !! "

"STINGY?!! DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH ... ?"

"HYAAAAAAA !!!"

"RAAARRRRRGH !!"

Immediately their fighting stopped hearing the second screams on that night. Then the two of them nodded to each other as if they had understood what was meant. Then immediately they ran to the source of the sound, leaving Pelsaert and Angel with his family.

"..."

They were unable to say anything, with the atmosphere starting to turn awkward. Then the innocent Edward who got down from his mother's arms walked slowly towards his father and hugged him.

"Dad ..."

Immediately the tears of his parents were shed while embracing the flat-faced Edward and Pelsaert who was left standing in his awkwardness.

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" Oi miss, I feel really bad about this!"

While continuing to run Watanabe started talking to Lucretia who was running beside him.

"So do I, ... by the way did you see the corpse of the woman who was left in the room where the monster came from earlier?"

"Yes, just like Ms. Adamastia, who was the first victim, had a red stamp on his right thumb. And it also seems that they are a couple on their honeymoon, does it have anything to do with the monster appearance? "

" If there is a connection, we have to find out what it is. Then we must immediately take precautions "

Tap! Tap! Tap!

They jumped from the upper deck to the lower deck, where the next monster was being surrounded by crew members armed with rifles tipped with spears.

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"How? Can you walk? "

While Pelsaert lends his shoulder to his best friend who is still in shock because of the monster.

"Are you sure the control room is the safest place, Mr. Pelsaert? " said Frederica who followed them from behind, along with Edward, who she kept holding by her side.

"At least we have to avoid the passenger room, so far the monsters that have appeared have been passengers. Although we are still not sure why and how .... "

Pelsaert is gloomy, as if guilty of the crew's incompetence in solving the case.

"Pelsaert !! Maybe it's true that everything didn't happen according to your expectation, but take your best friend's advice, trust your crew, they will definitely do something! "

"Hmm… is that so? I will take that advice from someone who was just scared to face one of the beasts, gya ha ha ha ha! "

"Eh…, that… I just slipped back a little! How could I be afraid of monsters like that, right ... ? "

His wife, who only heard Angel from behind him, tried to cover her laughter, so did Pelsaert, who burst out laughing.

"Ugh ..., please don't laugh !!"

But that complaint only made them both laugh even louder.

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" Hess ..., this feeling ... something is wrong !"

Watanabe sighed.

His sword protruded out after slashing through the third monster that night, which had turned into a pile of flesh before him.

"This was the third tonight, even though it's only been two nights ..."

"Oi miss, how about the investigation of the crew, aren't you a high-ranking VOC, miss!"

" Hmm? Oh yes, according to the information from several passengers who knew Mr. Robert Gale, who disappeared on the first night of the incident, that actually Mr. Robert Gale is an investor who is looking for investment opportunities in the City of Batavia "

"Only that?"

"Yes, that's all."

"Useless"

Dorr !! Triiiing !!

"WOIIIII !!! WHERE ARE YOU AIMING YOUR GUN !! "

A bullet Lucretia had fired into Watanabe's exasperated face, but immediately deflected it by his blue-to-purple blade katanas.

"Tch was blocked ?!"

"WHAT IS THAT 'Tch was blocked ?!' HAAAH!! IF YOU MISS A LITTLE, MY LIFE WILL GONE FOR SURE !!!! "

"Stop complaining, Waibe, we have to find out the cause of the appearance of the monsters before this ship reach Batavia City !!"

"Tch !!"

"Oh yes, also ... can you watch your mouth if you still love your life?"

As Lucretia aimed her gun at Watanabe's neck while bringing her gaze closer to the samurai's dull face.

Gulp...

Feeling that he was in the wrong position, Watanabe just grimaced with sweat, facing the lady's sharp smile.

" HYAAAA !! "

" HELP! "

" NO, STOP!!! "

Suddenly almost at the same time, three more shouts appeared from three different directions.

"Shiiit !! What the hell tonight is?!! "

"Gh !! There's no time to rest, huh? ... Waibe, you take care of the back lobby, we will hold the rest in the front lobby first "

Immediately they moved with the VOC crew on guard there.

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Kreeek !!

Pelsaert opened the door to the control room deck, then they entered the room with the open end.

Several of the candle lanterns in the wide room were still burning and the noise outside did not seem to have reached much to the deck. They kept walking in.

"It's really quiet, where are all the crew. Shouldn't someone be on guard here, Pelsaert? "

"I told them to rest, almost the majority of the crew seemed still terrorized by the incident yesterday. The voyage is still a long way too, so at least for a few hours even if it's only 1-2 hours, I hope they can rest a bit .... "

The wind was blowing calmly, several documents that were neatly sandwiched with wooden clamps on each table looked slightly lifted in the wind. Then Pelsaert put his friend in one of his staff chairs, then walked over to the wheel to check a few things.

Frederica also sat down to accompany her husband, who still looked a little shocked. However, Edward, who had calmed down a little, started walking through the room, even though he only dared to take a few steps from where his parents were.

Then he walked over to a table that somehow caught his eye. The table that is near the rudder of the captain, which is only one table with the location of the ship's rudder.

At first glance, he saw that there was nothing strange about the table, even though from the shape and size it looked wider and more complex than other tables. With some decorations on the table.

Then his gaze immediately fixed on a roll of paper that looked a little dull, even though the light that helped him see the scroll was only the candle lantern attached to the edge of the table.

"Uncle Pelsaert, why is this roll of paper covered in blood?"

The captain immediately turned to Edward who was carrying the scroll beside him.

"Edward!"

The mother immediately ran to her child while hugging him quickly. She did not forget to warn her son, she said ...

"Didn't we agree not to touch other people's things without the owner's permission?"

Immediately the mother took it, however ...

"Wait!"

The captain stopped the mother and took the scroll, before slowly opening it.

"What's this letter? I never remember having a letter like this! "

The scroll was a little dull and covered with blood that had dried for a long time, but to open and roll it back up, it was strong enough to hold it in place. Pelsaert also took the initiative to read it.

" Het pact (agreement) ..., wordt de kracht van de vloek verleend (the power of the curse is given ) ... ? "

That fragment of the sentence immediately stopped Pelsaert from questioning, but the curiosity that had tickled him prompted him to find out more.

" Ziel van het bindmiddel (soul of the binder) ... demon van boosaardigheid (demon of malice) ... het pasgetrouwde bloed (newlyweds blood) ... what does all this mean? "

Pelsaert stopped again, unmistakably the scroll full of bloodstained was an agreement containing thirteen articles. However, for Pelsaert who was the captain of this ship, he felt he had never known of the scroll before. So immediately he confirmed it to his friend.

" Angel, look at this! … Have you ever seen anything like this on your voyage? "

As Pelsaert handed it over, Angel slowly read the scroll. His breath was heavy, as if disturbed by the contents of the scroll he was reading.

"No, this is the first time I've come across something like this ... Pelsaert take a look at this!"

Pelsaert immediately approached.

"Hmm? These are rips, right? "

Seen at the end of the covenant scroll, precisely after the thirteenth point

"How strange, why is a scroll like this here? Edward where did you find it, son? "

Immediately, Edward innocently pointed his finger.

"That! Isn't that a table belonging to .... "

Kreeek !!

From the opened door to the main deck, immediately appeared a familiar figure. With glasses and pigtail hair, the vice-captain set his foot inside while keeping the calm face of his.

"WHAT THIS MEANS, TORRENTIAS? ANSWER!"

Pelsaert snapped as he extended the scroll towards Torrentias.

....

Torrentias stepped closer still with a calm face.

"Oh, that...!"

"So you know about this scroll, huh ...?"

"Yes I know what this scroll is"

Torrentias muttered as he stopped in front of the captain and took the scroll from Pelsaert's hand. His eyes stared angrily at the scroll covered in blood.

Then he walked past the four people who were looking at him questioningly. Torrentias then walked to the open deck in front of the captain's table.

His gaze was flat on the dark open ocean and he immediately spread out his hand .

"Look at that dark open ocean…, that ocean that holds a lot of pain and mystery. "

"What do you mean, say it without further ado!"

"Captain…, that behavior! Forced and impatient, don't you know that many crews talk about your nature behind your back! "

"WHAT ARE YOU SAYING....!!"

Pelsaert was about to vent his anger, but immediately Angel who was sitting behind him stopped his steps by pulling a hand and showed a wary face to the figure of the vice-captain.

"Heuuh ..., spent energy just serving your anger. Well if you want to know, I'll tell you what this is! "

In the meantime, he unrolled the full of red spots so that they were sticking down. Then from one hand, he pulled out a piece of paper that was the same color as the scroll.

"These two papers are actually one. But to make it easier to get the agreement of the parties, then I separated it and faked it in an agreement that could interest them "

"... huh, agreement? What do you mean! "

"This scroll, this is a pact to summon the devil. Also! An agreement that can give you strength.

However, in order for this scroll to activate, I had to be able to get the thumbprints of the thirteen newlyweds who were going to be sacrificed. So I tore off part of the agreement and pasted it on the investment agreement to make sure they put the thumbprint on it.

However, of course, it didn't work. Only the idiot Robert Gale could be fooled. Until finally the sacrifice ceremony caught a small child's sight and became the spotlight.

Geh !! ... but it turned out that night made it easier for me to get the rest of the thumbprints from the other newlyweds. While pretending to do an inspection, I have them affix their thumbprint under the pretext of a routine check, and they ... BELIEVE HA HA HA HA HA !!

Really interesting isn't it? "

Torrentias' expression immediately turned into a mad smile, and it made Edward start to fear.

"ENOUGH!! Stop your bullshit, Torrentias ! No need to brag, just tell me what you know about the scroll! "

Torrentias immediately cast a disappointed glance at Pelsaert.

"Wait, Pelsaert, ...."

Angel again stopped Pelsaert's rage

"Think about it carefully! I mean we saw it with our own eyes, right? That three-meter tall monster with thick fur and empty eyes, don't you remember Pelsaert? "

"Keh !! ...."

"Right, listen to your best friend, Captain ... think about it carefully. All the horrors that happened on this ship ..., all of that, EVERYTHING IS MY WORK, CAPTAIN !!!! HA HA HA HA"

Torrentias' laughter immediately changed his serious and flat face into a radiant face that laughed madly. Fear immediately attacked Edward, who was being hugged by his mother.

"Damn, what do you want ! Why are you doing all this, why on this ship, and what is your goal? Answer, Torrentias! "

Not immediately answering the captain's passionate question, Torrentias instead turned around and leaned his hands across the wooden deck borders.

"When I was about to come here, the crew reported that ten monsters had been slashed by Ms. Lucretia samurai. Geh! It's annoying ... but it's okay, then we'll just wait for the remaining two! "

"What are you talking about, Torrentias?"

Hearing the captain's question, Torrentias turned his gaze and answered ...

"Party, captain!"

"Huh? What are you talking about? "

Angel and her family just watched their conversation with a wary eye.

"The party of the birth of the Jormungand"

"..."

For a moment Pelsaert gasped even though he still couldn't grasp Torrentias' meaning, then Torrentias turned back to face the deck of the ship below them.

Slightly slow, but still audible. The first scream, a woman's scream.

"Twelve ~ "

Torrentias calculates.

Then before long, there came a faint scream, as if it was further from the first.

" With that, the thirteenth has been collected"

Turn back his body, Torrentias shows both sheets of paper in his right hand and his left. Then slowly he brought the two papers together.

Like small lightning stitched together, the two different papers immediately merged and became a single roll of paper.

The four people in front of Torrentias remained silent unable to comment on what they had seen.

"Okay, now let me explain a little about this agreement. In the agreement, it was written that to bind oneself to the demon of jealousy required the blood of thirteen newlyweds. Which, tonight has been fulfilled.

For that, with the fulfillment of the conditions in this agreement, please welcome the demon of malevolence, the ruler of the oceans ... LEVIATHAN !! "

Meanwhile, Torrentias stretched out his arms towards the west of the ship.

Then immediately,...

A creature that looks like a whale blood red, the size of the ship Batavia, with a wide mouth that filled with sharp teeth like a shark, soon lunged the ship while carrying huge tidal waves of the ocean on the west side of the ship.

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"Brother, ...."

"Yes, I also feel it ... a wave of its coming, ... let us atone our sin, ... Vannesia!"

From an island in the western tip of Australia, the sibling immediately packed their supplies and rushed to the shore.