25. Light in the dark(1)

-In an unnamed abandoned village that was the previous destination of the Red Trickerss ship.

The Red Trickerss ship was stopped at this place.

However, this happened not because they had achieved their goals according to what they had originally planned, but because they had to.

The Iron Borgar crew chains all the Red Trickerss crew, including Zen, and takes them to be locked up on their ship.

Only Martha was left unchained.

However, Martha's sword is still secured by Iron Borgar.

The expression on the faces of the Red Trickerss crew when they looked at the Iron Borgar crew that was chaining them was a gaze full of anger and frustration.

They had to give up even without putting up any resistance at all.

This is completely unacceptable to them!

However, their captain, Martha, had given up.

So, they could only grit their teeth and accept this insult.

"Boss, we can't accept this!"

"Boss!"

Some of the Red Trickerss crew were still trying to fight back.

They shouted at Martha; begged their powerful captain to put up a fight against these bastards.

However, Martha simply took her eyes off them without saying anything in response to their shouts.

"Boss..."

Rina remained silent when her arm was in chains.

At this moment, she only felt worried about Martha.

Since she had enough understanding of Martha, she felt that she understood enough of the reason why Martha took the action she was taking now.

Their lives.

The lives of her subordinates.

The lives of all the Red Trickerss.

Again. Once again, Martha felt hesitant to sacrifice her crew lives for the sake of a matter related to herself as it is now.

If they encountered a powerful monster, even if it was a Dragon, Martha would never hesitate to raise her sword along with the entire Red Trickerss crew to fight until the end.

However, Jadgrock and Iron Borgar come because of her and her father's problems.

So, Martha felt it was wrong to sacrifice lives that was not related to this matter.

In the Frincaal town, by her fault, Ben and a crew member are killed.

Martha didn't want such a thing to happen once again.

At the very least, she didn't want her to be the reason for their deaths.

Therefore, for the safety of all the Red Trickerss, Martha lowered her head.

She threw away all her pride and dignity as a Red Trickerss and a Human.

Martha stepped forward. Heading to Jadgrock's captain's cabin.

Although her hands were shaking, Martha bit her lip and stepped forward with a firm step.

***

-On one of the smaller Iron Borgar-owned ships.

Zen and half of the Red Trickerss crew were put into a prison cell here.

The atmosphere inside the cell was gloomy.

The female crew sobbed, while the male crew clenched their fists and gritted their teeth in frustration.

Zen looked around the cell.

Inside the cell, there is another girl who is not from the Red Trickerss crew.

The girl had brown hair.

Her skin color is beautifully white.

She should have been a beautiful girl in the past.

However, now, the girl was like a rat trapped with thousands of starving cats.

She trembled in the corner of the cell.

The gaze she used to stare at Zen and the others was a gaze full of fear.

The girl's clothes looked much more luxurious and expensive than what the Red Trickerss crew used, but the clothes had been torn in many places and had become dirty due to the dusty surface of the cell room.

{Mana Sight}~!

Zen activates one of his new Innate Skills.

With {Mana Sight}, Zen could now read any kind of flow of magic energy in the air much clearer than even when he used <Magic Sense>.

The difference is like looking at the sea with human eyes from the surface and fish eyes from the water itself.

Now, there wasn't a single magical thing that could be hidden from Zen's eyes.

Zen stared at the girl's stomach.

There was a fluctuation of magic energy typical of living beings in the girl's stomach. The meaning is very clear.

"She's pregnant..."

Looking at the girl's state, Zen didn't think that it was the child of the girl's husband or lover.

Even without further clarification, it is very clear.

Zen sighed.

"Martha. It seems like your choice was wrong this time..." Zen muttered.

Then, he stood up and gathered the attention of the Red Trickerss crew.

'Then, I, Zen, will provide you with a special service correction of choice now...'

Rina, Jonna, Farna, Igav, Migell, and others. They were all in a state of despair.

However, to those like that, Zen smiled.

He declared something that could move the hearts of these pirates!

"Hey, guys. I have a plan that might save your captain as well as yourself. How's it? Are you willing to follow me?"

Zen stretched out his arms.

The flames enveloped both of his hands and melted the chains wrapped around his hands.

"And of course, I'll help you guys."

Under the burning gaze of Rina and the others, Zen turned into dark tendrils.

He exited the cell, regained his Zombie form, and then destroyed the heads of two people from the Iron Borgar who were in charge of guarding the cell.

"This is a recompense for all the cooperation you guys have done for me up to now. Let's go crazy! I'll teach you guys the right way to steal!"

***

Jadgrock smiled broadly when he saw his mens bring Martha into his room.

"Oh, Martha. It's been 15 years, and you, who were just a little girl, have turned into a charming woman like this..."

Jadgrock wrapped around Martha's waist.

"As your uncle, I'm so proud of you..."

Martha bit her lip so hard that it almost bled.

However, she did not fight Jadgrock's touch.

"Well, should we start spending warm nights as a family like in the past? Of course, in a warmer way..."

Jadgrock's thick fingers spread from Martha's arm and began to approach Martha's large pair of breasts.

Jadgrock laughed very happily.

On the day of the rebellion, he didn't get a chance to taste his elder brother's woman because his elder brother's wife had already killed herself because she realized how desperate the situation was.

On that day, Martha and Tiony escaped with Jadgrock's older brother's loyal subordinates, so he was unable to see them again until today.

Jadgrock never expected that Martha and the Red Trickerss would go all the way to the eastern part of the continent after the events of 15 years ago.

However, Jadgrock is also happy with his luck to be able to reunite with Martha today.

Because in these 15 years, Martha has grown to be a very beautiful and charming woman.

Jadgrock stopped just as his fingers were about to touch Martha's boobs.

"Oh, that's right. Where's Tiony?"

He becomes reminded of Tiony, Martha's younger sister, after briefly remembering the past.

He certainly wasn't worried about Tiony. An idea to sleep with the two at the same time seemed much more appealing to Jadgrock, so he became interested in Tiony as well.

However, Martha did not answer.

Jadgrock doesn't mind.

After all, Martha was already his.

Or, that's what he believed at the time...