CHAPTER II The Samurai and The Young Lady  

"AAAAAAAAAAA !!!"

Immediately Edward ran when he realized that what was in front of him was a scary monster with red eyes that were starving.

Running he scrambled through the darkness of the broad deck of the ship. A low roar could still be heard behind him, the instant it crossed his mind that the monster was moving slowly. However, Edward, who was frightened, moved the little legs of his seven-year-old boy even more.

So he can return to the closed doors that will connect him to the inner deck.

Creeaaaakkkk !! Brkk !!

"DAAAAAD !!!! MOOOOOM !!! "

Edward dashed down the faint hallway of the deck after shutting the door hard. He ran right, left.

Duk! Duk! Duk! Duk!

"DAAAAD !! MOOOOM !! HELP ME !! "

Bump! ...

"Akh!"

Edward bumps into someone, his heart stops as he suspects who the person he hit.

Then, that someone began to speak.

"Oi, oi, oi, don't run around on the deck of the ship at night like this, boy!"

Edward remembered this person's voice, Edward immediately cast his gaze forward.

"UNCLEEEE, HUWAAAAA !!!"

Edward burst into tears.

"Hey, you, ... boy, what's wrong with you running and crying like this?"

That someone is a middle-aged man dressed in shabbier cloth and katana swords are sheathed on his hip, which Edward had met when he arrived on the ship.

"What's wrong, Waibe? Who is that kid, your acquaintance? "

This time it was a young woman's voice, her hair was reddish-brown and her dress was striking yellow with various accessories that showed off her nobility. Then he drew closer from behind the middle-aged man.

"I told you, my name is Watanabe, Wa-ta-na-be !! Not Waibe! "

"Waibe is Waibe, you don't need to extend it! Besides, what's up with that kid? "

Watanabe's cold, flat eyes glanced at the young woman as if he still didn't accept his name being shortened. Then his gaze returned to Edward.

"So, what's up boy?"

"There, ... hick! Over there, there are evil monsters !! "

His finger pointed towards the outer deck, while he was still sobbing.

"Evil monster? Is that so? "

Watanabe's gaze at the young lady, as if asking for her consideration. But the young lady looked back at Watanabe as if telling him to decide whether to respond to the boy or not by himself. Watanabe stood up while holding Edward's hand.

"Alright, then, at least we'll see first!"

They walked together towards the door to the outer deck.

Tap ... tap ... tap ...

Arriving at the door, Edward immediately ran behind the young lady because of the trauma from the previous event.

"Alright then, let's see ...."

Kreeeeeek...

Their vision was a bit faint because of how dim the lanterns on the deck were, but the brown fur blown by the breeze was clearly blocking their way.

"Shit !!"

"WAIBE !!"

"AAAAAAA !!"

Watanabe tried to put on a stance as soon as the young lady and Edward shouted almost simultaneously. But the monster's big hand quickly broke into the deep deck and immediately hit Watanabe's body from the left side.

The hand that was as big as the diameter of an old pine tree slammed into Watanabe's body and threw him out along with the shreds of the ship's deck of wood which was destroyed, leaving a hole in the deck wall towards the open sky.

In response to this, the young lady immediately took out a gun, to protect Edward who was behind her, and immediately fired at the monster.

Repeatedly she fired the monster, but the monster just took a couple of steps to defend himself from the bullet while covering her face with big hands, without leaving the slightest injury.

Doorrrr !! Dorrrr !! Dorrr !! Dorrrr !!

"Agrh !! Why didn't the bullets have an impact on him at all !! "

The lady complained, before turning her gaze to the direction of Watanabe who was thrown off, namely the high seas that looked a little dark on a starless night.

Then loudly she shouted.

"WAIBE, hurry up and don't slack off !!"

Dorr !! Dorr !! Dorr !! Dorr !!

Continuing to shoot, the lady retreated carrying the terrified Edward behind her.

"HEIIII ~, YOU LAZY SAMURAI !!!"

Edward began to look confused seeing the lady who kept screaming at the dark high sea.

"WAI .. . . "

"UH, TOO NOISY !! YES, YES, YES, I AM COMING !! "

Immediately, Watanabe's figure was seen crawling up from the edge of the ship behind the monster, his body soaked.

"Uh shit, the water is so cold! After all, what kind of creature is that huh? "

"Complain to your heart's content later, but do something to these monstrous creatures first, lazy samurai !!"

Prok-prok-prok-prok-prok !!

It seems that the commotion immediately awakened the other passengers who immediately came in droves carrying lanterns. Immediately, the location became bright with the dozens of lanterns carried by the passengers, and the bright light immediately caught the monster's attention.

RRRRRR .... RAAGGGGGHHH !!!!!!!

The monster roared into the sky as if stopping the moment for a moment while spreading terror. Seeing the monster roar, some of the passengers were shocked and some were jolted down and made the lantern spill on the deck of the ship and started a fire.

"Uh shit, Waibe !! Do something !! "

"Yes, yes, how noisy you miss !!"

Watanabe looks calm, even though the fire has started to spread on the deck of the ship, although it seems that some of the crew try to extinguish it without paying attention to the monster as if they have believed in the samurai.

The monster who started to notice Watanabe's presence who was walking towards him began to pay attention.

Watanabe, too, began to take the stance he had failed to take last time. Even though his left hand was still slightly dislocated, he began to slightly draw the katana sword that was still hung on his hip. Then while slightly lowering the front of his body, along with the monster who started running towards him...

"Suiryu-giri batto-jutsu!"

Ctak! ...

The katana sword on his hip was still sheathed, and instead of pulling it out, the samurai only slightly drew his katana sword and kicked it back inside. At least that's what the people there saw.

The atmosphere became silent after that, seeing the monster who somehow stopped his steps.

BRUUKKK !!

The monster fell to the side of the samurai and soon the large, hairy body began to split, not only in two, but the split seemed to split into pieces.

Watanabe is still on his stance as if frozen, then along with a slightly long sigh ...

" Shhhh ..., Kakudai ! "

Watanabe said the name of the technique. One of the moves in the Suiryu-giri batto-jutsu, a technique that spreads its damage after the first hit on a target.

The fire was successfully extinguished before it spread to the entire deck of the ship. However, the large hairy body that had been cut and the corpse of a woman who was a victim remained there, becoming a new spectacle for the passengers and some harboring terror over the appearance of the monster.

Edward turned his head when he heard his parents calling out to him as he ran anxiously. They hugged him tight and his mother was crying, not wanting anything bad to happen to her. Edward also never stopped pouring out the fear he felt in the warm embrace of his parents.

The night ended with horror which became attached to the voyage of the Batavia ship.