Chapter 236 KAJSA OPHAND (2)

Cordelia was in a good mood.

For the past 2 days, she fully enjoyed the body temperature of Judes wide back, and liked the firm arms that supported her. But there was one more fact that pleased her.

The smell of Jude.

Cordelia seemed to have acquired a heightened sense of smell like that of a girl from the wild.

Even with her eyes closed, she was able to distinguish the number of people around her by sniffing with her nose once.

Count Chase had a strong rose scent.

Her brother Edward slightly smelled of disinfectant that one would mostly smell in swimming pools, and her sister Adelia didnt have any strange scent, but when she met Gal, she often smelled of peppermint.

As for Dahlia, she has a cool and refreshing smell?

Now that I think of it, is Dahlia doing well?

She must have arrived home by now, right?

After recalling Dahlias face for a moment, Cordelia focused on the smell again.

The smell of Jude.

Judes body had a strangely sweet smell.

It obviously wasnt a very strong scent, but the faint scent was like the smell when one sucked on a candy.

In the royal capital, the shampoo, conditioner, and perfume he used gave him a refreshing scent, but it was a little different today.

Since they wandered around outside, there was hardly any smell on him as if the perfume had worn off.

The original smell of Jude.

The smell of his flesh.

Her nose twitched as she was immersed in his sweet smell, but after some time, she began to smell something salty.

It seemed like they were nearing the sea.

Sweet and salty.

Judes sweetness and the seas saltiness.

Im feeling sleepy.

I feel like I can fall asleep from the nice atmosphere.

Will I wake up in his arms if I fall asleep like this?

Cordelia briefly imagined it before she felt the urge to cover her face with both hands.

I must be seriously ill, really

How did this happen?

Cordelia criticized herself no, she reflected on herself for a moment and soon opened her eyes slowly.

Because Judes movements had changed.

Have we arrived?

Yes, I think we should walk from here. If we keep going like this, well stand out too much.

Okay.

Seeing the wide road past the bushes, Cordelia nodded her head and climbed down from Judes back.

Is Kajsa here?

Yes, because she uses Daram as her base when shes hunting pirates.

In fact, they werent that sure of it yet.

The events now might gradually differ from the games storyline because of the butterfly effect from the various events that had occurred so far.

But itll be fine since shes Kajsa.

Well, youre right.

At this point, Kajsa was 19 years old.

She was two years older than Jude or Cordelia, and three years older than Lucas.

A difference of one or two years didnt matter much when one exceeded 30 to 40 years of age, but it was different when one was a teenager in the midst of growing up.

Kajsa belonged to the top ranks among the playable characters in terms of their physical abilities at their starting point.

No, its more like she has no other competitors except for Maximilian and Leon.

Because she had very strong natural physical abilities.

Moreover, Kajsa was a character who loved and enjoyed fighting.

She had been escorting merchant ships since her childhood, so she had a lot of hands-on experience, making her a full-fledged warrior.

Hehe.

But it was at that moment.

Cordelia suddenly laughed when she was thinking about Kajsa.

She couldnt hold back her laughter because she was in a really good mood.

Cordelia?

Whats suddenly wrong with you?

I dont think theres anything funny in our conversation now for you to be laughing.

When Jude looked at her in confusion, Cordelia spoke after she rolled her eyes to avoid making eye contact.

No, its nothing.

Nothing?

Yes, nothing.

Truthfully, there was a reason.

Because Jude was stronger than Kajsa.

Judes physical abilities were superior to Kajsa, who was a superhuman from the moment she inherited the blood of a divine creature.

My Jude is stronger than Kajsa.

Hes stronger, faster, and has better stamina.

I want to show him off.

I want to tell everyone that my Jude is this amazing.

Hehehe.

Cordelia snickered again, and Jude furrowed his brows but soon smiled.

Good things are good, so if Cordelia is feeling good, it must be something good.

Perhaps its because weve come to the sea.

Jude also had heightened senses, though it was not as much as Cordelia.

He felt restless when he smelled the salty smell of the sea and heard the sounds of the waves breaking from afar.

Because Ive strangely never been much to the sea.

Jude had traveled everywhere from the desert to the jungle in his past life, but he had rarely been to the sea.

Twice. No, is it thrice?

Moreover, he didnt remember it much because he only went there for work.

Anyway, lets go. Give me the backpack.

Yes, Milord.

Jude took the backpack from Cordelia who obediently replied. He then signaled to her with a glance, and Cordelia skillfully used a magic that hindered recognition.

Since the two always stood out, they needed that magic to not draw attention.

Are we going to an inn first?

We usually do that, but we should go to the pier first.

Because they came to the sea, they must check the sea first.

They had to find out if Kajsas ship was out at sea or if it was anchored to a dock.

Cordelia immediately nodded at Judes suggestion.

Yes, I want to see the sea too. I like the sea.

Did you used to live by the sea?

When I was younger.

It was a story from her previous life and not the present one. Cordelia then grabbed Judes hand instead of talking more about it.

Lets hurry up.

Okay.

They were just plainly holding hands instead of the usual escorting etiquette, so Jude looked straight ahead instead of looking at Cordelia because he was lightly blushing due to her holding his hand first.

The two headed towards the port city of Daram.

***

The 7 southern families were quite diverse, but they could be largely divided into two categories.

Families with a fief on the mainland and families with islands as their fief.

Marquis Ophand belonged to the former, and they owned two port cities on the coast and a large territory inland.

Daram is one of Marquis Ophands port cities, and is usually used as a trading port in the south.

It was used as a route for selling the grains produced by the Ophand territory to the various islands in the south, and was strictly for domestic use.

Thats why there are a lot of big boats despite it being a domestic port. Because they had to load and carry a lot at once. But the boats rarely go far since theyre not intended for long-distance sailing.

I see.

Cordelia listened to Jude as she looked around.

As the port of the wealthy Marquis Ophand, Daram was well-equipped with the basics.

It had clean and wide roads with big and nice buildings built everywhere.

Guard posts were set up at regular intervals to maintain security.

It feels like Im at a tourist attraction.

Cordelia sniffed with her nose again and brightly smiled at some point.

Because she could see the sea far away.

Its the sea.

So are those sails really for long-distance sailing?

She saw the blue and open sea beyond the huge pier.

Cordelia let go of Judes hand and ran like a child, and Jude hurriedly caught up to her.

Its the sea.

Cordelia took a deep breath.

Besides the plain salty smell, her heart pounded at the familiar smell of the sea.

Beautiful.

It was a beautiful pier that was like the tourist destinations found in Europe.

The islands were like dots in the distant horizon, and the sound of the seagulls were heard in between the sound of the waves crashing against the breakwater.

Its so beautiful and nice right now, so what more if its sunset?

Cordelia briefly closed her eyes and imagined the sunset, and she couldnt hold back her smile.

Because the appearance of the sunset dyeing the sky and the sea red was truly beautiful.

And, with such a sunset as a background

Cordelia was still embarrassed to imagine Jude and herself, so she used Adelia and Gal in her imagination. She ended up covering her face with both hands.

Haa haa good. Its perfect.

Its here.

I want it to be here.

This place is good enough.

I have to ask him to go watch the sunset together later. Thats right.

Cordelia made a firm resolution before she opened her eyes and clenched her fist.

But it was at that moment.

Somethings weird.

Eh?

Weird?

No, what are you talking about?

We have to go see the sunset later, but why are you talking as if something is going to happen, huh?

Cordelia looked around in a hurry.

The alleys.

There was nothing strange about it. There were no ruffians threatening someone, saying that they would just play for a short time, nor was there a beautiful woman standing among those ruffians with a crying expression.

The wharf.

It was normal.

No one was wounded, and there wasnt anyone being chased with the sea as a background.

The sea and the pier were left.

There were large ships lined up at the pier.

Good, theres nothing strange. Theres no problem here.

But it was too early to judge. Jude said as he pointed to one of the ships.

Look at that.

It was definitely a voice that signaled the start of an incident.

Therefore, Cordelia didnt want to see it, but she forced herself to turn to the direction where Jude was pointing.

A black ship was docked among the ships in the pier.

Now that she saw it, it was a ship that she knew well.

The Black Shark?

Yes, Kajsas flagship.

The ship that Kajsa boarded when she went out to hunt for pirates.

But it didnt look normal.

The ship was so damaged that it could be seen from a distance.

It was almost half-destroyed. It seemed like it wouldnt be strange if it sank now.

Somethings not right.

It was as Jude said.

That was why Cordelia did her best to suppress her desire to cry.

Hurry up. We have to find Kajsa or at least Kajsas crew.

Okay, I understand.

She didnt expect that she would hate the moment when an event appears.

No, stay alert, Cordelia. Perhaps something big happened to Kajsa.

Cordelia shook off her selfish thoughts and asked as she looked back at Jude.

Shall we split up and ask around?

Yes, contact me right away if you find anything. Okay?

Yes!

Jude and Cordelia held the two ancient dwarf communicators they acquired in Black Town, and split up in different directions.

And after 10 minutes or so.

Jude and Cordelia found out on what happened to Kajsa and her ship.

***

Kajsa was detained.

It wasnt because a man from her family caught her running wild and detained her.

She was now in the hands of pirates.

The story was simple.

Yesternight.

Having grasped the base of the pirates, Kajsa went out to sea on the Black Shark like always.

To raid the pirate island in the middle of the night.

There was nothing strange about it so far.

There was an event in the game where she similarly destroyed a pirate island.

But the problem was from then on.

Kajsa lost.

Kajsa was defeated.

The pirates won, Kajsa was captured by the pirates, and only Kajsas men came back alive.

That had happened in the morning, and it was now afternoon.

Obviously, Daram was turned upside down.

Kajsa was the pride of the Marquis Ophand family, and at the same time, she was like a guardian deity who protected Daram and the nearby waters.

Kajsa was caught, and her ship that was said to be invincible came back destroyed, but it was strange that there was no commotion.

No wonder theres a lot of ships.

There was a reason why there were so many ships anchored at the pier despite the clear weather.

Because Kajsa was defeated.

Because there was a high possibility that the pirates would use this chance to attack.

What happened? How did Kajsa lose?

Jude frowned at Cordelias question.

Because it was actually a strange story.

Kajsa was strong.

She was definitely not invincible, but at this point in time, it was difficult to find anyone around here who could defeat Kajsa.

There arent any strong people even among the pirates.

He remembered the stats of the pirates he faced when he played as Kajsa in the game.

There was at least no one in the nearby waters who had the ability to beat Kajsa.

It was obviously not a one-on-one confrontation but a battle involving dozens to hundreds of people, so variables might have occurred, but it was still not that convincing.

Did the pirates of the deep sea appear?

He was talking about pirates from distant foreign countries.

There were certainly pirates who were much stronger than the current Kajsa among them.

But he couldnt think of a reason why they would be near Daram.

It may be related to Malekith.

Because Gamorr Khan had disappeared.

Malekiths side might have done something to fill the gap of Gamorr Khans absence, so it was possible that this incident occurred because of that.

But it was only a guess.

So Jude stopped his inconclusive thoughts and focused on the victory conditions like always.

Anyway, its important that Kajsas alive.

According to the rumors going around the port, Kajsa was not killed by the pirates and was just captured.

Then it means that they wouldnt be killing Kajsa at least for today.

If their intention was to kill her, they wouldnt have caught her and would have just killed her right then.

Moreover, Kajsa was the pride of Marquis Ophand.

Killing her would anger Marquis Ophand, so even the pirates would hesitate to kill her.

Somethings strange.

Kajsa tried to kill the pirates, but the pirates were cautious on not to kill her.

Anyway, its a good thing for us. In addition, pirates are bad guys, so we can defeat them.

Youre right.

Its better for our side if they demand for a ransom. But we cant be relieved yet.

Why?

Because shes Kajsa.

Oh.

Kajsa had a truly fiery personality.

The two wondered if Kajsa would have been pissed off now. But if the pirates knew Kajsa well, they would have given up on negotiating for a ransom in the first place.

They were people who were afraid of Marquis Ophands anger, but they also feared Kajsa who would chase them to their deaths once she was released.

Of course, it would be different if there was someone really strong