Mysterious: The Innate Sacred Body of Destiny

Chapter 194 Cattleya: You are not allowed to defile the Queen

Chapter 194 Cattleya: You are not allowed to defile the Queen

Despite his discomfort, Lorne leaned against the wall and slowly stood up.

He looked at the panicked Danitz and the bristling Rachi, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Be careful, 'Calamity' is coming."

"Disaster?! What disaster?" Danitz exclaimed in surprise and immediately asked.

He pointed at Cattleya, who was still curled up in pain on the ground, his voice tinged with fear: "Is it her? Is she about to lose control?!"

Lorne shook his head. He walked to the small porthole in the cabin, looked out at the vast, boundless sea, and gave a self-deprecating bitter smile.

"I must have been so desperate. How could I have ended up in a place where I can't even run away?"

He glanced at Danitz, whose face was filled with panic, and then at the orange cat, which was making low, whimpering sounds.

He put the black "Silence" ring on his finger, forcing his mind, which was somewhat confused by the pain and fear, to calm down again.

He turned around and glanced at Cattleya, who was struggling in pain on the ground.

He wanted to activate his "spiritual vision" again to see what was affecting her. But this time, his spiritual intuition frantically warned him, stopping him from this dangerous action.

Left with no other option, he could only shout directly at Cattleya, "Madam! You are 'Admiral of the Stars' Cattleya, right? You should have a solution, shouldn't you? Where are your subordinates? Where is your flagship?! We—we're about to be in big trouble!"

Hearing his call, Cattleya's aching body trembled slightly, and she slowly raised her head to look at him, but still couldn't stand up.

Pirates are so unreliable!

Lorne cursed inwardly. Then, abandoning his illusions, he pulled out "Phantom" from his pocket, cocked the hammer, and assumed a ready-to-fight stance.

"Brando, what exactly is this 'calamity'? Is it aimed at us?" Danitz, also fiery, moved closer to Lorne and asked nervously.

"I don't know." Lorne shook his head, glancing warily at Cattleya, who was still struggling on the ground.

"They might be after her too."

"After all, the bounty for a 'Pirate General' is far greater than the combined bounty for both of us."

"The threat to the authorities is greater than the two of us combined."

"And," he added, "she's still so weak."

Upon hearing Lorne's guess, Danitz's expression changed. As if suddenly remembering something, he lowered his voice and said, "Speaking of which, there was a rumor at sea that 'Admiral of the Stars' Cattleya seems to have—broken ties with the 'Mysterious Queen'."

"The 'Mysterious Queen'? You mean the legendary pirate king?" Lorne immediately pressed for an answer.

Danitz nodded emphatically.

Haha, that's really interesting.

Lorne let out a bitter laugh in his heart.

On this voyage, I first encountered "Vice Admiral Iceberg" and "Vice Admiral Disease", and now I've met "Admiral Star". If a "Pirate King" were to appear, it doesn't seem like such a thing is impossible.

After a few seconds of deliberation, Danitz offered a bold guess: "Do you think it might be that 'mysterious queen' wanting to clean house? She's all alone now, without any subordinates by her side, making it the perfect time to deal with her!"

That—it seems—is not impossible.

Lorne pondered the possibilities in Danitz's words.

If that's the case, what should we do? Will we be in trouble if we hand over Cattleya? Or will they kill us all to keep it a secret? Although the "Mysterious Queen" has a pretty good reputation, she's still a pirate after all.

"No—no way!"

Just as Lorne was frantically thinking of a solution, Cattleya, who had been lying on the ground groaning in pain, suddenly spoke in an extremely weak yet unusually firm voice.

"The Queen—she wouldn't do that to me!"

"You are not allowed to slander her!"

Cattleya's voice was filled with barely suppressed anger.

He's actually angry? And surprisingly, he seems a little more sober?

Seeing this, Lorne felt a surge of curiosity.

Um··.·

He glanced at Cattleya a few times and decided to test her again.

"But," he said in a matter-of-fact tone, "didn't you already break ties with the 'Mysterious Queen'? It's not impossible that you're cleaning house, is it?"

"No! That's impossible!" Cattleya's voice rang out again. "The feelings between me and the Queen are not yours."

I understand!

Sensing the increasingly restless spirits around her, agitated by her emotional fluctuations, Lorne made a new judgment in her mind.

Could it be that the rumored "breakup" is just a smokescreen?

The two of them have always had a good relationship.

Thinking of this, he looked at Cattleya and said urgently, "In that case, she will definitely come to save you, right? Look at you now, you're in this state, she'll definitely be here soon, won't she?"

With the help of a pirate king, they might be able to survive this disaster safely.

"I--.

Upon hearing this, Cattleya's voice suddenly hardened. She fell silent.

She didn't know if it was because the pain of being forcibly instilled with knowledge had regained its upper hand, or because Lorne's words were like a knife, piercing the most painful spot in her heart.

"I don't know," she finally said softly, in a dreamlike and dejected tone.

"She might not come."

Hearing her tone of despair, Lorne didn't ask any further questions.

He feared that if he continued to provoke the pirate general, who was already on the verge of losing control, he would truly turn into a monster.

He took a few steps back, pulled out a "Blazing Sun" talisman from his pocket, and handed it to Danitz.

"You and Lachi, go up to the deck first," he instructed. "Just in case she really loses control, so we can be prepared."

"And if anything approaches us from the sea, you can tell me immediately."

"And I, I'll stay here and watch over her."

"understood."

Danitz nodded upon hearing this. He took the talisman, picked up Laki, and quickly walked onto the deck.

Lorne turned to look at Gadriya.

If she really loses control, then there's nothing that can be done...

"Sigh, we asked you to protect us, how come it's suddenly the other way around?"