Chapter 111: Pirate Life Officially Begins!

“Ara! Does this mean I can join you now?” Baiya asked excitedly, leaning her face close to Molly’s.

Molly narrowed her eyes displeasedly. The smile so close to her face gave her an uncomfortable feeling. It was a sincere smile, the kind she hadn’t seen in a very long time.

“Don’t—don’t get ahead of yourself! Molly is only acknowledging that you have the qualifications to be on this ship! Only a little bit!” Molly pushed Baiya away and crossed her arms over her chest. At the same time, she lowered her small head slightly, revealing an incredibly serious expression.

If everything Baiya said was true, Molly could give her a chance to be on the ship. However, before that, Molly wanted to know if Baiya had the resolve to become a member of the Sea Dragon Pirates.

Baiya said she sincerely wanted to become a pirate, and Molly didn’t want to doubt that obsession. However, her pirate group was no ordinary one. Pirates were certainly villains who lived on the edge of a blade, and losing one’s life was a common occurrence. But the members of the Sea Dragon Pirates were different from ordinary pirates! Perhaps sooner or later, they would all go to hell and suffer eternal, inescapable pain!

The Sea Dragon Pirates were born to declare war on Amidal. They were destined to be the mortal enemies of that powerful slave empire, a territory that spanned one-third of the world!

Relying on a single pirate group to oppose a great empire sounded like an utterly absurd thing to do, no different from playing with fire and getting burned. Molly remembered that many people who wanted to join the Sea Dragon Pirates had immediately backed out in terror upon hearing this.

Molly solemnly told Baiya about this matter, making her understand what kind of tragic and inhumane end she would meet if the Sea Dragon Pirates were ever captured by Amidal.

Molly breathed a sigh of relief after she finished speaking. This was the final test. If Baiya had the courage to become an enemy of Amidal, then she was a companion! It would be natural for Molly to accept her then.

While Molly waited for an answer, Baiya was distracted, analyzing the conditions for joining the ship. Integrating the information she had obtained, she understood many things.

In the plot of Chapter Two, the captured Baiya attracted the attention of the pirates by killing a fellow captive in the cell, thereby gaining the opportunity to meet Molly. She swore loyalty to Molly and successfully became a pirate.

After previous lessons, Baiya placed great importance on the value of the plot. She understood that as long as she followed the story, there would be no unexpected results. In the original plot, after just one conversation with Molly, the original Baiya had successfully become a pirate. Now, she was utilizing that piece of the plot.

Baiya also understood that both the first and second chapters of SLAVE were rough story summaries. They only revealed results without revealing details. If she wanted to ensure the plot didn’t stray, she sometimes had to discover those details herself.

For example, in the original plot, she relied on killing a cellmate to attract the pirates’ attention, meet Molly, swear loyalty, and become a pirate.

‘Let’s stop right there. The whole process was far too smooth. There’s a big problem in that. If this is the basic way to join, then the threshold for the Sea Dragon Pirates is far too low.’

In the original story, the original Baiya relied on sacrificing her companions to kill the Ogre. She hadn’t encountered the Explosion Loli and been blown to a hideous state, so her body parts were still intact. Baiya still remembered seeing her reflection in the lake when her limbs were still whole; she was a white-haired girl who gave off a delicate and sickly impression.

She had been quite thin and sallow back then, but Baiya didn’t think that would hide the original Baiya’s beauty. According to the original plot development, when the original Baiya was captured by the pirates, her face and body were perfectly fine.

Molly had mentioned that women weren’t allowed on the pirate ship. A beauty like the original Baiya should have been even less likely to become a pirate. Her beauty would only invite great sin. After deciphering the plot, Baiya also discovered that the original Baiya was neither a Slave Girl nor did she possess any talent for sword skills. Her combat ability was low. The only thing stronger than an ordinary person was the darkness hidden deep in her heart, which allowed her to sacrifice everything just to survive.

At the end of Chapter Two, the original Baiya betrayed Molly and killed her. To keep herself alive, she shot her.

The original Baiya’s conditions were too poor. She should have been rejected by Molly and continued to fall into captivity, yet she was ultimately accepted and became a pirate. Baiya knew there must have been something about her that touched Molly.

So, Baiya put herself in the shoes of the original Baiya. Since they were the same person, even if their recent experiences differed, it wasn’t difficult to understand her situation at that time.

Thanks to that, it wasn’t hard to find the point that touched Molly. It was the original Baiya’s situation. She was alone and had nothing. Her experiences were sad and tragic; she was an extremely unfortunate and pitiful person.

The reason seemed simple: Molly was a soft-hearted person, and she pitied the original Baiya.

Baiya believed that she had already surpassed the original Baiya in terms of being miserable.

“I want to join the Sea Dragon Pirates! I will stand or fall with the Leader!”

When Molly asked for her resolve, Baiya thought the original Baiya’s answer must have been very similar to hers. Because this was the original Baiya’s hope, Molly had agreed.

However, Molly probably never imagined that she would one day be betrayed by the “pitiful” subordinate she had taken in.

Although she was a Slave Girl, Molly was still a twelve-year-old child. Baiya compared Molly to Lunhui Tianqi and discovered Molly’s deficiencies even more. She wasn’t mature enough and had a weak side. This also doomed her to be defeated by Lunhui Tianqi.

“U-Understood! Until death, Molly will not give up on you!”

Molly folded her hands over her small chest and responded to Baiya in an incomparably serious voice.

‘I won’t give up on you either,’ Baiya murmured in her heart.

At that moment, Baiya noticed a golden patterned frame flashing beside Molly, with golden characters appearing one after another: **[Favorability toward Baiya: 5/10 (Leader’s concern for a subordinate)]**

Baiya looked at this thoughtfully. There were still three months before the climax of Chapter Two. During this time, she had to find a way to raise Molly’s favorability to above eight. When playing galgames, she could always choose the correct options to achieve a perfect romance ending. Gaining Molly’s favor should be easy to accomplish.

Since she had already become a pirate, Baiya relaxed a little. She leaned her back against the chair and stared blankly ahead, not even noticing when Molly left her lap.

When she snapped out of it, Molly had already left the cabin. Her exasperated voice sounded from outside as she scolded the high-ranking pirates who hadn’t scrambled far enough away. Baiya scratched her cheek while thinking. Suddenly, a flash of light crossed her mind. She felt as if she had forgotten something.

“Leader Molly!” “Molly!”

Pengpeng and Raymond returned at that moment. Raymond was shocked to see Molly naked and quickly stepped forward to take off his coat and wrap it tightly around Molly’s petite body.

“Who did this? Who dared to do something so treasonous to Molly! Unforgivable!” After breathing a sigh of relief, Raymond flew into a rage and quickly looked around. All the pirates lowered their heads under his cold gaze. After a moment, someone pointed a finger toward the cabin on the side.

Baiya was curious about the commotion outside and had just reached the doorway. She slowly poked her head out, happening to meet Raymond’s icy gaze.

Baiya stared back at him for a while. Seemingly sensing something, she blinked her right eye and shifted her gaze to Pengpeng. This fat man with a full beard was carrying a man covered in blood.

‘Yacang… shouldn’t be dead yet, right?’ Baiya thought as positively as possible.

***

At noon, Baiya and Yacang were locked in the same cell. Yacang, who had barely a breath left, managed to force his eyelids open. He struggled to raise his hand and waved at Baiya a few times before letting it drop powerlessly. Baiya squatted in a corner of the cell, keeping a certain distance from him.

“You can say as many complaints as you want, but you’d better save your strength and get some rest first, you idiot,” Baiya said without looking up, playing with her fingers.

Yacang was so angry he nearly spat out blood. Before she acted, Baiya had promised him that she could handle Molly and get the whole pirate ship to follow her orders. Thinking that Baiya was also a Slave Girl, he thought she might actually pull off a miracle and subdue Molly, so he had placed his slim hopes in her.

He waited until he was beaten to the point of spitting blood, his injuries worsening on top of existing ones, only to find that Molly was perfectly fine. Baiya had also been caught by the pirates and locked up with him. He could not accept this result!

‘I must kill Baiya Ifiel Clorom! That bastard!’ Only this one thought remained in Yacang’s mind.

“Don’t worry, I’ll be released soon.” Baiya turned a blind eye to Yacang’s hateful gaze and instead counted the planks on the floor. “Because I am already a member of the Sea Dragon Pirates. That is an unchangeable fact.”

Even though Raymond, Pengpeng, and the other pirates were arguing fiercely with Molly about her fate, there were only three possible outcomes: execution, imprisonment, or recruitment. According to the plot development, Molly would certainly override all objections and let her become a pirate.

She had already completed the plot point, so the story would nine times out of ten remain unchanged.

Things happened just as Baiya thought. Although Raymond insisted that they couldn’t let Baiya become one of them, believing she was a spy and should be executed as soon as possible, and Pengpeng and the others also urged Molly to change her mind and not be deceived by Baiya.

Molly remained obstinate and insisted on letting Baiya become a pirate. She immediately sent people to release Baiya and gathered everyone on the deck. In front of everyone, she announced that Baiya was a new member of their Sea Dragon Pirates.

Baiya immediately received a large number of hateful gazes. She understood that it would be extremely difficult to increase the favorability of the other pirates toward her in the future. This was not conducive to her unfolding the “Chant Theater: Holy Maiden of Redemption.”

In order to deal with the great crisis three months from now, Baiya knew she had to make preparations in advance. The more, the better.

“This is troublesome…” Baiya was muttering when she suddenly saw Raymond walking toward her with a grim face, holding a collar in his hand.

*Click.*

Knowing that resistance was useless, Baiya let Raymond lock the collar around her neck. She observed the appearance of the collar, matching it one by one with the information in her mind.

A skull, made of silver, a magic gem… After searching for several keywords, Baiya understood what a troublesome thing she had just acquired.

“If you ever harbor any double-dealing thoughts toward Molly,” Raymond said word by word, “I guarantee you will be killed at the very first moment.”