Demi-human Girls Completion Manual-Chapter 77 - 7
77: 7.
Teasing
77: 7.
Teasing
On the deck, after a fruitless search, Alagina propped her hands on the railing, staring out at the boundless sea without uttering a word.
She had not found what she was looking for on this ship. free𝑤ebnovel.com
The lost item was the last relic her father left behind, a necklace meant as a token of betrothal for when she would marry, with a deep blue Ice Crystal Gemstone embedded within it, exquisitely crafted.
Although the price of the Ice Crystal Gemstone had dropped significantly due to the many recent discoveries of gemstone deposits in the Sardinia Female Country, the necklace, made by her own father’s hands, was extremely precious to her.
Could it be that the thief had dived into the depths of the Ocean?
She looked deep into the azure sea ahead as if trying to see something through its surface, but her prolonged silence only brought immense pressure to the others, especially to the captain and chief officer of the SS Lauren, fearing that the silent, cold woman before them might suddenly lash out and order a slaughter of everyone on board.
“Captain, should we continue searching in this direction?”
The portly Chief Officer knew how much the Captain treasured the necklace; she rarely wore it, preferring to hang it beside her bed in her chamber.
Who knew someone could steal aboard their ship so silently, and on the open sea at that?
Alagina was silent for a second before shaking her head,
“No need, change course.
We still have a mission to complete.”
“Yes!” the portly Chief Officer responded, waving to the female pirates nearby, “Let’s go, everyone on board!”
“Yes!”
Under the relieved gaze of the Captain and the Chief Officer, the pirates grasped the chains linking to the deck, climbing aboard the massive Iceberg Queen.
Alagina gave one last look to the cruise ship, as if she were thinking of the man she had just met.
Unfortunately, he was already married.
She shook her head to cast aside her thoughts and lightly grasped the last chain, being pulled back to her own ship as the chain retracted.
“Humming…”
The ship’s engines roared to life as the dark green-hulled Iceberg Queen slowly pulled away from the SS Lauren, heading in a different direction.
On the bow, dressed in black leather and holding a sea chart, Alagina pointed out a direction, commanding the ship to proceed onward.
If anyone was familiar with geography, they could tell that the Iceberg Queen’s current direction was completely opposite to that of the SS Lauren’s, heading towards the distant South Continent.
The portly Chief Officer rubbed his hands and came to Alagina’s side, looking quizzically at his captain,
“Captain, what kind of job have we taken on?
Can you tell us now?
It’s a long way from the Northern Ocean to the Southern Ocean, and all for so much Gold?”
Alagina was silent for a second before replying calmly,
“A client simply wants the cause of death of a City Lord named Philone from the South Continent.
Once we get the situation there, we can set sail back.”
“That’s it?
I thought we were going to engage in a sea battle with the local City Lord.
Just to check the situation and get..oh, so much Gold?
Don’t tell me clients are into charity nowadays?”
Alagina didn’t answer but unfolded a small leather scroll from her bosom.
A map of the South Continent was on it, with a red circle drawn on the northern part, marking the location of Philone City.
…
…
As if the group of ferocious pirates were just a minor interlude, once the massive vessel of the Iceberg Queen disappeared from the view of the SS Lauren’s captain, he finally let out a sigh of relief and ordered the engine room below to continue moving forward.
Meanwhile, in Fisher’s cabin, Renie covered her chest, her gaze filled with sorrow.
Her purple pupils looked at the Pearls laid out on the table as if they were evidence of infidelity, wiping away non-existent tears from her eyes, she lamented,
“Sob sob, my husband…
my husband actually accepted a gift from another woman…”
Clearly, she had overheard the conversation between Fisher and Alagina.
As soon as Fisher returned, she would confront him with the Pearl, questioning him like a wronged wife filled with grief.
She couldn’t suppress the laughter bubbling up inside her for more than three seconds before she burst out, clutching her stomach as she guffawed.
“Hahaha, Fisher, to think you’d get teased by a woman!!”
Black lines crept over Fisher’s face as Renie’s laughter echoed through the room, as irritating as a demon from Hell.
Fisher reached out and grabbed her ankle, which was flitting about the room, and yanked her out of midair to land perfectly on the soft sofa nearby.
With no room to catch her breath, Fisher suddenly leaned in close, grabbing her left forearm with his right hand and her shoulder with his left, their positions dangerously close to the point that with every breath he took, he was enveloped in her intoxicating, seductive scent.
His gaze darkened considerably, meeting her mischievous but quiet smile.
Renie’s left hand gently brushed over his cheek, causing his skin to tingle as if electrified.
She thoroughly enjoyed teasing Fisher; it seemed to bring her endless joy to see him provoked to the point of anger, capturing her and pinning her down, but she was far from panicked.
Instead of backing down, she reached out and hooked her fingers into Fisher’s shirt, her face close to his, exhaling a fragrant breath,
“Oh my, what does the naughty boy intend to do to me?
Let me guess…”
“….”
Fisher bit down on a lock of her black hair that was sticking out.
Despite his poor opinion of her, he couldn’t deny that Renie was indeed an incredibly enticing and beautiful woman, as irresistible as the most intoxicating wine in the world.
“You want to kiss me, don’t you?”
Her finger rested gently at Fisher’s Adam’s apple, trailing lightly across as if naively guessing, unaware of the looming outburst of the man before her.
“Renie, stop.”
“But you don’t seem to want to let me go at all…”
She paid no heed to Fisher’s advice, her fingers sliding down his shirt.
That instant movement ignited him, and as he bent his head to claim her, he grasped nothing but air.
The delicate woman vanished from his arms like a shooting star, and by the time she reformed, she was already seated at the nearby table, holding the paper Fisher had just written.
A hint of pink colored Renie’s cheeks, tempting Fisher to taste the flavor of her lipstick.
She shook the manuscript in her hand and pointed to the lipstick on her lips,
“Do you want the paper, or do you want me?”
“….”
Silently, Fisher reached out, facing her expectant gaze as if he was about to grasp Renie’s skin, but at the moment before touching her, he snatched the manuscript from her hand instead.
“I’ll take the paper.”
Fisher replied calmly, causing Renie, who was sitting on the table, to pause briefly in surprise and then puff up her cheeks in vexation, floating back to her room in a huff, obviously not in the mood to deal with Fisher.
Fisher exhaled a warm breath and straightened his somewhat disheveled shirt before resettling himself beside the bed.
His choice hadn’t been wrong.
With Renie’s character being terribly bad, choosing her wouldn’t have allowed Fisher any real action.
She was only enjoying the process of teasing him, relishing the sight of him becoming increasingly desperate for her.
Fisher had seen right through her ploys and would not be swayed by her wishes, but he had to admit that just a moment ago, he had truly lost control due to Renie’s allure.
At least for that instant, Fisher truly wanted to devour her.
That woman…
Does she actually like the color black?
For some reason, that thought suddenly crossed Fisher’s mind, and then he somewhat speechlessly patted his head, banishing the ill-timed thought from his mind.
Indeed, traveling with Renie was sheer torture, equatable to cruel punishment.
Once back in Saint Nali, he’d find an excuse to send her away.
Outside the window, the setting sun cast its glow on the sea’s surface, and the Hart Birds crowding the fence stretched their beautiful wings, happily chirping at Fisher, who was inside drinking coffee, as if in sympathy with Renie.
Like their owner’s treatment, Fisher ignored them with an expressionless face.
He glanced at the pearl on the table, picked it up, and caressed it, finding it to be quite large and unusually attractive among pearls.
He had to thank the female captain for being so generous to offer such an expensive gift at their first meeting.
Fisher hesitated briefly, refraining from tucking the pearl away, and simply placed it on the guest room’s table instead.
