Chapter 1-20 : The Girl Is Trying to Warn The Arrogant Officer (part 2)
「…Mmhhh……」(Elle)
「Elle! Thank god, you’re awake.」(Yoyo)
「…Yoyo…? Ugh…」(Elle)
Elle woke up in a small room.
The back of her head felt a bit sore when she slowly got up.
「Are you okay?」(Yoyo)
「I’m fine. Did I suddenly lose consciousness? What happened?」(Elle)
「That bastardー I mean, that officer knocked you out and locked you here.」(Yoyo)
「I see… I remember he told the crew to lock me in the cargo hold, but… This is not the cargo hold. Where is this…?」(Elle)
「This is a crew’s cabin. He probably thought it would be too cruel to lock you up in the dirty cargo hold after knocking you out, so he changed his mind. But still, I can’t forgive him for this!」(Yoyo)
「I see.」(Elle)
Elle realized that she was sleeping in a clean bed and her body was neatly covered with a blanket. She also noticed there was food and drink on the table.
Regardless of what the officer did to her, he seemed to have treated her with care.
「That’s right! The iceberg!」(Elle)
「There’s no window here, so I can’t tell where it is.」(Yoyo)
「How long did I sleep?」(Elle)
「I’m not sure, but I think it’s more than an hour.」(Yoyo)
「An hour!? Then we must be close to the iceberg! We need to do something!」(Elle)
Elle quickly got off the bed and started banging on the steel door.
「Someone! Please help me! Anyone! Get me out of here!」(Elle)
However, no matter how hard she hit the door and how loud she shouted, nobody heard her.
It seemed that the cabin was in a secluded area.
「This is bad… I need to tell someone! If we keep going, we’ll hit the iceberg! Yoyo, can you open the door with your telekinesis ability?」(Elle)
「I tried, of course, but I can’t unlock it unless I know exactly the inside mechanism of the lock. I’m sorry, Elle.」(Yoyo)
「I see…」(Elle)
While leaning her back against the door, Elle folded her arms and started thinking.
She hadn’t given up yet.
「What else can I do aside from shouting and banging the door…? Think, Elle, think…! I have magic stones. If I combine a fire magic stone and a wind magic stone, I can make an explosion and destroy this door. But…」(Elle)
「What!? No, no! I don’t think that’s a good idea. This room is very small. You will get hurt! That’s too dangerous!」(Yoyo)
「Of course, I know the risk!」(Elle)
「Then what? You want to take it? No, I won’t let you get hurt. Besides, look. This door is made of steel. A weak explosion won’t do anything to it.」(Yoyo)
「Ugh… You’re right… Let’s see what else we can do…」(Elle)
Elle gave up on that reckless plan and started thinking of another plan while looking around the cabin.
She then noticed there was a small ventilation hole in the ceiling.
「That hole… It’s too small for me but, Yoyo, I think you can fit through.」(Elle)
「Hole…? Ah, I see! I can look for a way out and bring someone here!」(Yoyo)
「Yes! That’s it! Remember the young man who gave me the key to my cabin? He works as a receptionist, so he may have a spare key for this room.」(Elle)
「Alright, I’ll take him here. You wait for me.」(Yoyo)
「Un! Good luck, Yoyo!」(Elle)
Without wasting time, Yoyo used his ability to levitate and got into the ventilation.
As expected, it led to the hallway.
He dashed as soon as he got outside, heading to the reception table.
「Oh, there he is!」(Yoyo)
He then found the young man eating his dinner at the reception table.
「Nyaa! Nyaa!」(Yoyo)
「Hm? You are… The cat with the little girl who gave me a tip money. Why are you here?」(receptionist)
「Nyaa! Nyaa!!」(Yoyo)
Yoyo bit the cuff of his long pants and pulled it, telling the young man to follow him.
「What? Did you find a rat or something? I’m still eating.」(receptionist)
He refused and kept eating, so Yoyo pulled him even harder.
「Nyaaa!! Nyaa!! Nyaaa!!」(Yoyo)
「Geez! Alright, alright! Where is it? Let’s get it done quickly.」(receptionist)
Although he felt a bit annoyed, the receptionist grabbed a disposal bag, thinking he would find a rat carcass or something, and then followed Yoyo.
Yoyo led him to the cabin where Elle was locked up.
「Nyaa! Nyaa!」(Yoyo)
「It’s in this cabin?」(receptionist)
Meanwhile, Elle, who had been waiting inside, immediately shouted as soon as she heard the young man’s voice.
「Is someone there? Please help me! Please get me out of here!」(Elle)
「Eh!? A girl’s voice? Miss, what happened?」(receptionist)
「Someone locked me up! Please help me!」(Elle)
「What!? H, hold on! I’ll go get a spare key!」(receptionist)
The receptionist hurriedly returned to the reception desk, grabbed the spare key, and went back to the cabin.
As soon as he unlocked the door and opened it, he saw a familiar little girl looking worried.
「Thank you, Sir! And, thank you for bringing him here, Yoyo!」(Elle)
「Your cat is so clever, Little Lady. But, who locked you up here?」(receptionist)
「An officer. I believe his name is Hans.」(Elle)
「Ah, that arrogant bastard. No one likes him. Why did he lock you up?」(receptionist)
「That’s not important now! If we don’t do something, all the people on this ship are going to die!」(Elle)
「Wait, what? What is happening?」(receptionist)
「There’s a huge iceberg up ahead! If we keep going, we will crash into it!」(Elle)
「Iceberg? We have crossed this sea many times, but there’s never a huge iceberg in this course. 」(receptionist)
「You said the same thing as that officer. I’m not lying!」(Elle)
「Hmm… It’s hard to believe. I don’t know how you know about that iceberg, but I notice something strange.」(receptionist)
「Something strange?」(Elle)
「It’s normal to see some drift ice around here, but for some reason, there’s a lot more of it than usual. If what you say is true, then we’re doomed…」(receptionist)
「We need to do something quickly!」(Elle)
「I doubt they will believe me, but for now, I’ll tell other crew members about this!」(receptionist)
「Really? You want to help me?」(Elle)
「Well, you gave me a tip. I don’t think a good girl like you would make such a lie.」(receptionist)
「Thank you!」(Elle)
After smiling at Elle, the young man left to tell his friends about the incoming danger.
When they could no longer see him, Yoyo turned to Elle and talked to her.
「What should we do now?」(Yoyo)
「I think we should go see Charlotte. She knows the captain. She can probably take me to him.」(Elle)
「Good idea. Alright, let’s go!」(Yoyo)
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