Chapter 98: The Silver-Tongued

Chapter 98: The Silver-Tongued

Klein slowly turned his head and glanced at Danitz.

The great pirate with a bounty of 5,500 pounds immediately shut his mouth, stiffened his face, and acted as though nothing had happened.

After confirming that Elaine had boarded the passenger liner without any accidents, Klein turned back and walked toward the carriage. As though speaking casually, he asked, “You heard the conversation just now clearly, yes?”

“No, no. Just a little, a little…” Danitz laughed dryly and shook his head.

Klein nodded lightly.

“You must remember it. Otherwise, it will be very easy to tell that you are fake.”

“To tell that I am fake… Me?” Danitz lifted a hand in confusion and pointed at his nose.

Klein said without expression, “She is a member of the Sauron family. She has extraordinary anti-tracking techniques. Add to that the subtle actions and behaviors from just now, and it is enough to confirm that she is a Sequence 7 of the Hunter pathway: Pyromaniac. This matches you very well. You can play her effectively.”

“Me? I cannot! I have no way to make myself look like that! With one glance, I will be recognized!” Danitz jumped in fright.

Klein held back his laughter and said in a deep voice, “I can lend Creeping Hunger to you.”

“…No, no. I have no experience in this area. There is no way I can fool Vice Admiral Ailment’s subordinates!” Danitz rejected the idea with extreme nervousness and terror.

In his eyes, this was something outrageously dogshit and outrageously shameful. Only perverts or lunatics could complete it without the slightest psychological barrier!

Klein nodded in agreement and said without expression, “True. You are rather stupid.”

Danitz forced out a smile.

“Yes. I am very stupid.”

Klein said no more. He passed Danitz and opened the carriage door.

Danitz’s gaze subconsciously followed him. Suddenly, he discovered that Gehrman Sparrow’s sideburns had turned red.

He blinked dully. The side of the other party’s face had softened in contour; his eyes had become deep emerald green; his lips were pressed lightly together, showing a slight weakness and hesitation, carrying an androgynous beauty identical to Elaine, who had only recently left.

“…” Watching Gehrman Sparrow enter the carriage, Danitz turned back. The corners of his mouth twitched twice.

He fell silent for several seconds, then muttered soundlessly, “He really is a madman. He says he will turn into a woman, and he turns into a woman without the slightest hesitation!

“I have to admit, Elaine really does look quite good in men’s clothing.

“That Beyonder ability really is practical. If I could obtain a similar item and figure out what sort of person the captain ideally likes, I could make the corresponding changes and make her fall in love with me.

“But in that case, would the person she fell in love with still be me?”

Danitz instantly fell into a philosophical problem, until a cough sounded from the carriage behind him.

Waking up, he drove the carriage away from the harbor, preparing to circle widely before returning.

Inside the carriage, Klein was not as calm as his appearance suggested. Although Elaine was currently wearing men’s clothing, which spared him from having to consider the most shameful part for the time being, feminizing his face and squeezing out a chest still made his mood heavy, awkward, and somewhat embarrassed.

“Sigh. Changing a Faceless’s appearance is simple. It seems the difficult part lies entirely in the heart. To play a Faceless well, many psychological barriers have to be broken one by one. Otherwise, one would have to spend a huge amount of time truly acting as a person for years, be accepted by everyone connected to that identity, fully integrate into that role, and even believe oneself to be genuine… To me, that is even more of a challenge to my bottom line, more distorted and mad.

“To speed up the progress, I must overcome certain barriers.”

Klein dragged a suitcase from beneath the…