"FIRE!" The cannon's fired to the other ships.
Leon put's his hands over his ears "Ah!" Gakupo was standing next to him smiling a little.
Kaito climbed on a ship and started to fight against them while Len was hanging on a rope smiling.
The enemy lowered their flag "The enemy has lowered their flag! That means it's Victory to Vocaloid!" Leon shouted.
"That's right..." Gakupo said with a gentle smile.
Len came back on board "Gakupo! Your strategy was right on the mark! It feels so refreshing to win like this!" Len smiled.
"That simply means there were a large numbers of escorts."Gakupo said.
"Kaito, can you see Pisare's merchant ship?" Gakupo asked the bluenette.
Kaito looked at a ship "Yeah. It's still stationary."
"I see." Gakupo said "Even while looking down at them like this, I can sense that their hearts aren't at peace" He continued.
Everyone on the ship was happy "That's right! I've got a guest, so i'll leave things here to you guys" Len said to Gakupo and Kaito.
"A guest, you say?" Gakupo asked a little bit confused.
Len looked at him "Yeah. She's a young lady from somewhere, I heard..." The girl started to speak "My name is Miku Hatsune" Gakupo was shocked to hear that name "Miku... Hatsune..." He clenched his fists.
Len looked at Gakupo "You know her?" Gakupo answered "...Yes. Hatsune is a wellknown family of noble heritage in Patras".
"And why would a lady like that come to a place like this ?" Len asked to Gakupo.
"I believe she is on her way to Korladan. For generations, the duke of D'Aubigne has held the position of Korladan's Governor. And I believe this lady here is supposed to be engaged to the reigning duke" Gakupo explained to Len.
"Oh... So that measn the treasure you brought is a dowry for your marriage?" Len looked at Miku.
Miku answered "The ceremony will be in less than a year, But I wanted to at least visit the area I will be living in beforehand.".
"Hmm... But really you should think things over before getting married" Len said.
"What do you mean? " Miku asked "Do you know what slavery is ?" Len said and Miku was angry "YOU'RE SHAMELESS!" She shouted.
"I'll thake that as a compliment" Len smiled.
"Princess." Gakupo began "I'll start preparing your room." he walked away together with Miku.
"LEON!" Some caught his collar "HEY! Where is Gakupo? He's not in his room" Len said while still holding Leon's collar.
Leon looked around "Uhh... I think he's with that lady again" Leon hurried away.
"Again? Isn't that weird?" Len asked Kaito and Big Al.
"Well, It seems that is very fond of the young lady, isn't he?" Big Al laughed "And for someone like Gakupo, who can't see, appearances wouldn't matter so long as their personalities match.".
Len started to laugh " I guess you're righ... Rin's in trouble. She's got a rival!".
"Well then, Please excuse me, Miku" Gakupo opened the door "Thanks to you, i've more or less settled down. You have my gratitude, Gakupo" Miku said.
Gakupo smiled "It was my pleasure. I enjoyed talking about my hometown after such a long time as well" he said as he walked out of the door and closed it after him, as he walked further he noticed Kaito standing there.
Kaito looked pissed "What the hell are you thinking?" He started "You should be more careful about what you do. This isn't like you at all" He continued "... And what about your relationship with Rin ?".
"Isn't there a more suitable man to be the Princess's husband?" He answerd Kaito's question.
"Excuse me" He walked away from Kaito as he was thinking.
"Eight years ago, I gace my heart to that man. Ever since I betrayed him, I have neither the right nor the abiliy to love another...".
–The next day-
Miku's ten days as a prisoner ended in Liguaria, in exchange for a ransom equal to the value of fifty thousand high-class slaves. Because she was his fiancée, the duke had no objections to the amount and accepted immediately.
Len and Kaito walked into a shop "Well, if it isn't the young master from Preveza! I heard you were actively involved in this journey." A man with long red hair said.
"... You look like you've already won, Ted" Len said to the man.
Ted stood up and walked to Len "I'm simply grateful for your continuous patronage. So what will it be today?" Len was playing with a little bird in a cage "We've run out of sails, so..".
Kaito was looking around in the shop when Ted said "Of course" putting his on eachother "But as we went to great lengths to obtain them, there are certain costs involved, of course." Ted said with a smile.
Len sighed "As usual..." Kaito stood against a wall and thought 'This kind of negotiation would have been better off done by that thickskinned Gakupo'.
He looked out the window and saw someone with a cape as he saw a piece of that person's face 'Wasn't that Gakupo just now? Disguised as a woman, and...' He thought and looked better 'Isn't that someone following him!'.
"Are you trying to rip me off!" Len shouted at Ted as he was holding the man's collar "Of course not!" Ted answerd.
"Sir, I just remembered I have someplace to go. Can you go back on your own?" Kaito said to Len.
Len looked lame at Kaito "Hey, Do you think i'm some little kid?" Kaito opened the door "Then please don't get lost on your way back.".
Gakupo was walking on the street when the thought 'It's only a matter of time before Pisare and Korladan become aware of my existence' he putted his coat straight *"He's still alive, Mother! He's still alive" a little girl with short blond hair shouted* 'Eight years ago, I was found by Rin-sama. I was so happy to have been given a place to belong to, and I overstayed my welcome.' He sighed "Before a catastrophe befalls Preveza because of me, I must leave..." Gakupo said to himself when someone grabbed him and pulled him in a small house.
"It's been a long time, Gakupo" The man with black hair said and pushed Gakupo away "What's the matter? Have you forgotten my voice?".
"DON'T COME NEAR ME, TONIO!" Gakupo shouted.
"My, aren't you happy to meet your old master again? And after all I did to raise you.." Tonio came closer and grabbed Gakupo's chin "I haven't seen you since you were 15. You've become even more alluring than you were back then.".
Gakupo was troubled and showed it on his face "Why are you here...?".
"We, Sharq Amuji, were commissioned to kill you. Hell, the commissioner even gave us your location." Tonio said "I was really suprised when your name came up" He was still holding Gakupo "I heard they's already killed the assassin... But it looks like they just used a replacement. Losing track of an assassin would hurt their reputation, after all.".
Gakupo slapped Tonio's hand away "Who... Who gave you that order?".
"If you promise you'll return to us, I wouldn't mind telling you" Tonio grinned.
"YOU MURDERING OCCULTIST! I'D RATHER DIE!" Gakupo shouted.
Tonio kneeled down next to Gakupo"You're so stubborn. Then.. Should I try asking that same question to your body, just like old times?" Gakupo was shocked to hear that.
Tonio grabbed Gakupo's leg, pushed his body down and his leg up "UGH!" Gakupo was angry and tried to grab the knife that Tonio had on his back but Tonio saw what he tried to do and grabbed his hand "... You! You fool!".
Tonio pushed Gakupo down and grabbed his neck, he ripped the clothes from Gakupo's body.
"There's no point in trying to resist! Who do you think was the one who taught you how to use your sword... and your body!" Tonio grabbed Gakupo's hair.
"...Do you know what this is?" He showed a small black pill and Gakupo was shocked "I'm so merciful, I'll even let you get a taste of heaven".
"NO... STOP!" Gakupo shouted "Please stop... That's.." Tonio slipped the small pill in Gakupo's hole "Ah..".
Gakupo started to breath heavier "...It's so tight. What's wrong?" Tonio asked.
"Well, I guess it makes sense if you haven't been sleeping around." Tonio had his fingers in Gakupo's hole.
"Please... Take it out... Please..." Gakupo begged.
Tonio lifted Gakupo's head a little and Gakupo had tears rolling down his face "It's been a while, so let me enjoy myself".
Kaito looked around 'I lost him... Well he's a pirate too, so he should be able to take care of his own problems. What bothers me is why he felt the need to disguise himself like that..'Kaito was thinking when he heard a noise comming from a small house.
He looked inside and saw Gakupo being fucked by Tonio, He banged the door open "Gakupo!" Tonio jumped away and Gakupo was panting on the ground.
Tonio grabbed his knife and jumped away a bit 'What the... he's no ordinary guy.'Kaito thought "...Kaito?" Gakupo asked.
Toniowas shocked by that name "Kaito...? The demon slayer, Katja Diablo?".
"And what if I am?" Kaito grinned.
Tonio licked his sword "What an honor it is to be able to close the curtain on a legend.".
"Don't be ridiculous!" Kaito stepped forward and slashed his sword to Tonio who easly escaped it.
Kaito and Tonio were clashing sword to knife "Kaito, You mustn't let him get near you chest!" Gakupo shouted to Kaito.
Tonio flipped his knife and attacked Kaito who stopped it with his sword, they kept parring, Kaito had trouble but Tonio kept smiling. Tonio kicked up a bottle and kicked it to Kaito, he dodged it but slipped over a rope and was standing against the wall, Tonio smirked and ran to him "DIE!" HE shouted and attacked Kaito "KAITO!" Gakupo shouted.
Kaito dodged the attack and stabbed Tonio right trough his stomach "UGH!" He grabbed his bleeding stomach and fell on the ground, blood came on Gakupo face, he heard everything that happend and was shocked.
Kaito sighed in relieve and stood next to Gakupo, Gakupo had his hand on a dagger that was laying on the floor the whole time "..." He held the dagger against his neck, but Kaito smacked it out of his hands. The dagger fell on the other side of the room and Gakupo was on hands and knee's on the floor.
"What the hell are you doing?" Kaito looked at Gakupo.
"Please.." Gakupo cried "Please kill me!".