Chapter 10
Case-Closed! How could it get worse?
Will POV
It was just horrible; Sigui charged in with as much subtlety as a forest fire and got herself captured, this meant that Nyx and I have to act as her rescuers, then we had to fight undead pirates, Nyx almost blew up the ship with a stray fire ball near the powder room (and I don't mean make up), and I was almost turned into majin sushi by the self-renowned Captain Liliana. This ended with my helmet and right gauntlet damaged beyond repair along with a broken arm while Nyx and Sigui simply got their cloths torn to shreds. And the only thing that kept us from getting killed was the fact that Liliana's so called pirate rules made as much sense as guarding a tanker full of SHIT!
Now we were stuck walking back to Gainos still sore from the fight with the only act of kindness I got was that the three of us were now sharing the load. On the way back I thought to myself, "This has to be the worst job I ever had. We got what we need but I wasn't able to find Airi which means that I'm no where closer to finding Anne but even if I did manage to get some chance of finding her how could I? For all I know she could've been sent to the past on our trip back to this world or worse she could've been sent to the future. Not to mention the earful Ymir is going to give me about the helmet and gauntlet that got trashed beyond repair meaning that the money I'm gonna owe her for ruining the armor as a set is going to mean that I would have to work for God knows how long to repay her". The only good news that so far was that we came across a village Nyx recognized because of their hot springs but the bad news is that it was a mix hot springs.
I was even surprised with how well they accepted the idea of sharing the hot springs with me with what happened on the way to the Swamplands so I went in assuming there was a catch besides the fact that they were still wearing towels. So I got in, sat down, and enjoyed the feeling that all of my stress was leaving my body.
That was when Sigui asked me, "Will, are you hiding something from us?" When I asked her why she answered, "This is the first time I seen you without a helmet on and something about your appearance doesn't seem right" I panicked thinking that she might be suspecting the fact that I'm a majin so I told her there was nothing that I could be hiding from her or anyone but my choice of words was gonna be something that I regret for the next few years. She didn't like the answer so she got up and walked towards me until she was less than a foot away from me and took off her towel. Before I could even stand she got on top of me with her legs tied around her waist and put my head in between her breast before she muttered, "Holy Pose: Confession". Then there was this weird light that enveloped us both and when it was over she asked to tell her everything that I was hiding from her and Nyx. I wanted to lie but my body just acted on its own as it just confessed everything: the fact that I was from another world, about what Anne was, and the fact that I somehow was turned into a majin when I ended up in this world.
Then when my mouth finally closed on its own Sigui decided to ask me one more question before choosing to burn me alive or not, "Are you a heretic?" I answered, "No, and WHAT IN THE NAME OF GOD DID YOU DO TO ME?!" She answered, "This is a Holy Pose that is done by taking a stance in the form of his benevolent embrace that allows those that it is used on to be reminded that there are no lies before God". This is the point that if this is an anime; a large drop of sweat would appear near the side of my head when I answered, "So that's his benevolent embrace, how inviting it is if you were the one at the gates…please ignore that last part and one more thing…EXACTLY HOW LONG IS GONNA BE BEFORE I STOP SPEAKING MY MIND?!". While she was putting her towel back on she told me that it will be this way till tomorrow morning. And thanks to effects I ended up yelling, "WELL THAT'S JUST GREAT, NOW I'LL HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT JUST TO RENT A ROOM! IT'S BAD ENOUGH THAT I HAVE A BROKEN ARM, NOT TO MENTION HOW MY HELMET AND RIGHT GAUNTLET ARE BEYOND REPAIR, AND NOT TO MENTION HOW YMIR IS GOING TO CHEW ME OUT ONCE WE GET BACK TO GAINOS! NOW DON'T YOU EVEN TRY TO USE ONE OF YOUR FUCKIN HOLY POSES ON ME FOR A WHILE UNLESS YOU WANT ME TO TURN YOUR FOREHEAD INTO A NEW FUCKING ASS…" My rant was interrupted when Nyx stepped in and jammed my mouth shut with a spare towel. With that I tried to muffle out, "Thanks Nyx". She just answered, "Your Welcome Will-chan".
Will POV ends and Back at the Swamplands
The battle Liliana had been enough to get The Swamp Witch's attention so she summoned the undead pirate captain to her stronghold in the heart of the Swamplands. When she reached the chamber all she saw was a face made of fire with the embers forming the Eyes and mouth. Once she got close enough she addressed her in the way the all her servants were suppose to, "You summoned me Mistress".
The spirit of the Swamp Witch answered in a tone that was both horrifying and yet strangely luring, "Yes Liliana; I noticed your battle in the Swamplands and I wanted to…congratulate you on winning. I decided to let you go ahead of schedule so you can have some fun raiding the coastal cities that isn't under Claudette's control but I have a condition for letting you do this". Out of curiosity that enthralled pirate asked, "What condition would that be Mistress?"
She answered, "That man…I can tell by looking at him who he is. The next you encounter him; be sure to capture him and bring him back to me alive. Now go".
With her orders Liliana left to return to her ship leaving the Swamp Witch to think, "So that majin brought back an Esterly of all things. Since that is the case I should get Melona to keep an eye on him especially since his family's sense of loyalty was a bit of a nuisance when I could still call myself human or at least alive. (Starting her maniacal laugh) I hope you realize what a perfect opportunity you have given me, poor little Annelotte".
Swamp Witch: I must admit Hollow. You honor yourself by allowing me a role in this so called, story of yours.(pointing jolts of electricity at Hollow)
Hollow:(sweating buckets out of fear) Well of course I am honored to have the great and powerful Swamp Witch take part in my story.
Melona: It is honor for any mortal to serve our Mistress in any way.
Swamp Witch: Now thank you all for reading this chapter of Where's Anne? Please leave your reviews and thoughts with us. Now sacrifice yourselves. I'm creating, a world without the living.
(Hollow holds up sign saying "HELP!"