Chapter 157: Brando, the Abandoner?
"Brando?"
Danitz was slightly stunned when he heard this somewhat familiar voice, which was a few shades deeper than usual.
"Who else could it be?" Luo En took off his glasses, a helpless smile on his face.
"Damn it!" Danitz's eyes widened. He walked into the room and circled Luo En twice, as if he had seen some rare animal, and said, "You really—used that 'Disguise' Charm?!"
"No, that's not right!" He quickly moved closer to observe carefully, realizing that Luo En's facial contours hadn't changed much; only his eyebrows were trimmed to look more heroic, and there seemed to be a light make-up on his face.
"Your hair—it turned black!"
He then realized that the reason he hadn't recognized him at first was purely because Luo En's entire style had changed too much. He had transformed from a somewhat lazy-looking adventurer into a cool-type character, which made it hard for him to adapt immediately.
Looking at Danitz's exaggerated reaction, Luo En was quite pleased.
Of course, he hadn't used that extremely risky 'Disguise' Charm. Aside from the risk, it was far from a desperate situation yet.
This time, he simply gave himself a haircut and dyed his hair. Thanks to Emperor Rosell, the industries related to makeup, beauty, and hair dyeing in this world were quite developed.
This allowed him to successfully buy suitable hair dye in Bayam.
Afterward, he dyed his hair black, trimmed his eyebrows, and put on a hat and glasses.
Originally, he had wanted to switch to sunglasses, to try a Terminator style. But he wasn't burly enough, and sunglasses were a bit too flashy, so he opted for ordinary glasses instead.
It was a pity that colored contact lenses didn't exist in this era, otherwise he would definitely wear them.
However, even with these simple changes, his entire demeanor transformed.
Although it wouldn't stand up to close scrutiny, even a familiar person like Danitz hadn't recognized him immediately. Bounty Hunters who had only seen his wanted poster would likely find it difficult to recognize him at first glance.
At this moment, Lachi also walked in from outside the door. It gave the two men a speechless look, shook its fur, and jumped back onto the bed to continue curling up and sleeping, as if completely uninterested in its owner's new look. "I felt a bit uneasy, so I changed my appearance," Luo En explained. "By the way, you rushed back just now, is something wrong?"
"Ah—that's right!" Danitz slapped his head, his expression instantly turning serious. "Brando, something big has happened! There's a bounty—"
He quickly recounted everything he had heard from Alger about a certain pirate placing a 10,000-pound bounty on him, leaving nothing out.
However, to his bewilderment, after hearing this news, which was enough to scare any desperado out of their wits, Luo En's face showed no trace of surprise. He simply listened to the news coldly, without any extra emotion.
"Why aren't you reacting at all?" Danitz couldn't help but ask.
"Hoo—" Luo En sighed lightly and explained, "Because I already knew about this from Roy King."
"Otherwise, why do you think I was in such a hurry to change my appearance?"
Honestly, after learning about the bounty, Luo En had also worried about Danitz.
After all, if Roy King knew, Danitz would eventually find out. Although he wanted to trust his companion, it was 10,000 pounds. He had just been betrayed by Tracy, a pirate, and Danitz was also a pirate. Who knew if he would be tempted? However, now that Danitz had voluntarily rushed back to warn him about this, it indicated that he was generally trustworthy. If he truly wanted to betray him, there would be no need to mention it.
Moreover, as a Calamity Priest, he could sense calamity to a certain extent, but he hadn't sensed anything from Danitz, which indicated that Danitz should be trustworthy.
Thinking of this, Luo En felt a slight sense of relief.
"Have you contacted the Captain?" He asked about the matter he was most concerned about.
"Contacted," Danitz nodded. "The Captain agreed to your request. But because the Church's ships are cruising at sea, the Golden Dream won't be able to dock for a while."
Upon hearing this, Luo En frowned slightly. That meant he couldn't leave for the time being.
At this moment, Danitz's gossipy nature suddenly resurfaced. He winked and asked, "10,000 pounds is not a small sum; ordinary pirates can't afford it."
"Do you know who placed the bounty on you? Disease Maiden?"
"It's probably her," Luo En replied. "Besides the Captain, she's the only other great pirate I know at sea."
"Damn it, 10,000 pounds, that's a new record for private bounties—" Danitz exclaimed, "Is Disease Maiden that rich?"
With that warehouse full of Beyonder materials, Tracy certainly wasn't short on money, Luo En thought.
But spending 10,000 pounds to put a bounty on me, is it really just to silence me?
Logically speaking, the fewer people who knew about this, the better.
But Tracy had now issued a 10,000-pound bounty, which felt like Tracy was desperately trying to find him at all costs.
If it was hatred, this was too much—
Danitz also hesitated for a moment, then, with a gossipy and playful tone, he tentatively asked, "You and Disease Maiden—is there really nothing else going on? She spent 10,000 pounds to put a bounty on you."
Could the truth of the matter be completely different from what Brando said? Perhaps he wasn't as proper as he seemed—Danitz thought.
Disease Maiden wasn't trying to monopolize the Tracy at all; instead, this guy Brando—had a fling with Disease Maiden, then tried to abandon her, which is why he was tied up. After escaping, he was then put on a high-priced bounty by her?
Although one-night stands were nothing among pirates and adventurers, the other party was a famous great pirate. It was entirely possible that she felt deceived, so she knocked Brando out and kidnapped him.
If that were truly the case, had he, by saving Brando back then, indirectly broken up a couple?
As Danitz's thoughts ran wild, Luo En's expression also became a bit strange. He was silent for a moment before helplessly saying, "Besides killing to silence, what else could it be for?"
"Silencing? Silencing what—" Danitz's words were cut off by Luo En's gaze.
Luo En sighed, and said in an extremely serious tone, "To be honest, I don't know what Tracy really wants to do, but I have a premonition that once she catches me, I'm afraid—I'll never see the Sun again."
"Never see the Sun again? Life imprisonment?" A scene suddenly appeared in Danitz's mind: Luo En was locked in a basement, barely clothed, while Disease Maiden stood coldly to the side, a whip in her hand…
So envious—no, that's not right! So terrifying!
"You seem to be thinking something very impolite." Luo En keenly sensed something, and a cold glint flashed across his glasses.
"I wasn't thinking anything!" Danitz waved his hands repeatedly, changing the subject:
"Oh, right, your current look is quite good, even better than a disguise."
"The Disguise Charm—it's a good thing." Luo En pulled out the 'Disguise' Charm from his pocket, carefully toying with it.
"Unfortunately, it's risky and single-use."
"Wait—I don't necessarily have to use it myself." An interesting idea suddenly popped into his mind.
An idea that might permanently get rid of Disease Maiden.
"Danitz, that guy who told you about the bounty, he wants to cooperate with you to hunt me, right?"
Hearing this, Danitz nodded.
"You didn't directly refuse, did you?"
"I… I didn't directly refuse." Danitz's expression was a bit awkward. "But I did that to get rid of that guy sooner, I—"
"Good idea!"
"What?"
Luo En showed a chilling smile that matched his current attire. He looked at Danitz:
"I have an idea for making money, do you want to hear it—
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