"Too dramatic!"
Drake backhandedly knocked Bessie, interrupting his chanting.
"Can't I even express my reluctance..."
Bessie covered his head in pain, walking aggrievedly to the side to stay.
Seeing him calm down, Drake continued to speak:
"Anyway, Mimi is definitely leaving. Say whatever you want to say quickly. Also, remember to show the magnanimity a senior should have!"
Hearing Drake's words, the pirates hesitated to speak.
"This... we are all big men. Although we are definitely reluctant to let Mimi go, you can't expect us to cry like Bessie, right?"
Bombay looked around at his companions and said distressfully.
Hearing this, the pirates nodded repeatedly.
"Yeah, yeah, we can't act like Bessie!"
Bessie was furious.
Then he went to the corner to draw circles.
"We actually want to give Mimi some gifts, but, there's only that bit of junk on our ship, like food, wine, and so on. Uh, and some small toys."
"Besides these, what else can we give as gifts? Are we supposed to tear off a piece of deck from the Golden Wild Hunt? Or run into the sea now to catch two fish?"
Bombay looked around and spread his hands.
Apart from the Golden Wild Hunt and the small island where the battle just took place, there was only the endless sea nearby.
Even now, the sky was just getting light, and the color of the sea couldn't be called beautiful.
And since it was a parting gift, it definitely had to be memorable. They couldn't just casually pick two small items to deal with it.
"Still want to tear off the deck? In your dreams!"
Hearing this, Drake glared.
Good grief, putting the cart before the horse. Giving a parting gift, and you tear down the house?
Besides, what kind of suitable gift is a wooden plank!
"Usually you like drinking and eating meat, but at critical moments, you can't come up with a single idea. What use are you!"
Drake said, hating that iron couldn't become steel.
Facing Drake's scolding, the group of pirates had long been accustomed to it. Each smirked simply, completely not taking it to heart.
"Oh my, since Boss is the one who comes up with ideas anyway, why don't you just come up with this idea too?"
"Yeah, yeah, Boss is our representative. As long as Boss prepares a gift that can represent all of us, won't it save a lot of effort?"
"And this way, Mimi can also take fewer things. Otherwise, with so many of us, if everyone gives Mimi a gift, Mimi definitely won't be able to carry them."
Seeing her lackeys smiling foolishly at her and incidentally pushing the task onto her, Drake almost fainted from anger.
"Sigh, placing hope on you at this time is my problem. Fine, go play on the side."
Reciting "don't get angry" several times silently, the weary Drake waved her hand at this group of disappointing lackeys.
You think this kind of thing is difficult; do I think it's simple?
Bakayarou!
Unable to come up with a suitable idea for a moment, Drake rubbed her temples, looking around with the intention of finding inspiration.
Glancing over the pirates looking at her expectantly, Takumi scratching his head embarrassedly, as well as the sea and the small island not far away...
When Drake looked up and saw something, she instantly had an idea.
"Bessie! Go into the cabin and get me a brush, remember the kind used for painting!"
Drake ordered immediately.
Bessie was full of confusion. Although he didn't understand why his Boss wanted that thing, he still ran happily into the cabin to find it.
"Mimi, that flag you've been holding, can something be drawn on it?"
Drake turned to look at Takumi and asked.
"Of course."
Associating it with Drake asking Bessie to get a paintbrush just now, Takumi roughly guessed Drake's idea.
Having no rejection of such things anymore, Takumi readily summoned the Holy Flag, which originally belonged to Jeanne and was modified by Nero after reaching his hands.
Then he handed it to Drake.
"Hiss! Didn't pay attention before, but looking closely now, the pattern on your flag is actually quite beautiful."
Drake took the flag, looking at the gorgeous and aesthetic patterns on it, and couldn't help clicking her tongue.
"Drawing on such a beautiful thing feels a bit extravagant... Are you sure I can do whatever I want?"
Touching the fine fabric on the flag, Drake confirmed with Takumi again just in case.
"I'm sure. Just don't draw it too ugly in the end."
Seeing this, Takumi smiled, signaling Drake to relax.
Seeing its owner didn't mean to go back on his word, how could Drake, a proper pirate, be wishy-washy like a woman?
Immediately, she patted her chest boldly, looking like "leave it to me."
"Good! Since you said so, Mimi, then watch me next!"
Just at this time, Bessie also brought the paintbrush and matching paints. Drake put the flag on a relatively flat box nearby.
Simultaneously spreading out the fabric flag surface.
Grabbing the paintbrush handed over by Bessie, finding a suitable position on the flag surface, Drake started painting cleanly and efficiently.
"As expected of Boss, so many ideas!"
"Otherwise, how could she be our Captain?"
"Remember to draw it better, Boss. This isn't just a gift from one person!"
"You talk too much? Our pirate flags were all drawn by me. Who do you think I am!"
...
Seeing this, the surrounding pirates gathered around curiously, talking all at once while holding torches to illuminate for Drake.
Takumi stood aside, watching this scene quietly, the corners of his mouth gradually curling up.
The pirates stretched their heads curiously to look into the middle. Many held torches in their hands. The light of the flames illuminated Drake, who was concentrating on drawing something on the flag surface decorated with gold and red on a white background.
Drake occasionally dipped the paintbrush into the paint bowl held by Bessie beside her to ensure the lines of what the brush drew were even enough.
And behind them where they didn't notice, a touch of golden sunlight slowly appeared on the sea level.
In the darkness before dawn, the sea was like a slumbering deep blue satin, calm and mysterious. As the sky gradually turned from deep blue to soft violet, the eastern horizon began to reveal a hint of pale white. On the distant horizon, it was a dazzling golden ocean...
Soft and weak light shone on the Golden Wild Hunt, draping Drake and the pirates in a layer of hazy and weak golden light, also reflecting everything in front into Takumi's eyes.
'The previous two Singularities I left at dusk. Leaving at sunrise like this is a first...'
Takumi stared blankly at the scene ahead. Originally not too reluctant, the scenes of everything that happened in this Singularity flashed before his eyes, finally freezing on the image of Euryale and the others leaving.
Suddenly feeling his nose sour, his eyes also became moist.
No matter how many times, he seemed unable to get used to parting...
"Success!"
Drake's excited voice suddenly rang out.
Interrupting Takumi's brewing emotions on the spot.