After Parthos' body fell and slowly crumbled into dust, Aldred set his sight to the side and noticed a large mecha approaching him.
York and Simond were still fighting in the distance, and their battle didn't seem like it would end soon.
"This is your final warning," Thinker said with his robotic voice. "Give me the ring."
"Your speech changed," Aldred said. "It was more robot-like before."
"My master has improved me. Making me more… human. He said that I need the creativity of a human to solve problems, and require me to ignore some of my calculations."
"He's a fool for that."
"HE'S NOT A FOOL!" Thinker shouted. "I apologize for lashing out. This attachment called 'emotion' is uncontrollable sometimes."
"Since you are more human now. Do you feel pain?"
"No."
Aldred laughed. "You should thank your master for that."
"I figure you will not hand over the ring?"
Aldred shook his head.
After that interaction, they both went to each other and fought.
…
Simond slashed forward. Dark energy violently moved around him and crashed in every direction, but the masked pirate masterfully dodged all of his attacks.
He had been fighting with this pirate for a while now, but this masked woman was so skilled.
York gracefully landed and fired. A steel ball came out of her sword. This was one of her special weapons. It worked very well when the enemy didn't know it could fire a projectile, but after that, it became an effective distraction for the enemy.
Simond had always been wary of that weapon, and so he dodged to the side. York leaped at him and swung her sword down.
Blocking with his blade, Simond slashed towards the mask.
York took a few steps back. Suddenly, a crack appeared on the mask.
She immediately retreated to her ship.
Simond snorted. "Filthy pirate."
He turned around and saw Aldred looking at him.
Simond noticed a broken giant mecha beside Aldred. It was damaged very badly.
"You cannot defeat me," Aldred said.
Simond frowned and stepped forward until he saw a lot of women standing beside Aldred. They all exuded a powerful aura of their own.
He then saw thousands of golems and hundreds of powerful undead around him.
Simond grunted. "I will come back for you."
"You think I will let you leave?"
Aldred flashed forward and slashed, but his blade went through Simond as he turned into a dark mist.
After a second, he was nowhere to be found.
"He teleported. That sword gives him the ability to do it."
"Finally, he's gone."
Aldred jolted and raised his blade as he looked to the side. It was the masked pirate York!
"Why are you still here?"
"I want to join you."
"Ha?"
"I said I want to join you."
"I heard you, but why?"
"I believe you can obtain the treasure."
Aldred frowned. "And you think I will let you join my fleet?"
York snorted and calmly approached him. Aldred took a step back, wary of her.
She ignored his wariness and caressed his shoulder. "Did you forget what you did to me on my own mothership?"
"Is this the part where you tried to kill me with the main cannon?"
"No. It's the part where you ask me to blow your rod."
"You offer it to me!"
"You said, you would join me if I do it."
"Not my fault that you believed it."
"What did you say?" York lifted off her mask, revealing her beautiful face.
"What is going on here?" Mary asked as she approached them.
"And you, why are you still here?" Mary pointed at her.
"She wanted to join us."
"HA?!"
"I have the same reaction," Aldred said.
Mareona stepped forward and pointed a sword at her. "You tried to kill Aldred, and now you want to join us? You think we are stupid enough to let you do that?"
York smiled. "What if you put a slave spell on me."
"We still wouldn't let you join!"
"Why are we still talking? Let's kill her now," Sophia said.
"Everyone, wait." Stella walked forward with a smile. "You know, our dear Aldred left a sweet memory on her."
"What do you mean?" Mary asked.
"She had sex with Aldred."
"WHAT?!"
"Didn't I tell you guys before?" Aldred asked.
"When did you tell us?"
"I am pretty sure I told you guys after we made love."
"They were asleep, Aldred," Stella said. "I am the only one who knows about it."
"But why would you make love with a pirate?" Mareona asked.
"I asked the same thing at that time." Stella laughed. "Apparently she tried to convince Aldred to join her using that method."
"He said, he will join me if I do it." York pointed at Aldred.
"Hey, don't accuse me of anything. You guys don't believe that right?"
Meanwhile, his wives were staring at him with a knowing look.
"But still, she tried to kill us before. We can't just let her join us," Sophia said.
Stella smiled. "Didn't you hear what she said earlier? She's willing to be put on a slave spell."
"But…"
"We need an experienced and capable sailor. Burchard and the captains are good, but they are fairly new. This pirate knows the troubled water for years. We need her as our guide," Stella said.
Everyone was silent.
Mira nodded. "I agree."
"What? Mira, not you too," Sophia said.
"Do you remember who you were before, Sophia? You were once our enemy, but what happened after you joined us?"
"She became one of our greatest allies, a friend, a family," Mary said.
"Exactly." Mira glanced at York. "I see something within her eyes. She's yearning for something. Possibly love, a family maybe."
They all looked at her.
"Did she fall in love with Aldred?" Mareona asked.
"I wouldn't blame her," Kiara said while crossing her arms. "Anyone would fall for him after doing that in bed."
York blushed, but she didn't say anything.
"So do you all agree for her to join us?" Stella asked.
"I guess so," Mary replied.
"But remember the slave spell," Sophia said.
And everyone agreed to it after some hesitation.
"What about my opinion?" Aldred asked.
"Your opinion will not be heard in this situation. We will decide if she is a good girl for you and our family."
Aldred could only scratch his head after that statement.
"Well…" Stella looked at her. "What was your name?"
"I go by the name York, but my real name is Mally."
"Mally, since everyone agreed to let you join, I will cast an enslavement spell on you."
Stella smiled and summoned her half-broken disc. It projected a light that scanned Mally's entire body and turned her clothes transparent.
Her sexy body was revealed, and Aldred nodded a few times. "I still remember it like it was yesterday."
Mareona flicked his forehead.
After detecting no magical treasure to cancel the enslavement spell, Stella raised her staff.
"Call Upon The Stars: Absolute Obedience!"
