The Pirate King's Daughter - Chapter 31

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Episode 31
“Tatiana, so you really did say we should keep cleaning the entire ship, that we should back an Aura user, and all that nonsense?”
Perian smiled with an unsettling edge.
“No, what I meant was…….”
The others felt the same way.
Dilshad and Kheis looked at her as if to say, Go on, try to explain yourself.
I glanced toward Berto for a lifeline, but he was still just enjoying the sight of me.
“Come on, I was joking. So we agreed not to actually do those punishments, right?”
“What’s your wish, then?”
“Nothing outrageous. Just, well, a shoulder massage? Something like that?”
“So it’s fine that you tricked us?”
Dilshad tilted his head to one side. Having lost twice and nearly losing a third time, his anger seemed the fiercest of all.
“No, I…….”
I stretched out my words pitifully and looked up at him with bright, gleaming eyes.
But he showed no signs of forgiving me.
“I’m sorry…….”
“Really?”
“Yeah. I won’t trick you again. I won’t even suggest making punishments anymore.”
“But you said punishments make the games more fun because they give you the will to win.”
“That’s true.”
Even though they’d agreed with that themselves.
“If you’re really sorry, then grant me two wishes. Then I’ll forgive you.”
…….
I didn’t like that much.
When I averted my eyes and closed my mouth, Dilshad spoke in a stern voice.
“Did you really try to trick me, and now you don’t want to grant my wishes?”
“Fine…….”
A sigh escaped me. From the way he was laying down the law, he was definitely going to ask for something difficult.
What if he orders me to organize the entire kitchen.
“This doesn’t seem like something those two should settle alone.”
That’s when Kheis interjected.
“I lost once too, so I should get a wish granted as well.”
“I may not have suffered direct damage, but attempted crime isn’t without guilt either, is it? I should receive compensation as well.”
Perian chimed in with Kheis’s point.
“Tatiana seems to be reflecting on this. Don’t gang up on her too much.”
Finally, Berto stepped forward.
He had a good heart and had built trust with me through our coordinated performances—he hadn’t abandoned me.
“Then let’s have Tatiana grant everyone one wish each. That would be fair.”
Good heart my foot—you’re just dividing me into four equal parts and taking your share.
“It’s unpleasant that you’re trying to get everything for free, but there’s no helping it.”
Dilshad and Kheis expressed their reluctant agreement.
“Wait, the deception wasn’t mine alone anyway. Pudding and I should split two wishes each.”
“The owner takes responsibility. Besides, your Pudding already ran away.”
I spun around in alarm. The door was wide open.
“I need to check the sea routes now. We haven’t set a deadline, so think about your wishes and tell me later.”
Berto stood up, and the rest also left their seats, having had enough fun for one day.
“Take it easy on me.”
“Really, you can’t show weakness to those dog-like fellows.”
With a crisp clink, an iced americano appeared before me.
“Dilshad, you questioned me first.”
“Because I’m the worst kind of scoundrel.”
Dilshad, who had quickly made the coffee, sat back down beside me with a broad grin.
“You know I’ve helped out in the kitchen a lot, right? I’ve swept the deck hard and fished every chance I got.”
“Yeah, I know.”
Did I really?
Dilshad’s face looked far more sinister than even Lucas, pure Demon King as he was.
“But I’m different from those noble bastards—I’m not remotely refined. You should brace yourself.”
A chill ran down my spine.
* * *
The ship docked at the Dock.
We had arrived safely at Haedo Island, which Berto and I had rescued.
“But are you planning to keep flying that Pirate Flag?”
Perian pointed to the Pirate Flag hanging at the top of the mast.
“It’s better to keep it here. Most ships that can’t dock at Balas Island come here, and they’re mostly pirates—we have an unspoken agreement not to fight.”
That was why I flew the Pirate Flag.
“You really know everything. Did you hear about that at the Tavern too?”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
In the original story, the protagonist and companions found this out later during their escape, but I brushed over it vaguely.
“But couldn’t we use a different design? This one bothers me.”
Pudding complained. The skull on the Pirate Flag was a jellyfish, after all.
“We’re the Jellyfish Pirates, so there’s no help for it. A Pirate Flag needs identity.”
I’d put so much thought into designing it.
“Since there’s only one path, let’s all move together.”
Kheis, who had scouted ahead with Berto, spoke up.
We followed him into the forest interior. It wasn’t an artificially made path, but a dirt trail worn by the passage of people over time.
The island was clearly small at a glance.
It didn’t seem difficult to find merchants coming from the nearby inhabited island to sell goods.
Sure enough, after a short walk, we spotted a few stalls.
There were no customers, and three merchants, who had been chatting, took their positions at their respective stalls once they spotted us.
“Welcome, what can we help you with?”
We stopped at the first stall right before us—a grocer’s.
“Hello……wait?”
I rubbed my eyes, wondering if I’d misread the numbers on the paper.
“Is this really the price?”
“Yes, that’s correct.”
The merchant smiled warmly like a kindhearted uncle.
“Five Silver Coins for one kilogram of flour?”
“Yes, you’ve read it correctly.”
Insane—there was no gouging quite like this. It was a whopping twenty-five times the price from the regular market.
“That’s absurd. It’s way too expensive.”
“Then you can go buy it elsewhere.”
His brazen attitude, knowing full well there was nowhere else to go, made my anger rise to the top of my head.
I understood why things cost more here. Water sold at a mountain peak and water sold at a supermarket have different prices.
But five Silver Coins crossed the line.
“Give me a discount.”
“Ha, I’m sorry, but we don’t offer discounts in this region due to its special characteristics.”
His smiling face was utterly revolting. There had to be limits to how blatantly one could fleece people.
Heat surged into my fists.
“Perian.”
Kheis grabbed my fist and lowered it as if to calm me, then jerked his head at Perian to handle the merchant.
“Why?”
He pulled me to a spot a little distance away and smoothly rubbed the tension from my brow.
“Relax your eyes. If the merchant refuses to sell, we’re the only ones who lose.”
“But still……!”
“Tuck in your lower lip too. We have enough money.”
We didn’t have enough. We could make it to the Empire if we sold even the jewels and nothing catastrophic happened.
But I had no settlement funds.
“Everyone’s pretty quick-witted.”
How much could I get for the treasure fragment Pudding gave me? They said it wasn’t a ruby.
I pulled out the Heart-Shaped Rocket Pendant.
Inside lay a single Red Treasure Fragment.
‘There’s no help for it. Worrying about it now won’t make flour any cheaper.’
I headed back toward the stall.
“Tatiana.”
Kheis lightly grabbed my wrist, stopping me.
Did he really think I was going to cause a scene? What does he take me for?
“I need to buy more things.”
As I approached, the merchant said kindly.
“Your companion was so generous that I’ve given you more than the standard amount.”
“That’s very kind of you. But do you have any fruit or vegetables?”
The stall was mostly stocked with grains, dried meat, salted fish—foods that kept well.
But fresh fruit, prone to spoilage, was the single most important food item for long voyages.
“We don’t carry such things, so they’re not in stock.”
Sailors come here, so I suppose it can’t be helped. Few ships have refrigeration.
“Do you sell alcohol?”
When Dilshad asked, the merchant stepped aside and showed us the oak barrels behind him. They came in various sizes, from small to large.
“Absolutely not.”
I spoke firmly after seeing the price tag.
“Ah, but the taste is really fine. A shame.”
Dilshad’s shoulders slumped dejectedly, but there was no way around it.
Ten liters of beer for two Gold Coins? That was insane. In modern currency, that was nearly four hundred thousand won.
“If you need fruit or vegetables, why not venture into the forest? I’m sure there will be something edible.”
“Are there any dangerous animals?”
“Oh no. This island is so small there’s nothing dangerous at all.”
…….
The merchant had clearly said that…….
So lying through his teeth was yet another insult to add to the backstabbing.
I was kidnapped by pirates while picking strawberries after getting separated from my companions, and even though we pirates don’t typically harm children and women, the situation was urgent, so I hope you’ll understand.

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