Elf: Who told him to be an investigator!

Chapter 55 Are there enough spores?

"East."

Soon, Ze Shu, having figured out the answer, decided to "set sail".

You can still hear the two groups arguing outside, and many people anxiously urging the boat to leave through the wall; they are very worried.

But Ze Shu wasn't in a hurry. He looked around the captain's cabin and had Komato the soldier guard the door. If anyone came in, they would run straight into its mountain of knives.

The so-called "captain's cabin" is not large, and is roughly the same as the captain's cabin of an ordinary seagoing vessel. The warm texture of wood permeates the surroundings, occasionally interspersed with high-tech streamlined shapes, which is quite pleasing to the eye.

It has devices to regulate the temperature and other environmental conditions inside the room, communication devices that can communicate with the entire ship, a "monitoring" system that can monitor most of the situation inside the ship, and a "chart table" that can scan a large area and display the situation and environment around the ship.

Ze Shu confirmed each one.

Of course, the most important thing is the improved rudder for controlling the ship's flight—the rudder now has Y-axis control.

"How do I open this...?"

Hearing the urging from the people outside, Ze Shu smiled and said, "Who cares, let's just start."

So he grabbed the smooth, warm-feeling rudder.

He began his first boat driving experience.

……

Boom—

The spaceship suddenly jolted.

The hunters, who had been living in fear of being attacked by the Alliance outside, were startled by the commotion and then calmed down.

They couldn't help but feel relieved: "Whew...the boat has finally set sail..."

Most people don't care who drives the boat; they only care that the boat sails and takes them away from here.

"Luckily, there was that colleague. If he hadn't spoken up on our behalf in time..." One hunter glanced at the captain's cabin, then gave a sinister look to the two groups still arguing—they had now turned into arguing about which side the spaceship would belong to after landing.

"If we wait until they reach a decision, the Alliance might already be on board the ship! Then none of us will be able to escape!"

"yes--"

This remark garnered considerable support, but coincidentally, it was overheard by the two groups arguing heatedly.

"Even if the Alliance comes here, we'll still beat them down!" One of them walked to the edge of the spaceship, looked around at the Alliance personnel below who were helplessly watching the ship as it started up and the gangway slowly retracted, and laughed, "The Alliance is nothing! After the boss's ship lands, it should be our turn..."

Boom!

Suddenly, the spaceship shook violently and tilted to one side.

Unfortunately, the ship tilted to the side of the edge where the man was, and he was thrown overboard like a bean. No matter how much he screamed and yelled, he fell into the encirclement of the "mere alliance" he had just mentioned.

This left the hunters who witnessed it wide-eyed: "This..."

However, only one person was thrown down; the others reacted quickly and grabbed onto nearby supports. After all, Pokémon hunters who constantly roam the shadows have the reflexes to react.

And after a while...

After everyone on the deck staggered a few times, the deck slowly returned to its upright position.

Many people were bewildered and asked, "W-what happened?!"

Someone else roared at the captain's cabin, "How did you sail this ship! You've killed our most important companion..."

Before he could finish speaking, the boat began to tilt again, causing him to quickly shut his mouth and barely manage to grab onto a support to avoid falling off the boat.

"Quiet!" Only after the ship had barely righted itself did Ze Shu's angry roar echo from the captain's cabin. "You're distracting me! Be quiet! Or we'll all fall overboard!"

"You, you..." The person who had just been shouting was quite angry at these words, but his companion immediately covered his mouth.

After all, the person who fell has already fallen.

Their survival is the most important thing.

"Don't rush!" his companion said softly. "The current situation on the deck makes it unlikely that we'll clash with him. But once the ship is sailing steadily, we'll... heh heh..."

He chuckled mischievously twice and then slowly said, "We'll keep watch outside the captain's cabin. When it gets dark and most of them are resting, we'll quietly... sneak in, take care of that kid without anyone noticing, and seize the captain's cabin."

"In that case, wouldn't we be able to manipulate the rest of them?"

"Yes...you're right!"

"After all, his petty tricks as a lowly soldier are no match for our combined efforts."

……

Inside the captain's cabin.

Ze Shu was concentrating intently on steering the boat.

The accident just now wasn't intentional; it was genuinely an accident.

After all, it was my first time sailing, so I wasn't very skilled yet.

Feeling the smooth, warm texture of the wooden rudder, he slowly adjusted the direction. A casual glance at the nearby 'surveillance camera' revealed two men furtively standing casually by the captain's cabin door, seemingly waiting for an opportunity.

They made no attempt to hide from surveillance, or perhaps they were unaware of its existence?

"Oh……"

Ze Shu chuckled, not paying any attention.

But he struggled with other things.

Heading to the Pokémon League is a good idea, but it's not very realistic. Based on the spaceship speed that Zeshu is currently observing, it would take at least two days to get to the Pokémon League.

The hunters outside aren't stupid.

We'll definitely find some clues.

We need a way to prevent them from discovering these clues.

So now, he didn't head directly east, towards the Pokémon League, because that would be too obvious and would arouse suspicion.

However, he kept the boat moving in a wobbly, unsettling most of the hunters outside, who were filled with anxiety and trepidation.

It's good that things aren't stable!

This is his goal, and it also reflects his current driving skills.

……

Time passed slowly as Ze Shu drove by.

From the dazzling brilliance of the midday sun to the setting sun casting a hazy yellow hue on the edges of the spaceship, which then gradually fades into darkness.

Ze Shu became increasingly familiar with piloting the spaceship, and it moved more and more steadily. But even so, at the beginning, he would still occasionally cause the spaceship to suddenly shake violently.

The Pokémon hunters outside were also worn down by this sudden shock.

As night slowly fell.

As Ze Shu's journey became completely stable, the spaceship had not shaken for a long time. Their minds, which had been constantly being jolted awake, gradually relaxed, and most of them closed their eyes in a daze.

But the two men, who were still pretending to be casually waiting outside the captain's cabin, became increasingly excited.

The surveillance footage showed them whispering to each other, as if they were discussing and preparing something.

Ze Shu smiled.

"Go."

"group--"

……

Outside the captain's cabin.

The two whispered to each other, discussing the details of their next move.

"They're all asleep, and the spaceship is completely stable. Even if the people on board leave a little, it won't cause much of a commotion."

"It's time... Act quickly, and don't make a scene."

"Heh... my Poison Skull Frog was only killed in one move by that kid because it was injured. Otherwise, with..."

Snap, snap—

Suddenly.

The sound of two unconscious bodies falling to the ground rang out.

Ze Shu gently pushed open the door to the captain's cabin, looked at the two bodies lying intertwined outside the door, fast asleep, and twitched the corner of his mouth.

That's it?

You think you can deal with him with this?

But these mushroom spores are really useful.

Thinking this way.

Ze Shu whispered to Paras beside him, "Go. Infect this entire ship with your spores."

"Pie, pie..."

Upon hearing this instruction, Paras's eyes widened instantly.

A whole ship full of people?!

Does it have enough spores?!