There's No Love In the Deathzone (BL) novel Chapter 549

Chapter 549: Chapter 542. A Special Event

"Thank you for your hard work! You can leave it to me now!" Dheera playfully saluted Dean and Silva who were debarking from the ship.

Dean, who had been contaminated by Brisk for a long time now, returned the salute with a grin, while Silva just shook her head exasperatedly.

But she still gave sincere advice, placing a pouch of medicine in Dheera’s hand. "Drink this one right now, before embarking. It takes time to work, so consuming it when you’re already feeling sick will be too late. Take this one if the water became extremely choppy--especially during a fight. If it’s not enough, wear this patch and this ginger candy, and eat an apple if you have the chance."

"Okeydokey!"

Both guides patted their youngest before stepping onto the dock, and Dheera skipped joyfully to the ship while biting into the motion sickness tablet.

"Oh, it’ll be you this time?" a familiar voice welcomed her, and Dheera waved her hand at the swordsman leaning into the deck’s railing.

"Brother Gus!" she jumped onto the deck as if it was a stage and opened her arms. "Just be honest and tell me you missed my guiding."

"Obviously, I missed Zein’s guiding," the swordsman shrugged.

"Hey, you should humor a girl!" Dheera puffed his cheeks and Gus gave his concession.

"Yeah, yeah, I missed you too," Gus patted the grinning girl who reminded him of his little sisters.

"...why?"

Gus blinked and turned around at the quiet sound coming from behind him, and received a glare from the elemental princess. "Hmm? Did you say something?"

Senia flinched and turned her face away, pursing her lips. "Nothing."

"Then why are you scowling like that?" Gus tilted his head to chase the elementalist’s face. "Stop frowning, you’ll waste your pretty face."

The words had a rather reversing effect, because the scowl was getting deeper. "W-who’s pretty?!"

Naturally, the speaker was confused at this unusual reaction. "You?"

"I’m not!"

Was there someone who refused to be called pretty? Especially a girl?

But Senia stomped her feet on the deck, fuming. "I’m strong! I’m not pretty!"

It wasn’t just Gus this time, but Dheera was also confused. The swordsman blinked in bewilderment, but also amusement. "Well, yeah...you’re strong too, but...what’s wrong with being called pretty?"

"People can’t be pretty and strong!" the girl scowled even more, but her eyes were also a bit...glazed? Were those tears?

Gus narrowed his eyes at the apparent hurt that seemed to be rooted in some kind of trauma. He leaned down and asked in a softer tone. "Who said that?"

Unfortunately, Senia was clamming up already. She pressed her lips as if she was done with the conversation, which sometimes happened when the topic came to her past. _{freёweɓnovel.com}

"That’s not true," Dheera peeked behind the swordsman. "People can be both strong and pretty--like Sister Rina!" she said confidently, before pointing to the dock. "And I know the strongest and prettiest person here!"

Gus and Senia turned to look at the dock, where their bosses were talking to the kitchen. Zein, who could feel some people staring at him, looked up to the ship’s deck where Dheera was waving with both her arms. Even with a mask, no one could dare to question his beauty.

"True," Gus laughed and nodded. "The prettiest man who can order our Commander around--definitely the strongest here."

"Right~?" Dheera giggled and Gus glanced at Senia, who was blinking dumbfoundedly.

He chuckled and patted the elementalist’s head, who was snarling in response--but also with reddened face and ear, which was quite a charming sight. Gus pinched the girl’s nose for an added measure before turning his gaze back toward the dock while his legs were being kicked by Senia. "And they looked lovey-dovey as usual," he said, unbothered by a physical assault from a magic-type esper.

"True!" Dheera giggled at the obvious lovestruck gaze the Serpent Lord had for her Captain, before stroking her chin like a keen observer. "Oh, maybe because..."

"Because?"

Gus’s gossip sense was tingling, and Dheera turned to face him with a grin. "I heard there will be a special event later."

"Special event?" the swordsman’s brow arched.

Dheera scooted closer and whispered at Gus and Senia. "Yeah, yeah! I heard it’s..."

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The ship was sailing again after a short stop consisting of refueling the mana stones and replacing some personnel. Bassena did say they would come with a proper attack force, but he actually reduced the number of people on board.