The pirates fled as fast as they could even as they fell down and trampled over each other. Mirian murmured atop Eugene’s shoulder as she watched the pirates run. “It actually worked! Those bastards did seem like they were really scared of ghosts. But why did you say ‘you have been cursed~’?”

“I thought it would be enough to cause a strife among them,” Eugene responded. His original plan had been to directly take care of the pirates on the wall. But he changed his plan after eavesdropping on the conversation that a few of the pirates had.

The pirates were already trapped in their castle like rats, and they were crazy about superstition. Eugene knew from experience how humans behaved when they were trapped in a corner, so he changed his plan. He simply had to pull a small trigger called ‘ghosts and curses.’

“If it works, it works. If it doesn’t, I’ll just kill all of them,” Eugene spoke softly before once again assimilating himself into the darkness.

***

“I-it’s a curse! W-we’ve all been cursed!” the pirates shouted in fear. They abandoned their posts and crawled into the castle before making sure that all the doors were bolted tight. Many of them were busy incorrectly drawing the holy symbol in the air or chanting improper prayers.

“Come to think of it, I heard that the guardian demon god of the island died…”

“What?...