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The soft and faint light shone on the Golden Deer, casting a hazy and faint golden light on Drake and the pirates, and also reflecting everything in front of him into Lin Qi's eyes.
"The last two times we left the singularity, we left at dusk. This time, we left at sunrise. This is the first time..."
Lin Qi stared blankly at the scene in front of him. Originally, he was not too reluctant to leave, but everything that happened in this singularity flashed before his eyes, and finally stopped at the scene of Yurielle and others leaving.
Suddenly I felt my nose getting sore and my eyes started to get wet.
No matter how many times, he seems unable to get used to separation...
"Done!"
Drake's excited voice suddenly sounded.
Lin Qi's emotions that had just been brewing were interrupted on the spot.
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Chapter 76 The third singularity - the end.
After Lin Qi reacted, he quickly wiped his moist eyes with his torn sleeve.
He didn't want to be seen in front of so many people that he shed tears because he couldn't bear to leave, otherwise he would definitely be laughed at by them like they laughed at Bessie.
After Drake finished the painting, he threw the used paintbrush to Bessie next to him.
Bessie was completely unprepared and was in a panic before she caught the brush.
Then Drake ignored Bessie's resentful gaze, held the flag in both hands, and spread out the painted flag.
Holding his masterpiece high up, Drake nodded with satisfaction.
"Perfect! Xiaolin, come and see how well I drew!"
As Drake spoke, he rotated the flag and directed the side with the pattern on it towards Lin Qi's direction.
Lin Qi took a closer look.
In the upper left corner of the flag, which originally contrasted the gold, red and white colors, a slanted black skull has appeared on it.
On his head he wears a hat similar in style to the one Drake wears, with a pirate cutlass and a musket crossed beneath it.
It is exactly the logo on the pirate flag on the Golden Hind!
"Very good, better than I thought!"
Lin Qi gave Drake a thumbs up without hesitation.
This is not Lin Qi's compliment, but Drake's painting is indeed good.
Although a skull symbol does not seem to be a good match on a flag, Drake's reasonable placement and unrestrained painting skills give it a unique flavor.
It's the kind of feeling that seems to be a mess, with various elements that don't match each other, but is still inexplicably harmonious.
"Hey, I told you I draw really well!"
Derek put his hands on his hips and wiped his nose with his thumb proudly.
"But a normal pirate flag should be black with white paint like the one above. Your flag is mainly white, so I had to find another way and paint it with black paint."
"How's it going? Do you still like it?"
As he spoke, Drake handed the flag in his hand to Lin Qi.
"Of course!"
Lin Qi took the flag and swung it casually, letting it flutter in the sea breeze.
Looking at the pirate logo jumping on it, Lin Qi's eyes were slightly filled with joy.
But this was not a substantial gift after all, and it felt like a gift from someone else, so Drake, feeling like something was missing, searched his pockets again.
Finally, he pulled out a black eye mask from his pocket.
"Here, there's this!"
Drake threw the blindfold to Lin Qi.
Lin Qi took back the flag and hurriedly caught the blindfold thrown at him with both hands.
"In fact, I have long felt that the scar on your face, Xiaolin, has a special pirate style, so I prepared this a long time ago, but I didn't expect it to be delayed until now..."
"But it's not too late! At least it's delivered, and it makes me look more like a pirate when I wear it!"
Drake grinned, patted Lin Qi's shoulder and gave him a thumbs up.
Lin Qi shook his head and laughed, then cooperated and put on the black single-eye patch commonly used by pirates.
Wait for Lin Qi to put on the blindfold.
"Emmm..."
Drake stroked his chin and looked at him thoughtfully with the blindfold on.
Lin Qi looks young, and the burns on his face make him look a little rough, so Drake thinks Lin Qi is suitable to be a pirate.
Now with the eyepatch covering his scarred right eye, he suddenly looked less rugged.
Instead, there was a weird feeling of incongruity - especially since it was the first time Lin Qi wore this thing, and the way he wore it was a little crooked.
“I felt like something was missing… I got it!”
Derek pondered for a few seconds, and suddenly a big light bulb flashed above his head, and the feeling came all at once.
So he took off his hat and put it on Lin Qi's head.
"That's good now! Doesn't it feel like a great pirate?"
Looking at Lin Qi's new look, Drake nodded repeatedly and turned his head to look at his crew members.
“It’s packaged!”
“It’s definitely matured a lot.”
"Xiao Lin, cool!"
"He's more than just a great pirate! If you said he would be the new captain of the Golden Deer right now, I would believe it!"
……
Listening to the pirates' booing, Lin Qi coughed twice, looked away embarrassedly, and a hint of red appeared on his fair face.
I was really embarrassed by the praise.
"Hey! Are you asking for a fight? The eternal captain of the Golden Deer is still here!"
Drake precisely found a guy who wanted to seize her position as captain, and shook his fist at him, which could knock him out of bed with one punch.
"To be honest, this is my favorite hat, but it's not a gift. After all, it belongs to the pirate captain!"
After glaring at a pirate and threatening him, Drake turned around, picked up the hat that had just covered Lin Qi's head, and put it back on his own head.
"Of course, Xiaolin, if you ask me, I can give it to you~"
Before Lin Qi could open his mouth to speak, Drake changed the subject and winked at Lin Qi.
Lin Qi laughed in silence, without thinking too much, shook his head and said:
"No, I'll be satisfied with just one or two presents."
"Besides, I haven't even given you a parting gift yet."
As he spoke, Lin Qi felt a little embarrassed.
The things he could bring here were really limited. His Noble Phantasm did not take up any memory, but even so, all he had were a few Black Keys and equipment that could teleport him back to Chaldea.
This time we didn't even bring any food, nothing at all to take out.
"Hey, it doesn't matter what the gifts are, just send them all, buddy!"
"If you really feel bad about it, just make it up to me next time we meet. After all, the gifts we gave were pretty careless, hahaha!"
The pirates laughed nonchalantly.
Lin Qi also laughed, but his smile seemed a little forced.
'Is there really a chance we can meet again?'
Lin Qi asked himself.
Drake was still okay, as her achievements were enough to elevate her to a heroic spirit, but these pirate seniors in front of her were just ordinary people who followed Drake and did not even leave their names behind.
I'm afraid we won't have the chance to meet again after leaving this singularity...
"By the way, Xiaolin, how long do you have left before you leave?"
Derek suddenly asked.
Lin Qi then operated the device on his wrist as if nothing had happened, asking Chaldea to take him back.
At the same time, he pretended to be relaxed and said:
"There are about three minutes left. He will disappear into thin air like Yuri and Ellie. What's wrong?"
"Three minutes... that's enough!"
Drake took out the Holy Grail that belonged to him in this time.
"We fought for so long before finally winning. How can we not have a celebration banquet now?"
"Even if the time is short, you have to drink a few sips!"
Derek raised his eyebrows, a smile on his face.
The pirates cheered immediately, and some of them even trotted into the cabin to get cups for drinking.
It didn't take long.
Everyone picked up their own wine glass, and Lin Qi was no exception.
"Here comes the wine!"
Drake jumped dramatically to the place where the pirate logo was just drawn, roared in a muffled voice, and the holy grail in his hand suddenly emitted seemingly endless rum.
Then Drake leaned forward with the hand holding the Holy Grail, and a stream of wine poured out of the Holy Grail.
Seeing this, the pirates screamed and took up their own glasses to receive the wine.
Although there weren't that many people, they still rushed forward, squeezing each other, as if they were afraid that they would be slower than others.
Knowing that they just liked to make such a fuss, Lin Qi also rarely joined in at the last moment, laughing and squeezing over to grab a drink.
The sun completely appeared above the sea level, and the sunlight poured down on the Golden Deer, covering everyone with a layer of golden gauze and making the transparent wine look crystal clear and beautiful.
After a while of playing, everyone stood on the deck of the Golden Hart, holding cups filled with wine. Drake even took the Holy Grail as a wine glass for convenience.
"Cheers!"×N.
Everyone smiled at each other, and after making sure that everyone had a drink, they all raised their glasses.
The crystal clear wine left the glass due to inertia and sparkled like a gem in the rising sun.
Facing the sunshine, everyone drank the wine without hesitation.
The sound of swallowing was heard all over the boat.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, a different voice broke the orderly formation.
In the crowd, a wine glass fell from mid-air, along with half a glass of transparent wine.
……
Lin Qi's panel changed.
Muscle strength: B → A.
Durability: C → A.
Skills acquired:
【Super Strength (B)】: Increases your strength for a short period of time.
[Hero's Weapon (C)]: Even though I am a monster, I still want to be a hero who can protect others.