CLXVI. East Sea Righteous

The dancer spotted Liszt and his companion, clutching at them like a lifeline.

She didn't recognize Morison.

But Liszt was simply too memorable, his beard practically had "Triad Gang" written all over his face.

What intrigued her was this:

How could a pirate appear so boldly at a private exhibition? They needed to be a noble or show eight hundred Golden Dragons as capital if they were a big-shot to enter.

After all, this was Duguli's most upscale type of exhibit.

These nouveaux riches really did have money.

Luckily, she'd done a bit of homework the day before, out of curiosity about this band of pirates. It was rare for seafaring folk to come inland, as typically those with bounties left the land and sought refuge with the Cross Alliance in their base in Duguli. She'd done some research.

And not to look was to overlook the fact that they were the Black Sail Pirate Group, notorious on the East Shore.