'My lord?　Is it really possible for me to take the place of Lady Julia?

　Satie asks with concern.

'It shouldn't be a problem...'

　I replied, but my conscience was a little sore.

　Because the plan I came up with was to make Sati as Yulia's substitute.

　In short, I would have Satie dress up as Yulia.
　The girl named Julia Octave looked like Satie.
　That's what I thought of her when I first met her.
　Julia had golden, wavy hair, but other than that, she looked just like her.
　Their voices were similar, and their faces were similarly shaped.

　Sati's was slightly lighter in flesh, but that was probably a difference in origin.
　Julia has been blessed with good nutrition since she was a child.
　Satie, on the other hand, is the child of a slave. She probably didn't have enough nutrition while growing up.

　However, that can be disguised by stuffing your chest.
　I had Julia's maidservant prepare a wig and had Sati put it on.

　All that's left to do is get her to wear a fluttery dress like a nobleman's daughter's dress, and the fake Miss Julia Octave is complete.

　--A few minutes later, Sati appeared from Julia's own dress room, and she was the aristocratic daughter herself.

　I couldn't help but let out a "ho", but it seems that she's not full of it either.

''........I feel like a nobleman's princess.

　He smiled shyly.
　Satie is not a bad-looking girl by nature.
　No, she's a dainty girl.

　I knew that if she paid attention to her costume and makeup, she could be transformed, but I didn't expect her to be as good as this.

''With this, she could pass for a nobleman's daughter.

　This is my honest opinion.
　In fact, I could hear the sighs of sorrow from Julia's handmaids, "Oh my God, I thought we were alike from the moment I met her, but I didn't expect anything less.

It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on a new one. It's hard to tell her apart from the young lady from a distance.

　And Hans, the butler, drummed it up, too.
　I was relieved by his words, but at the same time I felt guilty.

　Of course, I'm going to do my best to protect them, and I have no intention of putting them in harm's way at all, but I still don't feel comfortable letting Sati take Yulia's place and put her on the ship.

(Maybe I should have brought Lilith with me for this one. But that guy doesn't look anything like Yulia...)

　As I was pondering this, Satie said cheerfully, "This role is something only I can do, right?

This role is something only I can do, isn't it?
　And--

　I shake my head.

　In front of Hans and Eltria, it would be difficult to use Yulia as a decoy.

　Besides, I didn't have time to look for a girl who resembled Yulia, and if I went to that kind of trouble, the pirates might get distracted by the information.

　After all, the red-bearded Carossa was the man who had outsmarted that talented Eltria and had been raiding these waters for the past few years.

　It would be best not to underestimate that intelligence network.

''Then this Sati, I would like to be of service to you, Mr. Ike. Ike found her for me. I don't care what happens to me now.

　I let out a 'oh man' when I heard those words.

'That again. I don't need to feel grateful to you, you know. There's very little I've ever done for Satie. In fact, you owe me more than I owe you, don't you?　Satie's food is off the charts, and the tea she made for us is so good.

　I mean it.
　I'd rather double my current salary.

'If I hadn't met my master, Sati would have been lost in the streets like that. I don't want to forget that debt of gratitude.

Cause and effect is all mixed up. You almost got yourself killed because I took Arsenum.

''But even if my master hadn't been attacked, Arsenum would have fallen into the hands of the Demon King's army one day. And even if Arsenum had been safe and the former lord was still alive and well, Sati would have lived a lonely life.

　Sati broke off her words there and smiled as she said it with a smile.

'It's been a few months since I've been your master's maid. Sati has spent more time in those months than all the joys she has had combined. Please. By all means, let Sati help her master.

　Sati will petition.
　There doesn't seem to be any lies in her words.
　No, there is no idea of lying to this girl in the first place.

　She sincerely wants to be of service to me.
　It's a waste of time for a man not to respond to her feelings.

All right. This time you will have Satie's full cooperation.

　Hearing those words, Satie smiled as if a flower had bloomed.

'For the first time, I can be of service to you in something other than taking care of yourself.

　Sati was happy to say that, but she finally looked a bit divine, "There's just one thing I'm worried about,

　I say, to reassure her.

'Sati has nothing to worry about. The pirates won't be late to the party without the robe of the Immortal King.
　And--.

　But apparently her concern is not so.

'I have full faith in my master's strength.

　He declared, and then continued.

'-- only, Satie is new to the boat. That's what worries me.

　Okay, that certainly worries me too.

　I have a vague memory of sailing in my past life, but the sailing ships of this world and the big ships of my past life should not be lumped together.

　Maybe we should take measures against seasickness rather than anti-piracy measures first.
　With that in mind, we headed for the port of Zenobia, where the sailing ship was located.