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Chapter 257
🕑 Added 2024-10-16 02:00:04 +0000 UTCAnton and the whole gang spent about an hour on the deck reserved for their hallway. They only left because the sun was setting. They wanted to view the sunset on the ocean, but according to one of the male passengers who circled the girls like annoying flies, the particular ship’s location was not the best for sunset viewing. The sunrise would be stunning though so after thanking the man, the girls then talked about waking up early to view the sunrise.
Then they asked two of the sailors who were loitering around to give them a tour of the whole ship. One of the loitering sailors then said that they were there to guide them but since it was already late and in about two hours, dinner would start, it would be best if they took the tour the next day since it would take several hours.
Anton could see that everyone was impressed at what the sailor had said. The fact that it would take hours for them to tour the whole ship meant that the ship was truly gigantic. Anton was truly delighted since in his imagination of going to another continent, it would be inside a dingy little pirate ship that would tumble around like a washing machine if there were big enough waves, and then sea monsters would attack them.
He was hoping that it would be like the ship Merry from one of his beloved anime but he didn’t expect that it would be like the Love Boat from that show in the 80s that was set inside a cruise ship. He happened to know that show since he had seen memes of that while scrolling through a famous short video website.
Anton and the whole group returned to their suite to prepare and even that short little travel from their rooms to the deck was entertaining enough.
When they arrived in their suite, everyone made sure that they were dressed to impress including wearing high-valued accessories, for their dinner. Nemina advised them to do so no one would look down on them.
Nemina’s plan that Anders fully agreed on was to find connections that would help them when they reached the Gale Continent. Of course, they were not in a hurry since they would spend more than a year in the ocean.
After everyone was dressed, it was about time for them to go to the dining hall. When they exited the suite, Anton saw a man was already waiting for them.
“Sir, I’m here to guide you to the dining hall. I’m the sailor assigned to your suite. You can tell me whatever your wishes are and I’ll make sure to complete them. My name is Harun,” The sailor said.
“What kind of help can you provide us?” Anders asked.
“If you need your rooms cleaned or your clothes laundered, I can find all the help you need. I will also be your tour guide once you’re ready to tour the Amelia,” Harun said.
“Amelia? Who’s she?” Anna asked.
“Amelia is the name of our beloved ship.” Their sailor guide said.
They were talking while they were walking so soon they arrived at the dining room. The room was huge. It was filled with round tables and all of the seated passengers looked rich. Musicians were playing on the stage.
“This is the dining hall for all the elite passengers that occupied the Hallways A six to A ten. Your hallway is hallway number A seven,” Harun said and everyone knew that it pertained to the number of rooms in the suite they rented.
Harun then led them to one of the tables located at the outskirts and they knew that the location of the tables was based on what type of suite one rented. The hallway ten passengers were the ones nearest the stage and the hallway six passengers was the farthest.
No one commented about how far they were at the stage since they knew that whatever entertainment the ship could provide, it would be nothing to the movies that Anton could show them.
Harun continued explaining the different rules aboard the ships and the dining schedule. The particular table they were sitting on would be their permanent table while they were on the ship. Dinner would be formal and would be served every night together with entertainment but of course, it’s not mandatory and if they didn’t want to attend, they didn’t have to. Breakfast was buffet style but Harun warned them that it would be simple fare. Lunch wouldn’t be served by the ship. They could purchase food from the many restaurants on the ship though. Soon Harun had to stop since their food arrived.
During dinner, Anton observed that everyone seemed to be a bit overwhelmed and his sister and the other girls were excited. He could understand since he was too. Everything on the ship was overwhelming. It felt like it wasn’t a ship from a medieval setting but from a truly magical one. It was subtle but the ship was full of enchanted items.
The temperature and the lighting were fully controlled. The amenities, based on what he had heard so far seemed to be complete and according to Harun, there was even a swimming pool.
Anton was a bit glad since the excitement of it all overshadowed the grief that everyone was feeling from running from their home. While they were eating, the lights on the stage turned on and they saw a handsome older woman wearing a glittering gorgeous gown on the stage. The orchestra then began playing their instruments and the woman began singing.
She was a soprano and her voice was vibrant. Everyone at their table was mesmerized except for Anton since he had seen and heard better opera singers from the famous streaming website but it was still nice. It was entertaining and it added a classy vibe to their dinner.
After the soprano finished singing, Anna then commented that she was glad that they rented a suite.
“You’re truly fortunate. The regular passengers couldn’t enjoy this. There will be a show every dinner,” Harun said.
Anton was glad that he asked his father to rent a suite but then again, Harun did mention that a quarter of the hallways from the elite passengers were not rented due to their early departure and that meant that regular passengers could upgrade if they had the money to do so. Based on Anders and Nemina’s grumpy look when they heard what Harun had said, they could have saved thousands of gold coins if they did just that but since it wasn’t one hundred percent sure, they let go of that immediately.
The scheduled departure of the ship Amelia was supposed to be after seven days from the day they left but everyone fully agreed with the captain regarding the ship’s early departure.
With how fast the Undead Coalition was, every knowledgeable person knew that it was a huge risk to follow the old schedule.
Another performer climbed the stage and it was still an opera singer but this time, it was an old man when the man started singing, Anton confirmed that the man was a tenor and he had to admit that the tenor was better than the soprano.
Even though tenor was old, all the eyes of the ladies still glittered in admiration and Anton had to hide his smile when he saw Lucas’s grim look when he saw his wife admiring the singer.
After dinner, Harun followed them to their suite and Anders invited him inside so he could tell them more about the ship’s rules, spoken or unspoken, the facilities, and everything that the sailor could think of.
Harun of course, followed obediently since the man knew that he would be receiving a generous tip from rich folks.
