Pirate Avenger

Chapter 48 Harlan Holom 2
"There is a ship ahead, the starboard bow is 22 and a half degrees!"

"Aha, finally let me catch you!" Standing on the top of the mast, Jack raised his arms excitedly and shouted.

"Long live Lucky Jack!"

"Long live! Long live! Long live!"

"Victory is ours!"

After being tricked by the Inferno twice in a row, and finally regained a victory at this time, the crew of the Surprise were also extremely excited.

However, Spark had another headache.After discovering that Jack had circled more than 100 nautical miles at night and bit him from behind, he murmured, "Master navigator, navigator..."

Spark took the captain too simply.

"Keep going at full speed, as long as you catch up with the Hell, it will be ours." Tom said excitedly.

"I hope so. But don't be too happy too early. Tell everyone to stay vigilant and pay attention to the movement of the Hell." Jack calmly ordered while excited.

It's a pity that this time, "Captain Lucky" Jack is destined to play the role of the crow's mouth.

There are unpredictable things in the sky, and people have misfortunes and blessings.When the Surprise pursued to Cape Horn, a storm broke out.

In the face of the great power of nature, human power is limited.Even Jack, who is possessed by luck, has to submit.Faced with such extreme weather, Jack had to order part of the sails to be stowed and the speed of the ship to be reduced. He knew the limit of the Surprise.

In such a huge wind and waves, it is not an easy task to furl the sail, even for the most experienced sailor, it is definitely a dangerous thing.

No, something went wrong.Vali the Sailhand, who previously contributed the model of the Inferno, is in trouble.After furling the mainsail, the huge wind force made Valli's body lose his balance, and his feet were emptied, which was fatal!Holding the canvas with both hands, Wally, who was hanging in the air, shouted for help to the nearest Harun.

Without hesitation, Harlan quickly approached Wally on the mast, but he underestimated the power of nature.Halfway up the climb, Harlan hesitated and became timid due to the dire situation.

If you haven't faced such a danger before, you can't feel the fear in it.Moreover, it is the instinct of living beings to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, so Harlan finally stopped.Hearing Vali's call for help not far away, Harun's heart was pierced, but he didn't have the courage to go any further.

At this time, it was Spark who stepped forward.After hearing the sound of calling for help, he handed over the steering job to Allen, and he quickly ran to the mainmast without tying the lifeline, and climbed up directly.He overtook Harlan in a blink of an eye and came to Valli's side.However, because Wally's body was suspended in the air and was floating in the wind, he couldn't effectively grab Wally's body to stabilize him again.

Seeing that Valli was exhausted and about to be blown away, Harlan moved again.He finally worked up the courage to climb up again.After seeing Harlan coming up, Spark no longer tried to fix Wally, but grabbed him as much as possible to prevent misfortune from happening.

The strength of two people cannot overcome the storm, but it is more than enough to save Vali.Relying on the strength of Harlan who came late at the last moment, Spark successfully rescued Wally.

He didn't listen to Vali's words of gratitude, and even said coldly to Harlan: "Return to your post!", Spark quickly left, and he and Barrett took the helm again.

After the crisis was over, Harlan came to Spark, looking at Harlan who was lost in spirit, Spark was stunned, "What happened, Harlan?"

"Sorry, sir. I've let you down!" Harlan said dejectedly.

"Ah?" Harlan's words made Spark very puzzled, "Harlan, why did you say that?"

"If I could at that time... I'm really sorry, I was scared, I felt unprecedented fear, I failed your trust."

Hearing this, Spark finally understood what was going on.Harlan still broods over his timidity in rescuing Valli.

"Harlan, I understand what you mean. But you have performed well enough in that matter, and there is nothing to blame. You saved Vali, but why have you become a knot in your heart?"

"But...but..."

Seeing Harlan hesitated to speak, Spark patted him on the shoulder lightly.

"But it doesn't matter."

"Didn't you obviously express dissatisfaction at the time?"

"Me? Is there such a thing?" Spark couldn't help but began to recall the situation at that time. After thinking for a while, Spark understood and smiled.

"Harlan, Harlan, have you misunderstood something? You think too much." Spark laughed and said to Harlan, "Do you think that under the circumstances at that time, who would explain it to you slowly, even Compliment your actions?"

It's not that Harlan is really short of that compliment, it's just that he lacks self-confidence and needs the approval of others very much.Moreover, Harlan believed that Spark was the first person to look at him differently, for fear of losing the other party's trust.Now that it was a big oolong, Harlan felt extremely embarrassed.

"Harlan, you are going to be an adjutant or even a captain in the future! You must maintain a strong mentality and not be easily swayed by other people's words and deeds, even if it is me or Captain Jack."

"Yes, sir, I understand!" With a few simple words, Harlan regained his confidence and said solemnly.

"I might as well tell you that Tom suggested you when it came to selecting the bait boat. Although it's dangerous, it can be seen that he also agrees with you. Everyone has seen your recent actions. So, please Keep working hard."

Harlan didn't expect that besides Spark, there would be someone who looked at him with admiration, and he was at a loss for a while, not knowing what to do.

Spark didn't speak, and patted Harlan lightly again.

Afterwards, the two chatted for a while.When Harlan got up to leave, Valli and Joe, the cousins, knocked on Spark's door.

It was Harlan who opened the door. After realizing that Harlan was there, the two brothers quickly took off their hats and saluted each other, "You are here too, Mr. Harlan."

The purpose of the two brothers' coming was nothing more than to thank Spark, and because of Wally's stupid mouth, he brought his brother Joe who was good at talking.

According to what the two of them meant, they planned to go to Harlan after thanking Spark, but they never thought that the two happened to be together.

After the two brothers thanked each other, they didn't dare to disturb and left.

Spark didn't feel anything, but Harlan was completely different.

You know, although Harlan was nominally a midshipman on the Surprise, not long after he boarded the ship, the sailors lost respect for him.Of course, these are all private behaviors, and on the surface they are still respectful. After all, Jack is a noble captain who strictly governs the army.

But Harlan felt that this kind of obedience and inconsistency made him very sad.But this time was different, Harlan knew that the other party was thanking him from the bottom of his heart.

As if after a long rainy season, the brilliance of the sun shines on the earth again, warming every corner.At this moment, Harlan was bathed in sunshine.

For Harlan, after leaving Spark's room, it seemed that the whole world was changing for the better.

Valli is very popular among the sailors, because of this incident, the sailors stopped teasing Harlan and regained their respect.The cadets in the same cabin also began to chat with him about the future and their ambitions from time to time.The senior management of the Surprise gradually began to face up to him as an officer cadet, and arranged for him a job that was more difficult for him.

These were all things that had never happened during the period of serving on the Surprise, and Harlan was finally no longer a dispensable existence.For this, he thanked Spark from the bottom of his heart.

But Spark didn't know anything about it.

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(End of this chapter)