Even After Death by Lilting Champ

Tobias stood up and left.

He had no more time to explain the situation to the children.

Alicia looked at Zack worriedly.

However, Zack wasn't looking at her.

Instead, his gaze was fixed on the chessboard, on Tobias' last move.

He then moved the king forward even though it was a checkmate.

No matter what he did, the outcome was already decided.

“Zack ..." Alicia called.

Zack had heard about pirates from Jack—they were a bunch of heartless monsters in human skin.

They used to rule the seas and would do anything to fill their own pockets.

Naturally, they had their eyes on this ship transporting raw mineral materials.

Zack knew that they were in big trouble.

He knew of the dangers but he didn't have the capability to neutralize them.

All he could do was try to find Jack as soon as possible and have him bring them away before chaos ensued.

He was only three years old, but he already knew the meaning of life and death.

The two children didn't know why they were trying so hard to live.

mindless drones that could only push on

the chance to visit their mother's

go." Zack grabbed

tooka tablecloth and put

it around his

knew exactly what to do when

she

"But, Mr.

Tobias ..."" Alicia started.

to find Dad." Zack knew that Jack was the only person on the ship who could get them

and saw the sailors

huge ship in the

pierced through the dark and its flags fluttered in

didn't have a telescope, and it was

they couldn't see the symbols on

of them didn't

to find Jack while no one was paying attention to

despicable people they were—opened fire at the hull of the

explosion could

began to shake and the children were

of the ship,

flung through the gaps of the

reacted quickly and grabbed hold

in mid-air and the sea breeze

ocean was like a gigantic monster with its mouth wide open, ready to

scared

had never been in such a scary