When Russell went up to the main deck of the ship, the pirate crew could not hide their surprise. All eyes were riveted on him, they carefully studied his strange appearance and noticed that the stranger looked a little like their captain. Some winked at each other, others whispered among themselves, but everyone felt that something unusual was happening.

Hatch smiled at his team, as if to say that he knew what he was doing. But deep down, he felt that this young guy would play a significant role in future events. He trusted his feelings, because thanks to them he lived to his 58 years, and his body remained intact, except for a strange tattoo on his forehead, and this despite dangerous activities.

Hatch went to the captain's cabin, but he was stopped by a man of Arab appearance. It was the bosun of the team, whose name was Yasir Ertan. He was a huge and massive man. If the captain of the ship was about 2 meters tall, then this person was still a little taller. 

Previously, Yasir was engaged in blacksmithing, but by the will of fate he became a pirate. This man was straightforward, always held his own opinion and never backed down. One look at him is enough to understand that in battle he uses only the strength of his body. Russell got the impression that Yasir could be stronger and faster in a fist fight than any other crew member.

"Ben, what kind of weakling did you bring with you?", - Yasir put his hand on the captain's shoulder to detain him.

"I take whoever I want with me.", - Hatch just shrugged and headed for his cabin.

Yasir cast a disapproving glance at the guy in the black robe, but he did not pay any attention to him. Russell came closer to the side of the ship and began to look at the sea, on which he had dreamed of traveling for so long. 

Two hours later, the purchased supplies were sorted and the crew was ready to sail. At this time Hatch returned to the deck, ordering his men to weigh anchor and cast off.

Russell noticed that the ship was sailing extremely slowly for some reason, but he stopped thinking about it and just continued to watch the sea. It was a novelty for him to travel to other islands, so his heart was trembling with anticipation of adventures, but his gaze was invariably calm. 

The pirates passed by him and went about their business. Yasir didn't like that the guy was just standing around, but at the same time he didn't dare to reproach him, because Russell didn't bother anyone.

Another two hours later, the ship finally sailed to such a distance from the island, when it was already hard to see. But then something quickly headed towards the ship under the water. This was noticeable only due to the fact that water stains appeared on the surface of the sea.

At that moment, when this something was in the immediate vicinity of the stern, something quickly jumped out of the water and ended up on the ship. The sailors did not pay any attention to this and continued to go about their business. 

Yasir immediately headed to the place where something landed. After that, the ship accelerated significantly.

Russell continued to stand in his old place. He was calmly looking at the stern, just at the place where something jumped. He saw that it was a woman with black hair. She and the boatswain were talking about something.

The landing of the woman caused a characteristic noise that swept throughout the ship. Apparently, this attracted the attention of someone from the living cabin, and this someone very quickly began to climb on deck. This became clear due to the fact that this human was struggling with everything in his path, so his movements were incredibly noisy.

"Luuuuuuccccyyyyyy!", - a loud female cry rang out after someone kicked open the door leading to the lower deck, - "You are... Hic... My bun! Where are you? Hik... We have a new drink!"

The woman who appeared on the upper deck had brown hair and her eyes were almost completely white. It gave the impression that she was blind. In one of her hands was a bottle of rum, and in the other was a sword with a curved blade and a long handle, which lay in a scabbard. 

She started to turn her head quickly, as if she was looking at the ship in search of something, but suddenly her gaze stopped on Russell.

"Uh???", - she made an amazing exclamation.