Chapter 125 - The Wolf and the Songbird

Ahoy scrubs!

It has been a while. Currently, we gained a new songbird on board the ship and everyone is in love with the little creature. However, we've also landed on quite the troublesome island thanks to some brilliant mis-navigation.

Sometimes you'd have to wonder how fate worked. If we didn't find this songbird and take it in, we might really never know about that terrible predator on the same island as us. It has tried to eat several of my crew but thanks to this little bird who would scream whenever it was near, we managed to avoid any casualties.

That isn't to say that the danger was over.

What I've discovered lately is a little more than interesting. It's more dangerous than it should be but any threat to my crew is a threat directed against me.

For simplicity's sake, I shall refer to the threat as a wolf - a huge and ugly wolf that has killed thousands of people with its deadly jaws. Coincidentally, this wolf has been the mastermind behind many of my comrades' injuries. No, this wolf doesn't only go for the kill like an ordinary animal. This wolf is a true beast with intelligence that surpasses us.

My team and I have always been falling into traps set by this wolf and had always experienced bouts of misfortunes on our travels. We don't know exactly when this wolf has been targeting us but there is no doubt about it. The wolf watches our every move and plots our demise.

If not for this songbird, I would have never found out about the shadow lurking behind our misfortunes. Of course, the songbird cannot speak about much but now that I'm no longer in the dark about it, I shall begin my private investigations, like always.

The first thing I found out about this wolf is his love for petty women. Fortunately or unfortunately, my crew has plenty of pretty women who fit in the requirement of being able to get close to the wolf as a spy and probably stab him when he is off guard.

Secondly, this wolf is after my ship. He wants not just the women on board but also the treasure that we worked hard for. According to some information I received, this wolf is known for robbing others of their properties. For those who he didn't like and resisted, he would kill them or dispose of them. The only reason why this wolf isn't coming for us right now is because of a very strong crew member on board who is known for being a good fighter. The wolf simply couldn't afford to risk an all-out confrontation with such a talent under my flag so he opted for sneakier ways to get rid of us.

Thirdly, the wolf is known to be very persistent in what he wants. He is always careful and covers up his tracks well. There are no hunters in the world who can catch this wolf simply because he has befriended them all or gotten rid of the ones who oppose him. It's not going to be easy to win against such a wolf but with my jolly roger at stake, I must.

Thankfully, with this songbird who is able to let me know about the wolf's secrets, I can devise a plan. Unfortunately, it is a plan that only I can carry out. My crew should not be involved because as much as I love them, they're a bunch of dunces sometimes. I cannot get them out of trouble against such a terrifying opponent and that's why this shall be the secret between you who are reading this and me who is writing this.

My plans involve a long period of preparation so forgive me if the observation journal becomes deadly silent and missing of its weekly updates. I will continue to write blogs like this just so that you can all enjoy humanity at its best.

If you're curious about my plan, I intend to become a very famous beauty that the wolf wouldn't be able to resist. After that, I'm also going to be a very rich pirate captain so that I can use those funds to expand the ship and prepare it against a siege from the sly wolf. In addition to that, I'm going to plant spies among the hunters so that when the time comes, we can take down this bad wolf for good. The songbird has already offered help to feed us with information about the wolf's traces when it could find them. There isn't a lot to work with but little and little adds up to a lot.

With that said, that's something that will only happen many years into the future. For now, I have to admit, this songbird is very interesting. I've never seen anyone more anti-social than this songbird. Even when the crew is loud and rowdy or hosting a party, this particular bird won't move from its favourite spot on the crow's nest. It slept alone, ate alone and worked alone, only flying back occasionally to pass information or steal some seeds from me. I wonder if there is anything I could do for this awkward bird to feel like it is more welcomed on my ship.

I've tried practically all sorts of methods but am really out of tricks this time. The songbird doesn't like a lot of people and is extremely polite to the point of frustration for the more casual folks like us. I wish there was some way to gain its trust that we wouldn't throw them away if they didn't help us with the wolf on our stern.

If anyone is a bird lover, please leave your suggestions in the comments about how I could win this precious bird over. I really want to become friends but the songbird just wouldn't let anyone close to his heart. It's the first time I've run out of ideas and even my crew don't know what they could do.

With that said, please take care of yourselves! There's a strange virus going around so pay attention to hygiene and stay home as much as possible so as not to increase the risks of getting infected. I'll see you all another time!

Fair Winds!

Pirate S.