After the day in Cairo, the elite woman's ship immediately sailed off the ocean tagging her newly bought slave.
 

The ship wasn't so big, but it was good enough for voyage and exploration.


'The Stubborn Bloody Doctor.' as the workers on the ship defined the newbie after the doctor tried to escape by jumping off the sea, but she ended up almost drowning, a kind worker saved her and she lost the red cross tagged on her sleeve. It was important for her because it was a symbol of her pride that she was a doctor.

She was having a bad day due to her wet clothes and failed attempt of escape. As a result of her action, she wore the same sailor dress that other workers did.

Her owner punished her to stay on the hot cargo vessel of the ship for an hour. She didn't noticed a man going down the ladder.

"Cheer up sailor...We still got long seas ahead!" An old man named Mr. Twain told her as he sat beside her on a cargo vessel of the ship. He was the man who saved the doctor from drowning.

"I'm not a sailor, I'm a doctor...Were you punished too?" the doctor asked

"Punished? You weren't punished. You see, Miss Hwang put you here in the warmest part of the ship because you were shivering in cold a while ago. She's a very kind lady."

"Oh, great. Should I say thank you?" Taeyeon scoffed sarcastically

"You shouldn't jump on the sea! It's dangerous! What will happen if I wasn't there?" The old man shook his head in disappointment

"I guess, I want to die already." she said with no emotion

"You must be hungry, want some bread?" Mr. Twain offered the doctor the bread on his hands

"That's exactly what I worth, a piece of bread." Taeyeon sighed

"You're lucky, the worth of a piece of bread gave you a chance to continue living. Another chance to live, another day to do something good!"

"I wasn't a good person to begin with, I'm a belligerent." she said and kicked a cargo box in frustration "I don't want to be here!" she screamed in frustration

"Where do you want to be at anyway?"

"I don't know, anywhere but here... I don't want to serve the elites. It's like I am serving King Charles and the thought of me serving the royals makes my stomach churn."

"Well, we all wanted to be in here." The man said

"Why? What are you exploring for anyway? Where will the ship go?" The doctor asked

"Into the new world."

"The Americas?"

"Yes."

"What's in there?"

"Atlantic's Golden Island."

"Y'all treasure hunters?"

"You could say that."

"What do you do in this ship?"

"I am a cartographer." Mr. Twain said
 

Then, they heard a bell and someone said loudly "Soup's up!"
 

"An hour is already over, come on. Let's eat dinner! Miss Hwang cooked for us." Mr. Twain said as he climbed up the ladder towards the upper level of the ship.

'An elite cooking dinner for her workers? Is she out of her mind?' Taeyeon could only wonder as she followed Mr. Twain up on the ladder.

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Taeyeon followed Mr. Twain to the ship's kitchen, in the kitchen, she saw a long table were the crews of the ship sat together and laughed together.

"Sometimes, I swim to the sea and pretend I am a mermaid!" The woman who bought her told to her workers and her workers laughed out loud

"Sometimes, I swim to the sea and pretend I was drowning until I realized I wasn't pretending anymore!" A young man said cheerfully

"Well, cheer up Pablo. I guess our stubborn bloody doctor could say the same thing!" Stephanie laughed and saw Mr. Twain and Taeyeon on the kitchen door. "Oh, speaking of the devil." the woman looked amusedly towards the doctor who was wearing a sailor dress.

"Good evening Miss Hwang!" The old man said

"Good evening Mr. Twain..." And a moment of silence was reached "Aren't you going to greet me doctor?" Stephanie asked as she looked amusedly towards the doctor

"No." Taeyeon replied
 

"Looks like the cargo's hotness isn't enough to warm your heart." The elite woman chuckled and continued speaking "Come on men, let's eat!" Stephanie cheered and sat on her place and everyone sat on their respective places.

Taeyeon looked like she was having a hard time deciding where she would sit so the elite woman helped her "You may sit beside me, y'know? I don't bite!" she said humorously then Taeyeon sat on the chair without uttering a word.
 

Taeyeon was observing the whole crew, she could only see about 15 people on board so she couldn't help but to ask about it.

"For a long voyage, you got a few team on board." Taeyeon commented and started eating her own food.

"We used to have a lot on team before, but some died due to malaria when we had a visit on black continent." Stephanie said sadly "We couldn't do anything to help them because even the doctor on our ship al