Chapter 24 Section VII

In the afternoon, the Sea Ridge set sail from Iki.The engine stalled just before sunset.In front of my eyes, the white rainstorm covered everything.Heavy rain poured down, beating the sea. The Ridge was rocked by huge waves. It seems that capsizing is inevitable. At this time, the family is sunny at the helm.Although he has a boat driving license, he is not skilled.Usually he can get by, but in an emergency situation where the engine is turned off and a big accident is imminent, he is stunned. The boat is most afraid of the attack of cross waves and residual currents. If the bow is facing the waves, it will not capsize easily. This is the general principle of sailing.

It is not so much that the family has forgotten this one, it is better to say that they have no experience. He dropped the rudder and angrily scolded the pilot Hirota and the signalman Yosuke Sanne. At this time, the Sea Ridge was already tilted by the impact of the cross wave. The side of the ship sinks and floats in the dark waves. Everyone on board turned pale.Whenever the ship's side sank into the turbulent waves, I thought it was over and would never surface again. The boat was terribly high when it was swarmed to the top of the waves, and when it fell into the trough of the waves, it was surrounded by a terrible black water. It made people feel that the sea on both sides squeezed the boat and everything was over.

Now, even if the hull floated to the surface, it would not help because the engine stopped turning. Can only wait for capsize. After the sun went down, only the white droplets of the rain remained on the dark sea, and the rain curtains swayed back and forth. The storm tore at the hull, and the sound of the wind rumbled, as if hell was summoning the soul. Pilot Hirota first proposed that when the ship loses propulsion, floating anchors can be used to maintain the balance of the ship's hull.An anchor had to be dropped, and the mast cut was fastened to it with the canvas. Because the ship is pushed and drifted by strong winds and waves, the floating anchor cast has a braking effect. If the rope tied to the floating anchor is tied to the bow of the ship, the ship can be perpendicular to the rolling waves.

However, it was too late to cut the mast. Sanne and Hirota tied the lifeline around their waists and climbed to the bow of the boat, only fastened the canvas and dropped the anchor. The anchor gang stretched out quickly, and stretched into a straight line in a blink of an eye.The anchor line disappeared into the black waves, and the floating anchor did not sink, floating on the water surface from time to time.Storms and waves show how powerful it is. At last the bow of the Ridge rose above the waves. Everyone finally let go of their worries about whether the hull could withstand the ensuing waves.

However, this alone cannot be said to have a glimmer of life.The storm is getting more and more fierce.How long it will last is unpredictable.If the storm had been one level stronger, it would have been over. The storm was indeed intensifying. The center of low pressure is getting closer. If the engine is normal, it's another matter, and the possibility of being rescued is unlikely at the moment. Hirota Takashi repaired the engine angrily. Yosuke Sanne stopped repairing radios and took the helm. The remaining six people took refuge in the cabin. Saeko Samkawa and Ryoko were with them.

At home, Zhengqing was the first to drink the whiskey, and the horror of death floated in the cabin.If you don't have wine to strengthen your courage, you will undoubtedly go crazy. Four-year-old Ryoko opened her mouth and cried out of fear.She threw up and cried, cried and threw up. It was dark outside the ship, and the storm was raging. At home, he drank whiskey with his mouth to the bottle, as if only wine could save him from the fear of death that was tightening like an iron hoop. The people on board waited for death in the rage of the storm. The family was half drunk, and he stared at Ryoko with crazy eyes.

"Be quiet... you dead ghost..." He scolded Ryoko who was crying. Seeing the fierce appearance at home, Ryoko cried even harder, and Saeko held her tightly in her arms.Saeko's face paled in horror.It is a pallor seeped by sorrow. The tempest increased in intensity, the rumbling and tearing was louder, and the ship's hull made a terrible chug. Everyone feared the dire consequences of snapping the line connecting the floating anchors.The Ridge will be swallowed by rough waves, and wearing a life jacket will not help. The family drank a bottle of whiskey in a blink of an eye.

The same goes for the other five.They wanted to anesthetize the terror as quickly as possible. Their faces, disfigured by fear, remained the same despite the drink, and the alcohol set their despair-filled eyes ablaze with madness. The hull made an unusual noise, as if it had hit a rock or something.It seemed to have hit a piece of wood floating in the water. This sound made Ryoko scream loudly again. "Quiet!" Hiraizumi yelled harshly. "Stop yelling." Saeko also made a shrill sound. "What are you talking about?! It's because you took Death on a boat that you made it like this..."

The family slammed the table.When they begged for a ride, she explained why she had to go back. "You nonsense! You are all cowards!" Saeko was also in a semi-mad state of fear. "If you are a man, you should make women and children wear life jackets..." The life jackets are only for the original crew members, not for Saeko and Ryoko.The only life jackets were put on by the men. "If you have an opinion, get off the ship." Morimoto Hirofumi kicked Saeko hard. Ryoko leaned against Saeko's body, trembling and crying. At this time, Hirota ran in. "The boat hit a drifting object, and the bottom of the boat leaked!"

"Why did it leak! What happened to the engine! It's all your fault." The family roared and swallowed the remaining wine in one gulp. They all poured a bottle of whiskey. "Bastard thing!" Suzuki Seiji stared at the trembling Ryoko. If water starts to seep, the water will accumulate more and more, and the boat will quickly lose its balance and sink, but it cannot be blocked. It's time to die. Everyone on the boat was silent, only Ryoko was crying. The storm lashed the ship mercilessly, and the lights dimmed. Suzuki Seiji sat beside Saeko Samukawa. He suddenly pulled Ryoko from Saeko's arms, hit the caller's Ryoko hard on the face, and threw her on the floor.

"If you're dishonest, I'll throw you into the sea!" Suzuki was driven mad by the fear of death.Alcohol failed to subdue the terror, it only aroused his madness.He grabbed the crying Ryoko with his hand and threw him out.Ryoko hit the bulkhead and fell, not moving. Saeko jumped at Suzuki. "murderer!" Suzuki knocked down Saeko who was jumping at him to the ground, Saeko got up and bit Suzuki's hand, she didn't say anything, only the mother's instinct to protect the child supported her. "Bitch!" Suzuki pushed Saeko to the ground. "You want to court death!" This is a world of eerie ghosts.In a tossed boat on a stormy sea, a man maddened by the horror of death is about to rape an unconscious woman. No one cared about Ryoko who was motionless, and a few pairs of strangely shining eyes were all staring at Saeko.The bestiality in the cabin begins. Suzuki abused Saeko violently first, followed by Kami, then Hiraizumi, and then Morimoto.Under the coercion and temptation of the perpetrators, Shimada and Tatsuno participated in the gang rape together. Even Hirota and Sanne also insulted Saeko one after another under the urging of their families. Suzuki dragged Saeko up after a long and inhumane ravage of Saeko.Only then did Hirota know that Saeko was insane.There was a faint smile on her face, and her eyes were already scattered. "Everyone come!" said the family, "throw the child, and this woman, into the sea." Hirota was in the group that threw Ryoko.Four people each pull an arm or leg.Ryoko, who thought she was dead, was still alive and breathing. "Throw!" I don't know who shouted.Ryoko's small body drew an arc in the air and fell into the waves, disappearing. The other group threw Saeko down, and the white body fell into the black turbulent waves, and then disappeared. The torrential rain covered everything.