"One hundred-fifty cannon balls should keep us in the black for a while."<br/><br/>Eager to get his blackened hands away from the cannons, Lu's eyes almost lit up when their captain called for them to follow. Tossing the rags he was using into a bucket, he silently followed behind the Weapons Master and the Captain. Figuring that he was quite dirty, Lu tried a futile attempt to remove the stains of gunpowder from his hands, only to end up soiling his pants in the process. His attention shifted back to the two men before him when he heard Red's inquiry.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Our quarry eh?</span>He thought to himself. Earlier when he was still busy shining the last of the starboard side cannons, he had heard their lookout screaming something about a ship in sights. Naturally, Lu paid it no mind since there's very few ships that could trouble the<span style="font-style: italic">Steel Maiden</span>so much. But with all the ruckus going on around the deck, could it be that they have once again found the<span style="font-style: italic">Lady Adamo Skies</span>? If so, that would explain the reason why Captain James seems so agitated. Thinking back to their previous encounters with the said ship, Lu easily recognized the<span style="font-style: italic">Lady Adamo Skies</span>as a worthy opponent, one not to be taken lightly.<br/><br/>As he followed the two around the ship, Lu noticed that the activity has gotten livelier on deck. Just with a quick glance, he already knew that their ship is being prepped for combat. Should it really be their quarry out there, then this day had just taken a turn for the worse. If nothing else, Lu was not expecting to have to fight a formidable opponent with a handycap. Though not one to lecture anybody on a military ship, the captain especially, on sea warfare, Lu couldn't help but voice out his opinion.<br/><br/>"We have close to thirty cannon balls right now,<span style="font-weight: bold">if</span>we're going to engage in combat, a prolonged fight is not to our advantage."