My eyes only saw one thing, and that was the road and building straight in my sister’s direction. I didn’t care about anything else besides her. There were dozens of people begging for help, especially when they saw me, but I didn’t listen and continued on my way. Several unfamiliar pirates terrorising the place also scattered on the scene, bringing chaos wherever they went. As luck would have it, Captain Blackbeard was not among them. Neither was Captain Israel. But the two of them were of no importance right now as I headed over to the nearly smashed building where Kirameki had been resting.I sprinted straight inside the infrastructure and broke the door wide open. Luckily, there were no enemy pirates inside the area, giving me all the time I needed to survey the place. A fight also didn’t take place here, so it was safe to assume that the battle was near the gates, and the friendly pirates following Captain Israel rushed in the front line. The only sound echoing in the hallway w

Ahmya made her escape and went through the hole above the room. I also left the place and rushed towards the room where Kirameki was held. Thankfully, Ahmya didn’t kill him. I took her word for it and hoped for the best. But just like what she had described, Captain Blackbeard had already murdered a few of the pirates on Captain Israel’s side, together with Sally, Maxie, and Barbara… maybe Margarette too. I didn’t know and I didn’t care. All I wanted to know was… if Kirameki was safe and alive. The rest… could fucking drown in the ashes of hell. If I remember correctly, Ahmya also planned on taking the life of Captain Israel. I had a contract with Captain Israel, but if she died through Ahmya, then I would be free from my troubles. Still, I had to protect her. My contract revealed that I had to at least do whatever I could to stay by her side and save her. But if life wanted her back and I accomplished what I could, the contract would still be deactivated, and I would suffer no conseq

“Thank you, brother… Thank you…. I love you, brother…” Kirameki wrapped her hands around me and wept a stream of tears. I returned her embrace and gingerly squeezed her, hoping she could feel better. But we had to move on and help Captain Israel. So I broke the embrace, explained ti Kirameki, and suggested we should be on our way. After that speech, how could I ever say no to my little sister? Kirameki had rarely wanted something even way before we entered this world, and this moment was one of it. So instead of arguing with her, I nodded and accepted her request. It was going to be a tedious mission, given we would save Captain Israel from the hands of both Captain Blackbeard and her pirates and the Kingdom. Two gigantic parties would be going after my ass. But it was going to be alright. After all, my sister had finally seen me in another light… and called me her brother. Since the enemy pirates, the ones Captain Blackbeard had sent, were already retreating, it was safe to assum

“Do I even have a place for this fight?” I asked myself, as I watched the entire sequence unfold before my eyes.Even though I could still track whatever the fuck was happening in front of me, it was difficult for me to help Captain Israel and to parry Ahmya’s attacks, given these two were master-class swordsmen and pirates. Moreover, despite the days I had lived in Kepler and being an isekai-ed individual, Ahmya went through fierce battles beyond my imaginations.Not to mention, the fleet of ships belonging to the Kingdom were fast approaching the island. Although the people were already running away to safety, those soldiers could still catch up and harm those innocent lives and the pirates. Ahmya’s people had already left the place. They didn’t wait for their Captain. Instead, Captain Blackbeard’s crew left a ship far from the coast and from the Kingdom’s fleet of ships. Aboard that vessel was nobody else except for Ahmya, waiting to be turned on and glide over the roaring ocean.S

I did everything I could, but my best wasn’t enough. I couldn’t react in time. It happened so fast that Ahmya was already in front of me, and Captain Israel shielded me from the dagger. Usually, the small blade wouldn’t be enough to kill an adult person.But it did. We were not up against a hoodlum, a small fry, or an unknown enemy. We were dealing with Captain Blackbeard, the scariest enemy of the ocean… and of the world.The dagger pierced right near Captain Israel’s heart. I was no doctor. I couldn’t tell if she would live for another day or not, given Captain Israel was profusely bleeding out. And, within a second, the battle was over. Ahmya decided to retract her dagger and slid back away from our range. She didn’t follow up a second attack. And if Captain Blackbeard did, I would’ve already left this world without even saying goodbye to my sister… But, at the end of the day, Ahmya let me live. Even though she didn’t say it, Captain Blackbeard wanted me alive. Maybe it was becau