Behind us was an army of soldiers dispatched from the fleet of ships. They rallied across the barren town, since the people living from the Horizon camp had already fled to safety. When the soldiers arrived, they quickly drew their torches and burnt every cabin and rice field. Nothing survived. Fortunately, all the survivors had already followed Azure and the others as they made it out to safety. But the soldiers hadn’t given up. They continued to pursue Captain Israel’s people as soon as they found some clues and footprints. These soldiers from the Kingdom rode horses and vehicles as their mode of transportation, while bringing with them hounds that could track their scents. They were faster than our friendly pirates who were travelling on foot. I didn’t know why these soldiers from the Kingdom had visited our place, but it seemed Captain Blackbeard was the perpetrator of this madness. But I couldn’t tell, considering she got out before taking out some knights of the Kingdom. And

The soldiers finally appeared near the cliff where I could see them but it was difficult to see me. Even though that army already had a hunch, they still had a long way to reach where I stood. I didn’t have any time to prepare an engrande burial for Captain Israel. So instead, I used my strength to dig up a hole and buried Captain Israel from that bland flooring. The odd-looking rock served as a tombstone, and the ones written on it were in Kanji - a language only I knew. In this case, only Captain Blackbeard and I knew exactly where she was located. Not that it mattered anyway. Regardless of language I used, Captain Israel’s body could be dug up by anyone who would stumble upon the gravestone. “You have the right to remain silent and refuse to answer questions! If you give up the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in a Kingdom court of law!” “My name is Cyrus Hall, and I am the Leading Commander of this army. Surrender now and face judgment

In the heat of the battle, I searched for my sister if she was safe and sound. While I was at it, I knocked over a few more soldiers who were wandering around and harassing the people. I used the wind wall and my fire magic to push the knights around while carefully evading the innocent pirates on my side. It was a tedious extraction. But as soon as I got the hang of it, my skills were enough to send a few enemies away. The one that gave me a bit of a problem was the tanks. They were built with materials that gave off massive defense against magical and physical attacks. Although my strikes worked against them, it took these armoured vehicles a few hits before they could fall down. The soldiers also kept up a fight, especially the mages. They moved as a unit. As the army progressed and launched their attacks, the defensive party was already on standby. Dozens of shields were waiting for me. But when I returned the favour and blasted them with my spells, those armour panels and shield

It all happened so fast, but it happened. Everything was real. In front of me was Francoise’s dead body with her eyes wide open. I respected the dead, so I went close to her and covered her eyes, while thinking of a place to bury her. Fortunately, I already had one in mind. I planned on inhuming her beside the tomb of Captain Israel. Francoise had saved hundreds of people and liberated all of them throughout her experience with Captain Israel and the rest of the pirates. It was natural to put her beside her Captain, hoping Francoise to have a peaceful journey to the afterlife.But I couldn’t do just that… Not right now. There was still an army of soldiers in front of me, and Grayson and his little brother Cyrus had stepped out of the line. Despite what had happened, Grayson came to his brother and slapped his right cheek. Cyrus didn’t dodge or block his older brother’s strike. The little brother took what Grayson did, but his eyes were widened in surprise. Cyrus was not expecting to

No matter where I looked, I was surrounded by these armed motherfuckers. But after conjuring all the spells in my arsenal, the fight ended in less than a minute. Every soldier that showed up was either lying on the ground or unable to fight. All of them were unconscious. Thankfully, I pulled my punches and didn’t finish the job by ending their lives. If I did, Kirameki wouldn’t greet me as her brother anymore. I still had roughly three minutes left on my clock before my magic would run out. Luckily, I received those buffs when I levelled up. Although I could still defeat them without these upgrades, beating these knights became easier than I would have ever imagined! However, it still came with a cost. I lost a life, and, in return, I gained powers beyond what anyone could imagine.Until then, I still needed to defeat these two brothers from the Kingdom. Cyrus and Grayson were formidable enemies, but they had yet to make their moves besides launching bullets and bombarding me with at