Owari glanced at the pirates tied up and appended…“As for the already captured pirates… I want them locked inside our dungeon, together with the pirates you could find from the ship. Take them away, and wait for further instructions from me… The other scouts and generals will interrogate these pirates. But don’t be too hard on them. Ask questions, but do not hurt the pirates. I should see not a single scratch on their skin. And if I do, I will personally lecture anyone who opposes my command.”“Lastly, I want every soldier and scout… to protect the base. There’s no point in following me around, especially when we’re up against a pirate… let alone, Arata.”“But, sir!” One of the scouts wanted to oppose him. But as soon as she tried letting her voice out, the ninja backed away and forcefully closed her mouth using her hands.However, Owari shook his head and uttered, “Continue.”Fortunately enough, Owari was in the good mood to hear her comment. It was unusual. But since the woman had

Present time _________________……………..The pirates didn’t know that Captain Arata had Owari’s son. And even if Arata could communicate that to his fellow pirates aboard the ship, he found the information useless to share with them. “What are we going to do now?” “The soldiers from the Kingdom are here?! Should we attack them? Should we launch the ballistic weapons Arata had entrusted us with?”“No, you fool! He specifically instructed us to put those guns on hold and… never kill anyone, unless Captain Arata had told us!”“I don’t want to die… I have my daughter waiting for me back home…”“My brother… he’s still young. He needs me…”“Father isn’t ready… to lose me. To lose his only son.”Those were the words echoing through the place as the pirates panicked, unable to do anything at all. If they fought, they would lose some people. And the pirates were mostly going to lose the battle. But if the pirates stayed and surrendered, their defeat would be ensured… because that was what los

Even though the ship was docked, it wasn’t a stretch that these aqua marine creatures would attack the vessel as well as the soldiers from the Kingdom. Not to mention, the same could be said with the soldiers of the Kingdom, as they too met four legged creatures galloping nearby, ready to pounce at them whenever they saw an opportunity.Even Tommy and General Abdur knew that these beasts were no walk in the park. One marine creature could take three lives of both the soldiers and pirates if they weren’t careful. What more if they had to deal with a swarm of fish and four-legged creatures?“My name is Pirate Tommy, and we are here to announce something! The pirates led by Captain Arata, and that was once governed by Captain Israel, do not wish to fight. We want a peaceful conversation between the people of the Kingdom. We do not admit defeat, but we wish to communicate with each other and establish a truce!”Pirate Tommy didn’t know the circumstances of the Kingdom soldiers, but Gener

“FOR THE TIME BEING, UNTIL WE CAN HEAR ANY NEWS FROM OWARI, WE SHALL TREAT THESE PIRATES AS TEMPORARY COMRADES! WE WILL NOT SEE THEM AS ENEMIES, RATHER THEY ARE NOW GUESTS! LET US CELEBRATE WITH OUR SUCCESS AND PREPARE A BANQUET FOR EVERYONE!” Everyone cheered when the soldiers from the Kingdom heard such blissful news. The same had been experienced by the pirates when Tommy told them what had happened between him and General Abdur and they were now free to wander towards the camp.The only unspoken rules pirates and soldiers had to follow were… teaming up against monsters or intruders, exchanging goods and resources such as alcohol, spices, meat, and other food, and exchanging information regarding the mission on hand if there were any. The latter could be talked about, but the former were something they could figure out.As soon as the two representatives announced the word, the pirates stepped out of the ship and went towards the soldier’s base. Other pirates remained on the vesse

After the conversation the pirates and the knights had, they continued conversing with each other. But, at the same time, Wexi made her own move. Tommy and the others barely knew who Wexi was. And when she disappeared, the only explanation Master Wexi told the pirates was… she had something to do besides following orders from Owari. And she wasn’t lying. But what Master Wexi had in mind was… to inform Owari what had happened back at the camp and the soldiers had the pirates in their grasp. Even though, on the outside, the soldiers were working together with the pirates, the knights from the Kingdom still had the upper ground. At least, that was what she thought.However, there was one thing she had to think about. And that was…Making the most out of it. It won’t be too long until Wexi and her subordinates meet Duke Owari and Captain Arata on the heated battlefield…………….Owari and Arata’s SideThe pirates led by Captain Arata and the soldiers from Duke Owari’s side met and had an agr