“Fancy meeting you here, huh?” I uttered, as the guard threw me to a cellar, not far from the entrance.I didn’t even notice until Captain Israel, the woman I had been looking for and the most important person in the pirate community, regardless if it was from Captain Blackjack or Horizons, was near the ingress. She was treated as a commoner… a slave, just like anyone else. .As soon as the guard threw me inside, he left as soon as he arrived and let the guard inside this prison be on watch. It was his job, after all. “How are you holding up? I thought you died. I don’t want to say to your friends if you have,” I chirped, and shook my head. My eyes couldn’t help but stare at Captain Israel. “With all jokes aside, it’s nice seeing you here.”“Yeah, fuck you too. I know you, Arata. You’re not the kind of person who would help someone, especially me. Your sister is out of this equation. So you the fuck sent you here? Was it Bl… her? Have you already met her? Is Hor… Is everyone alright?
Captain Israel stared for a moment at the group and counted every person she wanted to save. There were around thirty people, excluding Captain Israel and me, and every hostage… ex-hostage had no arcane inside their body or knew nothing about combat. Basically, we were screwed. So fighting was not an option, and definitely letting someone cast their spells while I copied it was impossible, not unless it would come from the enemy’s side. But if it came into clashing swords, we would most likely fail to escape this place and win the battle. However, that option was the only glimmer of hope we had. There were thirty people tailing us behind, and hiding them wasn’t going to play well. “We have to fight them. There’s only one way for us to leave this place, and that’s pushing through with everything we have.”I had already figured that thing out, and it was our last and only resort. But I never thought Captain Israel would say the same thing, considering she was an optimistic woman who w
“So, who’s on our side? The cage’s already open? Feel free to scoot yourself inside and wait for the Kingdom to fetch you… Because we will never return her to save you. Your choice.”The people got to choose who they would listen to: the Kingdom or us. These hostages were in a pickle, and they would decide their fate.Time was ticking. I told them that, as I reminded the ex-prisoners to determine which faction they should follow. After a few moments, the people finally came to a conclusion. They wanted to join our side.“Great. Well done choosing the most logical reason. Now we’ve wasted a full five minutes of our time instead of leaving this place! We only have a few minutes left before those Kingdom soldiers check this place. It’s now or never,” I announced, and glanced at Captain Israel’s side. “Any thoughts? I mean, you’ve already mentioned we have to fight them mano a mano. So what’s the plan? What’s the formation, and what’s my role in this endeavour, hm?”“The plan’s remain the
‘WHAT HAPPENED TO STICKING TOGETHER? ‘I GOT YOUR BACK, YOU GOT MINE?’ I questioned everything that was happening right now.By the time Captain Israel and I were on the same page, we immediately went out and faced the soldiers. We tried hiding through the boxes scattered everywhere, but concealing thirty people was a pipe’s dream. There was no way we could pull that off. So instead of playing hide and seek, we greeted the soldiers face to face and let them know we wanted to escape.The soldiers were at loss for words when they first saw us. But when they realised the grave of this situation and the hostages they had protected were outside, they knew exactly what was happening. It was a prison-break… sort of. And the soldiers were police officers we had to face, especially without killing them. “Who the hell is that woman?” one soldier asked.“I don’t know. Just kill them already. If we can save some slaves, that would be great. Mayor’s orders,” answered the other guy.Every soldier q
There was only one way for me to catch everyone’s attention… and that was-.“IT IS I, CAPTAIN MOTHER FUCKING BLACKBEARD! MWAHAHA! CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, SUCKER!”I had no ship, no weapons, clothes, or even a wig to pair with my absolute scheme. But it looked like it worked like a charm. It seemed to me that nobody knew, specifically here, who Captain Blackbeard was exactly. They just heard her by her name. There was no account for her appearance, facial expression, the way she talked, her fighting prowess, or anything. Only the veterans and others had heard about her tales. If I had to take a guess, nobody could live to tell their stories if they came face to face with that monster.Thank fucking god I didn’t meet her. So, instead of fearing her name, I tended to use it. And since everyone knew who Captain Blackbeard was, I used her name and spreaded like a virus. “N-NO WAY! SHE’S!”“THE LEGENDARY CAPTAIN BLACKBEARD! I KNOW, RIGHT?!”I filled in the blanks with what the soldier wanted
Once I defeated the soldier, the rest of the guards were hesitant to follow an attack. At least, that was what I thought until the secretary himself finally appeared before me…The soldier, instead of the navy blue uniform, had golden stripes instead around his cape. He also had a hit with him. If I really squinted my eyes, the man’s sword was imbued with magic. Well, that man stood out from the crowd with all those features he had. The soldier was like a fucking… regular guard, with all the DLC aesthetic costume he had earned… like a motherfucking maniac. He also sported some high tech boots. But according to my system, those shoes… did nothing besides increasing his speed by one. My eyes couldn’t help but frown upon the soldier’s appearance and my hands massaged the temples of my head. I hoped I could unsee such things. There was also one thing I had to consider throughout this chance of meeting the mayor’s secretary… HOW THE FUCK DID HE ARRIVE THIS EARLY? It had not been an hour
But the gun also shared some problems, and I planned on squeezing every last ounce of its limits. Even though that rifle was an overpowered monster-human-killing machine, it still had its weakness. And apart from the gun itself, I also had to deal with the soldiers surrounding the secretary. The thing was… the shell wasn’t something to be amazed of. It turned out… or it was bluntly obvious, every bullet that came after the firearm would cause casualties on the battlefield. Meaning, the soldiers of the Kingdom could still be affected by the blast, and friendly fire was turned on. There was a chance that I would be hit by those bullets, but that would only happen if I was shot within point blank range. If the gun was not fired in front of me, I could just easily evade the shell and hurriedly dash to safety. I could do all that thanks to my system. Although the radius of the blast could affect me, it would not be enough to kill me. I might suffer a few bruises and cuts from here and th
Curiosity killed the cat, but I ain’t dying here right now. However, this spell piqued my interest. So instead of using my [Corsair] like a madman I was, I still gave it a chance and surveyed what it could do and what it could not. Apparently, it broke my expectations… into a downhill and shattered it into a million pieces.Instead of being one of the greatest spells of all time, which apparently had the potential, the [Wind Wall] conjured by the magician wasn’t something… practical to use. The moment I made the rest of the wizards aimed at the mage who could use the [Wind Wall] spell… could only block, deflect, absorb, or whatever people could call it, one spell. ONE. FUCKING. SPELL. It wasn’t two, three, or even a dozen, but one spell was rendered useless, and it had a cooldown of five seconds.“HOW THE FUCK IS THAT USEFUL!?” I remarked, and grunted. Even if I copied that skill using my corsair, it wouldn’t make a damn thing! The best it could do was to deflect a single punch, but
Arata wasn’t the type of person who could present a speech, nevertheless in front of the crowd. Owari, on the other hand, was a scientist. He had always showcased his research to everyone, and the entire world would be watching him. But the thing was… Arata had learned something valuable. And that was, he knew that these people would listen to him and cheer for his name. It wasn’t because he was willing to control the town, but he wanted to lead the place into a brighter future. Much so with Owari.That was why Arata had to be the first to do this. He was the one who paved the path.“Citizens of the Honeywood town!” Arata shouted. “My name is Captain Arata, leader of the pirates! As you may know, the pirates and the soldiers, at least, for this village of Honeywood, have decided to unite with one another! Although I have yet to live a long life, I know, for a fact, that my mentor, Captain Israel, the former Captain of the pirates, had wished this kind of thing to happen. And it happe
“Pirates… and soldiers working together for this global war.” Arata pondered to himself for a while before handing Owari his answer. “Don’t you think the Kingdom will be the one who gets to decide the last? If you’re asking me, I’ll… notify the pirates back from the Abandoned Barnacle ship and ask them about this. But knowing them, they will definitely agree to it too.”And that's what they did. As soon as the meeting ended, Owari and Arata got out of the town hall and told everyone they had to gather around the plaza. An announcement would occur in a few moments, and that was enough to attract the people’s attention, including Arata’s pirates.While that was happening, a messenger appeared before Owari and Arata, the two leaders of the Honeywood town and the pirates respectively. When Owari noticed this was the same messenger, Luke Formis, he greeted the mailman of this world and asked what was the matter.“We’re about to send a message to the King about the situation. You're just in
“Who’s going to go first?” Arata asked the most important thing of them all. “I suggest it has to be you, mister cowboy. “Stop calling me cowboy, Arata.”“Alright, cowboy.”Arata never gave Owari a chance to explain this sudden attitude. The man just saw Owari as a cowboy because of his cold demeanour with a gun in his hand. Nothing more, nothing less. Eventually, Arata stopped calling Owari names such as the recent “Cowboy” attempt and continued on with the meeting.Owari let whatever Arata wanted to call him slide and be the first one to elucidate what he had found out.“I got the chance to meet Sebastian.”“You did?” Arata couldn’t help but react. When he saw Owari’s eyes throwing daggers in his direction, Arata nodded to himself and muttered, “Yeah. I thought so. Sorry.”After a faint cough, Owari resumed his story. “I met Sebastian’s holographic image…” Owari paused for a second and studied Arata’s confused look on his face. “In your world, I assume you also have some kind of ho
Owari sat parallel with Arata as the two exchanged what they had learned from the Empire and from Captain Blackbeard.It was already late at night, so the two had sent their family members to sleep. Kirameki insisted she should join the meeting, but Owari was the one who had advised her to have a complete bed rest. “If you want your brother to not worry about you, listen to what I’m saying. I’m a doctor, so...”With that Kirameki had no fighting chance against Owari as she returned to her room and went to the dream world for as long as she had remembered.Rex was drowsy to begin with, so there weren’t extra steps between Owari and Arata to be done besides reminding him about the time.Hence, Arata and Owari were the only ones inside the office of the Honeywood town. It was also the municipal hall, where there was a giant crater above their heads.Before the assembly would start, Arata had to suggest that they should bring more individuals in this room. Although the place was a bit cr
Third Person Point of ViewArata's and Owari's perspective………….As soon as Owari heard the Empire had someone who was aiming to kill him and the Kingdom, he immediately returned to the municipal hall. He also found out there was a sudden blast and smoke emitting near the plaza. "It could only be the townhall," thought Owari, as he raced towards the place. The man even met with the soldiers who wished to escort him. But Owari was too speedy. Since the townspeople already knew their Mayor's prowess, they didn't mind being tossed aside, since it was for the best interest of the town.While that happened, Arata had also ended his conversation with the strongest pirate, Captain Blackbeard. The moment Ahmya had bid Arata farewell, Arata looked at Kirameki and called for Rex. Just like what Ahmya had promised, the two children were unharmed. But a gigantic hole was left from the ceiling, marking Captain Blackbeard's breach from the office.Fortunately, during that time, Kirameki had woken u
Ahmya answered, “It’s because my people are dying. Unfortunately as it is, I cannot run the community with no money in my hands. We still have to purchase or hunt food that is not raw or collect edible monster meat. It’s disastrous.”“But… I know you. You’re planning on turning your back against Sebastian too… You’re the type of person that will ditch others as long as you find them useless or… they do not benefit you.”“Hardly so… But it depends. Right now, I do not see any advantage to relieving my ties from Sebastian. And answering that is not of your concern.”“On to the third topic - Sebastian. Sebastian Serra is, like I’ve mentioned, an isekaid person and the trump card of the Empire. He has mastered the art of creating weapons, much like from Owari. But better.Arata had a million questions in his mind. Samples of these were: Why, out of all people, Captain Blackbeard, the person who tried killing all male pirates, including Arata, to be invited to this catastrophic party with
Arata’s PerspectiveThird Person Point of View_______________________Owari had advised Arata to stay indoors and protect the people they cared about, especially Rex and Kirameki. And so he did. At first, Arata was sceptical about this plan. But the moment he remembered they were up against Captain Blackbeard, the Kingdom, and the Empire, having someone to look out for Rex and Kirameki was the best decision they could have.Kirameki was still unconscious, and Rex tried his best to stay awake. But he was just a child. His weariness got the best of him, so he slept on the extra mattress, right next to Kirameki. Arata and the two children were inside the same room, and all the guards were standing their posts outside the room, waiting to inform Arata and Owari of any intruders within the area. But the thing was… the trespasser had already breached themselves inside the town hall. And it didn’t take long before Arata could meet that person.Arata promptly sensed someone’s presence in his
And his son, Rex, was on the line.“I have heard… from my trusty information breaker that you have a son and a wife. It’s unfortunate that I couldn’t kill your wife before she could… But I leave my regards to Ahmya. And… And. You still have your son with you, right? I’d bet the world would press against you if you see your son, Rex, cripple and fall in front of your eyes… Now, wouldn’t that be a sight to behold, Owari Ryutarou?”“Also, I suspect that there is also another person who has been reincarnated just like us. Sebastian added, as he stood there, returning Owari’s gaze.Ahmya… Ahmya Shirahama was the name of Captain Blackbeard, the one who had murdered Owari’s life, Elizabeth. She was the one Owari had been looking for. But right now, the person in front of him, Sebastian, knew exactly where Captain Blackbeard was hiding.“You… You made a deal with the devil? You know Captain Blackbeard? What is your relationship with her…? TELL ME!”Captain Blackbeard was known to be a fraud
Owari’s Perspective Third Person Point of View ____________________________________ It didn’t take a genius to know that the Empire had acquired a new fellow that had the same intelligence as Owari, even greater! Owari was a scientist and a doctor, not an engineer or an inventor. He only had the blueprints of these firearms and mimicked what they could and couldn’t do in the process. But against a person who had studied far more books about machines and weapons would be the victor of this match. Not to mention, this supposedly reincarnated person was backed up with the Empire’s funds, making him or her the most powerful individual next to Captain Blackbeard. “I should tell Arata about this.” But the moment Owari tried retreating, his arcane detected something unusual in his surroundings. And when he checked for the anomaly’s origin, he had found a strange figure of a man appearing from the shadows. The odd part about it was that… this individual didn’t have any mana within him. I