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
It also seemed that the secretary and the remaining wizards and soldiers weren’t aware of their situation. And here I thought their technology was advanced and it could detect anonymous objects from the atmosphere. But I was wrong. “Hey! Are you going to do something about that… thing comin hot in our direction? You could die, you know? I still have my impenetrable barrier shielding me, and you don’t,” I said, trying to make some sense out of this secretary.It was wise and best for me to leave the soldiers to die… but it would leave a bitter taste inside my mouth if I became a full out asshole. And I got nothing to lose if I warned them. So I did.“Ho, ho, ho. You think I would fall to the oldest trick of deceit from my enemy? No, I wouldn’t. Not in a million“...”I’ve never seen or heard someone talk to me like that, but here was the secretary, speaking to me like a monk. The legends were true. However, he wasn’t listening. The secretary thought I*was bluffing and the things I j
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
Maxie and Barbara died the same way as Sally passed away from the next room. Each woman had their throats slit off with a sharp object - probably a dagger - and let them suffer slowly from blood loss. And this pirate right in front of me won the round. But upon glancing at my surroundings, I didn’t find anything, specifically my sister. ‘Where could she possibly take her?’ I asked myself. But my thought immediately vanished when a woman from the next room slammed the door. She had her upper and lower limbs tightly tied with a rope as she crawled in my direction. “Margarette?” I uttered, and took a few steps forward. “Oh, dear lord…. What the hell happened to you?” Margarette was the only one who had a mixture of pink and yellow hue from her hair. When I announced her name, Margarette hopelessly squirmed towards me, begging for me help. I could save her, but this pirate right in front of me seemed to be the most powerful individual I had ever faced, and I didn’t even need to fight he
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
“They’re… moving away?” Captain Blackbeard really kept her words when she said she already instructed these pirates to avoid attacking us. I didn’t know how, but Kirameki and I were safe and sound. Just like what I had described, these pirates saw me but they didn’t attack me. I was expecting these individuals to target Kirameki despite me being in front of them. If I was told to strike my opponents, it would be best to take out their weakness, and mine was my little sister. But that never happened. Instead, these pirates, upon witnessing me, skedaddled and left the area immediately as soon as they had arrived. It was as if someone called them back from their ship. My system caught a glimpse of the texts that were communicated towards the pirates, but there was some security system that hindered me from listening to everything. But from the looks of it, Captain Blackbeard was finally done ravaging the Horizon camp. She left a few houses, but the Captain didn’t annihilate everyone.
“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