There were a bunch of spells I could use from Azure’s kit, and one of which was the [Wind Wall] ability. No. [Wind Wall] didn’t come from her, but from the soldier I fought a while back. The one from the Kingdom camp.I assumed I could do the same when I got my hands on a wind ability, which would come from Azure. It was a powerful skill that could allow Captain Israel to take a few dirty hits on Captain Blackbeard without having any in return. Even though some of her spells were ass and Azure’s wind ability was weak, it was the only thing we had. Beggars can't be choosy. That was my plan from the very beginning. Now that it was settled, I issued a surprising and ludicrous command to Azure, which was the smartest thing to do. The only thing that was left right now was… Azure following my instructions without questioning anything about it. Time was of the essence. And the longer we would wait and for me to explain everything to Azure, the more burnt out Captain Israel becomes. Plus,
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
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
“Do not walk the same path I had strolled… Do not kill anyone. Promise me that, Arata… Promise me….”Those were the final words spoken by Captain Israel. According to everyone and Captain Israel herself, she was a past murderer who worked between two worlds: The Kingdom and the pirates. She was the former Captain of the pirate community and co-founder of the group. But when she met Ahmya, things took a quick turn.Everywhere they went, corpses followed the two Captains.Taking lives was like a normal occurrence to them, so Captain Israel had enough and broke off ties with Captain Blackbeard. Hence, she was now here, the leader of the Horizon camp and labelled as the beacon of hope.In the end, Captain Blackbeard had the last laugh and killed her. But even in her last words, Captain Israel forced me a promise… a vow I needed to comply.“Do not kill.” It was a horrible pledge, especially when it would involve my sister. There was nothing I could do but see for myself if I could do it. A
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
“The name’s Arata Kazuto, and my fight isn’t with you guys. As much as I want to scramble with you, I need to help the others.”I hurriedly escaped and looked like a coward in the eyes of the Kingdom. But I didn’t care what they had thought about me. The only important thing to me was my sister and the rest of the pirate squad trying to leave this island alive. If I could get to them without killing these soldiers and losing anyone, that would be great. But a wish was called a “wish” for a reason. Since my body was enhanced compared to any other average adventurer or soldier, I swiftly got out of the place and left the soldiers there. From above, the soldiers from the Kingdom brought heavy armoured fighting vehicles carrying guns and magic. Those were tanks. And beside those tanks were motorcycles and buggies just like from a recent action movie. It was lit. Unfortunately, these soldiers were my enemies, and I had to fight them later on.I was expecting my enemies to use magical bro
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
“You have the right to remain silent and refuse to answer questions! If you give up the right to remain silent, anything you-...”“You say can and will be used against you in a court of law. Yeah, yeah. I get it. The Miranda Rights. I know where it came from. You people from the Kingdom have a law firm that protects the rights of the people. And let me guess, your symbol is a woman wearing a blindfold and holding a scale? A balanced one,” I said, and completed the man’s sentence. “Why do you guys always say these things, but it eventually ends up in a life and death battle? I’m getting tired of it, actually.”Both Azure’s, Francoise’s, and the soldier’s eyes widened in surprise the moment I knew what the knight was about to say. Moreover, I completed it. It was as if I knew the law of the Kingdom despite living most of my life here aboard the ship and with the pirates.Fortunately, Azure and Francoise didn’t mind it. Even though it seemed I belonged to the Kingdom, it didn’t mean I wa
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