“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
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
“Are you talking to me?” I said, as I jumped in front of their base. “You have no regard in human life, except for yours and for the benefit of the mission. You’re willing to blow up the fucking island without knowing your soldiers are still there, you fucking bsatard!” “Do you really think I will let you roam free after what you’ve done to Francoise and the pirates? I will not kill you, but I will not let you escape scot-free, Grayson, Cyrus!” I continued.The fleet of ships was beside their camp, and the soldiers who had safely arrived at the tents were now dispatching everyone to take their leave. Grayson and Cyrus, the two very important people, were secured by the soldiers of the Kingdom… not until I showed up. These people might have thought I was going to join with the rest of the pirates and leave them behind, not knowing I would chase after them. I was the strongest individual from the pirate community, right next to Captain Israel and Blackbeard… I assumed. I couldn’t tell
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
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