“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
Grayson did everything he could to stop me. He was versed in the arts of using his sword and amplifying his weapons using wind abilities. Thankfully, Grayson didn’t know how to use other spells besides casting it on his sword. And that was his greatest weakness. The same could be said to Cyrus, who was reckless and ignorant about the battle. He wasn’t good with anything besides using the gun. Although Cyrus had a blade hidden around his sleeves, it was still not enough to pin me down.Despite his weapon, Cyrus kept running in my direction, hoping he could catch me off guard with this knife. Little did he know my senses and reaction time were sharp, so I effortlessly evaded all surprise attacks Cyrus had in store for me. Soon, after disrupting his balance, Cyrus fell on the ground. And that was the moment I punched his back, creating a massive impact on his face against the floor. It didn’t kill him. But that sent Cyrus to the dream world. When I revealed I possessed two spells in my
I was about to kill this man in front of me. But the sound of my sister stopped me from my tracks. She wasn’t here. Kirameki must be with her friends and other pirates aboard the ship. Even though the Abandoned Barnacle was visible on my map, my little sister’s voice wouldn’t have reached where I was. But it did.Just before my wind magic could slice Grayson’s throat, someone reminded me of my promise. And for that, I held back my anger and let the man live for another day.“I will, don’t worry. This will be short. Even though I want to kill you so bad, I’ll leave you alive.”Grayson and I saw my ship… the Abandoned Barnacle ship passed by and almost hit the Kingdom’s boat. This man knew I wasn’t kidding around. The moment I told him I saved the pirates and a few of his soldiers who he had left behind, I was telling Grayson the truth. And now that truth came into life in the form of the vessel behind us.“That’s the ship Captain Israel has been manoeuvring on! IS SHE HERE?!”Rumours w