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
“You’re free to go after this, Arata. I believe the contract between you and Captain Israel is done. She’s already gone to the afterlife, so you are no longer bound by the contract. However, we vow to help you find the herb… But it is best if we could leave some of these innocent families behind… on a secure island. And then we will help you out.” Azure looked behind the people and nodded to herself. “I believe the treasure is still yours, and I know you are not the type of man who will run with it. There is a place far away where the Kingdom and Captain Blackbeard shouldn’t know about. I think it is better if we could sell those gems, purchase some grubs for the entire people, and rebuild what they have lost. Now that Captain Blackbeard took Captain Israel’s life, she won’t chase us down and harm the pirates. She is coming for you. Knowing the pirate community and you, she might target the herb you wanted to get.” “Again, it’s your choice to order us around and accompany you to get t
Doing the right thing wasn’t my style. I always cared about my sister, myself, and how the situation would benefit the both of us, regardless if it would harm others. That was just life. There was no point in putting myself into others shoes, since nobody would do the same for us. That was just life. Other people might be kind hearted, but not me. As lonas Kirameki didn’t know what I needed to do to give her everything she needed, then it was good enough for me.However, this time, it was different. When the world gave us a second chance, I had heard my sister could be cured after finding that herb. I was this close. And the only way for me to do it was to rely on Captain Israel… and the pirates. Now that Captain Israel was gone, all her followers were the only ones who had remained. And despite their loss, these pirates wished to help grab the herb before bidding their goodbyes.I didn’t do anything to them besides saving these people from Captain Blackbeard and the Kingdom. If I w
Within a few moments, Margarette embraced my sister. The two rested, but their eyes were still weeping salty tears. I remained vigilant of my surroundings, not because I didn’t trust this place, but because my mind was too occupied with… everything. A lot had happened, and it wasn’t easy for me to take in.And I knew Azure shared the same sentiments with me, as she looked at the wall and thought of nothing but Captain Israel and the future of this place. The only sound filling the room came from the splashing of rain drops against the roof. A thunderstorm had hit the village, so the rest of the pirates and the villagers were quick to move and went back to their places. Night had enveloped across the place, and this was the perfect time for us to rejuvenate the energy we had lost. But no matter how hard we tried, Azure and I couldn’t get any sleep. As the rest of the time flew by, the two of us stayed up, thinking of various things.It didn’t take long before Azure crippled the silenc