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
“Is that everything?” the trader who visited the village asked, as he finally finished collecting and identifying the gold, silver, and other valuable items left in my stash.The peddler who visited this unnamed village was accompanied by a few adventurers beside him. From the way I saw it, these people armed with weapons and equipped with armours were adventurers hired to protect the merchant, which was their client. As I conversed with the merchant, it seemed these adventurers were throwing daggers in my direction, thinking I was hostile to the merchant. But in fact, I wasn’t. However, I got a feeling something was off with this trader. Although all his deals sounded fair for both parties, it looked like he was trying to squeeze me with every juice I had.And that was where he was wrong. Azure was with me. She accompanied us on this journey, but she had no idea how much luggage I had in my inventory. So when Azure witnessed what we had, she couldn’t help but wonder how much many w
“Had enough?” I muttered, and stood in front of the four mercenaries struggling to pick themselves back up from the ground. “I’m assuming that should be enough to crush your pride. Or do you want me to trample it more than you could ever imagine?”I was… caught in a bad mood from these people. And when I finally lashed out my worries, I fought and overwhelmed them. Thankfully, I pulled my punches. But the next time they wronged me, these mercenaries could kiss their limbs goodbye. When the dust settled, I became the victor and the last person standing out of it all. I didn’t even have to use my sabre from the fight. I overwhelmed these imbeciles alone using only one spell from my [Corsair] ability, which blasted them with ten times the damage against the wizard.The man, who I assumed was the leader of their pack, shook his head and crawled towards me. “No… Please… We had enough,,, Please don’t… kill us.”These mercenaries and the merchant understood that I was already an enemy of th
Azure and I walked back to the Abandoned Barnacle and met the rest of the crew. A few days had already passed, and we were now ready to set sail. We didn’t have to wait for the merchant to run, even though a lot of money was placed on the table and a freaking project would occur. Azure really thought the chieftain would handle it all and he wasn’t the type of person to run after holding a large sum of money in his hands. I thought he was going to be a governor that would collect all funds and use it for his own benefit. But he was dealing with the pirates and the people. And this was a different world, and everyone around here, specifically the ones following Captain Israel, were kind people. Our next stop was the Black Grim Dragon’s nest, right beside the Hundred Island of Sand Trek. The proceeding mission would lead us back from whence we had come from in order for us to collect the Lunar herb marked on the map. Not to mention, it seemed we had more pirates on the deck. These peop
Amidst all of this, Kirameki went to me with a worried face. My little sister followed me to the forecastle. She heard everything. Azure was baffled and had her eyes widened in surprise, unsure if this was part of the plan. But I let it be and told Azure everything was alright. “Don’t worry. I plan on telling Kirameki about this in the near future… The moment just became fast forward, since Kirameki is already here to listen to it. Now, return to the deck and tell everyone everything’s alright. I just have to talk for a short while with my sister. I’ll come up right after. And tell them to avoid visiting this place unless it's urgent.” “Okay, Ca… Arata. We also have a surprise for you upstairs. We’ll be waiting for you.” Azure then came back to the deck and attended to the pirates and prepared the ship to an immediate sail. Kirameki and I were left alone inside the forecastle. My sister wanted to say something, so she went behind me and wrapped her arms around my body. She then
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