Elizabeth gave the child to me and whispered, “Go… I’ll hold her off while I still can. We both know that my powers can handle her… I think. Cast your… magic… most powerful spell at us…. and try to kill her with it. I’ll try to use Captain Blackbeard’s body to save myself… so you don’t have to worry about me.”“How are we going to do this? It’s too risky!” I retorted, shaking my head ever so slightly.But Elizabeth flashed me a bitter smile, gingerly pressed her lips onto mine, and answered, “We have to make this work, Owari. We have to secure a bright future for our kid… I want to be there with you… So we have to try.”I knew this wasn’t going to work. My powers would be enough to destroy the entire continent if I let it loose. There wasn’t anything holding me back anymore except for the people inside this place and Elizabeth. The rest of the civilians were underground, hiding from the eyes of the pirates and Captain Blackbeard. They were safe. And they didn’t know what was happening
“If that’s how it’s going to be… then you leave us no choice… NOW!”I let out a violent roar and made my cue. Soon after, Elizabeth followed it up and cast her unique spell… The ability to control one’s body for a few minutes or seconds. She was planning to do just that and lead the two of them out of the building. If Captain Blackbeard was out of her sight, Elizabeth would lose her ability and that would lead to a disastrous event. So she had to stay with Captain Blackbeard… even at the cost of tossing her life on the line. It couldn’t be me, since I didn’t have that kind of ability my wife possessed. Although I still learned a few of her attributes, that unique skill Elizabeth had cannot be compared to what I knew about shadow control.Before jumping out of the hole I had created from the building, Elizabeth looked me in the eyes for the last time… and fell on the ground, together with Captain Blackbeard. The two of us knew making out alive at this point would be a miracle. I had li
The Honeywood which became the battlefield of the pirates and the Kingdom became a disaster. There was still something left to be scavenged on the site. Some were weapons, while others were empty bottles of potions or the pirate’s or soldier’s clothes. My people scattered and looked around for things they could find useful. These were spoils of war. But what the villagers found were the dead bits and bones of their loved ones, making them kneel and weep on the ground.I handed the baby to Leonard, who was the former mayor of the town, and the rookie doctors that had woken up from their slumber. They immediately tended to my child. After what I was doing right now, I would return to Rex and see it for myself if he was doing alright.Not a single soul was left except specs of dust, belonging to the corpses of those who had fallen from the crash. One of which was my wife… the other was a pipe’s dream.But even without having that barrier, I sensed someone crawling out from the place from
Just like what I had deduced, the Empire had struck at us. They wasted no time and attacked us within two months, without warning. We only knew about it thanks to the remaining ninjas or scouts who had lived against the wrath of Captain Blackbeard.…………………….Today was the second month when the pirates had initially attacked. Throughout those weeks, we managed to somehow revive what we could salvage from the ruined town. Since I had availed insurance to the merchants, they were obliged to help us grow the town back to its functional state.It would benefit the both of us. While that was happening, I also made sure to create inventions using the limited resources we could find on the field.Although the backup King Rowan had sent easily died, he had sent another group in our direction. It was meant to offer some relief goods and aid for the fallen city. But once those soldiers arrived, their eyes widened in surprise as soon as they witnessed the town was slowly rebuilding what it had lo
Every cell and muscle inside my body had begged me to take a rest. And now that I had taken ample amounts of restorate and focused on helping myself, I returned to my office and resumed my job. My work speed was abnormally high. I breezed through the stacks of papers as if they were nothing but a child’s ploy. After a few hours, I was already finished with my work, which should’ve been done within five days. But it was completed in a few hours straight.Since I had concluded a slot in my schedule, it was time for me to sleep. I now valued resting as some sort of recovery for my burned out body. Thanks to the sudden bath I had performed, my mind was able to function thrice as productive than it was before. Maybe resting could rejuvenate the prime brain I had through the rest of the years.Before I could visit my mansion, I went to the hospital and stopped by to see my son. Although I could carry him whenever I moved, I feared the day those pirates or people from the Empire would kill m
Two ninjas or scouts entered the room and waited for my instructions. One was a male, the other was a female. They both sported the same clothing and equipped themselves with hidden daggers and such. Most ninjas were equally equipped with experience and battle prowess. But these two ninjas were ahead of their peers, making them my personal bodyguards and scouts if things looked grim.I led them to a different room, hidden among most servants scattered in the castle. Only a few individuals knew about this hidden passage, and one of them was the butler who had announced the scout’s appearance and these two ninjas themselves. By having a few people who were close to me, I eliminated any chances of having to deal with someone who was going to stab me behind my back. Pirates were annoying to deal with. But I couldn’t leave a blind eye to the information broker, which would disguise themselves among my allies. It was better to have a few people I could trust than an entire army that could k
The announcement ended, and the villagers knew that the Empire was going to attack. But instead of fearing for their lives, thinking this would be the end of the world, they looked up and… said nothing. These people even chanted for my name.“Owari is going to save us!”“Owari will protect us all!”“Thank goodness we have a kind leader!”The streets were filled with joyous songs, food, and even statues meant for me as a gift. I blinked a few many times, unsure what was happening. And then, when these villagers forgot my presence, I returned inside the municipal hall, still wondering what was happening outside and what had gone inside those people’s heads.“Did they… lose their heads or something?”Somehow, at the back of my head, I thought that these people were just coping with what they had heard from me. A normal person would fear what was about to come, especially when the pirates nearly annihilated us. But… I felt like that wasn’t the case.I was even planning to call the ninjas
Epilogue for Volume 2Captain Blackbeard’s PerspectiveThis happened after the fight between Owari and Captain Blackbeard_________________The Tortuga was the home of the pirates. After dealing with Owari, I returned to the island and rallied the pirates for an announcement. This was our home, so naturally there were thousands of us living on this secluded island, far from the civilizations of the Kingdom and the Empire.Tortuga had a rich natural resources and abundant poultry to choose from. There were also fine lands that absolutely let any kind of vegetables grow, even without fertiliser. We also found a lake that offered fresh water to be drunk by anyone. So we didn’t have to worry about anything, besides monsters infesting the area.The people in this place were pirates, but most were regular people - mostly females - who were caught up by the incident. I gave them a choice whether to continue following our orders… or for them to live their lives in the Kingdom or the Empire. F