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
Volume 3PrologueFirst Person Point of ViewOwari’s Perspective________________After kidnapping the Empire soldier and interrogating him, I had heard the rumour spreading across the land. I had also found out the exact location where we could find the Lunar Blessing herb and future plans on how to use it.“I-I gave you everything I know, including the name of the next Captain!”‘Captain?’ I thought to himself, and pulled the poor Empire knight by his collar near to my face. “Say what? There’s a new Captain of the ocean… besides Captain Israel and Captain Blackbeard.”The rumour was… Captain Israel died in the hands of Captain Blackbeard. Captain Israel was the one who had technically saved and bought me some time for my wife, Elizabeth, and me to escape. But alas, it failed. Even though Captain Israel showed me some kindness, I still promised myself to kill every single pirate in front of me… until the end of the Kepler.“WHAT HAPPENED?!” I asked.But that was the extent of the Emp
Volume 3Third Person Point of View____________________After learning that Captain Israel had died and there were pirates heading towards the Lunar Treasure, Owari made haste and deployed a vessel of his own.Even though Captain Israel was the one who saved Owari’s life, he hated each and every pirate. He still vowed to himself to avenge his dead wife as well as the people who died on the battlefield.So, Owari hastily readied his ship and voyage overseas, trying to find the lost treasure he squeezed from the soldier from the Empire. With him was an army of elite soldiers equipped with missiles, grenades, and different powerful firearms enough to take over a country and even collapse the Empire. Owari left his child in the hands of the doctors he trusted. At least, that was what he had thought. Rex, who was a little boy that had just turned eight, didn’t know the reason why his father left him.However, Owari knew this was a bad idea. Knowing the pirates and the Kingdom, he thought
Captain Arata was slightly worse than Captain Israel. But he had a unique ability. He could copy one’s spell… or even two, to his advantage. And if his enemy refused to cast any spells, Arata had already mastered a special technique from his sabre sword.[Congratulations you are now level 72!][Current stats: After becoming the Captain of the Abandoned Barnacle ship!][Character Name]: {Kazuto, Arata} [Title(s)]: {Master of the arts of Thievery} {Captain of the Abandoned Barnacle Ship}[Species]: {Human} [Occupation]: {Pirate} {Captain}[Age]: {19-year-old} [Class]: {Thief} {Pirate}[Level 72] {Next Level-> 0/81,210 Experience}[Stat points]-{0}[STR]- 66 [VIT]- 75 [MEN]- 49[DEX]- 64 [INT]- 58 [LCK]-69[DMG]- 55[M. DMG]-55[CRT]- 10.5%[H. RATE]- 500.01%[C. DMG]- 50.0%[DEF]- 50[P. RES]- 5.5%[M. RES]- 3.0%[EVD]- 41.7%— [Health] --- {4210/4210 [+52.30 Hp regeneration per minute]— [Arcana] --- {650/650 [0+10.5 Arc regeneration per minute]}* [Corsair!]- An active skill. Arata K