The Black Grim Dragon’s Nest was notorious when it came to monsters. And dragons lurked in the area. Some people believed that these mythical creatures did not exist. Little did they know that these dragons were just slumbering elsewhere, specifically on this island.The Hydra was still a few miles away, so Owari had to walk more than what he had intended to. If the people behind his back created a base just a few kilometres away, Owari couldn’t help but to worry about their safety. He didn’t know what kind of spells awaited him against the dragon. Although Owari was confident enough with his skill, he didn’t want to waste any more time protecting the people behind him.So Owari made sure that the base the soldiers created was a few miles away. And just to be sure, Owari had also cast a protective spell, in case a random spell conjured by the Hydra would hit them.Not to mention, Owari was on a timer. Forty hours or one day was too much… But he knew that if a Hydra showed up, other mo
After firing the magical spell to the Hydra, the dragon… was no more. When the dust settled in, the last thing Owari saw was a cloud of dust. This smog didn’t come from his spell but from the dragon who vanished and was defeated. Soon after, Owari returned to the base after six hours, telling everyone the Hydra died.It took Owari six hours to arrive on the base, not because the fight took too long, but because the travel time was a menace. He didn’t want to use a bike, since he knew it might be destroyed during the battle, and their transportation device, despite having spare, would slow down their progress.It was better to be safe than to be sorry. As soon as Owari arrived, the soldiers waiting and guarding the post cheered and chanted for his name.“OWARI! OWARI! OWARI!” “I KNEW YOU’D COME BACK!”In the middle of it all, there were also monsters appearing from left and right. These were the tigers the system had introduced at the other route. And somehow, a few wandered about. T
“Soldiers from the Kingdom… I should’ve known!”As soon as these soldiers noticed Captain Arata, they immediately attacked them with their firearms. Bullets rained above Captain Arata and his team as they had the high ground. Arata hastily commanded his team to run behind a barricade while he tried checking these soldiers from the Kingdom if they had spells they wanted to use against them.Woefully, they didn’t. These bastards of soldiers somehow relied on their guns and not on their mages. “Way to go, fucking Owari!” Arata cursed, and clicked his tongue. He wasn’t amused anymore.However… If Arata had to choose, he was probably pleased to see that these soldiers from the Kingdom were attacking, and not some kind of monstrous entity. If a gigantic creature appeared, for example, an arachnid, things would be pretty different. Monsters were dumb, but they weren’t stupid. Unfortunately, fighting against humans was a different story. And Arata knew he could fight these humans more than th
Despite being a pirate, Captain Arata was actually lenient when it came to fighting against human opponents, especially when he was up against Owari’s people. They planned on killing him, but Arata somewhat had a hunch something was up with this Arata dude. Arata could imagine that Owari was someone who had his past glued to himself, and the world before - Japan and other countries - had peaceful solutions to every conflict. So he kept trying. Also, Arata made a promise to Kirameki and Captain Israel. The moment he had become Captain of the pirates, Arata, as much as possible, disliked the idea of killing others for the sake of… mindless killing.The scout who was given another chance by Arata ran away as fast as she could. Initially, the scout had thought that Captain Arata was brutal, and he was overpowered. But then, the ninja, in the middle of her destination, turned back and realised Arata didn’t kill her friends. He had spared them. That ninja checked her friends one by one and
Owari answered, “It’s because he’s not fighting seriously against you… He doesn’t want to kill you guys, unless… something triggers him. Even though I’[m thankful none of you died, I just couldn’t help but fathom what else is in store for the rest of us if we’re going to fight him a second time.”From the looks of the scout, Owari was worried. But when she finally understood his words, the ninja knew Owari wasn’t worried about losing… he was worried about people dying because of what he wanted. Captain Arata was a force they needed to defeat. Usually, the girl and her friends - one fourth of the ninja community - should be enough to defeat a pirate, regardless if he or she was an elite or not, with an exception for Captain Blackjack. Now the Kingdom had to deal with Captain Arata as well. After showing his strength, Owari knew this battle wasn’t going to be easy. So he needed a few more tricks in his sleeve just to deal with any problem in his way.That was the way of Owari. And that
After the long-hearted talk with his son, Owari placed Rex on the make-shift mattress and let him rest for the remaining hours. He stared at his son for a few minutes before taking his leave. Soon after, Owari met the general. The two of them conversed with each other, specifically about the appearance of the pirates nearby. Fortunately, the scout had already shared the vital information to the general, so the leader of the army knew most of it. When he had heard the information from Owari himself, the general excused himself and requested if their soldiers could be briefed with a new strategy on hand before proceeding forward.Since Owari’s son, Rex, was still fast asleep, he approved such changes and also went to bed, thinking he would rest for a few hours before continuing his expedition…However, something woke him up. It had been two hours since the time he had rested. And when Owari got up, he was awoken by the presence of a ninja who was already planning to nudge Owari awake.
By the time Owari got out of the tent, his eyes had witnessed something he shouldn’t. The camps and his people were still there, but the creatures were already near the entrance. In fact, these so-called Warlocks revealed themselves to the public, wreaking havoc left and right, fighting against the soldiers armed with firearms in their hands.Owari’s people were fighting against a group of mages that called themselves “Warlocks”. Owari only heard a few stories about them. Truth be told, Warlocks were beings that discovered most existing spells and continued developing abilities beyond one’s imaginations.However, these Warlocks were branded as traitors of the Kingdom as well as the Empire. They were never wanted. Even the adventurer’s guild despised these Warlocks, because they were the ones who had created necromancy and other witchcraft that enabled others to use their spells in evil.Surprisingly, this world lashed their wraths to those overpowered spells. And they didn’t want to u
That was the third time Arata saw a soldier from the Kingdom falling from the sky. The second guy had his hips cut in half, with his fingers raining down the next. At first, Arata thought of it as some sort of stupid prank. But it wasn’t. As it turned out, it wasn’t a joke. It was real.While Arata and his team mates stared at the sky, they noticed something… out of the picture. And when they zoomed in their lenses, what Arata and his group saw… sent dozens of question marks in the area.It was a group of cloaked individuals with the head of a troll. Trolls usually had a humanoid physique that was bigger and brawnier than humans, and had wide heads with a size of three basketballs. Its teeth were massive, and the stench emitted by this monster was horrifying even for a sewer rat. Thankfully, the pirates and Arata’s system were immune to the stench. And they withstood it.Trolls were described as monsters in the deep, usually depicted with fists for weapons or make-shift axes made from