Owari kept coming like a madman, destroying traps one after the other. No explosions came slowing or stopping him down. In fact, the mayor of Honeywood town had a snicker painted on his face, knowing Arata had made it to the tunnel. It was amateur stuff… but it did eat some time for the rest of Owari’s team to move forward. Owari couldn’t just leave his army behind. He needed them. Not only did they possess weapons that could kill a person instantly, they could also tire Arata for the ultimate battle.That was what Owari thought as he finally eliminated the last trap Arata had set for him. And now they could proceed further. But just as Owari had to go in front, a scout returned towards him. It was the one who Owari had sent away from the Skull-looking cave, looking for any pirate ships along the way.And they did.The nearby place of the Skull cave was a sea of some sort. It served as a port, but there were little platforms for vessels to dock. However, one had the audacity to park
Owari glanced at the pirates tied up and appended…“As for the already captured pirates… I want them locked inside our dungeon, together with the pirates you could find from the ship. Take them away, and wait for further instructions from me… The other scouts and generals will interrogate these pirates. But don’t be too hard on them. Ask questions, but do not hurt the pirates. I should see not a single scratch on their skin. And if I do, I will personally lecture anyone who opposes my command.”“Lastly, I want every soldier and scout… to protect the base. There’s no point in following me around, especially when we’re up against a pirate… let alone, Arata.”“But, sir!” One of the scouts wanted to oppose him. But as soon as she tried letting her voice out, the ninja backed away and forcefully closed her mouth using her hands.However, Owari shook his head and uttered, “Continue.”Fortunately enough, Owari was in the good mood to hear her comment. It was unusual. But since the woman had
Weeks before Arata and his team arrived at the Black Grim Dragon’s Nest island. ____________________ Just before Captain Arata had gone towards the island, he looked at the place at the far end of the ship and watched the sky turn black. It was night time. The cold wind brushed his hair, and the silhouette of monsters from afar greeted his eyes. He was ready for battle. But it seemed those beasts from miles away posed no problems to the pirates… as well as the ship. Captain Arata had not known how long he had been doing this? It felt like years, but only weeks had passed. But he still couldn’t believe it. And Arata had to be the leader of the pirate group that was once led by Captain Israel. It wasn’t because he was forced by it… but because he wanted a new life… A life Kirameki and him could have. But the question now was… who would he invite to explore the place and guard the ship? After all, this was going to be a hectic battle. Captain Arata looked behind and studied the faces
Present time _________________……………..The pirates didn’t know that Captain Arata had Owari’s son. And even if Arata could communicate that to his fellow pirates aboard the ship, he found the information useless to share with them. “What are we going to do now?” “The soldiers from the Kingdom are here?! Should we attack them? Should we launch the ballistic weapons Arata had entrusted us with?”“No, you fool! He specifically instructed us to put those guns on hold and… never kill anyone, unless Captain Arata had told us!”“I don’t want to die… I have my daughter waiting for me back home…”“My brother… he’s still young. He needs me…”“Father isn’t ready… to lose me. To lose his only son.”Those were the words echoing through the place as the pirates panicked, unable to do anything at all. If they fought, they would lose some people. And the pirates were mostly going to lose the battle. But if the pirates stayed and surrendered, their defeat would be ensured… because that was what los
“General… What are we going to do if the pirates attack us? Owari specifically told us not to kill any pirate who stands in our way… Does that mean?”“Ideally, we want them to surrender, Master. But if it comes to it, we would be the ones who would surrender against them… indirectly. We would make them think that we’re planning to attack, but we’re just going to buy Owari some time… It wouldn’t be long before he could get his son back from Captain Arata and return to this base.”The general’s name was Abdur Solis, a renowned leader of the army squad led by Owari himself. He was entrusted with the responsibility to command the group of knights, mages, and whatnot on the battlefield under Owari’s orders. He was second in command… There were commanders before Owari. The general and the Master. The Master was the person who was the leader of the scouts or the ninja factions. They oversee the entire organisation, at the same time receive direct orders from Owari for missions such as comb
Even though the ship was docked, it wasn’t a stretch that these aqua marine creatures would attack the vessel as well as the soldiers from the Kingdom. Not to mention, the same could be said with the soldiers of the Kingdom, as they too met four legged creatures galloping nearby, ready to pounce at them whenever they saw an opportunity.Even Tommy and General Abdur knew that these beasts were no walk in the park. One marine creature could take three lives of both the soldiers and pirates if they weren’t careful. What more if they had to deal with a swarm of fish and four-legged creatures?“My name is Pirate Tommy, and we are here to announce something! The pirates led by Captain Arata, and that was once governed by Captain Israel, do not wish to fight. We want a peaceful conversation between the people of the Kingdom. We do not admit defeat, but we wish to communicate with each other and establish a truce!”Pirate Tommy didn’t know the circumstances of the Kingdom soldiers, but Gener
“What kind of deal are we making? Are we going to hold off attacking each other? Or do you have something else in mind?” The one who had asked was General Abdur. He was not only concerned about the arrival of their leaders and the request of avoiding or hurting their opponents, but from… environmental enemies as well. The two looked at the shore, not far from the boat. As their eyes met the creatures in the water, both the General and Pirate Tommy glanced their eyes once more at the faraway land, where figures of four-legged creatures and the like lurked within their surroundings. They weren’t alone on this island.“Even if we fight against each other to the death, I believe those… monsters up ahead would be the victor, not us. Have you fought one of the marine beasts before, General Abdur?” asked Pirate Tommy.Little did General Abdur know that Tommy and the rest of the pirates led by Captain Arata had fought thousands of these swarms of creatures. And they were fucking annoying.
“FOR THE TIME BEING, UNTIL WE CAN HEAR ANY NEWS FROM OWARI, WE SHALL TREAT THESE PIRATES AS TEMPORARY COMRADES! WE WILL NOT SEE THEM AS ENEMIES, RATHER THEY ARE NOW GUESTS! LET US CELEBRATE WITH OUR SUCCESS AND PREPARE A BANQUET FOR EVERYONE!” Everyone cheered when the soldiers from the Kingdom heard such blissful news. The same had been experienced by the pirates when Tommy told them what had happened between him and General Abdur and they were now free to wander towards the camp.The only unspoken rules pirates and soldiers had to follow were… teaming up against monsters or intruders, exchanging goods and resources such as alcohol, spices, meat, and other food, and exchanging information regarding the mission on hand if there were any. The latter could be talked about, but the former were something they could figure out.As soon as the two representatives announced the word, the pirates stepped out of the ship and went towards the soldier’s base. Other pirates remained on the vesse