The continent is vast.
A continent boasting a size larger than Asia has only seen territorial wars among itself, never even considering stepping outside.
To be precise, even if they wanted to leave, they couldn’t.
The sea beyond the continent is a vast unknown territory where no land has been found, except for some islands attached to the continent.
No matter how much they are superhumans who can crush rocks and wield mysteries, they could never conquer the “sea.”
This isn’t just because the sea and its creatures are strong, nor because they are incompetent.
“They’re just blocked.”
The system drew a line between the land of the continent and the sea, making the ships sailing toward each other pass by without meeting.
Using the vast “barrier” called the sea.
And so, they lived unaware of each other’s existence until a few months ago, when the wall that had obstructed the world disappeared, revealing their existence to one another.
Caw—
“The Empire reached out into the outside world as soon as it opened up after the third anniversary.”
The Empire, which knows more than anyone about this “phenomenon.”
Once the wall that had blocked them vanished, the Empire, which held the true power of the sea, quickly influenced several nearby islands and minor continents.
From smaller cooperative relationships to full-blown colonization.
Many foreign civilizations and nations are currently being imperialized, but among them, there are some quite threatening entities.
“That’s Wenetus, right?”
“That’s right. It’s one of the races the Empire discovered first and declared ‘don’t touch’.”
Redberry said, handing over a red drink on the wide-open deck.
A refreshing drink with ice cubes floating around.
It tastes like grapefruit.
[The Empire is quite something]
[Isn’t the Empire a joke?]
[Looks delicious]
[The Empire didn’t work for Lily though]
[Empire special: If they think they’ll lose, they always back off]
[Hahahahahahahahahaha]
[Isn’t anything coming today?]
“It’s delicious.”
“I’m glad. I put in some effort.”
“You must know Wenetus well?”
We’re just learning about it to obtain mana stones this time, but it seems Redberry has known about it all along.
Redberry nodded, saying, “It’s closer than expected. Therefore, we do have some contact now and then…”
“And?”
“It’s a bit rough. Sometimes they can get aggressive.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. But they aren’t exactly barbarians…”
It’s a bit complicated.
[Seems like there’s a problem, haha]
[Lily might need to teach them a lesson]
[What if we just take out a few to tame them?]
[So, is nothing coming out today?]
[Is Kraken not up yet?]
[It’s about time the Kraken shows up]
[Isn’t anything coming out?]
“I’ll try to talk it over. After all, we’re not going there to fight.”
“We’re not fighting, right?”
“Of course.”
Why would we go back to retrieve something that was taken from us after we had already brought a gold box?
Why would I go back for the gold box that I was forcibly made to give up?
I’m going to negotiate.
To buy the magical stone at its worth.
“If nothing happens, I’ll be back soon.”
“If nothing happens…”
“Yes.”
“Somehow, saying such things makes me more anxious.”
“Hey, nothing’s happening right now, is it?”
A vast and refreshing view of the sea.
I don’t like saying this, but truly, nothing is happening.
Wenetus isn’t a conceptual race, and there are no creatures in this sea that pose a threat to me and my merchant ship.
Even if a high-level wind spirit comes again, I can suppress it without any damage.
Above all, the most threatening sea disaster, the kraken, doesn’t show itself until the year changes.
I am certain of this through the multicolored successor.
How long have I been sailing?
– We have arrived!
We finally discovered an island.
[It’s big, isn’t it?]
[Oh]
[Ah, nothing’s showing up.]
[What the hell]
[How come not even a single pirate shows up?]
[No way]
[It’s cleaner than I expected.]
[It’s not even an island, lol?]
The island looks quite large even to the naked eye.
At the top, which looks like a towering volcanic island, red and blue smoke was rising, indicating it’s not a simple volcano.
That must be the source of the ‘Blue-Red Stone’ I heard in the report.
‘Infinitely Regenerating Mana.’
Swoosh!!
The ship’s captain docked the boat at the shore of the island.
Since Wenetus doesn’t have a dedicated port, this is the only way to moor the boat.
A knight who approached with the captain hands over a map.
“If you go straight in this direction, you’ll find the largest tribe of Wenetus. If you want to talk, it’d be better to go this way.”
“You have been here before, right?”
“That’s correct.”
Ronhadia, now an elite knight of Elbrite, had once been humiliated by two mere children on this island.
It must have been quite a disgrace for a knight.
“What’s the atmosphere like here? I thought it would be better to hear directly from an experienced person.”
“To be honest, it’s not strict. Even though they’ve lived their whole lives on the island, they recognize their own strength and hardly feel fear.”
“…Hmm.”
“Above all, they cherish their tribe members greatly. If even one of them gets hurt, the tribe’s elders will step in immediately. Their sense of tribal bond is strong.”
[Really, would they still be close-knit even if more than half are killed?]
[Massacre incoming]
[Originally, the conquest of the New Continent begins with driving out the natives.]
[???: From here on, it’s now an invasion.]
[Lolololololol]
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[There are just so many Cyber Columbus, haha!]
“What do you think the reason is?”
“The biggest reason is that there aren’t many of them, and they take pride in being born with the powers of this land…”
Papapabak!!
A loud noise erupts from the forest beyond the beach.
As if swiftly burrowing in, two objects leap onto the deck of the ship in an instant.
Despite the ship being a pretty large merchant vessel, almost as high as a two-story building, the two seem completely unfazed as they look around, swiftly searching for someone.
Dark blue hair and deep azure eyes.
Clad in clothes made of animal fur, a symbol of blue fire is drawn on their shoulders.
Judging by their height and faces, they seem like young children.
‘Are those the authors of Wenetus?’
Eventually, their gazes fall upon me.
“Oh! That, loser!”
“See! I knew I was right!”
Well, not exactly at me but to the knight standing right in front of me.
[?]
[A loser?]
[Crossing the line here]
[Ah, hahaha!]
[Let’s go for the kill]
[Crossing the line]
[Aren’t they talking to the knight?]
[Let’s start by decapitating him]
As the knight takes a step back, seemingly recalling that day’s memory, I stop him.
“…Ah.”
Now, he’s not just a knight of Ronhadia; he’s a knight of the Elbrite Duchy.
It’s certainly not a position he should easily relinquish.
“Don’t forget who you are.”
“Understood.”
The knight straightens up and doesn’t flinch at the approaching reactions of the two children.
The two kids frown and finally start to scrutinize me.
“What’s up? You were crying and running away after losing, so did you call your sister?”
“You don’t look like her, though?”
“Guess she’s not a real sister. Kekeke.”
Kekekekekeke.
[Whoa]
[Can’t we just hit one of them to start?]
[Leo or Devil should be around]
[Meanwhile, Lily just spills wisdom again]
[Hahaha!]
[“Annihilation” is on my mind]
One of the kids approaches, still chuckling and acting cocky.
Despite being a young child, he has quite a robust physique.
The amount of mana flowing from him is extraordinary.
“So, how much are you bringing this time? Huh? Is that blue stone really necessary?”
“I’d like to meet the adults. Is Chief ‘Karuns’ home?”
“…You’re cheeky, kid.”
Ppudeuk!
“I guess I need to discipline you.”
Paan!
The child’s figure vanishes at incredible speed.
Part of the ship’s deck gets damaged as a hand reaches my throat in an instant and breaks.
“Huh?”
Gwaaaaak!!!
“Sword!”
In a split second, the arm of the child—who is actually a knife—bends backward as he screams and steps back.
[Just cutting off arms like it’s nothing, Lily]
[Big Lily energy]
[Hahaha!]
[Wow, how could Lily just cut off an arm, that’s insane ;;]
“Ah, did I just chop off my arm? This is insane! 😂”
“No, I didn’t cut it off, you crazy fools! 😂”
“All of a sudden, I’ve become an arm collector.”
Meanwhile, a fluffy droplet flew from behind and swallowed the sword.
Another young child quickly retrieved the sword and reached out.
Swish!!!
Droplets burst forth from the water’s surface, pouring onto the deck.
They thought it was a danger and aimed to sink the ship all at once, but…
Whoosh.
“How dare you disrespect my vessel!”
Redberry’s fire magic circle blocked most of the droplets.
Redberry is a ranker within the top 100.
With the power to handle mere droplets from a young child, she…
Boom!
“Ugh?!”
The droplets increased incrementally.
From 10 to 20. From 20 to 50. And then…
Using another droplet to heal the sword, over 100 droplets came pouring down.
Surely, that mana reservoir is out of the ordinary.
“The regeneration speed is impressive.”
Specifically, it’s the ‘mana regeneration speed’ that stands out.
The rate of regeneration surpasses the amount consumed in this overwhelming situation.
Unlike Redberry, who is continuously using her mana, that child steadily regenerates it.
At this rate, Redberry’s side would be the first to break through.
[Scary, huh?]
[OMG]
“Wait, they’re going head-to-head with Redberry?! 😂”
“Is that kid really at that level?”
“What’s up with being in the top 100?”
“Lily is just watching this, LOL.”
“The professor is just staring.”
“How strong is the chief, anyway?”
“Insane…! How much are they firing?!”
Redberry gritted her teeth and summoned fire magic alongside the magic circle.
Multi-casting using the mana manipulation she learned from me.
But it was blocked cold by the droplets originally meant to protect the child.
Boom!
“Ugh!”
Meanwhile, the burden on the magic circle increased even more from the droplets.
As she dispersed her focus to the attack, her defense weakened.
The fire magic circle that was holding strong began to crack.
As if saving her strength, the child stretched out both hands to concentrate.
Swish!!!
The magic circle shattered completely, and droplets poured down.
And then, everything disappeared.
“Huh?”
“The sword’s friend?”
Clang!
“Play with water outside the boat, please.”
A cage was drawn on the child’s forehead.
A cage of many-colored birds that seals power.
Support me by donating at least $10, and you'll have the right to request any novel from Novelpia (excluding 19+ content) using a newly developed tool.
