“With this, I could open the Age of Pirates and become the Pirate King!”
Splash!
How many ships have I devoured in the Foggy Sea Area, anyway?
Splash!
This is already the twenty-fifth!
Gulp!
At this rate, I could probably take over the entire Sea Area of the Continent.
Rumble!
Ships have developed here too, but they haven’t got any ships made from the World Tree.
Rumble!
Feeling the essence of being a pirate captain, I started sailing toward the center of the Foggy Sea Area.
Whoosh!
Naturally, the fog got thicker as I approached the center.
“Ow, the water in the middle is super clear!”
Gasp!
Is it?
Scrunch!
Come to think of it, this place had weird gray water.
Splash!
I thought it was because there were a lot of bloated corpses in the water, but maybe some magical something was at work. Perhaps this is a kind of Dungeon.
Thud!
This is the core of the Dungeon.
“Rue! Don’t go too far in your excitement! We don’t know what might be here!”
Okay!
Rue pushed through the water straight ahead. Just as the massive Kraken’s body started to become hazy, I felt a strong presence.
Whoosh!
An Outsider?
Gulp!
Turning my gaze toward the direction of the presence, I saw something unknown meet my eyes.
Gulp!
Is that the Outsider?
Scrunch!
At least it looks somewhat human.
Doink!
If I catch that thing, it’ll be the end…
“Contractor! There’s a weird lady under the water!”
Wait, what?
A lady?
Thud!
Underwater?
Splash!
Is it a water ghost or something?
“The lady is reaching for the ship! This feels ominous!”
Argh!
…Looks like it might be a water ghost.
I suddenly thought as I saw the massive hands rise up on both sides of the ship. Does she plan on pulling my ship underwater?
Hah!
Not that easy.
I pushed the ship’s speed up to the max.
Zoom!
At the same time, the ship shot forward like a bullet, cutting through the waters. Waves came crashing from behind.
Woosh!
Did I barely evade it? I sighed as I looked at the scattered formation.
Tsk!
“Bothering me, huh? Is the lady throwing a fit?”
Huh?
“Who are you calling a lady? You!”
Hah?
“Yeah, you. Chicken coop.”
Cluck, cluck?
“How about you stop smelling like you just came from a chicken coop and quietly fade away?”
Suddenly, the voice of the woman who spoke to me cut off.
Thud!
Was the chicken coop remark that shocking? I thought it was a decent provocation but seems like it took quite a toll on this unnamed lady– presumed goddess.
Hah!
“I was trying to be nice… but I’ll let you suffer even after death!”
Hah!
No need to go that far. I steered the ship like a boat and hurled a flaming spear at the gigantic hand that was emerging from the water.
Whoosh!
The target was the flesh under the fingernail. Since the hand was bigger than the ship, it wasn’t really hard to hit. If it has the same sense of pain as a human, then…
Shreak!
“Ah?! It hurts!”
Boom!
With a body that huge, the scream turned into a tidal wave. I immediately increased the ship’s speed to escape the suddenly formed tidal wave. The ship rocked violently as it barely avoided a collision.
Whoa!
If Elisa were here, she would have thrown up immensely.
Gulp!
Imagining that made me feel a bit weird.
“It’s not the time to be imagining that.”
Ahh!
How do I deal with that lady first?
Hmm…
But catching the lady under the water was a dilemma. The underwater is basically her territory, so going in there would be like suicide.
Huh?!
Then I must somehow pull her up to the surface.
“Rue! Keep checking the position of the lady and report back!”
Okay!
At her size, she’s bigger than the Kraken’s ship.
Zoom!
Is she flailing around at the bottom of the sea? Or is she hovering midway? If she’s at the bottom, there’s no way for me to reach her. I checked the scattered formations and shouted.
“Lady of the Sea has appeared! Everyone spread out wide to minimize damage!”
Uh, please don’t call me lady!
Seems like calling her lady is the best way to irritate her. I thought as I looked down from the ship, floating in the air, after getting punched.
Hah!
Should have added flight capabilities.
Contractor?!
“Don’t mind me! You keep searching for the position of that old witch!”
You arrogant punk. Only your mouth is functioning!
“Unlike you, I’m still young.”
Hah!
Looks like her mental state isn’t great for a god. Just a few jabs, and she’s losing it. I quickly scanned the distant fleet and began sailing around the center of the Foggy Sea Area.
Woosh!
As I started circling around the outskirts of the center, hands that couldn’t reach me naturally emerged behind.
Thud!
The sight of giant hands appearing from the sea, targeting me gave me goosebumps, but it didn’t feel that threatening, though.
Hah!
After all, they never hit me.
Contractor, the lady is at the very bottom of the center!
Huh?!
At the very center.
Hmm…
I can’t just go in there, so I have to drag her out…
Hmm…
…Guess I have to provoke her some more.
Hah!
She seems like she might lack patience, so it might just work out if I provoke her well. Or I could retreat for a moment and come back with a plan.
Gulp!
Thinking hard, I looked at a small island located at the center of the Foggy Sea Area. I don’t know when it appeared, but from the top of that island, fog was flowing out. If I break it, it might…
“You little rat!”
Hah?
“That’s not something a lady who smells like a chicken coop should say.”
“What kind of lowlife are you to hear that from a mere punk?!”
“Is there a need to desperately hide the truth? Just accept it. If you have guts, prove it!”
“Hah, me, fall for such tricks…”
“Not going to fall?”
“Yes!”
Gulp!
Seems like I’ve halfway succeeded at provoking her. I chuckled at her hysterical voice and answered with an intentionally smug face.
“Turns out gods are nothing special. Seeing humanity having to tremble over such issues, are there no talents among these Outsiders?”
Hah!
Since he’s not human, should we call him a god driving the world crazy?
Hah!
Anyway, as my provocations continued, the irritated unnamed goddess poured scornful words at me with a hysterical tone.
“You insolent punk with dry blood on your head! You know nothing about women, how dare you talk back!”
“I’m sorry, but I have six lovers.”
Gasp!
Do you think I’d be compared to a jealous old lady who hasn’t even got a single boyfriend?
Hah!
“Six, six lovers?!”
Gulp!
My retort seemed to shock the goddess, who appeared to be a loner. I added with a voice full of disbelief directed at the goddess.
“Is that strange? A guy of my caliber has that number as a standard.”
Hah!
“With that face?!”
“Exactly why you’re a loner. If you only rely on looks, who’d be into you?!”
Grrr!
“I will kill you by any means necessary!”
Yikes!
Wow, that’s a bit scary.
Rumble!
The sea, which had been relatively calm, started to churn as if reacting to the goddess’s fury. I didn’t know when the tidal wave would hit again. Quietly, I began to channel the Power of the Phoenix and the Quartz Family’s energy into my palm.
Bang!
With this much provocation, an attack was bound to come somehow.
Zoom!
The moment the witch’s insane hand re-emerged, I fired a flame laser at her pinky finger.
Boom!
Since the finger was massive, it was incredibly clear when it flew away. I watched as the finger lost a segment and dropped while increasing the speed of the ship to evaded the witch’s furious grasp.
Ugh!
“My finger! My finger!”
“Such dramatics!”
Wah?!
“That bastard! Egeir! Sedna!”
Thud!
Wait, there are three of them?
Hmm…
Just as the goddess called two names, two more presences equal to hers appeared.
Gulp!
One on the water and the other on the island.
Thud!
I naturally rolled my eyes and looked at the muscular old man standing with crossed arms on the island.
Hmm…
Looks like that guy’s the leader.
“Hear me, human! How dare you act up like this… Quartz?!”
“Then take my advice and go back quietly if you know who I am.”
Hah!
“No way! Even though expelled, we are originally gods of this land. We can’t just quiet down after being told to retreat by a half-penny Quartz.”
Thud!
The man, likely Egeir, quietly raised his hand.
“All of you are annoying.”
Pomf!
I took a deep breath and shouted.
“Proud pirates! Fight until your last breath!”
Hah!
In response, faint cheers echoed from afar. I’m not sure how much help that’ll be, but as long as they distract the enemy, I should have the upper hand in battle.
Bam!
I faced the old man staring at me with his arms crossed, holding the shovel resting on my back after a long time.
“We are not to be underestimated; you’re the one with a death wish!”
Ugh!
“I’ve beaten far worse than you like a dog on a hot day. If you don’t want to be beaten bloody on a rainy day, get the hell out of this world.”
Hah!
Zoom!
The response didn’t come from the old god, Egeir; rather, it was a boy with a somewhat youthful appearance. The whims of the gods, perhaps.
Hah!
Three siblings?
Angry sigh!
Stupid Eligos!
Grrr!
Of course, no one said there were only three gods.
Ugh!
I shouldn’t have just brought Renny.
Grrrr!
I frowned, realizing things just got more troublesome.
Whoa!
Still, one of them was temporarily incapacitated with the missing finger, so I could at least check the powers of the boy god presumed to be Sedna and Egeir.
Hah!
Guess I’ll focus on the youngest one, Sedna, first.
Zoom!
I started maneuvering toward the nervous-looking boy god standing on the water.
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