< Chapter 86 - Sebastian Le Guin #2 >
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Red Hand Gab was a pirate.
Experience: about 10 years.
The fact that he had been around for ten years in the pirate industry, where no one but a novice could survive, suggested that he possessed considerable skill, luck, and even intuition.
What was especially important was the sense of smell.
Most pirates were vicious criminals, and Gav was no exception.
He had committed more than ten rapes, murders, and arson, so if he was caught he would surely be sent to the gallows.
That’s why Gabe was good at putting it on and taking it off.
The most important factor that allowed him to last in the industry for 10 years was being able to take the lead in fights he could win and quickly retreat from fights he could lose.
‘I have to get out.’
Gabe had a gut feeling.
But it was impossible to escape from the island.
That’s why Gab chose to hide instead of running away.
By all accounts, it was a good choice.
It was indeed a quick decision worthy of admiration, even from a veteran like Gavra.
Normally, that is, if it were normal.
“Sniff sniff, that’s strange. I can definitely smell it.”
“It’s definitely here. It’s here. I had a feeling it was here.”
Gabe, who was hiding in a storage room dug into the floor, covered his mouth with his hand and tried not to make a sound.
A smell, a feeling. Is that really human conversation?
“Oh, shit. I can’t smell anything because of the urine and sweat.”
“Is that your smell?”
“I feel uncomfortable and can’t do this. I want to take it off.”
“Hey, you crazy bitch, why are you taking off your clothes all of a sudden and acting crazy?”
“Then what do I do? It stinks. And you curse a lot? You’re cute, aren’t you?”
What is the connection between being good at swearing and being cute?
Gabe just kept his mouth shut and prayed and prayed.
I suddenly remembered how, just a little while ago, I had dragged a woman out of a storage unit and raped her, laughing at her for being stupid and asking if this was the only place she could hide, but I shook my head.
It was different from the place where the woman was hiding.
It was a storage facility built to hide alcohol, so it wasn’t very noticeable.
“Ah, shit! Hurry up and put something on! Before Yuder sees!”
“Why? Shouldn’t Yuder see it?”
“Oh, no! No!”
The theme of the story seemed to be moving away from catching pirates.
So Gabe waited, forcing himself to hold back his increasingly ragged breathing.
Please just go ahead.
Just go ahead and do it.
“Okay, okay. I’ll wear it, I’ll wear it.”
“But what are you going to wear?”
“You can just wear what the pirates were wearing. If you don’t have anything new, just take off the clothes of someone you caught and wear them.”
“Ugh… You’re wearing something pirates used to wear? Isn’t that dirtier than you peing yourself?”
“Hmm… maybe. But this isn’t my urine. I don’t pee.”
“What the hell is this? Are you saying the pirates peed on you?”
“That’s not it.”
“Then what is it?”
“Anyway, it’s not my urine. I don’t pee.”
“Shit.”
Go. Please go.
Just go.
“Anyway, hurry up and put something on.”
“Okay, okay. The pants of the guy I beat up earlier looked pretty clean. Let’s go put them on.”
“Yeah, since you’re going to wear it anyway.”
“Just listen to what that girl is saying.”
“Anyway, let’s go quickly.”
“Okay, let’s go.”
Oh, are you going?
Are you really going?
Thank you, Lord Resos, for protecting pirates and robbers. Thank you very much.
Gabe, who had first prayed, focused all his attention on his ears. Then he heard footsteps.
Knock knock knock.
You’re going. You’re really going.
Gabe let out a sigh of relief and came to his senses. It was dangerous to stay in this storage room. There was a secret passage right next door, so he had to move quickly.
Knock knock knock.
The sound of footsteps grew distant.
Gabe, who had been waiting patiently, counted to ten in his head and slowly opened the storage door.
And the two people standing on that gab.
Cordelia, who created the sense of distance in the sound of footsteps by controlling the speed of her walking in place, said with a dark smile.
“See, I told you I had a feeling about it?”
“I told you I smelled too?”
Kaiser snorted and twitched his nose once before clenching his fist.
He swung his fist at Gabe, who was rushing at him in despair.
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It didn’t take long for Cordelia and Kaisa to turn the entire pirate island upside down.
This is because it wasn’t a very large island to begin with, and half of it had already been destroyed by Uther and Cordelia.
Anyway, about an hour.
Cordelia and Kaisa, who had piled up the pirates who were still alive on the beach but were clearly unconscious, shouted in unison in front of Uther.
“hungry!”
“That’s right! I’m hungry! Give me food!”
“Give me some rice! Give me some rice!”
Standing in a row and shouting, they looked exactly like seven-year-old kids who had just returned from playing in the alley.
That’s why Yuder revealed his honest feelings.
“They’re just kids, kids.”
If it were normal, Cordelia would blush and feel embarrassed at Uther’s words, but not now.
Because Caesar was right next to me.
“Am I a kid? Am I not an adult yet? I have a month left? Am I only nineteen?”
“That’s right, that’s right. I have over two years left!”
Kaisa’s eyes widened as Cordelia clapped her hands excitedly.
“Oh, wait. What? You’re younger than me?”
“Huh? Uh… Yes, sis.”
When Cordelia raised her voice without realizing it, Caesar snickered and then slapped Cordelia on the back and said.
“Hey! Where are the sisters among friends? You are my friend!”
“Yeah! Friend!”
“Oh my, so cute.”
When Cordelia screamed again in excitement, Caesar laughed heartily and ruffled Cordelia’s hair before kissing her forehead and cheek.
“Young lady, you look like an old man.”
Cordelia, who was disgusted, pushed away Caesar who kept clinging to her and ran away to hide behind Uther.
But this wasn’t a very good option either.
Because Uther immediately grabbed Cordelia’s wrist and did the same thing to Kaisa.
“Ouch, ugh.”
But Cordelia’s reaction was different.
Because, unlike just now when she had been frowning, she had blushed and smiled with a mixture of embarrassment and joy.
“Wow, it’s really as the rumors say. You can kiss anywhere.”
Caesar giggled again, Cordelia blushed, and Uther gave her a final pinch on the cheek.
And in the midst of all this, a man coughed.
“hmm.”
A cough that is not small at all, and can be heard by anyone with ears.
But no one looked back, so the man coughed again.
“Ahem.”
“Ahem ahem ahem.”
“Hmm, hmm, hmm!”
But still, there was Kaisa who was busy laughing, Cordelia who was embarrassed, and Uther who was looking at Cordelia with love.
“You damn Kaisa bitch! Give me an introduction too! Are you just playing idle?!
At the man’s – dwarf Bentham’s rebuke, Caesar finally stopped laughing.
“Oh, I blinked.”
“What?”
“Anyway, it’s time to introduce myself now, right? I’ll introduce myself. I’m Bentham. As you can see, I’m a dwarf. Is that okay?”
“Hey you bitch! Not like that!”
Bentham, who was once again upset, let out a sigh and eventually introduced himself.
“I am Bentham. I am a craftsman belonging to the Iron Covenant Guild.”
“It’s not much different from what I introduced.”
“Why is there no difference! There is a difference!”
What’s important is that I’m a craftsman belonging to the Iron Oath Guild, of all places! I’m not an ordinary Dwarf A!
“Oh, really. Okay. Okay. By the way, I’m your benefactor. Is this okay? Huh? Is this okay?”
Bentham, who had been jumping up and down at the sight of Caesar’s expression becoming increasingly more menacing, broke out in a cold sweat and then coughed in vain again before speaking.
“Ahem, thank you so much for saving me. I will definitely repay you when I return to the guild. When I return to the guild.”
So if you want something in return, don’t cause harm. Okay? Huh?
At the earnestness in Bentham’s voice, Caesar giggled and nodded.
“Okay, no one but Bentham himself knows better than anyone how much his life is worth, the skilled craftsman of the Iron Oath Guild.”
Although Caesar was normally like a beast, that didn’t mean he was stupid.
Rather, there was even a clever part to it.
“Ugh… Ah, I understand. Just look forward to it.”
“Yeah, I’ll look forward to it.”
When Bentham, who was in a state of self-pity, groaned and spoke, Caesar smiled prettily and turned to Uther and Cordelia.
“Anyway, I’m hungry. Give me food.”
“···I think a little more explanation is needed.”
It seems that Cordelia and Kaisa rescued Bentham, who was being held captive by pirates.
“This is what happened.”
Cordelia told Uther stories like a child who had just come home from playing all day reporting on what had happened outside, and Uther nodded while roasting skewers over the campfire.
‘As expected, the story is as expected.’
Cordelia and Caesar rescued Bentham, who was held captive in prison.
Judging by the fact that the pirates had kept him, it seemed that Bentham was a fairly important figure in the guild, just as he had boasted.
‘I really don’t know much about the South.’
Basically, it was a place where Caesar often roamed the sea, and in the southern part, there were many forced events, so free search activities were practically restricted.
‘Once you get past the beginning, it’s an escape scene.’
The south was completely devastated by Malekith’s attack, making it impossible to obtain additional information.
‘Anyway, what’s important right now is Sebastian.’
There were many things to figure out, such as whether Sicilia was really involved in this, how she was manipulating Sebastian if she was involved, and why she had joined hands with pirates to do something like this.
‘Still, I guess I’ve gotten the first button right.’
Uther looked up again and saw Cordelia and Kaisa eating skewers while bickering.
Although we just met today, it felt like we had been friends for over ten years.
‘For now, we’ve secured Caesar.’
Not only did he save my life, but he also became so friendly with me that I thought he would be of great help in my activities in the South.
‘Bentham seems like a pretty good side income.’
Because to fight Malekith, we had to gather the power of the entire South.
Bentham would be helpful in enlisting the help of the dwarves and gnomes.
‘Everything is going well.’
Uther, smiling, grilled new skewers for Cordelia and Kaisa, who reached out for one more.
And about 30 minutes later.
Cordelia asked, tugging on Uther’s sleeve.
“Yuder, Yuuder.”
“Oh, Cordelia.”
“Are you really taking them with you?”
One of the pirate ships anchored on the island.
Caesar tied up the pirates, knocking them unconscious one by one, and piled them into the cabin one by one.
“Because we should use it as an example.”
Although pirates have been romanticized to some extent in modern times through movies, comics, and novels, in reality, pirates were vicious criminals who were far from romantic.
‘Because they are the ones who have murder, rape, and arson as passive traits.’
Because of this, the pirates were virtually doomed to be hanged the moment they were caught.
“And… I need it for Caesar too.”
“What? Pirates?”
“Oh, since Kaisa was captured by pirates. If we just say that she was rescued and returned to us, then her status as a pirate hunter that she has built up until now will be greatly diminished, right?”
“Ah… That’s why I need this. I need to let people know that I’m still alive.”
“That’s right. I was caught, but I escaped after being beaten to death. This is what happens to those who mess with me. Something like that?”
“What a true example.”
Cordelia nodded as if she understood and looked back at Caesar.
Caesar is tall, has a large chest, and big hands and feet.
As a playable character, she is a beautiful woman who reminds us of a black panther in many ways, but she definitely feels much rougher and wilder than Princess Scarlett or Daphne.
‘Well, I also served as a sailor in a private fleet.’
Caesar had fought several naval battles with ships from the Argonian Empire and the distant East.
Although he was not yet twenty years old, he was a veteran among veterans, having experienced dozens of battles.
“How’s Sebastian?”
“I put a splint on the injured area and tied it up tightly. It’s not good if you run around like that.”
“If it’s really what Sicilia did, it’s a big deal. I don’t know if she has the necessary resources, but it means that even a Ten Swordsman can be brainwashed.”
“Well… it won’t be easy. It was like that in the original too.”
“Uh… I really hope that happens.”
But not only Uther, but Cordelia also realized it.
This means that many things have already changed thanks to the efforts of these two people.
‘further······.’
There were more things that Uther and Cordelia didn’t know than they thought.
‘It was just a game in the end.’
Although the Heroes Chronicles series boasted an enormous amount of information, it was ultimately just a game.
It did not contain everything about the real world of the Pleiades.
The flow of history began to change due to the absence of necessary information and the butterfly effect.
Although extreme cases like the betrayal of the Ten Swordsmen would not be that common, the frequency of encountering unexpected events would increase in the future.
“You can do it. You did well today, right?”
As Cordelia spoke, holding his hand tightly as if encouraging him, Uther smiled brightly. He pressed his lips to Cordelia’s forehead again and nodded.
“Yeah, you can do it.”
“huh!”
Hehehe, Cordelia laughed happily, then looked around and lifted her crow’s feet to lightly kiss Uther’s cheek.
I guess it was just because I wanted to do it when we were face to face.
A dazzling array of stars and gentle waves.
Two people standing side by side on a pirate ship.
It was a romantic enough sight, but there was no more, because Caesar had vomited out his wrath.
“Seriously, since earlier! Hey! Help me out! Don’t just shake the salt!”
“Okay! I’ll go! I’ll go!”
Cordelia answered right away, smiled shyly, and grabbed Uther’s hand. Uther smiled happily and started walking.
I headed to Caesar with Cordelia.
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It was late at night.
Maybe around midnight.
It would normally be time to go to bed, but today I couldn’t.
Because the pirate ship driven by Caesar was splitting the sea.
“The wind is nice!”
Although it was a large ship that could accommodate dozens of people, it did not require many people to steer it if it was simply driven by the wind and current.
That’s why Caesar suggested that they leave immediately instead of staying overnight on Pirate Island.
‘It should only take a few hours to get there.’
There was no need to spend the night on the pirate island since they could probably get there by dawn, which was Kai’sa’s argument, and Uther and Cordelia agreed.
‘Actually, I feel a bit uneasy about staying one more day.’
While there was no proven relationship between Sebastian and Cecilia, there was no evidence to suggest otherwise.
If Sicily was really involved in this matter, it could be dangerous to continue to stay on the island.
‘Because of Sicily’s personality, she would have set up some kind of device.’
There was no way he could have just left the Ten Swordsman he had finally caught behind.
Maybe he had already noticed that Sebastian was subdued.
‘We should return to the mainland rather than remain on the island.’
The island was a very limited space.
It’s good to be surrounded and attacked, so it’s better to go out when you can.
“The stars are pretty.”
Uther lowered his gaze at the voice coming from beside him. Cordelia was leaning against the railing, tilting her head back and looking up at the night sky.
“That’s right.”
The Pleiades were still far from pollution.
Whenever I looked up at the night sky, I could always admire a sea of countless stars.
“Do you want to lie down and watch?”
“uh?”
“No, if you look at it like that, your neck will hurt.”
At Uther’s words, Cordelia blinked and fell to her knees. Uther sat down next to her and stretched out his arms to the side.
“Okay, arm pillow.”
“huh?”
“Do you have a headache?”
At Uther’s words, Cordelia blinked again, then smiled bashfully and pressed her body against Uther’s.
It was inevitable that I would have to cut my armpit.
“It’s hard.”
“eight?”
“Oh, that’s perfect.”
Cordelia, who spoke casually, leaned a little closer to Uther and looked up at the night sky.
When I lay down and looked up, it really seemed like the stars in the night sky were pouring down.
“Oh no, they’re doing it again.”
Cordelia could hear Caesar mumbling in the distance, but she selectively muted her voice and slowly closed her eyes.
For a moment, I felt the night sea – Yuder – using only my senses of smell and touch.
Strangely enough, I felt very cozy.
Even though I was lying naked on a boat with the night wind blowing.
‘The smell of milk.’
Cordelia sniffed once and opened her eyes, wanting to see Uther again. Then, she held her breath and looked at Uther’s face, whose eyes were still closed.
The white face of Yuder.
I can hear Caesar’s grumbling from far away.
A sea of stars that seem ready to pour down.
It was to the point where she wished time would stop, but at some point Cordelia opened her eyes wide.
Because an ominous sound was heard from far away.
“Did you hear that too?”
Uther opened his eyes wide at Cordelia’s question, nodded, and then immediately stood up from his seat.
I turned my gaze to follow the sound I heard from far away.
“Serpent?!”
A giant sea snake.
As Yuder had said, a serpent with blue scales was swimming through the waves.
The speed was so fast that it seemed like it would collide with a pirate ship if left alone.
“Caesar!”
“This is crazy!”
At first glance, it was a serpent that looked to be at least twenty meters long. Kaisha quickly turned the key to change course, and Uther concentrated the black dragon’s energy into his right hand in order to attack the serpent if necessary.
But it was at that very moment.
Cordelia, who was concentrating her consciousness on the Serpent instead of reciting the spell, realized something. She opened her mouth without realizing it and spoke.
“It’s not a rush.”
“uh?”
“Running away.”
The serpent wasn’t rushing towards us.
The guy was running away now.
“Coming.”
Cordelia spoke again. Uther instinctively hugged Cordelia’s waist, looked straight ahead again, and activated his clairvoyance. He couldn’t hide his shock at the moment when he saw through the dark sea.
What Cordelia had a hunch.
What made the Serpent run away?
“Kiaak!”
The sleep was shattered with the Serpent’s scream. At the same time, a giant tentacle rose up and grabbed the Serpent.
tentacle.
No, legs.
“Kraken.”
Sea devil.
A giant monster.
Just as Caesar spoke, the sleep was shattered once again. A huge bridge, probably dozens of meters high, descended towards the pirate ship.
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< Chapter 86 - Sebastian Le Guin #2 > End
