Episode 122
EPISODE.61
Two more days passed, and the scheduled departure time arrived.
“Check one last time to make sure nothing is missing!”
“Raise anchor, set sail!”
“Hurry up and move!”
Was it because it was right before departure?
Even though most of the supplies were already loaded on the ship, the personnel at the top were busy running around on the ship.
Of course, it was a different world for Russell, who spent time in a comfortable cabin.
The voyage that started like that was much more peaceful than expected.
Because the ship was so large, even quite a few sea monsters got scared and retreated.
Plus, I don’t even get motion sickness.
If nothing special happens, the time it takes from the port of the Naze Federation to the Kuril Islands is about three weeks.
‘I hope the voyage continues like this.’
During that period, Russell was able to live a truly leisurely life.
A time when he can escape his political status as the son-in-law of the Latmos royal family and the princess’s fiancé and exist solely as a magician.
It was not that he was dissatisfied with his position as the former, but it was clear that he felt relatively at ease with the latter.
Of course, that didn’t mean Russell just stayed in his cabin and continued reading.
Occasionally, I would help with ship work or climb up on the deck and move my body.
Pababat-.
Russell’s fists and toes flew through the air, creating afterimages.
As the sound of the wind splitting sharply spreads out, Russell’s new model flips over twice in the air.
Pabat-.
It was a dexterous move that could hardly be considered a wizard, thanks to the relatively wide deck.
Of course, even this was just a second-best solution because it was impossible to practice La Mancha openly in a place like this.
At that time, applause was heard.
Clap clap clap-.
“Huh, great! “I knew you were good at magic, but your martial arts skills are also great.”
When I turned my head, I saw Carl Nayman using magic to levitate three drinking glasses in the air.
Aidan was standing next to him in a hesitant posture.
“You must be hot from training just a moment ago, how about a cool drink?”
“Mr. Carl. Anyway, it’s a bit weird to drink alcohol while escorting. … .”
“It’s okay! are you okay. “It’s not like you drink until you’re drunk, so what’s so big about one glass of alcohol?”
Carl chuckled at Aidan, who was speaking worriedly. She then said, handing Russell one of her glasses.
“I used chilling magic to keep it cool. Drink it up.”
As the saying goes.
‘Thin ice in chilled beer.’
The sight of beer filled in a wooden glass was truly mouth-watering.
When Russell took the glass, Carl took a sip first, as if he had been waiting.
Honey rice cake, honey rice cake-.
Aidan, who was looking at that scene, said, ‘I don’t know.’ He took a sip of his drink with an expression on his face.
Russell wore it a little later. Russell lifted his drink from his mouth, glanced at Karl’s wrist and asked.
“By the way, is this a bracelet I haven’t seen before? “If you look at the flow of magical power, it doesn’t seem to be an ordinary decoration.”
As Russell said, there was a bracelet on Carl’s forearm that had never been seen before.
It was a bracelet with a green gem encrusted in it.
“Ah, huh. What is this… … . It’s no big deal. Just something to clear your mind? “It’s something that my teacher passed down to me a long time ago.”
He quickly responded to Russell’s question and hurriedly put his hand into his arms.
He then took out a bunch of trump cards and shouted.
“Well, it’s a little early, but shall we have a game today?”
He’s not good at playing cards, so he loses money every time, and he always plays first.
and… … .
About an hour later, a commotion broke out.
.
.
“It’s a pirate ship!”
The shout of a sailor who was watching on top of the watchtower instantly triggered an emergency over the ship.
From swords and spears to iron bars and cast iron pans.
To prepare for any unexpected situation, those who were capable of combat prepared for battle, each carrying something to fight with.
gulp-.
There was such silence that the sound of someone swallowing loudly could be heard, and the air on the deck hung as heavy as wet cotton.
“Go to sleep, calm down.”
There was someone who skillfully stepped forward.
“Sword Wizard!”
It was Carl Neyman.
Only then did the spirit spread like wildfire across the deck, along with the thought that there were three wizards riding here.
“Let me see, five ships?”
Meanwhile, Carl Nayman used his magic power to strengthen his eyes and confirmed the size of the pirate group approaching the ship.
“Hehe, since it is a large sailing ship, it attracts a lot of sharks.”
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Next, I asked Colin, the acting general manager.
“What are you going to do? “Agent?”
“yes?”
“It wouldn’t be a task to destroy them from this distance, but considering the future journey, paying a reasonable toll and passing by doesn’t seem like a bad move.”
“… … “That certainly makes sense.”
Colin nodded as if agreeing with his suggestion.
The reason wizards were hired was to prepare for unexpected situations, but it was generally customary to pay a reasonable toll.
‘But is it really okay?’
Wasn’t the reason why they hired as many as three wizards because the value of the goods on board was considerable?
In order to pay the toll, you need to get your ship somewhat close, but if the pirates have other feelings… … .
Carl shouted at him as he was thinking.
“Don’t worry. Even if it’s nonsense, there are three wizards here… … !”
“gibberish.”
Taaang-!
At that very moment, a beer glass flew from nowhere and hit his feet.
Dang gurrr-.
The fallen beer glasses rolled around unsightly on the deck, and everyone turned their heads.
I kept my eyes on the owner of the cold voice.
“Wizard Ridman?”
At Russell’s unexpected behavior, Assistant Manager Colin looks at him with puzzled eyes.
Russell responded to that gaze with a cold, subdued voice.
“You’re probably planning to let the pirate ships get close to the ship and attack them all at once, right? “It’s not that great of a feat considering it was prepared quite meticulously.”
“Hehe, Ridman, what do you mean?”
“Why don’t you stop acting like this?”
“… … ?!”
“There are three wizards? What if you gave two of them a drug that dissipates magical power?”
“Medicine, what is that!?”
Colin, who was shouting in embarrassment, then noticed something strange.
Russell, no, Aidan, who was standing right next to Wizard Ridman, was covered in cold sweat.
“Isn’t it strange? “Agent?”
“yes?”
“It clearly moved through waters where pirates don’t often appear, but not one, but as many as five pirate ships followed. Is this normal?”
“That means… … .”
Russell said, pointing to the bracelet on Carl’s wrist with his fingertip.
“Maybe that bracelet is an artifact that transmits location.”
“Tsk-.”
“Since you are a Circle 4 wizard, you are probably the captain or vice-captain. “Is there anything wrong with what I’ve said so far?”
Is it such a big deal for a 4th circle wizard to engage in piracy?
The captain of the pirate ship that trafficked elves was also an Auror practitioner who could, however clumsily, manifest sword skills.
Even as they were talking like that, the pirate ships were gradually closing the distance towards the sailboat.
“flaw-.”
It was then.
“That’s why this quick-witted kid… … .”
A cold smile spread across the face of Karl, who had been a drunkard and full of rudeness until now.
“If you had stayed quiet, your life could have been saved, but you are bringing disaster upon yourself by speaking clumsily.”
He took off the mask he had been wearing and glared at Russell with cold eyes.
I spread my hands into the air.
“Don’t even move a single person! From now on, I will decide the course of this ship!”
Pajijijit-!
With a gesture, a net of lightning appears in the sky.
A threat that the moment something goes wrong, he will be dropped on the deck and electrocute the entire area.
He, who thought he had control of the deck, scolded Russell.
“A clumsy smart guy. It was an accurate guess, but what can you do when you’ve taken medicine… … .”
“Kkeak-.”
At that time, Aidan’s body, who was sweating coldly next to Russell, collapsed.
It seems that the magic power was forcibly increased while the magic power was dissipating.
‘It must have been a pain similar to having a cut intestine.’
Nevertheless, he tried to use magic to somehow overcome the situation.
Regardless of his lack of confidence, it was clear that he was a good person.
Immediately after, Carl sensed something was strange and stuttered.
“Why can’t you do that… … .”
At first, I thought the medicine was working late.
Because there was a difference of about ten minutes depending on the person.
But so far I haven’t even shown any signs of it, let alone cold sweat.
In this case, it was one of two things.
Either he has skills so high that half-baked medicine doesn’t even work, or-.
‘Either they have high cohesion and pure mana so that they don’t fall apart!’
In Russell’s case, it was both.
“That’s stupid.”
However, it was too late to notice.
“Why do you think I drank it, even though I knew it was drugged?”
“profit!”
“Now then, who is more stupid here, you or me?”
“Shut up!!”
With a single roar, he lowered his hand.
A sure win for the player!
‘I won’t even give you time to cast magic!’
Cloudy Ring.
Paget.
A small thunderbolt bounced along the ring on Russell’s finger.
Afterwards, the weather in the sky changed.
Grumbling-!
Dark clouds begin to fill the sky, as if rain is about to come, and the net of lightning that was falling is instantly sucked into the clouds.
“What is this?!”
Rumbling-!
Immediately after, a blue light characteristic of electric discharge phenomenon spreads over his embarrassed face.
Quack!
Five thunderbolts fell on the horizon.
It accurately penetrated the deck of the pirate ships that were flocking towards the ship.
―――――――――!!!
One strike was a lightning strike with enough power to tear apart an entire pirate ship.
That was a whopping five bullets, and the aftermath created by those five lightning strikes was by no means light.
As a blinding light flickered across the sea, a deafening roar was heard.
Overcooked fish float on the heated sea, waves roll roughly and a large sailboat rolls around.
It was a power that could not even be imagined by a 4th circle wizard.
“Ah, artifact… … ?”
He asked, remembering the lightning that bounced between Russell’s fingers, and Russell nodded.
“First of all-, that’s right.”
Of course, this level of lightning could have been sufficiently dropped even without Cloudy Ring’s power.
However, now he is not the 6th Circle wizard ‘Russell Raymond’, but ‘Leedman Louis’.
“So, this is also the power of the artifact.”
With a murmur, a huge flame erupted from under Carl Neyman’s feet.
The fire demon that arose fluttered like a snake’s tongue and consumed his limbs.
“Kwaaaak!”
“If you feel unfair, next time, just hang around with artifacts.”
Of course, it’s a blatant lie.
However, among the wizards who could recognize it, none of them were sane and were no longer on deck.
Grumbling!
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