chapter 64
64. Pirates (1)
Baron Hans of the Lesen Kingdom was on the verge of going crazy.
This is because an incident occurred only two weeks after setting sail with a medium-sized trade ship heading to the Gaucren Kingdom.
Two weeks and a few more days left on the schedule.
“Dusk…!”
However, as it happened, a pirate group based on Hubert Island far away was trying to invade the Baron’s ship.
I deliberately set a route to avoid Hubert Island, the base of the infamous Dusk guys, but ended up encountering these guys.
“There are three pirate ships! There is no way to escape their siege now!”
Hans furrowed his brow at his subordinate Moran’s report.
“…We can’t have everything taken away by these guys like this. If that happens, the trust that Hans has managed to build up will inevitably be destroyed.”
Hans was not originally a nobleman.
Target person.
He worked as the most famous merchant in the Kingdom of Resene, and in recognition of his value, he was granted the title of Baron directly by the king of Ressen.
I won’t take away the title that was given to me, but it was never easy to get back expectations that were once abandoned.
“But, there is only one magic cannon. It’s impossible to confront them. The greatest force on the ship is only one sword expert, Gelos-sama. Those guys who are driving three mid-sized pirate ships like that are above the upper level. “What do you think the odds are that you don’t have it?”
Hans slowly nodded his head at Moran’s words.
“Surrender… would be best, I know. I don’t know. I will make a decision based on the situation.”
“All right.”
Moran, a young staff member, lowered his head helplessly.
-Ship of the Kingdom of Ressen─! Stop!!
A huge shout heard through the magic tool loudspeaker.
-If you don’t stop, you will be hit by 8 magic cannons at the same time!!
It was right after the shouting ended.
Kwaaa!!
A gunshot like thunder rang out.
The water column was rising.
The bombardment fell. Right in front of Resen’s trade ship.
“…I will give you an order to stop the ship.”
Chief of Staff Moran spoke helplessly. Hans nodded his head slowly.
“Yes, please do so.”
Hans came up on deck with Moran.
He raised both his hands, showing his will to surrender.
I’m sure he’s watching the deck of the Ressen trade ship with a magic tool telescope.
-Stay still. Don’t even make a move.
A loud voice rang sharply in my ears.
The movement of the anchored trading ship slowly stopped.
Wow ─
Two Dusk pirate ships approached with their black sails flapping.
The sailboat in the center was the biggest. The size of the sailboats spread out on both sides was also by no means small.
center. The scene of a huge sailing ship approaching 50 meters approaching fiercely, powered by a magical engine device that plays a significant role in controlling the wind and direction, was truly daunting.
The pirate ship on the left began to approach the trading ship.
At the back of the pirate ship is the largest sailing ship, the Danjang Ship, with 58 pirates on board.
A middle-aged man with curly black hair loomed on the deck of that long-lined ship. Hectos, the leader of the Dusk pirates, appeared.
He put the magic tool loudspeaker to his mouth.
“Before I face you, I destroyed one of the fishing boats of the Lesen Kingdom.”
Behind Hectos, fifteen pirates were busily moving around.
The scene they achieved was quite bizarre.
No, it might just be an everyday scene in this world where pirates live.
On deck. A long wooden plank was placed outside the pirate ship.
Then, a total of four people were dragged by their hair.
There were three men and one woman.
Hectos approached the silver-haired woman.
“girl.”
He lifted the woman’s chin with a clumsy hand. Hectos’ husky voice pierced my ears harshly.
“Hey…!”
The woman’s chin trembled in sheer fear.
My upper and lower body, wearing tattered cloth clothes, also trembled like an aspen tree.
Ugh!
A rough palm slapped the woman’s cheek.
The woman’s head snapped to the left.
“Ugh….”
The woman touched her face and cried.
“You have to answer, girl.”
“yes yes….”
Hectos continued.
“Sweetheart, before you just started messing around with our kids. Have you ever slept with them?”
Hectos said this and pointed to the three male prisoners with his chin.
“Oh, no…nothing….”
“Cluck cluck….”
Hectos laughed at the woman’s words.
“Khahahahahahaha!”
Very loud.
And following the leader’s lead, the subordinates also burst into laughter.
“Hahahahaha!!”
“You b*stards, I don’t think you need anything!! Can’t you eat it even after putting it next to you, you eunuchs! Hahaha!!”
Hectos clapped strongly.
Then the pirates’ laughter stopped.
Hectos grabbed the woman’s chin once again.
“Take your pick.”
“yes yes?”
“You choose with your own hands who will stand on that wooden plank, girl.”
“…yes?”
Hectos pulled out the sword that was on his back.
“Otherwise, you die.”
The woman’s whole body trembled and she glanced at her colleagues.
The expression was so grotesquely distorted that it could not be described in words. And the faces of my colleagues who faced that expression also became heavy.
Even in a broken spirit, women. It had to rank her among her peers.
Who made a minor mistake?
Who spoiled his mood on a certain day?
Has anyone ever looked at you with gloomy eyes?
The woman pointed to the man on the far left.
The man opened his eyes wide.
“Meh, Mary?”
The woman had tears in her eyes. The corners of her mouth trembled as she responded to the question.
“I-I’m sorry….”
Hectos raised the corners of his mouth.
“You b*stard, take him with you.”
“Yes, Captain.”
The pirates approached and dragged the man’s body.
The upper body and feet were already tied with rope.
“Get up there, b*stard. Giggle!”
A vicious laugh rang out.
“Ugh!”
The man screamed and trembled on the wooden plank.
“Wow, that little boy. He’s crying so hard.”
One of the pirates muttered and put an arrow on his bowstring.
Geek!
And shot.
Wow!
The arrow shot out quickly and pierced the man’s thigh.
“Click ─!”
A scream echoed across the shore.
The pirate who fired one shot fired another arrow at the protester.
Phew!
This time it got stuck in the center of my back.
Stumble-
The man’s body slowly tilted and fell headlong into the wooden plank.
Plop─
A column of water rose to the floor.
The man’s end was decided.
The remaining two male colleagues and the silver-haired woman, Mary, were looking at the scene with a devastated face.
Hectos lifted Mary’s chin once again.
“Now, who’s next?”
Mary’s eyes widened.
“yes yes?”
“Should I pick the next one? This is just picking a turn, girl. Unlike you, the other two are not particularly useful.”
“Hee, hee…Keuiaaak!”
Mary, swallowed up by fear, chewed her tongue and screamed.
The pirates eventually drowned all the men except Mary.
Hectos stood in front of the railing with his long black hair flowing.
“Ah, Leshen’s trading ship. You don’t have to worry. Those with a lot of money are useful in themselves.”
Baron Hans of Ressen knew very well why they were acting like this when they were being captured.
Don’t resist needlessly, that’s what I was saying.
It’s probably a job that instills a strong sense of fear in advance.
‘Or, it’s just a pirate’s kind of entertainment.’
Hans and Moran raised their hands and furrowed their brows.
It wasn’t just the 30 or so people on the Ressen trading ship who witnessed the pirates’ vicious actions.
“….”
Keying-
Yuma had seen the entire scene of the men being drowned through the magic tool telescope he had received from one of the sailors.
“They are trash.”
And there was one more person next to him. Belle, who was walking on the deck with Yuma, also received a magic tool telescope and witnessed the scene.
Yuma slowly opened his mouth.
“Can you cut it?”
Belle grinned.
“Those pirates?”
“okay.”
“Yes, you can cut it.”
A sharp light flowed through Belle’s pink eyes.
“If my lord tells me to subdue him, I will subdue him. If he wants me to kill him, I will kill him.”
***
Sigh-
The pirate ship with 41 pirates on the left side of the captain’s ship stuck close to the side of Resene’s trading ship.
Crack! Coo!
And there, 32 pirates, excluding 9, boarded Lesen’s ship.
Sreung!
A pirate with a wildly sprawling mustache held a sword to Baron Hans’ neck.
It was that moment.
Wow ──
The sound of waves spreading out spread across the shore.
“ok?”
“Is there another ship coming from behind?”
The eyes of the pirates and Lesen people turned to the sailboat looming in the distance.
It was Viscount Amon’s sailing ship that Yuma was riding.
“If you look at it through a telescope, it seems like it wouldn’t be able to avoid us, but it’s coming towards us as if it’s rushing towards us…?”
Hectos’s eyebrows were furrowed as he muttered softly.
The waves spread and caused ripples.
The sailing ship, which had been vaguely visible, was now clearly visible.
A sailing ship with the flag of the Astes Empire.
Someone’s voice rang loudly in the ears of the pirates and Lesen people.
-It is the Astes Empire.
-This side will help our ally, the Kingdom of Ressen.
-I have seen your evil deeds with my own eyes, and even if you fight against them, I will kill you. Even if you surrender, they will kill you.
Yuma’s declaration of war spread out to sea.