Floating Islands (2)
Clink, clank!
Gun ports opened all over the hull, revealing cannons.
The latest magic guns, all bought at a high price from the Magic Tower.
Boom! Kwakwakwam! Boom!
The ship rocked violently and spray of water shot up onto the sea surface as the port erupted in flames.
-We would like to inform you that due to the discovery of marine life in the sea, all guests should safely return to their rooms following the crew’s instructions… … .
Boom! Boom boom!
The sound of the gunfire was so loud that it drowned out the guidance message.
At the same time, the mercenaries who had been watching Theo and his party moved in unison.
All of them look familiar to us in the current situation.
‘I heard that the number of marine life species has increased recently. Is that why?’
Theo carefully examined the faces of the high-ranking mercenaries, his eyes filled with spirituality.
Hwaaaaak!
“None of the guns are hitting! Anyway, you damn scammers! They’re expensive, but none of them are hitting properly!”
The dog-headed man grumbled and brought down a spear much larger than himself.
Just then, the seagull trying to climb up onto the railing bounced off roughly and crashed into the sea surface.
“Okay. Next time, I really need to tell Antonio to stop the deal.”
The gunslinger assembled the parts he took out of his backpack into a large multi-barreled machine gun, then scratched the trigger above the sea surface.
Drrrrrr-
The surrounding sea turned red from the blood shed by the large and small marines being wounded.
“Stop chattering so loudly and gather them together! It’ll be hard to hit them!”
The only fire wizard Theo cared about was flicking his fingers repeatedly while smoking a cigarette.
Thanks to the gloves with magic circles drawn on them, the magic that was activated began to bombard them, but it didn’t seem to cause much damage to the guys in the sea.
However, its power was certain, so it was very effective against marines targeting ships.
In addition, mercenaries carrying various weapons showed various activities, such as cutting down and pushing back the sea creatures.
Some of them even showed off their auras in a plausible way.
I was just a little disappointed in Shelford and Arin, but they weren’t really lacking in anything either.
And actually, among them, there were some that could be called ‘special class’.
thud!
thud!
“Theo! How long are you going to be like this?”
“Please decide quickly what to do.”
Shelford and Arin stood by Theo’s side as if they were escorting him, urging him to make a decision.
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‘Found it.’
Theo smiled with satisfaction, knowing that among the mercenaries was the one he wanted.
I found a similar temperament to the slow gang I had dealt with before.
It was a good thing I didn’t tell you in advance even though I knew the sea turtle was coming.
No, actually it was Theo who called them that.
It was a magic scent created by analyzing the magic power of the Sea King that was used to lure the things that were floating around in groups on the seabed.
“You two, please stop the sea creatures without harming the civilians. I will move separately.”
“I know what you’re thinking.”
“For now, I will refrain from revealing my skills as much as possible.”
Paat-
The moment Shelford and Arin drew their swords and sprayed them into the air, the heads of the sea creatures all exploded at once.
-It’s a sword! The sword inspector has arrived!
-You can stop it! Push as hard as you can!
The faces of the crew members and mercenaries also brightened.
It was scary when they were enemies, but it was very reassuring when they were allies.
Theo, on the other hand, was moving in a different direction from the two.
<The God of Wind and Thunder – The Storm and Storm>
-Oh my god! I couldn’t believe it, but it’s really a sea serpent!
Khooooh!
At that moment, a sea snake species that was dozens of meters long appeared from the sea and began to wrap around the ship.
Quadduk-
There were scratches all over the ship.
The cannon fired again in an attempt to somehow shake off the guy, but instead it bounced off the Sea Serpent’s body and the deck was destroyed, creating a bloody scene.
A monster classified as the highest level among marine species.
It was so dangerous that it was actually notorious for having recently eaten a couple of ships.
“Fire! Lightning! Quick!”
“I’m doing it! Stop talking nonsense, it’s driving me crazy!”
The fire wizard, Gray Gang, gritted his teeth and recited the spell.
‘I have to beat up a guy called Land or something, what the heck is going on!’
Gray’s secret identity is a second-class member of the Black Skull.
His main duty was to normally remain as Antonio’s bodyguard and to secretly extract any necessary information from the Spinola family.
Then, just a little while ago, I happened to overhear a conversation between Theo and his group about the Sea King.
The Sea King is a being that is treated as a secret not only by the three shipping corporations but also by the Black Skull.
The fact that he came looking for it meant that it might have some connection to Troyvan.
So, I was planning to take advantage of the opportunity to bring out my hidden skills and capture Theo.
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The situation became a headache when the sea cucumber popped out at this very timing.
‘I need to solve those things first and then think about it… … !’
“You’re Black Skull, right?”
For a moment, Gray’s thoughts were interrupted.
And as he was about to hurriedly turn his head towards it, something suddenly fell upon him.
Very quickly and stealthily.
“Gray! Gray is gone!”
“What? You were definitely here just a moment ago!”
“Oh no! The sea cucumber has taken it! Find it before it gets dragged out to sea! Quickly!”
While the mercenaries were all terrified, the Gray Gang was already hanging from the masthead.
‘This guy!’
Boom boom boom!
Gray felt his heart pounding like crazy.
Theo was laughing coldly, his mouth covered.
He doesn’t talk about the Sea King, he knows he’s the Black Skull.
The identity of the person could not be determined.
“Do you know this?”
Then, the moment Theo took out a sword from somewhere and showed it to me.
“Ugh! Ugh!”
“As expected, you know how to recognize things.”
Gray thrashed, demanding that it be put down immediately.
But I couldn’t overcome Theo’s brute force.
Balmung!
The treasure of his hometown that he and his colleagues had worked so hard to reclaim was right before his eyes!
I thought Troyvan had taken it!
‘What on earth happened… …!’
“Troyvan used this as an excuse to threaten you all sorts of times, didn’t he? He said he’d give you back if you obeyed him. He’d let the Sea King fall asleep again. Is that right?”
“… … .”
Gray tried his best not to show it, but Theo didn’t miss the boy’s agitation.
‘As expected. Troyvan was using the Maritime Federation to his advantage by pretending to retrieve the Dragon Sword.’
I figured that if I had done something similar in my past life, I might have done something similar in this life too, and my guess turned out to be correct.
Then, it would have been possible to completely sever the link between the Maritime Federation and Troyban.
“In return for returning this, I’d like to talk to your boss. Can you help me mediate?”
Gray squeezed his eyes shut.
Now there was no resistance.
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It just means kill.
“Yeah. It’s natural to be suspicious when you suddenly want to contact me. You don’t even know what kind of strange trick Troyban is up to. Right?”
“… … .”
“Then I guess it would be better to first prove that I have no relation to Troyvan?”
Theo released his grip on Gray.
dump!
“What… are you thinking?”
Gray frowned as soon as he regained his physical freedom.
Theo smiled brightly.
“I told you, I’ll prove to you that I have nothing to do with Troyvan. But that’s difficult right now, so I’ll show you something else.”
“… … ?”
“I really need you guys.”
Before Gray could ask what he was talking about, Theo was already flying towards the sea.
Paaaaat-
“Umbra!”
In that moment, Umbra leapt out from the shadow of the Sea Serpent reflected in the ocean waves like a shark and bit its body with its jaws.
Kwajik!
Kieeeek-
Although the Sea Serpent boasted scales that were strong enough to bounce off shells, Umbra’s bite force was so great that it writhed around in all directions.
Umbra tried to drag Serpent into the sea regardless,
Keeeeek!
Eventually, the Sea Serpent could no longer hold out and sank beneath the surface.
-Poem, poem Serpent is released!
-What happened? I felt like I was dragged away by something.
-I don’t know! What do I know about that? What’s important now is being able to use firearms!
-That’s right! Concentrate fire! Fire a crossfire!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Pufferpung-
As the broken pieces of seawater scatter haphazardly into the air,
It was at that time that Theo fell into the sea while drawing a parabola.
with a splash!
‘So, you really jumped in?’
Gray ran to the edge of the watchtower and looked down.
-I’ll prove to you that I need you.
Theo’s words kept ringing in my head.
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On the one hand, I was worried that Balmung, who had finally found the hint, might sink to the bottom of the sea.
“Sea Serpent! We have to catch Sea Serpent first! We have to catch him first!”
While Gray’s screams were drowned out by the sound of gunfire.
Theo was watching Umbra and Sea Serpent squabbling on the ocean floor.
The Sea Serpent wrapped its long body around Umbra as if to repay the wound it had just received.
Umbra still didn’t release his grip on the guy, but rather bit him harder, turning the slaughter into a total mess.
A tight contest where neither one seems likely to back down.
But if things continued like this, it was clear that Umbra would be in danger.
This is the Sea Serpent’s territory, and Umbra doesn’t know how to breathe underwater.
Pot! Pot! Pot! Pot! Pot!
So Theo activated the Wind God and moved Deathbeat while quickly approaching the Serpent.
And the four brain dragons that rise up.
As the heat of the heat-intensifying diet increased, the brain dragons twisted their bodies, causing a huge amount of bubbles to pour out onto the sea surface.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The four brain dragons charged straight into the Serpent, increasing their output to throw it away from Umbra.
The brain worm, which was already easily spread due to the sea water, grew explosively and covered the entire body of the Sea Serpent, and even caused major internal injuries as it squeezed its way into the wound.
Kuuuuuuu… … !
[Activate ‘Skill: Wyvern Taming’ to seduce the Sea Serpent.]
At that moment, Theo approached the Serpent and immediately activated the skill he had prepared.
A skill specialized in taming dragon-type monsters and spirits.
[The City Serpent’s resistance is strong, so seduction fails.] [The skill is reactivated.] [The City Serpent’s resistance is strong, so seduction fails.] [The skill is reactivated.]
.
.
[Cast ‘Skill: Hatchling Synchro’ to attempt to break down the Sea Serpent’s mental barrier.]
In just a few seconds, countless skill activations came and went.
And finally, I was able to achieve my desired goal.
[You have successfully broken down some of the Serpent’s mental barriers.] [You are reading some of his thoughts.]
Hwaaaaak!
Several scenes quickly passed before Theo’s eyes.
An abyssal plain that can only be seen by digging deep into an underwater canyon.
There, an ancient dragon of such a long and narrow shape that it could not be fully captured by the naked eye was writhing in agony.
Sea King.
Theo could tell that it was the being Lordbroke had spoken of.
Purur-
The aura of intimidation and magical power of the Sea King was tremendous.
Every time he twisted his body this way and that, the mantle was stimulated, causing terrible disasters such as underwater volcanoes erupting and continental earthquakes.
-Father.
The Sea Serpent was looking at the Sea King with pitying eyes.
Having lived as the son and subject of the Sea King for a very long time, he only wanted to somehow ease the Sea King’s suffering.
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-Please wait a moment. I will try to find someone who can help you.
After that, the Sea Serpent headed outside with the marine species that followed him.
This was because he judged that the human race living outside the sea might be able to use the mysterious power of magic to alleviate the suffering of the Sea King.
‘I was wrong.’
Only then did Theo realize his mistake.
From the beginning, the Sea Serpent and the Sea Dragon had no intention of harming humans.
They simply resisted because the humans they feared had attempted to attack first.
Rather, in the beginning, I tried to have a conversation.
But I failed every time.
-human being.
Back in reality again.
Theo met the eyes of the Serpent, distorted in pain.
-You have a scent similar to your father’s, unlike other humans. Can you help your father?
A desperate cry.
Theo nodded.
I said I would do that.
-I will believe you.
And then the bell rang.
Tiring!
Tiring!
[The seduction was successful.] [You have tamed the Sea Serpent and made it your servant.] [Please give it a name.]
‘Pontus.’
An old name meaning sea.
[‘Sea Serpent: Pontus’ bows to its new master.]
How the bastard of the Return Sword Family lives
