Chapter 35 – Episode 35- Waiting for Rescue on the Open Sea

“The sky is so clear.”

Looking at the blue sky with the sun floating in the middle of the sky, Kang-rim was greatly impressed.
My stomach aches from the swaying waves,
I’m in a situation where my throat is burning from the scorching heat.

“It’s so clear that I don’t know if I’ll be rescued.”

Three days have already passed since I drifted.
As if the fact that the owner’s flagship had sunk had not yet been reported, there were no other iron ships in sight.
No enemy sailboats appeared, and not even an island was seen.

Even though it is an archipelago, why can’t I see islands around it?
Have you ever drifted far away?
No, rather, I couldn’t find it even though it was nearby?
If so, which island is it? Is it our island? Or is it an enemy island?
I would like the former if possible, but I don’t know what to do with the latter.
All weapons were buried.

It would be great if a rescue team showed up at a time like this.
Isn’t it normal that a cartoon-like development should come out at times like this?
No, it will definitely come out. It’s a game world, so of course it should be possible, isn’t it?

Yes, it will definitely be rescued today. Surely heaven will help too.

So Kang-rim was going crazy.

“… Did you eat the heat?”

Su-a was dumbfounded by Kang-rim’s nonsense.
If you have nothing to do, don’t strain and take a nap. Why are you so tired?
I’m dying of annoyance because it’s so hot, but seeing it glow like that makes me even more annoyed.

At least, just sleep.
No matter what you say, there is no way to avoid starvation.
With that in mind, Sua opened her mouth.

“Just go to sleep. Stop talking nonsense, okay?”

Before she could even finish her words, Sua fell asleep.
Also because Advent tickled her side.
Sua’s whole body was soon drenched in sweat as she twisted her body around.

“I’m sorry, but let me keep talking nonsense.”
“Ha ha, ha ha…”
“Because if I don’t, I’ll go crazy.”

As Kang-rim said, he faced an unbearable situation if he did not go crazy.

“No, it’s been three days, why hasn’t anyone come? Whether it’s an enemy or an ally, shouldn’t they watch us!”

Unable to bear it, Advent began to glow.
The boat was pounded and the lifeboat rocked violently.

“Hey, stop, stop! I intend to kill them all!”

In the end, it wasn’t until Sua hugged Kangrim’s head to her breastbone that her light emission stopped.
The soldiers and officers who saw this scene were greatly relieved.

“Um, that’s comfortable.”

On the subject of her almost capsizing the boat, Kang-rim was so brazen.

“Please stay like this. Because that’s what makes me fall asleep.”
“Ugh, you rotten bastard…”

I wanted to throw it into the sea right away, but Sua held it in.
Because he knows very well that the one who will be in trouble if he throws her out is Sua herself.

“I should have kept that Thai bastard locked up.”

Kang-rim regretted it greatly.

“If I had locked up well, this wouldn’t have happened…”

Advent has lost her own flagship.
All ships were like ants trampled by humans in front of a steel wire, but I never imagined that they would end up being drowned in such a way.

‘I never thought Ty would actually use that power.’

The culprit that the flagship drowned is Tai.
Taiga uses a technique called 〈 Instinct Reversion 〉 to become a giant tiger.

‘I thought that technique appeared at the end of Part 1…’

〈 Instinct Return 〉, as the technical name suggests, means that the beasts return to their original form.
In other words, the huge tiger Kang-rim faced can be said to be the original appearance of Thailand.
If he hadn’t received the Creator’s grace, he might have lived as a giant tiger until now.

‘It’s all my negligence. I should have kept an eye on it until the end…’

Because it suddenly transformed without any sign, no one had time to stop it.

Eventually Ty escaped, leaving a large hole in his stomach.
It was so big that tinkering with it was pointless.

Upon receiving this information, the captain immediately gave the order to get off the ship.
When the order was given, the survivors hurried to the lifeboats to avoid drowning.

It was an unexpected accident, but thanks to the quick judgment of the captain, many soldiers were able to survive.
The same goes for the officers, the captain, and Sua and Kangrim.
Although there were people who were caught in the explosion and died or drowned because they could not get out,
It was a miracle that two-thirds of the total number of 200 people survived.

Kang-rim was also happy about this.

‘It’s fortunate, but…’

One fatal problem arose.

‘My stomach is too small.’

The lifeboats were too small to carry all the survivors.
It weighs so much that it is impossible to predict when it will sink.
This was the reason why Su-ah held Kang-rim from rampaging, and why the soldiers and officers were unable to move.

At least, if there were one or two lifeboats, the crew could have been distributed, but unfortunately there was only one lifeboat on the flagship.
The reason there is only one ship is simple.
Since the ship had never been in danger of sinking, I had never felt the need to add lifeboats.
Because I didn’t feel it, I became a debtor who was drifting in the open sea with worry and anxiety.

If we can return alive, we’ll order more lifeboats loaded.
You never know when the ship will sink.
The more insurance, the better.
Kang-rim made a promise to himself.

‘The problem is Thai…’

Even if he returns alive, the question is how he will deal with Tai.
If possible, I would like to capture them alive and use them as livestock for the rest of my life, but this time it may not go my way.
In the worst case scenario, killing is considered.
If what Sua is saying is true, he should give Tai a break.

But, is there really no answer other than killing?
Kang-rim once again asked Su-a a question.

“Hey, Sua. Can’t you come back as a beastman once you transform?”
“No, that won’t be it.”

Sua replied.

“I don’t know the details, but once you transform, you don’t turn into a beast. You can break the transformation if you want.”

However, Sua, who got off her luck, also informed the following fact.

“If it stays that way, as I said before, Tai will turn into a beast. She will live as a tiger, with only her instincts left, without even remembering who she is.”
“Then you have a chance.”

It may be possible to secure a tie by draining all of Jin until the transformation is released.
Let’s discuss this with Iris later.

Now it’s time to ask the most curious question.

“Hey, Sua, do you know why Tai was able to transform?”

Kang-rim was most curious about that.

In the game, the conditions for obtaining the skill were very difficult, but Ty did not go through such trials and used the skill at once.
He wanted to know if there was a means he didn’t know about, and if so, what it was.
It is better to exclude variables as much as possible.

“I don’t know either…”

Sua told Tai what she had heard in the past.

“I heard that the head of the tiger tribe always carries a demon to use that power. Just like me.”
“Wait, maybe you…”
“That’s right.”

Sua did not deny it.

“I can transform too.”
“Now?”
“I can’t. You took it.”

It was only now that Advent understood everything.

‘The noble object was the key.’

To think that there was a means to omit all the difficult conditions.
Sua had that means too.
Admiral was so shocked that he couldn’t keep his mouth shut.

Sua, who actually brought up the story, was bittersweet.

‘I’ll do it like Ty. Why didn’t I?’

Tai saw an opportunity and used 〈 Instinct Return 〉 as a last resort.
As a result, it ended up giving this trash a shot.

Then what about yourself? I was obsessed with assassination and didn’t even think about using that power.
He was afraid of turning himself into a beast, and he never thought of using it.

Would it make a difference if I did?

‘Let’s stop. It’s already past.’

It’s already over. What could she aim for in a yard where both she and the residents had become livestock?
What can I do with the subject of giving everything to him?
It’s best to just give up and live as his slave.

Even if it annoyed me to have to listen to him all the time.

“It’s a noble…Was that a condition?”

No way, I thought it would act as a variable.
I thought it was just something to help control, but I never thought it could do more than that.
If I knew it would be like this, I would have increased the intensity of the torture so that I wouldn’t even think about transforming.
Advent was so ashamed of his indolence to go loose because he would fall sooner or later.

At the same time, I was suspicious.

“Sua, is the ghost that Tai has the same as the magic stone I ate?”
“I haven’t seen it myself, but it will be the same.”
“Then…”

Kang-rim asked.

“Can I?”
“What does it mean?”
“So, can I transform too?”
“…”

Is transformation only limited to beastmen?
Wouldn’t it be possible for humans who have absorbed power to use it?
In that sense, Kang-rim asked, but Su-ah was silent.

“Hey, answer.”
“…”
“What, are you going to come out like that?”

Kang-rim raised her right hand.
After confirming that there was a remote control in her hand, Sua’s face turned blue.

“That, that’s…”
“I brought it just in case. Why did you want to lose it?”
“Eww…”
“Now, the penalty for not listening…”
“Now, wait! I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you!”

I exercised my right to remain silent because I didn’t want to say yes to what this bastard said.
Also, being forced to climax is a no-no. Eventually, Sua raised the white flag.

“Actually, I don’t know.”

She answered honestly.

“There’s never been a precedent that humans have used that power.”
“Okay?”
“And, even if you could use it, you might have to pay a price, so what are you going to do?”
“Hmm…”

It’s unclear whether it will work or not, but is it worth it?
It might be better to keep an eye on the situation and not to gamble for nothing.

The current state of Thailand is strange to anyone.

‘Obviously that guy…’

I could have finished everything.
He could have killed Kang-rim on the spot. He could have avenged himself.

Even when the opportunity came, Tai didn’t do it.
He only growled as if indignant at the sight of himself.
He didn’t do anything, he just ran away.

Why? Maybe something went wrong?
If you really have a problem, it will help to attack…

“Master, I’m sorry I took up your good time.”

At this time, a blue-haired woman with ponytails approached her.
Kang-rim turned her head towards her woman.

“Captain, what’s going on?”

Was the captain She was originally supposed to wear a military uniform, but she was wearing only underwear that exposed her voluptuous breasts and hips.
Just before boarding the lifeboat, he fell into the water and his clothes were soaked.
So he had no choice but to be in his underwear.

The captain reported with a serious face.

“This is an emergency. We are running out of food.”