Chapter 39 – Episode 39 – What Is the Purpose of the Turtles?

Who are the Turtles?
In simple terms, they are beastmen who carry a tortoise shell that is heavy on a human body on their back.
They are not much different from humans except for the fact that they have reptilian skin reminiscent of turtles sprouting all over their bodies.

The downside is that they walk slower than other beastmen because they always carry a shell on their back, but the tortoise family has one advantage that they can circumvent that shortcoming.

That means you can swim well.

‘The word ‘I’m good at swimming’ came up often in games, but…’

Turtles are said to learn to swim from birth.
It is to remember that they are the descendants of the ancestors who commanded the sea.
Because of the thorough early education, there was no one who was as proficient in swimming as the Turtles among the numerous beastmen.
It is also the same that no one can withstand the Turtle Tribe in diving.

Advent and his party were captured by such turtles.

‘I didn’t expect to drag it to the boat.’

Currently, the lifeboat has been captured by the Turtles.
With no way to escape, Kang-rim and his party had no choice but to raise their hands to show surrender.

The Turtles, who captured countless prisoners without shedding a single drop of blood, began dragging the lifeboat to Turtle Island, the island where they live.
Not simply dragging them by boat, but using their own power.
If you see countless turtles swimming with boats and ropes entwined, it will look as if Gangrim is using the turtles as horses.

In reality, though, it’s just being caught and dragged by turtles.

‘What should I do now?’

After solving the food problem and learning that the captain’s real name was Cardian, he was surrounded by the Turtles.
I should have resisted as usual, but it was impossible.

I threw away all my weapons when I escaped in the lifeboat.
It was because they had to throw away all the weighty things for fear of the lifeboat sinking.
In fact, even if everyone boarded the ship without anything loaded, the ship was staggering, so if they had even taken weapons, they would have sunk amicably.

Even if he had a weapon and could resist, he would have sunk into the sea along with the ship if the turtles had pierced a hole in his sole.
Either way, it was bound to lead to defeat.

So Kang-rim had no choice but to raise the white flag.

‘It’s certain that you’ll end up in bad shape if you’re dragged away…’

Of course you have no choice but to win.
Considering the evil that Grid has committed so far, it is a miracle that he is taken prisoner. He said that if a vengeful man had been the leader of the Turtles, he would have killed them all, saying he had no need for prisoners.
It is fortunate that the massacre did not take place, but even if he is dragged away, the only thing waiting for Kang-rim will be a terrible ending.
You will face death with severe contempt and ridicule.
Grid did so many bad things that he thought Advent was natural.

Because he committed too much, Kang-rim is also going through hardships.

“Here, master.”

At this time, a woman with blue hair approached Kang-rim.
She was the captain who revealed that her real name was Cardian.
Right after she said her name, her original personality was sealed again, so she didn’t suddenly run amok.
Dressed in her skinny white uniform, she gave her opinion to her master.

“Something is strange.”
“It’s strange?”
“Why are they taking us to Turtle Island instead of Tiger Island?

Currently, Tiger Island serves as the headquarters of the Beast Alliance.
As it serves as the headquarters, the boundaries are strict. It’s a bonus that the Alliance elite soldiers are guarding it.
Even though the invasion of Rabbit Island ended in a catastrophic failure and the power was cut in half, it still boasts an impregnable defense.

Knowing this well, Iris is not using a strategy to isolate Tiger Island by occupying the surrounding islands for nothing.

If you lock it up on Tiger Island, even the pirates of the world will have no choice but to step on their feet.
That must be the case, but why are the turtles dragging us back to their home?
Cardian wondered about this.

Did the Beast Alliance’s strategy change due to the weakening of its power? Otherwise…

“Isn’t it simply to rest? It’s too far to go to Tiger Island right from here.”

Advent guessed that way,

“From what they’re saying, I don’t think that’s the case.”

Cardian immediately denied it.

“I heard what they were talking about earlier, and they were whispering that they should become the master’s slaves.”
“You’re going to be my slave?”
“Didn’t I hear you wrong?”

Sua, a brown-haired gumiho who was quietly listening, refuted.

“There’s no way Akelon would give his people to this guy. How much he cares about his people even though he’s an eccentric.”

It is impossible.
The head of the Turtle Clan surrendered.
He is not a great man who would bow his head on his own after eating a lever sword, if he were forced to submit to the wind of the island being captured like himself.
Sua dismissed Cardian as talking nonsense.

“There are a lot of guys who surrender even if they save it.”

Cardian said in a tone as to what you are talking about.

“Maybe that guy named Akelon knew that the tide was turning and decided to surrender. Even a child knows that the Union is falling apart.”

Just as Cardian said, numerous chieftains surrendered to Gangrim.
As they surrendered, Advent’s power grew beyond any doubt, and the power of the Beastman Alliance was so precarious that it wouldn’t be strange if it went out at any time, like a lantern in front of the wind.

Of course, there are ways to reverse it.

Just to get rid of Advent.
If Kang-rim, the center of the pirates, dies, the situation may be reversed.
A mob that loses its leader is always in chaos, and it’s not a job to defeat a mob in chaos.

Common sense would have worked if the pirates the alliance was dealing with were mere ragtags.

“Don’t think that if the master disappears, we’ll split up on our own.”

I know very well what it will look like if we split up, so how could we choose that?
Grid was also concerned about this, so he left a will in which he would leave all his powers to Atria when he died.

It is hard to believe that the nuclear waste, which had done all kinds of evil, prepared for the afterlife.

“Don’t get me wrong, think about escaping with us. Now you and us are a community of destiny.”
“Who is the Destiny Community. I!”
“Stop.”

Kang-rim, who had been listening silently, stretched out both of his hands.

“Huh?”

The left hand holds Cardian’s breast,

“Hey profit?”

His right hand massaged Sua’s breast.

“Let’s stay calm and not fight. If you don’t want to become a target for their ridicule.”
“Ah, I see.”

Cardian was delighted with the pressure that pressed his breasts with each of his fingers.

“Ah, okay, let go of this hand… Let go of this hand…”

Sua asked not to do such a thing, as if complaining.

“No, let’s do it like this.”

Of course, it wasn’t Kang-rim who would listen to that.

“Because there’s nothing to do anyway.”
“This, this, bad nooooom?”

As Sua squeezed his chest hard, his back staggered slightly.

‘There’s definitely something strange.’

While flirting with the breasts of the two women, Kang-rim fell into doubt.

‘I think there’s something up.’

Like Cardian, Kang-rim secretly overheard the conversations of the Turtles.

-If things go well, the alliance will end. Everyone will be shocked to learn that we are surrendering.

-Is it okay if I leave it to that man? No matter how much we are at the edge of a precipice…

– You have to believe that the words that have changed are true. If not, we’ll all become body soup for that trash.

It seems as if he betrayed the Beastman Alliance and clung to Kang-rim.
I don’t know why, but it seems that the Turtles are also in a difficult situation.
It seems that he chose the option of holding her hand with Kang-rim to solve the difficulty.

If so, she thought that even if she was taken as a prisoner, she would be treated well, but Kang-rim immediately shook her head.

‘Let’s not drink kimchi soup first.’

If they were thinking of becoming allies in the first place, it would be right to take them to an island occupied by Iris, not Turtle Island.
So at least ‘we are not enemies. I am an ally. I want to be your ally.’

The fact that she didn’t do it means she’s up to something.
Advent could not guess what it was…

‘In the game, this is… Ah!’

There is. Similar content. Advent suddenly came to mind.

“Ugh? Lord, Master…”
“Hey! Why are you grabbing it so hard all of a sudden!”

Cardian and Sua looked at Kangrim with protesting eyes because they put too much strength on the hands that held her breasts for a moment.
Of course, Kang-rim had no time to worry about such trivial things.

Maybe there will be a way out of this difficulty.

‘If it’s the way it came out in the game…’

There was a story related to Turtle Island in the game.

Around the time when the Beast Alliance was still in existence.
Following Tai’s instructions, Seol-hwa arrives at Turtle Island to seek cooperation from the Turtles.

Even the prisoners did not all agree when forming the alliance from the beginning.
While there were those who joined the alliance crying out for a desperate fight, there were also those who tried to preserve their lives by sticking to Grid.

The Turtles did not choose either side.
Seol-hwa’s mission was to attract such a turtle family as an ally.

At the request to become an ally, Akelon promised that if he passed his ordeal, he would join the alliance, and Seolhwa accepted the offer.

Maybe he’s going through the ordeal himself?
Kang-rim thought so.

At the same time, I wondered.

‘Wait, did you mean that Seolhwa didn’t seduce the turtles?’

The following is a summary of the events that the tale had to go through by time period.

1. Infiltrated Rabbit Island and attempted to assassinate Queen Levi.
2. Go to Turtle Island and try to get cooperation from turtles.
3. Heading to the great forest where the elves live to get external support.

In case 1, it turned out that the narrative did not intervene.
Because she did not act as an intermediary to clear up the misunderstanding, Rabbit Island was attacked by the Beast Man Alliance, which Kang-rim stopped.
As a result, the Rabbit Queen Levi became a strong ally of Advent, not a spy of the Anti-Grid Alliance.

Then what about number 2? Judging from the conversations the Turtles were having, it seems that they did not intervene here either.
If I had intervened, there wouldn’t have been a word of surrender out of the blue.
They must have had enough left after handing them over to Tiger Island.

It is only three times that the story moves according to the original scenario.
Although it is doubtful that the third time also started too early.

‘Strange.’

It’s so strange. Why isn’t Seolhwa active?
Since she is not active, Kang Lin is glad that she is not in trouble, but she can’t let go of her doubts.

Maybe you’re up to something?
No, perhaps the story of the tale has also changed due to the intervention of an outsider?

‘Let’s think about it later.’

I’m curious, but let’s not get too hung up on it.
Because it’s important to survive now.
You have to survive to be able to follow Seol-hwa or not.

Suddenly, the destination, Turtle Island, began to appear.

And…

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[If you don’t pass, your men will be our dinner.]

Advent faces a new ordeal.