Chapter 63 – #062 Trap

There was a time when people were afraid of the sea.

There was a time when I couldn’t even go near it, let alone go fishing.

However, as technology and magic developed and humans prospered, the sea was also slowly conquered.

Unlike land, there was the fear of not being able to look into what was inside, but after the sacrifices of countless people, humans were able to conquer the sea as well.

And Florian was a place where such achievements were evident.

People enjoying water play at the beach.

Fishermen take a boat deep into the sea and cast their nets.

And even exchanges with other races across the sea.

“There has been a lot of progress. We have learned a lot. However, the ocean is still an unknown world.”

The princess and Tanya nodded slightly at my explanation.

We were at Audrey’s meeting place to keep her promise, and since she hadn’t shown up yet, I was warning my group to be careful about the sea.

I slightly raise my head and look around.

Me, the princess, the princess, and Tanya.

In addition, up to 7 knights and 20 soldiers.

Since there were no people to lead separately, the soldiers received support from Roana, and 32 people were the total members of this subjugation operation.

Hmm? I think I missed counting one person?

Oh, I forgot.

I turned my gaze and looked at a woman with navy blue hair standing on one side looking at the sea.

Raysha Bissain, the reagent professor of the 1st Prince faction, who is mostly shrouded in mystery.

She also joined this mission.

According to her, she had already discussed it with Audrey beforehand.

I don’t know if that’s true, but I thought it would be good to have at least one more wizard.

I turn my gaze back to the soldiers.

The way they joke and manipulate the equipment is all expert.

‘It seems to be true that they selected talented people.’

If you see that there is a lot of composure in his behavior.

In some ways, it was hard to tell who was a knight and who was a soldier.

‘By the way, why isn’t this damn elf coming?’

Perez shouts out loud at the thought of such a thing.

– Here he comes!

‘Where?’

– Ocean! Are you coming by boat?

Quickly look away.

A ship is approaching with the setting sun at its back.

I didn’t really notice it when it approached from afar, but when it came to settling in the port, my group and I couldn’t help but be surprised.

Because it was a truly enormous ship.

This is at the level of a combat ship…?

Too large to subdue monsters.

If you look closely, the elven language is written everywhere.

“I’ve waited a long time?”

As we watched in silence, a woman appeared on the boat.

She was Audrey, who was supposed to meet us here.

“Is this your ship?”

“That’s right. Hurry up and get on board.”

Then the woman gave Taoism.

We looked at each other, then I took the lead and boarded the ship one by one.

And as soon as I got on board, I quickly checked every corner of the boat.

Intense curiosity about something you see for the first time is like a symbol of a wizard… This is because my desire as a wizard, which had been quiet until now, was heightened by seeing the ships of the elves for the first time in my life.

‘It’s an old ship.’

– It’s not an ordinary ship.

‘What does that mean?’

But the answer came from right next to me.

“The Jordan is no ordinary ship.”

Madam. I’m surprised.

How can this bitch not hear any footsteps?

When I turned my head, the elf smiled brightly and continued speaking.

“This can be said to be a very special ship that is only available to us elves.”

“A special ship?”

But at that time, the princess came and asked her.
Looking around as if looking for something.

“Audrey. How on earth did you manage to sail without a crew?”

No crew?

Now that I think about it, I couldn’t see anyone else besides us.

I naturally thought that everyone would be below this deck, but even when I turned on my mana detection, I couldn’t detect any creatures.

Even…

“I was just trying to explain that. This ship doesn’t need a crew.”

“What is that…”

“It’s because this ship is powered by magic attribute!”

And when the woman raised her hand, the boat suddenly began to move.
That sudden movement shook not only me and my group, but even the worn-out soldiers here at Florian.

“Ship, ship, ship is moving!”

“The ship moves on its own?!”

The ship slowly increases its speed and races toward the sun, which is almost submerged in the sea and losing its shine.

Because of the incredible speed, people had to fall flat on the floor to keep their balance.

“Did you see this? This is Jordan’s… Huh? What are you doing now?”

She suddenly panics.

Why, but when I turn around… Ah, Bella is running towards the back of the ship with a playful look on her face.

Why am I so anxious…

As soon as that thought occurred to me, Bella grabbed the helm of her boat and took a nice pose.
Then she suddenly starts manipulating it here and there.
Accordingly, the ship sways in this direction and that.

“Aaaaah!”

“Save me!!”

This is crazy…!

I wake up.

“Bella!”

“Kyahaan~ Run, run!!”

“Stay still…!”

Madam. I’m starting to get motion sick.

I guess I shouted at him somehow, but he couldn’t be heard.

Rather than staying still, it was so excited that it moved as directed, and even attempted to change direction sharply here and there.

The ones who are likely to die from it are the people who rode with it.

“Kwaaaaa!”

“Hey!!”

Once caught, they held onto something and held on, but they all looked quite dangerous.

Especially soldiers. The relaxed appearance shown at the port had already disappeared.

– Giggling. It’s really hitting the mark, our light year~

“Bella!!”

I scream as loud as I can.

However, he answers by placing one hand on his ear.

“What~~~ I can’t hear very well~~~”

Rotten bitch.

Audrey, who thought she was going to stop him, is jumping up and down as if it’s fun.(?)

In the end, in order to stop it, I, the person closest to me, had to step in.

Use magic.

Between your legs and the floor.

‘Absorption. Clear. Absorption. Release.’

I moved carefully, step by step, taking my steps and placing them at the same time.

Sometimes I stumble and fall asleep like a drunk person.

And then I came right next to her and gave her a stinging shot of honey chestnuts.

Taaak!

“Ahh!”

Only then will the ship move peacefully.

Ugh. If it shakes for a moment, the whole bone becomes dizzy.

I look at Bella.

I was wondering if I might have felt bad since I was a little emotional.

However, even though he got hit by me, he was smiling and saying it was okay.

Instead, he looked back at me and smiled as if he was happy that I came.

‘Well… It’s like Bella.’

At that sight, she smiled and tried to relax for a moment… She tried to grab her keys again.
I felt a chill run down her spine and quickly grabbed her hand.
And then he pulled it.

Then the princess looked at my hands and the key in turn, lost in thought.

With an expression like fun or love or something like that.

Still, I obediently follow as if the hand holding mine is better.

– Watch closely from now on. It seems like I know this restaurant.

Phew. I’m too busy looking at the boat, but really… Can’t I just be quiet?

However, my concerns were surprisingly easily resolved…

“Princess Bella! Are you thinking about it now or not? Huh? Muttering…”

The princess dragged Bella away and nagged her like she was her older sister.
It lasted for over 30 minutes, and she was only released when Bella, with a disgusted look on her face, promised that she would never be touched again.

– Hey. There are times when the milk boy overpowers the light boy, right?

That’s right.

Surprisingly, the two seem to be a good match.

The sun has completely set.

In the darkness, the ship headed toward the sea for a long time.

Unlike before, I drastically reduced my speed, as if I was slowly swimming on the sea.

Nevertheless, the waves are quite strong and can shake a lot…

The boat itself was probably good, but we barely felt any rocking, and as a result, none of us got particularly seasick.

However, there is one thing that makes me a little worried.

‘How far are we going?’

It was like that.

It was going much further than I expected.

And there were whispers among the soldiers as if they felt the same way.

“Isn’t it already over?”

“What on earth are you going to catch?”

The faces of the princess, the princess, and the knights of the palace who were thought to be in no particular danger darkened rapidly as time passed.

Then, perhaps because he thought it couldn’t go on like this, an older-looking person came forward and asked.

“Greetings to you, Princess. My name is Galleon.”

“Okay. What’s going on?”

“May I ask what you are going to catch?”

However, it seems like the princess also didn’t hear an answer from Audrey.

When I asked him, he said something in Elvish and said he was just going to catch the big guy, so I thought there was no way to express it in our language and moved on.

The princess looked at the soldier in silence for a moment.

A fearful look was evident on the soldier’s face.

So much so that even she, who is usually oblivious to it, noticed it.

“May I ask why you are asking such a question?”

“Oh, of course. Actually, this ship left the Florian territory about an hour ago.”

“What do you mean?!”

The princess stands up in surprise.

The voice was so loud that everyone waiting in the restaurant turned their heads in this direction.

“Well, that is… The border of the territory is set from Florian to the place where monsters are being subjugated, and in principle, going outside of it is prohibited… We are now outside of it.”

“… What’s that story?”

Tanya, who had been quietly listening from the side, stood up.

Then, he walked towards the door with great strides and spoke for the man.

“We are now in a very dangerous place, princess. I think I will have to cancel this promise.”

“Then I will go too. I will tell the story myself.”

Just like that, everyone rushed out, led by the princess.

There’s nothing to do here, and you’re probably wondering how the story progresses.

And for that reason, I also followed closely behind the princess.

A pitch-black night sea where not even the moonlight shines.

Other than the magic lanterns hanging all over the ship, there is no light visible.

“Audrey! Where are you!”

The answer to Tanya’s cry.

She was looking around her from the top of the mast.

“What’s going on?”

“Audrey, I have something to tell you. Please come down for a moment.”

“I understand.”

She jumped up, turned around and landed lightly on her deck.
Even if you are an elf… The group was filled with admiration at the effortlessness of jumping naturally from a height of over 50 m.

“Wow… I thought it was a cat. Should I try it too?”

“Bella, be patient.”

“Don’t worry~ I’m just a little sick, but I’m not going to die!”

That sounds really creepy.

I messed up Bella’s hair and focused on the conversation between the princess and Audrey.

Let’s hear it this time to see what the hell they came all this way for.

“So, to sum it up, if you go further than land, you will go back?”

“That’s right. I have a duty to take responsibility for the safety of those who trust and follow me.”

Audrey tilts her head to show that she understands.

I answer with a smile.

“Don’t worry! We are already at our destination.”

“… What does that mean?”

“It had already arrived at its destination, but it was bored to sit still, so it was spinning around and waiting for the monster to wake up.”

The monster wakes up?

The moment I heard that story, I knew something was definitely wrong.

A monster that wasn’t monsters, and instead of waiting to pounce, it waited for you to wake up…?

– This feels quite ominous.

‘We have to stop it.’

But before I could do anything, something strange happened.

Kuung.

The sea shook.

No, is it true that the sea shook?

At that moment, a wave so great that it seemed like the whole world was shaking came from the bottom of the ship.

And at that moment, I could see.

The creepy expression of elf Audrey looking down at the floor.

She had her eerie eyes and the tip of her mouth hanging over her ear, making me wonder if she was really the smiling elf I had seen all this time.

“You’re awake…! (Elven)”

It’s wrong.

Even if it was wrong, it was wrong for a long time.

Probably everyone thinks the same as me.

“Audrey!!”

A woman looking back at me at my shout.

The elf’s expression has relaxed a bit, but the elf is still in a different mood than usual and looks at me as if asking why.

I shouted to her.

“We’re out of this fight!”

However, the woman refuses outright.

“I’m sorry, but that’s not possible.”

“What?”

“The war has already begun. And you are the sacrifice for the new seal! No one can escape this ship.”

Then the woman took her sword from her belt and raised it to the sky.
A ship shaking its body violently.

The woman turned her blade downward, and she struck hard and shouted.

“Let’s go, brothers! It’s war…! (Elven)”