Chapter 274 – Episode 274 – Academy (7)

Episode 274 – Academy (7)

“I’ll torture you first.”
“Ugh!?”

The moment the black-stained Honwongi touched the pirate. He was foaming at the mouth like he was having a fit.

I was convulsing like a seizure for over a minute. I asked, waving my finger in front of the limp guy.

“Where is the Harman fleet located?”
“···.”

There was no answer. All I could hear was a groaning sound.

My mouth was paralyzed and there was no way I could speak. The only thing that could move was my eyelids.

“He’s a pretty toxic guy. “I’ll see how long I can hold out.”

The guy opened his eyes wide.

Black energy condensed on my fingers. He quickly moved his eyes left and right and tried to say something.

The moment my fingertip slowly approached and pricked him.

“Ahhhhh! You have to let me go before I talk! “Fuck you!”

Cursing words poured out from my paralyzed mouth. My eyebrows naturally furrowed.

“What the fuck?”
“Huh!”

The guy’s face turned pale. He covered my mouth with both hands, but it was already too late.

“Oh, no! “Well, I went crazy for a moment and started talking nonsense.”

Perfect!

The sound of my forehead splitting was heard when I hit it roughly.

“Ouch..!”

I sat down, clutching my swollen forehead. She looked down at him and asked briefly.

“Harman fleet location.”

“Well, so..”

I couldn’t speak properly because I was whining. I sighed.

“You still haven’t come to your senses.”

“Oh my! Oh, no.. Wow!”

I stuck my finger in the hole again.

Just before I fed Honwongi again to the guy who was as hard as stone. I felt a peculiar flow of magical power from the guy’s shoulders.

‘Hmm..?’

The more I focused my senses, the clearer it became. Something the size of a fingernail was emitting strange magic waves.

Sigh.

The blue blade split the skin on his shoulder. A small pearl protruded from between the pieces of flesh.

“Artifact?”

I could hardly feel any magic, as if it had been specially coated. I realized this while carefully observing the flow of magic power.

“It looks like a communication artifact…”

I know very little about magic. However, I knew a few magic flows that I was familiar with because I used them often.

When I took a quick look at the pirate guy, he looked embarrassed. The pupils were rolling around.

“···It’s only the size of a fingernail. “It’s quite a high output.”

You’re hiding this artifact inside your skin. This kid was no ordinary pirate either.

I kicked the guy. I asked, lifting the paralysis.

“What is this?”
“Sat, it’s a communication bead.”

“Why do you ask because who doesn’t know that? “Are you sure you are a member of the Harman Pirates?”
“Uh… Ma, that’s right.”

Sigh!

“Evil!”

Tingting I hit my swollen forehead again.

“Next, fingers. “I’ll cut you one piece for every lie you tell.”

“Ha, it may or may not be the Harman Pirates!”

It was a meaningless, ambiguous statement. The sword that was created silently made the guy speak faster. A clear conclusion jumped out immediately.

“Well, I’m a spy. Spy!”
“Spy?”

“Yes, yes! Actually, I am a member of the Scarlet Pirates. “Well, I mean…”

The guy talked for a while. In summary, it was nothing special. It was a competition for supremacy that often occurred between pirates.

The Harman Pirates had as many enemies as they were large. One of them is planting a spy.

“The Scarlet Pirates…”

I’ve heard the name. Scarlett was a rare female pirate. His face has never been revealed to the public.

How pretty can a pirate be… She asked just in case.

“Are you pretty?”
“Yes?”

“Your captain. “Is Scarlett pretty?”
“Uh···. “Yes, you are pretty.”

“Okay?”

As she was gently stroking her chin, a good idea occurred to her.

‘It’s not bad…’

I thought that if I used it well, it would be helpful in handling the Harman matter.

“You can communicate with this bead, right?”

“Yes. However, if the captain found out that my identity was discovered, he would…”

Before he even finished speaking. Magic power was poured into the pearl.

“What!? Oh, no! “Fuck!”

Sigh!

“This bastard is still a curse.”
“S-sorry. “It’s a habit.”

The pearl vibrated. Communication started without any wait.

Ugh!

A glow came out of the bead, and an illusion formed in the water.

I closely observed the slowly emerging human figure.

“···.”

She was a woman, and her appearance was unusual. She had protruding buck teeth and hair cut so short that her scalp was visible.

She said while chewing gum.

-Why are you contacting me already? Who are you? Where’s the lard?

She turned her head to see a woman full of piercings. She said to the very nervous pirate.

“Is your name Rad?”
“Yes, yes! That’s right!”

“This woman…Isn’t this Scarlett? “I heard you’re pretty?”
“Oh, no. “The captain is truly beautiful!”

“Good. “Trust me.”

She turned her head again. She spoke to the woman in the illusion who frowned.

She said, “Okay. Go get Scarlett. “Because I have something to say.”

-···Who are you? Why is Rad’s face like that?

Her eyes were busy as she spoke. It was as if she was reading something.

She followed the gaze. I could see Rad’s fingers moving busily. She was shaking regularly, as if she was sending a hand signal.

I looked at it and said to Rad.

“Say it with words. “If you don’t want to be left behind.”

“···He is a strong human being who appears to be at least 7 stars. “It is clear that he is at least hostile to Harman.”

She said while thinking about something.

-Okay, wait. I’ll tell the captain and come back.

How long has it been?

After enough time to yawn a few times. A new person has appeared.

The first thing that caught my eye was the intense redness. Her hair had the color of a burning flame.

‘···Pass.’

I looked closely at the woman I presumed to be Scarlett.

Her short-sleeved T-shirt hung limply around her neck, and red blood dripped through her torn collar. She looked like she had just been through a battle.

The overall outfit was old and plain. But the person himself was gorgeous.

Straight eyebrows and a sharp nose bridge. I found myself nodding my head at the refreshing facial features.

‘Your body is also great.’

The t-shirt with a stretched neck wasn’t even a problem. A chest that felt like it was about to explode made it possible. Between her two quivering lumps of flesh. It was difficult to take my eyes off the deep, straight valley.

The small scars all over her body only looked like accessories.

“Are you Scarlett?”

-Okay. What kind of bastard are you doing that made my brother look like that?

Turned her head I saw Lard with a swollen forehead. Because I was so thin, my head felt twice as big.

“It’s not important, so let’s skip it.”
-Haha… It’s not important? So what’s important?

The eyes became increasingly sharp. He spoke to her, his tone full of hostility.

“I have some business to do with Harman. “Can you help me?”
-What?

He said to her who was glaring at her as if she was ridiculous.

“I heard from Rad that you are also against Harman? So do i. Wouldn’t it be nice to cooperate with each other against the same enemy? “If you help me just a little bit, I will repay you greatly.”

-···How do you want me to help you?

You put conditions before the reward. It was a good response for a pirate.

“Just tell me the location of the Harman fleet. “Then, after I’m done with my business, I’ll go visit you and repay the favor.”

She said as if Scarlett was dumbfounded.

-Under···! Do you think someone like you will be of any help to me?

“Well, let’s leave that as a pleasure to meet and talk about. “It’s not that difficult anyway, right?”

Scarlett said after being silent for a while.

-What is your name?

“Choi Si-woo.”

-Good. It’s reprehensible that you tortured Rad, but I’ll give it a try for being hostile towards Harman. But if you touch my brother again… I won’t let you go.

She shrugged her shoulders and then nodded her head.

Scarlett said to Rad after glaring at her for a while.

– Guide that guy to Harman. Tell them to do whatever they want. And… If you don’t watch your mouth, he’ll kill me.

“Uh… Yes. Sorry.”

Pop.

Communication has ended.

Rad, who was laughing awkwardly, took out something. It was a palm-sized compass.

“I’m leaving.”

I asked the guy swimming where the compass pointed.

“Is that all you need to get to the Harman fleet?”

I asked this without much thought, but Rad’s face turned pale. He shouted urgently, wondering if there was some misunderstanding.

“Oh, no! It can only be used if the magic power pattern matches. “Only I can use it!”

“I won’t take it away, so don’t worry. Anyway, hurry. “Suddenly I don’t feel very good.”

“···All right.”

The guy’s speed increased.

We traveled for a while, cutting across the sea. How much time has passed?

The dark deep sea gradually became brighter. It rose to sea level. The sun was visible halfway across the sea.

Said Rad, stretching out his fingers.

“What you see at the end is the Harman fleet.”

I turned my gaze to follow his fingertips. Numerous dots were visible near the horizon.

With a splash.

As it got closer, the dot grew rapidly. Each one was a huge battleship. Even the smallest was bigger than most buildings.

‘Indeed···.’

It was of a scale worthy of being called the Pirate King. It was safe to say that it was an army with dozens of battleships combined.

“At that level, it wouldn’t be easy to deal with the monsters coming in, right?”

The larger the group, the easier it was to attract the monster’s attention.

“Thanks to the magic circle installed in the main line, it is worth holding on. “They say it creates waves that monsters don’t like.”

“Wave? “There was such a thing?”

“They say it’s an artifact obtained from a rift, but I don’t know the details.”

“It’s a relic…”

Artifacts with overwhelming performance are sometimes unearthed from cracks. They are usually called relics or opacs. There were also things that went beyond modern magic.

“Yes. “This is Haarman’s secret to growing his fleet.”

The largest ship along with rad. Haarmann entered the finals.

I started by inquiring about the whereabouts of the kidnapped paladin. She didn’t even have to search hard. No matter where I went, it was full of rumors.

That was the event that was the most talked about topic.

“In the arena?”

“Yes. Almost all day. I’m still fighting monsters. Haarmann promised that he would be released if he won 10 games in a row. ···Are you here to rescue that paladin?”

“···Let’s go for now.”

After listening to Rad’s explanation, I took a step forward.

-Wow! Hold on, hold on! I bet on you!
-Persistent bitch! Die quickly!

Just before entering the arena entrance. The corners of my eyes frowned at the frantic shouting. I felt completely down.

“Hey Rad.”

“Yes?”

“The guidance is now done, so leave quickly.”

“···I’ll just keep an eye on it and figure out what to do.”

I entered the arena, holding the cool hilt of my sword.