Chapter 262 – Carleya
#262.
The woman who had been quietly gazing at me with one remaining eye said quietly. It was a small voice, but it didn’t seem like I could hear it.
“It is you.”
“Yes?”
I have a question about the way he talks to me specifically.
If I met a woman with such a characteristic, there is no way I would never forget it. I mean we never met. Then that woman is one-sidedly grasping me…
“Who are you?”
That can’t be sweet. In the gaze of a beautiful woman who sublimates even the flaw of one eye into charm, she corrected her vigilance and maintained appropriate tension.
Perhaps to notice my appearance and to be considerate of her, the woman turned her head and directed her gaze into the distance, introducing herself.
“I am Kiris. He is the leader of the vigilante group.”
“… It is called True.”
Seeing the hand held out with the introduction, I also introduced myself by holding it secretly.
That moment. A status window popped up.
‘Kiris… Carley?’
Perhaps because he was on the same level as me, only very brief information was displayed on the status window.
But that brief information did reveal something very important. It was the fact that the woman in front of him was the bloodline of the Karleya royal family.
Age is 24. Apparently, five years ago, the princess of the Karleja royal family held a birthday party for her to commemorate her 19th birthday. She said that both the king and the princess were killed in the attack at the party…
‘That wasn’t it!’
I don’t know the details, but in fact, the princess was alive. And that too while being involved in a group called vigilantes.
It was not too difficult, then, to guess what this woman’s purpose might be. She said it was raided by pirates, so she must be looking for the culprit.
Standing awkwardly holding her hand, I let go of her hand, which had hurriedly met Kiris’ questionable gaze, and deliberately tilted her head exaggeratedly and asked,
“If you are a vigilante… ?”
Seeing me like that, Kiris also erased her doubt. Her induction in the direction that she was troubled about him worked successfully.
Of course, it wasn’t just a question to change the topic.
It’s a vigilante. It was a word you would only hear from inland slash-and-burn farmers. If you’re a vigilante at sea, maybe you’re fighting pirates…
As I looked at it with a puzzled expression, Kiris continued talking.
“… The Vigilante is a place where people who have lost their families or homes to pirates gather. The Siraster Pirates can also be seen as our enemies.”
Enemies with the Siraster Pirates… The enemy of an enemy can also be seen as an ally, so should we like this? First of all, I can understand why I approached the cruise.
Isn’t it to get information about me and form an alliance? The 9-star level is well worth it. In addition, the power of the knights on the cruise was not touched.
Actually, in this situation, we didn’t have many options. It was because he had already fallen out with the Siraster Pirates, and had to pass them to go to Carleya Kingdom.
With that in mind, joining hands with the vigilante in front of him didn’t seem bad. As much as she was on the same level as me, she had enough merit in this woman herself.
Having made my decision, I told Kiris.
“I know what it’s about, but I can’t decide for myself.”
“… I understand.”
From the outside, seeing a woman with only a small age difference appearing half-respectful from the beginning would cause some backlash, but I didn’t feel like blaming her, perhaps because of her unique atmosphere and outstanding looks.
After all, this world is lookism.
Cooong!
Kiris leaped from her boat and landed on her cruise deck. Judging by her nimble movements, she certainly looks formidable.
‘That gun… Could it be Orichalcum?’
The pistols at her hips were shining golden. I’m not sure, but it seems to be made of oricalcum like Platinum.
It is an unusual item to simply wear and carry around as a form. It’s probably an attack that puts an aura on bullets. I wonder how they will fight.
“Thank you for waiting. Then… Is that the captain? Let’s talk.”
“Oh, oh! Yes yes! Please wait a moment!”
Captain Bandani looked at her lady on her deck with her surprised eyes and hurriedly went inside to summon the nobles. Nobles will now gather in the central square.
When Captain Bandani disappeared, Kiris folded her arms and she began to wait. She was charismatic in the way she stood tall.
In particular, her tight-fitting leather pants were revealing her slender legs. Above her was her elastic buttocks, and her voluptuous breasts exuded a strong presence along with her slender waist as if she could fit in a handful of her hands.
It’s a thread. No, attractive. So, it was a very dignified look.
No matter how much we were surrounded by vigilantes, the fact that we were alone on a ship that might be behind enemy lines was completely unreasonable.
Rather, the people on the cruise side were more awkward. Even the mercenaries, who usually spit obscenity over the noble ladies, could not be more calm than this, and only quietly noticed.
Moments later, when the captain brought the nobles, Kiris, who was looking across the horizon to see what he was thinking, turned his head toward it.
“Everyone has gathered. I think I heard the rough story from the captain. Any questions?”
In fact, the purpose of Kiris can be said to be me. He is a mercenary or a knight on the cruise, because all of them were just power that I was not good at.
But I promised to take them. Wouldn’t it be better to listen to more than one promise?
Respecting my will, Kiris is trying to persuade the aristocrats as well.
The nobles’ expressions were mysterious. Looking at the vigilante sailboats surrounding him, he seemed anxious and at the same time strangely relieved.
If they were enemies, there would be no more terrifying situation than this, but didn’t they come to form an alliance? Some of them had bright expressions on their faces as if they were doing well.
One noble among them stepped out. A few days ago, he was the same man who had been ambushed and had put a condition on me when I asked to go ahead.
It seems to be representative of these. I stepped forward and faced Kiris and opened my mouth.
“Kuhm! I have a question for you.”
“Let me speak.”
There was no change in Kiris’ tone. Seeing that he didn’t care about his status, whether he was a noble or not, the man twitched his eyebrows, but introduced himself without hesitation.
“I am Count Baron Garkas. If you promise me one thing, I will actively cooperate with you.”
“What?”
“Please allow me to set foot on the land of the Kingdom of Carleya within a week.”
“… I get it. I will send it to you within three days.”
I don’t know if he’s full of confidence or if he’s just screaming, but Kiris firmly accepted the offer. Rather, there is even a boldness to drastically reduce the period to less than half.
I like it hot. I wonder what it will look like at night…
‘Let’s calm down…’
Maybe it’s because she hasn’t held her woman for over a month, but when she meets her beauty, all her thoughts are going to flow only in that direction. It was especially severe because it was an off-white color that did not fall apart even compared to lovers.
I raised her hand, washed her face dry, and calmed her down before lowering her hand. When she raised her head, her eyes met Kiris who was looking at me.
“The story is over. Then, can you tell me who you are?”
“… My true identity?”
“Okay. Because even showing up is no different from taking a risk. I want you to show some trust too.”
Even if you don’t know much about vigilantes, there is one thing you can know for sure. It was that the vigilantes were a very secretive organization.
He said he was an enemy of the Siraster Pirates. Since Siraster was a member of Samhae under the Japanese Emperor, it was safe to say that he was in fact an enemy of all of them.
The fact that such an organization can survive so far means that it is so secretive. There wouldn’t have been anything to show off indiscriminately.
I continued the confrontation while facing the one remaining red eye for a while, then closed my eyes.
‘How should I say…’
My goal, needless to say, is to find a temporary dimension in the ancient ruins. However, that could be my biggest weakness. I can’t reveal that to a woman I saw for the first time today.
If you don’t give a plausible reason, you will only buy suspicion. I needed an excuse to convince them without exaggerating my information.
The longer my silence grew, the more doubt in Kiris’ eyes grew. Soon, she untied her arms and began to put her hands on her hips. As it is, she seems to have a useless fight if she stays still.
‘Is there something?’
As I was thinking hard, an object came to my mind. If it was that item, I could surely get over this current crisis.
I immediately reached into my chest, opened my inventory, and took out the knighthood certificate I had received from Arisha.
“That…”
“Originally, I shouldn’t have revealed it, but the situation is not good, so I can’t help it. I am on my way to the Kingdom of Carleya under the command of Her Highness Princess Arisha Lianne. I can’t give you more details.”
“… Really.”
If I reunite with Arisha, I think I will have to hug her warmly. I never thought this thing I gave you before would be used so effectively.
Kiris looked at her knighthood and nodded her head in agreement. If she was a knight who received secret orders from a powerful heir to the throne, it would be understandable why I hesitated.
Perhaps because of the solid evidence, I was able to safely pass my doubts even after stepping on very fragmentary facts. She was going to break up with only Syraster anyway, so this was enough.
“First, we set conditions for each other. The condition is that we land safely in the Kingdom of Carleya. What about that one?”
“We’re going to subdue the Syraster pirates. That is enough.”
“Okay. So now let’s plan. How are we going to subjugate them?”
After that, we talked about subjugating Siraster. With Kiris as the vigilante and me as the representative for Cruise.
I didn’t speak to Captain Bandani or the nobles, but with tacit consent, I assumed the role of leader. It didn’t bother me, which was nice.
Thus, an alliance with a group called the Vigilante was concluded.
***
“Are you just passing through today…”
Two days have passed since the meeting with Kiris.
He was confident that he would let him step on the land of Karleya within three days, but it is questionable whether that will be kept. I have to deal with Syraster to get over it, but will I be able to meet you by tomorrow?
After that day, I was seriously troubled. Do you want to kill Syraster and only check the ancient ruins of Carleya before leaving, or will you help Kiris Carleya kill all the pirates and reveal the inside story of the king’s murder?
It may be that Kiris is a woman who would be a waste to ignore and pass by, but besides that, there are other, more important reasons.
Even before coming here, I had heard from Sernia that there was a possibility that Leonard Carleya, the new king, might be a member of the Church of Extinction.
If that’s true, there’s a high probability that you’ll just ignore it now and come back later. At that time, there will be no turning back.
Come to think of it, the Aman Empire also said that due to the emperor selection contest, a member of the anti-Harpe faction became the emperor.
It’s really the worst of the worst, but he’s also a member of the Church of Destruction, and if the two of them cooperate with each other, the threat is indescribable.
And that’s not all. Since Elven Guard is already clearly in their hands, if that is included, it is practically no different than half of the continent has come under their influence.
If that happens, it will be catastrophic. It will become an overwhelming threat and attack us. Under that threat, can all 11 lovers survive unscathed?
It’s a negative thought, but I can assure you it’s not.
“My head hurts…”
Pressing my temples with a sudden headache, I got out of the window and headed for the bed.
The time when I, sitting on top of it, sprawled out and blankly counted the patterns on the ceiling.
KANG! KANG! KANG! KANG!
-It’s an attack!!
“It’s finally here.”
The Siraster Pirates appeared.