Towards the Sea

About 10 minutes had passed since we set sail.

All I had seen so far were traces of wrecked ships and very small boats.

Was I too late to start? I wanted to get into a fight with a bigger ship, so it was a shame.

I was looking at the map and steering the ship towards the first island.

I could see the blurry figure of a ship far, far away.

“A ship!”

It was a ship that could be seen from far away.

That meant it was huge in real life. I was sure I could do some proper pirating.

“Turn the ship!!!”

Iyap was steering the ship.

He followed my command and turned the ship.

“Full speed ahead!”

I manipulated the ship’s options to use the booster function, which briefly increased the speed.

It was a basic skill installed on all ships.

Kuwahhhh!

Cutting fiercely through the blue sea, I went forward. I shouted, taking out my weapon as I faced the wind blowing from the front.

“Everyone, prepare for battle!”

The distance began to close rapidly.

The other ship also seemed to have business with us, as it began to pick up speed.

“The captain-nim says to prepare for battle!”

“Waaaaah!”

The guild members, no, the crew responded to my command and took out their weapons.

Everyone’s faces began to light up with anticipation.

“Prepare the cannons!”

My ship was equipped with cannons for combat.

It was a basic feature installed on the highest-grade ships.

We didn’t need cannonballs. Everything was mana bullets fired by consuming the user’s mana.

As the ship got closer, I could see the mark on the opponent’s sail.

It was a mark of a red heart with a knife stuck in it. It felt familiar for some reason.

Racking my brain, I was able to recall where I had seen that mark.

I saw it in the Faction War. That was the mark of a human guild.

Just as I could see the opponent’s mark, the opponent could also see our mark.

At that moment, the opponent’s ship changed direction and began to run away.

“Captain-nim! The ship is running away!”

“I know! Don’t let them get away! Chase them!”

They must have run away after seeing our guild mark.

The opponent’s ship was a fairly high-grade ship, but it couldn’t escape the speed of my Black Leviathan, which was made to be the highest grade.

The Leviathan quickly approached and pulled up alongside the opponent’s ship.

This was the moment. I waved my sword in the air and shouted.

“Fire! Fireeeeee!”

That was the moment the order was given.

Puhbuhbuhbuhng!

After the loud sound of the cannons, the ship shook violently and the side of the ship was covered in thick gunpowder smoke.

The opponent also started firing cannons as if trying to counterattack, but the defense of the high-grade ship was considerable.

Puhbuhbuhbuhng!

The hull shook violently from the cannon fire, but that was it. The Black Leviathan was worth its expensive price.

“Attach the ships!”

Deron said there would be no PVP penalties for naval warfare.

In other words, it was as if he was telling all users to become pirates.

The Deron Age of Piracy had begun.

Kung!

The ships were attached. In movies and such, they lay down wooden planks to cross over, but this was a game.

That wasn’t necessary.

“Charge!”

My crew was loyal to my commands.

Each of them took out their weapons and began to jump over to the other ship.

The enemies didn’t just stand still either. Some of them jumped over to our side.

“Captain-nim! They have bounties on their heads!”

It was true. When I looked above the enemy’s heads at the crew member’s words, there was a [Wanted] mark.

These guys were really nasty. Pillaging other ships, I couldn’t forgive them.

At that moment, a human user with a greatsword jumped high in the air from the other side and began to fall towards me.

“You despicable demon bastards! Kill them all!”

I narrowed my eyes and raised my sword. I was going to swing my sword at the optimal timing.

The moment the giant human user’s body touched the ground, I activated the counterattack skill, [Counterattack].

Kwajik!

“Kuaaak!”

I hit him in the neck with a huge sword, but he didn’t die.

He ended up falling into the sea below.

There didn’t seem to be even one raid party of users on the opponent’s ship.

They were pillaging with so few people, I couldn’t help but sigh.

“Don’t let a single one of them live!”

I shouted powerfully and jumped up from my spot.

The moment red blood energy spread over my highly raised body, I fell onto the opponent’s ship in that state.

Kwang!

A melee was already taking place on the deck of the ship.

I held out the sword in my hand and shouted.

“Awakening!!!”

Kwang!

The moment black lightning fell from the sky and covered my body, I didn’t forget to equip my wings from the costume window.

All preparations were complete. At this moment, I would become the Demon King once again.

A combination of pirate and Demon King.

-Marauder King. It wasn’t a bad ring to it.

“Hiyaaaat!”

Flapping my wings, I used the flight skill.

I cut down all the enemies in a straight line. The human users were greatly panicked and started to run away, but that was impossible.

I reached out my hand towards the fleeing user. Then, a hand made of black magic popped out and grabbed the fleeing user’s body, pulling them in front of me.

“H-Hieeek!”

It was no use struggling and screaming.

I immediately swung my sword and cut off the opponent’s head.

Seogeok-!

Pushing away the corpse that was turning gray, I stood up and met the eyes of the man standing in front of the distant bow.

I knew instinctively. He was the captain.

I let out a low breath. Instantly, my vision began to expand.

In a short moment, I entered a state of extreme concentration.

The pain in my head that was turning white-hot was now so familiar that it made me want to laugh.

I took out all the doping I could use. I also used buffs.

The magic that bloomed clearly at the end of the giant sword crackled and showed off its presence.

My upper body lowered and my left leg stretched forward.

The moment strength entered my leg that stepped on the solid deck, blue mana spread throughout my entire body.

The effect of the [Dash] skill was activated.

I was wearing raid equipment. The stats, which had increased to an extent that couldn’t be compared to before, allowed me to deliver a faster and more powerful blow.

Pajik-!

The moment the magic wriggled at the end of the sword, I kicked off the ground.

Kwang-!

The extremely accelerated thought process made it possible to change the direction of the dash.

My body, which was running straight, bent slightly, avoiding obstacles and running up the stairs.

As the distance to the opponent got closer, I swung my sword.

The opponent’s gaze was still fixed on the spot where I had been standing.

The moment the stopped gaze slowly moved, my sword had already passed through the opponent’s body.

Seugak-!

I swung my sword and stopped in place.

At that moment, the wind belatedly followed to the spot I had passed through.

Cool. Anyone who saw it would definitely be impressed.

I wanted to film it as a video, but I didn’t film it because it was sure to become a laughing stock like the Blood Demon incident.

But a cool and perfect technique needs a name.

魔王一閃

“Demon King Flash.”

Tuk-

The moment I said the name of the technique, the severed head fell to the ground. The opponent’s body, dyed gray, tilted greatly and fell into the sea over the bow.

Even the timing was perfect.

“Y-you crazy concept-obsessed bastard…”

The opponent’s head that had fallen to the ground was talking.

It ruined the atmosphere. At this moment, a scene should have been staged where I turned my back and swung my sword to shake it off.

I frowned and kicked the guy’s head out to sea – *bbyeong*!

I subdued not only the captain but also all of the opponent’s crew.

The first naval battle was a complete victory.

“Yahoo!”

The moment I was cheering with my crew, a message saying [Loot Available] appeared in front of my eyes.

Now that we had won the battle, it was time to take the spoils. I nodded and pressed the Loot button.

Then, a huge amount of specialties floated onto the ship.

“Heok…”

It was a much larger amount than I thought.

I ran around the deck like crazy and started putting the big boxes into my inventory.

It seemed like it would take a considerable amount of time to pack it all by myself.

I shouted at the crew members who were standing there blankly.

“Everyone, pack it up! It’s loot!”

The crew members nodded and slowly began to pack up the loot.

It was a truly pirate-like movement.

“The guild leader-nim seems to be having fun.”

“He’s not the guild leader-nim right now, he’s the captain-nim.”

“If we take this, won’t we get a bounty?”

That was the moment when all the loot was packed up.

A [Wanted] mark appeared above the heads of all the crew members, including me.

We had now become complete pirates.

“Everyone, return!”

I shouted, waving my huge sword.

I had taken everything I could take from this ship.

Those who had died were revived through the resurrection skill and returned to the Black Leviathan.

Then, all the loot that I had packed into my inventory was sucked into the hold of my ship.

I was feeling proud of myself and nodding when Snow Mage, who had been watching me, approached me and opened her mouth.

“Captain-nim!”

“Yes?”

“Aren’t you going to do that?”

“Do what?”

“There’s something that pirates do. Don’t you know?”

Something that pirates do. Could there be something special?

When I looked at her as if I didn’t know anything, Snow Mage said with shining eyes.

“You have to say ‘Ahoy-.'”

“Ahoy…?”

“Yes! All pirates do it.”

“Is it like an exclamation?”

“It’s similar. You shout it when you’re excited or something.”

“But none of the other crew members are doing it?”

“Originally, the captain-nim has to do it first. That’s how the people below follow along.”

“Oh…”

As expected, young people were different.

Ahoy-

When I said it in my mind, it had a pretty good ring to it.

It stuck to my mouth. I nodded and looked around.

Everyone was looking at me as if they were waiting for my action.

“Ahoy!”

It was a little embarrassing, but once I said it, that feeling disappeared in an instant.

But what was going on? None of the crew members followed my Ahoy.

When I looked at Snow Mage with a look that demanded an explanation, she shouted in a hurried voice.

“A-Ahoy!”

That was the moment Snow Mage finished speaking.

The crew members, who had been watching and exchanging glances, belatedly began to shout.

-Ahoy!

-Ahoy!

I liked it a lot.