Episode 17
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A port that welcomes all ships except warships.
The Going Misha, a warship of the Serang Empire, could now confidently enter the pirate island of Soizak.
“Oh oh.”
Ryan sighed in admiration.
I have to say that it is a new feeling to see it with my own eyes after seeing it in one piece with a roughly drawn illustration in the game.
Because it was a steep island, buildings were built like stairs.
Because it was a pirate island, the buildings were dull, but surprisingly, the quiet atmosphere was not bad overall.
Chunk!
When the ship arrived at the port, the port, which looked dull and quiet, was quite lively with many people.
Although half of people’s conversations were curse words.
“hey. Jackie! Fill our stomachs with some stuff.”
Sebas, who was in charge of supply, shouted to the pier manager.
It was a gentle voice that contrasted with the surrounding sound of profanity.
“Oh! Ormond Pirates, did you get a new ship? The color is no joke.”
“what. Even though I chose a completely new captain.”
“Did you start a rebellion? Aren’t you from the same area as you?”
“It is not a rebellion. I had my own circumstances. Prepare it as written here.”
“All right. sir.”
Papers were exchanged here and there, and disembarkation was granted shortly thereafter.
aaa!!!
The crew shouted and scattered in all directions.
The remaining crew members nostrils flared and looked annoyed.
I must have made a mistake in drawing.
Because the ship could not be left alone, half of the people were left behind.
The reason why half, not part, remains.
It is because there are often cases in which the ship is robbed or the ship itself is stolen after poor management.
The pirate king manages the island, but he is not the police.
He punishes the guys who caused controversy, but only ridicules the idiots who lost their boats clumsily.
“Are you going to the hideout right away?”
“of course.”
Lian also decided to participate in the naval battle between the Thrang Empire and the Ingleson Kingdom.
As a condition of negotiating with the pirate king, he received 20 gold and an island hideout.
If nothing else, the Pirate King thoroughly managed the buildings on the Pirate Island.
The land was small, but the floating population was large.
In other words, it becomes money.
So, it wasn’t easy to get a hideout that was personal, not commercial.
“please!! Help me. I will listen carefully.”
Messy road to the hideout.
A voice that could not tell whether it was a girl or a boy rang out.
People stopped and started watching.
“Oh, it’s smooth. Too bad Siri.”
“That must mean that you are confident in the quality of the water.”
“Shall we stop by before we depart?! hehehe.”
An entrance that was even dark in a very messy street.
In the narrow, barely visible alley, colorful lamps swayed softly in the darkness.
It was a brothel alley.
“It’s a bad place.”
Charlotte grabbed Lian’s collar.
‘If the story went as it should, it’s because it’s deeply related to you. Shall we take a look around for a bit?’
I was slightly intrigued.
Of course, there is no need for prostitution because it is a young body that has not undergone secondary growth.
I might have to force myself to do it, but I didn’t really feel like it.
It’s a world with priests, but if you get a venereal disease, you’ll suffer for a long time.
If you happen to be cursed… I didn’t even want to imagine it.
“please. someone please buy me I don’t want to die like this. uh huh.”
The child who was dragged to the entrance of the alley cried and begged.
Perhaps, as an example, he was being punished at the entrance of a brothel alley.
If there is no one who buys it, it will get caught on a pole and slowly die.
Kirik. Kirik.
The child’s future was right there.
The withered corpse of a woman.
It was like a mummy.
After death, the blood and intestines are removed and embalmed.
The name and pattern of the shop were written on the sign hanging around his neck, and he was pointing into the alley with his hand.
It’s really provocative marketing.
“uh… ?! Leopold?”
For a moment, Ryan’s eyes widened.
What was recognizable was the stain on the neck of the child being caught on the pole.
“kid. Are you interested? He’s just your age.”
The vice-captain held Lian’s shoulder.
Actually, the maid Charlotte and the priest Seina looked older than Rian.
“Don’t go too far.”
Ever since he got off the ship, the vice-captain hadn’t strayed from Lian’s back.
It was like watching my parents go out to play in a crowded place.
Nerves stood tight to prevent anyone from approaching Lian.
“You haven’t been interested in women in the meantime… Really? young master?”
Charlotte made a slightly pouty expression.
It was jealousy for the appearance itself.
It looked so beautiful. A sickly-looking little girl… … .
“It’s a boy. I am not interested in men.”
no. It was a man.
If Leopold is right.
“yes?!”
“The reason I am interested is that child. It’s because he’s from the Habs family.”
“Havs?!”
Theresia Habs, Empress of the Sinsenrom Empire located in the eastern part of the Thrang Empire.
Originally, a woman could not become an emperor, but somehow she became an empress by roasting and boiling the electors.
Although nominally her husband was emperor, he was Daryl’s son-in-law who had no interest in politics.
Unexpectedly, there was a prize, and he would give her a huge amount of money as a gift every time.
“It’s a family with precious hands.”
Harves was from a family with severe genetic disease due to incestuous marriage.
That’s why she became the head of the family even though she was a woman.
“That child. I am the second son.”
A broken-hearted emperor. that’s his nickname
“no… what is that… That’s what you call a prince. Why is the prince in such a place… … .”
“It is rare for the Harves to die comfortably in bed.”
The reason they had an incestuous marriage is simple.
to defend territory and property.
While others were fighting hard and growing their power, the Habs family raised their family through incestuous marriages.
From a rural baron family, he became a count, then a king, and now an emperor.
“yes?!”
“There are too many targets. There are too many stakes in every corner of the continent.”
So many seeds had been sown that there were few aristocratic families that were not related.
The people of the Habs family are sickly, but they always suffer from assassination and there are too many mysterious deaths.
Numerous families made up their minds and aimed for Habs.
“then. That kid too… By the way, why did you sell it to a place like this without killing it?”
“The Habs family is the most prestigious family on the continent, having produced several emperors (the way of the Emperor Seo-Sinsenrom Empire elects the emperor by voting). A family like that isn’t so easy. therefore.”
It was so dangerous that he developed a special magic.
last memory.
Some of the memory before death is stored in a designated orb.
No matter where your target audience is.
No matter how far you are from the orb.
One hand can’t block ten hands. It was created because it was difficult to prevent an assassination no matter what.
To ensure even retaliation.
“Perhaps the commissioned abductees found out that the child belonged to the Habs family only belatedly.”
“ah! so.”
“that’s right. Since only a part of the memory right before death is stored, the kidnappers thought that if they died later, they would be safe.”
The instigated clients would have asked the kidnappers to kill them after a certain period of time.
The memories contained in the orb fade over time.
The kidnappers realized it belatedly and dealt with it in the same way.
As a result, it is strangely located here in the brothel alley of the pirate island.
“So what do you do?”
“What the heck? I have to save you.”
Even if it was to prevent the Thrang Empire and the Synsenrom Empire from getting closer.
Soon after, the crown prince of Sinsenrom dies of a genetic disease.
The second prince is on the verge of being caught on a pole over there (missing state).
what. I don’t die… … .
Unaware of this, Empress Theresia will marry her youngest daughter to the Thrang Empire for political stability.
It must be obtained and sent home before the marriage is established.
If the two empires join hands, Lian’s hypothetical enemy, the Thrang Empire, would be too powerful.
It’s good to build a friendship with the guy who will be the next emperor.
“Uncle Vice Captain. Buy it.”
“really. That girl-like bastard is the second prince of the Sinsenrom Empire?!”
“Looking at the birthmark on that neck, I’m sure it is.”
“Hmm… It just looks like soup… … .”
“Certainly, the shape of the ears is also the same. There is a saying that if you don’t have pointy ears, you’re not from Habs.”
The shape of her ears, the birthmarks on her neck, and whatever they said, she didn’t believe it. I usually say a lot of nonsense.
But I was wondering if Rian was from an aristocratic family, so he might know his face… … .
The vice-captain just screamed.
“hey. How much is it?”
“Aren’t you the vice-captain of the Ormond Pirates?!”
The pimp pretended to know, rubbing his palms.
After all, is this floor narrow?
“Our captain is dead. So now we are the Lian Pirates.”
“It made me sad. The late captain was a regular at our house… … .”
“It’s done. How much is it?”
“I think you should give me 3,240pence.”
“what?! Are you kidding me right now?!”
The vice-captain was so dumbfounded that he got angry.
12 pennies is 1 silver. 120 pennies is 1 gold. 1,200 pennies was 1 golden (gold bar).
(When changing to a higher currency, a 20% fee was charged.)
For reference, considering that the average daily wage of a mercenary on the continent is 2 pennies, 3,240 pennies is money that a mercenary must earn without spending for 4 years.
“This is the amount of money this kid can earn in a year. When he works, he earns nine pennies a day.”
Pirates are spendthrift.
When you come into a port after wandering the sea, of course, there is nothing to see with your eyeballs turned upside down.
“Aren’t you going to die anyway?”
“It is rather cheap. Wouldn’t the other kids do their best to see this guy die here being ridiculed? Customers will also trust our store for providing such high-end products for punishment. ha ha ha.”
It’s just a product with a flaw, and it’s just a condescension.
If you’re lucky, sometimes someone buys it this way.
no. That child is bought by someone.
Later, he returned to the Synsenrom Empire and became the emperor.
At that time, somewhere in the mind goes crazy and becomes a tyrant.
“Two thousand pennies.”
Then Lian stepped out.
“huh?! what kind of kid are you Are you the son the vice-captain hid? There was no resemblance at all. I think my mother is quite pretty. hahahaha.”
“He is the captain of our ship. You’d better be careful with your words.”
“Oops. Excuse me. Captain.”
The expression on his face was not one of rudeness.
Unpleasant eyes looking at the product.
“If you’ll excuse me, 2,000 pennies.”
“That’s a bit… Excuses are excuses and business is business.”
“A kid like that earns nine pennies a day? make sense It would be nice if I could get even one, let alone nine, a day.”
At Lian’s words, the pimp broke into a cold sweat.
The eyes that looked at the product disappeared before I knew it.
“Captain Lian. This child is of high quality, so the flower price is expensive.”
“What if it’s expensive? After receiving a guest, he will gossip for a few days. Could it be that you have an STD? The pale complexion… … .”
People from the Habs family have really bad stamina when they’re young.
He probably thinks that he will die soon and thinks about hanging on a pole like that.
The onlookers are agitated.
“So it is.”
“There’s no reason to hang such a high-quality item on a pole.”
“Isn’t it like buying it at a high price and then losing it in one day?!”
“It may be early syphilis. Your belly button must be bigger than your stomach.”
Some of the captains who showed interest also shook their heads.
Syphilis is not an incurable disease because of the priest’s miracle, but it took a lot of time and money to cure.
Also, treatment was exorbitantly expensive.
“All right. Captain Ryan. Let it pass for 2,000 pennies… … .”
“1,500 pennies.”
“yes?! Even though… Suddenly 500 pennies… … .”
“1,000 pennies. I think I saw Captain Planck at the docks earlier, but he seems to be coming this way sooner or later.”
Planck is a very vicious guy who likes children.
He was probably the one who bought Leopold.
Then, after being killed by Charlotte Berry, Leopold would have been able to return to his hometown.
“ah… All right. I will sell it for 1,000 pennies.”
“I know you are lucky. You saved his life.”
The vice-captain threw the money bag.
demolition.
A transaction was established.
It was a pimp with a rotten expression, but I was startled by a voice coming from somewhere.
“what?!! I’ll buy that guy!”
A man with a beard like a bandit appeared belatedly and shouted.
The messy look is almost the same as the vice-captain.
However, unlike the muscle-covered vice captain, the man who appeared was chubby and looked cheap.
“Oh oh. Aren’t you Captain Planck?! Excuse me. It has already been sold.”
The pimp let out a sigh of relief.
The pirate king’s closest aide and the real power of the pirate island.
If you get 500, let alone 1,000, you will be lucky.
If that wasn’t enough and he died quickly, he would have to deal with the anger.
“what?! That kid is the one I was interested in! By the way, what kind of guy dared to buy it?!”
Seeing that Leopold’s psychosis is broken in the game, that Plank must be a huge abuser.
“This is how we meet again. Captain Planck.”
Lian greeted Planck.
Planck’s identity was the one who yelled at Lian on the pirate king’s ship earlier.