78 – 078 – Beautiful roses have thorns # 6
078 – Beautiful roses have thorns #6
“I am Lonely Island, the captain of the ship. Just call me Lonely. By the way, my boat Yellow Pearl is faster and more agile than any other boat in this Ludens.”
We boarded an old boat.
Would it be about the size of a tongtong?
It wouldn’t be strange if something tattered here and there, patched up with boards, would sink into a hole in the bottom at any moment.
Domina, who slowly raised her feet on the boat, looked carefully at the floor and said.
“First of all, I’m going as an observer for your outdoor activities. Viktor, is this really the boat? The teacher is a little worried.”
“No problem.”
This is the ship Luke rode throughout the Voyage episode.
It’s no lie that it’s the fastest and sleekest ship.
It looks like this, but it will never sink.
“All ride.”
“Are you saying that Arnoi should get on this nymph-hating ship…?” ? This 8th grader, Arnoi, said that you should be careful of falling leaves… !”
Captain Lonely, who looked like a one-eyed pirate, chuckled at Arnoi’s rude words.
“I never thought a nymph would ride on my boat. I guess you’re lucky with this one. If we do well, we might be able to see the sea nymphs today.”
Arnoy was interested in the captain’s words.
“A sea nymph? ? Has the captain ever seen a sea nymph… ?”
“Actually, I’ve never seen it, but I’ve heard a lot about it. what is it. Near this Ludens Strait, there is a rock where the sea nymph sings… .”
“Song… ! Indeed, the nymphs of the sea… ! Perhaps, they seduce the sailors with their songs and make them crash their boats against rocks or reefs… ?”
“No, they say that singing loudly is everything. It is said that if you throw something sweet like fruit or candy into the sea, it will calm down. I don’t know if it’s real or not.”
It’s a strange legend.
However, the fact that fruits or candy are mentioned increases the credibility considerably.
Perhaps Arnoi was also interested, “Captain, we’re leaving quickly… !” Does it make you feel good at the thought of discovering a new nymph friend?
“I don’t know what this ariole is, but I think riding a boat is always fun… !”
Ariol, who has been confined in a box for a long time, seems to be having fun doing anything in the outside world.
I wonder if returning military enlisted students who attend OT and MT feel that way.
“Then let’s go.”
Burrung-.
When the strange magic tool engine was activated, the ship began to move forward.
Enio yawned loudly.
“It was boring every time. There is no time to be bored this semester. Rather, I am so busy that I do not have enough sleep. Will I have time to sleep on the island?”
“Enio, you didn’t have to follow me.”
“but. Wouldn’t it be nice to work hard in club activities?”
Not really.
Contrary to the time when I thought it would be easy, Enio’s attendance rate was higher than expected.
So rather anxious.
It sounds like you’re plotting something.
Enio asked with narrow eyes if he had caught my anxiety.
“Rather than that, Viktor-kun, you said you decided to duel Akasha from the 3rd year this time? Akasha isn’t even an opponent to fight with just anyone. What happened?”
Did Victoria say that too?
Akasha is not someone who fights just anyone.
“You’re saying this because you’re a fighter with a high price.”
“right. It’s just the way it is. Are you from the Kiefer family? The Kiefer family members have been active as free knights since before, sweeping all kinds of tournaments.”
Is this because she is a girl from a knight’s family with her own bones?
It may be because he comes from a family of knights with a long history of reputation, known for his stiff and stern attitude.
“There was a saying that the one who leads the Keeper family wins the war. In fact, many members of the Kiefer family played an active part in the Wars of the Roses more than ten years ago.”
“You and the student council must be people who wanted to embrace each other.”
At my words, Enio laughed.
“right. but it failed It seems this generation’s Akasha Keeper has decided not to have enemies anywhere. That’s why I’m Akasha of the Lonely Rose.”
Since he is a talented person, he must have worked hard to make the student council, various clubs, or Enio on his side.
But it all seemed to have failed.
“To think that such a person would suddenly duel with Viktor-kun. Even in the third grade, when you have to be careful about this and that for a while. It’s only natural that you’d be interested, right?”
“It is. It’s a lot more chatty than that.”
“Yeah, I thought it would be good to know who Viktor is going to deal with. what skills do you use? You have to know what tactics to use.”
That’s right.
But if it’s anyone else, it’s good to be nervous when Enio is divulging information to me.
Using this information as a debt, he might ask for interest such as ‘I helped Viktor at that time, and in return~’.
“I will take care of it.”
“Well, Viktor-kun would have said that.”
“Rather than that, do you know anything about Magna Delos from Class C?”
Did you say you were Nike’s duel opponent?
Actually, Nike is more urgent than me.
At my question, Enio narrowly opened her eyes.
“Victor-kun takes good care of Nike.”
“Because they are partners.”
“So what about me?”
“You are Enio.”
“Chi, what is that? Am I just using it here and there?”
it would be the other way around
You just want to use me here and there.
It looks like a fragrant rose, so if you reach out your hand, it’s easy to get pricked by the thorns.
The Enio route was just that.
Other people may not know, but I can’t cheat.
Rather… .
“Aww… .”
“Nike, you are very seasick.”
“My eyes go round and round… !”
Nike suffered from severe seasickness.
It’s kind of quiet.
* * *
The islands near Ludens have their own concept.
Flora Island is a beautiful flower garden island with flowers in full bloom throughout the year.
A resort where the hot sun shines all year round – Bikini Island.
A labyrinthine island inhabited by powerful monsters – Crete.
And the place I was looking for was one of those places with that concept.
“Really, where are you around here? Only rocks and reefs? If it wasn’t for this logic, the ship would have sunk.”
We hopped back and forth between the high reefs.
A zone of reefs where a boat could run aground or capsize with the slightest bump.
In fact, there were a lot of fragments of capsized ships all around it.
Perhaps because of that, even in broad daylight, it was as eerie as a graveyard of ships.
“This area is right.”
I turned around the ‘star compass’ made using fallen stars.
With the materials dropped by Torneo, the boss of Act 2, I make a compass to enjoy the voyage in Act 3.
With this, you can find the island you want.
Of course, the coordinates didn’t come out just like in games, so it was a little annoying to have to find it by scrambling to find it in the nearby sea.
Seruk. Pingrrr.
If you follow where the tip of the compass needle points, you will be able to arrive at an island that emits unique magnetism.
“Oh, there really is an island among the rocks.”
Before we knew it, a huge rocky island appeared in front of us.
It was literally an island made of rocks.
Octagon shaped rock.
And on top of that rock is a tower about five stories high.
“That’s the top island of fighting we’ve been looking for – the Octagon. If you overcome all the trials of the tower, you can acquire the skill.”
“We are going to land soon… !”
“Huh, motion sickness… .”
I landed on an island with my friends.
Domina looked around.
“There really was an island in a place like this. So Nike, are you okay now? Would you like a little pat on the back?”
“Ugh… . the smell of dirt… . I will live a little now.”
Nike seems to feel safe only when it smells like dirt.
Is it because he’s a soil mage?
While everyone was feeling this or that, I walked smoothly to the entrance of the island tower.
I knocked on the lion-shaped doorknob, and the door opened with a strange sound.
Inside, there was an octagonal arena with several candles lit on each pillar.
The paved stone floor was reminiscent of a stage that could only be seen in martial arts.
Cold and cool stone smells.
The dot image in my memory is actually unfolding like this, so I feel new.
In the center were three strange scarecrows.
I’m glad it’s the same as my memory.
“Nike, now you just have to hit that one thousand times. That’s a thousand punches.”
“… A thousand times?”
Nike was taken aback.
Didn’t you think you’d be doing this iteration?
It’s not easy to get a skill for free.
Wearing a uniform, Nike stood in front of the scarecrow.
Nike, seemingly overwhelmed by the size of the scarecrow, is bigger than he thought and throws out his fist.
pick-.
However, the sound of hitting the scarecrow’s leather pad was more muted than expected.
The scarecrow doesn’t even light up.
“That doesn’t count.”
“Ugh!”
Nike clenched his fist.
The guy hit the leather pad with all his might.
phut-!
The scarecrow lights up with a pretty good sound.
“done! By the way… . How can I do this a thousand times… .”
Nike, who seemed to have been intimidated for a moment, seemed to have come to his senses right away and said, “I will do it anyway!”
I said to Nike.
“Actually, you don’t have to punch a thousand times. It’s just to let you know that this method is the standard. We will use the shortcut.”
“Shortcut? Short hair? My hair is quite long… . I need to cut my hair… ?”
Nike touched her ponytail and cried.
“No, not that short cut.”
I mean using the short abbreviation route.
The tower on this island actually has a secret elevator.
Although only those who have completed the ordeal up to the 5th floor can understand it.
I hit the three scarecrows 4, 8, and 7 in turn from left to right.
Then, a nearby stone wall made a gigi-yeee sound and opened the hidden door.
“What is this device?”
Enio was slightly surprised or interested.
Enio likes things like secret devices, so I expected her to be interested.
“Then everyone get on the lift.”
After getting on the elevator, I pressed the button for the 5th floor.
Then, with the sound of the wind-up wind, the number of floors gradually rises.
“I don’t know what this ariole is, but for some reason I think it’s despicable… !”
“This Arnoi, when he came to his senses, felt like he went from being a freshman to a 5th grader in an instant… !”
“It’s a little shameful, but I can’t help it. It took more than a month to attack the standard way. If you don’t like it, you guys can try it for a month.”
At my words, Arnoi changed his posture like flipping his palm.
“Wisdom and knowledge are the best martial arts… ! To win without fighting… ! That’s the best strategy… !”
That’s right.
ding. Giik, dreureuk.
The door of the elevator that reached the 5th floor opened before I knew it.
The fifth floor was an interior that looked similar to the first floor.
What was unusual was a strangely shaped jointed doll hanging in the air.
Its size is similar to that of a human.
Marionette.
Would it be more correct to express it that way?
Exactly as I remembered.
“Nike, this guy is probably going to be the toughest opponent you’ve ever faced.”
At the same time as I spoke, the strings untied and the marionette collapsed on the floor. Soon, the guy got up on his own, moving his body made of wood.
moon, moon.
“Is it magic? that’s interesting.”
When Domina reached out to the doll, the doll also reached out to Domina.
“Are you reacting to me? I don’t think I’ve ever seen a doll that moves like this automatically, except for Luden’s machines. Who made it?”
As Domina tilted her head, the doll also tilted her head.
I said to Domina.
“Domina, slap the doll hard on the cheek.”
“Cheeks?”
Seuk-Domina raises her hand and raises her cheek.
A thumping sound spread loudly with the sound of hitting a tree with a pat.
“Did this guy hit me?”
Domina was embarrassed as she touched her cheek.
Didn’t he think that he would get the same slap on the right cheek that he hit the doll?
Seeing that, Nike shouted.
“i get it! Could this guy… ! I’m following your actions… !”
“Yes, the last opponent is yourself. It is the most difficult enemy to deal with.”
This special monster, ‘Vulkan’s Wooden Man’, has both skills and stats calibrated the same.
No, it’s not ‘completely’ the same.
There are other points.
So it won’t be easy to deal with.
Of course, I know how to defeat him easily.
So it won’t help newbies.
I skipped up to the 4th floor, but make sure you clear the 5th floor, which is the finish.
It’s no fun if you skip everything too much.
“… … .”
Then, I suddenly became curious.
… This guy, if you can copy all the techniques, can you copy my cooking or crafting?