Chapter 181: Dealing with the Pirate

I put [Sword of Mars] back into my inventory and began to run on the boiling sea. The passive effect of my armor seemed to be stronger after I infused my MP earlier, so even the boiling sea turned into ice when I stepped onto it.

As for the pirate ship, I noticed that Crane and the crew looked rather fine, except for the Elf girl, who broke her hand because she probably fell from the crow's nest.

All of them had already jumped onto the island, including Cecil, who looked perfectly fine and was already dressed. I was glad that she was okay, but it was time for me to deal with the others and take the flute.

Just from what I saw earlier, that item was too dangerous to be in his hand. That army of sea monsters, which numbered thousands, could destroy many cities near the shores connected to the sea nearing World-End Waterfall.

"Now that I showed my power, Crane will definitely try to find what caused the sudden destruction of the merchant convoy and his sea monster's army, even if he needs to wreak havoc in the Port Cities along the shore."

Showing myself after the previous firework show on the sea in front of Cecil would also be a trigger to make her certain that becoming my woman was the best decision.

And when I showed myself in front of them, they looked really surprised, especially Cecil.

"Fuckers!"

A loud roar reverberated on the shore of the island as Crane pointed at me angrily, realizing that I was the one who destroyed the merchant convoy and the sea monster army earlier.

"You ruined my plan!"

Cecil looked rather confused as she looked at me. Her expression changed between disbelief and surprise.

How smart. Knowing the situation didn't favor the pirate group, she silently stepped back and shook her head, gesturing to me that she wasn't part of anything his brother planned.

I nodded silently at her, gesturing for her to take another step back or return to the flipped ship.

As the others were focused on me, the minotaur girl managed to slip out silently and disappear behind the shadow of the ship. Great, I didn't need to worry about killing her.

"Ruined your plan? Captain Crane, I just wanted to help you by destroying the pursuer." I shrugged my shoulders in contemplation.

Heaving a sigh, I continued, "and I got a curse instead of thanks. I guess you don't like me fucking your sister, huh? I am hurt, brother-in-law." I smirked. "Still, her breast milk tasted really delicious. I can drink it without getting bored."

"Don't get familiar with me, you fucker." Crane growled and took a step back. His hand clenched the flute tightly, and at that moment, his grin returned. "Are you happy fooling my idiot sister, huh? I bet you were happy taking her purity like that."

"I am," I replied and took a step forward without hesitation, taking out a normal iron sword from my inventory. "And I will take your treasure now."

"Try it."

For some reason, Crane acted fearless as his grip tightened more around the flute's shaft. What was he trying to do? If he kept gripping it like that...

Snap!

Just as I was about to move, the flute snapped in half and got destroyed.

Crane was still smiling, albeit the pirate crew and Ara looked confused and scared behind him.

What was the reason for his composure? His magic item was destroyed, and he no longer meant to fight me.

[Quest 'Find the hidden Pirate Treasure!' failed!]

[No reward is given! Good luck for the next quest!]

At that moment, a floating window appeared in front of me, accompanied by the voice of the system. I realized immediately why he kept his composure.

"I won't let you get my treasure," Crane muttered as he threw the snapped flue to the ground.

In mid-air, the flute disappeared in light blue particles and was brought by the wind toward the sea.

"Let's die together, bastard."

"Crazy."

I knew why he said those words. And I was wrong. That flute wasn't a monster turning into a magic item. That item was just a seal to keep a monster inside just like what I expected earlier.

And because that seal had already guarded the monster, Scylla, for a long time, it became a magic item and could be used without Level limitation.

That seal was now just destroyed. Meaning...

"Kiiaaaaakkk!!!"

The monster sealed inside was released. A mighty, loud roar echoed from the sky, causing the pirate crew and even Cecil to plug their ears and crouch due to the effect of the monster's roar.

What about me? I wasn't affected because of my <Ill Status Immunity>. This cheating skill really helped me a lot in many situations. And because of this, I was sure I could defeat Scylla alone as I wouldn't be affected by any debuff.

'Oh, how crazy this pirate is.' I thought as I shrugged my shoulders.

He was even willing to sacrifice a treasure just to kill me once. For what reason would he be so reckless? Anger? Hate? Those probably were the closest that I could think of.

"Well, now my plan really went awry. And it's all because I never thought he would destroy the flute. My fault."

What I needed to do didn't really change. I used <Blink> to close my distance from Crane and stabbed him in the stomach.

"Guh!" The minotaur guy groaned in pain as he coughed blood. "Gaaahhh!!"

"See you in the church."

With those words, I swung my sword up and cut him in half. Blood spurted out as his body fell forward with a thud on the pool of blood below, splashing some of it onto my armor.

The other pirate crew looked terrified at the sight and attempted to run.

"Now, it's your turn."

But I didn't let them. I used <Blink> repeatedly to kill the thugs with one sweep of my sword, and the only ones left on this island were the Elf girl, Cecil, and me.

"S-Spare me... I-I just tagged along to make money!"

"I know."

Ara begged me as she fell on her knees, crying with a smile plastered on her face as she looked up at me.

"T-Then..."

Her hopeful tone reached my ear, but unfortunately, I wasn't in the mood to spare someone now. So I swung my sword up, splitting her petite body in half.

Seeing her innards coming out with blood that immediately disappeared and turned into blue particles didn't bother me at all.

"I have something important to do now."

Muttering, I turned around and looked up at the ship. There, Cecil was looking at me with wide eyes as she muttered.

"What was that..." Her tone was in disbelief. "This must be a dream."

"It's not."

I replied as I appeared beside her, reaching out to her still-sensitive breast.

"Ahn! S-Stop it!"

"If it's a dream, will you feel something like this?" I asked in a playful tone.

"I-I got it. Release me!"

Cecil shouted and pushed me away, hiding her breasts with her arms like a maiden. Who knew she could make that kind of embarrassed expression too?

"Hahaha, I am quite strong, no?" I laughed, putting my sword back in my inventory. "What do you think of me? Does it make you want to become my woman now?"