32 First Rank Match Concluded! (1/2)
Somewhere in the main castle of the Naga Kingdom...
”What a beautiful ship Grandpa!” The was awed by the gigantic, sword-like ship that rose from under water.
”... It trully is a beauty!” The elder responded with awe as if he was fully captivated by the scene of the Karakoa leaving.
When the Karakoa was at a size of a dot when one views it from the balcony where the elder noble and the child was watching it depart, a strong tremor was suddenly felt by the whole Naga Kingdom and the nearby forest.
”Ahh! Grandpa! the ground is shaking! I'm scared!” The child hugged tightly to the old man as the tremors finally stopped.
'From the looks of it... It came from the ship! I hope nothing bad happened!' The old man thought as he holds the child tightly and stared at the dotted figure of the Karakoa.
”Calm down, Xavier! Grandpa is here! Don't worry! From the looks of it, you want to join Aunt and her ship when you grow up! right?” The old man knelt down and comforted the child.
”Uhm! Uhm!” The child who was teary-eyed nodded in agreement with his Grandpa as he scratched his eye to remove the tears.
”Then! Don't let this simple tremor scare you! How about this, Grandpa and your Dad will train you so that four years from now, when you're 12 years old, you can ask your Aunt to take you into her ship?” He said to the child as a few guards and the Father of the child who was a noble entered the room. Since the child was already calmed, they just kept silent and evacuated the room safely.
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'Brat never fails to amaze me... If not for the suppression of the runes inscribed personally by a core disciple of the Goddess of Healing, Qomera, the injury Beatrice had would have killed her instantly!' Madame Soledad had deep thoughts as she stared at Live broadcast on the battle arena. She then went in front of the golden pipes that were high enough for a normal person to speak.
”CARLOOOS! I told you to bring DEATH to his room! Not to the battle arena and fight Little Beatrice! You're de...” The voice of Madame Soledad sounded through the whole ship and before she could continue, Alivia pulled her going out of the Bridge of the ship. Alivia nodded to Kentaro as if saying 'you know what to do! I'll take care of Soledad! you take care of the other matters!'.
Hopeless, Comandante Kurokami Kentaro nodded in return and wore a grim face. 'These youngsters are really troublesome... sigh!'
”Put me down, Alicia! Put me down! I'm not finished! Put me...” Madame Soledad struggled as Alicia pulled her out.
”Ehm... First, Urse... please continuously check and monitor little Beatrice! Carlos... send Soledad's apprentice to his room! To...” Comandante Kentaro want to welcome Pedro but he didn't know Pedro's name, hence he went silent a bit before continuing.
'I would rather be poor than to be cannon fodder!'
'I can take as many shifts as I can, Just no to be one of those!'
All the crew on duty became attentive and focused as soon as they heard the cannon fodder words. They all looked like slaves who will willfully work just to avoid that punishment. Majority of the crew who were not on duty decided to sleep, for them, nightmares are better than being cannon fodder if they lacked sleep and was caught slacking off during their duty.