Matan’s Shooter

TL: xLordFifth

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“Waaaaa..”

“Crazy, this- is this a ship?”

“Isn’t this a spaceship?”

“E-even the ships with the long-ranged cannons weren’t like this……”

All the members of the expedition had their mouths wide open as they looked at the new continent sailing ships. Even those who saw Kraven’s ships during the naval battle were surprised by the huge size of the ships, and their unique appearance, with the nimbleness that did not match their huge size, caught their eyes.

“The battleships that have culverine cannons? It’s incomparable! Anyway, it’s just a ship for combat. Can you even compare it to a ship that is literally an ‘adventure’ ship?”

Fernand confidently said, wiping under his nose.

“Right! This is the ship that was destroyed just before the last battle of the 2nd Human-Demon War! It is said that the demon king’s army was already preparing to retreat across the Dawn Sea. Since you are heroes’ descendants, I thought it would be very frustrating to take on the task of restoring this! This time, we had to build another ship just like that, so people went crazy and started jumping around.”

Among the 40 expedition members, several were from Kraven.

This was because there were uncontrollable variables in leaving the ship operation to only NPCs, let alone battles.

One of them, a user from Kraven, a descendant of a hero from the 2nd Human-Demon War, stepped forward and opened his mouth.

“Kiskis,  I have been wondering…… As expected of Captain ‘Hook’.”

“Who is that, Biyemi-ssi?”

“He is a famous Kraven privateer. Well, maybe a certified pirate? One of the reasons why most of the supplies going from Fibiel to Shazrashian Federation went by land route is because of that person. I heard that he had taken in all pirates based on small islands whether they were users or NPCs…”

“And a person like that is a hero’s descendant?”

“Kiskis, isn’t it interesting? Anyway, on the surface, he is a privateer, that is, he has permission from the Kraven Kingdom, so there is no problem.”

Suddenly, Leeha understood why Fibiel’s navy called Kraven’s navy ignorant pirates.

Heroes’ descendants refer to those who showed outstanding performance in their respective occupations in their respective countries during the Second Human-Demon War.

‘But there are people who are practically pirates…. Huh, really.’

There were 6 participants from Kraven’s side.

Other than ‘Hook’, a descendant of a hero, most of the tournament participants were also related to the sea.

“Then how do we get on board? There are two ships.”

Someone’s question immediately made the area around the dock noisy.

They knew they had to split the ride, but how would they allocate the number of people?

“Shouldn’t we split it so that we have similar power? I don’t know what kind of enemies we will encounter along the way.”

“Let’s just do it with like-minded 

people! I don’t know what kind of enemies we will encounter along the way, so how can we fight with people I’m not familiar with for the first time?”

“How about riding by country? Wouldn’t that be better?”

“That’s great! Let’s ride together! Out of the 40 people, there are 16 from Fibiel, 13 from Minis, 4 from Shazrashian, 6 from Kraven, and 1 from Ezwen! Fibiel-Shazrashian for 20 people, and Minis-Kraven-Ezwen for another 20 people. Is it okay if we divide it that way?”

“Then ships with many melee dealers will be vulnerable to attacks…

“There’s more! There are also NPCs inside, but what if the users are divided by country? Their actions will focus on the interests of their own country, not on the human alliance! It shouldn’t be that kind of competition, it should be as a team-”

“Where in the world is there something like that? All you have to do is get there somehow! Isn’t our goal for the greater peace of humanity? The construction of the mana relay tower! We have to come up with an arrangement!”

The expedition members began to exchange opinions.

Even though they hadn’t even set off yet, they had a lot of thoughts over just the question ‘How to split the number of people?’.

“Keung, we’re in trouble.”

Leeha also listened to the opinions of users who raised their voices.

Each opinion had its own points, so they could not be easily dismissed. Naturally, the eyes of the users were drawn to Alexander.

It was also the role of the leader to mediate conflicts.

“What should we do, Alexander-nim?”

Fernand asked.

“I heard one ship was Minis’ and one ship is Fibiel’s, is that right?”

“Ah, yes. I mentioned earlier that Hook and other Kraven users built both ships, but Fibiel and Minis each provided funds to purchase one ship.”

This meant that the ownership itself lies with the two powerful countries on the continent.

Alexander nodded as he heard those words.

“I understand. The list.”

When Fernand handed him a list with the names of the expedition members, Alexander looked at Bailephus and said something.

Seeing that, Leeha felt a little relieved.

‘He wasn’t appointed as the expedition leader simply because he was ranked number one. The biggest thing is that Bailephus, a helper NPC, is by his side 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.’

[Kyuuu!]

“Cough, well if Blaugrun-ssi was ancient-class, then we could have also done it.”

[Kyuuu?]

“No, no. It’s all right.”

Compared to his own hatchling, who was also a dragon but could not communicate with him yet, the gold dragon had majesty that made him trustworthy.

While playing around with Blaugrun, Alexander had already finished his discussion with Bailephus.

“Okay. Let us do it like this. First. Divide those who have the same jobs equally across each ship. Second. Group those who are compatible with each other together. Third, mix the countries as much as possible, but if one country inevitably has too many members in one group, make it so that they will board the other country’s ship.”

“That’s reasonable!”

Someone from the expedition team shouted.

The intention was to equalize the power of the two ships as much as possible while preventing selfish acts for their own country at the same time.

Alexander’s decision was based on preventing the worst possible outcome ahead of getting to the new continent.

‘The real start is after overcoming all the challenges…. One alliance could try and sink the other ship in order to monopolize the new continent.’

Did they really work together just because of the Demon King’s Fragments? Everyone already knew that it wasn’t the case.

Therefore, it was appropriate to have at least the minimum insurance, and in that sense, there was no disagreement about Alexander’s group formation.

“From now on, those whose names get called will board Minis’ ship. 1st, Ha Leeha-”

Starting with Leeha, a total of twenty people were selected to board Minis’ ship.

What did it mean for Leeha to be assigned to Minis’ ship?

It meant that Alexander selected many people affiliated with Fibiel whom Leeha was familiar with.

‘Great.’

Therefore, it was only natural for Leeha to be delighted. Even before getting on the ship.

The first person Leeha encountered after climbing on the ship traveling the Sea of Dawn was an unexpected person. No, it was NPC. “It’s been a while. Fibiel’s musketeer, Ha Leeha.”

“Oh, ohhh, uh-”

Minis was an ally of Kraven.

And what Kraven provided in terms of alliance for this expedition to the new continent was navigation ability. Therefore, it was not particularly strange for Kraven’s personnel to operate the ship owned by Minis.

All users were combatants, and NPCs operated the ships.

So who was the best person on Kraven’s side who would operate the Minis-owned ship?

It was a simple guess.

“-Commander Drake!”

Leeha shouted, lightly adjusting the hem of his coat.

With the attitude of not wanting to take it off.

*** 

Hwaaaaa- Hwaaaa–!

The ships that left the port quickly began to speed up.

The captain of the Minis-owned ship that Leeha was riding was Drake, an NPC from Kraven. He was someone who knew how to best use the wind and waves.

Of course, the Fibiel-owned ship did not lose speed and kept up with them.

If Kraven sent Drake, there were only a few NPCs from Fibiel who could match him in the first place.

“I never thought Commander Burke would be the captain over there.”

“Noisy man.”

As Leeha shook his head and looked at the boat across them, Ram Hwajung, who was next to him, helped out.

“It’s not just Burke. If it’s about causing trouble, there’s someone there who won’t be bested by anyone…”

Kidd, standing behind Ram Hwajung, put on his hat and shook his head. Who was the person they were worried about?

Shin Nara: L-Leeha-ssi! Luger, isn’t he a crazy guy? He’s asking users to fight him after meeting them for the first time-

Leeha: Don’t react too emotionally, just ignore him.

Shin Nara: He was making a fuss about fighting me just now! He wants to take away my ranking, but…….

Leeha: Talk to Alexander and he will be quiet. Once you get involved with Luger, it will never end, so you should ignore him as much as possible.

Shin Nara: Pei Wu-ssi came forward just now, saying that as a fellow Fibiel citizen, he couldn’t just ignore it. I don’t know why people in here are like this!

Leeha could tell just by hearing Shin Nara’s complaints coming at the right time.

Luger belonged to Fibiel who was classified into a similar occupation group as Leeha and boarded Fibiel’s ship.

Although the majority of people who boarded Fibiel’s ship were Minis users, 

He was not discouraged.

Rather than being discouraged, he was now looking for a fight with them like a fish out of water.

He is a great guy. It’s a bit unfortunate that Nara-ssi, who is Fibiel’s inspector, can’t go with us because she has no choice but to board Fibiel’s ship.’

Leeha sighed as someone slowly approached him.

“Hyung!”

“Wah! Kijung-ah! And Bobae-ssi.”

“Hehe, you look like you lost your coat and country, why don’t you look good even though you took your coat back?”

“Oh my, Kijung-ssi, is that a joke? Pfft, I think he doesn’t look good because he doesn’t have his country.”

“Hehe, it’s a wordplay that’s getting popular these days.”

Kijung and Bobae made fun of Leeha together. Leeha shook his head while listening to their ridiculous conversation.

But how did you get back the coat?”

“Don’t even ask. He said that he would wear it when we arrived at the new continent, but he decided to lend it to me since he will not be wearing it right now. Phew…. I knew this day would come.”

Leeha used bargaining and everything he had, but nothing worked.

Who would have thought that the first obstacle in the new continent expedition would be Drake trying to get back his coat?

‘It was fortunate that my continental reputation had increased compared to before. Otherwise, it would have been impossible.’

Drake was secretly happy to see Leeha, but he tried to take back his coat without hesitation.

[Ferdinand and the New Serpent ]. Currently, Blue Marlin and New Serpent are cruising off the coast of Kraven toward the Far East, and thanks to the skills of each ship’s captains, it is estimated that they will leave Kraven’s territorial waters shortly after sunset. Each ship’s reconnaissance team should begin reconnaissance after sunset, and after leaving the territorial waters, so please rest comfortably and prepare until then］

[The scheduled date of this voyage was approximately 60 days. At the time of the first expedition to the new continent, it took about 50 days to get to the point where we last turned, and there was something resembling land at the edge of the field of view from that point. If it is truly the new continent, this voyage will end in about 60 days.]

Fernand’s voice, using loudspeaker magic, filled with free space in the ocean.

‘Is the name that was upgraded from the Sailfish Blue Marlin? It really is Commander Burke’s sense of humor.. The fact that the New Serpent was upgraded from the Serpent was not much to praise either.’

Leeha laughed at the naming sense of the NPCs and repeated Fernand’s cry once again.

The first day of sailing was relaxing and everyone was excited.

None of them, who were thinking about what would happen in the future, could sense the anxiety hidden in Fernand’s words.

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