179-Episode 179: Former Pirate Ship Goes to the Ocean!

After defeating the pirates who disguised themselves as merchant ships, we decided to head straight to the east.

"Woah, seriously, there's nothing left.

Jairo-kun expresses his surprise at the fact that the ship is out in the open ocean and he can't see anything around him anymore.

'Even when we went to the seaside country to investigate the Megalo Whale, we could still see land, but now we really can't see anything. The oceans are really big.

Liliella and the others were simply excited by the size of the ocean.

'If we fall into the sea here, we might not be able to get back to land and drown straight away.

Don't you dare say something scary!

Norbu screams at Megri, who suddenly says such a thing.

'Megri, stop it,'

'If we're this far away from land, even flying magic can't hold its magic.

So why don't you fall off the boat?

'But there's also the danger of getting caught in a storm. Apparently a person caught in a storm and thrown off a ship is not the first person to be saved.

Ma, seriously...

Jairo-kun gulps and swallows his spit as Megri-san speaks.

''Huh, that's why I'm coming with the swimsuit Lex gave me under my clothes!　Because this way I can fall into the water and still be able to breathe!

With that, Megri-san took off her jacket and showed off the swimsuit she was wearing inside.

''Oops!　You're a genius!

No, no, no, you're worrying too much, aren't you?　Or rather, put it away because it's a bunch of crap!

Yes, Mina is right, the pirates around us are staring at Megri in her swimsuit with a scowl on their faces.

''If you're prepared, you'll be better off. A thief has to think of two or three moves ahead in case of an emergency.

Totally, you threatened us to show it off.

You have to be kidding me.

Everyone shouts in dismay when they realize that the threats so far were a set-up for the fact that he was wearing a swimsuit.

"Exactly. There's no way I'm going to fall into the ocean that easily.

'Yes, well, if you don't bother trying to get back to land in the first place, you won't have to worry about running out of magic if you go back to the ship.

But everyone hurriedly went back to get dressed.

Oh, it's true.

Yeah.

A few days had passed since they left the port.

'Hmmm, I'm bored,'

That's right. I went out on the open sea and spent a while fishing and hunting and cooking the demons that attacked me, but there's basically nothing on the ocean.

There's no entertainment inevitably, and I'd be bored.

I see, that's why the rumored luxury cruise ships were so big and full of entertainment for nothing. I've never been on a luxury liner.

"Hey, bro, I'm bored!

At first, Jairo-kun had said it was the best way to train against sea demons, but demons don't always attack, and if the demons are weak, the pirates alone can defend them adequately, so now he had all the time on his hands.

''How many more days until the east?''

I think it's going to take a month.

""One month~!"

We scream when we hear that this kind of boredom is going to last another month.

"Ugh, do you want to just magically fly away already?

No, no, no, you can't fly a month's worth of distance.

I was so bored that even the normally calm Liliera-san said something reckless.

''Ugh.......I can't stand living without earning money for that long.......''

'What?　The thought of living without pay for a long period of time caused Megri to go through withdrawal symptoms!

Huh?　What is that withdrawal?

'I mean, why are you so obsessed with money, Megri-san?　Since you were Lady Idra's shadow warrior, you didn't have to worry about money, did you?

I've wondered about Megri's obsession with money for a long time.

'Ever since I was little, my mother told me to earn my own money...'

'What?　Isn't that normal...?

Food.

That's not normal!

He paid for his own food?

''When I was raised to be able to do some things by myself, all of a sudden they said that to me and threw me out to an old man in the country. So it really helped me to become an adventurer and earn my own money... by the way, the only expenses I needed as a shadow warrior came from the country.

Nah, I see. So Megri's obsession with money was due to her mother's Spartan upbringing.

'I love living with food for money and decent furniture.'

I have a feeling this is going to be a bad idea...

I'm free.

Jairo-kun's blurbs remind me that we had a lot of spare time on our hands.

"Hmm, it would be easier if they'd just let me rebuild my ship...

Well, that's just...

""That's it!"

What?

That's the one!　It's a ship conversion!

'You're right!　Even a d*mn slow ship can be converted by my brother!

'No, Jairo, that line is dangerous because the pirates behind you are staring at you with their awesome eyes.

'Yeah, that was definitely a blind spot. "Well, it's true, we'd have been blinded by the fact that we're going to get there a lot faster if you'd just modified it!

Yeah, let's get Lex to convert it.

Yes, it's a great idea.

No, no, I'm just saying it as an example, but you don't want to modify someone's ship without permission...

Okay, I'll go get him.

"Hey, captain oops!

What?　What is it, young man?

The captain screams as Gyro-kun runs up to him.

I don't remember screaming like that, though.

"Hey, can I convert this ship?

What?　Modifications?

Suddenly, they call it a modification, and the captain tilts his head to look at me.

Ah yes, it's confusing to be told that out of the blue, isn't it?

''Well, I thought I'd like to have a magic tool installed to increase the ship's travel speed.

A grimoire?　Does your husband even have that kind of thing?

She's calling me a husband.

Yes, and I want to make some modifications to my ship to install them.

Please, please!

The captain gave me permission to modify the ship with a twinkle in his eye.

Yeah, after all, if you're a man of the sea, improving the performance of your own ship is romantic, right?

'Hahaha!　Your ship's performance will be enhanced by the mages!　Hee Haw!

Hey, Mr. Lex.

As the captain skipped back to work, Liliella spoke to him with a difficult look on her face.

'What's the matter, Mr. Liliera?'

No, I'm sorry to agree with you, but those guys are pirates, right?

Yeah, I guess so.

'I'm sure if you were to modify those people's ships, you'd do a lot worse damage with them, are you sure?

'Oh, that's what you're worried about, Liliella, isn't it?

''Don't worry. When we get to the east, I'll properly turn you in to the Order.

I mean, they're pirates, after all. They have to go to the right place.

Yeah. I mean, if you're thinking straight, yeah. I'm sorry to hear that. Yeah, of course. It's only natural.

Liliera, you're a worrier, aren't you?

'Well then, let's get the ship converted!

What modifications are we going to make?

The first thing we need to do is to increase the speed of the ship. The first thing we need to do is to increase the speed of the ship, and also to strengthen the hull in case it hits a reef. The speed of the ship will increase the swaying, so we're going to install a shock mitigation system. We also need to add a protective barrier to prevent the crew on deck from falling off the ship.

Yeah, I'm starting to get a sense of direction.

'Let's make the increase in speed a dual propulsion by tailwind and water magic combined with wind magic and water pressure, and let's make the steering a water rudder system that uses magic to move the water around us instead of a rudder.

After the modification plan is set, I take out the materials from the magic bag and start to modify the ship.

I used magic to fix the materials and parts in the air to ignore the shaking of the construction process.

I set up the completed tools on the ship, and then use my flying magic to strengthen the ship while flying it.

When all of the magic tools have been installed, the entire hull is strengthened and protected with magic.

I've got it.

""You're early!"

'No, I say fast, but it's a simple modification.

'No, no, that's not the point. We haven't even started modding yet, not even half a day!

'Huh?　Seriously?　Is this complete?

For some reason, everyone rolled their eyes when I told them that the ship had been modified.

''At first glance, it looks like we just stuck some magic tools and metal plates on the ship...''

'We'll use magic to make up for all the functions you need. It's not the kind of modification that would cause a major modification to the hull itself. Any more than that would have to be done in a dedicated dock.

That means you can make further modifications...

It's too soon for that...

It's actually a spellcasting tool I made in a previous life for simple modifications to existing ships.

I developed this technology for old, raggedy ships that needed to be built from scratch, or for those that needed to be modified in an emergency.

The downside of this technology is that its performance is not as good as state-of-the-art ships that were designed specifically for this purpose.

Then let's activate it!

When you activate the magic tool, the first thing that happens is that the ship's rocking stops due to the shock mitigation function.

"What?　The rocking has stopped!

The rocking of the ship has stopped and the pirates are upset.

Then the wind barrier is activated and the wind around the ship stops.

This time the wind has stopped?　What the hell is going on?

I've been right on target so far, so let's get going!

When you activate the magic tool for movement, the ship begins to move.

The speed of this is incomparable with the speed of the previous ones, and with that speed, you get the illusion that the clouds above you are moving at an incredible speed.

I'm going to be able to say that the clouds are moving at an unbelievable speed!　What do you mean by that?

Mm-hm, it's working just fine.

Just then, we hear a bang! And then we hear a terrible noise.

What's that noise?

Surprised by the noise, everyone walks over to the side of the boat and sees something.

Isn't this the ship's destroyer, a pile shark?

What the hell is going on here?　It's not just a matter of time before you find yourself in a situation where you can't afford to be a part of it.

Apparently the ship's hull reinforcement is working properly, too.

Saves me a lot of testing.

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The pirates screamed as the pirates hummed nicely.

'The ship's performance tests have been completed with no problems, so then it's time to head east at full speed.

'Hey, hey, Mr. Lex. That's all well and good, but don't you think you should give those people a word of explanation?

'I don't know,' says Liliella, asking if it's okay if she doesn't have to explain to the pirates.

'Then the captain did, didn't he?

But you know what? I don't think he normally knows what's going on.

'Ah, the sea man is flippant and prankster. They're just messing around to fit in with our performance tests.

Even in a previous life, sailors were very good at killing time to avoid boredom on long journeys.

That's why testing a ship's performance is just a bit of a show for them, I guess.

And then.....

''What the hell is going on here?

The captain crawled over to ask what was going on.

What? The ship had been modified and we were testing it.

The captain has an exaggerated reaction.

I don't think he would give a d*mn if we increased the speed of the ship.

"A trial run?　This is it?　You've been modifying the ship since this morning, right?　Is it over now?

Yeah, it was just a simple modification.

This is easy...?

When the captain heard my explanation, for some reason he looked dumbfounded and stood dumbfounded.

'This is easy? ........This is.......?

I don't feel like I'm exaggerating a little too much, but hey, if you're enjoying it, that's okay.

Well, let's get out of here for the East.

I brought the output of my magic tool to full power and resumed my walk to the east.

"Hey, I've gotten involved in some bad stuff...

Hmm?　What does that mean, Captain?