68 Episode 2 I tried to wipe out the pirates.

The other pirates hear the commotion and come in.

The pirates have a violent look on their faces.

One of them shouts at me, "Hey, what are you doing?

"What the hell, man!　Where the hell did you come from?!

It's empty.

I pointed to the ceiling.

There's a big hole popped in there.

'If it were true, I would have landed on the deck of the ship.

But the fall seemed to be too vigorous, and I ended up crashing through the deck.

I think that's too dynamic an entry, in my opinion.

By the way, is this guy your leader?

I point at my opponent ...... Dasan, who I had just made eaten the "Thunderbolt Paralysis S+" earlier.

Dasan is still lying on the floor, his body jerking and shaking.

''Oh, Oyabun!　Oh no, even though Dasan's master is a former A-ranked mercenary: ......!

The pirates are surprised and shaken.

The upset soon spreads to the other pirates.

'D-Does, what do we do ......?'

Oh, man, I can't believe you're down with that: ......

You might as well just give up. ......

Yeah.

You'd better turn yourself in to Mr. Ko.

Sorry, I didn't hear that.

It's too cold for a gag, indeed.

It may not be ...... punishment for coming up with too boring a gag, but the one-eyed man who came after me shouted out loudly, "Don't be scared!

'Don't freak out!　No matter how strong you are, there's only one of you!　Flank him!　Enclose and strike!

Hey, hey!　Roger that, brother Ario!

'If you have a brother, you're a hundred men!　You bastards, surround yourselves!

A man named Ario just yelled at them, and the pirates quickly regained their will to fight.

...... Do they have any skills?

When I [appraise] Ario, the skill column says 【Improved War Spirit】.

When I focus my attention on it, a description of the skill comes to my brain.

It seems that 【Increase the Will to Fight】 is a skill that literally 'motivates your comrades to fight through words and actions'.

It's a skill that would be extremely welcome in the military, but I wonder why I'm playing a pirate in a place like this.

Oh well.

Well, I'll ask him about that after we defeat him.

The pirates surround me and draw their swords.

"Heh, we're all former C-ranked mercenaries and above. Don't expect to win.

You wanna give up now?　Well, I won't let you get away with this for free if you surrender.

I mean, are you gonna do it with your bare hands?　We've been licked.

The pirates were grinning and smiling condescendingly, their earlier weaknesses nowhere to be seen.

They don't seem to think about the possibility of losing at all.

'Die, oraah!'

I'll kill you, you son of a b*tc*!

Give me your f*cking life, motherf*cker!

The pirates will slash at you all at once.

Dealing with them one by one is a pain in the ass, so let's get them all out of the way.

I hold my right hand up high.

Of course, I'm still wearing my lightning basket.

'Spread out!'

A blue-white bolt of lightning is released from the basket hand on his right.

The lightning flashed in the air and scattered in all directions, hitting the pirates around .......

「「「「「「「「 giggles!　Gah! Gah! Gah!　Geez! ......! 」」」」」」」」

Eight pirates fainted at almost the same time.

The other pirates stopped in their tracks in surprise at the sight ......, but behind them Ario shouted again.

'Don't freak out!　All hands, charge!

Hey!

Come on, Orac!

It seems that the pirates have regained their will to fight due to the effect of the [Increase in War Spirit].

Once again, they're headed my way.

Well, what do we do now?

It won't be a test if I only use the lightning bolt, so let's try the other functions as well.

I cross my arms and hold them up to my chest.

In addition to the Lightning Paralysis S+, the Lightning Cage also has other effects.

One of them is "Magnetic Manipulation S".

''Let me disarm you.''

At the same time as the left and right baskets were clad in beehives and thunderbolts, a magnetic force was generated.

The targets were the pirates' weapons.

All of them were metal swords, so it was easy to entangle them with magnetic force.

All at once, the swords slipped from the pirates' hands and fell to the floor.

What?

The sword, on its own ......!

What the f*ck is going on?

Now.

I run.

I grab the nearest pirate's head and activate the Thunderbolt Paralysis S+.

''A-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga!　Yikes!

That's one.

They didn't stop, and then two, three, four, and so on.

However, the pirates did not stop.

Even though one by one, one by one, their companions were falling, they were controlled by Ario's 【Increase in Will to Fight】, and they attacked like a fireball.

When the pirates were eventually annihilated, ...... Ario's figure had disappeared somewhere.

Yup.

I had that feeling.

The kind of guy who agitates others to use him as a gunslinger will never get his hands dirty.

They'd just decide to take the high ground from behind, and when the time came, they'd run away.

That's why I put [Personal Marker] on Ario in anticipation of this situation.

The [Auto Mapping] map in my brain shows exactly where Ario is.

He seems to be at the back of the ship.

I opened the item box and changed into a suit of Fenrir fabric.

Activating the 《God Speed Blessing S》, I chased after Ario.

I quickly caught up with him.

Ario was just about to get into the small boat for escape.

Don't let him do so.

I fire a full force thunderbolt from my right hand.

The lightning strike struck the small boat and caused an explosion.

The small boat shatters without a trace, and the debris falls to the water with a crunch.

...... Ario was startled by the explosion of the small boat and lost his balance and fell on his buttocks on the spot.

He looks back at us.

'Ki, you ......!　I, who the hell are you ......!

I'm just an F-rated adventurer passing through.

There's no way there's an F-rated adventurer like you ......, no way.

Ario opened his right eye with a snap.

''《Dragon Slayer,》 or is it ......!

...... You know your stuff.

I didn't think the pirates would even know about me, I really am a celebrity now.

''Ku-hahahaha!　We're dealing with the Dragonslayer!　Yeah, that makes sense. There's no way these scum pirates can win.

...... That's a lot to say about one of your own.

Friends?　This is ridiculous. They're just pawns. I'm going to be a great pirate.

Ario's mood seemed to rise as he spoke, and he smiled his best smile.

It seems he is the type of person who gets himself intoxicated by his own words.

''Hey, 《Dragon Slayer》. Would you like to team up with me?　You and I can go as far as we can go together. I can use the [Increase in will to fight] to get an army together for you. How about that?

"No.

I answered immediately.

I don't want to team up with someone who treats other people like pawns, and I don't need a soldier in the first place.

I don't want a soldier in the first place. Then I don't blame you. You're going to have to go to ...... and die.

As for Ario, it was probably intended to be a surprise attack.

He pulled out his concealed knife and jumped at me.　

But to no avail.

I avoided the knife and counter-punched Ario in the face.

''Gah, haha ......!

Extra. Take it.

And then, he unleashes a blitz.

'Gah!　Gawd, gawd, gawd!

Ario turned white and fell to the spot.

Now the control is complete, right?

After a quick check of the ship to be sure, let's head to the Scarlet Chamber of Commerce's ship.

And we need to let them know that it's all right.