Chapter 279 - The Might Of The Argo (I)

"Ticket please."

Flashing the golden ticket to the face of the conductor of the ship, he glances at it for a bit before he tilts his head signifying I am good to get inside the Argo. He also handed me a small stub which is the necessary thing to access the rooms in the Argo.

"What about her?" one passenger pointed to Lina who was beside me.

"She is counted as one with the ticket he presented, you don't need to worry about it.

Queen Tanya already explained to me that it is fine to bring Lina with us and since the ticket she has given to me is capable of admitting two people, Lina managed to enter the Argo with just one ticket.

Tina and I have separate rooms but our rooms are just beside each other so it isn't a problem that we will get separated in this big space of the Argo. Since Lina is counted as part of my admission ticket and the stub is only given to me, Lina's room will also be my room and we have to share the same place to sleep. Still, I won't be sleeping in the Argo anyway because I will have to log out in the real world. She understood my circumstances so Lina can just use the bed by herself.

Also, no one would know that Tina is part of the insect race since Queen Tanya has given her an item that would delude anyone who doesn't know the truth about her being an insect woman and would instead show them that she is a human. It wasn't a big problem since Tina has more human characteristics than her insect lineage.

The Argo accepted all passengers who got the golden ticket before it removed its ramp to enter the deck of the Argo. It didn't wait for that long compared to other ships and using its Airship Form, it started to fly high up in the sky before departing to its destination.

We went to the second floor of the ship or should I say the "blimp" of the Argo whenever it becomes an Airship. It becomes the second floor once it returns into the Ship Form where the rooms for the passengers and special guests are given. Also, this is a good place to watch the scenery of the sky. Not only you can see the "wings" of the Argo flapping in the air but you can see also the surroundings outside like you are watching a wallpaper come into life.

The stub given to me is labeled 3 while Tina's room is labeled 2. Looks like Queen Tanya has given us a good seat in the Argo as I remembered the first 5 rooms have the most magnificent view from all the rooms of Argo.

"You should go inside and take a rest in your room for now. It will be a long journey so go and catch some Zs to at least recharge yourself. If you don't want to rest, you can train inside your room, that way, you will get refreshed in fighting." I suggested since even I who have gone to Aquagius for the Pioneer quest has experienced this traveling with a ship and it took at least 3 days to reach the place. At that time, only those who have very high rank managed to get a slot in the Argo which is why we have to settle in a normal ship. Thankfully, I don't have anything to do during these 3 days of travel so I am fine with playing the game for a bit longer than usual.

I also went to my own room with Lina and using the stub, I managed to access the designated room for us. As expected, of the view, this is indeed top-notch. The reviewer in the past timeline who has managed to snag a ticket to ride the Argo is definitely not joking.

"Wow! Master, we are so lucky to get a ticket to ride the Argo! Who would have thought that I would be able to ride the Argo one of these days!" Lina leaned on the clear window, allowing her to view the majestic sky and the mountains that the Argo passes by.

"I heard that the view of the outside of the Argo is much better at night time, you should take a rest for now. Use the bed, since I don't need to use it for sleeping and even if I needed to do it, the couch will suffice. Don't bother arguing, that is an order."

"Yes, Master," Lina didn't even bother to say anything and she removed a few of her Battle Maid armor. She is wearing her casual clothes under her armor so she didn't need to change clothes. After removing them, she immediately went to the bed and goes to sleep.

"Huh, she must be too tired from all the battles we have done huh? She didn't have time to sleep."

"She would be indeed exhausted since she used one of the Warmonger abilities of her class. It is normal she would want to rest as soon as possible," Atlas explained.

"How are you guys feeling after we entered the Argo? Any difference?"

"None, master. Everything is serene and fine. We are good here too," Lucia answered.

"How is Cotton, Lucia?"

"Cotton is sleeping after eating Master, Cotton likes to sleep after eating so it's just the normal routine for her."

"I see. Well, I will go back for a bit. You guys wanna go out for a bit?"

"Nah, we are fine here in the Summon's area. We can't disturb Lina from her sleep."

"Alright, see you in a few minutes."

After talking to my followers, I log out from the game.

...

When I logged out, its already afternoon. In the living room, the siblings and Pandora are watching the television. I noticed that the show they are watching seems to be some sort of a show that is talking about the Alternate World though I am not sure since I rarely watch the news and even in the past timeline, the only things I interact with the most would be my Holophone and my Pc. I didn't use the television at all to check the news.

"What are you guys watching? It seems you guys are having fun."

"Big Brother! We are just looking for some things to watch on the TV! The news is boring and Big Sister Pandora allowed us to browse the channels too," Akira said.

Sora is just on the side listening while Pandora is watching the TV. It seems like it is fine for her for Akira to be the one in control of the remote control.

"Pandora, you can just reprimand Akira if you want to watch something. You can't just keep going nice on him."

Pandora smiled and pulled out her sketchbook with, "It's okay, I am enjoying what Akira-kun is watching right now."

I look at the television and it seems like it was indeed Esport news about the Arena competition in Alternate World. Since I already know what happened in that event, I didn't bother to watch.

"Alright, since you guys are enjoying it, I won't bother anymore, anyways, I am just saying that I will be in my room. I might not be able to answer you guys so once I get out of my room, be sure to tell me if you guys needed something or you can just message me if you guys need something. Akira, I will make you in charge of the house for the next few days. You already have all the things I teach you right?"

"Don't worry Brother. I have been practicing my cooking skills and you can rely on me! I am the one who managed the house while you are away from Nagoya so no need to worry!"

"How reassuring! Alright, be sure to let me know if there is something going on alright?"

"Sure!"

After that, I went to the kitchen and grabbed a bit for my lunch and dinner before returning to my room. While eating lunch, I checked the internet for any bits of pieces of info about the game.

And as expected, after the first Arena tournament, the community started to make a ranking board on who is the current strongest player of Alternate World. I have seen this ranking too but during that time, it was nothing but just a record for amusement. However, during this time, it seems the people who created the list are not just making it for fun. They are determined to know who is the strongest people to watch out for.

The rankings are divided into two ranks, the first is the Achievement ranking, and the other one is the Strength ranking.

When I checked the rankings of Achievement ranking, I am not surprised when I saw my name in the ranking, however, they didn't put me on the top. It seems like they are looking at the achievements that have been publicized and since most of my achievements happened in private and in some I didn't put my name, there are only a few achievements people know me for and one of them is during the time I participated the first Pioneer Quest. Currently, my standing in that ranking is in 3rd place. For someone who didn't show most of his achievements, I am surprised I managed to take the 3rd rank.

As for the Strength ranking, it wasn't even a surprise for me to see my name taking the top place.