Chapter 465: Great Pirate Gorfido

Chapter 465: Great Pirate Gorfido

Mount Ard was a mountain located behind the capital of what was originally Barras Kingdom. But due to its freezing temperatures eternally set to negative 20° C, not many people came to visit the mountains.

However, that was not the only deterrent to visitors. The mountain was also home to extremely strong snow monsters. Thankfully enough, these monsters did not descend and bothered those at the capital, that was why the people had ignored them. And right now...

“Oiiink. Oink, oink, oink!”

A baby piggy, with the bundled up baby dragon Luna on his back, was climbing this very same Mount Ard.

“Kihyeee! Kihyeeee!”

Luna was beyond pleased as they climbed this snowy mountain. The snowflakes that fell down on the trees and the grass were sparkling and bright in her eyes. She also felt delighted when the falling snow touched her cheeks and melted on her skin. Luna was a red dragon so her body was naturally hot. Even her scales were thick enough to resist and withstand the cold. Although she was still a young hatchling with soft scales, the fact that she was a dragon would not change.

“Oiiiiiiink, oink!” Is it really that good? So annoying, oink!

Beanie grumbled as he looked back at Luna. But whenever he saw her blink her large eyes at him, all he could do was turn his head back.

“Oiiiiiink!” What are you giggling at? Oink!

Even though he was grumbling, Beanie’s mouth was curled up in a wide smile. It was so cold that even the snot that trickled from his fluttering pink snout had turned to ice. Beanie did not have any resistance against the cold, so he could definitely feel the full extent of the environment.

But Beanie still continued to climb the mountain.

Slip—

Clack, clack, clack—

“Oiiiink!”

There were times when he would slip, but he would stand up and continue to climb again.

“Kihyeeeeeeeeee!”

It was hard but Beanie was able to hear Luna’s joyful and delighted laughter in his ears. So, he thought that it was still worth it. In fact, this was the reason why Minhyuk chose Beanie as Luna’s guardian. Beanie might be a pet that was sometimes grumpy, sometimes playful and teasing, but he was also the pet with the biggest heart out of them all.

Also, he was someone that would do anything and everything to protect the person that he was tasked to protect. Minhyuk was confident that Luna would grow well under his care.

Despite the snowstorm and his little body, Beanie kept on going. All he did was push Luna’s head under the blanket to protect her from the harsh wind and snow. The only thing that the two needed to do was climb up this ice cliff and they would arrive in that place.

‘Oiiiiiiiiink—‘ It’s a bit hard to climb but you’ll be able to see the most beautiful sunrise in this place. Oink!

Beanie wanted to show Luna that the sun that she was so used to seeing was just a small one.

“Oiiiiiiiink!!!”

“Graaaaaaaaa!”

“Kiheeeeeeeek!”

“Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!”

Suddenly, dozens of snow monsters popped up and surrounded them. Even though Luna was riding on his back and was making it hard for him to fight in this cold weather, Beanie did not put her down. He might be the Supreme Divine Beast, but fighting in such conditions would definitely take a toll on his body.

Still, he continued to fight. Looking at Beanie, Luna felt an unknown emotion gush through her and envelope her entire being.

“Oiiiiiiiiiiink!” Don’t touch Luna! Oink!

If Beanie thought that Luna would get hurt by the monsters’ attacks, he would turn his body to receive the attack with his own body.

‘Kiyeeeeeeee!’ Luna tilted her head in thought as notifications rang in Beanie’s ears.

[Luna has become aware of the concept of ‘sacrifice’.]

[It could be both painful and delightful to sacrifice for someone. She realized this new concept and grew further.]

[All of Luna’s stats increase by +10.]

[Luna’s father, Minhyuk, has acquired a +1 in STR and AGI as a reward.]

Beanie was all smiles when he heard this. According to Minhyuk, Luna could become a ‘disaster’ or a ‘hero’ depending on who she would meet in the future and what she would learn from them. And Beanie truly wanted to lead this child on the right path.

Just like that, the two of them continued on their way. After breaking through one last snowstorm, they finally arrived at the top of the ice cliff. And when they reached the peak...

She was the one and only girl that did not fear Great Pirate Gorfido. She even talked down to him and smiled at him with her teeth showing.

‘Don’t you have some sort of dream that you want to chase in these four years? How long are you going to chase after me?!’ Gorfido asked her one day.

‘What I want to do? I want to be a merchant. I’m going to be a very rich merchant and buy all of the orphans in the world. I will make a world where they can live happily!’

She was a completely unusual girl. She was not afraid of Gorfido and even liked the treasures that he plundered. She even wanted to create a world where orphans could live freely and happily with the treasures that she acquired.

One day, Gorfido realized, ‘...I want to protect her. I want to help her make her dreams come true.’

For once, the great pirate who only knew how to plunder and loot, realized he had a new dream. He wanted to protect her and make her dreams come true, as long as his soul permitted it. And just like that, he continued to advance forward. They killed, looted and plundered. He advanced without stopping to make this girl’s dream come true. This was because it would take a lot of money for them to gather all of the orphans in the world.

‘If I can come back to life... Can I become a good father?’

Pirate Gorfido even entertained a dream that he never thought he should have. He was just a wandering soul, but whenever he saw the girl, he dreamt of becoming her father. However, the girl never stopped following behind Gorfido.

She stood on top of the ship’s deck and waved at Gorfido, ‘Gorfido!!! You ugly-*ss pirate!’

‘Do you want to die, huh? You crazy b*tch? Huh?? Hahahahahaha!’

The two went around the seas happily.

‘Andrei. From now on, your name is Andrei.’

‘Andrei? That’s so lame!’

‘L, lame?! It’s a very pretty name, you know!?’

‘Then, I’ll take into account your sincerity and be Andrei!’

He even gave her the name Andrei. Gorfido felt happy. He finally knew another form of happiness that did not involve looting. Living the life of a pirate with her every day was bliss. Then, one day...

‘Andrei?’

Andrei disappeared from the ship. Gorfido searched for her all over the ship but she was nowhere to be found. He even searched all over the seas, but he could not find her. The strangest thing was that all traces of her had disappeared.

‘Andrei! Andreiiiiiii!!!’

Gorfido wandered the seas in search of Andrei. But he could not find her even after looking for ten, twenty years. He kept on trying to find her.

Blink—

He suddenly woke up from his dream. In front of him was the ship that he looted from a very long time ago. And there was only one living being on the ship.

‘Why am I here?’

Gorfido could not understand. Why was he here? But the strangest thing was his appearance. This was what he looked like before he died! This was what he looked like when he was the Great Pirate Gorfido! Gorfido’s eyes shook as he approached a girl from all of the people that he slaughtered in the ship. The girl’s face was extremely familiar.

‘Sp, spare me... I, I have a dream...’

‘A dream? Let’s hear it.’

‘I’m, I’m going to save all of the money that I can get my hands on to buy orphans. I want to create a world where all these orphans will be able to live freely and happily. That’s why, please...’

‘Keuhahahahahaha!’ Gorfido laughed at the surviving passenger before swinging his sword down.

Slash—

Roll—

Her head fell on the ground in a flash. Her eyes, which did not even have the time to close, were filled with resentment.

‘Your dream’s wasted! Keuhahahahaha!’

Slowly, Andrei collapsed. That was right.

As it turned out, the life he led with Andrei was an illusion that the Absolute God created. The reality was, Andrei was a girl that lost her life to Gorfido a long time ago. The very same Andrei that Gorfido cherished as his daughter and promised to do everything for.

And the one that killed her and laughed at her dreams was ‘Gorfido’ himself.

‘Keuaaaaaaaaaaack! Sob, sob, sob, sob, sob! Keuaaaaaaa! Andrei... Andreiiii! Uwaaaaaa!’

Gorfido, who realized the truth that fateful day, was left in complete despair, frustration, and hopelessness.