“Generaaal! There’s been an attack at the harbor!”
A bloodied samurai came barging into the mansion.
“Mia!”
“Mm. …”
I checked my map and saw a swarm of red dots at the harbor. Most of them were common mercenary or ronin types below level twenty, although there were a few stronger foes mixed in with levels ranging from the high 30s to the mid-40s.
And they were charging up the hill toward the mansion with alarming speed.
“General! The thieves are coming this way!”
A samurai shouted down from the watchtower.
“We’ll fight them off at the gates!”
“General! They’ve split into three groups!”
“Gonrock, you take squad one and go left! Granny, you go right with squad two! The rest of you, with me!”
The samurai donned their armor and split into three directions to head off the thieves.
“What should we do, Master?”
I used my map to ascertain the locations and skill compositions of the highest-level enemies.
Blume and the general’s squads should be able to manage their sides, but it would probably be difficult for them to fight while giving commands. Blume’s squad especially, since they would be dealing with a high-level mage.
“Liza, you go with Sir Gonrock. Nana, you’re with Ms. Blume. Pochi, head for the front gate!”
Since they were clad in their silver armor, I sent the vanguard girls who were in the mansion to support each of the squads.
“Understood!”
“Yes, Master.”
“Roger, sir. Arisa, please watch Mr. Egg for me, sir.”
“Okey-dokey, I’ll take care of it!”
Once Pochi handed off her egg, she joined the other samurai following the general.
“Lulu, Arisa, Mia, you three come with me to the watchtower.”
“Okey-dokey. Will Tama be all right?”
“Yeah, she’s fine. The head ninja is with her, and they’re in the mountains in the opposite direction from where the attackers came from.”
Tama was still deep in the mountains doing ninja training.
“Oh, it’s a barrier.”
A defensive barrier had been deployed around the mansion to protect it.
Apparently there were large magic furnaces underground to support the barrier.
“The general sent us. We can take care of things here.”
“All right. If you see enemy reinforcements, ring the gong to warn everyone.”
We took over for the samurai in the watchtower to carry out some magical assistance and sniping.
Since we were dealing with people this time, I had Lulu use the Fire Rod Gun instead of the Gold Thunder Fox Gun, while I stuck with a low-powered short bow.
“Mia, summon a sylph and provide air support. Arisa, use magic to help out however you see fit.”
“Mm. …”
“Since there’s already a barrier, maybe Strengthening Magic would be best—”
There was a flash at the gate, and part of the barrier was shattered.
A moment later, more attack spells hit the surrounding areas of the barrier, creating increasingly large cracks.
“Lulu, shoot through the openings in the front barrier. Aim for the attackers with bows and magic staffs.”
“I’m on it, Master!”
I went after the mages as well.
Pochi had Phalanx for an emergency, but since its effect range was so small, a ranged attack spell could still injure some of the samurai.
“You people aren’t the only ones who can use magic! Heat Laser Nessen!”
Practically shooting from the hip, the samurai general sent out a red Fire Magic laser from the palm opposite his sword hand.
“YES! That’s exactly the kind of magic a samurai should use! D—”
Arisa’s excited shriek was drowned out by a loud explosion.
I recognized the reference, so I’m pretty sure I know what she was going to say.
“The katakana is a warrior’s soul—it’s a waste to use it on such rabble! Follow the general’s lead! Samurai squad, fire!”
The samurai general’s men used similar spells to attack the enemies at the gate.
Those who couldn’t use magic attacked with longbows instead.
“Looks like they’ve got things handled there.”
“Satou, the right.”
There were explosions and dust clouds rising from the right side of the mansion.
The barrier must have broken there.
“It looks like they used attack magic as a smoke screen while they climbed over the walls.”
Evidently the enemy had already broken through.
The high-level enemy who’d broken the wall was fighting against Ms. Blume and Nana.
“Those samurai are pretty good.”
“Yeah, they should be able to manage the melee-based mobs without our help.”
As I talked strategy with Arisa, I kept taking down the enemies who had bows, Fire Rods, and so on.
Otherwise, their long-distance attacks could land a lucky hit and injure someone.
“… Create Wind Spirit Fuu Seirei Souzou.”
Mia’s Spirit Magic activated, and a wind pseudo-spirit called a sylph manifested by her side.
“Have it split into small sylphs and provide healing support, please. Could you ask a few of them to monitor the skies?”
“Mm. Got it.”
On Mia’s command, the sylph divided itself into smaller sylphs, and they whooshed away like the wind to aid the samurai.
“Master, on the left!” Lulu called.
A black-clad broadsword user had broken through the wall, barrier and all, and was wreaking havoc on the samurai.
It looked like the general’s top vassal Gonrock was facing him now.
“Oof, that looked painful…”
A diagonal slash broke Gonrock’s katana and sent him crashing into a nearby hut.
The broadsword user moved to give chase, but Lulu’s sniper fire stopped him.
He glared up at us, looking infuriated.
“Ooh, the broadsword transformed!”
Arisa sounded delighted.
The jet-black blade split vertically down the center, a red light glinting within.
I never expected to see such a manga- or anime-like cliché in this world with my own eyes.
“That guy kinda seems like trouble…”
“Wait.”
Mia held out a hand to stop Arisa from preparing Deracinator.
And in the next moment…
“Blink—‘Helix Spear Attack’!”
Liza leapt at the broadsword user, leaving a trail of red light in her wake.
The broadsword user turned his weapon toward Liza immediately and fired a red laser—too late. The spiraling spear attack knocked the sword upward, and the heat ray scattered harmlessly into the sky.
The broadsword user still didn’t give up and tried to toss the sword aside and jump back even as the helix attack chipped away at his defense barrier.
“…Burst!”
Liza shouted with a burst of energy, and the magic power that was swirling around her spear scattered like shots and pierced the surrounding area.
The magic shots struck the broadsword user repeatedly, completely destroying the cracked defense barrier and tearing through his robes and armor.
I’d never seen this move before—it must be a new one she put together during her training here on Blacksmoke Island.
Even battered and bloodied, the black-clad swordsman pulled out a spare broadsword from his Item Box and faced off against Liza.
But the fight was over in seconds.
Liza and the broadsword wielder both jumped forward using “Blink” and exchanged their final blows with a burst of red sparks.
After a moment, the broadsword broke, and the man dropped to the ground, his shoulder and both knees pierced by Liza’s Magic Spear.
That’s Liza for you. She never disappoints.
“Looks like the other side’s black-clad thief lost to Ms. Blume and Nana, too.”
Their opponent had been a powerful user of advanced Ice Magic, but Nana and Blume closed the distance using “Blink” and knocked out the mage’s guards in a matter of seconds. The mage switched to lesser magic that activated faster to try and prevent the pair from getting any closer.
It was the right call, but no use against these two women.
As impressive as it was that the mage could fire off magic attacks in rapid succession just as quickly as a Fire Rod, Blume and Nana cut the shots down like arrows and kept closing in.
And while the mage courageously kept chanting magic until the very end, there was a look of despair on his face as the pair knocked him out. I have to admit, I felt a little bad for him.
“And the samurai general defeated the black-clad thief at the front gate.”
Pochi looked a little disappointed that she didn’t get to fight the black-clad figure.
She was the one who defeated all the other powerful foes there, though.
“Satou.”
Mia pointed at the rear gate.
I couldn’t see it from here, but I quickly realized that the showy attacks from the other three directions had been a distraction while they successfully broke in through the back.
I used the Space Magic spell Clairvoyance to get a bird’s-eye view of the situation.
“Want me to teleport us to a spot where we have a good line of fire?”
“No, it’s under control.”
I’d already seen Tama returning from the mountain in time to drag the invaders into the shadows.
The ninja leader who was training with her in the mountains snuck up on the other attackers who were on lookout outside the mansion and assassinated them. People in this world have no mercy for thieves and criminals.
“Looks like the fighting is just about over?”
Sensing their imminent defeat, the majority of the thieves, who seemed to be hired hands, started fleeing from the mansion.
The samurai squads grouped up and began to give chase.
“Satou. Coast.”
The small sylphs who were keeping an eye on our surroundings had spotted a giant golem approaching from the coast.
It was shaped like a walking four-legged fortress, not a humanoid form.
I rang the gong to alert the samurai.
“The Giganto is here. You fools are finished.”
The broadsword user who Liza defeated made a triumphant declaration.
Then the “Giganto” golem in question was wracked with a chain of explosions, blowing off its limbs and destroying all of its cannons and other structures in turn.
Finally, there was one last massive explosion that enveloped the entire giant golem, and it stopped moving entirely.
“Young master!”
Two figures suddenly appeared on the watchtower.
Lulu reflexively pointed her gun at them.
“W-wait! It’s me, it’s me!”
The frantic figure was none other than the former Phantom Thief Pippin, who worked for the Echigoya Company as a spy of sorts. The girl with him appeared to be the same sage’s student who was there when he left the White Dragon’s Egg with us before.
“Did you two destroy that giant golem, Pippin?”
“Yeah, she did most of the work.”
Pippin nodded toward the girl.
“I’m sorry we were late. I wanted to stop them before they attacked this place, but dealing with the Giganto took longer than I hoped.”
The girl wanted to apologize to the samurai general, so I brought her and Pippin down with me.
“Satou, is that girl another captive?”
“No, she—”
“Serena! This was your doing, damn it all! You warned the samurai we were going to attack, didn’t you?!”
My conversation with the general was interrupted by the black-clad Ice Magic user who Blume and Nana defeated.
“Kamusim…where’s Bazan, then?”
I didn’t know that name.
Assuming Kamusim was the Ice Magic user, who could Bazan be?
“Bazan is the sage’s student who Serena’s been chasing,” Pippin explained quietly.
“Bazan went to undo the seal. Help me, Serena. It’s only a matter of time before Bazan deviates from the great sage’s teachings. I came here to get my hands on the Floating Fort so that I could deter him.”
“Floating Fort…? You mean the legendary fortress that’s said to have been invincible in the Lulukie era is here?!”
Serena and the defeated mage launched into a serious-sounding conversation.
“No, it’s not.”
“…Huh?”
“There’s nothing like that on this island.”
At this statement, both former students of the sage stared at the samurai general.
“You can’t fool me that easily! We know from a rumor that spread in the criminal underworld that the Floating Fort is hidden on this island, and there’s indisputable proof—”
“I’m the one who spread that ‘proof’ around in the first place. I ordered my ninjas to spread the rumors in the underworld personally.”
“B-but why would you do that…?”
“Why, you ask?” The samurai general smirked. “Because I knew some criminals would believe the rumors and attack us. Best way to get stronger is to fight to the death against other strong warriors, eh? And it’s no sweat off my back if we cut down some common thugs who’d try to steal from us based on a rumor.”
“As if you’d ever feel guilty about anything like that, you shameless boy.”
“Pipe down, Granny.”
The Ice Magic user called Kamusim was so shocked by the samurai general’s words that he was numbly repeating things like “No…it can’t be…” under his breath.
“Preeey?”
Tama poked her head out of the shadows at my feet, then hauled out a glamorous black-clad woman with a little “Heave-ho!”
She looked shaky, like being in the shadows had weakened her.
Even so, just to be safe, I removed her mask and tied her hands and feet. The woman was strangely sexy, if not drop-dead gorgeous. She might be popular if she worked in a nightlife district.
“You joined Bazan, too, Kelmareite…?”
“I guess I’ve lost my edge, if I’m at the mercy of a Goody Two–shoes like you, Serena.”
This woman was apparently a pupil of the sage as well.
Although I only knew three of their names now, I had a feeling that the black-clad thieves were all problem children, including the ones I didn’t know yet.
“Give it up, Kelmareite. As long as we have one of the eggs, Bazan will never be able to gather all three that he needs for the ritual.”
“Aha-ha-ha! What a laugh riot!”
“What’s so funny?!”
“You are, you silly girl. At this point, Bazan will have all of them collected already. I got my hands on the Green Dragon’s Egg in Dragu Kingdom. My subordinate has probably handed it off to him by now.”
“N-no…!”
Is it dragon egg–laying season right now?
Or do dragons stay in their eggs for years at a time?
Unfortunately, now was not the time for contemplating the ever-deepening mystery of dragon biology.
Serena ran over to the samurai general, her face serious.
“General, I am entirely to blame for my failure to stop my former friends. Is there any way you would allow me to deal with them personally?”
“What a selfish request. You must know I would never approve such a thing.”
The samurai general scoffed at Serena.
“Your Excellency, please…”
“Enough. Open your mouth again and I will show no mercy, not even for a friend of Satou’s.”
At the general’s firm tone, Serena reluctantly backed down with an anguished expression. I guess she couldn’t protest any further.
“Hey, you there. The kindly-looking boy.”
The glamorous woman twisted herself toward me, and the cord binding her chest came undone, exposing a generous amount of cleavage.
This must be some kind of seductive technique she used when captured.
Despite myself, my eyes were drawn toward the tantalizing sight.
—Sense Danger.
The woman pressed her breasts together with her bound arms, and a jet-black liquid spewed from her cleavage.
I dodged it easily thanks to my “Sense Danger” skill, but the liquid sprayed down on the Ice Magic user lying behind me instead.
“Gaaaaah!”
“Kamusim!”
Serena cried out when the mage screamed.
“Aww, so much for my precious ace in the hole… Then again, if it hit Kamusim, I guess that still counts as a win?”
“Damned fool!”
The samurai general’s blade cut off the woman’s head.
Please don’t do such violent things in front of me. I hate blood and gore…
“Master!”
Liza’s tense cry prompted me to turn around.
I was so distracted by the beheading that my reaction was delayed.
The Ice Magic user’s body was torn open from within, turning inside-out with his black clothes and all so that his muscle fibers and bones were laid bare.
Black lines.
Darkness shot out from the man’s ruined body like black bolts of lightning. My AR display showed his condition as Corrupted, which meant this must be the same Evil God’s Curse that attacked the hero: the remnants of the Evil God’s Spawn that was once summoned in Shiga Kingdom.
“Dammit, it’s the Purgatory Curse…!”
Serena jumped away from the Ice Magic user’s body.
This “Purgatory Curse” must be some kind of hex developed from the Evil God’s Vestiges.
If I’d carelessly let it hit me, instead of dodging it because there were only red dots on my radar behind me, I might’ve wound up with another situation like my blackened arm from last time.
“SUEREEEEEEENWAAAAAAAH!”
The grotesque monster that was once the mage screamed, its fingers and hair growing unnaturally long and flailing around like tentacles, knocking people and buildings away.
“Keep your distance!”
My companions, Blume, and the others nearby heeded my warning.
A few of the samurai who didn’t get away in time were cut down by tentacles that had formed icicle-like blades; I saw the vestiges of the Evil God trying to enter through the slash wounds.
You think I’d let that happen?
I used the Magic Hand that I constantly keep activated to pull the samurai away toward me, then grabbed the Evil God’s Vestiges to tear them off.
“Nnngh…!”
An unpleasant sensation filled my entire body, like a cold blade had been stabbed into my back.
The Evil God’s Vestiges were trying to corrupt me through my hands.
“Master!”
“Take that, sir!”
More tentacles tried to attack me as I froze in place. Luckily, Liza and Pochi cut them down, and Tama and Nana carried the samurai to safety, so I managed to survive the danger intact.
While we were distracting the monster, Ms. Blume and the samurai general unleashed lethal attacks on it from behind.
The monster’s head rolled to the ground and its body was torn asunder. Yet despite this major damage, it quickly healed itself back to normal like a movie playing in reverse.
“A-are you all right?”
“…Don’t worry.”
I reassured Arisa as I put Holy Sword around my hands to resist the Evil God’s Vestiges.
In the corner of my vision, I saw my AR menu turn on of its own accord and activate something from my skill list.
Although I couldn’t afford to look more closely at that in the moment, the unpleasant sensation eased all at once, and the darkness trying to encroach on my body gathered into my fingernails, which fell off on their own.
I quickly put the blackened nails away in Storage so they wouldn’t start corrupting the ground.
“Master! The monster has grown gigantic, I report.”
The creature lost all human form and expanded into a huge, unstable mass.
Even the fearless samurai general and Blume moved some distance away so they wouldn’t be swallowed up by the monster.
“Master, shall we go to the aid of the general and Ms. Master Swordsman?”
“No… I don’t think normal attacks are going to work on that thing.”
As I caught my breath, my mind raced, trying to decide whether I should use a Divine Blade in front of everyone.
“Discordant Ones.”
A voice echoed from somewhere.
“How repulsive. That dost not belong in this world. Karion says so, too.”
“Aye. They contaminate the world and corrupt reason. They must not exist in the mortal realm.”
The two goddess girls stepped forward to confront the monster—stark naked, with hot spring water dripping from their hair.
Normally aloof, the pair were grimacing in disgust at the sight of the monster.
“Lewd.”
“Put on some clothes before you try to act cool, will you?!”
Mia and Arisa hurried over to put yukata on the two girls.
“Clothes are but a decoration.”
“’Tis far more urgent to erase that thing.”
“O warriors, a divine message for thee.”
“Thou shalt eradicate the filth that dost not belong in this world.”
Urion raised her right hand with a crimson glow, while Karion’s raised left hand shone vermillion.
“O warriors. In the name of Urion, I grant thee a blade of judgment to destroy the filth.”
“O warriors. In the name of Karion, I grant thee holy defense to protect thee from the filth.”
As the goddess girls spoke, the weapons and armor of all the combat-capable fighters present were bathed in crimson and vermillion light.
According to my AR display, they’d all been imbued with God’s Protection.
“Oooh, I feel stronger than ever before!”
“Amazing. It’s as if I’m in my prime again.”
The samurai general and Ms. Blume charged toward the monster.
They cut down the tentacles that slashed at them without hesitation, pressing closer.
There was no sign that they were being affected by the Evil God’s Vestiges. That must be the God’s Protection at work.
“We should back them up, Master.”
“Master, current fighting strength is insufficient, I declare.”
Despite Liza and Nana’s urging, I didn’t want to risk leaving the rear guard undefended.
“They are all perfectly safe. All that can break through Karion’s protection is the dragon god.”
“Thou sayest too much, Urion. But ’tis true, there is nothing to fear. Even if I am only a partial spirit, such small vestiges shall not pierce my protection.”
Urion and Karion gave their seal of approval.
In that case, I had no doubt it would be fine.
“All right. Let’s go.”
I drew the dragon-fang short sword from the scabbard at my waist and joined in on the battle against the monster with Liza, Pochi, and the others.
I was imagining a fearsome battle like a demon lord fight. However, Urion’s “Blade of Judgment” was so incredibly powerful that the monster couldn’t regenerate from it, and we were able to purge and destroy it with the Evil God’s Vestiges and all.
This might be rude, but the goddesses were much stronger than I expected.
Just as I’d thought on occasion before, I had to wonder why summoning heroes to defeat demon lords was even necessary in the first place. If they sent heroes to fight imbued with the powers of goddesses, I feel like they’d be able to defeat a normal demon lord easily enough.
“O great goddesses. We thank you for your much-needed assistance.”
Young Serena bowed politely to the goddess girls.
“’Tis a goddess’s duty to protect the world from foreign enemies.”
“But we shall accept thy thanks. Thou shalt continue to give us gratitude and pious prayers. Karion says so, too.”
“I did not. Thou art too superficial, Urion. Thou shalt behave with more dignity.”
This wasn’t exactly convincing coming from Karion when she was constantly demanding snacks.
Although Blume and the samurai were shocked that the two girls really were goddesses, they quieted down with a simple divine command. Those divine commands really are handy. I almost wish I could use them myself.
“Young master, if you don’t mind, could you hang onto that egg a little longer?”
“That’s fine. But what are you going to do now, Pippin?”
“Me and Serena are heading to Pialork,” Pippin told me. “That other student, Bazan, is probably headed there from what I hear.”
“Want me to come with you?”
As much as I hate to get mixed up in other people’s problems when I can help it, I did owe Pippin for his help in the Parion Province incident.
“Your Excellency, this is my and my fellow students’ problem. Pippin is so nosy that I’ve given up trying to stop him joining me, but I’d prefer not to have anyone else involved.”
“The girl-child speaks true. Thou art our apostle. Thou shalt not leave our side without permission. Karion says so, too.”
“I did not. But I do agree that we require our guide.”
Serena didn’t want help, and the goddesses seemed determined to keep me.
“But wherever this Bazan person is, there might be more individuals with those Evil God’s Vestiges, too.”
“No need to worry,” Karion announced confidently. “If there is a disaster that mortals cannot contend with alone, a divine Oracle will descend.”
“Very well. Then I suppose I won’t come with you.”
If Karion insisted, it was probably fine.
“Let us handle things in Pialork Kingdom. Although I guess there is a possibility it might be Garlelork City or the Aubehr Republic instead.”
“Well, we were planning on going to the Aubehr Republic. We’ll keep an eye out.”
“All right, thanks. Once this whole thing is over, I’ll treat ya to all the beer you can drink.”
“Just make sure you contact Lord Kuro before you face off with Bazan. If something like what we saw earlier shows up again, ordinary folks like you and I wouldn’t be able to handle it alone.”
“Yeah, I’ll do that. Although…I don’t know how ‘ordinary’ you are, young master.”
With that, Pippin headed back over to Serena.
This way, he would hopefully contact me before they fought the rogue student. If worst came to worst, I could show up as Nanashi and save the day.
I’d be fine even without the goddesses’ help in that case, since I could use the Divine Blade as Nanashi without a problem.
“Your Excellency, I promise to make amends for my fellow students’ actions one day.”
Then Serena and Pippin left the house.
“Young Pochi, it seems you’re connected by fate with some troublesome folks.”
The samurai general placed his large hand on Pochi’s head.
“Technically, it’s our friend who just left who’s connected with them, not us—”
“If your pal’s got a fateful connection, that means you’ve got one, too,” Blume interrupted.
She was swinging the sword that was no longer imbued with the God’s Protection, evidently trying to remember how it felt.
“And you wouldn’t wanna need goddesses to take care of things for you, eh?”
My companions all nodded at this.
“Well, maybe we can help you with that. Right?”
“Hrmm.”
Blume and the general exchanged meaningful looks.
“We’re training in the mountains, young Pochi! I’ll teach you my special attack for defeating foul beasts.”
“Liza and Nana, you come with me. How ’bout I teach you my area attack techniques for destroying barriers and disrupting magic?”
“What about Tamaaa?”
Tama looked a little concerned that she’d been so sneaky that the samurai general and Blume forgot about her.
“Miss Tama, I shall instruct you in all of my most secret ninjutsu techniques.” The ninja master appeared in front of Tama. “In exchange, I’d like you to teach me your ninjutsu as well. Do we have an accord?”
Tama looked to me for permission. I nodded.
“Aye.”
“Then let us go at once.”
The two ninjas vanished into the mountains.
For three days and nights, the three groups tirelessly trained in their secret techniques.
It wasn’t just the vanguard training, either. Arisa and Mia learned new spells that I had personally improved, while Lulu was hard at work in cooking research with Mr. Ladpad.
The goddess girls, meanwhile, indulged in the hot springs and taste testing Lulu and Ladpad’s new dishes.
Soon, the secret training was finished, and it was time to leave Blacksmoke Island.
We stood in front of the small boat that was waiting for us at the pier, saying reluctant farewells.
“Keep getting stronger, young Pochi.”
“Yes, sir. Pochi will get more and more stronger, sir!”
The samurai general exchanged a stiff handshake with Pochi.
“Liza, Nana, don’t go dying on me out there. There’s still plenty I want to teach you. Make sure you survive and come back in one piece.”
“Yes, Blume. I will enact the aggressive defense you taught me, I declare.”
“I swear to master the techniques you showed me and make them my own.”
Blume hugged Nana and Liza tightly.
It was a touching scene, in stark contrast to their violent demeanor after they returned from training the night before.
“Miss Lulu, let’s meet again in Shiga Kingdom!”
“Yes, please come visit us at our house in the labyrinth city or the royal capital.”
Lulu, too, seemed sad to leave Mr. Ladpad as he continued flexing half naked.
I was glad she’d bonded with a fellow cook, but I still hoped she wouldn’t pick up any of Ladpad’s stranger habits in the future.
“Goddess, these are the hot springs eggs and steamed buns you enjoyed so much. You can eat them as snacks on your journey.”
The samurai general’s daughter Nuume gave the goddess girls a parting gift.
“M-Miss Mia…!”
The young samurai-in-training Heiske ran up to Mia nervously.
Behind him, the older samurai were holding their breath as they watched over him.
“I…I’m gonna get way stronger. Even stronger than Sir Gonrock, or even Sir Siingen.”
“Mm.”
“S-so, um…come back and visit again, yeah?”
At this, the samurai let out a collective sigh.
They must have assumed the pure young man was going to confess his love to Mia.
“Promise.”
“Okay!”
Mia held out her pinky, and the boy’s face bloomed into a smile as he exchanged a promise with Mia to meet again.
“All right, everyone, let’s go.”
At Arisa’s prompting, we boarded the small boat, and it left the pier.
It carried us to our sailing ship, and we climbed aboard. Our friends from the samurai house kept waving to us until the harbor was out of sight.
“Where to next, Master?”
I had an answer ready for Arisa this time.
“We’re heading to the land of love and flowers—Aubehr Republic, home to the Tenion Central Temple.”
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