The sea is unusually cold in the middle of winter, and at this latitude, the midday sun does not feel warm even if it hits me directly.

Small ice floes drifted south along the currents from the north, and from the direction of their drifting, it was clear that their boats were heading southeast. The Oriental Moon stopped a few hundred meters behind it, ready to sail at any moment, and a total of eight crew members, including Henry and Captain Francisco, rowed their oars into two small boats to carry the tied pirates to Kirishima.

When I got closer, I realized that this island really has an atmosphere like a desperate situation and a place of death.

A faint mist swirls around the surroundings, looming the edges of the islands with stone, sharp as knives and reflecting a glassy sheen.

Due to the high latitude, there is not enough light for large plants such as trees to grow, so the island is very barren. When you get close to the dinghy, the visible part is a cold rock, because there is still snow in many places due to the moisture and cold.

The edge of the island is extremely steep and sharp under the crashing waves, and there are many reefs around it. On a relatively quiet day like today, you can only see huge shadows looming under the deep blue waters, but when the weather is rough and rough, you can catch a glimpse of the huge stone pillars that resemble spiked traps.

Large ships do not approach easily, on the one hand, because they are easily hijacked by pirates, and on the other hand, because of the existence of these reefs in the vicinity.

Riding in a low dinghy separated from the sea by a plank of the low, Mira had a clear idea of how cold the water really was in February—her feet on the wooden planks were covered with warm feet made of rabbit skin in addition to boots, but even then she felt a little unconscious. The upper part of the body is fine because of the heat generated by the movement of the rowing, but the feet really feel a little sluggish.

She couldn't help but glance at the deep blue water on her left, where she couldn't see anything but the churning ripples. A helpless palpitation suddenly eroded her heart, causing her feet to weaken and her hands to paddle a little slower, causing the whole boat to tilt slightly.

"Are you tired? The neighboring Kaleva noticed this, and spoke, both the captured pirate and the sage and captain sitting on the other side—the latter gave a color to the former, while Henry nodded—but Mira simply shook her head: "It's all right, it's just a distraction." ”

Rhythm and endurance are far more important than explosiveness, she says. Knowing what to do correctly is the key to staying on the move for a long time, and rowing around in a rowing race can often quickly burn out and end up being left behind. She regained control of her mind and began to do some movement on her feet as she paddled to avoid numbness.

However, as the dinghy approached Kirishima's location, the vision gradually filled with a little mist, and everyone began to feel a slight increase in the temperature of the air around them.

"That's where the fog comes from. Captain Francisco, who liked to explain, took a sip of wine and said: "In such a northern place, there are not many plants and animals, the weather is cold, and there is no way to grow crops, so it is difficult for people to survive." ”

"But there are natural hot springs on this island that provide the heat. People built houses around it to grow crops and raise livestock, and the fog was formed by the evaporation of the water from the hot springs. ”

"This is the northernmost island on which humanity can stand, further north than the country of the Stins and Suomirs, although it is barely a settlement of any size. ”

The captain said this, and both Mira and Kaleva looked at the captured pirates.

Ever since she had fought them on the ship, she had noticed that the composition of these pirates was very unique—they had clearly come to the East, but many of these diminutive pirates had familiar Raman faces.

And their true identities were also known by the two who were watching through the previous chat between the sage and the captain.

- This is the descendant of the Eastern conquest fleet of the Padros West.

The ocean-going navy, which set out in the summer, was delayed by various preparations and encountered a rare offshore storm, and was finally frozen in the ice sea. Shattered in the panic, the fleet that lost its flagship stubbornly pursued its goal, and eventually the remnants were defeated and captured by local pirates further south in the Great East Sea. The Kirishima was discovered by a large warship that had lost its way in the run, and more than 90 sailors and soldiers on board eventually chose to plunder others in order to make a living.

They plundered the native women of the islands further south to reproduce, and over time, they also formed their own small force in the far north of the Great East Sea where the pirates of the Great East Sea usually do not set foot.

The former ship was split into clippers and dinghys for pirates, who made a living by fishing and plundering the ships of the locals. By the time ships from the West rediscovered these remnants, 38 years had passed.

Most of the surviving Padrosi soldiers and officers have died of old age, but the obsession they left behind for their half-breed descendants has not died.

They were unaware of the fact that the Padrosi Empire had fallen into domestic chaos with the rise of the merchant class after the collapse of the ocean-going navy, and that financial and manpower problems had left them unable to send a second fleet. It was only in the obsession of "why haven't our beloved motherland been sent to rescue us so far?" that ended up depressed, and this obsession was passed on to their descendants, and over time, it deteriorated into hatred of the Lamanites.

These Kirishima pirates have become a contradictory ensemble, and as half-breeds, they are called "evil spirits" by the natives of the Far South for the sake of plundering native women, and they cannot fit in. And for the homeland that their ancestors said was incomparably beautiful but could not return, they thought that they were betrayed by them, so they also hated it extremely much.

Hatred eventually became a habit, and when the merchant class of Padrosi raised their heads and they began to send out trading ships to the East, it became a matter of course for the pirates of Kirishima to loot and kill.

The oil and water caught on the rich and defenseless merchant ships further fueled the legitimacy of this kind of behavior - and it could complete the "revenge" of the motherland that had turned its back on itself and did not come to the rescue, and it could make a profit, so why not. One hundred and fifty years later, the descendants of the crew of the Padrosi expedition are now one of the enemies of the Lamanite captains on the eastern route.

Like their own favorite satire, the pirates of Kirishima, along with the still-adrift frozen Conkisto, are the perfect mockery of the arrogance of the Padrossi to this day.

The water gradually began to clear, and the dinghy approached the entrance to the hideous island. Everyone looked up in a daze, because the entrance to this place resembled the skull of a deep-sea beast with its mouth wide open, the sharp downward stone pillars formed fangs, and the long, dim passage inside seemed to lead to the throat where the beast's stomach was located.

This is the only entrance to Kirishima Island, and it is surrounded by treacherous cliffs on all sides, and it does not have the shallows that ordinary islands have, except for this cave that can be accessed by small and medium-sized ships. Follow the current and walk a long distance to reach a mooring in an island.

The unique castle-like topography of the island is also the reason why these pirates were able to run rampant for a century or so without being wiped out by the Patrosi, who may have been a people with many virtues, but tolerance was never among them.

Even without mentioning the merchants who were burned, killed, and plundered and suffered heavy losses, even the nobles of the empire were extremely disgusted with these guys who were a mark of shame.

It's just that the pirates who have traveled thousands of miles to risk attrition and send a huge fleet to crusade against the pirates of more than 100 people in this area are a bit more than worth the loss and make a big fuss, and second, the unique terrain of Kirishima will also make them like dogs biting balls. After a long time, after several failed crusades with thunder and rain, the top brass of Padrosi made a self-deceptive statement, "Thinking of the past, even if they have only thin blood, they are my Padrosi's people, and we Padrosi are a tolerant and generous people", indicating that they want to turn a blind eye to the pirates of Kirishima.

With such a unique landform and the characteristics of the fringe area, in the case of being rejected by the large groups of outsiders, the pirates of Kirishima have formed a strong cohesion and a strong atmosphere of protecting the short. Because of the scarcity of people, they attach great importance to their people. This is also one of the reasons why Captain Francisco will want to exchange prisoners, if you change to pirates from other regions, the other party will probably tell you to tear up the ticket, because they are never short of newcomers to fill the vacant seats.

Under the special circumstances, the pirates of Kirishima have accumulated a hundred years of wealth to redeem these people. However, no matter how much they value their people, pirates are still pirates, and if they are not careful, the positions of the eight people who come and the captives will soon be reversed.

The light began to shine in.

After entering the island, the desolate scene changed and gave a little more life. There were a number of ships in maintenance on the mooring, the wooden buildings above were faintly visible with snow-covered roofs, and the ropes and wooden stairs hanging from the cliffs were the only way to their dwellings, which was the second line of defense, and Henry motioned for the Roan Maiden and Caleva to look up, and sure enough, they saw a lot of stone throwing and rolling wood beside the cliffs. Such security would cost great losses even if a foreign enemy broke in through this only exit and had to climb up to the place where they actually lived to fight it.

There were already quite a few people waiting in the shallows, and the pirates' eyeliner was placed high on Kirishima to watch out for any attack on their base camp. Their proximity was therefore entirely under the control of these men, who must have seen the ship full of captives and therefore knew the purpose of coming, so that two chests were placed around the crowd waiting in the shallows, among which was supposed to be a prepared ransom.

But I'm afraid this matter will not be as simple as buying vegetables in the vegetable market, just pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other.

"Click-" The dinghy came to a halt as the crowd began to prepare to disembark.

But just as the girl was about to pull one of the pirates to disembark, the man suddenly slammed into her without warning, "Ahh

"Poof-" The nosebleed pirate fell to the ground, but several others took advantage of the white-haired girl as a breakthrough to untie the knot and kill them again—

Apparently the fact that she was a woman and the weakness revealed by her previous distractions while paddling had made her alert to use her as a breakthrough, but what these fellows could notice, our Mr. Sage could not.

"Smack-" The connected hemp ropes were broken straight "Bang Bang!!" and then the pirates fell to the ground one by one.

Many of the pirates waiting on the opposite side of "......" drew their weapons, but they all felt a little unconfident when they looked at the sages who stood on the spot with one hand and pulled a dozen or so people to the ground.

"Why don't you remind me. Miss Loan rolled her eyes at Henry, but she also understood that her teacher's reason for doing this was to show strength and give the other party a disadvantage, so that they could understand the fact that tricks did not work in the face of overwhelming power.

It's just that it's clear that it's still very unhappy.

"Mr. Sage is such a terrible grown-up. She said through gritted teeth.

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