vncnus Chapter 102 Brandish: Are you my father? Id, the unexpected father?
Chapter 102 Brandish: Are you my father? Id, the unexpected father?
Chapter 102 Brandish: Are you my father? Id, the unexpected father?
Magnolia town.
As Jiude watched Id leave, he picked up his magical communicator and whispered to his subordinates on the cruise ship, "Sail this cruise ship back. Don't obstruct anyone else from entering the port!"
"As for the storage issue on this cruise ship?"
"You should move the ship that's docked in Harugion for now. We probably won't need it for a while."
Jiude explained the handling of the cruise ship to his subordinates.
"Yes, ma'am."
On the cruise ship, the crew members belonging to the Heartfilia family looked bewildered. They didn't quite understand why Mr. Jiude had spent hundreds of billions of J to buy this super-large cruise ship, but then didn't use it at all.
However, they expressed their understanding and respect, since there were too many things they didn't understand anyway, and most importantly, Mr. Jude's orders had never gone wrong, and each time they brought huge profits to the Heartfilia family.
"Are mages really that powerful in combat?"
Jiude muttered to himself.
Yes, the strength that Id displayed directly shattered Jiude's long-held worldview.
Before meeting Id, Jud always thought that although the Archmage was very strong, he was not invincible.
But now, Jiude was secretly pondering whether he should replace all the bodyguards around him with archmages.
After all, it's too unsafe for him to have so much property at home.
Yes, this is the problem that arises from Leila protecting Jiude too well.
It wasn't that no mage had ever tried to take advantage of the Heartfilia family before, but Leila had secretly dealt with them all.
A group of mages who had invaded the Heartfilia family, intending to rob them, exclaimed: "What do you mean this woman can open three Celestial Spirit Gates of the Zodiac simultaneously?!" (The most powerful Celestial Spirit Mages on the surface in Ishgar can only open a maximum of two gates at a time.)
Leila: "You seem to have misunderstood something. It's not that I can open three Zodiac Protoss Gates at the same time; it's that I only have three Zodiac Protoss Keys."
cough cough.
The next morning.
On the calm sea, a cargo ship fully loaded with goods is slowly moving forward.
"Um?!"
On the deck of the cargo ship, a middle-aged man with a stubble and unkempt appearance was taking a sip from a tin flask filled with rum.
He would occasionally stretch out his rough, large hands, enjoying the feeling of the sea breeze, thoroughly enjoying himself.
But the gathering dark clouds in the distance abruptly interrupted his pleasant mood, prompting him to curse angrily: "Damn it, the weather at sea is as unreliable as a woman's mood."
After saying this, the man carefully put away his wine jug, tucking it into his chest as if he were hiding some treasure, and reluctantly returned to the cabin.
"First Mate, why have you stopped keeping watch?!"
The middle-aged man's return to the cabin immediately attracted the attention of the other crew members. One of the sailors, who was often away at sea and was quite familiar with the man, couldn't help but ask him a question.
"The world is about to change."
"You guys, all of you better get your act together."
"If anything goes wrong with this shipment, we'll all be bankrupt."
The first mate, who had finished his morning exercise early, shouted a stern warning to the crew members in the cabin.
The warning immediately roused everyone, who nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, sir."
"That's more like it."
The first mate smiled and said, "I need to go to the captain's cabin to report to the captain."
"Yes, ma'am."
Upon hearing this, the crew members nodded in unison.
Captain's cabin.
"Yo."
"Ryan, you're here?!"
Captain John yawned as Ryan walked in, casually placing the wine bottle in front of him.
"John, we're not pirates anymore, we can't drink anytime, anywhere."
Seeing John's drunken state, Ryan couldn't help but remind him.
"No problem! No problem!"
John stretched, seemingly not taking Ryan's words to heart.
"boom!!"
Just as Ryan was about to say something to John, the huge cargo ship first roared, and then a violent tremor immediately followed, causing Ryan and John, who were in the captain's cabin, to fall to the ground.
"What happened?!"
Upon seeing this, Ryan and John's expressions flashed with panic before they rushed out of the captain's cabin in unison.
When the two arrived outside the captain's cabin, they saw a giant octopus, hundreds of meters long, using the suckers on its eight tentacles to climb onto the deck of the cargo ship.
"Oh no! It's a monster!"
When Ryan and John saw the giant octopus, their expressions changed drastically. They immediately called to the crew, shouting, "Quickly, use the cannons! Bomb this monster off our ship! Once it climbs onto the deck, it will be too late!"
"good!"
Upon seeing the tense expressions on their first mate's and captain's faces, the crew immediately brought out their magic pistols and cannons from the cabin, then went to the edge of the bow and began firing at the monsters below.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
In an instant, a multicolored magic circle lit up from the bow of the cargo ship, and dozens of beams of light instantly formed.
Within this radiance were lightning, fire, ice, gale, and rock—dozens of dazzling elemental magic spells that immediately descended upon the beast's body.
"roar?!"
In an instant, the monster was writhing in pain, nearly falling off the bow of the ship into the sea.
"Hahaha!"
"Damn monster, have you seen our power yet?"
Upon seeing this, the crew members excitedly waved their arms and laughed loudly at the monster, saying with great enthusiasm.
Well, just from these military weapons, one can see just how thorough John and Ryan's preparations were before setting sail, considering they were former pirates who were now a cargo ship captain and first mate!
The firepower they prepared was almost comparable to that of a small squad of the Magic Knights under the royal command of the Kingdom of Fiore.
With thorough preparation and excellent teamwork, even an S-class monster can be defeated by the combined efforts of the group.
Unfortunately, this octopus-like monster, hundreds of meters long and comparable to a small mountain, was far more powerful than a typical S-class monster when it was in the ocean, and the crew members' teamwork was not particularly smooth.
Therefore, in the beginning, the crew could take the initiative and gain an advantage by unleashing a barrage of firepower, almost causing the octopus monster to fall into the sea from the bow of the ship. However, the crew, who did not know how to adapt, soon ran out of ideas.
After figuring out the level of firepower released by the crew, the octopus monster actually set up a magic circle and used seawater to create a cloak that could cover its entire body!
This outer layer helped the octopus monster ignore all fire and rock-type magic. It used its massive size to withstand lightning strikes and continued climbing.
"We're doomed!"
"Our magic isn't working."
"Run!"
After realizing that their weapons were almost ineffective against the octopus-like monster, the crew immediately discarded their weapons and ran towards the deck at the rear.
"Hold on! Hold on!"
Upon seeing this, the first mate and captain immediately panicked. They kept shouting, but the crew members were terrified by the monster and dared not go forward.
"boom!"
It was only after the octopus monster discovered that the crew had scattered and the pressure above its head had suddenly eased that it shuddered, its eight tentacles thrusting upwards, sending it directly into the sky, and finally landing steadily on the cargo ship's deck with a series of ear-piercing roars.
"We're doomed."
"Everything's ruined!"
The first mate and captain of the cargo ship looked at the monster that had finally climbed onto the deck, and despair immediately welled up in their eyes.
Well, once that monster gets on the deck, their fate is pretty predictable.
"roar!"
However, just as the octopus monster was waving its eight legs, preparing to have a feast, it suddenly paused, its pupils revealing a human-like disbelief.
Immediately afterwards, the octopus monster was enveloped from the inside out by a powerful icy aura, instantly turning into countless ice crystals and disappearing before everyone's eyes.
Instead, a young man in his thirties was sitting on the deck of their cargo ship, looking as if he had just woken up.
"?!"
"This sea is really dangerous."
"It was just a short nap, and this beast ate it."
The young man who emerged from the octopus monster's body said this.
"That octopus monster has disappeared?!"
On deck, the crew members said, bewildered.
"It wasn't that the octopus monster disappeared on its own; it was killed by the young man in front of us."
The experienced first mate shook his head, looked at the young man with apprehension, and said in a low voice.
"Killed?"
"Are you kidding me?"
"That monster was as big as a small mountain, how could it possibly have been killed?"
The crew members all looked on incredulously.
"What's impossible about it?!"
At this moment, Captain John took a wooden stick and began to beat each of the useless crew members.
"hiss."
The intense pain jolted the nerves of every crew member present, causing them all to gasp in shock.
Well, old John didn't show any mercy just because he had survived the ordeal; he was furious because the crew had deserted without permission.
If he were still a pirate captain back then, he would have slaughtered all these good-for-nothings and thrown them into the sea to feed the fish.
After making sure every crew member was conscious, Old John continued, "Without a doubt, the young man standing before us is a mage. And a mage of immense power, one we absolutely cannot afford to offend! You all better be discerning and don't provoke him."
"Yes, ma'am."
The crew members all nodded, not daring to refute.
"that."
Just as Old John was instructing the crew, the man who had been swallowed by the octopus monster finally spoke.
"My benefactor, please speak."
Old John quickly moved closer to the man and asked with a smile.
"Prepare a room for me, I want to take a shower, and also prepare a clean set of clothes and a delicious lunch."
The young man who killed the monster, who was also Id, who was dozing on the ice and was ambushed by the octopus monster, took out a gold coin from his pocket and tossed it to Old John, saying softly, "This is for the fee."
"How could we possibly accept your money?"
Old John waved his hands repeatedly, he dared not accept money from the Archmage.
"Take it if it's yours."
Id smiled, displaying an air of wealth and arrogance.
Well, he's considered a rich man now.
"OK."
Old John nodded, carefully accepting the gold coins, then called to the crew beside him, "A bunch of clueless fools, hurry up and take our savior to take a bath and change his clothes!"
"Well."
"Okay, okay."
At Old John's command, the crew immediately took Id to the cabin to shower and change clothes.
To Id's surprise, the cargo ship even had a sauna and bathhouse, high-end facilities that are usually only found on cruise ships, which was a pleasant surprise.
"ah."
"After a whole day at sea, being able to take a hot shower is wonderful."
After taking a sauna for a while, Id soaked in the huge bathtub and let out a sigh of relief.
Not only that, old John also brought Id champagne and fresh fruit for him.
Well, frozen meat is not uncommon on this sea, but fresh fruits and vegetables are rare. Crew members can only enjoy them during resupply periods.
Even if there were magic to preserve it, it was only supplied to the captain, first mate, and others.
After soaking and drinking to his heart's content in Id, he sat on the deck, enjoying the sea breeze while eating the luxurious seafood feast that Old John had specially prepared for him.
"So, how far is it from here to the western continent of Arakidasia?!"
As Ide stuffed various kinds of seafood into his mouth, he asked the captain in front of him.
"It's about 10,000 nautical miles away."
Old John made some calculations and said cautiously.
"Only 10,000 nautical miles left?!"
"Well, I'm actually pretty fast."
Id smiled; he was quite confident in his speed.
If this were on land, and Idris were to run at full speed, he could actually be even faster.
"Well."
Are you traveling to the Western Continent?
"As it happens, we also come from the continent of Ishgar and are preparing to deliver goods to the western continent of Arakidasia. If you don't mind, you can come with us."
John asked cautiously.
Well, old John had his own plans. If they could travel with Id, their sea voyage would be a sure thing.
"No, no, no."
"I'm in a bit of a hurry."
"I will arrive at the Western Continent of Aragidasia first thing tomorrow morning."
"If I were to travel with you, it would be very pleasant, but all my plans would be disrupted."
Id waved his hand gently, indicating that he appreciated Old John's kindness.
"what?"
"What did you say?!"
"You'll receive the Western Continent by tomorrow morning?"
Old John was somewhat bewildered. This place was less than 10,000 nautical miles from the Western Continent of Arakidasia, not 1,000 or 100 nautical miles. How could it have been covered in just one day?!
"ah."
"I'm full, I'm full."
Ide patted his belly after finishing his meal, then looked up at the dark clouds gathering in the sky not far away.
"Since I've enjoyed your delicious food, I'll help you out one last time."
Id knew that his gold coin was definitely not worth the seafood feast, so he planned to help the kind cargo ship captain out one last time before leaving.
"help me?"
At this point, old John still didn't know what Id was going to do.
"suck."
Just as Old John was pondering, Id suddenly opened his mouth wide and swallowed all the magical particles floating in the atmosphere within a one-kilometer radius.
"Buzz".
At the same time, a magic circle bearing the image of a dragon's head immediately formed in front of Id.
"The Roar of the Ice Dragon!!"
In an instant, a roar carrying boundless power, powerful enough to cause mountains to collapse and the earth to split, was suddenly released from Id's mouth. In the blink of an eye, it tore through the sky, froze the nearby sea, and finally landed on the dark clouds gathering in the sky.
"boom!!"
The roar at that moment carried a biting chill, making every crew member on the cargo ship stiffen. By the time they came to their senses, the dark clouds that had gathered in the sky had already disappeared, leaving only scattered ice crystals mixed with snowflakes falling from the sky, creating a northern landscape on this shipping route in the warm and tropical waters.
"It's time to go!"
After shattering the brewing typhoon not far away with a roar, Id waved to Old John and the others who were dumbfounded behind him, and then jumped into the sea, landing on the frozen surface of the water affected by the aftershocks of his roar.
"Bang!"
Then, as Ide slightly pressed down with his feet, the ice beneath his feet immediately became covered with jagged cracks.
"boom!"
As Ide used the power from beneath his feet to disappear into the sky once again and fly towards the Western Continent, the ice beneath his feet immediately shattered into pieces, turning into a mixture of ice and water. Fortunately, the ice was very fragmented and would not hinder the cargo ship's progress.
"Is this even human?"
"It seems that our understanding of this world is still too shallow."
On the cargo ship, even though Old John and Ryan had traveled all over the country and seen a lot, they were still stunned by the strength that Id had shown.
You see, they had met figures of the rank of Grand Master of the Magic Knights before, but in their eyes, the Grand Master of the Knights, who had defeated their former pirate ship captain with a wave of his hand and was invincible, seemed insignificant compared to Id.
Two days later.
early morning.
The sun has just risen.
In a port controlled by the Alvarez Empire on the western continent of Arakidasia, there were few ships and few people.
"boom!"
Just then, accompanied by a whooshing sound from above the port, a young man sliced through the air and landed steadily on the ground from the distant clouds, creating a ten-meter-wide crater in the earth beneath his feet.
"We've finally arrived."
This young man was none other than Id, who continued on his way after bidding farewell to Old John and the others.
Because Id set off in such a hurry that he forgot to bring a compass, he was completely unable to distinguish east from west on the vast sea at night.
Therefore, whenever Id noticed the sun setting and the sky beginning to darken, he would go to sleep, and then set off again after dawn and waking up.
This resulted in Id arriving on the continent of Arakidasia a day later than planned.
"The next step is to find people."
As Yide spoke, he took out the letter that Jiude had given him from his pocket and fixed his gaze on the several crew members at the port who were already dumbfounded.
"Excuse me."
Idris gave what he thought was a friendly smile and asked the crew members.
"Um, we didn't see anything!"
"Please, please don't kill us!"
The crew members, seeing Id walking straight towards them, broke out in a cold sweat and said in a panic.
"what?"
Ide's eye twitched slightly. Was he really that scary-looking?!
This is so heartbreaking.
Crew member: "You don't look scary, but the scene of you smashing a huge crater in the ground was really scary."
After a friendly interaction between Id and the kind crew members, the helpful crew immediately told Id exactly where on the mainland his village, where Grame lived, was located!
Not only that, someone even gave Id a map of the western continent of Arakidasia.
"There are still more good people than bad in this world!"
"They're so enthusiastic, so incredibly enthusiastic!"
With a map in hand, Id began his journey across the western continent of Arakidasia.
"That's a monster."
The crew members watched Id's departing figure and breathed a sigh of relief.
Another day has passed.
Having made a point of resting for a night in a nearby town and tidying himself up, Id finally arrived at the town where Grame lived.
After asking the kind townspeople for information, Id appeared in front of the not-so-large wooden house.
"Cough cough."
Id coughed lightly twice to clear his throat before gently knocking on the Grammys' door and waiting patiently outside.
According to Id's inquiries into the Grame family, Grame is not having an easy time these days. Besides working, she has to take care of her young child alone every day. As for where Grame's husband is?!
The townspeople didn't mention it much, so Id didn't ask any further questions.
Who is it?
Just as Id was pondering, the door of the wooden house in front of him was gently pushed open a crack.
Peering through the crack, Id could see a mischievous girl with short, emerald-green hair cautiously peering at him through the door.
"What an interesting little guy."
Looking at the wary little girl, Ide couldn't help but smile slightly.
"Are you my father?"
After examining Id for a moment, the girl asked this question.
"What did you say?"
This time it was Id's turn to be stunned.
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