31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 375)
Kwazizizik-!
Kwazisig-!
Santos smashes the cabin where we were loaded..
“Ugh….”
Fortunately, I didn't bleed thanks to the styptic, but my thighs still hurt terribly..
“hmm? This guy….”
Santos looked at me, then suddenly came to his senses and shouted..
“Get on deck, come on.!”
“Wow-!”
Sigh…
Feeling like your stomach is turning.
I had worked at the dock at the dock, but I had never been on a ship before, so it was difficult for me to keep my balance. No, even an experienced sailor would have a hard time standing upright in these conditions..
“go! go! hurry! my assets!”
Santos and his crew shoved from behind..
It seemed that the crew of this ship had already boarded his pirate ship while rescuing other people..
I also moved quickly so as not to fall behind..
But then.
Uji string…
‘…uh?’
sinking has accelerated.
Geek…
‘Uh oh…?’
With the feeling that the world was turning upside down, my body rolled into a ball and rolled around..
Wow-!
I barely caught the threshold..
Ujijijik…
“this….”
Kwaang…
My body was sucked into the rising water. I felt like I had experienced all the misfortune that could be experienced in childhood..
‘Breathe, I have to hold my breath.’
fast rising water.
First of all, I did what I could..
‘To get out of here….’
The current was strong, and the ship continued to sink..
No matter where you look, the chances of survival are close to 0..
Until someone shows up.
“Hahaha! Santos goes.!”
“you idiot! Come back!”
“I'm going first!”
“damn….”
Someone's warmth wrapping around my body.
But I already drank too much water.
I reached out and hugged the warmth..
‘To die... no….’
lost my mind.
“you don't die.”
It was the last voice I heard before I lost consciousness..
* * *
When I woke up, the big boat was all gone. I was floating on a small board that I assumed was the wreckage..
“…uh?”
“Did you wake up??”
There was one more person on the board..
“…santos?”
“You remember me. how do you know my name?”
“Because I shouted out your name like that….”
“hmm… I thought I was so famous that even a kid like you knew about it..”
Santos was just like a cloud.
No matter what I said, it came back with a pleasant answer..
“After the storm, the sky and sea become as calm as a lie. Isn’t it amazing??”
“…we're going to die?”
Swish swish…
Santos rubbed my head..
“Why do you feel like you're going to die? why?”
“'Cause this is the ocean, we're adrift without food.”
“He's smart?”
“…….”
“But, you know what??”
Santos was lying down on a board, looking at the sky and talking..
“You and I survived that stormy, sinking ship. In that turbulent night.”
he was right.
we survived.
At a moment when the only word that came to mind was the word death, his presence brought me to life..
“It doesn't make sense for us to die in this nice weather..”
“…Then you won't die.?”
“of course.”
“Why is it so obvious….”
“It's natural, it's natural. That itself is the reason.”
I still don't know what Santos means..
“Then why did you save me??”
“Same goes for that. It's natural.”
“……I don't know what it means.”
“ha ha ha! Don't question the Sea Man's actions! Santos just did the obvious thing. ah! Don't even thank me.”
“okay.”
“…I think it's okay to be thankful. … hmm?”
I felt like my head was spinning and I fainted..
“hey!”
Because I wasn't feeling well..
The cause of the problem was not only the injury to my thighs, but also the fact that it had been a while since I had a proper meal..
“My body is like a ball of fire.”
It was painful.
The end result is that you die on a sea like this without anyone knowing..
slam…
slam…
As night fell, the waves got a little stronger..
I suddenly opened my eyes.
“Oh, did you wake up?.”
Santos was pressed against my body. He was sharing warmth.
“santos.”
“…what's the matter.”
“my name is snowfall.”
“…Oh, I didn't even ask your name..”
“okay.”
“…….”
“Don't forget, don't forget.”
He lifted my body up..
“Saying goodbye, why did I go through all that trouble, wasn’t it too much??”
“but….”
“Look over there, snowfall.”
The direction Santos is pointing is the horizon..
The point I took was the light.
“…light?”
“It is a star called the sea man..”
I listened to Santos' story while holding on to my faint spirit..
“This sea is my universe, that light is a star wandering in space.”
“…….”
I blinked, lost consciousness..
And when I open my eyes again…
“You idiot! found! Hey, everyone, come here and look down there, because the biggest idiot in the sea is flirting down there..”
“Hahaha! Captain, I expected something this time too, but I did something stupid again.!”
“What is that little boy next to you? I think I'm hurt?”
“Where's the rum? It'll get better if you put some in your mouth..”
“I'll be glad if it doesn't become as simple as you... lower the rope!”
Santos hugged me and held on to the rope..
“This….”
“welcome to my boat, snowfall.”
I set foot on a new star.
* * *
12As I grew older, I was having an unforgettable time..
“port! Turn to port! bump into!”
“Better get hit! damn snake head!”
There were times when the sea man fought against huge sea beasts..
“Hahaha! It's plunder!”
“Wow!!”
“If you resist, there will be marks on your pretty face.?”
There was a time when they preyed on the ships of wealthy people..
“Here, make it shiny..”
“huh.”
I settled in well on the boat..
Before mealtime, I helped with the cooking, swept the deck, and learned a bit of carpentry..
“Now, let’s practice looting to become a great pirate today.?”
“good.”
I healed my heart to the point where the word ‘I like’ came out of my mouth naturally..
The day Santos heard about my past, he cried..
“Ugh… I'm so sad… How can you endure something like that at such a young age?.”
“Shut up! Santos! let's get some sleep!”
“Listen, this guy is….”
I was a baby pirate.
The crew all accepted me..
The past and the serious traumas I experienced easily broke the bars of their hearts..
“But, it's really great that you saved your friend.!”
“Is it great? why? natural….”
Suddenly, what he said came to mind..
An incident that I didn't realize because it was something I had never thought deeply about..
- It's natural, it's natural. That itself is the reason.
“natural… It was work. that….”
Now I think I understand why I didn’t regret risking my life for Yurim and my friend..
“Yes, that is natural. It's difficult to take things for granted. But if you do it….”
Santos grinned..
“you too are a man.”
“man….”
I grew up on a boat..
Until I turned 15.
Santos was my captain, my teacher, and my father..
[Outspoken action inspires courage.]
[Courage does not lead to action, action leads to courage.]
[enlightenment! Awaken new abilities.]
[Continuation: Enlightens the man.]
15One day, close to Sal's birthday, I became very ill..
“Shut up….”
“I don't know the cause?”
“I think there's a problem with the horsepower. This is something I can't do anything about. You need to go to a skilled wizard..”
“…….”
Santos said goodbye to me after I got out of bed and before the boat reached land..
“new year.”
“do not do that… I don't want to leave.”
“There's something about you that's different from others. Me, I'm something different from those idiots over there.”
“That's why I have to leave?”
“You idiot, if you stay here you’ll die! Piracy is for guys like me, not guys with a future like you.!”
Santos was furious..
“You should try everything you can, right??”
“…….”
“This is just a cage for you. You are a bird bigger than the cage. I understand?”
“I am….”
“I'm not getting ready to leave, I'm getting ready to fly.”
15Sal's birthday.
I received a farewell gift from them.
They said goodbye after dropping me off on land..
“snowfall! Even if you succeed, don’t forget! Your origins are pirates!”
“Ha ha ha ha ha! That's something to be proud of. You can forget it! Things like us.”
“Don't cry and talk, idiot.!”
I stopped and looked back at them..
They had their backs to the sunset.
“Will we meet again someday??”
“…….”
“…….”
“hmm….”
At a time when everyone was silent, Santos shouted loudly..
“Even if it's not here, the sea man wanders the universe! therefore….”
He smiled with all his teeth for me..
Grinning…
“Of course, you idiot.!”
* * *
Wow…
“Buweeeek….”
The body's magic attack cycle became shorter and shorter..
They say that there is much more magic sleeping in my body than other people..
They said something would have to be done to stop the seizures, whether it was waking them up or getting rid of them..
‘body… I can't hold on any longer….’
I went there after hearing about a city where people wandering the continent gather..
Baluel.
It's the name of the city.
Sigh…
While walking around the city, I smelled someone's scent..
‘Scent? No, this is….’
It feels like a trace of someone imprinted on my soul..
I chased the woman who showed those signs..
“I….”
“…who?”
exotic appearance.
A huge greatsword carried on his back..
However, I don't know who it is.
“…no.”
“ah… huh….”
Maybe it's an illusion.
If there's anything I gained from coming to Baluel, it's that a wizard who showed interest in my symptoms appeared..
“Pack your bags, we're going to the mountain cabin..”
He was confident he could fix my problem. It turned out that he was a fairly famous wizard in the area. He had a good reputation and.
To alleviate my symptoms, I first followed him..
“Say hello formally. i am snowman.”
“It's snowing.”
snowman.
‘…I'm used to it?’
Somehow, a familiar name.
He muttered as he checked the time with a pocket watch in his hand..
‘…uh? that pocket watch….’
Not only the wizard's name but also the pocket watch was familiar. The feeling of déjà vu came all the time, but there were days when it got worse..
Just like today.
“What you do here is simple. Prepare meals so that you can sit at the table at a certain time, and clean up at a certain time. And a certain amount of time a day will be set aside for your studies. If you spend the above time faithfully, it won't matter what you do with the rest of your time..”
“Is there anything to watch out for??”
the snowman said.
“After observing your level, we will allow you to enter the lab. Before that, don't even go there..”
“All right.”
“And since I eat a lot, I prepare plenty..”
“yes.”
If you don't do it, it's okay..
Just do what you're told and that's it..
As the master of twisted positivity, I plan to protect it..
The days at the mountain cabin began.
“It's meal time.”
“okay.”
……
“It's meal time.”
“ah.”
No seizures occurred during my stay at the lodge..
They said that the magical energy I possessed stayed inside and made my body sick..
He said that if I learn the appropriate magic and take appropriate measures, my physical condition will soon return to normal..
I thought it was a good thing I chose Snowman.
I really felt it painfully..
He did not interfere with me except at certain times..
However, he paid close attention to my studies..
“Your magical power does not show aptitude for just one thing. There are as many as 4 types.”
“4egg plant….”
“It is a blessed body. Each is darkness and light, storm and blood. It's a completely different attribute, but for some reason it's seething in your body..”
I don't know why, but I just nodded when I said yes..
“There are some similarities to the attributes I have learned, so please follow my teachings carefully..”
“yes.”
Time passed again at the mansion..
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