Roughnecks of the sea, pirates.

A group of rogues who attack merchant ships, steal valuable cargo, sell their captives into slavery, and kill those who resist.

In some faraway countries, there is a system in which the royal family and the government tolerate pirates who attack merchant ships of other countries. They call it "privateering," and the attackers are not happy about it.

It is said that the merchant ships of the Lamode family, Prine's family, were attacked by pirates several times in the past. Each time, however, the former adventurers who were on board as escorts returned the attacks, and such incidents do not seem to happen anymore.

The Kingdom of Sukuk thrives in the dungeons of the gods and has a large number of adventurers. It is said that the number of fools who would dare to touch their ships has decreased considerably. It seems that other royal families and governments have ordered their privateers to stay away from Sukuk.

However, there are still cases that pirates of some countries who do not know about the situation, inadvertently touch the ships of adventurers, and the ships are easily attacked and sunk.

I don't know if this is such a ship or not, but Prine and I were on the deck of a sunken pirate ship.

It may be that the cave was connected to the bottom of the floor of the pirate ship, but this is the dungeon of the gods. The dungeon of the capricious gods. It's probably not worth worrying about.

I check the map in my brain.

The interior was clearly larger than the ship. The usual. The space must be twisted.

It seems that the key to the undersea gate where the Titanicco awaits is inside the pirate ship.

We went on deck and found another entrance to the cabin. We put out the propeller and move forward.

As we proceeded through the narrow passageway, we found a door on the right side. According to the map, our course is ahead. There is also a treasure chest. I open the door.

'...... Wow!
Woah!

Me and Prine are surprised. Inside, it looked like a bar. Tables and chairs were lined up in a large room, and there was a counter bar in the back.

The door closed by itself. At the same time, the sea water disappeared.

Instantly, the situation was no different from that of a bar on land.

Drinking at the table are men who look like pirates. They are not caught by the "detection". That means they are not monsters. They look human.

All eyes in the room are on us. Prine hides behind me and I step forward to protect her.

'Oh? What's up, bowdler and little girl, you adventurers?
'Get out of my way! Come here and have a drink, have a drink!

The mood is welcoming. Do you mean the good-natured pirates ......?

'This is a lovely customer. Let's go and order first.

The bartender at the counter motioned us over.

But there is no point in waiting ( ) here.

'Ra-kun ......'.
'Oh. Don't leave my side.

Holding hands with an anxious Prine, I went to the counter and sat down on an empty chair.

But Prine remains standing anxiously right next to me. She must be scared because the chair next to her is a delicate distance away and there is an old pirate guy next to her who is looking at me and smirking.

I get out of my chair and let Prine sit there where I was sitting now. I stood behind her and put my hand on her waist. Don't worry, don't be afraid. I hear Prine's reassuring breath.

The bartender on the other side of the counter, with his hair all back and a mustache, wipes his glass and asks us without looking at us.

'What would you like?

'Coffee, please. And milk for this guy.
'We don't have anything like that. We have this.

The barman puts a bottle of whiskey on the table with a thud.

I think to myself, "I've seen this exchange before. It's a theatrical promise. I never thought I would do it myself.

The barman stopped wiping his glass and looked at me,

'You're an adventurer, so you must be an adult by now, right?

In this country, you become an adult at the age of fifteen, but that's just a figure of speech. They still treat me like a child.

When I went into the bar earlier, I was called a boy and a girl.

The bartender puts down two small glasses, tilts the bottle, and pours in a murky brown liquid. I wondered if it was my imagination that I saw smoke. I can't tell if it is poison or just bad quality liquor. Both seem to be the same.

Or maybe the mage only drinks crazy herb tea?

The barman's words were a big surprise. The whole restaurant burst into laughter. What was so funny? What, a pirate joke?

I pat Prine's shoulder, who is frightened by the sound of laughter, and turn to her.

'You have a very old image of a 'mage', don't you?

Herbal tea?

Well, traditional sorcerers and wizards make herbs and teas by boiling grass and leaves in a pot.

Mages, the occupation of dungeon guilds and adventurers, do not practice such magic. It should be common knowledge for those living in this country now. .......

The barman raised his eyebrows.

'That's right,' said the barman. We've been at the bottom of the sea for nearly three hundred years now.

'What? Three hundred years?

'Yes, three hundred years ago, we were sunk, ship by ship, by a magical beast.

The barman squints his eyes and mumbles something reminiscent. I interrupted him with a, um....

Is that a long story?
'............ don't stop at times like this.'
'To be honest, I'm not really interested in pirate stories.
'You ......'



I mean, if it's a pirate ship, why is there a bartender?
'That's what I'm wondering about, or ....... at all. I'm the captain of this ship to begin with.
'The captain is a bartender?'
'Because of me, they sunk the ship. A captain is responsible for his ship.

I see. I ask further.

'You were just about to say that you were sunk by a hexenbiest, weren't you?
'Yeah. He was a big guy. I've never seen anything like it. We've been stuck in this dungeon ever since. Except--''

Captain Bartender looked at us.

'The more adventurers you entertain, the shorter your sentence will be. That's what the god of the dungeon told me.

I read the captain's breathing as he winks at me.

Slightly shallow, slightly fast breathing. Faint excitement, mockery, discretion, and superiority.

Oh, I knew it.

As I'm being convinced, there's a bang from inside the restaurant. I heard something hit the table.
The pirates are raising their mugs in their hands.
They all shouted with big smiles on their faces.

To the adventurers!
To the daredevil who ventures to the depths of the earth, to the ends of the sea, and beyond the sky!
'Here's to the gods of the dungeon!

''Cheers!

It seems they are honoring us. Regardless of how it happened, it may be similar to the "dungeon dwellers" like the Hoppers, the Fairies, and the Cat Priestesses.

The barman offers me a drink.

This is my treat. I've never taken money from a customer before.
'Huh.'

He holds the glass in his hand and raises it to his lips. Halfway through, as if I had just remembered, I asked.

'I heard there is a treasure chest here.
'Oh, that. Take it with you by all means.
''Are you sure?''
'No problem. We can't open it ourselves.

With a thud, a large treasure chest is placed on the counter table.

Here it comes.

I put down my glass, which I had not even touched in the end, and touch the treasure chest. I unlocked the trap with my sheaf skill and opened it.

'Inverness of the Demon Black!
'Pointy hat!

It contained a black Inverness coat and a triangular pointed hat.

Here we go. Both are mage gear. Both Prine and I can wear them, but I'll take them both, as we had discussed beforehand.

I equipped them immediately.


Name: Rana Prata
Human: Lv?
Mage: Lv?

H P: 292
M P: 292
Attack: 292 + 55 + 1 (eltral sword, oak staff)
Defense: 292 + 40 + 20 + 1 (Magic Black Inverness, Pointy Hat, (earrings)
Speed: 292
Techniques
Thief] Lockpicking Lv 20, Detection Lv 20, Tracking Lv20,Mapping Lv10,Covert Lv3,Treasure Hunt Lv3.
Warrior Swordsmanship Lv 27, spearmanship Lv 27, axe technique Lv27,Archery Lv27,Dual Sword Art Lv7.
Warfare techniques Guard,Charge,Attack,Zeninage,Parry,Iai.
Clown] magic trick Lv20, evasion at a moment, dance Lv5.
Martial Artist] Body Art Lv 21.
Martial Arts] Kung Chi Palm, Kikoudan, Ryuki Mato, Kasumigayeshi.
Monk] Heal: 3, Agility (Quick) / 3, Dazzle (Dazzle) / 4, Fragility (Fragile) / 3, Hypnosis (Hypno) / 3, Exorcism (Exsol) /3,Detoxification /3,Wind /4,Curse /3,Dispel /4,Heal Wind /3,Detoxification /3,Wind /4,Curse /3,Dispel /4,Heal Wind /3,Detoxification /3,Heal Wind /3,Heal Wind /3,Heal Wind /3,Heal Wind 5,Awakening "Awake" / 3,Multi-flawed "Fragile" / 4,Whirlwind "Cyclone" / 6,Regeneration "Regenerate" / 7.
4,Exploding Light Explod 5,Slow and Heavy Slowly 4,In hierarchical return Pit Back 8,Grain Sparkling Ray Photon Ray 6, New Drawing Magic Novasteel / 0.
Dokutsu] Ryujin Ken [Dragon God Sword], Double Attack [Double Attack].
Skill: [Breathing] Breathing in and out.


Inverness coat was +40, pointy hat +20.

It is about the same level of protection as the "old court vestments" that Emma gave me before, but I don't think it is low at all. I should think that I can finally get the same level of armor by the normal route, since I had to clear a special event to get that armor.

When I changed my clothes, I asked Prine to lengthen my coat and went inside. I didn't think it would be a good idea to be naked in a bar, so I went inside for a strategy meeting.

In secret, we talked.

'So far, so good.
'Yes, that's right. ......!
'Are you okay, Prine? Don't worry, I'm here.
'Uh, yeah. ......! Thank you, Mr. Ra!

Prine smiles nervously. Cute.
And since she's in her coat, Prine is naturally in her underwear.
And of course, since I'm changing, I'm in my underwear, too.

'.................. (jee)'
'.................. (jeez)'

A pair of mages staring at each other's half-naked bodies.

Prine's eyes are focused on my breasts and stomach. It's kind of itchy. I stare at Prine's big tits as much as she does. Prine's underwear, which I almost forget because it is hidden by her coat, consists of a tube top that does not cover her breasts, and a pair of very thin shorts that leave her buttocks almost completely exposed.



I rubbed her breasts and buttocks a lot yesterday.

'Um, Ra-kun ...... it ...... (pop)'.
'Oh, shoot. ......'

I'm going to end up on my inner thighs. I turn away in a hurry.
Deep breath. Deep breath. Deep breath.
Now, now.

The Inverness coat is a bit special.

First, the sleeves are removed from a regular coat. Then you have a sleeveless coat. Then you put a poncho over it that covers your arms, and you have the Inverness Coat. It is easy to move your hands. The weapons are also easy to use.

He puts the pointy hat on his head and looks back at Prine.

Nodding. We both nod.

Then he steps out of Prine's coat.

From behind the counter, the captain bartender smiles at us.

'Yes, it looks good on you,' he said.
''Thank you very much.''

I smiled back and took a glass from the table. I knew it was cloudy. I remembered that the whiskey served at our inn was a little better quality,

Behind you,

I swung my eltral sword, which had just decapitated a pirate who had raised an axe to my head.

A pirate ship sunk by a magical beast. Like the mermaid, they were victims of magical beasts, and on top of that, they were poor pirates who were trapped in a dungeon... aren't they?

I looked back at the counter and asked, to which the bartender clicked his tongue bitterly.

'd*mn! Where the hell did you find that out?

'No, I'm really sorry, but from the very beginning.

You don't mean you, too?

'I'm sorry. I was entertained.'

They weren't sunk by a hexenbiest.

They were sunk when they attacked a ship of the kingdom of Sukuk, and were summoned to the dungeon and imprisoned there, either because they incurred the wrath of the gods or were discovered by the evil gods. They are said to be released after 500 years.

Since they could not touch the treasure chest by themselves, they tried to get Rana and the other adventurers to open it. After that, they wanted to intercept it. If they gave the item to the demonologist, the 500-year sentence would be shortened.

How do I know this?

Of course, this is the information from the guild newspaper.

We already have information about what's coming next. I'm sorry to sound like an anomaly, but I think I know what they are trying to do.

d*mn! That's why adventurers these days!
They always rely on the information from the strategy!
Thanks to you, our prison terms aren't shrinking!

I'll tell you what,
'You did a lot of bad things before you died, so it's only natural.

The captain turned pale,
'Shut up, you little brat! ......I'll be d*mned if I'm going to let this happen! You bastards, get your asses in here!
''Hey!

The pirates howled. The store was filled with the sound of angry shouts.

At the same time, a great number of "monster" reactions are generated in the "detection", and the appearance of the pirates changes. Those who looked like mere humans are now rotting corpses - zombies.

The captain shouted.

Kill the boy by pulling off his coat! If you take the item to the devil, it will shorten our sentence!''
'What about the little girl?
'Of course it is! Don't eat it right now! Take your time and enjoy it first!''
''Ghee hee hee, look at those tits and buttocks, yummy--hebelooooooo!

The pirate, who was laughing in a vulgar way, was hit in the head by a playing card I threw at him.

''They all look at ...... my lover with such a dirty look!

I don't want to hear "You were looking at it too, weren't you? I am fine.

'Brace yourselves, you scum of the sea!
''I'll do the same to you!

A great number of pirates came running at us at once.

A minute later, they were all on the ground.

Weak!

Weak as I had heard. I only used my [war technique] once, and that was it. Prine didn't even use magic.

'Gosh...... d*mn it......'.
'Captain oh ...... I still can't do it. ......'
'We're the same as we were when we were human. ......'
'There's no way we can beat these adventurers who've been hiding up here. ......'

Oh, so they only have the same abilities as normal people. That's weak.

Prine just hit him with her stick and he stopped moving.

'wow wow wow wow ......'

Prine grips her wand and shivers, looking like she's just done something terrible.

The staff of Raiden has +40 attack power. That's more than the Mithril Sword. It hurts when I hit her.

And Prine herself is now a plain adventurer. She could probably win a bare-knuckle fight with a grown man now.

'Nice batting, girl. ......'

A pirate zombie faints while lying on the ground. What's with the full look on his face?

They seem to come back to life again after a while. And they're drinking bad wine again, waiting for the next adventurer to take their prey.

But thanks to the spread of the strategy information, they're probably losing battle after battle. He said his prison term is 500 years and it's been 300 years, so he's going to be losing here for another 200 years. That's a lot of work. Well, if you like to drink, you might enjoy it more than you think. It seems like you can drink and drink, but not less.



And the captain got away.

'We're going after him, Prine.
'Ha, ha! Um, I'm sorry. ......'

As I try to follow the bartender captain who disappears behind the counter, he comes after me, after he politely thanks the zombie that Prine hit. This is cute. I love it.

I stopped and turned around. I take her little chin in my hand.

'Prine.
'Yes, Ra-kun.'
'Choo'.
'Choo-choo.'
'Prine is adorable.'
'Your new clothes are very cool, too!

The fallen pirates let out a vindictive cry.

'...... Rear Death'.
'...... f*ck you.'

I have one word,
'Shut up you zombies who are not in your rear end and are hanging on.'

'...... awful'.
'...... you don't have to say that much.'
'...... mentality is going down a bit.'

The vindictive voice? Ignoring them, I enter the counter.

Sliding down the liquor cabinet, he finds a door to the back. I open it without hesitation. Immediately after,

Whoosh!

A flash flood rushes in from behind the door.

Oh, my God!
'Pyaaaaahhh!

Even though I knew it was coming, I was surprised.

'That's quite a momentum, isn't it?
'Wow, thank you, Ra-kun!

I hold on to the edge of the door and check with Prine, who is holding me in her arms.

'Are you sure you have the candy bars?
'Yes! It's in your mouth!

Nodding, we kissed one more time to motivate each other, and then we swam behind the door.





Beyond the bar was the ship again.

It was like a dance hall on a luxury liner.

The ceiling was covered with chandeliers, and they were lit up with twinkling lights. I guess they are not candles, but firelights.

The floor is a beautiful carpet. But we are in the water, and we are floating.

Our captain was floating in the center of the dance hall.

Ha-ha-ha! You've been caught in a trap, adventurers!
'No, it's just as the information says.

Captain Bartender laughed loudly, to which I calmly replied, "I'm not a bartender, I'm a bartender.

'Shut up and shut up! And fight in fear! I'll show you who I really am!''
'You're going to be a big ghost, aren't you?'
Don't spoil it!

The captain's body swelled up and was enveloped in a bright white light. The light converged and transformed into a huge ghost.

It looked like he was covered with a white sheet.

And then, from the side of the dance hall, numerous smaller ghosts emerged.

Let's do it, Prine!
Yes!

From my pocket, I took out a shell that the mermaid had given me. When I open it, the shell is enveloped in light and changes its shape.

It flutters into a scroll. It moves to my side and writes my name and Prine's name on it.

It is a party list. Yes, this is a simple party raid battle.

A giant ghost screams. It's hard to hear it, as if it's echoing.

It's been a long time since I've seen an adventurer come alone with only one party! I'll swallow your soul!

Well, they usually go back once. It seems that only one party can enter that bar.

But there is no save point at the 20th level yet, so we have to go back to the 19th level. Even though I'm a believer of "hurry up and get going," it's a hassle and above all...,

'It's a waste of time.

'What's up?

'Just the two of us, me and Prine, can get through. Of course we're here because we thought so.



The raid battle began with a giant ghost's shrill roar.