The 31 ships of Cusio's fleet and the 25 ships of Gormes' fleet lined up on either side of the ship, set sail and began to move together.
　Finally, the war has begun.

'Aren't you going to manipulate the wind again to stop that side of the ship, Magnus?
As a matter of fact, I already do.

　As Aria pointed out, I pulled out the "Sea Breeze Bell" from my pocket.

"What is the meaning of this?
They must have gotten their hands on the Sea Wind Bell.

　Maybe Nevis' messenger was watching how I defeated Captain Manganese.
　And if he is a Cuzio, he has the resources to obtain the Bell of the Sea Breeze to counter it.
　If that's the case, then it makes sense that I can't control the wind now. The effect of the magic item was offset by the fact that both parties gave contrary orders.

The only thing that can be done is to stop them. "Well, in any case, the difference in strength is such that just stopping them won't really shake their advantage.
Is that how it works?
Picture an assault on a fortress with only a dozen or so men.
'Uh....'

　Aria, who has made a point of it, gives me a "but I don't want to convince you" kind of look.
　I say to her to reassure her.

The legs of the ship over there are irrelevant. What matters is the legs of this ship.

　At the same time, he rubbed the "Marid's Bracelet" on his left arm.

　Instantly, the Sea Eagle begins to move at an uncommon speed.

　It was as if it were gliding across the water, and with that speed and momentum, it was charging into the enemy fleet.
　This is truly an uncommon speed. This is not the way a ship would move at all.
　Aria and Chocolat let out a scream of "yikes" and "wow". I had mentioned this to all of them beforehand, but I guess they couldn't help but be amazed at the unimaginable speed of the ship. The men of the sea, from Captain Barbas on down, who are accustomed to roughing it, are also rolling their eyes.

The first thing you need to know is that this is Maride-san's power.
Yes.

　I nodded my head to Chocolat, who was somewhat jealous and admiring.

　Marid was the name of a new golem made by Bazelfr-Honestly.
　It was synthesized from two valuable "magic items" that I had unearthed in the ruins of Aravana in preparation for our activities in Kasiou.
　That's right, it is a special magical creature (guardian) whose entire body is made of water, and while it can't show much performance on the ground, it has unparalleled strength in the water.

　It is now hovering at the bottom of the "Sea Eagle" and moving at a speed that is unbelievable in the water.
　Through my bracelets, it has received orders and is now active.
　The ship's unusual speed had a reason for this.

　Although there is still some distance between us and the enemy fleet, I can tell from their hurried movements that they are fuming.
　They must be astonished to see our unusual speed.
　But I don't care if they are or not, I'm going to let them charge at me.

　They are in the process of spreading out their wings to encircle us, stretching their fleet from side to side.
　Then I let them charge into Golmes' fleet, which is probably more vulnerable.
　I'm not going to be able to get to the bottom of it, but I'm going to be able to get to the bottom of it, and I'm going to be able to get to the bottom of it, and I'm going to be able to get to the bottom of it.

"This is our moment, okay?

　I turn around and call out to my two sisters, who have been standing there reverently the whole time.
　They're Nadia and Salima.
　They are the sisters of a high-level wizard and a monk.
　I used the Town Gate to meet up with them when they stopped at Barombo Island.

"You can count on me, Lady Magnus.
We will do everything in our power to atone for the sins we have committed and to repay the lives we have saved.

　The sisters finally looked up as they declared this.

　The Gormes' fleet was already in sight.
　Fire arrows were being fired at once, and a red downpour of rain was about to fall on the Sea Eagle.
　My sister, Salima, saw this and chanted the scriptures as we had discussed.

"God says, 'Thou shalt not be troubled. "God says, 'I give thee grace to repel thee from trouble.

　It is an anti-arrow spell that can be used by monks.
　It grants a spell of protection to those around him, keeping out any arrows fired by inexperienced archers (specifically, those 10 levels below Salima).
　Salima is level 18; that would mean that it nullifies the arrows of any combatant below level 8.
　And unless you're a very old soldier (veteran), you wouldn't have reached that level.

　In fact, the arrows of the rain deflected to the side of the "Sea Eagle" as if it were a lie.
　Every now and then a stiff arrow would fly through the air without regard to Salima's protection, but Barbas and his crew would slash it down or splash seawater on it as it stabbed into the deck.
　Of course, Chocolat does a great job of protecting the women, including Aria, Nadia and Salima.

　I start chanting the spell with relief.
　Nadia also chants alongside me.
　Now, counterattack!

Fran y Ren el!
Tilt-ha-un-del-e-len!

　I was firing my Fire IV and Nadia's Thunder II at the throats of the enemy ships.
　Their power is not comparable to that of an arrow, and they bring enemy ships to a roaring halt one after another. In particular, mine is a massive firepower that can sink an enemy ship with a single spell. The crew of the enemy ship can't stand it, and they jump from the sinking ship into the sea.

All around you are the enemy. I'm not afraid of you, Nadia.
"Yes, Mr. Magnus!

　We rammed into the middle of the Gormes fleet, shooting and shooting and shooting at the enemy ships sailing in all directions at random.

'What the hell, these guys!
'This is a huge fleet of over fifty ships!　There's only one ship over there!
Funny, huh?　This is absolutely crazy, right?

　The sailors and combatants of the enemy ship panic, and finally some of them cry out.
　It was a panic of right and left, with bows and arrows that were almost ineffective.
　I thought I caught a glimpse of Golmes himself among them - well, it didn't matter.
　I can only hope that that flaccid bellied man doesn't drown when he's thrown off the sinking ship.

　With Salima whipping away the arrows, me and Nadia clearing our path, and Marid carrying the Sea Eagle at high speed, we easily broke through the center of the Gormes fleet.
　We then tried to move back into the hinterland of the Cuzio fleet.
　But these guys, composed of skilled pirates, were great.
　They were in a class of their own compared to the Gormes.
"When the Sea Eagle attempted to break through the center, they responded with a counterattack, and moved into a formation and position to wait for us to come out behind the Gormes' fleet.
　I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do anything about it.

"So it's Cuzio and his minions to be feared. It's a shudder to think that this is a proper naval battle.

　I thought it was priceless.
　But this wasn't a "proper naval battle" or anything like that.

"Don't get shaken off, guys!

　I rubbed my Marid's bracelet and shouted to my friends.
　Slightly later, the Sea Eagle rocked wildly from side to side.
　Mareed, who is in the water, took my orders and instead of driving the Sea Eagle straight and fast, he sent her careening through the air at high speed.
　The ship's unbelievable and impossible maneuverability allowed it to evade the magical attacks of the Cuzio fleet - or rather, to keep them off target - in a bizarre move.

　And then, without fear, we rushed into the middle of the Cuzio fleet.
　The "Rough Eagle" is advancing at high speed, weaving its way through the swarm of enemy ships.

　We are now in our own space.

　The wizards on the enemy ship couldn't just aim at us with their fire.
　If they aimed at us, if they evaded us, they would be firing at our allies.
　On the other hand, we are the opposite. We were surrounded by enemies, so all we had to do was shoot at random.
　It was difficult to accurately chant a spell on a turbulent ship, but I've mastered the spellcasting technique. Nadia and Salima are even more advanced, mastering the art of spellcasting excellence. I'm sure you'll be pleased with the results.
　I'm sure you've heard of them.

That's what I'm talking about.
'Oh...'
That's one word for it...

　Cuzio's crew, pirates in true pirate form, were thrown off their hats by the extraordinary fighting power of the Sea Eagle, and gradually lost the will to fight.
　So we broke through the enemy's lines again without any trouble, and caught sight of the Balcon class.
　This is the flagship of the Cuzio fleet.
　The flagship of the Cuzio fleet, in other words, the Cuzio's ship.

"Now we meet, but not quite.

　I stood at the bow of the "Sea Eagle" and looked for him.
　He too was standing at the bow of the flagship, with his hands raised in the air with a dumbfounded look on his face.
　A large scar on his cheek, unbecoming of his baby face, was drawn up.

'I've got it, Magnus. I - no, I've lost. So will you let my men off the hook?
"Ho. You're a much kinder man than I thought, Cuzio - no, no, I'm not a zealot, I'm a merchant.