Volume 5 Chapter 20 The Pirate Ship The Jolly Roamer!
A dock was built in the Ferl, the Jeweled Ice Sea Domain, and a big ship was ready there.
By the way, the design, materials, and easy assembly──everything was done by Horace.
Honestly, because it was finished so quickly, the people working at the lumber mill were surprised.
"Wow! What a great ship is coming together!"
And Lucia, who looked excited while watching the ship.
She had probably finished her princess duties and came with her guards.
But those guards...
"Horace, when did you learn to build ships?"
"I had to learn because of a need. When I worked at the castle, there were refugees I couldn't help without a boat."
"But I still don't get how you learned shipbuilding..."
Ivan was amazed, Horace explained, and Leona's face looked annoyed.
...So, the guild master of 'Worldsworn' and the second-in-command are here, but they're acting as Lucia's guards.
"SS-rank adventurers as guards, huh. Lucia has really become impressive."
"If I told you that my brother called him with a single phone call, would you understand how hard it must be?"
"I understand."
"Well, it's just between you and me."
"I don't really mind... Hah."
"Ivan has had a hard time... being a hero's master is really amazing."
Because Horace's influence is so strong, in the Dragonstone Kingdom, talks about Horace and the hero group often come up, but the 'Worldsworn' SS-rank adventurers guild also has a big impact.
At least in terms of the number of people involved, they are bigger than Luster Report, and they do many different things.
Right now, starting from the luxury inn 'Sapphire Hall' in the Dragonstone Kingdom, they have bought and moved into a large mansion.
The relationship with Horace is quite friendly now, and they probably talk often on normal days.
"It's finished!"
Lucia raised a flag.
It was a black flag tied to a long pole, with an iron skull holding a gemstone in its mouth.
"Lucia, what is that?"
"It's a pirate flag!"
"Well, I see."
"That's right, it's the pirate flag of the 'Pirate Ship The Jolly Roamer'!"
"Are you serious?"
"I'm really sorryyy!"
While it's clear Horace might think she's crazy, she's not joking at all.
"Well, the Dragonstone Kingdom started as pirates!"
"Really!?"
"Yes! After finding the Great Mine of Gold World, it was used, but it all began when pirates claimed the current port town as theirs!"
"...I didn't know that."
The biggest city in the Dragonstone Kingdom is the capital, 'Jewel City Lapis,' which has the 'Great Mine of Gold World.'
And the second biggest is the 'Port Town.'
In this port town, fishing is popular, and as a result, the Dragonstone Kingdom has cheap fish.
Compared to other villages and towns, the treasure city and the port town are close, and they work together to grow their industries.
However, since the Dragonstone Kingdom is based on a large mine, it's clear it started growing as a port town.
"And the captain back then is my ancestor!"
"So that's how it is..."
"The men who sailed the vast seas to find the legendary jewel 'Too Insane, LOL Orb' ended up settling here!"
"What a disappointing story."
"Why is that so!?"
Lucia is very angry.
The naming sense is so strange that it's hard to follow, and it makes sense that such silly people would have descendants like Lucia...
In any case, Horace and the others must follow. Clearly, there's a lack of people to point out how silly this is.
"By the way, according to books and fortune-telling, that gem is likely somewhere in this dungeon."
"Heh..."
"They said there's about a 60% chance we can find it!"
"That's surprisingly high."
"Seems like people gave up after failing about 3 times."
"Isn't giving up too soon?"
"It's not too soon! It's just that the fortune-telling is probably wrong!"
"I think that's just how fortune-telling works, but is there any proof?"
"60 percent × 60 percent × 60 percent is 180 percent, isn't it?"
"──You're joking, right!?"
Ivan couldn't hold back and jumped in.
Even Horace, Nousa, and Leona were surprised by this.
Lucia holds the highest level of authority in the Dragonstone Kingdom.
He wonder if it's okay for such a top leader to act like this.
...No, it's probably fine because it's already not okay, right?
"Anyway!"
"I don't think we should ignore it."
"...Anyway!"
"Ah, yeah. Go ahead."
Maybe because her (Lucia) ancestors were pirates, her excitement is so high that her pushiness is overwhelming.
"This ship, named the Pirate Ship Jolly Roamer, aims to clear the dungeon!"
"Well, that's also my goal, so it's fine..."
"Muffufu~♪"
Lucia, happily, took out a pirate hat and put it on deeply.
Then, she pulled out the toy saber she had at her waist.
"Well then, the sails are up now."
With a big smile, she jumped to the front and struck a dramatic pose with her saber.
"Let's go~~~! You guys~~~!"
"""Ooooooooooh!"""
The lively crowd cheered.
...By the way, Horace and Ivan stayed silent.
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