Pirate: It’s not a phantom beast, it’s a phantom god!

Chapter 125: Fly Again (Two in One)

"I've heard the plan, but Miss Ossi, are you sure you want to use this method?"

"We can definitely ask Jin to take us to the so-called 'Emperor Cloud' just like we did when we came here."

When Wright heard the solution offered by the tavern owner, his legs trembled.

Isn’t this the blind cat catching a dead mouse method in the ship’s log?

It's just that the cat is not blind now.

But using that ocean current to throw the people and the boat all into the sky... Is this some kind of suicide method unique to this place?
"Yes. We will take this ship to Sky Island this time."

Ossi's tone was serious, without his usual cheerfulness.

Only at this time would everyone see a trace of La's shadow in her and remember that she was La's sister.

"I have no objection." Oubey spoke first.

"That's fine with me." Next came Jhin.

"And even if something unexpected happens along the way, I can catch you."

"Except Ossie," he added.

But unexpectedly, this time Osi did not talk to Jhin anymore, but instead stroked the strange poles on the boat.

"Oh~Okay then."

Seeing that the three cadres had spoken, Wright and others had no choice but to obey, and then began to move the purchased supplies onto this strange-looking ship.

……

10:58 am, in the waters east of Gaya Island.

"Shi, isn't it time yet? When exactly does that 'Sky-High Current' come?"

Wright, the navigator, and the ship's doctor were standing on the deck, their hands unconsciously gripping the poles out of nervousness.

"Don't worry. The guy at the bar said he'll show up this morning, so he'll definitely show up."

At this time, Ossi was standing on one foot on the top of a pole, with his hands on the pergola and looking around.

On the sea not far away, a large pirate ship was floating quietly in front of them.

The pirate ship with a dog's head carved on the front of the bow was the flagship of the Hound Pirates that Ossi and his friends had robbed at the beginning. Now that it was useless, they gave it to the tavern owner.

After all, I heard from the hooded elf on the ship that the guy even sold his own tavern to raise money to repair the ship, and now is the perfect time to compensate him.

Such a large and intact ship could be sold for the price of a tavern.

However, when Ossi handed the boat to the tavern owner, the guy named Fryhail looked at the boat in a very strange way and was very reluctant to board the boat.

Finally, under the urging of everyone, he reluctantly got on the boat, and then walked in front to lead Osi and the others to the target sea area.

Now they have been staying here for nearly an hour, but the people who should have arrived have not arrived yet.

This made the already frightened Wright trio feel even more psychologically tortured as they waited for their execution at three o'clock in the afternoon.

"Huh? That's..."

Just when Wright couldn't help but go to the side of the ship to relieve himself, he suddenly found a dark area in his field of vision.

"Night" is approaching from the east.

But before anyone could react, they heard loud shouts from the opposite boat.

"Quick! Follow up!"

"That's Jidiyun!"

On the Hound Pirates' flagship, the tavern owner was shouting at the top of his lungs, his hands to his mouth.

At the same time, the pirates around him were waving flags to let Osi and the others follow.

The voices of ordinary people can easily be blurred by the howling sea breeze and cannot be transmitted very far.

But Laika just wanted to shout out.

Not only him, but also Fryhail beside him and other pirates on the ship were shouting.

The hoarse shouting seemed to vent out all the repression and unwillingness accumulated over the years.

"Quick! Follow up!"

"It's right ahead! Our destination is right ahead!!!"

On the boat, seeing the flag signal, Ober pushed aside the navigator who was still staring at the "night" in the distance, and decisively grasped the rudder and turned.

Even though she had some complaints about Osi's insistence on using this method with an unknown success rate, since the other party had made the decision, as Osi's sister, she would carry it out decisively.

This peculiarly shaped boat is heading straight towards its destination.

……

Finally, after a tense and depressing voyage, the boat arrived right below the Jidi Cloud.

At this time, the sky was completely obscured, and it was as dark as a solar eclipse.

"Goooo~"

"I-are we here yet?"

The navigator asked with a stutter, he still couldn't react.

"That should be the case. I see there's no movement on the ship opposite."

"This should be where the ocean current will appear."

Wright took a deep breath. Knowing that he was about to be blown to pieces, he calmed down and even wanted to smoke a cigarette.

Just as he loosened his hand that had been holding the pole due to nervousness and was about to reach into his pocket, he suddenly felt his body shift.

Then the entire ship began to deflect uncontrollably, and an unimaginably huge whirlpool was tearing their ship apart.

Unable to stand steadily, he had to grab the poles tightly with both hands again. Now he finally understood why those people installed so many wooden poles on the deck.

"Damn it, what's going on? Why is the ship out of control?!"

"It's a whirlpool! What a huge whirlpool! We've been caught in the whirlpool!!"

"It's so dark! I can't see anything!"

"What should I do?! What should I do now?!"

The ordinary trio who had just calmed down saw this scene that seemed like a complete change of heaven and earth. The composure they had managed to maintain was immediately shattered and they began to shout and scream uncontrollably.

"Don't panic! Hold on to what's around you."

"This is a sign of a rising ocean current. It will disappear in a moment!"

Seeing this, the tavern owner and others not far away immediately explained loudly.

They were at the outermost edge of the vortex at the moment and were not affected at all.

But their clenched hands showed that they were not as calm as they looked at the moment.

Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened to Laika. The huge vortex did not last long and disappeared abruptly, just as it appeared abruptly.

Everything went just as he planned.

The sea surface became calm again, and even the sea breeze stopped, as if nothing had happened.

Wright and the others collapsed on the deck in fear, their legs completely powerless.

This terrifying and suffocating feeling of being trapped in the center of a natural disaster was something they had never experienced even in the New World.

……

"Hey."

"Red-haired brat."

"This is the best we can do to get you here."

On the calm sea, the tavern owner was standing at the bow not far away, speaking calmly with his arms folded across his chest.

There was no sea breeze or waves at this time, so his words could reach Ossi's ears clearly.

"The ocean current is about to arrive. It's time to say goodbye."

"Wish ya'll good luck."

After saying this, he turned his back, stretched out his arms and raised his thumbs like Ossi did before.

The same thing happened to Fryhail and others in front of him. They turned their backs and gave thumbs up at the same time.

This is the silent blessing and farewell from this group of men.

"We must find Sky Island, kid!"

After leaving these words, Laika directly gave the order to return. They must hurry to get out of the range of the surging ocean current.

.........

boom! ! !
Ten minutes later, with a loud bang, an extremely wide column of water rushed up from the bottom of the sea.

Osi and her friends' red boat also made great progress and successfully rode the upward current directly into the sky.

They are currently sailing vertically upwards along the water column! "Waaaaaah!"

"This, this is...!"

"Hold on to the rudder! Don't let go!"

"Hold the sails! Let this upward wind carry us above the clouds!"

"Hold on tight to the boat, don't fall off!"

“It’s flying! It’s really flying!”

On the sea in the distance, the tavern owner and others watched the small boat soaring into the sky quietly without saying a word.

But at this moment, their fists were clenched tightly, and they were not even aware that blood was seeping out.

[We must succeed, we must succeed!]
[Please!]
Despite his apparent calm, the innkeeper's heart was already wailing, and scenes from the past surfaced in his mind - the high-spirited voyage, the smooth adventure, the fearless flight, and the regrettable and dismal ending...

The faces of his companions now appeared in his mind one by one.

[Comaro, Grissom, Victor, Volko, White... and the Wings of Liberi.]
[Everyone, please watch carefully, and watch the continuation of our dream!]
"Oh no! Senior!"

Fryhail's panicked voice suddenly broke in.

"The power of the sky-high current doesn't seem to be enough!"

"They're falling!"

"what?!"

Breaking free from his memories, the man named Christer Leka opened his eyes wide and looked at the small boat in the air.

At this time, the red boat was only a short distance away from the bottom of the Jidi Cloud, but the strong ocean current had already begun to recede, and the speed of the boat was also decreasing rapidly!

This time the ocean current is not powerful enough!
If this continues they will definitely fall back into the sea!!!

[what to do?]
[Failed?!]
[Why?]
"how so?!"

"hateful!"

"Why? We've already reached the final step."

"It was so close to success!"

Laika rushed to the bow and gripped the railing with her bloody hands.

Looking at the red boat gradually losing power and starting to fall, his eyes were bloodshot!
He wanted to do something, but found that he could do nothing and could only watch!

Just like back then!
Failed……

Even though I had risked everything, even bet everything I had, I still failed...

Once again, and for the last time, I failed...

Finally, looking at the boat that was irreversibly falling, Laika seemed to have her soul sucked out of her, and she collapsed to the ground in a daze.

Not only him, but everyone on the boat seemed to have lost all their strength and fell to their knees.

Some people couldn't help but cover their faces and cry out loud.

Dreams, companions, hopes... everything they have will be shattered again with the fall of that small boat.

[Fly!]
[Please! Fly!!!]
[This is our last chance! So it doesn’t matter who it is! It doesn’t matter what it is!]
[Let him fly again!]
[Oh God!!!]
……

On the red boat.

"Everyone! Hold on tight to what's around you and don't let go. I'll fly you out!"

Jhin has now transformed into a pterosaur, ready to transport everyone away.

A pitch-black membrane wing of more than ten meters stretched out in the air. The first people he rescued were the Wright trio, who would be in great danger if they fell from this height.

But just as he was about to catch Wright, he suddenly saw a red figure rushing towards the bow of the ship at high speed, and then jumped down!

"Ossie! What are you doing? Come back here!"

Jin flew over quickly and saw Ossi clinging tightly to the bow chain, her hair flying in all directions in the strong wind.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but the ends of those red hairs seem to be emitting a faint light.

"No!"

"It's not the last moment yet! It's not time to give up!"

"I can still hear them, hear them shouting!"

Now Osi could clearly hear the cries of the souls on the sea below!
"Don't waste time, jump on my back now, we're about to fall back to the surface!"

"No, this is the agreement between me and them!"

"I must take this ship with me to Sky Island!"

"you!"

Osi didn't say anything else, but closed his eyes and concentrated on feeling the throbbing coming from his soul.

Boom!
Boom! !

Boom! ! !
This is the sound of heartbeat and the beating of the soul!

At this moment, her soul seemed to resonate with the souls of Leica and others below. Those passionate emotions were crossing the sea and the sky, violently hitting her chest!

[It doesn’t matter who it is! It doesn’t matter what it is!]
[Let him fly again!]
[Oh God!!!]
……

"Ah."

"I heard your calls."

Ossie whispered softly.

"You have proven that even without wings, ordinary people can fly."

"So, leave it to me!"

"Leave the rest to me!!!"

"I can……"

The subtle sound crossed the space and resounded deep in everyone's soul.

Laika and others on the sea suddenly raised their heads miraculously and looked at the sky.

They seemed to have heard the response from God just now.

"I can……"

"You will..."
"With your dreams..."

"With our dreams..." *n
“It’s flying high!!!”

"High, fly..."
As if something had ignited, everyone on the sea suddenly stood up and roared towards the sky, towards the ship of their dreams, with all their strength:
"Come on! Little red-haired devil!"

"This is what we agreed to do!"

"Go!"

“With our dreams!”

"Give me, fly high!!!"

……

"Humph~"

"Of course!"

"Drink!!!"

Wow!
Ossi under the bow suddenly exerted force, and the thick and heavy chain was pulled straight!
"Everyone sit down!"

"us……"

"It's time to go!"

Bang!
A loud bang came from the front, and the ship's falling momentum suddenly stopped!
Then Jhin, Ober, Light... everyone in the air and everyone on the sea opened their eyes wide and stared blankly at the direction of the sky.

Reflected in their pupils was a pair of crimson wings that covered the sky!
Any fantasy of human beings has the possibility of becoming reality.

……

"Ok?"

On Fenrir Island, La, who was leisurely drinking tea, suddenly raised his head and looked out the window.

"what happened?"

Kaido, who was looking at an invitation in his hand, asked curiously.

"Nothing, I just feel like it's a bit lonely without Ossi and the others."

"Woo-la-la-la! Indeed, with those two brats gone, even Burfat has been feeling a bit listless lately."

"Yeah, but it should be very lively when they come back."

(End of this chapter)