I, Fujimaru Ritsuka, am back with a max-level character!

Kirshtalia's eyes widened: "Could it be that one? You mean that one that drowns instantly when it comes into contact with water?!"

......

Hinako Akuta's voice finally rang out: "I'm not one of those Western things! We're not even the same species! What are you thinking?! I'm curious what's inside your golden head, some kind of paste?"

After criticizing Kirshtalia, Hinako Akuta said...

"Hey! Junior, are you blind? Why are you standing there without moving?"

This time it wasn't a communication, but rather the sound that Fujimaru Ritsuka heard.

A disdainful and impatient voice from an older-looking young woman.

Fujimaru Ritsuka turned around to look.

This sight gave Fujimaru Ritsuka quite a fright.

My goodness!

A head wearing glasses was floating on the surface of the water, its long neck swaying underwater, looking like an indescribable object.

Countless tentacle-like branches glided gently beneath the water's surface.

"Hinako-senpai Akuta?!"

"What are you looking at, junior? I can't swim. I couldn't even swim across the Wujiang River back then... This way, I can float on the water like a jellyfish."

"Um...wouldn't it be easier to float on the water if you made your body like a balloon?" Fujimaru Ritsuka thought for a moment and said.

"That seems to make sense, so let's do it this way! It's not because of your suggestion that we chose to change it, it's simply because it's easier to float on the water this way."

Hinako's body continued to expand until it became a large, plump sphere that slowly floated on the water's surface.

He was chubby but stood tall with his chest puffed out.

"Um, Hinako-senpai Akuta...?"

"What is it now, you idiot junior?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka said cautiously, "I just wanted to say that you've become like you've been hit by Circe's Noble Phantasm..."

It looks like a pig.

"Circe's Noble Phantasm...isn't that a pig? How dare you insult me, you brat?!"

Hinako's enormous body tumbled, splashing up a lot of water.

"...Damn it, believe me or not I'll kill you, you bastard junior! And wasn't it you who made me like this?!" Hinako Akuta glared angrily.

"But didn't you just say it wasn't because I became like this..."

You're the one who's become like a pig.

The mustard seed is stuck.

His expression was as if he had swallowed a fly, clearly uncomfortable.

Chapter Thirteen: The Nagging Nautical Letter

This strange world has no land in sight; it is all ocean stretching as far as the eye can see.

1573

It was the Age of Exploration, an era that produced countless heroes.

At this time, the Ming Dynasty had just entered the Wanli era, and the heroine Qin Liangyu would be born in a year.

Let's turn our attention a little further east. This year, known as the first year of Tensho in Japan, saw the death of Takeda Shingen, the Tiger of Kai, and the fall of the Ashikaga clan of the Muromachi Shogunate. The future Sixth Heaven Demon King, Oda Nobunaga, destroyed the Asakura clan in Echizen and then killed Azai Nagamasa at Odani Castle.

It can be said that Oda Nobunaga's power had reached its zenith.

We are getting closer and closer to our goal of unifying the world by force.

But all of this was before it happened.

That's when it came.

No one could figure out what it was, but in just a moment, everything changed.

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This is a warship, modeled after the carracks, a type of sailing ship popular in the Mediterranean during the 15th and 16th centuries. Its distinctive features include a massive, arched stern and a large, sloping mast at the bow. It is equipped with several square sails on the foremast and mainmast, and a triangular sail on the aft mast.

At this time, after improvements, it was used for ocean voyages.

Following this, the galleon was developed, a massive ship with multiple decks and superstructures, which was widely used in the Spanish Armada.

Above the huge sailing flag is the Portuguese coat of arms with a blue Holy Cross shield.

Clearly, this was a Portuguese warship used for both military and commercial purposes, which sailed to the East.

In the East, they often appear in places like Goa, Malacca, Macau, Guangzhou, and Osaka.

In the West, they can be found in Porto, Ceuta, Madeira, and even the Cape of Good Hope area in Africa.

Mash and Kadoc landed on this enormous ship.

Surprisingly, the ships on board were not operated by Portuguese troops.

The purple-haired girl and the white-haired youth were hiding behind the ship's deck, holding their breath and pressing their bodies against the wall as they watched the deck.

"Senior Kadoc, what exactly is this...?"

"They're probably a lost navy from some country. That uniform... is it an Eastern army?" Kadoc muttered under his breath, glancing at the deck.

"He looks like a samurai, but that armor—it doesn't have the aura of a Servant. How can a human body wear that kind of armor? Is that guy a monster?"

The white-haired youth could see a fully armed warrior, who held a huge spear and exuded a frenzied aura.

"Your Highness! We haven't spotted any islands ahead, and we don't even know which sea area they're in... Honestly, I really want to kill them all! Even if there's no fighting, I'd be happy with some tea."

A furious voice came from inside the armor, saying that life adrift on the ocean was truly irritating.

"Keep quiet, Katsuzo."

"Well, although I also find it a bit boring, there's nothing we can do about it, hahaha, after all, we have no experience in ocean voyages. Let's relax a bit... who knows, we might even be able to go to the Nanban [an ancient Japanese term for the west], and maybe we'll get some delicious Nanban pastries there."

It was a young girl whose voice sounded domineering and authoritative, yet she couldn't hide her excitement and cheerfulness.

There seems to be a kind of arrogant air that transcends dimensions.

"Your Highness, you have a truly great heart; you managed to weather such a terrible crisis." The armored warrior grinned.

"Because being sad won't help, we might as well think about what to do now."

The white-haired youth frowned as he watched the elegant noblewoman and the warrior wielding a long spear conversing.

"Is it the Japanese army...? Fujimaru should know more about it... What a joke... Why would the Japanese of this era be sailing the ocean, and in Portuguese ships no less?" Kadoc said through gritted teeth in a low voice, "Weren't they fighting a civil war at this time?"

"Why don't we go ask them? They don't seem like enemies we can't communicate with. Maybe a little communication could turn them into an ally," Mash suggested.

“Are you serious? These guys look like soldiers. Are soldiers... such easy to communicate with?” Kadoc grinned.

"But senior..."

Kadoc's face stiffened: "Don't lump me in with those kinds of guys, I'm just an ordinary magician!"

Mashu: "You're the more ordinary one, Senpai. Even your magic circuits and magic aptitude are mediocre."

Kadoc: "You call that guy 'ordinary'?!"

Girl, do you have some strange misunderstanding about what is normal?

Just as the two were talking quietly, a small girl's voice came from behind them.

"Oh my gosh! The breeze is so nice today, hehe~~ My mood is just as comfortable as this sea breeze!"

The young girl waved her hands, bathed in the boundless sea breeze, and shouted joyfully.

The little girl has no worries, and this time on the huge ship, she has no worries either.

......

"I really envy carefree people like that, ugh..."

It felt like a mockery of me.

Looking at the small, black-haired girl, Kadoc showed a hint of envy.

In that moment of stunned silence, the little girl seemed to sense Kadoc's gaze and instinctively looked in that direction.

"Ah! We've been discovered!"

Mashu said, feigning great surprise.

"..." Kadoc remained silent.

"..." The cute black-haired girl blinked.

"ah----------------!"

Then came an explosive, magnificent scream.

"Oh no, this isn't just a simple discovery!" Kadoc gritted his teeth.

"What happened, Cha Cha?!"

Rie Kugimiya—no, I mean that incredibly assertive noblewoman—rushed over with her warriors.

"There are people here! Auntie, there are two very strange people here!"

The little girl pointed at Kadoc and Mashu and said, "The cute pink-haired older sister and the malnourished, weird older brother look like ghosts, all wobbly!"

"Malnutrition... I'm really sorry for looking like a ghost, you little rascal!"

Kadoc: You're persecuting me again, aren't you? Everyone just wants to persecute me, right?

"Someone's here? Interesting. How did you guys manage to get on my ship?"

A girl with a five-petaled papaya pattern on her head, wearing a black military uniform and a cloak, with a wicked smile on her lips, scanned Mash and Kadoc.

Kadoc: Can I just say that this was an accident of unknown significance?