Chapter 244 (1/2)

Aboard a shi+p

Fran, Urushi+ and I spent the three days leading up to our shi+p ride walking around the city, eating, and just lazing around The rare bit of downtime served to function as a decent break froht into

We actually ended up visiting the orphanage a second ti had been a bit off, so Fran and Urushi+ didn’t end up catching theet themselves a cup of tea and couple baked sweets, which, for our purposes, was h The whole reason we’d visited was so we could give them a bunch of stuff, and use their hospitality as just cause for doing so Of course, we h stuff to also make up for all the curry Fran and Urushi+ had consuured they probably wouldn’t be all that co theredients instead More specifically, we handed off a bunch of flour, soar, and several different kinds of spices

Though lazing around was nice and all, ere still rather keen on actually going places To that end, we set out early in theon the day ere scheduled to leave and immediately headed in the shi+p’s direction

『Looks like we’re finally taking our first step towards the Beastkin’s Country』

「Nn Can’t wait」

『I’ the shi+p this tiet to enjoy the ride』

「Can’t wait Tough foes」

We’d gotten a lot stronger since our last boat trip I was pretty sure we’d be able to handle anything that caard Wyrm

When we arrived at the shi+p,the captain talking to a group of people that seeovern about, but he wrapped things up and began calling out to Fran when he noticed her

「Hey Black Lightning Princess I think I forgot to introduce ieba」

「Nn C ranked adventurer Fran」

The pair exchanged a handshake They al, as the act caused both to smile It was a rare moment for Fran, who typically really didn’t care for appearances

「Hey, you! Get over here Show Fran to my first mate and have him introduce himself」

「Yessir」

「I’et us ready to sail, so my second in command’ll fill you in on all you need to know」

It turned out that the people Jeroed to the Ministry of the Port He needed to work through a few details with them before the shi+p could actually depart froovernment officials more or less functioned as sea traffic control They weresure people worked on a schedule and only departed when it was their turn to leave Likewise, they also ned a priority so that any lower priority shi+ps would yield in the case of a schedule conflict Their function was near identical to the setraffic control stations you’d see back on Earth

The world I was currently living in definitely was a totally different world, but its port-related rules were quite similar I honestly wasn’t surprised, rules were needed no matter where you were, and the ones that both worlds had chosen were not only functional but also rather easy to ieiba only ee shi+ps to leave whenever they wanted would lead to a whole slew of issues

「Should be over here」

「Nn」

One testament to the shi+p’s sheer size was the 100 odd step staircase we needed to cliet up to its deck from the harbour

A large group of sailors orking the ay atop the shi+p’sus walked past most of the the everyone else’s work

「Vice Captain!」

「What? Oh, I’ that’s the last escort?」

「Yessir Her name’s Fran」

「C ranked adventurer Fran Accepted escort mission」

「Me, I’m Buphett, the captain’s first mate」

Unlike the captain, the first hter He was tall, lanky, and to be frank, see him allowed me to confirm that he was the type that stayed out of battles Both his combat related skills, Bow Arts and Spear Arts, were still at level one To coh levels in Commerce, Way of the Word, Arithreat at everything he needed to be proficient in to qualify him as the shi+p’s second in command

Though his skills did draw my attention, I foundelse He was apparently a sort of goatkin, so I couldn’t help but suspect that he would end up eating the documents he was supposed to fill out

「I’ve heard plenty a rumour about you, but honestly, it’s a bit hard forPrincess everyone's been talking about is still just a little girl I thought Iyou, but…」

「The captain says she’s legit though」

「Nn Genuine」

「Sorry if I offended you I was just trying to say that it’s really hard for an everyday civilian likeTo be frank, you look just like every other beginner to me」

「Not offended Used to already」

「Hahaha, good to hear I guess I should probably have you uys’ll be able to get along」

「Will be careful」

「Please do Give ht over」

Buphett ordered several of his subordinates to go fetch the other adventurers It seemed that they were all already here, and that ere in fact the last to arrive

「Total, how many?」

「We hired a total of 12, you included We’ve got a few decent fighters aood few reasons」

It’d beco the lines of a tradition for shi+ps that worked directly under the crown to hire adventurers, an act that served to show that there were ties between the royal fauild More importantly, adventurers proved quite useful in the case of an eency Most tended to have a ton of experience, so they could really aid in keeping everyone calm and battle-ready To that end, rabbed a few adventurers in addition to just having a few battle ready crew members on board

「I believe you’re also the only one that’s running solo」

「Strong?」

「I’ they really are, but, there are a total of three parties, with their party-wide ranks being C, D, and E respectively The C ranked party’s leader is probably the strongest of the group He’s himself is a B ranker」

I was impressed that there was actually a B ranker aboard the shi+p, as I assu However, I couldn’t help but feel as if having theelse, as ould have to listen to their orders in the case that so happened I myself didn’t really mind, but I somehow doubted Fran would obey the person’s commands