Episode 225 I love the sea! (6)
Climb into the boat and untie the fixed rope tied to the pier.
All sorts of food and blankets were placed in the wooden boat, which was quite large for a small boat.
After checking the items by hand, he nodded.
“Good buy. It will be all right to leave now.”
When I was ready and looked at a corner, two figures appeared spontaneously from an unknown place.
The two casually walked from afar and nodded to each other.
“Excuse me…”
I awkwardly climbed into the boat as if I wasn’t used to revealing myself.
Iriel points a finger at him with an expression that he doesn’t know why.
It’s as if they’re saying, ‘Aren’t they part of our group…?’
Ray sits close to the oar and speaks indifferently.
“You already know? Among the three families that support the saint, the family secretly escorts them. Two of them.”
“Yeah…”
There’s something dissatisfying on his face.
Leaving Iriel with a sad face behind her, she waved at the man.
“I’ll be back, mister.”
“Come back safely. So that I can serve you delicious rice again.”
“…will there be a little more people when you come back?”
“If there are many, they rent out an entire inn. Do you think you can’t do that with the gold coins you gave me? ha ha ha.”
He smiled at the cheerful words.
“I’ll come back again.”
“Go.”
After waving their hands again, they rowed and left the pier.
As I proceeded cautiously along the waterway, the man’s figure grew farther and farther away.
Now it’s finally time to start.
Even though I have to wander the sea to find a place where I don’t know exactly where it is, my heart beats full of excitement.
It was looking at the sea with an exalted expression, as if the others were no different.
Beautiful clouds high in the sunlit sky.
The fresh wind and the crisply clear sea water created a scenery that is second to none in the world.
Iriel murmured in admiration.
“It was a bit scary to go out to sea, but it’s better than I thought…” The
receptionists also stare blankly at it because it’s their first time going on a cruise like this.
Unlike them, Ray’s expression hardened a little.
‘It’s a pity because the ship is hard. It almost got into trouble.’
I can already feel the difference between the waves and the shore.
It hasn’t been long, but at this rate, there seems to be a risk that the ship will be destroyed or capsized in the sea ahead.
I am experiencing the majesty of the sea off Crayan, which is called ‘the limbs of boatmen’.
He gave strength to the hand holding the oar and warned in a voice full of tension.
“Resolve firmly. There may be big waves in the future, not this much.”
“Ah, the weather is nice like this, but there are going to be some big waves.”
Iriel raised a flag with a calm expression.
If this is the case, the future is very worrying.
“Take it, Soyoung.”
“yes yes?”
Soyoung, who was handed the oar, put on a puzzled expression.
To that, Ray lays down on his stomach and answers.
“We have to go on like this for a while. But, as you know, there is no wind right now, so the sails cannot be opened.”
“…”
means rowing.
If you’re going to do this, why did you learn the hard way!
So-young looked at her with eyes full of displeasure, but it was meaningless in front of a saint who abused her authority.
If this is a command, then it can be called a command.
She rowed without a murmur.
As Heukyoung watched Soyoung rowing hard from the side, Ray looked at him.
It’s as if that figure is saying, ‘Why are you playing when there are two playing?’
Unable to notice, Heukyoung also holds the oar.
Slap-slap-
Every time the waves hit the side of the boat, reproaches fell from his mouth as he lay down comfortably.
“So, where will the ship go? Think of it as pushing the water away instead of just blindly exerting your strength.”
“Uh…”
He rowed hard with a short groan.
Even so, the ship could not help but shake a lot.
Slap-slap-
“Are you really going to destroy the boat?”
“Keuk…”
This time, Heukyoung was scolded.
Iriel smiled a little at the appearance of the guards, who were called legends in the shadows of the Holy Land, struggling with one oar.
‘I’m thinking of teaching nojil. He’s really disingenuous.’
Even if you say it like that, you point out each one properly.
What to do when the waves come and what position is the most stable for rowing.
He explains everything from the basics to the details, and I feel a strange affection there.
‘I wonder if I’ll be able to receive that kind of affection someday.’
He looked away with a sad expression.
It’s not going to happen no matter how much you think about it.
Unaware of what she was up to, Ray was preoccupied with examining the two with a rather serious expression.
As Iriel thought, he intended to teach the two security guards how to fight.
‘You never know when an emergency will happen. In situations where it can be used, it needs to be taught to be used anytime.’
Although the waves are stronger than the beach, it is a perfect environment for practicing.
If you get used to a calm place in the first place, you won’t be able to get your skills right in the real battle.
This place has moderately strong waves and no wind, so it couldn’t be better to learn.
As expected, So-young and Heuk-young, who were flustered for a while, were learning the skill well in their own way.
While watching the two of them, he tied a blanket tightly with leather to keep it from getting wet, and said to everyone.
“Let’s take turns sleeping in the evening if possible. You’ll be more tired at sea, so you’ll have to sleep at least four hours at a time.”
“great.”
“I take orders.”
“I take orders.”
He thought as he gazed up at the clear sky.
‘I wonder if the weather will be okay for a while.’
* * *
It was evening.
The night sky is full of stars, and the fresh air surrounds you.
The sea, which used to have strong waves even during the day, has long since become calm like a lake.
As the bright moonlight fell over the sea, Ray chewed on his beef jerky and looked around.
The sea, where the bottom of the water could be clearly seen with only a small moonlight, was calm without a single ripple.
Feeling uneasy about him, he scratches his head while alternately looking at the quiet sea and a book.
“It’s strange… If you follow the old man’s book, you should have already entered the Crayan Sea.”
Soyoung tilted her head.
“Are you having any problems?”
“It’s not a problem, but… it’s strange that the sea is so calm.”
“It is rather an opportunity. Why are you taking advantage of this time to visit other places…?”
I shook my head at her words.
No matter how you think about it, the timing is too good.
As soon as they enter the crayon, the sea becomes calm?
There are degrees of nonsense.
It’s hard to believe unless God directly looks down on you.
Of course, he doesn’t think the goddess Gaia, the master of idle play, would have helped.
‘Isn’t it like a precursor to a tsunami?’
There is no foam on the surface of the sea, but the calmness of the sea bothers me.
He increased his eyesight with mana and looked into the distance.
Then, what I could barely see was the shape of the sea boasting insanely strong waves.
Confused, I looked around at other places, but they all look the same.
“What the hell is this…”
Looking back on the road we passed, the waves were rough, but it was no different from daytime.
In other words, you can go back, but you can’t go forward.
In an unexpected situation, he shook Iriel and the Dark Spirit to wake them up.
“What is it? Is it a shift?”
“Wake up. It is an urgent meeting.”
“yes?”
Iriel, who came to his senses and slapped his cheek at the word “urgent,” asked.
“What happen? I don’t think anything big happened…”
When you look at the calm sea, it’s peaceful, let alone a big deal.
Rei Hana’s expression was serious.
“Everything is blocked except for the road we came through. I can’t move forward like this.”
“…”
Iriel tilted his head after looking around for a while.
“What are you blocking?”
He looks at me with an expression that doesn’t understand English.
It was a sight that he could barely glimpse even with his own eyesight, which concentrated mana.
It’s probably something she can’t see.
Ray briefly explained the current situation.
“Now this place is calm like a safe zone, but if you go a little further, the waves will get stronger. No, it would be more correct to say that the sea is crazy rather than violent.”
“…is that enough?”
“If I’m right, the ship won’t last long even with reinforcement magic. If the ship is destroyed, we will be fish food.”
Iriel, who was not frightened by the cold words, was lost in thought.
“Ugh. Is there no other way?”
“If I had, I wouldn’t have woken you up.”
“How can it not be done with the saint’s magic?”
“Do you know that magic is omnipotent? It’s impossible to do that unless you freeze the entire sea.”
“Psychokinesis to lift a boat?”
“It is possible to stop it in the air or toss it in a straight line, but it is impossible to fly freely. Controlling mana is also a problem, but the technique is different from flight magic in the first place.”
“It is difficult. To think I had no choice but to head through those waves…” After
thinking for a while, Ray spat out the words.
“…it’s not like there’s no way at all.”
“Do you have any ideas?”
“It’s a bit of a clever idea, but… look at this first.”
As they opened the book given to them by the man, the three’s eyes focused on it.
“This is where we are now. So, this is the infamous Crayan Coast. According to the map you drew, the sea past the Crayan Sea will become calm again.”
“What do you mean…?”
When Dark Young asked anxiously, Ray nodded.
“Break through this front as quickly as possible.”
At his words, the receiving committee was shocked and presented a different opinion.
“Oh no, saint! You cannot risk your precious life on such a gamble!”
“you’re right! Besides, isn’t our target a hero’s lineage! If you go past that fast, you won’t find it!”
Iriel seemed to have the same idea, but this time he supported their opinion.
“…I think I’d better think of another way.”
He also had to change his mind because of the opposition of more than half of the majority.
I had no intention of forcing it in the first place anyway.
As long as they are in the same boat, their opinions are also important.
If there is no opinion, there is no other option left.
As long as there is a time limit of 20 days, staying here for a long time will only do harm.
He said, putting the jerky he had taken out of the bag into his mouth.
“There must be half a day left until morning. In the meantime, think carefully and decide. Of course, if there is no other opinion in it… then there is nothing you can do about it.”
“…then let’s all share our opinions until morning.”
“good. First of all, let’s talk about how to freeze the sea, which we talked about earlier.”
Iriel put on a tired expression.
“Is that something humans can do?”
Ray smiled at her question.
“You won’t know until you try.”