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Pandora of Fantasy And Reality Chapter 90

Added 2023-03-22 07:22:12 +0000 UTC

Pirate

There was a harbor in the Capital of Love.

Because there was a route to go out to the ocean from the lake, there were large ships coming in and out without end.

Mariela felt impressed by the authentic atmosphere of the harbor.

「There is the scent of lake just from this place.」

The capital was a city that was located above a lake, but this place was a virtual world.

In order to create the atmosphere, there were seagulls flying over the harbor with NPCs busily working.

Alfie checked the map.

「The ship that we’re renting from the guild is……ah, it’s over here.」

The guild members that numbered more than 100 were walking toward the rented ship in droves. This ship was rented when they accepted the guild quest.

They rented a ship that was suited for the guild quest, but it was a pretty amazing ship because they overdid it a little with the splurging.

Ponsuke looked up at the ship.

「It’s huge.」

Lighter was riding on Ponsuke’s shoulder.

「It costed us a pretty penny though. What’s important is making this guild quest is a success though, so let’s consider it as a necessary expense.」

There was cheaper ship that they could get, but Ponsuke and others weren’t familiar with doing large scale quest or battling on sea.

Other guilds that were taking the same quest like them were boarding ships that were smaller than theirs.

There were several guilds trying to challenge the same quest.

Among them──.

「Oi, look there. It’s the eccentric guild.」

──There was also a gathering of ill-natured players.

They were in a guild of around 200 people. They looked pretty flashy.

「They’re rich guild that are throwing money around for clearing quest huh.」

「Must be nice being rich.」

「They’re just a gathering of joke players. Ignore them, ignore them.」

The players said that while boarding their own ship. The players who just joined the guild recently felt irritated seeing that.

「Annoying bunch. Let’s say something back to them.」

「There are a lot of that kind of player huh. Though they’re still a few because of this time slot.」

「It’s us who doesn’t want to get involved with you lot.」

Lighter also shook his head in exasperation.

「Even though this should be a time slot with good mannered players, there are still a lot of that kind of bunch. What a pain.」

The time slot of 9 PM to 2 AM at reality was the period that had the most malicious players.

That time slot also had a lot of players playing during that time, but it seemed that the atmosphere during that time was very different.

Ponsuke and co were logging in during a time slot where the manner of the players was relatively not bad.

「I heard that it’s really horrible at 10 PM. Well, not like it’s our business though.」

Ponsuke and co got on the ship.

Then the sailor NPCs started doing their work on the ship.

An NPC who seemed to be the ship captain approached Ponsuke.

「Welcome on board my ship!」

He gave a greeting with a smile. But, his face turned severe in the next moment.

「I welcome everyone other than orc.」

He said that while glaring at Ponsuke.

(……I’m being hated.)

The treatment to orc that was just like usual was something that Ponsuke had gotten used to recently. It made him scared of himself.

The ship sailed out of the harbor and arrived to the island that had a hidden village of orc in it.

It wasn’t an island that they originally should head to for the guild quest.

Everyone got on small boats and went to the island. Then the orcs headed toward the center of the island by themselves.

「Then, we are going.」

The other guild members were setting up parasols and tents at the beach in preparation to enjoy the beach trip.

Mariela was worried for Ponsuke.

「Won’t it be better if we also come with you?」

Ponsuke shook his head.

「We’ll go back if it’s really hopeless. Besides it doesn’t look like an event that’ll be that difficult.」

In the World of Love, the orc event could be considered as mostly finished after they landed on the island.

Ponsuke and the other orcs had cleared several events before coming to this island.

Prey had taken the rookies to take the previous orc quests starting from the Capital of Hope, so all of the orcs could take the Capital of Love’s quest like this.

「Well, we’ll return right away so please wait here.」

Alfie shook her head.

「We aren’t asking you guys.」

Prey hugged himself and fell on his knees on the sand while shivering.

「The queen’s verbal abuse……there’s no greater encouragement than this!」

Prey got kicked from behind. His face was buried into the sand.

「You’re getting rewarded on your own? You traitor!」

「Come on, let’s go!」

「Betrayal is unforgivable!」

Ponsuke’s shoulders dropped seeing the orcs dragging away Prey and he followed behind them.

Mariela and Alfie’s shoulders also dropped seeing Ponsuke leaving.

「……Haa, I can’t feel any motivation.」

「Even though we also finally bought swimsuit.」

Inaho came holding a plastic ball. She was wearing an adorable swimsuit.

Lighter was running toward the sea while carrying a swimming ring.

「Let’s do what we can’t do IRLLLLLL—–!」

The other players followed after him.

Noin and Fran were lying down and relaxing under a parasol.

Each of them was having fun on their own way.

The guild members came down from the ship and had fun time playing on the beach.

Among them, the newcomer Lily was wearing a very risqué swimsuit.

「Lily-san, that’s a really amazing swimsuit.」

Inaho approached her and said that. Lily shrugged.

「This is still a modest design. Even so everyone looks like they’re having fun. They can also do this in sightseeing area can’t they?」

Usually the guild members would fight monster and gained items.

Then they would spend money and use item to create things and steadily improved their skills.

Anyway these were people who were diligently increasing their level and skill.

Inaho also looked around.

「It’s fun because it’s done sparingly, is what they said. Well, we also have eight days in here.」

They could play around for eight days if they logged in. What a wonderful environment.

It seemed that Lily didn’t want to do something tiresome in game. Perhaps she was busy in reality.

「I can’t comprehend it. Because, in the end it’s just a game isn’t it? All these are pointless when you go back to reality.」

Inaho was troubled how to reply, but Sololy who was nearby sent her a helping hand.

「I can’t really argue with that. But, don’t you think that it’s fine to have some kind of objective in here? To go to the extreme, what you’re saying is the same like saying that it’s pointless to do anything IRL because human will die in the end anyway.」

Lily shrugged.

「Certainly that’s true. You win this round, is that the saying?」

Sololy tilted his head.

「Eh? Is Lily-san a foreigner? Come to think of it, there are more of that kind of player recently.」

Sololy said such thing while sending drone to take picture secretly at the surrounding. He was also holding a camera in one hand.

(Really this person……)

Inaho stomped on the drone that came from low angle.

「H-how could youuuuu! Do you know how much time and money that I spent to create this……」

Looking around, there were the girls surrounding Sololy with weapon in their hands.

Sololy used his skill and vanished from that spot. And then footsteps appeared on the sand. His figure had vanished, but looking at the footprints he was leaving behind, he was trying to escape from this place.

「Don’t let him get away!」

「Bastard, we won’t forgive you today!」

「Kill him!」

The girls in swimsuit chased after Sololy.

The remaining boys were having fun playing at the beach.

Ponsuke and others took their time a little with their event and returned when it was evening.

The next day.

The guild members had spent the night on the island in tents. Then they got back on their ship and headed toward the pirate island.

Their objective was to discover the treasure of the pirate island.

The event’s detail only mentioned going to the pirate island, defeating the wanted pirates, and obtained treasure.

It sounded simple on paper, but the pirate island was really vast.

The pirates had decided on a base before splitting into four groups that each acted independently. Those pirates had to be defeated.

If they took much time, all the pirates would return and form one big group.

They needed to defeat the pirates as fast as possible.

Ponsuke and the other key members were having a meeting inside the ship’s conference room.

Inaho was going around touring the inside of the ship.

As expected from the ship that costed a lot of money to rent, it had a solid structure.

「Hee~, this ship has a great mood going for it.」

The ship was shaking but, she didn’t feel seasick.

The wave was high when she looked outside. The sky was becoming cloudy.

It didn’t feel like she was in virtual world at all when she looked outside from the ship’s round window.

「It’s so realistic~」

She said that and kept watching for a while, then some players called out to her.

「Inaho, do you want to play above?」

「I’m coming!」

The players who invited her smiled and went outside.

Outside there were a lot of players having fun.

There were also players who were fishing.

「What are we going to do?」

Inaho asked. The players showed her a rifle.

「I can’t handle a gun you know?」

「Stupid. It’s a game. We have prepared targets, and you need to hit them with this. It won’t be fun if you actually have the gun skill.」

The player who said that raised the rifle and pulled the trigger. But the bullet missed.

「It missed.」

Inaho also borrowed the rifle and peered into the scope. Then she pulled the trigger.

But, the bullet only hit the water and created a small splash.

「This is hard.」

「The wave is also high today, so it might be impossible to hit.」

They had fun playing. Then while Inaho peered into the scope.

She saw a ship at the distance.

「……Eh?」

She pointed the rifle at that ship instead of the target. She saw the flag with skeleton symbol flapping in the wind.

「Pi……PIRATE ATTACKKKKKK!」

Inaho yelled. The players who heard her went out from inside the ship one after another.

An orc wearing T-shirt and straw hat instantly became fully armored.

The other guild members also equipped their equipment set. The other comrades who went outside also put on their favorite equipment.

The main members came outside last. Behind them was Ponsuke wearing a barbed looking armor.

The pressure he was giving off differed from the surrounding, but everyone’s equipment was set up with the consideration that they would fight on sea.

How to say it…….

「Eew, my comrades look more pirate-like.」

Inaho had also modified her equipment to have design like pirate.

Lighter was holding a bomb with both hands and tossed it into the sea in high spirits.

The bomb that the craftsmen created was moving with radio control.

「The time to try this thing has come! Do you know? Pirate……has a lot of saving.」

The scale of the battle became big because it was a battle between ships.

Because of that, other than items, they would also get treasure.

The ship fired its cannons before the pirate ship could fire theirs.

The bomb of Lighter and co also hit the pirate ship and caused water pillar to rise. The pirate ship became unable to sail and stop dead on the water. Ponsuke drew out a sword that looked like cutlass and yelled loudly.

The ship came alongside the pirate ship.

The orcs also let out their war cries. Those were skills to increase their status.

「BOARD THEMMMM!」

「HYAHHAAA!」

「HAND OVER THE TREASUREEEEE!」

The players jumped onto the pirate ship one after another.

After the pirates were defeated, the craftsmen also jumped in and entered inside the ship.

That was because the treasure was hidden inside the ship.

「Oi, there isn’t anything over here!」

「Tsk, so it’s a miss.」

「RARE ITEM GETTTTTT!」

The communication log was flooded with the actions of Lighter and co who were rampaging inside the ship.

Inaho also jumped over to the pirate ship. Then the pirate captain came out from inside the ship carrying a pistol and a cutlass.

「You bastards, let’s get these guys……eh?」

The pirate looked around and found that the enemy pirates……the monsters had already gotten taken down.

「Tsk, useless bastards!」

He pulled the trigger, so Inaho leaped backward. The distance of her leap was astonishing, but that too was thanks to the powerful leg setting of her avatar.

The captain targeted Inaho and continued pulling the trigger.

「W-wait, wait a second! Don’t aim at just me!」

The captain was about to chase after Inaho, but Ponsuke moved in front of him and blew him away with his large shield.

The captain tumbled on the floor. Then the other guild members piled up on him and he immediately turned into red particles and vanished.

The flag of the pirate ship burned and the letters that the pirate had been exterminated popped up above the pirate ship in large size.

Inaho sighed.

「Save me a bit quicker next time everyone.」

Alfie rested the extravagant gun that she bought with real money on her shoulder while laughing at Inaho.

「You won’t die right away just from something like that. Besides, you came on board late Inaho-chan, so I thought it would be just right for you to have that one.」

Certainly Inaho boarded the pirate ship late, but she never said anything about wanting the pirate captain to be left for her.

「Or rather, everyone here is just too battle hungry that it’s off putting.」

After Inaho said that, Lighter appeared from inside the ship with the treasure.

「That’s wrong. These guys will give you a lot of money if you defeat them. This isn’t enough to patch up for the loss from renting the ship but, we should regain back the lost money as much as possible!」

Lighter was carrying all sorts of treasure in his arms and his body, like golden crown, bracelet, necklace, etc. His words completely fell flat when he looked like that.

「Yosh, let’s keep gathering rare items at this pace.」

The craftsmen group started discussing what they were going to make.

But, seeing the rare items and all the other treasures……it made everyone realized that the pirates were unexpectedly a delicious prey..

「If we keep hunting pirates like this, it won’t only cover the ship renting fee, we will even get huge profit……」

The craftsmen’s gazes turned toward Ponsuke who was taking off his barbed armor.

Ponsuke smiled and shook his head.

「Don’t wanna. Come on, let’s go to the pirate island right away.」

Lighter approached Ponsuke with his small body and protested, but Ponsuke wouldn’t listen to him.

「Wait a second. At the very least we should get enough for the ship’s cost──」

「We’ll be in the black even just from the quest’s reward.」

「No, that’s not it! Look, we will need money to have our own base!」

「Well~, I don’t plan to have one for a while yet.」