Netori: Stealing The Hero's Party!

Chapter 416 Lantherem- The Island of Light

A day passed and then another, and finally the lighthouse of Lantherem appeared in Reinaʼs view. She was joyous at first for having nearly arrived back home, but then it hit her, the thought of meeting again with that person whoʼd birthed her.

ʼAs long as she keeps her shut about that night, it should be fine…ʼ She thought to herself, drowning her worries with false hope, that even she knew would not hold up for a minute once they arrived at the only Inn on the island. Staring at the lighthouseʼs flickering light, Reina fell deep in thought. But the sudden cast of a shadow resembling a human figure pulled her right out. ʼSomeone up there?

Wasnʼt it supposed to be blocked off except for the technicians?ʼ

Although the shadows had her curiosity, it didnʼt last long as her heart returned to worry over her previous thoughts. In the meantime, Kara pulled her mule out onto the deck so she could get it off the ship the moment it coincided with land. The others were busy with similar preparations, mostly gathering their belongings to carry onto the island.

”There are so many ships here…” Muttered Aria, seeing how the pirates were checking them out from a distance. Their ships circled around them, yet kept a safe distance, unlike the heroes of this land, those men knew their limits and thus didnʼt wish to incur the wrath of a godʼs chosen.

”They probably know who we are,” Linkle surmised, leaning against the wall beside Aria and the rest of the party.

Amedith, Liliyana, Mel, and even Erika and Raven, remained on guard regardless of what Linkle had to say. Keeping a close eye on the pirates and outlaws, they were ready to unleash an assault far greater than those hefty canons on those ships.

”No reason to be worried, to be honest, Iʼm sure I can sink their ships if they try to do anything,” walking up beside the gathered party as well, Regalia held her hand towards one of the circling ships. Squeezing her fingers into a fist, she rose from the waters, countless pairs of red tentacles, just big enough to not be noticed by the pirates just yet.

”On the off chance they try anything, my patronʼs beasts will sink their ships to the depths of hell.”

Putting her hand down, Regalia leaned against the wall and glanced over to the others. In their eyes was reflected caution, not just towards the pirates but also towards her. Messing with her in the ocean where her contracted deity lived was far from a wise choice and none of them wanted to find out what she could do when she was pissed.

”Anyways, letʼs do a quick headcount and prepare to anchor the ship at the shore,” getting off the wall, Raven decided to board the ship as soon as they possibly could. Clapping his hands, he got everyoneʼs attention on him, and although the monster girls were in the bracelet, even they had their ears perked up for what he had to say.

Looking around at everyone once he had their attention, Raven directed some of them to keep a stern eye on the pirates while the rest helped Reina board the ship by lowering the anchor and even tying it up at the dock on one of the many visible hooks.

”Raven, I think weʼre gonna need to wait up before boarding…” However, before they could even get close to land, Reina burst the bubble of security.

Confused as to what she meant everyone followed her gaze to a ship coming up from behind. All the while, the rest of the pirates readied their cannons to fire on their ship. Still afraid of incurring the wrath of a god, however, their torch-holding hands quivered upon the realization that the heroʼs party had already caught up on what was happening.

”HOLD ON TIGHT THESE FUCKING ARE GONNA CRASH!” Yelling at the top of her lungs, Reina kept her head turned to look back from over her shoulder while trying to steer the ship away from the one approaching from the back.

The sudden turn and the ship crashing against the left side of their ship gave no chance for everyone to set their foot right. Kara and her mule were the first to fall over, Linkle survived the fall by freezing her legs against the deck, while the others slipped slightly, but managed to keep themselves from tripping over.

”BATARDS! Iʼll SKIN YOUR HEADS IF YOU SCRATCH YER SOME MORE!” Grinding her teeth in anger, Reina lost her calm, and instead of steering away, forced the ship to crash back into the other. Tearing each other apart, both vessels suddenly got locked with each other at the torn portion of their bodies.

A sudden creaking came next and then a snap, and before they knew it, the ships were both sealed with a dire fate.

”FUCK MEE! IT TOOK SO LONG TO BUILD THIS THINGGG!!!” Gripping the wheel tight, Reina began to rattle it in her frustration. Tearing it off its slot, she threw it at the first person she saw standing on the other ship.

That man, however, evaded it like it was nothing. Despite the assault by the captain, he smiled back while stroking his goatee and styled his hair with the other hand. Following right behind him were the two girls, one a fake priestess and the other a whore who pretended to be on her path to holy redemption.

”Who the hell are you?” Breaking the eye contact between Reina and Gunther, Raven gestured to his party to stand behind him while he talked to the man.

Turning his head to the other hero, Gunther squinted his eyes with a look of disgust on his face. Stepping closer to the edge from which the two ships had become locked, he looked down at Raven and the others.

”Only one guy, huh? You must be the hero, the leader of this circus,” Gunther said, cackling as he looked at the other two slowly drawing closer from behind him.

”A circus, first about right ahaha~” Seeing a mule, an elf and a dark elf, as well as a devil, Amber couldnʼt help but laugh at the strange composition of the party.

”Will you too just kill him already? I wanna go and enjoy some special drinks at the inn again…” Heaved Baylee, already tired of tagging around with her half-siblings just because she couldnʼt say no.

”Why do you gotta spoil the fun every time, you fucking whore?” Rolling his eyes at his sisterʼs complaints, Gunther looked back to the front but didnʼt focus long on the party but rather on the pirates slowly inching closer to the wrecked ships. ”Blow the shit out of this ship after Iʼm done killing this bastard and taking his girls!”

With that declaration, Gunther looked down at Raven while continuously slamming one of his against the other handʼs palm. Smirking as if heʼd already won, he was ready for a one-on-one–assuming that the others would stay put because of the cannons pointed at their ship. Jumping down on their ship, he cracked his knuckles, slowly reached for his daggers and declared.

”Iʼm gonna ruin that face of yours before fucking them to death,” he laughed once more, not realization that perhaps this would be the last time he would ever get to laugh.

”RAVEN!” Before the battle began, however, Reinaʼs voice got Ravenʼs attention. Quickly looking at her, he noticed that the sheer anger on her face had turned her entire body a bloody red. ”KEEP THAT BASTARD ALIVE SO I CAN STUFF A BARREL FULL OF BLACKPOWDER UP HIS ASS AND BURN HIM FROM THE INSIDE!!”

Her words alone were enough to chill the spines of most pirates, but to the heroʼs party, it was nothing more than a cheer for their leader to show a narcissistic bastard his place. Thus, nodding back at her, Raven turned to face Gunther. Stay connected through empire

”That bitch Iʼm gonna rape her first!” Declared the false hero, but Raven paid him no mind as it was time to start. ”But first, letʼs get this over with.”

”Sure, come at me then.” And with those words, the two charged at each other.