"There are too many of them on the opposite side; don't fight them head-on. I'll find a way to escape."
Taking advantage of the time before the battle started, Drake turned sideways and whispered to Takumi.
"Mmh."
Takumi nodded, his grip on the flag tightening slightly, then focused his attention on the opponent's ship.
The number of Servants on the opposite side was a bit excessive, while on their side, only Takumi and Drake barely had Servant-level combat power. The other pirates were just ordinary people with richer combat experience.
So escaping was definitely the best choice.
It was just that... even Takumi was clueless about how to escape.
Now, even if Takumi summoned the Wyvern to escape, there was a probability of being shot down.
After all, Anne Bonny on the opposite side wasn't like Lev, whose aim was terrible.
Suddenly.
Takumi noticed a black dot in his vision leap up from Blackbeard's ship, landing precisely and lightly on the Golden Wild Hunt.
"Should have acted long ago. It's just robbing something, yet dragging on for so long..."
Mary held a large cutlass, keeping her body low, her tone carrying a hint of dissatisfaction.
Anne and Mary's fame wasn't high; they were just twin pirates active in the Age of Discovery. In terms of fame, they couldn't even compare to Blackbeard, let alone Drake, whose life resume was quite excellent.
But no matter what happened in history, as long as they were summoned as Servants, they would possess one or two unique skills and couldn't be taken lightly.
Mary didn't say anything more. With a cold little face and light steps, she swung the cutlass in her hand, slashing fiercely at the nearest pirate.
Relying on a Servant's strength, even if her Strength rank wasn't high, she could presumably easily disembowel an ordinary person.
The terrified face of the pirate was right before her eyes. Mary could even seemingly see the scene of blood flying.
However, she suddenly found a black shadow flashing before her eyes.
Clang!
Takumi arrived in time, blocking Mary's cutlass slashing at the pirate with his flag.
Mary frowned, somewhat surprised that Takumi arrived so quickly.
Moreover—
This person's strength is greater than mine...
After clashing strength briefly and seeing basically no sign of Takumi struggling, Mary quickly confirmed this fact.
Coincidentally, Takumi's strength pushed back. Mary borrowed Takumi's force to turn and attack other crew members scattered on the deck.
The cutlass swung out, its cast shadow falling exactly on another crew member's face.
Clang!
The crisp sound rang out again.
A surprised expression appeared on Mary's emotionless face.
So fast...
And I clearly slashed at another person randomly; could he react to that too?
That's right, it was Takumi blocking in front of Mary again.
Having conquered three Singularities along the way and integrated quite a few Servants, Takumi could no longer be called weak. At least when facing ordinary second or third-rate Servants, Takumi wouldn't feel strained.
Bang! Bang!
Suddenly, gunshots rang out. Two bullets shot towards Mary from a tricky angle.
Mary sensed the attack and hurriedly retreated, dodging these two bullets by a hair's breadth.
Then she looked coldly at a certain Captain who fired the gun.
"Hey, aren't you looking down on me too much? Keep attacking my crew members; I can't pretend not to see it."
Drake blew on the smoke lingering at the muzzle, a faint smile on her face.
As soon as she finished speaking, Drake's expression turned serious. Like playing an American quick draw, she pulled the trigger rapidly at Mary without observing martial ethics.
Bang bang!
Two bullets fired almost simultaneously shot straight at Mary.
Mary wasn't tricked by Drake and blocked both bullets with the cutlass in her hand.
"Tch, blocking bullets with a blade, no matter how you think about it, that's foul play, right?"
Drake looked at this scene unhappily.
It could only be said that Drake still didn't understand the concept of Servants enough. In fact, as long as a Servant had a bit of status, they could basically easily handle non-Noble Phantasm firearm attacks.
So Takumi wasn't surprised by this scene and didn't care too much.
Moreover, he was now more concerned about another person...
While fighting Mary, Takumi actually diverted part of his attention to someone on the other ship.
And now, that guy had disappeared from the other ship—
A figure with cold light flashing in his eyes appeared behind Drake at some point, the spear in his hand thrusting mercilessly at Drake's back.
The sound of metal clashing rang out.
Bright sparks illuminated the faces of Takumi and the attacker.
"As expected, waiting for us here!"
Takumi gritted his teeth, forcefully blocking Hector's attack, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help curling up.
Knowing that Hector was adept not only at defense but also at finding opportunities for victory, how could Takumi not guard against him?
Hector, discovering his attack was blocked, widened his eyes, looking at Takumi close at hand in surprise.
This time he was truly surprised because, due to Blackbeard's suspicion, he wasn't slacking off this time but used his real skills to sneak attack.
Resulting in it actually being seen through and blocked?
Drake obviously hadn't expected someone to sneakily attack her. She only reacted after discovering the attack was blocked by Takumi.
Immediately startled, while retreating into the distance, she also pulled the trigger at Hector.
Seeing this, Hector forcefully pushed Takumi away, then spun his spear to sweep away the bullets.
This relaxed appearance caused Drake to click her tongue unhappily again.
"Whoa, it seems you care quite a lot about my actions, young man. But I'm just a decadent uncle; surely I don't deserve such concern from you, right?"
Hector scratched his head, looking at Takumi with inquiring eyes.
"Whether I need to pay attention to you or not, I think you should know better than me."
Despite Hector's relaxed and casual appearance, Takumi didn't dare to relax even a bit, maintaining his stance and staring dead at his movements.
Moreover, Takumi blocking Hector's attack couldn't be called easy; he barely made it in time by activating the acceleration of [Escapist].
"Hmm? Looking at you like this, do you know me very well?"
Hector blinked, trying hard to search his mind for acquaintances matching Takumi's appearance.
The scar on Takumi's face was very distinctive. Hector quickly compared all the acquaintances he knew but still couldn't find a match for Takumi.
He was even more confused.
How could he know that Takumi knew him from a game and treated him as a great enemy even before officially meeting him?
Takumi didn't speak, just staring tightly at Hector.
He didn't like trash-talking during battle.
"Don't like talking, huh? But if you don't help, your other crew members won't last long."
Hector turned his head sideways to look behind Takumi, signaling him to look back.
Hector wasn't lying. After Takumi engaged Hector, Mary, who also boarded the ship, was freed.
If not for Drake indeed having a few tricks up her sleeve under the Holy Grail's enhancement and stalling Mary, casualties would have appeared on the ship.
"I know, no need for your concern."
Takumi still didn't divert his attention from Hector.
But Takumi didn't sit still either. Instead, he slid his foot, drawing a semicircle.
The next second, the Runes on the entire ship began to glow, accurately enhancing every member on their side, including Takumi himself.
The group of pirates looked at their glowing bodies in amazement, feeling the ridiculously abundant power in their bodies, all excited.
"Woohoo! Boss, look! I can easily jump three meters high now!"
Some pirates, to test their stronger bodies, almost jumped directly onto the Golden Wild Hunt's mainsail.
"Me too! Also, I couldn't see that little girl's movements clearly before, but now I can see them clearly!"
"Me too..."
Drake wasn't left out either; the Rune enhancement also applied to her.
"So there's this way of playing? Mimi is really thoughtful enough!"
Drake clenched her fist, feeling the significantly increased strength, and couldn't help sighing with emotion.
Then she waved her hand and said:
"Alright, lads! Since you can see the opponent's attacks clearly, don't stand there like fools anymore. Seize the opportunity and counterattack for me!"
"Oh oh oh!"
The group of pirates raised their blades and shouted, several already swinging their blades at the grim-faced Mary.
Listening to the sounds behind him, Takumi raised his eyebrows at Hector.
Surely no one thought Takumi drew so many Runes just to reinforce the ship, right?
Although Takumi, as a Magus, didn't have the [Territory Creation] skill, the Golden Wild Hunt with so many Runes drawn on it was enough to be called Takumi's territory.
Admittedly, its functions probably couldn't compare to those built by professional Casters, but for Takumi and the others, it was enough.
"Uh, seems you are quite well-prepared, young man..."
Hector scratched his head awkwardly, but couldn't help feeling a bit troubled inside.
Looking at Takumi's look of pure stupidity (innocence), he thought Takumi was easy to fool. Who knew he would be so difficult to deal with?
"Sigh, no choice. Then let Uncle have a good fight with you—"
Hector, who observed for a long time without seeing any obvious flaws, had to attack head-on.
So both sides began to exchange blows, their figures constantly crossing on the deck.
For a moment, it looked inseparable.
"Whoa! Is the rookie actually this fierce?!"
The pirates who paid attention to the battlefield here looked at the thrilling movements of both sides with faces full of surprise.
In the eyes of these pirate seniors, Takumi had always given the feeling of a little brother next door, looking shy and well-behaved.
How could they know that this incredibly well-behaved little brother was actually so fierce when fighting?
That fighting style of staring tightly at the opponent like a wild beast, with fierce eyes and not speaking...
To be honest, it really made people shudder a little.