'With the Sea Sparrow's current strength, taking down those three Pirate Ships in a frontal assault would be no problem at all.'
'But if we get into a boarding action and it turns into a melee, casualties will be inevitable... It's better to formulate a detailed battle plan and keep losses to a minimum.'
Having made up his mind, Roland focused his will. The Extra Benefit, Observing the Sea—triggered by the resonance between his Fisherman and Student Professions—silently activated.
As a barely perceptible silver glint flickered in his eyes, the world around him snapped into focus. Details sharpened in his Perception, reassembling themselves in a peculiar way.
The breeze on his cheeks was no longer gentle. It carried the muffled wail of distant, high-altitude air currents.
The seemingly scattered cirrus clouds on the horizon were stripped of their superficial form, slowly converging and descending in his vision.
