Chapter 346 ·Are You Really F2P? (5)?

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Really F2P? 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People often call clear seas "emerald seas."

Gyeongbok could now truly understand why that term existed.

"Wow, it's really beautiful."

Below the towering coastal cliffs stretched a sea that looked just like jewels. If emerald could be liquefied, it might look exactly like this.

This was the scenery of their destination, "Crimson Coast," after completing the refit and maintenance of the sailing ship.

― The color is insane, really lolol

― Wow lol If you dive from that cliff it'd be amazing

― If there was just a small sandy beach, it'd be perfect as a resort

― For sure, the seas are the main focus here, so the implementation is on another level lol

― Barely any waves too, looks easy to swim lolol

The viewers lavished it with praise. But one person reacted differently.

"It's strangely quiet. Even looking at the sea charts, there's nowhere to ambush. This might be a place where only a story event happens."

Park Juho kept his guard up. His comment brought laughter into the chat.

― Workaholic Punisher omg

― Marinated in black, can't even rest, I'm telling you lolol

― He's a perfectionist so he keeps analyzing lolol

― Hyung!? Just how much are you making him work?! At least let him rest!

― Fact: Appearing on broadcast is work too

― For real lol This is work as well!

Gyeongbok smirked at the chat.

"If we look around, we'll find something."

There was no sign of any threats yet. Maybe, as Park Juho suspected, this was just a place to progress the story. The sailing ship moved further along the coastline for a while.

"Ah, it's a cutscene."

The screen shifted to the deck and control was lost.

"They threatened us about the 'forbidden waters' and whatnot, but nothing's really happening."

"Right? The boatswain's probably regretting shouting 'Only the brave sailors will seize glory!'"

On screen, the crew was murmuring as they gazed at the sea.

"The rumors about monsters showing up are just nonsense, right? Pirates must have started those stories on purpose."

"Pirates?"

"Yeah. Maybe they're hiding treasure. If they say monsters appear, other pirates won't dare come."

"Oh... smart guy, huh?"

"If you're so smart, shouldn't you be slacking off outside the boss's line of sight?"

Suddenly, a third voice interrupted, startling the two crewmen. When they turned, the boatswain was glaring at them.

With the two frozen in place, the boatswain growled low.

"The captain's orders are absolute on this ship. What were those orders?"

"He... He told us not to let down our guard."

"Right. Didn't the captain even explain why?"

"To beware of ambushes, since the cliffs block the view..."

"Oh, you are smart."

The boatswain smiled and the crew managed awkward grins.

"If you know that, then why act like this!?"

But soon after, exactly as if he'd been waiting, he scolded them.

"Get your heads in the game! If not, I'll toss you as monster bait!"

"Yes, sir!"

Establishing order among the crew, the boatswain snorted and headed to the bow, where the protagonist was.

"Captain."

Differently from before, the boatswain now addressed the protagonist with respect.

"There was some commotion. What happened?"

"The crew had relaxed, so I gave them a reminder. However..."

The boatswain cleared his throat gently, then spoke with even more caution.

"What exactly should we be doing here? I heard headquarters just finished their subjugation not long ago..."

The protagonist turned once more to the sea.

"Report anything suspicious, whatever it may be."

"What exactly do you mean by suspicious...?"

Even before the boatswain could finish speaking—

"P-Pirates! Pirate ship spotted to starboard!"

A flustered voice called from above—it was the lookout on the mast.

― Oh? Are we fighting pirates now?

-???: Pirate captain! Let's have a match!

― The pirate probably has the next clue?

― But didn't you already beat three-star pirates?

― For real lol With this refit, you'll wipe them out

Viewers joked about who the combat target would be, but the mood shifted quickly.

"A wreck...?"

The protagonist pulled out a spyglass, shifting the perspective. Inside the round lens was definitely a pirate ship.

But strangely, no crew were visible.

― What? Why's the ship all alone?

― That ship looks too fine to be a wreck though??

― HOXY, a ghost ship?

― Does the Kraken show up here too?

-???: Captain Ghost! Let's battle!

― Do you even fight ghosts here? lol

― Back in the day, you'd exorcise with firepower, I'm telling you

― FYI: There's a royal record of blasting haunted places with cannons

― Insane lol are they actually gonna fire?

― The king would say heck no lolol

Meanwhile, the situation changed.

The spyglass turned a little, catching a small boat emerging from behind the ship.

"Pirates. Everyone, stay on alert."

"Yes, alert! Stay alert!"

At the captain's shout, the crew set about busily, and creaking noises were heard.

Adjusting the zoom, the small boat came into focus.

"... What?"

Once the pirates came into view, things felt even stranger. They were waving their hands as if calling for rescue.

― What's up with those guys?

― What? What is going on?

― Why are they flapping about lolol

― They're fresh from the source?

― Is this live sashimi or what lolol

― They just came to hand themselves in!?

― They saw the Black Navy and are surrendering lolol

― Or is it a fake surrender and a backstab coming?

Gyeongbok's judgment was different. Judging by their terrified faces, it didn't seem fake.

But above all—

'It seems the real threat isn't the pirates.'

As the boat drew close, a sense of menace rose—not from the pirates, but from something below them, rising from the sea.

"Save us...!"

When the pirates got close enough to be heard, one cried out. Or tried to.

But suddenly, pillars of water shot up around the boat, and the pirates were instantly dragged underwater.

Viewers typed question marks into chat, but soon realized why this area was called "Crimson Coast."

"W-what just happened?"

"The pirates got pulled underwater...!"

"A m-monster...! A monster appeared!"

Bloody water spread darkly from below the boat, as the crew's voices called out in fear.

Immediately, the protagonist lowered the spyglass and turned.

"Prepare for battle!"

Even with his command, the crew didn't immediately grasp the situation, too shocked by the pirates being dragged under.

"Deep Ones! Deep Ones are on the hunt!"

The protagonist shouted again. At the same time, hideous creatures appeared around the boat, like piranha fused with humans.

"C-captain! There's some on the pirate ship too!"

A shrill cry came from the mast. The scene shifted back to the pirate ship.

As the cabins opened, blood-soaked monsters—the Deep Ones—poured out.

― Wow;;; So the pirates weren't missing after all

― They must've been ambushed before they could react

― Yeah, looks like the Deep Ones caught them by surprise

― They were already eaten, huh?

― Still, this is kingly enough lol

― For real lol Just deal with them before they come up, and it's over

The viewers were unconcerned—unlike the pirates, at least they hadn't been caught off guard.

But Gyeongbok was different.

'Something bigger is coming.'

He sensed a threat on an entirely different level. As if proving that, a dark shadow widened beneath the pirate ship.

Then, with a thunderous roar, a torrent of water exploded and demolished the pirate ship.

"Wh-what is that!?"

"A whale, a whale! A deep-sea whale!"

Amid flying debris and seawater, the shadow's true form emerged—a colossal whale, its exterior covered in thick green moss and barnacles.

― That scale is still crazy lol

― Info: Deep Ones ride deep-sea whales to the surface

― Wow, to Deep Ones, whales are like sailing ships

― Can you even beat that thing?

― Just follow along when your mom says let's eat pork cutlets, and you'll catch it

― No way, are you serious lolol

While the viewers laughed, the crew in the cutscene were thrown into panic.

"To think such monsters exist...!"

"We... we have to run! Hurry and escape...!"

"Quickly, row! Row the boat!"

The deck crew panicked and ran about. When the boatswain looked back at the protagonist—

"Captain?!"

But the protagonist was gone. Looking around desperately, the boatswain spotted the protagonist running—to light the cannon.

With a heavy thud, a cannonball was fired. The shell hit the deep-sea whale, unleashing a long wail.

The crew's attention snapped to the protagonist.

"Monsters are made of flesh and blood! All, arm yourselves with fire and weapons!"

Leading by example, he brandished a sword and torch. The boatswain quickly repeated his command.

"Arm yourselves with fire and weapons!"

One by one, the crew snapped out of it and shouted along.

"With fire and weapons!"

"With fire and weapons!"

Fire and weapons.

Those two words etched themselves into everyone's minds.

The story battle had begun.

* * *

Once the cutscene ended, Gyeongbok quickly assessed the situation.

"Ah, the manager moved to his own ship."

Up until the cutscene, Park Juho had been with him, but once combat started he'd relocated.

No matter—Gyeongbok opened the fleet voice channel.

"You hear me?"

〈I hear you fine.〉

Hearing the reply, Gyeongbok assessed the battle using the info passed by divine energy.

"Looks like this fight's different from facing pirates. The Deep Ones are swimming directly toward us."

〈I see them here too. Looks like they move in squads, intending to board directly.〉

As monstrous creatures native to the sea, the Deep Ones had no problem swimming. If they did nothing, the monsters would board and force hand-to-hand combat.

"For now, circle around and just go for the whale. In touch controls, the big whale's an easier target than the-nimble Deep Ones."

It was too much to ask Park Juho for precise aiming. Better to target the whale than the elusive Deep Ones.

〈Got it. Moving now.〉

With his reply, a thunderous roar followed. As expected of a three-star sailing ship, the numerous gunports unleashed shells like a shotgun.

― Kya lolol Look at that firepower!

― Now this is naval bombardment lolol

― Three-star performance confirmed!

The viewers were impressed. But it didn't last long.

〈This is a bit disconcerting.〉

The deep-sea whale wasn't just taking it. Its cave-like mouth opened wide and blasted a water cannon, sweeping away the barrage.

Many cannonballs lost speed from the pressure and plopped down uselessly. The few that hit the whale—

"The moss and barnacles aren't just for decoration."

The shells either slipped off the moss or smashed against barnacles—and that was it.

-???????

― What??? Then how are you supposed to beat it?

― Transparent cash grab lolol

― They want you to spend money here!

― If you lose, you'll get a pop-up for a sailing ship power-up package lolol

― No way, they wouldn't ask for cash this early in the game

― No no, there's a strategy

― Don't ever pay to win!

― Just watch Godple do his thing!

Chat descended into confusion. Unlike those who'd played the game, most assumed the devs were spiking the difficulty for monetization.

'It'd be trouble if they misunderstand.'

Gyeongbok caught this and seized the controls. Instead of explaining at length, it was more convincing to just show the strategy.

As soon as his ship moved, chat's attention locked onto him. What was he planning?

― Woww lol Drift

― Take this! Water slap!

― Makes the Deep Ones snap to attention, huh?

― That must feel disgusting lolol

With his sudden turn, Gyeongbok's ship kicked up a wave and shoved back the Deep Ones.

But this was temporary. The Deep Ones kept coming after them.

After several exchanges—

〈Should I just keep firing?〉

The deep-sea whale remained unscathed—in fact, things had gotten worse.

Maybe drawn by Park Juho's repeated barrages, the whale targeted him with another water cannon.

Fortunately, with the three-star Sharktail ship specialized in speed, and enough distance, dodging wasn't difficult.

〈If we run out of cannonballs, we'll have no choice but to flee.〉

― As expected, perfectionist analyzes lightning fast lol

― Made the calculation instantly, I'm telling you

― Yeah, there's a limit to the resources...

― No matter how much of a pro, catching that whale directly is...

The downside was resources.

Unlike monsters that used seawater as a weapon, the ship's shells were limited.

No matter how much they stocked up, a protracted stalemate would only put Gyeongbok and Park Juho at a disadvantage.

While the viewers and Park Juho worried, Gyeongbok replied simply.

"It's fine. I've found the strategy."

〈You did?〉

"Don't aim for the outside, target the inside. Fire into the whale's mouth when it opens."

The viewers were reassured.

― Ohhh, that'll do it!

― It's tough solo but doable with two, right?

― One person baits the water cannon, the other lands the shot lol

― Yeah, you're supposed to organize a fleet for this fight

― Takes some time, but that's the standard strat lol

― Godple might be even faster!

― Manager's on touch controls, so probably not a speedrun

― Punisher should draw aggro, since Godple's ship lacks firepower

― Anyway, they'll win lol

Even if it took time, it was safe and reliable.

Soon, Gyeongbok gave instructions to Park Juho.

"I'll signal you—fire when I do."

〈Got it.〉

Viewers concluded that Gyeongbok was volunteering as bait. But his next actions filled the chat with question marks.

― Hyung?! Aren't you getting too close!?

― He's drawing all the aggro lol

― Wait, is this even aggro baiting?

Gyeongbok grinned at the chat.

"We just need the whale to open its mouth, right?"

As he approached, the whale's maw opened. Water cannon fired, but Gyeongbok easily dodged sideways with a drift.

Viewers expected him to signal Park Juho—

"Wait!"

Instead, he shouted hold, not fire. The viewers sensed what he was planning.

― No way lol Are you really—

― Go, turtle Rock! Ram attack!

-???: Turtle! Turtle!

― Why is the sailing ship crying lolol

Gyeongbok spun the bow around—and rammed straight into the whale's flank.

"Now!"

The boatswain, reinforced with Sea Serpent's Scale, crushed barnacles on impact. It didn't pierce all the way, but delivered enough pain. The whale loosed an agonized roar, mouth wide.

〈Signal received.〉

With Park Juho's steady voice, an explosion followed. Shrapnel scattered, pelting the whale.

A few stray shells even crashed near Gyeongbok's ship.

― Hit-and-run, insane!

― That evasive maneuver was art lol

― Wow, used the Sea Serpent's Scale perfectly

― If it was just a regular ram, godple's ship would've broken

― How do the Sea Serpent and the deep-sea whale even compare?

― For real lol A raid boss and a big normal mob aren't in the same league

Thanks to the Sea Serpent's Scale modification, the reinforced ram endured easily.

"Oh? It's going straight to another cutscene? Looks like it's not about defeating it, just dealing enough damage."

After dodging, Gyeongbok felt control slip away.

In the scene, the protagonist aimed a sword at the whale.

"Don't let it escape! Full speed ahead!"

The whale let out a long cry and tried to flee. The protagonist directed the monsters toward the coast, to prevent them fleeing underwater.

"Captain, the monsters are entering a cave!"

"Should we keep chasing?!"

The whale disappeared into a dark sea cave. The boatswain, representing the crew, asked.

The protagonist hesitated before nodding.

"We should see this through."

"Understood. Advance! Full speed ahead!"

The boatswain carried out the order.

The screen blinked and shifted to the dark cave. The sailing ship lit the way with torches, inching forward. Everyone was visibly tense, unsure when the monster might appear.

"Captain, over there...!"

"Mmm."

Along the way, the boatswain pointed ahead, startled. The protagonist grunted softly in reply.

Revealed by torchlight, the deep-sea whale floated atop the blood-red water.

"It seems to have bled out."

"Warn them, there may be Deep Ones still alive. And..."

As he relayed orders, the protagonist frowned. Then, he threw a torch into the sea.

The boatswain's eyes widened in surprise, but soon threw another torch as well.

"Captain, what's that?"

"Seems there's something behind the cave wall."

Beyond the whale's corpse, blue light shone from behind a wall.

"Select crew to disembark and investigate."

"Yes, sir."

The protagonist and several crew then left the ship to check the source of the light.

― Oh?

― What's this?

― Is it an artifact of some kind?

The blue glow came from a metallic device hidden behind the wall, heavily rusted from long neglect.

"This feels out of place in the world's setting. I think it's related to Atlantis."

Gyeongbok added his own comment, and the viewers agreed.

― For real, looks like an Atlantean artifact

― Is Atlantis supposed to be like aliens?

― My fingers are itching!

― Hey! No spoilers!

― Story mentions are off limits

― If I wanted to know I'd just go to PlantWiki

Meanwhile, the protagonist placed the crew on alert and checked the surroundings.

"This is... a map?"

Around the still-functioning device, several maps were scattered.

Strangely, they were all of the same type.

"I've never seen this kind of map..."

The protagonist picked up one, turning it this way and that, then flipped it to the back. His eyes widened.

On the back was a hastily scribbled note.

"... Father?"

In close-up was a seal—the insignia of Horatio.

― Oh????

― He was here?

― Then there's a good chance he's alive

― The letter must be real, not a fake!

Gyeongbok and the viewers paid extra attention as the cutscene continued.

The protagonist quickly read through the maps. On the back of each was a different entry.

[Where did the leak happen? I foolishly got lured by rumors about finding a clue to Atlantis. Shamefully, I was the only survivor.]

He tried to put them in order.

[Is this a sign to continue my mission? Fleeing pursuit, I hid in a cave and found a mysterious device. I've never heard of such a thing before. Surely this must be the work of the Atlanteans.]

"So this is... from Atlantis?"

The protagonist anxiously sought the next page.

[It's astounding technology—or perhaps, magic. What's certain is this device proves Atlantis exists. But now, I am trapped here. Still, I must inform headquarters. If anyone finds this after my death, let this be my record.]

"Ah, looks like he wrote the last page first, then filled in the earlier parts."

Gyeongbok commented lightly, then focused again.

[I tried everything I could. Sent a bottle message to the sea. Since pirates might find it, I couldn't write details. May God watch over me.]

[I experimented with the device. Strangely, when I put materials in, it churns out items. I thought the outputs might be random, but it seems to follow a sort of recipe. When I tore up my clothes and used them, it kept producing the same map. Maybe it's the location of Atlantis.]

[My food is running low. The time has come to make a decision. If I delay, I might lose all options. Time to look for an escape route.]

The protagonist paused as he arranged the pages, his hands trembling as he focused on the last record.

[I can't give up yet. I must attend my son's graduation. There were so many times I couldn't be there because of my duty.]

[But that's just an excuse. I thought, because my son is my son, because he's strong like me, that he'd be okay. But only now do I realize.]

[In the end, I am just a frail human. Facing death, there are so many regrets.]

[I must live. I must survive, and see my son again. If I show up at the ceremony secretly, will he be happy?]

[There's so much I want to say to my son. But... I should tell him face to face.]

A droplet fell onto the last page. Was it a tear, or cave condensation? No one could tell.

"Ah..."

― God Dad ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

― The graduation, is it the opening scene?

― Suddenly hits you right in the feels...

― How is this even a mobile game story?

― He has to be alive!

Even Gyeongbok and the viewers let out sighs. Meanwhile, the protagonist silently gathered all the maps.

"Boatswain."

"Aye!"

"Move this device onto the ship."

"Yes, sir!"

At the boatswain's gesture, the crew gathered the device and the scene shifted to the captain's quarters.

"Oh, that's where the cutscene ends."

"Hm..."

Before they knew it, Park Juho had arrived. He let out a short hum.

When Gyeongbok looked at him, Park Juho cleared his throat and spoke.

"This device must be the gacha system."

"Oh, yeah. If you put in materials, it produces items, right? I thought it was just a story clue."

"They worked the gacha system smoothly into the story."

With story progression, the gacha/draw feature had clearly unlocked. The mood, heavy from the earlier cutscene, abruptly lightened as the two chatted.

― Lolol You can't resist gacha!

― Our hyung really is a master at draws, I'm telling you

― At last, is it time for Manhae's Godple to act?!

-???: Ah~ ah, I had no intention of drawing here but...

-???: Watch closely! And... don't tell anybody!

-???: If others see, they'll ask me to pull for them!

― I can see that pose right now!

― Oh man, the signature laugh from Itgaku lolol

In mobile games, gacha was indispensable.

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