>>36720259

"I have to admit, it is rather interesting" ~says Asmund as he looks at the underwater life
"I am rather worried, but I want to believe all the windows are properly shut all across the ship" ~says Honoria
"I am sure the crew knows what they are doing" ~Okaba seems rather calm as he, too, observes through the window.

As the stone wall of the docks comes into view and the ship stops, we move up to the first deck to descend briefly and walk on dryland for a bit.

Well, most of our friends seem alright staying on the ship, but Zoe wants to go and wait for our cousin's carriage, and greet nana Euphry, if possible.

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>>36720322

The crew is quite busy preparing to open the cargo hold and begin unloading some of our dwarven beer into the docks, as well as loading up some of the local products for the trip across the ocean.

"Eldric, is grandpa coming?" ~asks Zoe as she pulls us by the hand towards the docks

Ah, this child really likes grandfather, doesn't she? well, I suppose he may come, if he's not too busy this morning.

We feel something hit us from above, and then bounce down to the floor and roll around before stopping.

A copper coin?

Looking up, we see Lyann in the crow's nest. She is wearing one of her comfier sets of clothes, a long red skirt and a black shirt, complete with a white berett and a small tie.

She is looking down on us with a smile.

"Ah! I wanna go up too!" ~Zoe lets go of our hand and starts heading towards the mast.

>No, no. You are wearing a short skirt and I'm not going to let you give every sailor in the docks a free show, no.
>Climb up after her.
>Let her go and wait for our cousin Alard's carriage.

>>36720322
>greet nana Euphry
I misread that as GREAT nana euphry

>>36720437
nana approves, i am sure

>>36720410
>Climb up after her.
... idea, can we use our magic to create a real life "censor bar"?

>>36720410
>Climb up after her.

>>36720458

Sure, lets do that. Just quickly have a small darkness cloud follow her.

>>36720458
just to clarify, I think "climb after her" means "obscure the view with your body" and not "try to take a peek yourself".

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>>36720494
obviously

>>36720458
I approve on the basis that it sounds hilarious, but hope we won't mechanically abuse it.

***

We go up after the liongirl, hoping to spot our cousin's carriage from the crow's nest.
Thankfully, the family carriage is large and distinctive, so it's not as impossible as it may be.
As we look up, tho, we almost lose our grip as we notice our baby/older sister isn't wearing anything under her shortskirt.

[Magic, you're so useful] ~thinks eldric as he conjures up a censor bar, the infinitely thin bit of black floating in place properly.

Well, we are under her, so it's not that much of a problem even if someone was to look up, probably.

No, it's still a big problem BECAUSE we are under her, isn't it? well, let's admonish her later.

Zoe climbs with ease ahead of us. Well, she's a cat after all.

"Here" ~Lyann helps Zoe into the crow's nest, and then us
"Thanks"
"Yes, thanks"

It's quite windy up here. Well, we are all wearing our featherfall rings so it's not particularly dangerous, but it would be annoying to fall into the water.

"The city is really as large as I remember it, isn't it?" ~says Lyann as she leans unto the rail.

Her flaming red ponytails float in the wind like banners. Zoe seems to be having fun just looking out into the distance, trying to spot our cousin's carriage.

Actually, her eyesight is pretty good up close and in the dark, but... how good are a cat's eyes when it comes to distances, anyway?

1/?

>>36720626

While we are up here, we can also see the activity in the nearby ship's decks.

There is a small fight going on in the ship north of ours, as a kid is kicking and screaming while he's being dragged back under the deck.

>It could be anything. Leave it alone
>Here we go to save the day!

>>36720664
>>Here we go to save the day!
we are technically batman

>>36720664
>Here we go to save the day!

>>36720664

Yeah.. it could be...

Wait a minute.
>Here we go to save the day!

Jump down, with a feather fall ring equiped, it is the quick way down. Do they operate like a halo jump l, activating when you get close, or when you first start falling?

I guess we may need more contigency items. For reasons.

>>36720816
there are no contingency plans when eldric lightbringer get's involved; you are gonna lose and there is nothing anyone can do about it.

>>36720410
>Climb up after her.
Give anyone a who looks a fucking death glare.A REAL ONE

>>36720664
>Here we go to save the day!
Time to kick ass and chew bubble g-Wait fuck.bubble gum hasn't been invented yet.....

>>36720681
>>36720733

"What, Eldric!" ~Lyann shouts as we leap off towards the other ship's deck

Just after about three feet of freefall, our ring comes active and we slowly fall towards the fight.
Lyann realizes what's going on, and jumps off after us.

Well, the rings certainly take out the option of a dynamic entry, but the sight of two people floating through the air in their direction successfully stops whatever was going on, all the same.

"what...?" ~one of the sailors just stares in disbelief as we land on the edge of the deck.
"Ah, saved" ~we did almost hit the water

Lyann lands more towards the center of the ship, doing her best to keep her skirt down while the wind disagrees with her.

"What are you doing with that kid!?" ~Eldric exclaims after making sure he's not going to fall into the water
"What? this ain't no kid, this is a stoaway hobbit!" ~says the sailor holding the man(?) by its hands
"I am no stowaway, I just fell asleep inside a crate, and then these here fine people ferried me all the way down from Sbastia, they did!"
"That's called being a stowaway!"
"Help! I am being oppressed by people bigger than me!" ~shouts the hobbit
"Eldric, what should we do? this isin't what we thought it was.. Zoe!" ~as she shouts, we turn around to follow her line of sight

Zoe's legs slide down each side of our head while she goes "weeee!". As soon as she makes contact with us, the featherfall effect ends and she suddenly gains a speed boost and pushes us to the wooden floor, ending up sitting on top of us.

[Thanks the gods the censor bar is still up]

"Zoe, get up please"

The liongirl looks quite comfy sitting on top of us. Well, Lyann helps her off, and the hobbir takes advantage of all this to elbow the sailor on the balls and dart for the edge of the ship's deck.

>Stop him, he IS a stowaway and should answer for it
>Let him go, we're not sending someone to the slaver's block over getting a free ride

>>36720322

I am curious on how grandpa and nana will react to the fact we basically tamed a dragon from a dungeon and have helped establish honey faes as a race now.

Wish we could ask grandpa for advice on mana generators too.

>>36720957
>Stop him, he IS a stowaway and should answer for it
Although make him pay a fine or work off his deby.No slavery

>>36720957
>Let him go, we're not sending someone to the slaver's block over getting a free ride
eh, if they complain we can toss them some money.
we really need to do some overhaul of the justice system around here.

>>36720957
>>Stop him, he IS a stowaway and should answer for it
we will take him into our custody and get the full story

>>36720957
>Stop him, he IS a stowaway and should answer for it

Get the full story, likely just a generic stow away.

We still got those truth items?

World needs more solutions then the slave collar

>>36720957
>Stop him, he IS a stowaway and should answer for it
Wait, he came from Sbastia?
I have questions to ask him, about the current state of the nation and his occupation.

And we should be more careful about barging into situations we don't have information on; for all we know the hobbit could be a murderer trying to escape justice by stowing away.

>>36721056
what full story? they said he stowed away, he said that he was just "sleeping in a box" and was whisked away.
there is no story here.

>>36721072
people lie and its not that we cant let him go afterwords if its the truth

>>36721072
Whether he's just a stowaway, or if he's guilty of greater crimes and stowed away to escape the law in Sbastia.
He might really be from the Lake Confederation, too.

>>36721071
>And we should be more careful about barging into situations we don't have information on
Bullshit, we did nothing wrong by asking questions.
Now, if we had jumped in and started blasting the sailors with deadly magic? that would be bad. But that isn't what we did.

>for all we know the hobbit could be a murderer trying to escape justice by stowing away.
for all we know every random person on the street is. your point?
he could have just bought a ticket legitimately to escape, they clearly did not recognize him as being a wanted man, just as a stowaway

>>36721092
>people lie
no fucking shit, its almost like the post you replied to makes it perfectly clear that he lied and was clearly a stowaway.

>>36720957
apologize for thinking he was a child then leave its really none of our problem.

>>36721092
>and its not that we cant let him go afterwords if its the truth
Actually, we CAN'T let him go afterwards. because he committed a crime. actually catching him and then releasing him would be aiding and abetting a criminal, making us guilty of the same.

>>36720989
>>36720979
>Stop him

>>36720988
>Let him go

We see the tiny man jump overboard and into the water.
Yeah, we're not following after him.

Well, the sailors of the merchant ship are understandably upset, but after paying them a gold coin for that man's fare, they decide to let it go.

Well, we descend into the docks, and Zoe takes off after Alard's carriage when it passes us, going towards the Illustious. This girl is full of energy, really.

"Well, you thought it was a child, so, well done" ~says Lyann as she takes Eldric's hand
"Yeah... well, let's go greet Alard"

As it turns out, cousin alard has grown quite a bit in the year we haven't seen him. His Lightbringer genes were just waiting for him to start moving around, weren't they?

He's now a couple of inches taller than we are, broad at the shoulders, and looks like he could star in a summer action movie.

Zoe is being hugged and lifted by nana Euphrosyne, while Alard notices us and walks over to greet us each with a hug.

"Eldric, what the... you are almost as tall as I am! here I thought I would surprise you"
"You did surprise me, trust me."
"Lyann, you are even prettier than the last time I saw you." ~he greets her politely and kisses her cheeks with a light, chaste kiss on each.

Lyann does a curtsey bow, holding her skirt briefly.

Well, Alard has been doing dungeons pretty much every few days since we last meet him. He's gathered a party of close friends of his own, and can't wait to tell us about them.

1/?

>>36721124
>>36721161
all i was saying is if he was telling the truth then we can let him go but stop him to find out why he stowed away

>>36721185
>all i was saying is if he was telling the truth then we can let him go but stop him to find out why he stowed away
And all I said in >>36721161 is that this is WRONG and that we can't do that.

>>36721200

i think i know what the issue is you think i wouldn't have punished the guy; i would have punished him accordingly to his crime not just force slavery like making him work it off.

>>36720895
We will invent it soon, don't you worry. I hope magic helps make it easy to get out of hair. Now that we got airships, imagine the horror of spent gum raining from the skies as sailors spit the now flavorless goo off the sides.

>>36721246
No, that isn't the issue at all as I have CLEARLY STATED multiple times.
The issue is that you think we are judge, jury, and executioner. We are, in fact, not.
If we capture someone as he is fleeing the scene of a crime, he will then be subject to the actual law, not our own personal judgement. if we just release him afterwards, we ourselves would get in trouble with the law.

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>>36721168

Sadly, our uncle and grandfather couldn't make it, but they sent their best wishes. Well, they're both ridiculously busy people, after all.

As Alard informs us, grandfather has begun talking to the nobles in order to have the laws amended. Inspired by us, he is pushing to have the "public slavery system" corrected, so that more perople are sentenced to public work for a limited time, rather than being sold off to private individuals, children are never sold to private individuals, and more orphanages are erected to keep them off the streets and safe from falling into a life of crime.

As popular as he is, when he started talking about spending the city's money, he made himself a few enemies among the city councilors.

"Well, he'll probably end up building the orphanages himself, if need be" ~says Alard as we help him carry his baggage into the ship

Ah, he still doesn't has an item box, I guess.
Yeah, he has pockets, we notice with a smile.

Well, once Alard is settled down on his room, Stella greets him and helps him unpack while the Illustrious gets ready to depart.

We say goodbye to nana and send greetings to grandfather and uncle Wolfric.

Nana gave us a large package of Eopolitan candies, a larger, tight hug, and a smooch before flying off the ship.

The Illustrious slowly makes its way off the docks, then begins rising off the waters and into the skies.

We go over to the command deck, since the captain wants to confirm our route.

>Let's go straight west and then go down the shore towards the imperial capital
>Let's go southwest to the Jade Islands to establish a trade route, and from there to the Heavenly Empire

>>36721345
>Let's go southwest to the Jade Islands to establish a trade route, and from there to the Heavenly Empire
This IS a diplomatic mission, and Honoria IS an ambassador.

>>36721345
>Granpa is best
Good man

>Let's go southwest to the Jade Islands to establish a trade route, and from there to the Heavenly Empire
can't hurt.

>>36721345
Establish a trade route, trade prevents wars. You won't see Germany invading France again anytime soon, too much money being made off of peace for either side to want that now.

>>36721345
>>Let's go southwest to the Jade Islands to establish a trade route, and from there to the Heavenly Empire
dip the toes first to learn the situation

>>36721345
I went back through the archives and found the actual name of our ship.

It is the Radiant Ember.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/36284704/#p36291093

>>36721342
and what all laws are fair and not corrupt; blindly laws set before you allows governments to abuse people unquestioned and unchallenged.

>>36721405
>trade prevents wars
Trade also causes wars.
Trade is just another variable that can cause or prevent wars.

>>36721345
>>Let's go southwest to the Jade Islands to establish a trade route, and from there to the Heavenly Empire


come in as merchants no one suspects the greedy

>>36721443
it was named after the forth god's fire in dark souls 2 if i remember correctly

>>36721456
>and what all laws are fair and not corrupt
I explicitly said to let him go because the laws are unfair
anon explicitly said we will be able to just have him released without punishment without getting into trouble with the law ourselves for doing so

>>36721491
I suppose I should have been more specific. Trade prevents wars between trading partners. Facilitates alliances for wars as well now that I think about it. So it can serve to cause wars between blocs of traders if they are more intent on hostile takeovers instead of negotiation.

Still, more trade is never a bad thing. Gets people talking, sharing ideas, ect. Civilization in general benefits from it, even if it may have some negative side effects. Nothing's perfect after all.

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Ah, this may help. Basically route 1 or route 2?

>>36721550
and i wanted to know why he stowed away if it was to avoid paying the a quick punishment and release but he could have done some thing more or had another reason but he escaped regardless so it kinda of a moot point.

some thing tells me he is on our boat tho

>>36721577

Route 2, why not. They might have interesting stuff

>>36721577
are we stopping in that island in the middle of route 1?
are we stopping in those islands in the middle of route 2?
also, both look to be the same distance to me.
and what is on those two respective islands?

>>36721577
i say route 1 less open gound

>>36721557
>Trade prevents wars between trading partners
Trade only provides incentives for war or peace. Trading partners have gone to war before because war would have been more profitable than continued peace.

>>36721612
Good question, but I'm still kinda leaning towards 2 to see what a culture in an archipelago looks like here.

>>36721602
good on you for wanting things. doesn't change what statements you actually made and how wrong they are.

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>>36721577
how about 3
gets us trade then not over land so they don't know we are there till we land?

>>36721577
Route 2 will get us a chance to establish trade with the Jade Islands, but what's the island that we would be visiting on Route 1?

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>>36721367
>>36721375
>>36721405
>>36721412
>>36721508
>>36721605

>Let's go southwest

>>36721443
Well, should I change it? honestly the Illustrious Saga is a pretty good chapter name. The Flight of the Radiant Ember isn't bad, I guess?

>>36721623
>route 1

>>36721638
Route 3
For some reason that makes me smile, but I cant quite place my finger on the why

Typing

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>>36721638
3 is a horrible pointless waste of time because you skipped the islands.
I think you MEANT to do 4

and honestly, it seems a bit too much for me. we are going there for a reason.
plus, remember we will be coming back later. so we can check the other side then

>>36721669
>Well, should I change it? honestly the Illustrious Saga is a pretty good chapter name. The Flight of the Radiant Ember isn't bad, I guess?
Don't we own a fleet of ships? we can have both on different ships.

>>36721675
ok 4 looks better I just really wanted to avoid elves

>>36721693
Why you got a problem with elves? Our cute maid/second mommy is one. She was always nice to us, let us stroke her ears.

>>36721669
>Well, should I change it?
"Flight of the Radiant Ember" or "Voyage of the Radiant Ember".

"The Illustrious Saga" is grammatically incorrect, and sounds self-aggrandizing.
"Saga of the Illustrious" is correct.

>>36721688
This is about the name of the chapter, which is tied to the name of the ship we're using.
So having two ships with each name is irrelevant.

>>36721712
the crazy xenophobic ones yea we don't need to get caught up in some thousand year plots right now.

>>36721693
>>36721733
path 1 avoids the yellowstone elves
path 2 goes over them
path 3 avoids them and then adds pointless faffing about in the middle of the ocean that just adds length to the trip
path 4 avoids them and then also reaches the islands

so... if you just want to avoid the elves, go path 1, if you want to avoid them and visit the islands, go path 4. path 3 should never be used

>>36721733
Let em' be as xenophobic as they want, we on an airship, they can't do jack to us because their xenophobia's holding back their tech level. I ain't seen no flying elves.

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>>36721660
The first stop on route 1 would be just to check the ship. Then we would start hopping from city and settlement to city and settlement until we reach the capital.
>>36721693
oh god why did i laugh so much?
Incoming "i am angry, angry about elves" pic?
***

We begin heading southwest towards the Jade islands. The two easternmost islands are under Eopolitan control, and are one of the main nerves for our mechant navy.

The city of Al' Mohada is an sleepy, old imperial settlement that grew into bustling merchant city over the last two hundred years, with ships coming from the north, west and south on their routes to wherever it is they are going.

The islands themselves are a collection of territory "owned" by nomad tribes that make their lives from island to island, following schools of fish and the seasons as the fruit trees on the islands grow heavy with food.

The nomads do not claim to "own" the islands, nor do they practice any form of agriculture, which is one of the main arguments the Al'Mohada "nobles" wield when crying for expanding into the islands.

The nomads themselves fish and dive for exotic materials, pearls, underwater ruins, and other interesting materials which cannot be found on the surface any more.

Some say that they add to their supplies through piracy, but while a few ships do dissapear from time to time, noone has been able to find any evidence to blame the nomads.

1/?

>>36721693
>>36721822
this reminds me, we spoke to yellowstone refugees and they were pretty nice. the issue seems to be that their king/queen are assholes and idiots which are causing a LOT of harm to the populace at large.

>>36721944

I think King spoilered is that like any ancient group of elves that fuck up, they are now a council of elders. Royalty was stripped of power over time.

The actions in the war almost sound like the type of shit a concensus would come up with.

>>36721944
they have a council and king and queen

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>>36721822
>>36721693
Because you said it...

>>36721822
Ugh, installed 4chanx for chrome
Doesnt works anymore because of the new captcha, had to uninstall it
Pressed backspace and chrome pulled me completely out of the thread, lost a huge post.

I'm here, I'm just going to type on word first then copy it here. I'm here, tho. Haven't gone anywhere

>>36721997
thanks for the correction
although an oligarchy is just several kings sharing power.

>>36722035
>Ugh, installed 4chanx for chrome
You installed the wrong version, there are multiple different versions from different authors on chrome store.
The one you want was updated to work with the new captch on dec 9th and updated again today.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/4chan-x/ohnjgmpcibpbafdlkimncjhflgedgpam

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>>36722035
>>36721821
http://youtu.be/R7yfISlGLNU
Hehehehe

>>36721822

“How long until the next town?” ~asks Honoria while pushing a chair so she can climb on it to peek out the window to the land below.

Well, at least she's not asking if we are there yet.

“It should be about three days, I think. Next stop is Al'Mohada. It's a trading post in the easternmost Jade islands” ~says Lyann as she steals one of the candy bars nana packed for us, and hands one each to Stella, Zoe, Aura and Dawn
“Mah candie bars...” ~sigh~ “You heard of it?” ~we ask Lyann as we take the remains of the bag from her
“You should have, too. They protested a lot about the skyships because they are afraid they won't need to stop in their docks, and will cost them tax money and business.”
“Not much they can really do about it. The coalition needed them to secure a win, and now that they are already here, we're not just going to disarm them and pretend they never happened” ~says Asmund while stealing a bite from Dawn's candy bar

What kind of vampire is he, anyway? He seems fine under the sunlight, but thanks the gods, doesn't sparkle.

“They don't really produce much. Only the two easternmost islands have been developed in any way, and only with fruit plantations. The local nomads probably have more to offer, with their coral carvings, pearls, and the ancient artifacts that they recover from underwater ruins.” ~finishes Lyann with a smile, happy to find a use for all her studying

2/?

>>36722296
I was thinking of that when I wrote it. If only we could blaze it as we flew over to really rub it in their faces.

>>36722296
>“It should be about three days, I think. Next stop is Al'Mohada. It's a trading post in the easternmost Jade islands” ~says Lyann as she steals one of the candy bars nana packed for us, and hands one each to Stella, Zoe, Aura and Dawn
Did she just use a thief ability to steal 1 bar from us combined with that other ability to duplicate loot in order to turn 1 chocolate bar into multiple bars?
nice jesus move there lyann

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>>36722342
I should have typed "another" of the candy bars.
She can only do that multiplying act with loot from animals, plants, oozes, and beasts, IIRC, and Eldric doesn't fits into any of those categories atm

Tho I may have her make a joke about it if they ever do sleep together, based on the "like a beast" thingy

Thanks, just finished installed and setting the new 4chanx. Now continuing to type

>>36722296
>“They don't really produce much. Only the two easternmost islands have been developed in any way, and only with fruit plantations. The local nomads probably have more to offer, with their coral carvings, pearls, and the ancient artifacts that they recover from underwater ruins.” ~finishes Lyann with a smile, happy to find a use for all her studying

They need sugar cane plantations. More valuable then fruit, lighter too. No processing needed, chop grown cane, get sugar. Herbalists do it best.

Can use it to make rum too.

>>36722424
there is already a pirate quest thank you very much

>>36722402
>Thanks, just finished installed and setting the new 4chanx. Now continuing to type
you welcome.

>>36722424
Keep in mind that plantations are very inefficient compared to dungeons

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Bah had to type in my captcha again. Not funny, its a 23 digit alphanumeric password with plenty of spaces since that one time some anon cracked my old one (it was just "love", so not that great an accomplishment)

>>36722424
>No processing needed
Thanks the gods that's true on this world

Where do I turn the option on, on this version of 4chanx, to have gif be animated without having to click them?

Anyway...

***

"We will probably have to stay for a few days while I establish some trading partners for our stuff."
"The beer should sell fast" ~says Honoria
"Of course, but I also want to show them the rest of our stuff, you know? Well, we should also take the chance to check the local markets and, sure, the nomads while we're at it."

We gently slap Lyann's hand as she tries to steal some more candies from us, and she tacklehugs us so that Zoe and Stella can ravish our poor candy bag.

"H-hey! those are mine!"
"Ours now!" ~they laugh happily and do a tiny happy dance

Well, it's fine, they're all cute, so it's fine

"Oh, they're a tropical island, right? we could also go to the beach"
"Beach!" ~most of the girls cry out happily.

Dawn doesn't gets it, but then again, she wasn't with us the last time we went to the beach, and most people on this world don't have a culture of swimming for fun.

Can Asmund go to the beach?

Anyway, we finish dinner and go back to our cabin to lie down on bed and try not to look out the window. It is nice that the skyships have no fallible mechanical parts, but a plane is a plane so if possible, we would like to sleep the whole trip.

*knock lnock*
"Eldric, can I come in?" ~asks Stella from the other side of the door
"Stella? you know you can't sleep on my bed any more"
"B-but flying is scary... can I stay with you if I sleep on the floor?"

>You are a big girl, Stella. Go back to your room
>Fine, hold on, opening the door.

>>36722619
>Bah had to type in my captcha again. Not funny, its a 23 digit alphanumeric password with plenty of spaces since that one time some anon cracked my old one (it was just "love", so not that great an accomplishment)
why not copy paste it?

>>36722619
>Where do I turn the option on, on this version of 4chanx, to have gif be animated without having to click them?
At top right there is a wrench icon, press that.
look for images and video. in it look for "Replace GIF" option

>>36722619
>Fine, hold on, opening the door.

>>36722619
>Fine, hold on, opening the door.

>>36722567

Yes. Although planations are safer. I wonder if there is a respawn time on dungeons, or does each group get its own trash.

Also it costs a small fortune to change dungeons so that a specific mob spawns, just not mob type.

>>36722619
>>Fine, hold on, opening the door.
we died once flying this is understandable

>>36722661
>Yes. Although planations are safer.
random monsters spawn topside too though. remember when we went to the beach and had to fight murderous fish and crabs that were level 10+?
or the woodcutters in dwarftown being killed by a magic tree?

that being said, it is relatively safer than a dungeon... except that a dungeon is very predictable (same monsters on each level) so while you face more monsters there, they are all well known, expected, and low level

>>36722619
Password Love why not God, Sex, and Secret?
I love that movie.


>You are a big girl, Stella. Go back to your room
go back with her and tuck her in

>>36722619
>Fine, hold on, opening the door.
bring in zoe and lyann too so they don't get jealous and claim favoratism

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>>36722638
did that, still not working.
Well, its a bit annoying, but not the end of the world
>>36722639
>>36722640
>>36722664 we really really shouldnt tell her that, especially while flying
>Fine

"Stella, why aren't you wearing your pajamas?"

The delicious brown girl is wearing a long shirt, and that seems to be it. Her shapely everything is rather obvious under the silk garment.

"I like sleeping in a shirt"
"Yeah, my fault"

She comes in, and casually lands her bottom on the wooden floor, her legs bent so her feet are at either side of her while she wags her tail, obviously expecting some pampering.

"You know you can't climb unto the bed, right?"
"Right"

Well, we're not going to sleep on the bed and have her sleep on the floor, are we?

"...hold on. You take the bed, I'll stretch some blankets and sleep on the floor"
"Thank you. There's a scary little man under my bed"
"Stella, you were never afraid of the boogeyman before"
"Who's the boogeyman?"
"Wait..."

>whatever, let's just go to sleep
>go check her room

>>36722809
yea, odd that it doesn't work.

>>36722809
>go check her room
FUCKING HOBBIT! YOU DON"T FUCKING SCARE OUR LITTLE SIS!

>>36722809
>go check her room
its the halfling stowaway from before.
have her show us, if he left she can track him by scent

>>36722809
>go check her room
Sneaking under the bed of our sister is not acceptable behavior.

>>36722809
>>go check her room
he will be hurt now

>>36722839
>>36722846
there is a good chance he didn't know whose bed it was.

>>36722809
>>go check her room
the whole ship

>>36722809
>go check her room

No one messes with our family.

>>36722828
>>36722835
>>36722839
>>36722846
>FUCKING HOBBIT

***A few minutes later***

"Well, there's noone here now" ~we say while peeking into the room

Stella is standing on the balls of her feet, shifting her weight from a leg to the other as she hugs her Eldric plushie (White knight version, complete with a tiny plushie sword). She quietly points at the closet, and with a sign, we draw out our sword and open the closert

"You know, sneaking into girl's rooms in the middle of the night? not cool, sir" ~we aim at his face with the sword
"Ah, hello young sir. Fancy meeting you here"
"Stella, it's just a person, it's not a magical ghost or something."
"But he's a stranger! mom said..."
"Ah... I guess you're right. Can you go call Lyann and have her loan you some clothes?"

We are not going to have Stella dress up in front of this guy.

"Alright"
"So, why this ship, now?"
"Well, I just like to travel, you see? and this was by far the fanciest ship in the docks. Your pantry is really well supplied, too"

As it turns out, the man is called Rojo Earrington, and its a self-titled traveling performer, adventurer and friend of the good life. He really didin't intend to do anything to Stella, he just didin't expect whoever inhabited the cabin to have such a keen nose.

>Whatever, shove a featherfall ring on his finger and throw him out of the ship
>Whatever, throw him out of the ship. Aim for the sea. Sneaking into our little/big sister's room? not cool
>Send him to the brig. We have one of those, right?
>He offers to work for his fare. May be amusing.
>Other

>>36722993
>Whatever, throw him out of the ship. Aim for the sea. Sneaking into our little/big sister's room? not cool
Fuck.You.Hobbit

>>36722993
>Send him to the brig. We have one of those, right?
If he was any actual good at performing, he'd be able to buy passage on a ship.

>>36722993
Make him work it off, we could always use another errand boy. Make him Lyann's bitch, the slave of a slave, I like that concept.

>>36722993
>"Stella, it's just a person, it's not a magical ghost or something."
that makes it more scary for him to sneak into a young girls room at night

>>36722993
>>Other
tie him up and put into the brig then talk with evreyone about what to do with our "new passenger"

>>36722993
>He offers to work for his fare. May be amusing.

>>36723056
no, just no

>>36723072
Why not? I just want him to follow her orders. Or do you think he'll steal her away from us? Because that's exceedingly unlikely.

>>36723091
I don't think he would NTR us, no.

1. you called lyann a slave
2. you said to make him into a slave
3. the whole "her bitch" thing... I really don't want to get lyann into femdom. (yes I know it won't be sexual between him and her)

>>36723118
Yep gotta agree with this guy

>>36722993

This >>36723066

Tie him up for tommorrow and discuss what needs to be done. He should be lucky he is not swimming with the fishes.

Or turned into Asmunds blood bag.

>>36723118
But she is our slave, we just treat her like the wonderful person she is. Slave for him was metaphorical as was "her bitch", I just want him following Lyann's orders.

Though I don't get why you'd be against her being into femdom a bit. Well, I know not everyone is into that but hey, what's wrong with a little role reversal?

>disobedience jaminac
Even captcha wants her to rebel a bit.

>>36723180
Mate.Get the fuck outta here

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>>36723034
>Whatever, throw him out of the ship. Aim for the sea
>>36723043
>>36723066
>>36723148

>Send him to the brig
>>36723056
>>36723072

>we could always use another errand boy
>the slave of a slave
I liked that chapter of Fencer of Minerva, too. Chapter 4 I think?

>>36723118
NTR'd by a hobbit. That's a new kind of low (get it?)

>>36723180
this made me laugh a bit

Something tells me we are gonna use this image a lot during this chapter

>>36722993
>other
Time to invent "Cloud-Hauling"! It's like keelhauling, except the keel is miles in the air. Let him dangle behind the ship for a day or so.

>>36723180
Role reversal? Anon, Lyann pretty much already is the dominant one.

FFS don't turn Eldric into a damn sub.To much sub shit in quests already

>>36723349
Because Eldric lets himself get stepped all over with the throw away line "Well it's/they're cute so it's fine." I'm partly convinced those will be his last words as some cute elder god guts him with a sword.

With Lyann though yeah he brought it on himself.

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>>36723374
Why would he be a sub?

AND WHY IS CAPTCHA A BOX???? MY MIND IS WTFing! Oh, captcha appears after that

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>>36723436
The box was there all along you fool......IT'S TO LATE!

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>>36723301

"Just throw him off the ship" ~says Asmund. He is still wearing his full uniform... don't you sleep, bro?
"I agree with the count. There's no way he wouldn't notice it was a young lady's room." ~adds Okaba
"Wait, this is the first stowaway to ever be caught in one of these ships, right?" ~Honoria says while scratching the back of her head~ "Shouldn't we set a example with this guy?"
"Well, hold on. It is true that sneaking uninvited into a young lady's room is inappropriate no matter how you look at it, but we shouldn't let that taint our mind. It would have been wrong to sneak into anyone's room, and we should deal with it on that basis." ~says Alard~ "Let him sit in the brig until Al'Mohada and then let the port authorities deal with him"
"they'll just make him into a slave" ~says Lyann~ "I'm not going to do that, to anyone. If it was me, I'd rather be flogged or thrown out of the ship"
"Well, he's offering to work. It's not like he can avoid Stella and Brass' noses"
"I am not happy" ~says Brass~ "I left Stella with you because it was obviously better for her to live with a family than with an unrelated man, like myself. I don't like the idea of this guy sneaking near her and not getting at least his butt kicked"

>Alright, Brass, kick him around a bit, then we can make him work after healing him
>I'm not in favor of corporal punishment. He can just work his debt off
>Alright... Honoria is right, this is the first case, and we should set a example. Let's make him into a slave working for the ship for the rest of the trip, and his way back, then let him go. That should be deterrant enough, right?
>Other

>>36723515
>Alright, Brass, kick him around a bit, then we can make him work after healing him

>>36723374
It's far too late to stop that.

>>36723515
some one suggested having him tied up and dangling over the edge of the ship keep him like that once we make port let him go and tell him to not do any thing like that again

>>36723515
>Alright, Brass, kick him around a bit, then we can make him work after healing him

About the closest, he will have to work afterwards for the value of a trip ticket.

>>36723621
Keelhaul then work the debt off, works for me!

>>36723515
>Other
Flogging, then put him to work as a deckhand, and kick him off the ship at Al'Mohada.

>>36723605
>>36723628
>we can make him work after healing him

>>36723651
>>36723621
tie him and then throw him overboard. Keep him dangling off the ship's deck

>>36723828
>>36723697
>Flogging, then put him to work as a deckhand, and kick him off the ship at Al'Mohada.

While I am happy that we have been upgraded from 5 people contributing to 6, you guys know I hate ties. And its a three way tie, too! can't even flip a coin

...grabbing a dice, I guess

>>36723934
alright, let me change my vote
deleting >>36723828
and voting for
>Alright, Brass, kick him around a bit, then we can make him work after healing him
just don't go overboard brass, the girls would be traumatized.

>>36723958
Alrighty then

***

"It is a good thing healing can regrow teeth" ~we say to Rojo while healing him
"If I catch you sneaking into any of the girl's rooms, we'll learn if it can regrow missing balls" ~says Brass in a perfectly matter of fact manner
"Uuugh..." ~this one battered hobbit, but we can't really say he didin't deserve it.

"Alright, you'll be working with the crew, understood?"
"A-aye aye" ~says Rojo
"So, you say you can play music, right? what else?"
"Ah, I'm fairly decent with a saber, and can also tell my right from my left in pretty much every eastern dock and port town"
"In that case, what can you tell me about Al'Mohada? I'd like to save some time on finding the merchant lords"
"Ah, it depends on what you want to buy or sell, but..."

Rojo gives us a few names, and addresses to go with them. Well, it should save us a while

Well, let's hope we don't regret letting him loose in the ship, tho with Brass breathing down his neck, I doubt he would try even try getting near the girls.

Having solved this little mess, we go over to the top deck.

"E~ldr~c" ~Lyann calls us over from... above?

Oh fuck she's in the crow's nest again? it's bad enough when the ship is on the water, how can you get up there a mile above ground!?

"..." ~we climb up´to her

"Lyann, what are you doing up here?"
"It's a nice spot."
"It is?" ~looking down after she helps us up, we can see the clouds passing under the ship, and the ship as a small thing we could cover with our hands, and the ground a stupidly far distance away~ "Oh God"
"Eldric, are you scared of height?"
"I think it's a perfectly normal thing to be scared of"
"But, you have your ring, right? and can't you summon your mount, anyway?"

>Oh Lyann I was forgetting about that. Love you, thanks *summon our dragon and go ride next to the ship*
>It's not the falling, so much as the landing, which worries me
>Other

>>36724279
>It's not the falling, so much as the landing, which worries me, if anything were to not work as they're supposed to.

>>36724279
>It's not the falling, so much as the landing, which worries me

>>36724279
>Oh Lyann I was forgetting about that. Love you, thanks *summon our dragon and go ride next to the ship*
but not alone. give the girls rides.

>>36724362
it is a civilian ship, with a civilian crew, he just snuck on board

>>36724279
i dont under stand what the choices represent

>>36724279
this>>36724477

>>36724422
one is riding are cool dragon
the other
talking about our fears

>>36724279
>>It's not the falling, so much as the landing, which worries me

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>>36724422
Alright, I will start adding subtitles.
Oh, wait, I guess its better if instead of adding phrases and then adding the meaning, I will just type the options meaning directly, instead. Probably better

>>36724326
>>36724314
>>36724560
Yes, I am afraid of hitting the floor, and I am only telling you because you are special to me

>>36724477
>>36724499
>>36724401
Let's go fly in my golden dragon! (yes, this one has no deeper meaning. It's flying in a fucking golden dragon)

Aaand another tie. Anyone wants to change your vote or do I flip a coin?

>>36724279
Tell her of our fears, but not in a way that reveals the truth behind them.

>>36724681
o changing
>>36724362
to

Yes, I am afraid of hitting the floor, and I am only telling you because you are special to me

>>36724681
Wait a minute, is telling Lyann about our fear tellin her about our past life and how it ended?

>>36724870
i think its just our fears

>>36724688
Thankyou kindly mister tie breaker

***
"Oh Eldric" ~she holds our hand between hers, and stands on her tiptoes to try and kiss us on the cheek~ "You are too tall, lean over a little bit?"

She smooches Eldric's cheet and smiles

"You didin't had to climb if you don't like heights"
"But you were here, and you, I like"

Oh, now she's looking all happy and embarrassed

"Alright, let's go down, then. Do you need any help?"
"I don't think you could help me climb down faster. Or better"
"Ah, I think I'm a little afraid of stairs, tho. Could you protect me while we go down this one?" ~she says, fooling absolutely nobody. But it's nice that she tried
"Have I told you that I love you, recently? because I do"

We pick her up with an arm and hop down, sliding to the deck with a hand on the stair's side, while looking at her so we don't have the mind to worry about the height.

"E-Eldric!" ~she looks cute when she's blushing like that

Ah, our knees are shaking... the truth is, that was pretty scary. But she just stays with us and keeps holding our hand until we can walk again, and helps us walk back to our room.

That night, during dinner, Stella and Zoe both ask us to do the stair-sliding thing with them...

"No"
""B-but!""
"Just No"

Well, I guess they saw us? anyway, we're not doing it again. Ever

After dinner, Mai knocks on our door and asks us to go see Mako, so there we go.

1/?

>>36725007
>That night, during dinner, Stella and Zoe both ask us to do the stair-sliding thing with them...
>"No"
hehe, dawww

>>36725007
i wonder what mako wants

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Well, that certainly lifted any flags that were still in need of raising with our cute reheaded wizard childhood friend, I think?

>>36725007

Ah, Mako is standing on top of a chair by the window, looking down at the clouds.

The door is open, but it's still polite to knock before coming in.

*knock knock*
"Ah, Eldric. Come in, please" ~she says with that smile of hers that makes the room better

The little princess very carefully climbs down from the chair, and smooths down her clothes before doing a little curtsy towards us.

"Excuse me" ~we go in, and sit on the bed

She's standing in front of us.
Well... she's tiny.
She's 11 now, I guess she still has to go through her growth spurt.
She's as tall as one of those large dolls in our previous worlds, the ones that walk (if you know what im talking about), and barely any taller.

We could probably hide her under our coat and run away with her. Noone would ever know... mwahahaha!

Alright, I'm cool now. Plus, Ami and Mai would beat us to death, somehow.

Anyway, even tho we're sitting on the bed, we are still a little bit taller than her.

"Eldric, can we go to the market in Al'Mohada? I'd like to buy a gift for my sister. Something nice"

Ah... that sounds nice. A gift, uh?

>Alright, fairly sure we have all the Lyann route flags up already. Let's go on a date with Mako and raise HER flags, too.
>Let's also invite everyone else, so it's something nice but not a flag-rising event.
>Other

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>>36725332
Are these options clear enough?

>>36725332
>Alright, fairly sure we have all the Lyann route flags up already. Let's go on a date with Mako and raise HER flags, too.

>>36725361
they are. I thought the previous was too.

>>36725332
>Alright, fairly sure we have all the Lyann route flags up already. Let's go on a date with Mako and raise HER flags, too.

>>36725332
>Alright, fairly sure we have all the Lyann route flags up already. Let's go on a date with Mako and raise HER flags, too.

>>36725332
>Let's go on a date with Mako

>>36725332
>>Alright, fairly sure we have all the Lyann route flags up already. Let's go on a date with Mako and raise HER flags, too.

for the record im a little tired thats why i couldn't figure out the deeper meaning

>>36725332
>Alright, fairly sure we have all the Lyann route flags up already. Let's go on a date with Mako and raise HER flags, too.

Pretty obvious thing to do. I don't thin Lyann will mind too much, I hope.

It is interesting that both Stella and Zoe have the bodies of 15 year old bombshells but are still running around kinda like a pre-puberty 10 or 12 year old. Guess mental maturity is slower then physocal, atleast when not dumped into the worst situations. They have had it easy, other then leveling.

>>36725365
Part of the thread way of life is using game terms. Raising a flag is a way of saying you are getting a girl to fall for you.

>>36725399
>>36725415
>>36725420
>>36725425
>>36725429 I probably shouldnt type options in a way that they are hard to understand, anyway
>>36725486

Raise Mako's flag

typing

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>>36725486
I think its normal given that they live with a nice family, they are taken care of, loved, and sliiightly overprotected against the advances of guys.

So they are smart and whatnot, but still very innocent. I wonder if that makes sense for anyone else but me?

Hell, I was a very innocent youngman right up to my first time, you know? I didin't even got my classmates innuendos up till when I was like 16, so yes, you can be a smart person, and still be innocent. And i think it's a wonderful thing that the girls are smart and strong, but innocent. If there was a santa claus tradition in this world, they would still believe.

***
"Sure"
"Thank you" ~she says with a smile

Ah, she is climbing the bed, and...
*smooch*
She gave us a peck on the cheek.

Now she's all red

"Thank you, Eldric"

Ah, she's not saying thankyou because of saying yes just now, is she? This is about taking her to see her sister.

"Mako, what is your sister's name?" ~yes, we actually hadn't asked her
"Ren"

We nod, and stand up.

"I will be happy to escort you through the market tomorrow, princess" ~says Eldric as he bows politely

The next day, we arrive at Al~Mohada somewhen during the night, late enough for it to be early, so we throw down the anchor in the docks and wait until morning to disembark.

"Alright, before we go down to town, let's everyone party up so we can't get lost, alright? we have 12 people so let's make 2 parties."

Even tho we are not going to all go around together, this way we can still find eachother if need be.

So, we party with Mako, Lyann, Ami, Mai and Honoria. Brass, Python, Okaba, Aura, Asmund and Dawn are in their own party as well.

We are going with Mako (and probably Ami and Mai, even if we don't see them) to browse the market to get a gift to present to Ren when we finally meet her.

>>36726078
you would not believe how much trouble I had posting that fucking post. Jesus, seriously! so many failed attempts to post it!

***


>We are filthy rich. Grab the most expensive thing we can for the princess of the world's largest empire.
>Let's go with something simple, meaningful and beautiful. Get a street artist to fast-paint a portrait of Mako in the Al'Mohada bay
>Let's put some hard effort into this. Find out what kinds of foodstuff we can find here, the trade nexus of the East, that cannot be found in the West.

>>36726078
>So they are smart and whatnot, but still very innocent. I wonder if that makes sense for anyone else but me?
it does.

>>36726090
>>Let's put some hard effort into this. Find out what kinds of foodstuff we can find here, the trade nexus of the East, that cannot be found in the West.
why not

>>36726090
>Let's put some hard effort into this. Find out what kinds of foodstuff we can find here, the trade nexus of the East, that cannot be found in the West.
precious memories. delicious food, romantic scenery.

>>36726090
First we feed, then we get a portrait. We ain't trying to impress, we're trying to make her happy.

>>36726090
>>Let's put some hard effort into this. Find out what kinds of foodstuff we can find here, the trade nexus of the East, that cannot be found in the West.

>>36726090
>Let's go with something simple, meaningful and beautiful. Get a street artist to fast-paint a portrait of Mako in the Al'Mohada bay
>>Let's put some hard effort into this. Find out what kinds of foodstuff we can find here, the trade nexus of the East, that cannot be found in the West

Why not both?

A nice portrait of Mako would likely mean a bit to Ren, who likely has been missing Mako and having less freedom and truly warm interactions then Mako has had the last few years.

Custom and rare food and items would be nice too.

>>36726090
>>36725332
>Alright, fairly sure we have all the Lyann route flags up already. Let's go on a date with Mako and raise HER flags, too.
Also get some exotic flowers and seeds for Miel.
What are Miel II and Atruma doing? Shouldn't they be in our party?

>>36726226
yea the portrait would be a great gift
but we should get goods to merchant it up when we get there an free the fuck out of them.

>>36726114
>>36726140
>>36726194
>>36726226
>Find out what kinds of foodstuff we can find here, the trade nexus of the East, that cannot be found in the West.

>>36726226
>>36726165
>portrait

>>36726228
Miel ~ equipped in our crown
Atruma ~ equipped in our sword
Zero chances of either getting lost that way

trouble posting again king

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>>36726804

As soon as we finish descending from the ship, walking the plank to the docks, Stella and Zoe try to run off after us, planning to have a lot of fun and drag us around to have fun and eat stuff with us... and then Lyann grabs them and signals us to go.

Isn't she great? well, we start walking with Mako, and even tho we are just a year apart, it just looks sort of wrong when we see our reflection on a water pool in the docks... we're just so big, and she's so tiny and cute, you know?

Well, either way, she looks happy, and doesn't seems to mind, at all.

The docks here are nowhere nearly as neat as the Eopolis docks. Even tho Al'Mohada is part of the coalition and technically an eopolitan dock... this place looks dangerous, you know? like, it's full of rough guys.

Well, I'm sure Lyann is going to take care of Stella and Zoe, but I can take a wild guess... some rough guys are going to lose teeth in the near future, you know?

Well, Mako doesn't seems to mind. This little princess is pretty brave for a tiny 11 years old, isin't she? is it because we are with her, because of the shadows, or is she really this confident now?

It's such a big difference from when we met her, isn't it? she could barely whisper out a word back then.

As soon as the docks end, however, the change in the atmosphere is amazing. It's instantaneous. The market district is so clean and immaculate. The foors are covered with tiny white and grey mosaics, and you can barely see any dirt on it.

The shop stands are clean and orderly, with the goods displayed neatly under actual crystal cases.

There are city guards walking about in eopolitan uniforms... it's rather surprising. It really feels like we are back there, and grandpa could come out from around a corner at any time.

Well, the markets have several floors. I guess this is what a mall would have been in ancient rome?

1/?

>>36727178
had to do so many little things one after the other, sorry

>>36727261
>Well, I'm sure Lyann is going to take care of Stella and Zoe, but I can take a wild guess... some rough guys are going to lose teeth in the near future, you know?

Somehow I find the idea of someone hitting on them kinda funny. Lyann would decline politely. If they kept it up she would end up looking at them like they did not exist. If they tried to grab her she might snap their arm/wrist like a twig, or crush it into a fine paste.

Zoe and Stella would look at them like they completely missed the point

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>>36727261

Mako stands on her tiptoes to look over the edge of a store's window at the goods inside.

There's local crafts inside, and no I don't mean ships. I am talking about sculptures made out of coral, pottery and small and colorful jewelry.

Actually, the sculptures are really well made. Does the artisan makes each by hand, or does he use a craftsmanship skill? because if it takes him a few seconds, we would definitively like to ask him for a Mako sculpture as a gift to Ren.

And we're keeping one, too, to remember this in the future, of course.

Wait... wasn't coral endangered back home...? is this made from a drop, or is this actually ripped off living growing coral in the sea's bottom?

"Sir? do you make these yourself?" ~we ask the clerk
"No, I just sell them. Are you looking for anything special... oh, your friend's hair looks amazing. Which dye does she use?"

Right, people on this world other than the western royal family simply don't have black hair, right? but nobles around the world like to pretend they are somewhat related, so they dye it black with ash and other such stuff... there may be a market there.

It was so common in our previous life, we just sort of forgot after hanging out with Mako so much.

"..." ~Mako says something. I guess she's still bad with total strangers, after all
"Please sell me that mirror" ~we buy a souvenir for Lyann and change the topic in a single go~ "Oh, and could you tell me where to find whoever makes the sculptures, please?"

We get the clerk's directions. If we leave the market district and follow the shore, we will find plenty of craftsmen by the sea road.

"Eldric, wait, wait, can we get some of those red flowers over there? and some seeds, too!" ~says Miel II from inside our crown

In case you were wondering, no, other people can't hear her.

We buy flowers and inquire about them. Yes, they are local, so we pay a few coins to the shop lady, and she agrees to bring a small flower pot with buds for us tomorrow.

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>>36727647

There's a lot of musicians playing outside the open air cafés, aren't there?

Ah, they're just wandering around, trying to get tips from the people in the cafés. I guess you can find their type anywhere. At least they're pretty good.

The sea road splits the beach from the town. A white and grey stone mosaic road with sand here and there, you can enjoy a walk with more than enough room for carriages to circulate without bothering the pedestrians.


Most craftsmen sit in the sand with their goods on a blanket. These guys are mostly nomads, right? there's dophin-headed demihumans, elves, humans and people with small horns and lamb ears growing on them. I don't know which beastmen tribe they're from, but let's just call them ram-eared, because calling them horny is just sort of mean.

Come think of it, Ellie said she was a nomad from a sea tribe, right? so, one of these? we should probably buy her something as well. Some clothes... no, she can't really wear these back home, can she? let's get her some pearl jewelry.

That's right, she said her people didn't had anything against earrings, right? the elves here obviously don't. Let's get her some earrings, then.

Uhmm... should it be magically enhanced... no, wait, let's just look for something with high quality. We can enchant it ourselves later if we want to, after all.

Thus, we buy her a pair of pretty, [exceptional] quality pearl earrings with a little white shell. She can wear them with the shells covering the pearls, or the other way around, so the shells display the pearls, if she wants to.

"Ah!" ~Mako lets out a little cry as she spots someone selling the coral figures we were looking for

2/?

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>>36727781

Unfortunately, the nomad explains that he could make a copy of any sculpture he already made in a few seconds, but a new one would take him time.

"Well, we're not going to stay here for long enough, probably? at most a week." ~Eldric says with a sigh
"Oh, that may just be enough, depending on the model."
"Could you make one of her?" ~Mako blushes a little and looks down
"Surely... yes, it would take a few days, but it would be done in less than a week, depending on size"
"How large can you make it within that time?"
"About 2 apples tall?"
"That will do. How much would that be?"
"Uhmm... 2 golds, I think. But you need to come by everyday so I can use the young lady as a model"
"No, no. I'm sorry, but we can't do that. Could you come to our ship instead?"
"If I can't also sell my goods, it will be more, you understand? about 10 gold coins, maybe"
"That's fine. Let me pay you two right now so you can see I'm serious about it."
"Oh? alright, then"

We tell him to look for the Radiant Ember in the docks, and bid him farwell for today.

Well, that leaves us plenty of time free.

>Let's go have something to eat with Mako
>Let's go back to the ship, get some cold beer samples, and look for those merchant lords Rojo mentioned
>Other

>>36727933
>Let's go have something to eat with Mako

>>36727933
>>36727933
>>Let's go have something to eat with Mako


>Let's go back to the ship, get some cold beer samples, and look for those merchant lords Rojo mentioned

tell me we brought a merchant to do this for us right?

>>36727933
>>Let's go have something to eat with Mako

Date, not work. We have a week here, so enjoy the date.

>>36727933
>>Let's go have something to eat with Mako
a week is a lot of time to get shit done lets relax.

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>>36728008
>tell me we brought a merchant to do this for us right?
I honestly assumed Lyann had the merchant passive. Hell, don't we?

***
Well... it should be something nice, but not too high class because honestly this is a nice tropical island, with white beaches and a warm sea and tropical flora... it would just be awful to lock ourselves into a restaurant the likes of which we could go to in any large city.

Thus, we go and check the local fast food.

Yeah, rather than taking the 11 years old girl to a luxury restaurant, we're buying fish sticks and dipping them in mustard as we sit on the tetrapods by the sea, throwing little bits of food to the crabs and fish under us.

When she's 15 or older, and on every anniversary of our wedding afterward and forever (it'll happen, right? we are marrying this adorable princess someday), we'll take her to a super luxurious restaurant and treat her like the imperial princess that she is. But right now it's all about having fun and making happy memories, so we are going to have fish sticks with mustards and throw bits of it at the little fish under the tetrapods.

Unless she wants to do this very same thing, because in that case this is what we'll be doing.

*cough* Anyway...

This island looks like it would be an awesome place for a resort, if it wasn't because of "the high level fish and sea beasts randomly appearing anywhere in the sea" thing.

Maybe we could have an area of the beach surrounded with tetrapods to keep the fish out and sort of make a pool? but at that point we may as well just make a pool, I guess.

It will be fine as long as someone in the party has the right passive so we can play in the water and not get attacked, of course, but not everyone has such a convenient thing, so I guess we can't commercialize on that.

"Eldric?" ~she pokes our cheek gently with a finger
"What is it?"
"What are you thinking about?"

Ah, we sort of drifted off tangent there for a bit

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>>36728242

>Be simple and direct about our hopes for the future. Our future together
>Let's not appear too forceful. Say something cute and unrelated
>Other

Also, damn, just noticed I had been missing my tripname for a while, wonder how that happened

>>36728276

>Let's not appear too forceful. Say something cute and unrelated

>>36728276
>>Be simple and direct about our hopes for the future. Our future together

just because the meltdown would be to cute not to

>>36727261
>and then Lyann grabs them and signals us to go.
wow, lyann IS great

>>36728242
I just meant so we didn't need to make trips here all the time have some one build a relationship with the people her that way they can constantly go on the ships to conduct our transactions.


>>36728276

>Be simple and direct about our hopes for the future. Our future together

something along the line of "I hope we can do this sorta thing years from now I really like spending time with you " (do not mention Marriage)

also tell me we got food for the shadows too
also we should order tiny Mako figurines for them too

>>36728276
>>Be simple and direct about our hopes for the future. Our future together

>>36728276
>Let's not appear too forceful. Say something cute and unrelated

It's what a harem lead would do, and we're going for a harem apparently.

>>36727781
>don't know which beastmen tribe they're from, but let's just call them ram-eared, because calling them horny is just sort of mean.
too late, i now think of them as horny beastmen

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>>36728509
>>36728303
>Let's not appear too forceful

>>36728419
>>36728316
>>36728499
>Our future together

***

"I was thinking about doing this every year forever."
"Eating fish sticks?"
"Being together"
"E-eep!" ~she drops her fishsticks into the water as she blushes all the way from tip to toe, covering her face with both hands~ "Eldric, you meanie!"

We smooch the top of her head, and help her off the tetrapods, then get give her our fish sticks.

We are still holding hands when we make it back to the ship.

***
Let's end here for tonight. I'll go fry myself some fish sticks and be back for comments and whatnot.

By the way, I have a bunch of trouble planned for the very near future, and some stuff with the local merchant princes trying to bully us and get a better deal, and pirates.

I had hoped to do that today, but it's okay, today was pretty cute so I don't regret it. Just mentioning it because I want you guys to know I do have action in mind for the near future

>>36728586
>horny beastmen

heh. back in a bit, going to fry some stuff

>>36728242
>It will be fine as long as someone in the party has the right passive so we can play in the water and not get attacked, of course, but not everyone has such a convenient thing, so I guess we can't commercialize on that.
couldn't we? a resort where there are "life guards" whom you party with to enjoy said passive could potentially work out. It won't be cheap since you would need people with rather specialized skill, but doable.

>>36728587
good night, thanks for running

>By the way, I have a bunch of trouble planned for the very near future, and some stuff with the local merchant princes trying to bully us and get a better deal, and pirates.
sounds awesome

>I had hoped to do that today, but it's okay, today was pretty cute so I don't regret it. Just mentioning it because I want you guys to know I do have action in mind for the near future
I don't regret it either. We had really cute moments this thread. We can have action next time

>>36728587
thanks for running

ohh boy time to put the hurt on a merchant prince he is ether going to be a snotty brat or a cunning prick both equally fun to make look like a fool

>>36728587
cool

>>36728677
well if we figure out dungeon hearts perhaps we could create an artificial monster with the same abilities like a construct with just that one class ability.

>>36728677
>>36728769
why not make a buoys and put warding enchantments on it to keep monsters away

>>36728846
they could be shaped like a buoys, I thought the ability was a class ability only so I was under the impression we could not enchant it.

>>36728587
are these the cut neck kind of pirates ? or honorable ones? privateers? can we be a pirate king if we defeat the caption?

>>36728846
I like the enchanted bouys idea.
Gotta make them tamper proof and make them emit a warning on tampering, have someone whose job is to check them for tampering, and have way more than necessary.
all that in order to prevent someone sabotaging us by sabotaging a bouy and letting the carnage ruin our rep

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>>36728975
We could beat him and then have him tell us where he hid his treasure in One Piece

>>36729116
I can see that leading to catastrophe if a buoy ever floats away.

Maybe we could look for a natural pool? there's a small beach right on this town where there is a natural beach protected by rocks during low tide so completely its almost like a cup, and it gets flooded during high tide, then the water slowly empties through the cracks in the rocks.

It's pretty much considered a great place for children to learn to swim since you literally cannot be dragged by currents, as there are none

Of course, it has the same problems as any pool where children play for hours.

Yes I meant the pee being more than the water inside. But at least the water gets cycled out every 8 hours or so

I really think terapods making a wall around the beach is the best way, or maybe finding a tiny cape and just dropping tetrapods on the water's entrance so that water can freely flow in and out, but large fish cant

>>36729290
I love how soft that girl looks. I know the hair color is wrong and all that, and I dont like the feet... but I really love just how "soft" she looks, you know? I really think that's what an older Mako would be like.

She would just be obviously beautiful, but obviously SOFT above all things. Yes she's now a monk and she can punch dragons into submission and what not. Doesn't change my mind one bit

And why am I having to type my name/tripcode over and over now?

>>36729290
>I can see that leading to catastrophe if a buoy ever floats away.
Hence the "way more bouys" than needed plan and regular checkups.

>Inland pool
doable. and actually, cordoning off a part of the beach and turning into a "pool" of sorts won't be a bad thing because people would be coming in for the beach resort. the sand, the atmosphere, the weather, the trees, etc.
Although I can definitely see the appeal in playing in the water.

>Yes I meant the pee being more than the water inside. But at least the water gets cycled out every 8 hours or so
magic neatly solves this

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>>36729395
I was thinking in a beach like this. Mostly surrounded by ground, with a single entrance for the water, and tetrapods going from shore to shore, closing it off. Water can go in, but big fish, sharks, sea beasts & monsters, cannot

>>36729717
this would work. might as well ALSO include bouyes and a lifeguard just in case.

>>36729781
Well, sure, you always should include a couple of lifeguards on a beach resort, at least

Why am I needing to punch in my name every single post? wth?

>>36728587
>By the way, I have a bunch of trouble planned for the very near future, and some stuff with the local merchant princes trying to bully us and get a better deal, and pirates.


I find that kinda funny, some would be merchant prince trying to bully us.

I just see in a small 'room' Atruma getting tired of the wind bag, materialize out of the sword, look at the merchant prince like he is a spec of dust and shape shift back to her normal dragon form, before snorting once in his direction and going back into the sword.

Well, im going to bed. See you around, guys

>>36731056

Night. Eldric might as well be a little ball of social chaos, that will spread wherever he goes. Will likely spread quicker over time too.

>>36731056
nightt