[PP-16] The Swashbuckling Buccaneer - Dibs on the Eye Patch!

[Freyd 0]

Freyd's contacts had led him to a series of docks on floor sixteen, where a rather unimpressive sailor - who looked disturbingly similar to Orlando Bloom - regaled him with a sordid fish tale of losing his ship.   "Let me guess,  Barbosa?" Freyd replied, unimpressed by the cliche plot that verged heavily towards copyright infringement. 

"Greybeard, actually," replied the sailor.

"Naturally."

Kliuia was supposed to be here soon.  In the meantime, Freyd surveyed the cove as best he could at a distance, berating himself for not having picked up a spy glass from his shop.  He had a dozen of them laying around at the shop and never thought to bring one along.  The sailor's uncle waited impatiently in the rowboat, scowling at him while his nephrew fretted like a maiden on her wedding night.

"Relax, kid.  My buddy and I have got this."  He hadn't gone on a run with Kiluia since the Monkey King.  What an embarrassment that had been!  The memory triggered a reminder that he'd wanted to use an item from that quest on this run, which he promptly fished out of his storage.

@Kiluia Seiko

Spoiler

Name: Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows
Level: 37
HP: 760/760
EN: 74/74

Stats:
Damage: 18
Mitigation: 48
Evasion: 3
Accuracy: 4
KEEN:1
HLY:2
BLD:12

Equipped Gear:
Weapon: Forgiven Disobedience (T1-2HSS, ACC 1, HOLY 1, BLD 1)
Armor: Skirmisher's Garb (T2-LA, MIT 2, EVA 1)
Misc: Assassin's Cowl (T2-Trinket, ACC 2, KEEN 1)

Skills:
2H Straight Sword [Rank 5]
Light Armor [Rank 3]

Extra Skills:
Disguise
Familiar Mastery: Fighter 3
Survival

Mods:
Precision
Finesse - Rank 3
LA Athletics

Battle Ready Inventory:
Starter Healing Potion (50 hp)*3
Teleport Crystals*2
Turkish March *2
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik*5
Super-Duper Snake Sauce*2

Housing Buffs:
Rested: -1 energy cost for the first two expenditures of each combat
Clean: The first time you would suffer DoT damage in a thread, reduce damage taken from DoT each turn by 20% (rounded down)
Hard Working: +2 EXP per crafting attempt and +1 crafting attempt per day
Filling: Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot.
Item Stash: +1 Battle Ready Inventory Slot
Relaxed: Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.
Col Stash: +5% bonus col from monster kills and treasure chests
Advanced Training: +2 SP to a thread. Limit one use per month [Refreshed July 25, 2020]
Multipurpose: Gain +1 to LD, Stealth Rating, Stealth Detection, or Prosperity to one post in a thread. Can be applied after a roll

Guild Hall Buffs:
Lucrative: Reduce LD needed for Salvage by 5 (10+ for Alchemist crystals, 6+ for everything else). +2 EXP per craft. Rank 9 crafters receive +1 crafting attempt per day. Rank 10 crafters receive +2 crafting attempts per day.
Col Deposit: +5% bonus col from last-hit monster kills and +10% bonus col from treasure chests.

Scents of the Wild: n/a

Wedding Ring: n/a

Spoiler

Consumed:

Monkey'd Agility (EVA +1) (+1 Filling)

http://www.sao-rpg.com/topic/19851-pp-f8-donkey-kong-kaiju/?do=findComment&comment=617500

Liquor of Light (DMG 3) [ID153627-1]

 

Edited July 26, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Kiluia Seiko 0]

The message was seen and he would look at the time on his HUD menu. Haine was out and about with her new glorious friends and that was a okay with him. Shopping was not his thing when it came to clothing. That would be a hard pass. He was already out the door with his penguin coming behind him. Pingu was excited to go out without the cub today since it would be her first outing without the showoff. “No goofing off.” He looked over at his familiar and smiled patting her head.

The open sea was in view after he arrived on the 16^th floor. He hadn’t been here often but it was still quite a view. He looked over at the amount of sailors and stalls by the harbor. He took a deep breath inhaling the salty air. It was refreshing to do this. He noticed his friend up ahead and waved at him. “Hey, Freyd.”

He arrived finally and walked up to the man and at the boat. This boat has seen better days. He thought to himself. It was all for dramatic effect and hopefully it would get to their destination without problematic sequences. “I’m ready.” He stated after consuming his items he needed.

Spoiler

Name: Kiluia
Level: 39
HP: 780/780
EN: 78/78

Stats:
Damage: 15
Mitigation: 41
Evasion: 1
Accuracy: 2
BLD:24
REC:1

Equipped Gear:
Weapon: Ra's Wrappings (T2/Perfect/Handwrap): Damage 2, Bleed 1
Armor: Rose Prism (T2/Perfect/Light Armor): Mitigation 2, Evasion 1
Misc: Eye of Rain (T2/Perfect/Trinket): Accuracy 2, Recovery 1

Skills:
Martial Arts [Rank 5]
Picking [Obtained]
Searching [Rank 3]
Light Armor [Rank 1]

Extra Skills:
Familiar -Fighter

Mods:
Dismantling
Finesse Rank 3
Ferocity

Battle Ready Inventory:
Primrose Cross (T1/Perfect/Trinket): Loot Dice 3
Requires Extended Weight Limit 1
Requires Extended Weight Limit 2
Requires Extended Weight Limit 3
Obtained via Item Stash (Housing)
Obtained via Dimensional Backpack

Housing Buffs:
Rested: -1 energy cost for the first two expenditures of each combat
Working: +2 EXP per crafting attempt
Filling: Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot.
Relaxed: Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.
Col Stash: +5% bonus col from monster kills and treasure chests
Basic Training: +1 SP to a thread. Limit one use per month [1/1]

Guild Hall Buffs:
Lucrative: Reduce LD needed for Salvage by 5 (10+ for Alchemist crystals, 6+ for everything else). +2 EXP per craft. Rank 9 crafters receive +1 crafting attempt per day. Rank 10 crafters receive +2 crafting attempts per day.
Col Deposit: +5% bonus col from last-hit monster kills and +10% bonus col from treasure chests.

Scents of the Wild:

Wedding Ring:

ACC+2 +1 Filling (+1 Kitchen bonus)

157846-2

Evasion

158157-3

 

[Freyd 0]

'Uncle Roy', as Freyd had dubbed him, rowed them out as close to the cove as he dared.  Freyd and Kiluia made their way silently along the shoreline until they reached its proper edge, and spotted a lone grimey-looking deck hand wandering away from the ship.  "Seriously?!  They programmed them to take pee breaks?!  I don't know whether to be impressed or not."  Motioning to Kil to swing left, he rushed the pirate from behind and caught him completely off guard with a swift series of strikes that also sent him sprawling into the nearby foliage, right into his friend's waiting and very lethal hands.

While the scuffle continued in the bushes, he indulged in a bit of piracy himself, picking out an eye patch and other swag from among their purloined booty and stuffed it into his storage for potential future use.  Trying the patch on for size, he swaggered along the beach as if nothing had happened at all.

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:760/760 | EN:68/74 (-6)| DMG:18 | MIT:48 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | KEEN:1 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 -> rested

BD: 6 + 4 = 10 (hit).  Freyd deals (144-40=104) damage to Pirate Deckhand #1.  Stunned.

Pirate Deckhand #1 | HP: 146/250 (-104) | MIT 40 | DMG 85 (CD 11-12, stuns player for 1 turn and bypasses 50% MIT) - stunned.

 

Edited July 26, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Kiluia Seiko 0]

Pee breaks or not, they at least were realistic to a sense. “Realism has always been a thing on making NPC’s more natural. Though you can still see them as NPC’s” He looked over at Freyd and shrugged as Uncle Roy left. The sudden emergence of the Pirate Deckhand started poor Pingu who in short tripped into the Pirate Deckhand after Freyd had struck it silly making it stunned. Kiluia stared at the series of unfortunate events unfolding for this deckhand and felt a little sorry for what was going on. Fist pulled back into a ball and cocked like a gun. With the deckhand practically falling, all he had to do was uppercut. Poor bastard didn’t see it coming as he rotate his shoulder cuff and knocked the deckhand. The enemy disappeared in thousands of crystal shards. (All Might – 14 En)

He looked over at his penguin and lifted her up. “Good job. Even if you didn’t mean it, good job.” He glanced over at Freyd and pointed.  “Looks like he wasn’t the only one.”

Spoiler

Critcal +1

Kiluia| 780/780 HP | EN:64/78 | DMG: 15 | MIT:41 | EVA: 3 | ACC:4 | BLD:24 | REC:1

Pirate Deckhand #1 | HP: 0/250 (-104) | MIT 40 | DMG 85 -200 HP Dmg

Edited July 30, 2020 by Kiluia Seiko

[Freyd 0]

Sauntering up the gang plank, Freyd found four more pirates playing dice on the main deck, oblivious to the fact that their scout had already been taken out.  They hardly had a chance to stand, let alone draw their weapons before he pulled at the nearest belaying pin, causing the sail above them to collapse and come crashing down upon their group.  They called out in surprise, only the find a barrage of stabs and slashes overwhelming their senses and causing them to stumble back to the deck.

Freyd was openly enjoying himself, laughing at the pirates' plight.  One of them had managed to dodge the sail and took a stab at him, only to have his blow parried aside.  The man's expression fell further as Kiluia ran up the gang plank with his own follow-up attacks.

"Yup.  Sorry Carl... do you mind if I call you Carl?  This guy here," he pointed to Kil.  "Yeah, he hates Carls.  Very unfortunate for you."

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:760/760 | EN:58/74 (-10)| DMG:18 | MIT:48 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | KEEN:1 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 (rested, finesse 3)

BD: 9 + 4 = 13 (crit +1, +2 holy, 12 bld).  Freyd deals (168-40=128 plus 12 bleed) damage to Pirate Deckhand #2.  Stunned.
BD: 5 + 4 = 9 (hit).  Freyd deals (144-40=104) damage to Pirate Deckhand #3.  Stunned.
BD: 6 + 4 = 10 (hit).  Freyd deals (144-40=104) damage to Pirate Deckhand #4.  Stunned.
BD: 1 (miss)

MOB: 3 (miss).  Pirate Deckhand #5 misses Freyd.

Pirate Deckhand #2 | HP: 110/250 (-140) | MIT 40 | DMG 85 – stunned.  Bleed 12 next turn.
Pirate Deckhand #3 | HP: 146/250 (-104) | MIT 40 | DMG 85 – stunned. 
Pirate Deckhand #4 | HP: 146/250 (-104) | MIT 40 | DMG 85 – stunned.
Pirate Deckhand #5 | HP: 250/250 | MIT 40 | DMG 85 
(CD 11-12, stuns player for 1 turn and bypasses 50% MIT) 

Kiluia| 780/780 HP | EN:64/78 | DMG: 15 | MIT:41 | EVA: 1 | ACC:4 | BLD:24 | REC:1
 

 

Edited July 30, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Kiluia Seiko 0]

Watching Freyd work his magic, he would see the last pirate deckhand be unharmed and unphased at the situation. With the next moment, he disappeared dashing toward the enemy. Fist was raised as he closed the distance between the two. With just mere inches from the enemy’s position, his right hand came crashing down into the bridge of the deckhand’s nose crushing his face in with the impact. The initial impact took the enemy off their feet and he poured all his weight into the momentum causing his fist to plow into the ground. A lot more finesse than he was before as he looked over to Freyd. (All Might -14 EN)

His eyes looked over at Freyd as he spoke. “Carl is taking a nap at the moment.” He briefly grinned as he hopped up from the wreckage and impact site of his attack. He brushed all the debris he had caused off of his clothing and looked at the other pirates still dazed.

Spoiler

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:760/760 | EN:58/74 (-10)| DMG:18 | MIT:48 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | KEEN:1 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 (rested, finesse 3)

Kiluia| 780/780 HP | EN:52/78 | DMG: 15 | MIT:41 | EVA: 1 | ACC:4 | BLD:24 | REC:1(Recovery Activates)

Pirate Deckhand #2 | HP: 110/250 (-140) | MIT 40 | DMG 85 – stunned.  Bleed 12 next turn.
Pirate Deckhand #3 | HP: 146/250 (-104) | MIT 40 | DMG 85 – stunned. 
Pirate Deckhand #4 | HP: 146/250 (-104) | MIT 40 | DMG 85 – stunned.
Pirate Deckhand #5 | HP: 65/250 | MIT 40 | DMG 85 -185 DMG
(CD 11-12, stuns player for 1 turn and bypasses 50% MIT) 

Edited July 30, 2020 by Kiluia Seiko

[Freyd 0]

Advancing mercilessly, Freyd thrust his blade clear through the hearts of the first two pirates, striking true despite his enemies still being concealed beneath the fallen sail.  Their flailing forms simply went limp and vanished as the sail sunk to the deck, wisps of holy wrath mixing with their dematerializing motes as Forgiven Disobedience withdrew to strike again elsewhere.  The third form fell with a more brutal and obvious cross-ward slash, tearing a gruesome gash through the man that also cut him right in half.  

The last pirate was still seeing stars from the beating Kiluia had seen him and barely felt it as the hand clutching his cutlass was severed.  Something white flashed in front of him, coming down towards his neck, and then everything went dark.  Freyd pointlessly wiped his blade on torn sections of sail still draped about him.  It just seemed like the right thing to do.

"What's all the racket about?"  One of the boatwsains had finally roused himself from his midday nap and come to investigate.

Spoiler

(2, 2, 2, 0) Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:760/760 | EN:58/74 (-10)| DMG:18 | MIT:48 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | KEEN:1 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 (rested, finesse 3)

BD: 10 + 4 = 14 (Crit +2, Holy +2, Bld 12).  Freyd deals (264-40= 224 + 12 bleed = 236) damage to Pirate Deckhand #2. Killed.
BD: 10 + 4 = 14 (Crit +2, Holy +2, Bld 12).  Freyd deals (264-40= 224 + 12 bleed = 236) damage to Pirate Deckhand #3.  Killed.
BD: 3 + 4 = 7 (hit).  Freyd deals (234-40 = 194) damage to Pirate Deckhand #4.  Killed.
BD: 7 + 4 = 11 (hit).  Freyd deals (234-40 = 194) damage to Pirate Deckhand #5.  Killed.

Pirate Deckhand #2 | HP: 0/250 (-236) | MIT 40 | DMG 85
Pirate Deckhand #3 | HP: 0/250 (-236) | MIT 40 | DMG 85 
Pirate Deckhand #4 | HP: 0/250 (-194) | MIT 40 | DMG 85 
Pirate Deckhand #5 | HP: 0/250 (-194) | MIT 40 | DMG 85 
(CD 11-12, stuns player for 1 turn and bypasses 50% MIT) 

(0, 0, 0, 2) Kiluia| 780/780 HP | EN:52/78 | DMG: 15 | MIT:41 | EVA: 1 | ACC:4 | BLD:24 | REC:1(Recovery Activates)

 

Edited July 30, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Kiluia Seiko 0]

The boatswain named Amir came rummaging out of his sleeping are and spotted the two messing up their hide out. “Ya’ll need to get going!” He grunted and shouted a signal to have the deckhands come piling in. Except there was none. No one answered the call to his alarm. “Yeah. That’s not happening.” He spoke in front of Amir’s face. He thrusted his right hand up into a palm strike into the mans jaw sending him upward and off his feet. It was more of a shock factor that he had made it that close to the enemy that it couldn’t defend himself from Kiluia’s attack. (All Might – 14 EN)

Eyes looked over at Freyd as he wisped himself away from the vicinity of the enemy. He would allow ample room for Freyd to do any strikes he needed to wipe the floor with him. “We already made short work of your friends.” He stated to the boatswain.

Spoiler

( 0) Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:760/760 | EN:58/74 (-10)| DMG:18 | MIT:48 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | KEEN:1 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 (rested, finesse 3)

(2) Kiluia| 780/780 HP | EN:40/78 | DMG: 15 | MIT:41 | EVA: 1 | ACC:4 | BLD:24 | REC:1(Recovery Activates)

Enemy
Boatswain Amir | 235/400 HP| 60 MIT| EVA +2

Edited July 30, 2020 by Kiluia Seiko

[Freyd 0]

Having dispatched the other pirates so easily, Freyd rolled forward to catch Amir with an unexpected upward strike, but the pirate deflected the blow and attempted to pay Kiluia back for the strike he'd just landed.  The three foes circled around each other seeking advantage, trading banter and verbal barbs while they waited for the real hurt to follow.  Freyd glanced down at the coiled rope by the pirate's feet and gave Kiluia a telling look to see if he could draw their opponent into making a fatal mistake.  He, meanwhile, circled to prevent any chance of Amir's retreat below decks.  They had to wrap this up quickly before any more of the crew arrived to reinforce him.

"Tell him what happened to Carl," Freyd added, pointing to the fallen sails and signs of struggles near the main mast.  "It'd be a shame if the same were to happen to him."

Spoiler

(2) Kiluia | 780/780 HP | EN:40/78 | DMG: 15 | MIT:41 | EVA: 1 | ACC:4 | BLD:24 | REC:1(Recovery Activates)

(0) Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:760/760 | EN:55/74 (-1)| DMG:18 | MIT:48 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | KEEN:1 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 (rested, finesse 3)

BD: 3 + 4 - 2 = 5 (miss).  Freyd misses Boatswain Amir.

BD: 6 - 1 = 5 (miss).  Boatswain Amir misses Kiluia.

Enemy
Boatswain Amir | 235/400 HP| 60 MIT| EVA +2

 

Edited July 30, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Kiluia Seiko 0]

Catching on to what Freyd wanted to do, he tried to dance with the boatswain by guiding him backwards to the rope. He was mere inches away before he stopped. He hadn’t realized the rope was behind him still. “Those half ass pirates really didn’t stand much of a chance. It’s basically why no one is coming out to save you” They had manage to corner him away from calling for additional help anyway. No one would come to his aid.  Amber eyes would flicker in the light as he smiled speaking. “We personally had to dispatch them in a gruesome manner so that way we could have time with you without interruption.”

He shot a glance over at Freyd trying to signal for him to do the same thing he was doing. The boatswain was unable to do anything with being cornered for the time being. “I’m sure he can spare you more details if you want.” He referenced to Freyd.

Spoiler

(2) Kiluia | 780/780 HP | EN:40/78 | DMG: 15 | MIT:41 | EVA: 1 | ACC:4 | BLD:24 | REC:1(Recovery Activates) + ACC 3 +2 Eva

(0) Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:760/760 | EN:55/74 (-1)| DMG:18 | MIT:48 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | KEEN:1 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 (rested, finesse 3)

Enemy
Boatswain Amir | 235/400 HP| 60 MIT| EVA +2

Edited July 30, 2020 by Kiluia Seiko

[Freyd 0]

Freyd had several witty replies at the ready, but never got to use them because the very trick he'd planned to use against the pirate befell him instead.  Tangling his feet in the very same rope, he stumbled and his sword swing went wide and high.  Amir took his opportunity and swung at Kiluia, but Freyd was able to tug at the rope still wound about his own feet to pull it taut and trip up the pirate in return.  

"Not quite what I'd planned, but..."  He shrugged and then moved to disentangle himself from the mess of knots now snaked around his booted feet.  

Amir had his own problems to deal with, his cutlass having fallen from his hand.  Straight on hand-to-hand combat against Kiluia would not end well for him, he realized, and quickly scrambled to reclaim his blade.  Grabbing a spare dagger from his boot, he flung it at Amber Eyes hoping to grant himself a momentary reprieve.

Spoiler

(2) Kiluia | 780/780 HP | EN:40/78 | DMG: 15 | MIT:41 | EVA: 1 | ACC:4 | BLD:24 | REC:1(Recovery Activates)

(0) Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:760/760 | EN:54/74 (-2 +1)| DMG:18 | MIT:48 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | KEEN:1 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 (finesse 3)

BD: 2 + 4 - 2 = 4 (miss).  Freyd misses Boatswain Amir.

Spoiler

BD: 2 - 1 = 1 (miss).  Boatswain Amir misses Kiluia.

Enemy
Boatswain Amir | 235/400 HP| 60 MIT| EVA +2

Edited July 30, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Kiluia Seiko 0]

Throwing your weapon at an extremely quick person is a terrible idea. Not only did he miss Kiluia, Kiluia was already in his face. His right foot came crashing down upon the boatswain’s right leg. With Amir buckling down, he picked up the man by his face and took him off his feet to plant the back of Amir’s head into the wooden planks. The crushing blow was his right hand. Palm curved to the right and an open palm strike was given directly into the right ear of his enemy causing disorientation and now he was bleeding. The man was in all sorts of bad condition when Kiluia was done with him.  (All Might – 14 EN)

He pulled away from the man and looked over at Freyd. This fellow would not have much time to live after what he had done to him viciously. “That’s how much I hate Carl.” He chimed at the boatswain. Of course he wasn’t able to hear him after his earlobe was ruptured.  (Bleed Applied)

Spoiler

(4) Kiluia | 780/780 HP | EN:28/78 | DMG: 15 | MIT:41 | EVA: 3 | ACC:4 | BLD:24 | REC:1(Recovery Activates)

(0) Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:760/760 | EN:54/74 (-2 +1)| DMG:18 | MIT:48 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | KEEN:1 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 (finesse 3)

Enemy
Boatswain Amir | 40/400 HP| 60 MIT| EVA +2 (2/2 BLD 24 DMG) -195 HP

Edited July 30, 2020 by Kiluia Seiko

[Freyd 0]

Freyd missed, again, because that seemed to be where his head was at lately.  Get in the game, man!  Persi was just shaking her shadowy head at him.  He really wasn't having the best time.  Oh well.

"So how are things going with you and Haine?"  Maybe a distraction would reset his focus.  If nothing else, he might as well pass some time while he waited for the RNG to start being more cooperative.  "You seem to have gotten quite close.  It's nice to see."  Freyd swept back his cowl, revealing his reddish-brown eyes and unruly crop of hair.  Maybe it was interfering with his line of sight?  Whatever.  It's not like the mobs were going to remember.  "She's a nice lady, and you look like you're happy together."  It was idle chatter, but Freyd genuinely cared that they had found a degree of peace and companionship.  It wasn't something he could ever see in his future.

Spoiler

(4) Kiluia | 780/780 HP | EN:28/78 | DMG: 15 | MIT:41 | EVA: 3 | ACC:4 | BLD:24 | REC:1(Recovery Activates)

(0) Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:760/760 | EN:53/74 (-2 +1)| DMG:18 | MIT:48 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | KEEN:1 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 (finesse 3)

BD: 3 + 4 -2 = 5 (miss)

Spoiler

BD: 7 - 3 = 4 (miss)

Enemy
Boatswain Amir | 16/400 HP| 60 MIT| EVA +2 (2/2 BLD 24 DMG) 

Edited July 30, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Kiluia Seiko 0]

The boatswain had the wherewithal to continue evading the attacks of both Freyd and Kiluia. This damn guy was pissing he two of them off. He grunted slightly as the enemy dodged his front kick swiftly. It seemed he still had a little fight within him left as Kiluia backed off. Eyes glanced over at Freyd. No matter what would happen, Amir was dead next. The bleeding in his head was taking affect as the hp bar was severely in the red. The only slight dilemma that Kiluia had was that he exhausted majority of his energy fighting this guy. A frown spread across his face as he waited patiently for the next strike.

Freyd should have this. He thought to himself. Freyd was usually pretty clutch at last moment things like this. He wouldn’t take that away from the man. “Don’t take it personally. You’ll be seeing the rest of the Carl’s soon enough.”

Spoiler

(4) Kiluia | 780/780 HP | EN:28/78 | DMG: 17 | MIT:41 | EVA: 3 | ACC:4 | BLD:24 | REC:1(Recovery Activates)

(0) Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:760/760 | EN:53/74 (-2 +1)| DMG:18 | MIT:48 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | KEEN:1 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 (finesse 3)

Boatswain Amir | 16/400 HP| 60 MIT| EVA +2 (1/2 BLD 24 DMG) 

Edited July 27, 2020 by Kiluia Seiko

[Freyd 0]

Forgiven Disobedience slapped Amir on his backside just to distract him.  When he turned to figure out what had happened, Freyd's follow up strike separated his head from his shoulders.  It bounced a few times before disintegrating into nothingness.  The rest of the body crumpled where it stood and vanished amidst the troublesome tangles of rope that had dragged on their battle unnecessarily.

"That took way longer than it should have.  Let's take a quick break before pressing below decks.  We don't want to be running out of energy with the last few mobs."

Freyd's gaze scoured their surroundings, looking for anything they might be able to use.  The ship was surprisingly bare.  

"Tight quarters below decks will make it harder for me to swing this thing," he added, nodding to his sword.  "Should be interesting.  How are you finding martial arts?  It certainly looks like you've mastered it quickly."  He leaned against a nearby barrel of apples, stretching his arms and shoulders as if they could somehow get stiff.

Spoiler

(4) Kiluia | 780/780 HP | EN:28/78 | DMG: 15 | MIT:41 | EVA: 3 | ACC:4 | BLD:24 | REC:1(Recovery Activates)

(2) Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:760/760 | EN:50/74 (-4 +1)| DMG:18 | MIT:48 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | KEEN:1 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 (finesse 3)

BD: 4 + 4 - 2 = 6 (hit).  Freyd deals (119 - 60 = 59) damage to Boatswain Amir.  Killed.

Boatswain Amir | 0/400 HP| 60 MIT| EVA +2 -59 dmg

Edited July 30, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Kiluia Seiko 0]

The fighting with the boatswain drained his energy quickly. It wasn’t bad. At least he was hitting the enemy now compared to how he was originally when they had the Hoya quest together. When he mentioned rest, he laughed slightly and took the offer right away. He sat on the ground and relaxed a little bit. “Martial arts is really fun. Its giving me room to run around to distract opponents and strike them hard and fast.” He spoke speaking highly of martial arts. He stretched his limbs a bit out of habit. The behavior of cramping in reality kept him doing it in here in the game. The game mechanic sure triggered a lot of things that were familiar in the real world.

He looked at the closed door. He wondered if anything would just come through and start poking them with their swords. However, they would have to trigger those things now. There were certain conditions that needed to be met. “How are things with your merchant skills? You open yet?”

[Freyd 0]

"Oh!"  Freyd's head perked up,beaming  proudly.  "We finally got the place open.  'Freyd Edges' in Angel's Point on the thirteenth floor.  It's not much to look at, for the moment, but Quip and Dingo have performed yeoman's duty getting it up and running.  They're a couple of stray players I helped out, who'd gotten themselves stuck in a tight spot.  They needed some time away from the field, and I needed help with the shop, so we made a deal."  Freyd went on to regale Kil with various details about some of the pieces he'd found.  "I actually identified my very first unique property the other day - 'freeze'.  Not exactly overpowering, but certainly useful in the right situation."

"Practice will make... better, I guess?  I'll have to get going on some grind quests in the near future.  I hear that Nature's Treasure on floor 21 is really good for that sort of thing."

[Kiluia Seiko 0]

He was impressed that Freyd was doing things with his profession. He hadn’t actually started yet. It was only testing of the flavors really. He would have to crack down soon on the other items themselves. Then he mentioned the grinding expedition for Nature’s Quest. He smiled at him and shook his head. “Those quests are so… grindy. I have been at them for days at a time to get all sorts of items. I will gladly send you any type of item you want to identify. Just hand me the order and I will send col and items your way to get things up and running.”

He scratched his head slightly. It was always good to form relationships and business between people. This was how this world would work.  It was comparative to an ant colony. Everyone had a role and they had to fulfill that role. The thing was that it was a way again to find normalcy. A thing to do.

[Freyd 0]

"Yeah," Freyd said, nodding as he thought through how best to make Kiluia's suggestion work. His mind was now pre-occupied mulling over countless possibilities.  "Send it over whenever you want.  We have the workshop up and running.  I should be able to crank out the IDs fairly steadily.  There's a fair backlog of my own stuff piled up, but it isn't pressing.  Send me whatever you want and I'll make it a priority."  He was already considering a series of possible modifications that could help them increase their output.  Quip and Dingo would curse him for adding to their workload after all of the effort they had already put in to getting things setup, but such was the cost of business.

"Shall we mop up the rest of these pirates first?  There can't be too many of them left, at this point."  Hauling himself back up onto his feet, Freyd extended a hand to help Kil do the same.  It was probably redundant, given the man's insane agility, but courtesies never cared about such things.

[Kiluia Seiko 0]

It was time to continue their merry way in mowing these things own. He stood and brushed his clothing off. Their energy had been restored and he was okay with continuing now. “Sure. Haine and I will continue doing our thing and let you take care of the rest. I’ll also fund it so you won’t have to use your own col.” He looked over at the unopened door they hadn’t explored. He casually walked up to it but didn’t open it just yet. He pressed his ear against the frame and listened. There was someone breathing behind it. His hand pulled back and he smashed through the door. Palm cracked into the jaw of Boatswain Jessamine. Her head snapped back and he threw her to the ground in front of Freyd. (All Might -14 EN)

 “I believe is Carla.” He motioned as he looked over at Freyd. “Female of Carl.” He grinned.

Spoiler

(1) Kiluia | 780/780 HP | EN:64/78 | DMG: 15 | MIT:41 | EVA: 3 | ACC:4 | BLD:24 | REC:1

(0) Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:760/760 | EN:74/74 (-4 +1)| DMG:18 | MIT:48 | EVA:3 | ACC:4 | KEEN:1 | HLY:2 | BLD:12 (finesse 3)

Enemies

Boatswain Jessamine | HP  175/350 | DMG 175 | MIT 50 | ACC 2 

Edited July 30, 2020 by Kiluia Seiko