The Chaotic New Island

After obtaining the sea chart from the Viking ship, Drake began making arrangements to set sail as soon as dawn broke.

While they slept, they sailed to the island indicated on the map.

"This island is huge. It feels bigger than the two islands we saw before put together and doubled twice over." Mash leaned over the railing at the edge of the deck, looking at the massive island in the distance.

"Yo, idiots, get ready! We can already see the island!" Drake shouted. "Go unfurl the sails! The wind has changed—we can get there faster now!"

"Yeah!" The pirates moved to unfurl the sails, but then the ship suddenly began to shake.

Boom—

It was cannon fire!

"What's going on? Are there enemies!?" Drake shouted. "Where are they? Which direction are they in? What the hell are the people in the crow's nest doing!?"

Alongside the Golden Hind was a pirate ship flying a flag, incredibly close by. The pirates aboard it were cheering wildly.

"Captain, that ship suddenly appeared beside us!" An urgent voice came down from the crow's nest. "It was like it rose straight up from the bottom of the sea!"

"Drake, what happened?" Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had been resting in the cabin, ran up.

"Tch, we've run into pirates robbing pirates. Return fire!" Drake calmly issued her orders at the top of her voice. "Bring us alongside them! Prepare for boarding!"

"Looks like these aren't half-baked, corporeal ghost pirates like the ones before—they're real, living pirates!" Drake drew the gun at her waist. "Get your heads in the game!"

"Senpai, let's help too!" Mash already had her shield in hand, her eyes filled with fighting spirit as she looked at the rapidly approaching pirate ship.

"Yeah. Be careful—these pirates look different from the previous ones."