Anastasia was a proper Transcendent Knight. As Baron Filer's illegitimate daughter, she had been fierce and brave since birth; with twin swords in hand, she had almost no equal.
Although Dorothy was a Third-Order Transcendent, she did not excel at combat. She remained aboard the merchant ship, using Card Magic to support her allies.
Belisa was slightly better. She followed Charlotte's example and climbed up the mast, holding a rifle as she fired at the pirates. After obtaining the Cat's Mask, the young woman had truly put in hard work on both the Throwing Knife Technique and shooting. Her marksmanship was now quite good; she could always hit a pirate with seven or eight shots.
This was only because she was using an ordinary rifle, not even a standard alchemical firearm. Its range and accuracy were insufficient; otherwise, her results would have been even better.
In just a few minutes, the eighteen Over-the-Back Red Bear Warriors had each climbed aboard the five pirate ships. They brought the West Wind Knight Regiment's soldiers with them and slaughtered their way forward.
Although Charlotte had a habit of "accepting surrenders," he did not dare do so at a time like this. Chatham's fleet had been split into two groups, blocking the front and cutting off the rear. This was only the half guarding the retreat route; the other half was still ahead.
If he could not end the battle quickly and the other half of Chatham's fleet caught up under his command, things would immediately turn disastrous.
Charlotte did not skimp on Demon-Breaking Armor-Piercing Bullets either, killing several pirate leaders in succession. He occasionally glanced at Belisa. The former Duchess's maid seemed to be shooting with increasing steadiness, so he sent the Silver Knight flying over to her.
Though the Silver Knight was