Leslie lowered the telescope in his hands and nodded in satisfaction.
Even the closest of the Magic Rockets they had fired had landed nearly two hundred meters from the Candel Empire Royal Fleet's ships, causing no actual damage. He was thoroughly pleased with that result, and relieved.
Although Leslie thought nothing of the Candel Empire Royal Fleet's fighting strength, they still represented the Candel Empire's military. Actually damaging their ships would practically amount to declaring war on the Candel Empire.
However bold Leslie might be, he would never do anything that insane.
"Lord Leslie, since we'd already escaped, why did we have to fire Magic Rockets to scare them? That accomplished nothing, and it's bound to anger the Candel Empire Royal Fleet. I'm afraid operating in these waters won't be so easy for us from now on."
The lookout beside him took the telescope Leslie handed over and glanced into the distance, looking worried.
Leslie laughed. You're asking me? I don't even know who I should ask.
In his own view, the rational choice was clearly to keep their heads down and avoid any conflict with the Candel Empire Royal Fleet.
Since they were unwilling to let the other side board their ships for a search, simply running away was an excellent option.
And once they had escaped, they should have just left it at that.
However eager the Candel Empire Royal Fleet might be to cause trouble, finding them on this vast ocean would hardly be easy.
Besides, the difference in their ships' speeds was so great that even if they happened to run into each other, the Candel Empire Royal Fleet would never catch them.
Surely those fellows in the Candel Empire Royal Fleet weren't fools. Once they saw the difference in speed, they would certainly give up