Crane blew the flute as the ship got close to the merchant convoy. A melodic, soft sound escaped the windpipe. It sounded great as if the greatest bard had just played his life masterpiece.
That, however, probably was only the effect of the magic item and not from his musical skill.
'It begins.'
The sea turned around. It suddenly became calm as the wave stopped.
I nested on the quarterdeck behind the captain's cabin. No one noticed I was there because I stood against the wall, away from the other eyes.
'Let's use the best equipment,' I thought as I opened the list of equipment available in my inventory.
I was on the sea and about to fight many sea monsters, probably even Boss-rank monsters. So armor with water resistance was required.
My choice was Level 90 [Clad of Ice Sea], a dark blue armor with a silver accent created from the sea monster's scale. I immediately equipped it without much thought and then went to the weapon selection.