Capítulo 33: Chapter 33: Battle at Sea
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The retaliation from the Jaidi Family was faster and more ferocious than Rosinante and the others had imagined!
They had thought that floating at sea, the Jaidi Family would have no way to deal with them, no matter how deeply rooted they were in Spardamaeluz.
They could attack when possible, defend when necessary, and slowly wear down the enemy's strength through assassinations.
However, when a large number of fishing boats and merchant ships appeared on the sea, spreading out in a "dragnet" manner around Spardamaeluz, Rosinante immediately sensed something was wrong and ordered everyone to leave the shore.
As expected, a warship soon "locked onto" the Plat-H Tower.
Boom!
Swoosh!
Cannonballs whistled through the air, falling into the sea and creating waves several meters high! The icy seawater splashed onto the deck, urging Rosinante and the others to move at an even faster pace.
"Haul the sails to starboard—"
"Rosinante, I leave the battle to you!"
Doflamingo, who was controlling the ship's helm, tried to maneuver the Plat-H Tower in a semicircle on the sea to bring the cannons on the side of the ship to bear on the pursuing enemy ship. However, the more agile warship stubbornly kept on their tail, leaving them with no way to escape.
"Got it! Quick, push all the cannons to the stern!"
Although Rosinante commanded Pica and Vergo to push the cannons to the stern and start firing back, their efforts were more intimidating than effective.
The reason was that the Plat-H Tower was an armed merchant ship.
Armed merchant ships were equipped with numerous cannons and armed crew members, much like warships. However, to carry more cargo, they generally did not equip heavy artillery.
For example, the Plat-H Tower was equipped with several short-barreled cannons. These cannons were lightweight with short range, incomparable to the long-range heavy cannons equipped on warships.
Against pirates who relied mainly on hit-and-run tactics and had simple equipment, these short-barreled cannons were more than enough.
However, when facing regular warships, the Plat-H Tower appeared to be in a sorry state.
Boom, boom, boom!
The sound of cannonballs whistling from behind and the splashing waves grew closer and closer. Although Rosinante, Pica, and Vergo continued to fire back, the cannons' limited range was evident.
They couldn't hit their pursuers!
Continuing like this, their only fate would be to be blown to pieces and sink to the bottom of the sea.
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"We got lucky,"
The pursuer was a patrol warship belonging to the Rafael Kingdom and stationed in Spardamaeluz Town.
On the deck, the captain, dressed in a noble dress with a triangular captain's hat on his head, put down his telescope with a pleased expression and touched his handsome beard happily.
At first, he didn't know what had gotten into the Jaidi Family, setting fires and causing chaos all over the city. But... they were just commoners, and they died just the same.
Only the "Gilded Rose" restaurant seemed to have done something to offend the Jaidi Family.
Sir Hedram, the owner of the restaurant, must be both angry and confused, right?
"What a pity. I quite liked the steak there."
Of course, by now, the bearded captain was clear that it was the people on the ship in front of him who had angered the Jaidi Family, prompting them to issue an unprecedented bounty of 100 million Berries!
He didn't expect it to be so easy to catch them, making the captain, who had never believed in gods, couldn't help but draw a cross with joy.
Thank you for this gift from nature!
In the pursuit and escape, the distance between the two ships had already closed to fifty meters. They could clearly see each other's decks: only a few people were on the other ship, and there were even several teenagers.
Relying solely on the two bow chase guns would be too slow. Furthermore, since there were only a few people on the other ship, the bearded captain decided to deal with them once and for all.
"Prepare to open fire on the port deck, sink them!"
Clang!
The bearded captain drew his sword forward. At the same time, he turned the ship's helm, making the warship nimbly turn sideways and face the Plat-H Tower head-on.
"Fire!"
Boom, boom, boom, boom!!!
The thunderous sound of cannons immediately rang out. With each cannonball fired, numerous flames and several meters long white smoke spewed out from the gunports. Even the warship itself was jolted backward.
"Watch out—"
Amidst the sharp and urgent whistling sound, a tall figure suddenly pounced on Rosinante and Vergo, knocking them both down on the deck.
Crash!
In the next moment, Rosinante, who was knocked down, felt the deck suddenly shake, and his whole body was flung upward! Then, he came crashing back down, banging his forehead heavily on the deck.
Damn it, hit by a cannonball!
Rosinante instinctively activated his "Silent Barrier," neutralizing the shockwaves from the explosions.
However, the "Silent Fruit" was not a "Shield Fruit," and it was useless against the explosions themselves—
Peng!
As Rosinante stood up, he used his broad body to shield Pica and Vergo from the explosion. Pica fell to the side, and his broad back was covered in blood and shrapnel from the cannon blast, including wood fragments, pieces of iron, and fragments of the cannonball! "You..."
The entire stern of the Plat-H Tower was pockmarked and uneven after this round of bombardment. If it weren't for Pica's thick skin protecting Rosinante and Vergo from the explosion's aftermath, they would likely have been seriously injured if not killed.
"Why?"
Although it wasn't the time for a chat, Rosinante couldn't help but ask.
It was normal for Pica to protect Vergo, but to also protect Rosinante... to be honest, they weren't that "close" yet!
"You are Doflamingo's brother, and..."
At eleven years old, Pica, who stood over two meters tall, calmly got up from the deck, blood streaming down his back.
"Taking on injuries... is my role in the family."
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"The rudder isn't damaged, what a pity."
On the warship, the bearded captain didn't need a telescope to see the results of the bombardment clearly.
To disable a ship, there were two ways: one was to damage the ship's rudder at the stern, making it unable to turn, and the other was to break its mainmast.
In the previous barrage, the target was the Plat-H Tower's rudder.
Although the captain's room and kitchen at the stern were "blown open," reduced to ruins, the rudder luckily escaped damage, leaving the pursuing bearded captain feeling dissatisfied with a clicking sound.
Fine then, fire another round—
?!
The merchant ship that had just been hit turned around.
"Perfect, this time aim for the mast on the opposite side."
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"Rosinante, it's up to you!"
True naval battles were cruel and powerless.
As the ship turned, Doflamingo's forehead was marked with bulging veins, but he could only place his hopes on Rosinante.
Torrebor, who had previously controlled the sails with Diamante, had agilely climbed to the top of the mast. After dispelling his ability disguise, the tall and thin Torrebor extended his hand downward, releasing a series of mucous strands that fell to the deck.
Smack!
Grabbing a strand of mucus, fully armed Rosinante leaped over the ship's railing.
"Let's begin, Torrebor—"
"Sticky Meteor!"
As Torrebor on the mast exerted force, simultaneously, Doflamingo controlled the Plat-H Tower to turn sharply!
Peng!
With a forceful kick off the railing, Rosinante soared sideways toward the pursuing warship.
At the same time, the sailors on the warship were cleaning the cannon barrels, reloading them, and then aiming with the gun ports opened. Naturally, their target was the mainmast of the Plat-H Tower, which was turning.
"What is that?!"
As a gunner pointed in astonishment, other sailors also subconsciously looked up.
In their eyes, a "boy" was holding onto the strange "rope" on the opposite mast, drawing a semicircle on the sea. As the rope extended continuously, the whole person flew rapidly toward their warship.
???
"Giggle—"
As Rosinante was about to reach the warship, on the Plat-H Tower, Torrebor, holding onto the mast with one hand and maintaining the mucous rope with the other, endured the feeling of his arm muscles tearing, clenching his teeth, and swung vigorously.
"Fly!!"
Your fate is in your hands now, Rosinante Nandi.
Smack!
The dozens of meters long strand of mucus snapped, and Rosinante, flung out, spread his arms in mid-air, resembling an eagle, and swooped down toward the warship!
In the stunned eyes of the sailors, Rosinante was still in mid-air when two flintlock pistols spat out lethal lead bullets.
Bang, bang, bang, bang!!
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