Chapter 66

TL: kizen

Oh, theyre coming . Get ready

Because of the incident earlier, everyone was just silently holding their weapons .

Oi, they look kinda strange

Ah, theyre looking shaky and some are even vomiting . Theres a lot of them who are already collapsed

Good . It looks like it succeeded . Well, a mild case of altitude sickness is just the body adjusting to how thin the air is, but if you run at full strength, youll end up like that .

Alright~ . Itll be smooth sailing from here . All thats left is to seize their ship . The rest of them who are still fine dont have weapons so just hit them to shut them up then tie them up . Alright, let the operation commence . Iya, knowledge can also be used as a weapon, am I right?

After I said that, I cheerfully ran towards the pirates when the one that was leading all of them fell . As he looked up, I hit his head with my shovel which caused him to faint .

It would be best if we didnt suffer any losses to our side .

How is it onboard the ship?

Sir! The non-combatants have been captured, sir! Nobody was injured

Alright . Please continue investigating whats inside the ship

I took the rope that was given to me and started tying up the pirates hands behind their back . We spaced them 50 cm apart so that they wouldnt be able to try anything .

Which one of them is the captain?

I asked that question to one of the former pirates who were nearby .

Its the guy rolling around over there

After seeing who he pointed to, I walked over to the captain with rope in hand .

I folded a 10-meter rope in half then measured 40 centimeters then made a knot to form a loop and put it on his neck . From the first knot, I made more knots every 10 centimeters until it reached his groin area then passed the rope under his legs and pulled it through the loop on his neck . After that, I took the two ends, pulled under his armpits then inserted it in the hole between the 10-centimeter knot and hooked it through the rope on the back . I repeated that until I finished inserting the rope in-between all of the knots then tied it all together to complete the tortoise-shell binding . I also tied up his arms and feet so that he wont be able to move . 2

Iya . Ive always wanted to try this at least once . I didnt think I would be using it on another man though

I had a huge smile on my face as I said that but nobody was looking . Or rather, they didnt want to make eye contact with me .

Are all of them tied up? If so, we can just leave them on the beach for now . Gather all of the women on the ship then take them to the plaza and have the women on the island look after them . Bring some spare clothes and plenty of clean cloth

With that said, we left them seated on the beach . As for their captain, we made him do a seiza after tying him up . Once we were sure he couldnt get up, we moved on into the ship .

In the ship, several naked women were handcuffed and chained by the neck . It seems like they were forced to do various things that defiled their purity . There were even some that were bruised and wounded .

They were all afraid and resisted, some even fell due to the effects of my magic earlier, but we forcibly held them back, removed their shackles, then transported them to our temporary base .

Alright . Like I said earlier, since you decided to ignore my warning and proceeded to attack the island, were going to sell you off as slaves . Otherwise, if you are on the wanted list, well surrender you to the authorities . The higher up that list they are, the better it is for us after all . Err, that might have been a bit complicated but anyways, I havent heard the former pirate captains name, have I? What is it?

Its Edward sir

Hmm We might experience a couple of inconveniences when we go to town so you should shave off your beard and trim your hair . As for your name, lets see When we go to town, youll go by the name of Benjamin . This Orca guy might snitch on us and say that youre also a pirate and Im a Demon Lord but please rest assured . Since I will also get dragged into this mess if he manages to do that, I will make sure he wont be able to utter a thing by cutting off the part that makes him speak . Ah, please make sure you hold him down properly okay? He might die if I make a mistake and well end up with no money

After I said that with a smile, the former pirates held Orca down and secured his head firmly . Orcas face turned pale in an instant after realizing whats going to happen .

Ah, please prepare a potion as well . These guys should have some on their ship right? There were some in Benjamin-sans after all

After I said that, the former pirates hurriedly opened the lid of a box they had and brought me a potion bottle .

Thank you

WARNING: If youre squeamish, you might not want to read the next paragraph .

I continued doing my best to maintain my smile as I took out an obsidian knife and sliced open the area where his Adams apple is then cut my way to his larynx where I removed the vocal cord muscles . After that, I poured the potion into the wound in order to close it . Im glad that I made the women stay behind now .

Dont make sudden movements since the wound might open and youll die

Orca moved his lips but no sound came out, only air . I dont think there are any artificial vocal cords in this world so I think itll be alright . In all honesty, I could have just cut a part of the vocal cord muscle but it would have been troublesome if he could still somehow speak once the wound gets cured .

Well then As for the rest, you guys are also awaiting the same fate . Please dont worry since you wont get left out . Ah, if the first mate can hear me, I have some questions so please present yourself . If any of the other pirates want to sell him out, please let me know3

It was a pain but we were able to find the first mate and aside from him and the noncombatants, I was able to finish up making sure the rest of them werent able to speak .

Um, Maou-sama What are we going to do about these peoples meals?

They changed how they called me all of a sudden . How should I react to that, I wonder?

If we just want to make sure they survive, we can just give them water with sugar and salt in it but it would be bad if we continue with that for 10 days straight . If thats the case just alternate that with half a piece of bread and some thin soup . If you feel bad for them as former pirates, its also fine to just give them regular meals . After that though, you should gag them with a rolled cloth on their mouth so that they wont bite their tongues and die

Y-yes sir

Well then, as for you I would be happy if you answer me honestly . How much is the bounty for that Orca guy? Also, where is your base located? Thats where you guys store all of the money you stole right? It would be better for all of us if you just answer me honestly and save us all the time . I dont really like torture after all so it would be nice if you decide to talk

I said that with my usual smile but he just kept on silently looking down .

Hmm, I guess it cant be helped . Did you know that the pinky finger is surprisingly important for gripping? I wonder which hand is your nondominant one?

This time, he glared at me but he still didnt speak .

I see . Still not willing to talk huh? This really isnt a hobby of mine so I dont really want to go any further than this but you still wont talk, will you?

I took out an obsidian knife as I said that .

What more do you want when my comrades can no longer speak!? Just kill me! You wont get anything from me

I just want to know how much reward money well get for turning in your captain and where you collect your loot you know? Well, we can just find out how much money hes worth from somewhere else but do you have a base where you accumulate all of the loot you get?

We dont have a base . And from the port city we last visited, the reward for turning in the captain was 5 gold coins

You were going to talk anyway so what was all of that for!

A former pirate that was standing next to the enemy first mate yelled at him .

Now now, its fine . Its not particularly important after all . Even you guys kept all your money on your ship, right? Weve already seen the loot on their ship but it wouldnt be a big deal even if it wasnt there so its fine . Well, Im just glad I didnt have to resort to torture . Im not very fond of it after all . Now then, Ill make it so that he wont be able to talk so please hold him down okay?

I went back to my smile as I asked the former pirates to hold him down .

Eh? Ah, yes! Oi, you guys!

Orcas first mate was held by several people so I was able to finish a lot quicker than the others .

Now then, please lock them up inside the ship

Yes sir! As you command Maou-sama!

uh, sorry for threatening you earlier . You can continue acting as you did before . Youre tired of talking like that right?

No were not . Weve been acting rudely until now so even if its just to save our lives I mean its to show how grateful we are that you spared our lives!

Why did you correct yourself just now? I guess its impossible to change how they call me for a while . Well, I should still apologize anyway .

Um, I apologize for scaring you earlier . Please just continue treating me like you did before

I-is that an order?

Its a request . Well, I felt like what I did was too much . It was a necessary measure though . I mean, if a Demon Lord does anything that grabs bad rep, theyll send out the hero, right? Even with that said though, if I just kill them all, we would lose out anyway since we wont be getting money . Ah! I know . You said earlier that I wasnt acting tense at all, right? I was just making it look like that . Aw geez, you didnt know how tense I was~

They looked at each other for a while then the person who usually takes an initiative cut in .

If you say so then it cant be helped . Well act like usual

Thanks

Un . Its good that I was able to use this opportunity to make things go back to how it was .

After that, I moved to the place where we were housing the women who were being used as the pirates playthings .

I stood at a place where I wont be able to look inside, knocked on the door, then waited for someone to come out .

Yes? Do you need something?

No one came out though, they just spoke through the door .

Should I bring hot water? Do you need more clean rags? Were there enough clothes for them to change into?

I could hear them discussing something inside then after a while they gave me a reply .

Some hot water would be good

Got it . Ill get a pot to put the hot water in . After Im done filling it, Ill knock twic