Volume 4 Chapter 46 Watch*
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
”Larry, why did you not follow the order?” the Captain asked.
The Captain, who rarely ever reprimanded his subordinates, spoke in an exceptionally stern tone.
Because of a headache. No, more than that, seeing so many children on board had made me hesitate to attack.
”I—”
I started to say, then stopped. In this world, “I didn’t attack because there were children present” is not a valid reason. International laws from my previous life do not exist here.
”Do you understand what you have done?” the Captain asked.
On the battlefield, refusing an officer’s order to attack is equivalent to desertion in the face of the enemy. In a standard case of desertion, one would not only be executed on the spot, but their family would face punishment as well. Admittedly, the word “equivalent” offers a slight glimmer of hope, but that is irrelevant in this instance. In short, under military law, I could be executed here, and I would have no grounds to complain.
It’s happening again. The 53rd Defense War. Back then, it was an abuse of authority. Now, it’s refusal to follow an attack order. I truly think I am not cut out to be a soldier.
To be precise, I am not a soldier even now, but a military employee; however, whenever I move around on the front lines, it seems I have a knack for stepping on landmines.
”Katarina, what do you think of this superior officer’s actions?” the Captain asked.
”Sir. Even if he was feeling unwell, I believe the failure to attack was improper,” Katarina replied.
Is he trying to extract a testimony from my subordinate to put some distance between us? You crafty, old fox.
”Maria, strip the consciousness from Lieutenant Larry,” the Captain ordered.
Maria, addressed by the Captain, approached with a sadistic grin on her face.
”Too bad for you, friend of Papa (Thomas).”
She spoke as she peered down at me, and even without trying, the scent of the woman entered my nasal cavity. Moreover, as our lips were pressed together, my mana (magical energy) was drained, and my consciousness began to fade.
I woke up to the smell of a mild irritant. My hands were tied behind my back. Could it be—am I completely naked? Sunlight filtered in through a gap, letting me know I was in a small room.
”Where is this?” I asked.
”The room where the women slaves were kept,” Kenze answered.
It was a shack built on the deck where the girl children we picked up off the coast of Palermo used to live.
”Kenze, what are you doing?” I asked.
”Giving milk to the children,” she replied.
Indeed, she was topless, dripping milk from her breasts into a jar.
”That’s not what I meant,” I said.
”I am your guard,” she said.
When I asked why it was Kenze, she said it was because she was the one who would be tending to my personal needs. That should be irrelevant.
”Also, there is asphalt applied to the floor and the chain tying your hands behind your back. If you try to escape with a fireball, you will burn to death. I have been told that if I sense you intending to do so, I should beat you up,” she said.
She showed me a sturdy-looking stick about a meter long.
”Besides, I am nursing now; I can keep watch while I feed them. How about it, do you want a drink too?” she asked.
She lifted her rather large breasts with her hands, jiggling them for me to see. Now that she mentioned it, I did feel like drinking, but I would refrain for now.
”Hey, what happened after that?” I asked.
When I asked about what happened after Maria stripped away my consciousness, apparently, the Dhows (traditional Arab sailing vessels) that appeared later ignored the Izumo and went after the Junk Ship (Chinese-style sailing ship). However, half of them couldn’t catch up; the leading few ships had their sails burned by firecrackers and were rendered combat-ineffective, and while the others fought hard, they escaped. The ships that couldn’t catch up were apparently collecting the survivors of the Junk Ship we sank and the drifting wreckage.
In the meantime, the Izumo went offshore and did not have contact with the Dhows. However, Kenze mentioned that when they passed by, she saw not only Amazonesses (female warriors) but humans on board as well.
Once they were offshore and there were no ships around the Izumo, it seemed Chief Tatyana of the Artillery Department and Kai had been dealing with repairs to the hull damaged by the firecrackers. It sounded like the outer wall could somehow be fixed, but she heard them saying that the iron arrows stuck in the Craft Engine (magical propulsion system) underwater were beyond reach. Once the conversation settled, Kenze began breastfeeding again.
”It’s hot,” Kenze said.
This was the top level of the ship. Tropical sunlight hit the roof directly, making the indoor temperature quite high. There was a large gap near the ceiling, letting in some air, but it was still hot.
”Can’t be helped,” Kenze said.
Kenze opened the sliding door as wide as it would go. A flow of outside air was created, making it slightly cooler, but now the corridor was right in front of me. Next door was the large men’s quarters, and the opposite side was the livestock area, so it was mostly men who passed by, but I was completely naked here. It was a bit embarrassing, and for some reason, women who heard the rumors came to peek, and among them were insolent people like Section Chief Gida and Sergeant Bebel, who laughed out loud seeing me naked and tied up.
Finally, the sun set, the weather became more bearable, and Kenze brought me some food.
”Here, I’ll feed you,” she said.
Kenze was wearing a sailor suit when the door was open. Now, perhaps because she was breastfeeding the child, she had taken it off and was topless. It was fine that she carried bread soaked in soup to me while I was seated in a chair, but she was close. More than the aroma of the food, her own scent drifted over, and because she was in a semi-crouched position, I could see her firm breasts swaying with gravity.
”You’re honest, aren’t you,” Kenze said, and flicked my semi-erect tip with her finger.
”Can you wait until I’m done eating?” I asked.
”Are you sure? Tonight’s gonna be tough, you know,” she replied.
When I asked her what she meant by tough, she said that just a while ago, when she went to the dining hall, everyone was getting hyped up over who would be the guard for tonight. Why was everyone so casual about this? I was in a dire situation; if things went wrong, there could even be a death penalty.
”Originally, it was Pamela’s turn tonight, but there is no guard duty for the hygiene team’s work. So, it’s a matter of who will do it,” Kenze said.
”Isn’t Kenze going to stick with me the whole time?” I asked.
”Too bad, I’m only here during the day,” she said.
Saying that, she put the next piece of bread in my mouth. As soon as the meal was over, the door opened, and the Captain and Maria entered.
”How is it, are you in a good mood?” the Captain asked.
Of course not, you crappy old fox. I gave the Captain a sour look.
”I have something I want to ask,” the Captain said.
Before that, set me free.
”As you know, an iron arrow is stuck in the Craft Engine on the starboard bow,” the Captain said.
Apparently, the iron arrow shot from the large crossbow of the Junk Ship acted like a fin at the tip, so even if it entered the water, it didn’t sink and kept going if it had enough momentum, designed to pierce below the waterline of the targeted ship. And that was despite it being three meters long and weighing nearly ten kilograms.
”Thanks to that, it’s stuck in the engine underwater. We can’t dissolve it with a fireball while underwater, and since it has barbs, we can’t pull it out. What do you think we should do?” the Captain asked.
Is he asking me, who was naked and tied up, that? Thinking it was absurd, I answered nonetheless.
I told him that we should, at high tide, beach the Izumo on the sand, and at low tide, remove the arrow. However, since the extent of the damage to the coils was unknown, the only way was to remove the seawater that got in, seal the hole with emergency measures, return to Kure, and disassemble the engine in a proper dock to fix it.
”As I thought, there’s no other way,” the Captain said.
”If you ask Rosa, she might know a way to fix it,” I said.
Rosa designed this ship; knowing her, she might have implemented some sort of countermeasure. Also, I added the comforting remark that there were many sandy beaches around here, so emergency repairs should be possible.
”So I have no choice but to meet Rosa,” the Captain muttered.
The Captain muttered as if talking to himself. I had a feeling he might have been thinking about turning back from here.
”Are we going back? If it’s now, we have forty-four sticks of dynamite. We can pass through Suez with plenty to spare,” I asked.
To pass through Suez, retaliation from the Barbadia Pirates was inevitable. Even after entering the Inland Sea, the Empire of Charle or the Barbarossa pirates might attack. That was why I thought it was difficult to return to Kure without holding as much dynamite as possible.
”I know,” the Captain said.
Military orders were absolute; naturally, if it was proven that something was completely impossible, that was a different matter. However, our current state was not that much different from when we left Suez. At any rate, the reality was that if we didn’t go to the Royal Capital Ram in the Amazoness country of Nyunpai, we couldn’t say anything. Even if he wanted to go home, not going home seemed to be the decision of a soldier.
”Also, your punishment has been decided,” the Captain said.
After three days of detention in this room, I would be demoted from the section chief of the Torpedo Department to a squad leader of the Artillery Department in the same division. The section chief of the Torpedo Department would be taken over by the current Artillery Department’s Chief Tatyana, who had been promoted. Originally, Chief Tatyana was a real soldier who was in the 101st Golems Battalion, so it should be easier for those above to handle her. I had no objections, but was I going to see Sergeant Bebel’s face every day?
Even so, it was clear that I was not given the death penalty. I supposed I could be relieved for now.
The conversation ended, and the Captain left the room. Kenze, who had the cloth-wrapped jar hanging from her neck, left after him.
Seeing the two of them off, Maria slowly closed the door and turned toward me.
”I’m the one on guard tonight,” Maria said.
The light from the only Poor Man’s Lamp (simple oil lamp) in the room cast shadows on her deeply carved face. That only enhanced her sadistic smile.
”It’s guard duty, isn’t it?” I asked.
”Right, a guard who can do anything,” Maria said.
As Maria said that, she took off her hat.
”A guard who can do anything, you say?” I asked.
”A guard who can do anything, yes,” Maria replied.
That was not what I was asking about. Before the next words could come out, she had already taken off her sailor suit and was in her undergarments.
”When I look like this, I feel bad for Thomas,” Maria said.
Maria was the woman who Thomas, my comrade-in-arms, took as his only wife. In fact, didn’t the two of you live together in one house?
”What are you saying? We’ve already kissed, haven’t we?” Maria asked.
Kissed? Are you talking about this morning when you drained my mana? I didn’t ask for that.
”How about this belly? I’m carrying his child,” Maria said.
While rubbing her slightly swollen stomach, Maria said that and pulled down the panties she was wearing.
”I look thin in my clothes, so you can’t tell I’m six months pregnant, right?” she asked.
If she said so, perhaps that was true. No, that was not the problem.
”It’s alright, I’m in my stable period, so I won’t get pregnant even if you ejaculate inside,” she said.
This time, she unhooked the shoulder strap of her bra.
”Somehow, I don’t like it when my nipples get dark,” she said.
It hadn’t gotten as pitch-black as she said. No, no, no, that was also not the problem.
From the end of the 53rd Defense War until the Larland Independence War, we fought together for nearly two years—I really didn’t think it was right to have a relationship with the wife of Thomas, Ms. Maria.
”You see, if you channel mana into the uterus during that, there’s a possibility of a miscarriage,” Maria said.
Aren’t you in a stable period? Since you’re giving me that kind of preamble, you’re definitely planning to do it, aren’t you, Ms. Maria.
I understand. I didn’t really want to become a brother to Thomas, but when food was served, one might as well eat. If it had come to this, let’s just do it.
Maria wasn’t as well-fleshed as Katarina, but compared to Alyona, she had a chest. While I was making such comparisons, she approached me.
”It’s smaller than Papa (Thomas)’s, isn’t it,” Maria said.
I wish you wouldn’t say such things that make me lose my drive.
”What are you saying, you were comparing too, weren’t you,” Maria said.
”Heh, so Thomas didn’t provide much service,” she said.
Maria had a lot of mana, so it was easy to read her consciousness. She was recalling her few experiences with Thomas right here.
”What are you looking at?” Maria asked.
It seemed she noticed my mind-reading.
She had a lot of mana, but it seemed she couldn’t put up a barrier like a Major, so it was all there for me to see. Her only male experience was Thomas.
”Hey, stop it, that kind of thing,” Maria said.
Even as she said that, she kept holding mine. Besides, my experience with women was limited to Major Sonya and Kai.
”So what? Just because you have a lot of experience doesn’t mean it’s good, right?” Maria asked.
Somehow, was the kiss this morning also reckless ignorance?
”You’re noisy, I’m putting it in,” Maria said.
Isn’t that a little too fast? Was Thomas really that bad?
”What is it, then what are you going to do about it?” I asked.
”If it were the Major, I would have,” Maria said.
I urged Maria to sit on the chair. When I told her beforehand to spread her legs when she sat, without hesitation, she opened her crotch in front of a man other than her husband.
Since my hands were tied behind my back, I slowly sat seiza-style (traditional Japanese kneeling position) in front of her and brought my face close to her crotch. When I extended my tongue, a mucus that tasted like diluted salt had already appeared.
”Wait,” Maria said.
When I exposed her clitoris with my tongue, she seemed flustered, but she was remembering Sonya. Then, I inserted my tongue into her urethral opening a little, touched her clitoris with the tip of my nose, and circulated my mana.
”Wait,” Maria said.
Thinking that her vocabulary was limited, she pulled her waist back, and the telepathy (mind-to-mind communication) cut off.
”The root of the clitoris is ahead of the urethral opening, so if I circulate mana there, it won’t reach the uterus, right?” I asked.
Understanding what I said in my real voice, Maria put her waist back in place.
”Aaalright, good girl. I like it when you’re honest about your desires,” I said.
”You’re noisy, I was just a little surprised,” Maria replied.
She was more greedy than I thought.
”I’m going to lie down, so let me suck on your breasts,” I said.
When I asked this while lightly biting the inside of her thigh, she complied. Surprisingly, was she the submissive type? That was a shallow thought.
Once Maria accepted it, she started making demands. It seemed she wasn’t really innocent or reserved; it was just that she was a little scared at first.
Even though I just ejaculated inside her, she held my head as if to lick it and pressed my face into her crotch, and because it was far from the uterus, she forced me to pour mana through her nipples, nape, ears, and tongue. Not only that, she started playing by pouring mana into that place.
In the end, I was toyed with until morning. Since Maria had more mana than I did, I couldn’t take her mana and strip her consciousness, and even if I tried to pour mana to make her spasm, my arms were tied, so it didn’t go well. On the contrary, she discovered that if she poured mana into my penis from my perineum, I would ejaculate, so I ended up being toyed with until I was dried out.
”Hey, what happened?” Kenze asked.
The next morning, Kenze apparently said that I had a face so devoid of blood that it was worrying.
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Summary:
Larry finds himself imprisoned and subjected to sexual exploitation by Maria while guarded by Kenze. Despite his dire circumstances, he is forced to advise the Captain on engineering repairs for the ship. His demotion is confirmed, and he is left to deal with the psychological and physical exhaustion brought on by Maria’s relentless demands.
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Trivia:
1 The iron arrows used by the Junk Ship are designed with fins to remain buoyant and hit targets below the waterline.
2 Kenze is a member of the Amazoness group and practices breastfeeding as a primary activity while on guard duty.
3 The Izumo’s repair plan involves beaching the ship on sand during high tide to address deep-water engine damage.
4 Maria is six months pregnant with Thomas’s child, a fact she reveals while using her mana to toy with Larry.
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Translation Notes:
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Notes:
• Captain – The middle-aged commanding officer of the Izumo is outwardly calm, experienced, and traditional, masking a ruthless, pragmatic leader who prioritizes vessel survival over subordinates and civilians. While rarely reprimanding his men, he will execute deserters. Bebel reports directly to him, holding orders to return to Kure should the protagonist fail to return from their mission.
• Larry – A dark-haired, weary 16-year-old former reincarnation, this cynical Second Lieutenant serves as the Izumo’s chief engineer and middle manager. A pragmatic Mana user who founded the Fee Grand Principality, he wields coilguns, drains mana, and handles drones despite past-life trauma. Cynical of Maria and the Captain, he mediates crew drama, negotiates foreign talks, and is restrained for refusing orders.
• Katarina – A tall, voluptuous 30-year-old Izumo flight squad leader and Chief Researcher in a sailor uniform. A volatile, telepathic Mage with mission authority, she maintains formal decorum while commanding her crew to return safely. She pilots drones under Larry but harbors an intense, possessive desire to mercy-kill him if captured. She pressures Rhein and is the protagonist’s jealous, abusive mistress and captive.
• Maria – Strikingly beautiful, six-month-pregnant Universal Church bridge mage and Suez crew member who handles her Captain’s dirty work with sadistic precision. Thomas’s widow and daughter of Ifens and Therese, she possesses gorilla strength, lethal combat skills, and massive mana rivaling a Major. Adept in coilguns and interrogation, she uses Princess Nikaure’s memories for intel and holds a grudge against Larry, on whom she exerts significant physical and magical demands.
• Mar – A battle‑hardened veteran, clad in worn armor, uses door panels as shields and captures enemy crossbows; Larry’s comrade who teases him about his sister‑in‑law’s pampering, known as Martin to his companion Edmond.
• Thomas – Thomas Bauer is a hulking, middle-aged General with a muscular build, reddened face, and scalp burns. Larry’s former comrade and tactical advisor since Schweilitz, he commands 100 Twanste troops alongside Fee and Earnest. Married to Maria, the widow of his subordinate Rhein, he trained local farmers before vanishing in a bridge collapse, prompting Kenze to retrieve him.
• Kenze – A muscular, brown-skinned Amazoness with a “compact dynamite” frame and short hair under a niqab, this lethal former Takshurgan operative has elite combat skills and uses artificial speech while guarding Larry. From a different tribe than Nyunpai’s, she bears a dragon tattoo, can lay eggs, and nurses her child Zaboo. Highly observant, she reads Rhein, fears capture, and serves as an interpreter.
• Palermo – A target location where a battle and reparations negotiation took place.
• Al – Alberto (Al), a massive red‑haired man recently wed to Mary, lives near the Dish Basin. He’s a companion of Hans, helping intimidate and rally elders as a villager and leader.
• Ho – Ho is the family name of Oliver, a 17-year-old deck crew member and comrade of the protagonist. As a member of the military unit that defended Garao Village, the young man was ultimately murdered during a night watch, slaughtered alongside Marx-san.
• Izumo – The iron-hulled ship serving as the primary vessel for the protagonist and his crew.
• Tatyana – This sailor-suit-wearing, 31-year-old divorced mother of two from Viscount Bizan is a disciplined Magic Academy Assistant Professor and practical, no-nonsense Izumo Section Chief. Commanding from the bridge with direct efficiency, this former 101st Golems Battalion member is loyal to her Captain, shares an intimate bond with roommate Katarina, and serves as Larry’s superior.
• Kai – An ash-covered, square-jawed 20-year-old Dwarf Mage with translucent white hands, peerless strength, and unstable mana. A mind-reading combat mentor with a hidden past, she delivers engine coal under Larry and assists with Artillery repairs. Joining Earnest’s party, she teases the protagonist, sparks a romantic betting pool, and eagerly seeks attention from a reluctant Rhein.
• Bebel – Sergeant Major Hagen is a confident, high-mana artillery NCO aboard the Izumo in the protagonist’s division. A Larland War veteran with white teeth and a blunt, teasing demeanor, she uses aggressive, dark humor to motivate her squad. Once rescued by the protagonist, she knows his past, frequently provokes him with mischievous comments, but acts protectively to save him from danger.
• Gida – A disciplined female human, former finance bureaucrat, and meticulous Maintenance Department Chief on the Izumo. Outwardly insolent to superiors yet strictly controlling of her team, she pragmatically manages logistics and negotiations for crew well-being. She is constantly frustrated by the protagonist’s decisions and was initially reluctant to retain Raphael.
• Pamela – An elderly Elf/Amazoness elder mage and Engine head from the Great Forest, this healer wears sheer negligee robes and black undergarments. Warm, teasing, and motherly, she is the protagonist’s telepathic confidant, dryly observing his manhood. This authoritative mentor joins expeditions, works with Kenze in Rhein’s rotation, manages Aljona, and visits Larry’s quarters despite guard duty.
• Pam – An escort to the protagonist who is observant and loyal.
• Rosa – A genius dwarf-human hybrid engineer and Larry’s former student, she designed the Izumo and fought beside him in the Fifty-Third Defense Battle. Abducted from Suez by Amazonesses to build black ships, her immense knowledge and potential Kush collaboration pose a major geopolitical threat. Currently sought by Larry and the Major, the Queen questions if the protagonist intends to kill her.
• Barbarossa – A naval combatant engaged by the ship.
• Charle – A mercenary and faction captain from Great Qin, referenced in passing. Associated with a group of remnants, their flagship and crew were involved in the conflict, during which their ship was targeted.
• Larland – A fallen kingdom, marked by its royal lineage of eight distinct princesses, has reemerged as a ruthless invading force. Driven by the loss of their homeland, these royal heirs now lead an aggressive campaign that threatens the entire region, turning former neighbors into desperate targets as they fight to reclaim power.
• Alyona – A devout Rus Orthodox interpreter aboard the Izumo, whose physical features resemble Maria. Once happily married, she was enslaved by the Hodayn Administrator and retained by Rhein. Though she seems timid under the Captain’s orders—prompting Larry to leave her behind as dead weight—beneath her submissive exterior lies a latent sadistic streak capable of clinical cruelty and easy dominance.
• Major – A commanding military officer with a sadistic inclination toward interrogation. She orchestrates the sessions and utilizes Telepathy to coordinate with her subordinates.
• Sonya – A Magic Armored Division Major with past experience commanding Larry, she is a ruthless pragmatist and strategist who commands Golems and the Black Ship while teaching Mana control. Her cautious, contingency-based military planning repeatedly endangers Larry’s life.
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