I Refused To Be Reincarnated

Under Adam's direction, the embarkation swiftly sailed on the river, passing next to villages, forests, and mountains. Immersed in the superb landscapes, the group joyfully enjoyed the respite the two pursuing kingdoms offered them for two entire weeks.

"Whoa! So, that's the sea?!" Exclaimed Nova, her eyes glued on the vast expanse of sparkling water. Curiously, she bent over to scoop a handful of liquid to taste it.

"Blerg. Why is it so disgusting?" She asked, sticking her tongue out with a grimace.

"Sea water is salty. Don't ask why because I don't know," answered Adam, shrugging at the question before directing the small boat to the beach.

"Do you know where we are?" He asked the boy after disembarking, hoping to find a port city nearby.

"We should still be close to the borders," said Julius, drawing on the sand. "We are around here. If I remember correctly, Port Solstice is a hundred kilometers to the east," he added, raising his hand to point in the right direction before his big brother shamed himself again.

Adam raised his finger in response, feeling the wind's trajectory to calculate how long the trip would take before saying, "Give me your clothes."

"Hee? Why?" Julius answered, his face distorting into an unwilling grimace.

"Because the current won't carry us anymore. We need a sail, and you stand out too much with your uniform, anyway," Adam replied as he gripped his Blade of Adaptation and turned it into a long, dark spear.

"It's useless. You won't have enough fabric to make one!" Julius countered, unwilling to end up in underpants.

"I'll have enough if I cut a part to make a swimsuit for Morgane and add her clothes to yours," Adam answered, scratching his head. Then he added, "Don't worry, we'll find you new clothes once we reach the city."

"Pfff. Take them!" Answered Julius, knowing his brother aimed to shorten their travel time and not to mess with them. 'I hope,' he thought, frowning at the idea as he removed his uniform.

Before his eyes, Adam cut a large strip he handed to Morgane before asking her to hide behind the boat and wrap it around her chest. "If you peek, you'll catch the worst disease on the planet. Even starving to death will sound like a joke after you contract it. So, don't move!" he said to Julius.

Scared by his solemn voice and narrowed eyes, the boy swiftly turned in the opposite direction. 'Can I really get sick from looking at a girl?' He pondered, feeling it might be true after all the repeated warnings.

However, unwilling to see the boy have weird ideas, Adam added, "If you stare at her, your thing might fall off because of another sickness."

"That's too much! Stop lying!" Julius yelled, holding his underpants with trembling hands. Never had he heard or read about it, and it was way too ridiculous to lose a body part because he stared at someone!

In response, Adam made a snipping motion with his fingers. "If I cut it, it won't be a lie. So, want to stare?" He asked, a devilish smirk stretching his lips.

"Ah. The sun is beautiful today. Oh look, I've never seen this bird before," answered Julius, an icy shiver running down his spine as Nova's giggles echoed.

A few minutes later, the girls joined them and sewed the clothes together. A black and red makeshift sail gradually formed under Adam's excited eyes.

Hurriedly, he said, "Julius, hold the spear to turn it material. We are now a pirate crew!" Under his childish acting, they embarked as he pumped mana in the sail to increase their speed. Thanks to those arrangements, the boat cut through the water and Port Solstice entered their eyes five hours later.

"Use the sail to cover yourself," Adam said to Morgane, causing Julius to grimace at the injustice. Why did he have to walk dressed like a beggar and not her?

"If you're unhappy, ask Arun. He'll teach you those things better than me!" Adam said, shrugging after seeing the boy's reproachful glare.

After Morgane changed, they dismantled their embarkation on the beach without wasting time, planning to sell it to finance their journey.

"Last time, I paid four gold coins to travel on a suspicious ship," Julius said, frowning as he knew they had no money.

"Exchanging a part of the tier three wands should earn us more than enough," Adam responded, closing his eyes briefly to fetch the magic weapons from the dreamplace.

Then, transporting the wood, they infiltrated the poorly defended city walls, landing in an empty alley.

Surprisingly, Adam knocked on the first door they saw using a mage's hand. A minute later, a grumbling middle-aged man opened the door, a deep frown stamped on his forehead.

"I don't have money for beggars. Leave!" he said, annoyance filling his voice. However, a light flashed in his eyes when they landed on Nova's ethereal beauty.

"We want to buy clothes, good sir. We can offer you fresh fish and fruits in exchange," Nova said, a cheerful smile tugging at her lips.

"Oh? Why don't you enter? So we can discuss this transaction in more... detail," he asked, a lecherous glint flashing in his eyes and licking his lips.

"OK. Knock him out," Adam immediately said, followed by Julius' swift movement. The boy's palm collided with the lustful man's chin, sending him into Morpheus' arms in a split second.

"Leave him the food and get some clothes," Adam added, refusing to steal even morally questionable people.

A few minutes later, the two kids closed the house's door behind them, a fresh set of clothes on their back. Following their plan, they walked to the port's disreputable neighborhood, entering a boisterous pub.

With confident steps, Julius walked to the counter. Using his experience, he asked the muscled bartender, "I want to see a shady captain ready to set sail in a few days."

"Sure, come closer. I'll tell you a secret," the man said, placing his arm on the counter, his veiny biceps apparent. "I need you to fuck off my bar," he said, his lips raised into a cruel smile.

Unfazed, the boy placed a magic wand on the counter, snickering, "That's for you if you do it. You can probably sell it for around what? Fifty gold coins? Yeah, it should be right."

Greed flashing in his eyes, the bartender's hand came to life as he tried to snatch the wand. However, to his dismay, the kid proved faster.

"Don't play dirty with me," Julius said, his voice chilling. "I can probably take out everyone present alone before you could even scramble upstairs. So, do we have a deal?" He added, Qi dancing menacingly in his eyes. Dealing with these kinds of people was easy, and he knew it. You just had to possess a larger fist.

Afraid after realising the boy was a mage, his hands trembled as he hurriedly said, "Head upstairs. Captain Flintwaters is resting there."

With a brief nod, Julius left the wand on the counter and climbed the stairs with the rest of the group, ready to negotiate with the pirate.