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"Tsk, a bunch of loafers," a noble scion said disdainfully.

"Only those who come with me to 'Ruler' will get a good evaluation. It's tough to get it at the small fortress," he continued.

"I'll take care of 'Gentleman Pirate' Clout."

Upon hearing that he could withstand the most troublesome second-in-command of the Bloody Sails, the rest of the newly-minted knights looked at each other.

It was clear they were not content with just a passing evaluation; they aimed for a good one.

After a moment's thought, most of the others followed the noble scion to 'Ruler', docked next to 'Hook'.

After all, their numbers were no longer sufficient to attack another pirate ship.

In other words, of the two remaining pirate ships, one was a four-masted vessel, the flagship 'Bloodsail', with 'Bloody Hand Willy' of Great Knight strength clearly being the navy's target.

The captain on the other, 'Wreckage', was a mysterious professional with strange methods and equally troublesome.

"Rein, aren't you going?" The big hammer knight walked a few steps and, seeing Rein still unmoving, turned his head and asked in confusion.

Rein shook his head slightly and said, "I'm not going."

"Alright then! If it doesn't work out, given your youth, you should still be able to get a passing evaluation at the small fortress."

In the glow of the campfire, the big hammer knight saw Rein's youthful face, assuming that it was a lack of strength that kept him from acting until now.

"As for me, I plan to follow and see if there is a chance to get a good evaluation," said the big hammer knight before quickly heading toward 'Ruler'.

Now, the only ones left on the beach without taking action were Rein and a red-haired female knight.

Rein glanced at her. He seemed to remember Has mentioning her at the training field, something about her being Evelyn, the daughter of a certain Viscount from Rossby County.

Evelyn also looked up at Rein, this youth carrying two heavy weapons that she hadn't seen before at the training field, seemingly popping up out of nowhere.

Evelyn was curious; while she planned to join the navy in attacking 'Bloodsail', she wondered what this young man planned to do.

Could he possibly be thinking the same as her?

The pretty navy Major Maryca also noticed Rein still on the beach and found it strange.

In her opinion, this young man's strength was far from poor.

After all, knights proficient with dual-handed heavy weapons rarely lack strength, especially someone who carried a Dual-Handed Greatsword and an additional heavy hammer.

But him staying on the beach couldn't mean he planned to attack the flagship, could it?

You see, in a navy commando team's group attack, most of the time you wouldn't even find an opportunity to strike before the enemy was killed.

Unless you planned to duel with the higher-ups of the Bloody Sails, perhaps the navy would give you that opportunity.

At that moment, Rein suddenly started moving.

He made his way alone towards the northernmost three-masted ship, 'Wreckage'—the ship of the Diviner Mala Nasr.

It was known that no examinees had chosen this warship because it was manned by a wizard apprentice whose strength was a mystery.

The navy Rear Admiral, preparing to divide forces to attack 'Bloodsail' and 'Wreckage', was taken aback by Rein's action!

But the next second, he waved his hand, and Major Maryca, along with an officer of Peak Knight strength, quickly got the cue and followed immediately behind Rein.

"Is he going to scout for information by himself? Wearing leather armor? Carrying heavy weapons, such an odd style."

"Even if he can sneak in and scout out firsthand information, this evaluation counts kills. Surely this young man doesn't think that scouting information alone will get him a passing evaluation?"

"Besides, if he is discovered, he will immediately be surrounded by pirates, and the mission would essentially be a failure," the navy officer following Rein thought, as several questions arose in his mind.

However, strangely enough, when Rein got near the 'Wreckage', he stopped.

He looked up, scanning the rear of the ship for a while.
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Then, he simultaneously removed the Dual-Handed Greatsword and the heavy hammer from his back.

This action...

Both the navy officer and Major Maryca exchanged a questioning glance, seeing the confusion in each other's eyes. Why take out both heavy weapons?

Was he planning to use them as single-handed weapons?

That would be quite unlikely!