(The next day)

"Shall we go?"

"Yeah, let's go!"

Mikey and Lucy leave their house with full inventories. They're going on a long adventure.

Yesterday, during the party, Mikey talked with Eula, he talked about wanting to go to a different continent that has more to offer than this one, Eula reassured him that the continent where the Elves live, is what he's looking for.

Which is why Mikey and Lucy decided to go there. Before they left, they said their goodbyes to Roger, Alayen and some other people.

Eula pointed out that there are some interesting dungeons on the Western Continent. A lot of villages, cities, ruins and more.

Eula suggested that Mikey and Lucy tag along. Mikey didn't mind the idea, he could travel on his spectral ship, but he can't have it summoned for that long yet.

Mikey and Lucy met up with Eula's party in the morning and entered her ship, while Eula waited for them, the other Elven ships already left ahead.

When Mikey got on the ship, he noticed just how fast Eula's ship is. "Why are we going so fast?" He asks her. "We need to catch up with the other ships. They left two hours before us," Eula answers. "Oh right, they already left. Sorry for the trouble," Mikey apologizes.

"No worries, hey by the way, where do you plan on going after we disembark on the Western Continent?"

"Hmm, well first we need to find a place to live, since we plan on spending some time in that area you told me about." Mikey says.

"You plan on exploring the Demon plains first?" Eula asks him.

"Yeah, by the description you gave, it seemed interesting. After I am done with that, I will travel around the continent, raid dungeons, kill monsters, visit some villages and cities, well either way, I plan on doing everything.

"I've been on countless adventures like that and I can tell you, it always feels nice."

"Countless? Aren't you like seventeen years old or something?" Mikey

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"Huh? Why would I be so young? Wait, do humans age differently?" She asks.

"I guess. How old are you?" Mikey asks.

"Well, a few centuries, I forgot how old I am to be exact."

"A FEW centuries?! Are you kidding?" Mikey's chin almost falls off. "What? Is that too much?" Eula is visibly confused. "Well, humans live on average seventy-five years." Mikey replies.

"WHAT?! How old are you then?!" Eula asks terrified. "I am eighteen." Mikey answers.

...

"When I was eighteen, I probably looked like a small kid. Wow, it surprises me tho." Eula says.

"What surprises you?" Mikey asks.

"Well, you only lived for eighteen years, and yet, you're this strong." Eula replies.

"Well of course, I received some powers after coming to this world, I wasn't this strong back on my planet," Mikey says humbly.

"You only received attributes didn't you?" Eula asks. "How do you know?" Mikey asks right back. "I talked to one human, he told me about it. However, attributes are something that every person on this planet is born with. One of them blooms in your childhood, and the second one several years later, in your adulthood. Some people manage to obtain more attributes by working harder than others. I have three attributes for example. Anyways, what I am trying to say is that everyone is supposed to have attributes, so you weren't given strenght on this planet, you were only given what you already deserved. Which is why I wonder.. how strong will you become?" Eula explains.

"You're giving me too much credit, even if I grow to be very strong, I will just die in a few decades, sure, I can leave my mark here, but I won't live long enough for that many acomplishments." Mikey answers.

"Well, in that case, you just have to find magic that can prolong your life." Eula smiles. "Does something like that exist?" Mikey asks curiously. "Well, I personally haven't seen anything like that yet, but I've heard some rumours a few decades ago. I didn't really look into it, since I have all the time in the world." Eula says.

"Just how old is Old Man Iorhael then?"

One hour later, Eula's ship catches up to the other Elven ships. The old commander Iorhael jumps from his ship to Eula's ship.

The old man is quite athletic. Mikey is caught off-guard by that jump.

"Mister Mikey, greetings. And you're, Miss Lucy right?" Iorhael greets Mikey and Lucy, then turns to Eula.

"Princess Eula, we have to resupply." Iorhael announces. "Any islands nearby?" Eula asks Iorhael. "There's one pirate island two kilometers north-west from here. Should we wage on that?" Iorhael asks anxiously. "Ahh, I am not so sure about that..." Eula answers with worries.

"A pirate island?" Mikey has a flashback on Christina and the pirates he defeated. Ronnie Kingston and Peter Jackson, they mentioned that they're well known around pirate islands and if Mikey says their names around there, they shouldn't be hostile.

"I think we will be fine, I have some contacts through pirates," Mikey says. "Now that I think about it, one of your attributes, you used it to spawn that pirate ship and those pirates, does that have to do with it?" Eula asks Mikey.

"Yeah, kind of." Mikey answers.

(Some time later)

All ten of the Elven ships disembark on the pirate island. The only ones who step out are Mikey, Lucy, Iorhael, Eula and two more Elven commanders.

Several pirates notice the ships and gather around the coast.

"Elves, what brings you here?!" One of the pirates asks. "We come in peace, we just came here to resupply, we aren't looking for conflict!" Iorhael announces. "Get lost! We don't want to trade with Elves!"

"We just want to resupply." Mikey says. "A human huh, I have no problem against your kind, but since you're with the Elves, I will have to decline." The pirate answers. "Peter Jackson and Ronnie Kingston, does that ring any bells?" Mikey asks and smirks. Every pirate on the islands gasps. "How do you know them?!" The pirate asks angrily. "They're my friends." Mikey replies.

"I know that you're not lying, I can tell by your look. Fine, I shall allow you and the Elves on the island." The pirate respectfully changes his opinion.

"Mikey, who are those two people that you mentioned? Are those the contacts you told me about?" Eula whispers to Mikey.

"Yeah, they're very influental pirates, especially around these parts, but I didn't expect it to work this well."