Chaos reigned over the ship.

The smell of gunpowder quickly filled the air. After the siege, things have gotten rather fiery among the two crews. And something like this wasn't supposed to happen if everything went according to his plans. They were only after the goods of the cargo ship but Namikawa underestimated its importance and let the soldiers who appeared on the deck surprise him. Needless to say, everything went out of control after that.

This was not among his plans. Not at all. All he wanted was to rob them out of their goods and run.

But now it became almost impossible as the navy's thugs were closing in on them.

"Any ideas, captain?" Wanda Naoto, his first mate looked at him, probably expecting a good solution from the great captain. Yet all Namikawa could do was to shrug and keep defending from the incoming attacks, viciously swinging his sword forward.

"Do you think we would be here if I had any ideas?" he hissed.

"Then think of something?"

"Just keep fighting. The more goes down the better chances we have for escaping."

They slowly started making their way back to their ship, dancing like their swords were their partners, jumping away from incoming attacks. Alas, this deemed to be a useless try, as they were still fighting in the middle of the deck.

If only the side of the cargo ship was closer… If only…

"Oh look! If it isn't some dirty pirat on this clean deck. How hideous."

The fight froze for a split second.

A few metres away from them a youth wearing the uniform of the naval captains ascended the stairs, holding an expensive blunderbuss in his right hand. His golden eyes gleamed in the smoke as he carefully observed the trespassers on his ship.

Pirates. The most hateful creatures on this vast ocean, who mindlessly attack any ship that comes in their way.

"Oi, Rensuke, are you sure you want to dirty my Artemicion? Are you?"

Rensuke clicked his tongue nervously and brought his sword-using hand down. His face twitched into an unpleasant smile as he answered.

"Your Artemicion? The last time I've seen yer snobbish face you were only a lieutenant on the Crescent and now you dare to call yourself the owner of this ship?"

The boy wearing white gloves only shook his head in disappointment. Seemingly the captain's words hit the nail on the head and angered him because in the next moment, he drew his sword out of its case, holding his blunderbuss in his left hand.

"Unlike someone, I did my best to earn ranks."

"You mean licked your best?" barked Wanda from afar, not letting this chance go away without any comments.

"Insult me all you want, I don't care." he said, then pointed his blunderbuss towards Namikawa "But I do care about that reward posted on your captain's head!"

"Oh, Minamisawa, you're dead wrong here. The reward was posted on everyone's head in my crew, catching only me would be a waste of time, wouldn't it, Naoto?"

Wanda Naoto gave him a look as Namikawa continued his theatrical antics slowly distancing himself from his partners on the deck. His captain had a sly smile on his face, meaning that he finally had some sort of plan.

"What do you mean?" asked Minamisawa keeping an eye on Namikawa's movements. But while the navy officer tried to figure out what was Namikawa's goal with this idle chat, Naoto, who stood near the main mast suddenly understood the plan of his captain, signalling Umigishi Entarou to shake off the soldiers on their right. As they stood no chance against his boulder like figure and collapsed easier than a tower without cement.

"That if you keep focusing on me my mates might escape, so does your reward!"

"What?!"

Before Minamisawa Atsushi could do anything about the escaping crew members Rensuke attacked him from the front. He barely blocked the hit with his blunderbuss. It left a nasty mark on the precious barrel, knocking of the gilded engravings. The navy officer wanted to shout at him for being a barbar, but Rensuke quickly delivered a kick in his knees, leaving Minamisawa defenceless.

"As I said, without them, I'm just your everyday worthless pirate scum. Turning me in wouldn't give you enough money for your fancy hairdresser, just saying." he cackled, watching as his mates quickly started throwing sacks on the Ornitier. Everything went well.

"My handkerchief will wipe up your blood!"

„So you got that job as janitor, after all. And there I was thinking you might've gotten a better rank."

He was about to escape when he heard a voice. Right behind his head a toneless voice lapping up his neck like a lukewarm breeze.

"Freeze!"

Rensuke instinctively leapt away, leaving an opening on his defence what Minamisawa immediately used for his advance causing the captain to trip and fell forward, landing hard on his knees.

"That's the end of your voyage, pirate," a voice called out to him.

Minamisawa smirked at his new subordinate. Ibuki Munemasa was only a freshman under his wings, but he always had to be in the center of attention, like some kind of freak. Of course, he had to butt into his business with Namikawa.

"You wish. Everybody get moving!" Namikawa commanded. "I'll go after you, just go."

"Rensuke, will you be alright?" Naoto asked as he fiercely fought back, clearing the way to their ship, but his captain was already occupied by the two officers, jumping away from their attacks. He tried edging closer to the side of the ship.

"I said go!' Rensuke shouted impatiently as he leapt at Minamisawa again. "We will meet later, just don't start acting like my mother because this is clearly not the time that."

He didn't have time for sappy goodbyes this time or his mates might've fallen with him too and knowing Wanda he wouldn't hesitate to risk his life for him. But now he needed to fulfil his role as a captain and sunk this goddamned ship to ensure the safety of his mates.

Minamisawa shook his head, "What a fool."

As Rensuke tried to neglect their attack he got cornered at the other side of the ship with only the wooden handrail between him and the sea. Out of the two possible deaths that came into his mind, he wanted to choose something worthy of a pirate.

Something that didn't include being stabbed or gunned down by coward lapdogs of the navy. So the only choice he had was to jump, hoping that his first mate will listen to him and won't turn back with the Orinitier.

"It was a pleasure meeting you, Minamisawa, but alas, I have to leave your extremely entertaining company and you fluffy new dog."

His feet parted with the handrails.

Only a terrified shout could be heard, filled with very Minamisawa-like malicious growling. And with all honesty, Rensuke couldn't help but smile at this act. Dying by the hand of those idiots had no rewards.

The impact made him dizzy, but he didn't lose his consciousness right after sinking deep into the sea.

Compared to the world above the water, this place was enveloped by silence and darkness, endlessly taking away his vision.

Or so he felt like it.

Before he slipped away, he could hear a voice breaking the silence of the sea.

[Hey, are you alright?]

A/N: As I hinted it in my last drabble, I was planning on writing something like this for a while. I mean, I've seen way too many "pirate-themed" fics being stuck at using Raimon, while InaGO had many great pirate and navy themed characters! It's a waste of potencial not to use any of them in a setting like this! D:

Reviews are always welcomed, even highly anticipated, but they're not a necessity, I guess?