Liberation of Slaves(One Time Only)

At lunch the men had regained some enjoyment in Seikatsu's company when they saw him cry over the dead initiates. It made them feel as though he had a heart, and cared about his shipmates. He explained that he only cut down the men who tried to run because they posed a threat to the loyal crew.  Seikatsu also told them, "I'll not hesitate to kill every last one of you if you're a liability." The crew was unnerved by that little bit of information, but was able to understand where Seikatsu was coming from.
Later in the day one of the initiates slipped from the ships railings, and split his skull on the dock's posts. This time Seikatsu didn't do anything to cause it, the man slipped on his own. Additionally, it wasn't him splitting his skull that killed him, it was him falling into the water, then getting tangled in the seaweed and drowning that killed him.

The crew tried to save the man, but by the time they untangled him the water was crimson, and he was dead. An argument could be made that he bled out, but no-one cared how he died, they were upset that another comrade died and they haven't even spent one day out of port.
Later that day, Seikatsu noticed one of the nine remaining men walking into the hold. He pressed his ear against the door to listen.
"Look, that Seikatsu guy.... I think he's the one who's killing everyone. I-I mean you saw him butcher those other guys and then... and then he took you down. There's no way he doesn't have the skill to sneak around and kill people. I mean, the ones who randomly drop dead, he could have poisoned them. Also, there was two guys who weren't here at all. When we went to check their room it looked like they jumped ship, but I think he set it up that way."
Seikatsu gently eased off the door, and walked away. 'There's a price for being smart... boi.' he said in his head.



HP: 20%
MP: 90%

Weak: 21/30
Normal: 26/26
Strong: 1/1
Boss: 1/2

At night, Seikatsu and a few of the other initiates had first shift for guard duty. The goal was to make the town guard think their ship was still full of unruly cutthroats, and hide the fact that, including Seikatsu and the captain, there was only eleven people on the ship. The initiate Seikatsu heard through the door was looking at him funny, always checking over his own shoulder to make sure Seikatsu was on his end of the dock.
Seikatsu put his hands at his shoulders, and waited for his Knives of the Fallen to finish forming.
"Oi!" Seikatsu called out to the initiate. The initiate didn't respond.
"Oi!" Seikatsu called out again, with not reply.
Seikatsu picked up a bucket and pelted it at the man, hitting him in the arm "OOOIIII!!" he screamed.
"What!?" the initiate yelled back clenching his arm.
"Who ya thinks gunna be next?" Seikatsu asked, calling it out across the dock.
The man didn't respond, he just turned around. Seikatsu walked up to the man, and stood behind him. "I said who do you think's gunna die next?" he said in an irritated tone. The initiate sat on one of the docks various posts.
"Look guy, I really don't trust you. Just get away from m- *choking sounds*"
Seikatsu used one of his knives to cut the man's throat open before he could finish the sentence, and kneeled him over so his arm supported his weight. Seikatsu put his hand on his shoulder, and made it look like he was talking to the guy.
When it was time to rotate, Seikatsu walked over to the man, and made it look like they were talking while the others went to let their replacement know it was time to switch out. Once the men were on the boat, Seikatsu dragged the initiates corpse to a nearby barrel. He checked the insides of the barrel and found a coil of rope. Seikatsu took out the coil, and stuffed the corpse inside, covering him with the rope. In the dark of night, the barrel looked like it was a barrel full of rope, nothing more, but Seikatsu knew in the daylight others will notice what's under the rope.
Seikatsu quickly went up the gangplank and let the initiates replacement it's time to swap places, and then let his own replacement do the same. When he got back to his room, he rolled to his side so his roommates wouldn't see what he was doing as he stabbed the knives into the side of his bed. The knives disappeared after one second of being stuck in the fluffy feather mattress, once they were all gone Seikatsu finally went to sleep.

Knives of the Fallen:

HP: 20%
MP: 80%

Weak: 22/30
Normal: 26/26
Strong: 1/1
Boss: 1/2

The next day, Seikatsu made sure that he was the one who pulled the rope out of the barrel.
"Hey, this one's that last one!" Seikatsu shouted to the men onboard.
"Yeah, I know. There's another one full of ropes over by those crates!" the initiate yelled back.
"Got it!" Seikatsu threw the coil of rope to the guy onboard the ship, capped the barrel with the corpse in it, and set it on its side.
"What you doin' that for?" the initiate asked.
"Rolling the barrel's easier than dragging it, makes for faster work. Faster work means we get out of this sun!" He stated, using logic as an excuse. The initiate agreed and Seikatsu rolled the body barrel over to the side, where the tide could drag it away should it fall, and grabbed the barrel with ropes, and rolled that one to where the other was originally. On his way back to the boat, with a large coil of rope in had, Seikatsu 'slipped' on the slick wooden deck, and knocked the barrel containing the dead body into the water. The wind driven current quickly made the barrel start floating away and Seikatsu tried grabbing it. His shipmates stormed down the gangplank and pulled Seikatsu from the edge of the dock. "The barrel isn't worth your life." one of them said. The other seven agreed.
"Thanks a bunch guys... say at lunch what ya say we head to town and grab a few kegs?" Seikatsu recommended, having figured how he'll win against Captain Scarlet.
Seikatsu decided, it ends tonight.


HP: 20%
MP: 80%

Weak: 22/30
Normal: 26/26
Strong: 1/1
Boss: 1/2

The nine of them (Seikatsu included) were talking at the lunch table...
"How'r we s'posed to get those kegs?" one of the men asked.
"Well are we slavers, or not!? Inexperienced at our trade, but may as well practice." Seikatsu asked joyfully.
"Aye! If'in we gots no money, we go capture our goods!" the other said, reiterating what Seikatsu said.
"But how?" the third asked.
"I got a plan, we're gonna do this at the wine brewers who just moved into town. They never see anyone who works the docks. What we'll do is on of you will walk in the front, acting drunk and making a scene, and four of us will slip in the back and snatch a keg each! The other four will keep any guards busy..." Seikatsu said.
"But none of us ever drank wine..." one of them argued.
"It's a fine brew, that only the wealthiest men and women can afford. Surely something so expensive will be well worth the risk when we're sipping it down?" Seikatsu countered.
"Only the finest for the rich? BAH! Let's get us some brew men!" one of the scruffier looking initiates said.
"AYE!" Seikatsu said in unison with his initiate victims.
After eating the group got ready to go, Seikatsu took a final peek in the slave hold. Everyone looked unharmed, and the little girl smiled at Seikatsu. He quickly left the hold feeling his heart melting a bit.
The brewery was placed alongside the shore so their delivery boats could offload right into the brewery. From what Seikatsu knew about wine brewing (which wasn't much) is that the kegs in the back are new, and have no alcohol. These ones are fresh grape juice. The ones in the far end were the ones ready for drinking, and had a pretty decent alcohol content.
Seikatsu signaled for the men to hold up, and wait for their distractions to be in place. In layman's term, wait for the sound of five screeching fools.

HP: 20%
MP: 80%

Weak: 22/30
Normal: 26/26
Strong: 1/1
Boss: 1/2

Seikatsu peeked over the edge of the brewery's dock, just in time to hear glass smashing and see the men checking the kegs in the middle running to diffuse the situation.
"We got 2 minutes, grab the ones in the back. Go! Go!" Seikatsu shouted with a whisper while vaulting over the edge of the dock, and pulling his three helpers up. Seikatsu grabbed the keg closest to the front, and set it in the boat. He jumped in, and waited for his shipmates. The men got to the boat, and he put their kegs in while they jumped in, and the four men rowed away as fast as possible. On the way back, they saw their decoys running from the guardsmen.
The 'infiltration team' got to the ship before the decoys did, and Seikatsu was a bit worried that they did something stupid and got caught. "Let's hope those fellas get back, be a shame to enjoy their share of the wine for them." Seikatsu said remorsefully.
"They'll be back, let's get this stuff on board before we're spotted." on of the men on the rowboat said.
Seikatsu had the men put their kegs in his room, saying they can reclaim it when the work was over. The men grumbled and whined about it, but they didn't want to break anything else on the ship. As the men left, Seikatsu quickly pulled the cork from two of the kegs, and poured the last of his poison in each of them hoping it would be enough to at least incapacitate them. He put the cork back on, and set the barrels on the wall. The other kegs, the one with grape juice and the one with hard wine, were placed behind the door. Where they would remain until nightfall.
It was almost time for the men to be done with work when their distraction group finally arrived, panting heavily.
"Sorry we're late boys." the 'drunk' customer said.
"Yeah, friggin guards identified us!" one of the guard distractors said.
"We had to split up, and lose them" the other said.
"Ended up, finding each other on the way back." the third guard bait said while smiling.
"No worries, the raid was a success and your shares are in my room." Seikatsu said grinning.
"You guys are in time too, works almost done and we need someone to go and attach the mast to bow-starboard line!" Seikatsu said with sarcastic glee.

HP: 20%
MP: 80%

Weak: 22/30
Normal: 26/26
Strong: 1/1
Boss: 1/2

As dinner ended, Seikatsu felt a type of... sadistic enjoyment knowing that he would be done with everything if his plan went well. Him and the eight initiates went to his room and cracked open the kegs. "Before we start puttin' down drinks, help me take this one up to the captain. I wanna ask her a few questions, while celebrating the finishin' of the repairs." Seikatsu requested.
The initiates liked Seikatsu again, after all his plan was a complete success, and they didn't even question the motives. Seikatsu grabbed his keg, and a tankard while one of the initiates grabbed Captain Scarlet's keg and they went to her office/sleeping quarters. The initiate put the keg down, and walked off leaving Seikatsu and the captain.
"What's this ye brought in lad?" Captain Scarlet asked in amazement.
"The others and I went and looted a bit of wine to celebrate out hard work. Got me thinking..." Seikatsu said, and paused to peak Scarlets curiosity.
"Thinkin what?" She asked.
"I seen the others drinking pretty hard, but I never see you doing it. Got me wondering if you're softer than your men." He said with a teasing tone.
"Ha! A drink off then? I'll tell ye what, first to hit the bottom of the barrel, and not be passed out on the floor like a fur-rug wins." Captain Scarlet said pridefully.
"If I win?" Seikatsu asked.
"Ye get to be my new First Mate, and put down the traitor in the hold with your own hands." Scarlet said, as if that was a type of reward.
"Deal! If you win.... I'll lick your boots till they sparkle." Seikatsu replied eagerly.
"Hah! Get your buds ready, cause I gots dirty boots!" Scarlet said, eager for the drink off.
Each put their keg on the table and grabbed a tankard.

HP: 20%
MP: 80%

Weak: 22/30
Normal: 26/26
Strong: 1/1
Boss: 1/2

Seikatsu chugged the first glass, and asked the captain "So now that the old girl's all fixed up, what'r we gonna do for a crew?"
Captain Scarlet chugged hers and replied "Ain't it obvious boy? We recruit more."
Seikatsu poured another glass of juice "Aye, *hic* an-and if'in we don't find nun?" he asked.
Scarlet drank hers "The I s'pose we walk the wenches to their buyer."
Another glass for Seikatsu "*hic* Think the others. D-do you *hic* think they'll make it?"
The captain poured herself another three glasses, and chugged them down. "*hic* they better."

The drinking and questioning went on through the night, and finally both barrels were empty.
"Sh-shay cot-who... y *hic* yoo gots gud dr- drinkun skyillz *hic*" Captain Scarlet said.
"Th-thankshhh cap!" Seikatsu replied.
"yoo nyot too bad yershelf..." he added.
"Aye. But I-" Sclarlet began saying and then started tipping over. Captain Scarlet used the table to keep herself upright while sitting in the chair.
"I wont loosh to *hiiic* any in... in..." she couldn't think of the word.
"Inishi...I- Inishi... In..." Seikatsu had it on the tip of his tongue.
Captain Scarlet never got a chance to finish her sentence, she passed out before that could happen. Seikatsu got up and gave a small chuckle 'hehehe. ahhh the power of alcohol.' he said in his head.

Seikatsu went and took away all of Captain Scarlets weapons, and holsters, and even removed her boots for good measure. He then presented her with a gift of his own. A pair of the captured slaves handcuffs. He waited till morning and then checked his room to see what became of his roommates. All eight initiates were in the room, four on the floor not breathing, one of them on Seikatsu's bed not breathing, one of the veterans bed also not breathing, and his two roommates were dead on the bed, relieved of the pains of the hangover they would have had if they were breathing. Seikatsu, just to be safe, took one of the men's knives and cut all their throats. Seikatsu checked the wine kegs, and he was able to see the bottom.
Seikatsu went to the dock, and wiped the blood off his hands while letting the initiates take a long deserved bath. Something told Seikatsu, the smell of their own blood would actually be better than they smelled in general.

Seikatsu went to the guards outpost and told them where the slaves were held, and informed them that First Mate Carver was in the hold.
When the guards arrived, the slaves all broke out in tears when they saw the group of armored men. Seikatsu walked over, and started un-chaining them all. All except First Mate Carver, who began yelling 'traitor' at Seikatsu.
"Hold on guys!" he shouted to the guards as they were taking carver away.
"I've betrayed people closer to me that you'll ever be. I am half of a human, and hold no loyalties to anyone. I didn't betray you, I deceived you. Learn the difference while you face your sentence." Seikatsu said in a very cold, matter-of-fact way to Carver.
"You can take him away." he told the guardsmen.

The guardsmen pulled Captain Scarlet, who was giving no resistance, from the ship and Seikatsu could hear her muttering something... but her voice was blurred by the entire keg of wine she drank last night.
"I knew you were a nice person." The little girl said while holding onto Seikatsu's cloak.
"No. I'm not." Seikatsu said, and then kneeled down to get at the child's eye level.
"Never trust a man, if he hides behind a cloak. People like me will almost always hurt you in the end." he told her.
The little girl gave him a hug, and said "but you also do good things in the end."
Seikatsu felt a pain in his chest as the child was hugging him. He was remembering the first time he met his best friend. Seikatsu didn't react to the hug on the outside, the child let go and Seikatsu began making his way out of town, making sure to stop by his alchemy lab in the woods to reclaim the egg he buried there.