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Chapter 100: Pursuit!

We, the Barbar fleet, were chasing the pirate ships.

The pirates were fleeing northeast.

A mid-sized galley sped across the sea, keeping Orland Island to its starboard side.

Its sail caught the wind, and every time the oars struck the water, the ship picked up speed.

I was starting to get nervous.

We were trying to catch up to the pirate ship without using oars, relying only on wind and waves.

I called out to our captain, Gauche.

「Gauche! Can we catch them? Should we break out the oars too?」

「We’ll be fine! The waves are high, so the oars wouldn’t help much! We’ll catch up!」

The pirate ship, being a mid-sized galley, had more oars than we did.

But this was open sea, waves were high, and rowing wouldn’t be easy.

Still, the pirate ship seemed to handle it just fine, almost like they were used to rowing in rough seas.

I was growing more anxious.

Would we really be able