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"Oh my goodness — it actually worked! As expected of my Master!"
Drake's voice carried across the deck and up into the sky, which was rapidly changing character.
"Then, Master — enjoy this! The Golden Hind, vessel of Francis Drake! Now is the time to set sail!"
The water came from the dragon pulse's core. David had not genuinely believed it would work until the moment it did, and even then, the first several seconds felt like something he would need to replay to confirm. But the torrent was real, spreading outward through Fuyuki's streets, rising, filling, the city's topography disappearing under a surface that reflected the sky.
The Golden Hind lifted from wherever ships lifted from when their ocean materialized under them, and took its place on the water.
David stood on the deck and looked at Fuyuki City, which was now a sea.
[Chat]: ART IS COMPLETE
[Chat]: I kneel. TECHNICAL STREAMER.
[Longtime_Viewer]: I win! I WIN!
[Counter]: what did you win?
[Longtime_Viewer]: I bet on Brother Chen from the start
[Impressed]: I owe Brother Chen three hundred platform coins and I'm adding one-fifty as a tip
[Counter]: what about the original three hundred?
[Honest]: that goes to the other streamer I was watching
[Drake_Fan]: Drake's "Set Sail" — that entrance — this is how you play a Rider. I want to be a pirate.
[Also_Drake_Fan]: if I could sail like this, being sunk by Drake would be worth it
[Watching_Counts]: Brother Chen's fan count just went from 120,000 to 400,000
[Platform_Staff_Somewhere]: noted
David's follower count climbing was not something he was watching in real time — he was watching the flood. But Shark Platform's monitoring staff, seeing the numbers move at that speed without paid traffic, had already escalated to management. The platform's director had already decided to call Max that night about exclusive streaming rights.
Max was currently in a virtual snowscape and would not be available for that call.
The water continued rising.
From the submerged ruins of Ryudou Temple's district, a castle rose.
Not gradually — it simply ascended, stone walls clearing the waterline, towers emerging, battlements above the flood, the whole structure claiming its position in the new geography of Fuyuki.
"Hmph! Although I don't know what happened here — to dare interrupt me and my sworn friend from discussing the true meaning of music, that is absolutely unforgivable!" Elizabeth Bathory stood at the castle's highest point, dragon wings spread, dragon tail sweeping, the full theatrical presence of the Blood Countess projecting across open water. "Descend, my castle! Bathory Erzebet! My dear friend — I will protect your Master and your landing spot! Even if my little piggy gets drowned, I will not let your Master suffer! Take this opportunity to eliminate the scoundrel who interrupted our musical exchange!"
From somewhere in the flood below: "Umu! Leave it to me! But your castle is truly splendid — the structure would echo beautifully. After this battle, we must hold a concert here!"
"Of course! Front-row seats reserved for my little piggy!"
"Naturally, our Masters cannot be absent!"
[Chat]: A CONCERT
[Chat]: they are planning a CONCERT
[Horror]: they met five minutes ago and are already best friends
[Maverick_Update]: Maverick was not watching this with peace of mind
Meanwhile, inside Elizabeth's castle — which had become the only solid ground in Fuyuki — Maverick and Dai existed.
Maverick's experience of arriving there could be described as: flood appeared at the bathhouse ruins entrance, moving fast, something red impacted him at high speed, then he was inside a castle. He had swallowed some water. He had not died, which felt like an oversight.
Dai's experience was similar in the broad strokes, and her gun had been washed away somewhere in the process.
Neither of them had weapons. Both of them were inside a castle belonging to a 14-year-old Elizabeth Bathory who had the aesthetic of an idol and the social calibration of someone whose historical record included considerable violence.
Listening to the duet planning session drifting through the walls, both of them felt the specific drain of someone whose situation had just become more complicated.
[Chat]: WHAT KIND OF HELL IS THIS
[Chat]: BROTHER CHEN PLEASE SINK THOSE TWO
[Noting]: Elizabeth has dragon wings and a dragon tail. her prototype is a vampire. someone explain.
[From_Dai_Stream]: I came from Dai's stream. I also cannot explain.
[Horror_Dawning]: a concert. they said "a concert." these are the three words that have made my scalp tighten the most in my life.
[Turning_Volume_Back_On]: I finally got the courage to unmute and immediately this
[Lore_Note]: Elizabeth Bathory's Noble Phantasm, "Prison Castle Cachtice" — the castle she dominated throughout her life, originally summoned to create a hellish performance space for her singing. Now the only structure above water in Fuyuki City.
[Practical_Note]: it's structurally very sound. solid walls, multiple floors, good acoustics.
[Everyone]: DO NOT COMPLIMENT THE ACOUSTICS
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