I had no shame in admitting to being at half chub when I had giant speaker systems blasting 'Free Bird' as the Black Pearl came into the next team's sector. Blasting rockets, missiles, artillery, and the best kind of suppressive fire in explosive and incendiary anti-air guns.
As it's surprisingly hard for a multi-ton elephant, Grimm, to charge away in fear as thousands of explosive rounds turned their limbs and bodies to Grimm paste.
"Hmm, five thousand grimm so far. I wonder what the actual rate of Grimm eradication is in our previous zone, though?" I mused as I held onto one of the ropes, not made out of human skin and such that went to the sails.
Pyrrha, hearing me, gave a soft chuckle and said. "Well, your ship is anything but subtle, so we did our best in attracting all the grimm to us to be destroyed. If they are hiding out. Then we would need to hunt them down on foot."
"Which isn't our prerogative. Our goal is simply the mass eradication of Grimm, even if we are looking for the smarter ones who managed to consume a soul or two." I continued with the beautiful red-haired amazon, nodding in agreement.
A particularly loud squeal rang out, and I looked over to the source and saw a lake in the distance that broke the monotony of the endless Emerald Forest. And within the lake was a massive humanoid-looking Grimm that had the lower half of a fish.
And by massive, I mean the twisted mermaid-looking monster was like three stories tall, maybe even four.
"Oh, a mermaid! I wonder how long it has been in that lake, as they are typically found in the ocean." Pyrrha said casually, even as I sent a large missile off the ship that shot off to loop around to gain speed before hitting the target in the mermaid, causing a massive explosion.
"There was a mermaid there, I think you mean Pyrrha." I retorted jokingly, making her roll her eyes before she hummed, and then with a metal needle in her hand, she used her polarity semblance to launch the metal needle at high speed to snipe a smaller Nevermore.
"So I am curious, why doesn't other Hunters use things like the Black Pearl?" I asked curiously as it was obviously proving effective. And it's not like the people of Remnant weren't capable of building similar things.
Pyrrha, hearing that, smiled and said casually. "Jake, you forget that Grandmasters and Sages can easily change the landscape should they take to the field. They don't need tools and weapons like this... Though I imagine they are getting a kick out of the sheer firepower you have managed to smuggle into this beauty."
I shrugged as that was fair enough, so I looked past the side of the ship and with a hum I used my waterdrop arrow spell to launch a high-speed arrow of water that hit the side of a Creep and broke its internal organs.
My gaze, however, was pulled elsewhere as the sounds of heels rang out on the bone deck of my ship, and I turned from the side of the ship and stepped away so I didn't get sniped by something as I saw Weiss in her... Delightful maid outfit coming up to the wheelhouse, where I was controlling the ship.
"Where is Jingliu?" I asked curiously while I stepped aside to allow a shade I could mentally control to take over, controlling the boat's more exact movements through the air.
But I didn't get an answer.
Weiss and Pyrrha instead shared a look with myself, tensing for a second at the shared look before Pyrrha spoke somewhat diplomatically. "Jake, now that we don't have countless extra ears listening to us like at Beacon. We were curious."
With Weiss questioning more bluntly. "Why do you associate with the two of us? We are basically political prisoners due to the rising tensions between the four nations, and being too close to us will impede your rise through the nobility."
I blinked at that, and I couldn't help a small laugh at that before I said bluntly. "Because you both are useful? Pyrrha isn't a slaver, so I couldn't care less about her family's nonsense, and you... You are frankly adorable with your belly button complex."
Weiss took back on her completely delightful, outraged flush that she wore on her pale skin so well. While Pyrrha just chuckled wryly and said with a depth of emotion I most certainly didn't miss. "So you just... Don't mind us then?"
I raised an eyebrow at Pyrrha, and I said honestly. "Pyrrha, you are a sweetheart, frankly. No, I have no ill will towards you, and my rise to nobility is all but ensured no matter what when I win this class trial."
The girls looked at me with doubt, and I just said calmly. "I have the heir of a Duke house as my master, I am also becoming Fiora Laurent's partial disciple in sword play. I have a skilled entourage already, I can create more of these flying battleships that other people, especially necromancers, can control."
I took a deep breath and continued. "So I have both economic and military power in these ships, being possible things I could sell in the future. So after the Class Trial, and when the Royal Family committee comes together to nominate new Grand Knights and Barons. Do you really think they will pass over me?"
Weiss and Pyrrha shared a look before Weiss said calmly. "And you expect to rise beyond a Viscount? The Royal family is trying to curtail the nobles' powers, and if you are too friendly with us... Who are the literal black-sheep in this situation? You are going to have issues."
I remained silent for a moment. Before I smiled and said calmly. "That won't be an issue. In the worst-case scenario, at a Viscount, I can still own property within Vale. And I can still create my own settlement outside of Vale's walls."
Both girls looked frustrated at me for a second at how I discounted their concerns, and I went even further as I said firmly. "It's my own consequences, I appreciate the care in even saying anything, but I will bear any responsibility on my own shoulders."
And I saw Pyrrha flush a bit with her turning away while Weiss scoffed and said in an utterly tsundere way. "Hmph! You talk big, but you better not come crawling to me when your life is ruined!"
I just grinned easily and said with amusement. "Oh no! Whatever, should I do if that's the case, Weiss? Are you going to take responsibility and marry me?"
And I cackled as Weiss flushed darkly and attempted to stomp on my foot but failed and squealed loudly as I poked her exposed belly button her holding her stomach and looking at me with mortification.
Before the flirting could further escalate, my smile dipped as I saw through the ship's implanted eyes and camera systems a massive alligator-shaped grim was ignoring the explosives and ammunition hitting it as a barrier of some sort blocked the explosives and ammo.
"Pyrrha, Weiss, three o'clock a Grimm with some kind of enhanced barrier semblance," I spoke seriously with the Amazon's brief moment of jealousy dying as she walked over to the edge of the boat next to me where I pointed at the elephant sized gator Grimm that had eaten and absorbed at least one soul for sure.
I felt a bloom of mana next to me, and Weiss held out her sword/staff towards the Grimm with a powerful blistering freezing wind hitting the Grimm and the surrounding area, making its barrier flash freeze.
"The freezing wind is only freezing the barrier. Hmph, the barrier is also providing the Grimm protection from the elements, I see." Weiss muttered as she cut off the freezing tide of winds, with the Grimm being encased in a giant ice block as its barrier seemingly protected it.
I hummed in thought before I said calmly. "You ladies got any magical shield-breaking spells in particular?"
And Pyrrha proudly chimed in as Weiss frowned. "Yes, my railgun spell is very adept with breaking barriers, whether physical or magical in origin."
I nodded and with a flex of my will a series of explosions rang out as a dozen large explosives rang out as the ships stronger artillery smashed into the large ice block breaking the ice and pounding into it's damned barrier.
Pyrrha conjured up a large bar of some sort of metal, and she got away from me and Weiss with her holding the floating metal bar in the air with her magic as several magical glyphs formed in front of the rod of metal.
Then a spark of lightning crackled around the metal before a howling boom! Rang out as the large metal bar broke the sound barrier, and with a loud clanging noise like a gong, it smashed into the Grimm's barrier.
The barrier turned from a ringed shield of corrupted black light to a full cocoon of power that surrounded the Grimm, and I saw as the metal rod the Amazon shot exploded as the high-speed object met the unmovable object.
"That student that had that semblance. He must have been hard for the Grimm to kill with how it's ignoring all kinetic attacks." Weiss spoke calmly as she flourished her rapier with a Schnee glyph forming at the end.
"But magic has things beyond simple kinetic attacks." Weiss finished with her Glyph, enhancing the magic she was using, and I watched as Weiss first froze the gator in a tall pillar of ice that made me wonder what she was doing.
Then the glyph flared with power before the pillar suddenly compressed and became bright as though too much magical energy or something was running through it.
A loud explosion rang out as the compressed ice spell exploded, and I noted that the barrier around the giant gator-looking Grimm had cracks running through it.
"Hmm, let me try something." I mused, then I summoned a very large underwater sea mine onto the deck beside us. Then I used my semblance to form a Back Door below the mine and then I opened up the Back Door with my foot, kicking the door open.
And a loud roar rang out as the Gator Grimm got a several-ton giant metal ball dropped on its head directly.
I quickly dismissed the Back Door, and then a massive boom rang out as the 1000kg explosive went off violently, with the gator being wiped out, and the Black Pearl made a loud creak as the massive explosive went off.
"Well, that's one special Grimm down," I said with a hum before I looked at Weiss and Pyrrha, who had both ducked down to avoid the blast wave of rushing air that came from the explosion.
"Anyway, yeah, I am fine, honestly. I can deal with any consequences." I said calmly, with the two sharing a look before shaking their heads silently as they seemingly shared some kind of message between the two of them.
"I am going to my own quarters now. I will be watching through the various sensory bit of the ship, though." I said next, as I knew we all needed a second away from one another.
"Get a good rest, Jake. I will remain up to make sure no flyers try to board the Black Pearl." Pyrrha said with a natural smile, making Weiss huff at how proactive she was.
"Hmph... I suppose I should also do a short shift as well." Weiss said with a slight pout.
"You girls be careful then," I said and I stepped down onto the main deck before going into the captain's quarter's that was built right below the control deck as it was my own private cabin with a separate bedroom in the back, a bathroom, and a small living room in the front.
And I just plopped down into my bed with my Scroll coming into my hand with me happily opening a small Back Door around my phone so I could let in the signal from my bedroom directly into my room.
Then I called my master, Lux, as I wanted to run a couple of questions by her.
[Jake... Why, no, how are you calling me? Your scroll is supposed to be locked to your team members?] She asked with her tone full of exasperation.
So I just said happily. "I just opened a portal around my scroll, and it worked! Anyway, I had an important question, Lux. I was-"
She cut me off with a cough as she said firmly. [Jake, I am with the Headmaster, my own Master, the Princess, and others. Speak properly for me, please!]
My lips twitched at the thought of the big titty princess Ravel giving my master a smug look at being embarrassed so I took a breath and said firmly and 'respectfully'. "Master, your disciple has a most important question regarding his semblance. I am curious as to whether Beacon has any rules on the use of teleportation and portals during the Class Trial?"
Lux was quiet for a moment before she said with a choking giggle. [Wait a minute! I will ask the headmaster, snerk!] And I could tell she was audibly choking back a snort as she put me on speaker phone and spoke aloud for all to hear.
[Headmaster, is there any specific rules on the use of portals and teleportation during students' time within the Class Trial?] Lux asked in barely held-back amusement.
I could tell Ozpin was a bit nonplussed by the random question, but then the sage's strong voice said calmly. "No, Luxanna. The Class Trial doesn't have specific rules on the use of portals and teleportation. Only a single person a year at best has a spatial-themed semblance, and no younger students, unless they are the best of geniuses, can open stable portals, let alone teleport."
I spoke out as Lux made a slight throat-clearing noise. "Headmaster, then with myself able to open a portal back to Beacon... Does that mean we are within our rights to just sleep comfortably back in our dorm rooms at night?"
The call went silent before I heard Glynda Goodwitch mutter something in the background, but I couldn't make it out. Instead, I heard Ozpin speak calmly but with clear amusement. [Jake, if you are capable of doing so. You are certainly welcome to do so. Making yourself and others comfortable is the privilege of the strong after all.]
"Thank you for answering my question, Headmaster. Master, I will be hanging up now if that is alright?" I spoke to Lux as I didn't want to be too impudent while my master was on somewhat on guard due to being around the royal princess and the headmaster in a clearly more serious setting.
[Be careful, Jake, we already saw you deal with that Grimm, and you did well. But already some students have been overwhelmed by Grimm, who had already digested the souls of those they consumed.] Lux warned me.
I remained silent for a moment before saying seriously. "I will be as careful as I can, Master."
There was a moment of silence before a click rang out as Lux cut the line to me, and I took a deep breath and just relaxed on my bed as I mentally closed down and spread my consciousness into the Black Pearl to take over several aspects to make it better.
Ammo stores replenished as my aura and magic filled the ship, the wear and tear of thousands of rounds passing through the guns regenerated and faded away. Missiles filled their launching systems, and the ship itself hummed as it gained speed, as an invisible wind seemingly caught in the sails, as my essence went to work.
Not only that, but I could feel my recording tablet heat up as I took full advantage of the ship's many sensory systems in literal eyeballs' camera systems, human and animal ears, and audio recording satellites that filled my mind with so much sensory data that it was unreal.
But having been used to running my Emerald Forest base in my off hours, I was well used to the seemingly overwhelming information flow. And instead, I used a mediation technique to cut out all the random bullshit and focus on two things.
Anything that was black and white which contrasted heavily with the deep green forest that was the Emerald Forest. And with my sole focus on the Grimm, I was able to control the ships... Many weapon systems to purge the lesser grimm, while I noticed through the systems I had on the deck.
That Weiss and Pyrrha were having a hushed conversation while Jingliu, Weiss's retainer and guardian, was standing across the deck to give them a measure of privacy.
'I wonder what they are talking about?' I mused and focused on them both shamelessly as I decided that as the Captain of the Black Pearl, I needed to make sure they weren't planning some kind of mutiny obviously!
"That isn't true... I am not trying to use him!" Pyrrha said with a distinct frown.
And Weiss retorted calmly. "Because that's how it looks. Unlike myself, who struck out on their own even if it wasn't given approval, or am basically in exile. You literally fled your nation and killed several people working for your mother, who attempted to capture you."
Pyrrha's frown darkened, and she replied coldly. "And you wouldn't have killed for your freedom? No, the difference is that you want a clear path with Jake, not having any lineage to interfere with your own goals."
Weiss was silent for a moment before she said cuttingly. "Jake may see your comfy interior and think that's all that's there. But when he learns of your training from your mother. Cooking people alive in bronze statues to dissuade the other slaves from rebelling. Do you think he will see you the same?"
"Will he still see you with this... Girl next door, shy little crush attitude you have around him, when your spear's leather wrapping is literally tanned human skin?" Weiss demanded with actual exasperation.
Pyrrha just stared at Weiss for a moment before she smiled. But it wasn't a humorous smile but one of relieving painful yet relieving memories. "The wrap is indeed human skin, Weiss, that is true... But it's not of a slave, it's my own that was removed when the elders of my clan would punish me for merely saying thank you to the servants."
Pyrrha took a step towards Weiss, with her much more ample breasts all but hitting Weiss in the chin, with Jingliu eye's eyes laser-focused on the confrontation with a dagger of ice forming in her hand as she readied herself.
"I stood up for myself and was tortured for my refusal to fall into my clan's evil once I learned what evil it was. If Jake doesn't understand that... Then that's it. But is it wrong for me to like a man who can see past my clan's lifestyle and choices? Have you any right to decide his life, Weiss Schnee?"
Weiss's face darkened with some actual anger at Pyrrha's impassioned rant, and for a long moment, it looked like she was going to snap at her... Then Weiss snorted with her long ponytail almost snapping Pyrrha across the face as she whipped around with her heels, making clicking noises.
The royal took a couple of steps away from Pyrrha, and then, with a scowl, she turned back and sniped. Regardless of what ambitions I may have. At least I am not a love-sick puppy too afraid to say anything."
And with that... Seeing Pyrrha finally flush deeply, I cut off the feed as a knocking rang out from the front door of my cabin, making the girls atop the wheelhouse also pause as someone came out onto the deck.
'Whelp... Having a full team of powerful, literally combative girls was almost certainly going to lead to some friction.' I thought with some wry amusement as I got up from my bed with the ship powering down a bit, with how my consciousness wasn't filling it directly anymore.
Heading over to the door, I blinked as I saw New Jersey standing in front of the door with a wide grin. "Heya! Prinz decided to relax and chug some oil to refuel on some ammo. So I decided to come hang out with you!"
I blinked before grinning and saying. "Well, come on in. I need my Black Dragon to keep me comfortable and safe after all."
New Jersey literally bounced into my cabin, and I couldn't help a snort as she dolphin dived into the thick plush couch I had set up in the living room with her giggling as her tall, curvaceous form lay across the couch with her lying on her stomach and kicking her legs in the air.
"Soooo, you going to get with Pyrrha?" New Jersey asked bluntly, but with no lack of enthusiastic curiosity.
I rubbed a hand across my face before I collapsed into the couch beside New Jersey, with her giggling and putting the back of her head into my lap. With the cutest smug face crossing her face as she did so.
"Jeeze, Jersey. I have no idea, honestly. Normally, girls have daddy issues, and it's hot... But Mommy issues aren't nearly as hot with women. Not to mention, I don't have any plans to just settle down right now, obviously." I spoke with a wry smile.
New Jersey, having rolled onto her back to more comfortably have her head in my lap, gave a soft hum as I began threading my hand gently through her bluish hair as we both remained silent for a good minute.
After a couple of minutes of brushing my hand gently through her hair, I switched hands, and New Jersey broke the silence as she said with clear humor. "Want me to give you a massage or something to let off some stress, my admiral?"
And in a pique of... I don't know Nora's energy, I guess. I lifted up my free hand, and I plopped it on her very ample tits gave a squeeze and said with a smile. "Nope, I got the best stress toy all men dream of."
New Jersey just laughed and puffed out her chest before saying proudly. "Then squeeze away Jake! I don't squeak though... I make much lewder noises haha." She finished with a joyful laugh that reminded me a good bit of Nora and was a good reason why the two got along too damned well honestly.
For a long moment, I just gave New Jersey's ample and large breasts a good experimentally squeeze as although New Jersey and Prinz were... Very open to physical affection with me. We hadn't gone much further than hugging and sleeping beside one another.
And naturally, I got hard while playing with New Jersey's breasts and she giggled with her saying. "Ooh looks like it's my turn to play with you haha. Is that ok Jake?" New Jersey asked at the end a bit more seriously.
"I... Yeah, I would appreciate it. But we don't have a lot of time to mess around." I said honestly as even now I could see in the back of my head. The ship's munitions drained as they rained merry hell down on the all Grimm that came into the dozen's of shades and the ships integrated systems.
Even if I was in a perfect position. Lux would literally fucking strangle me if she thought I was going to fuck while in a Grimm extermination zone.
But honestly... It kinda made it hotter to do it. With New Jersey's returning grin saying all too clearly that she thought the same.
Without another word, New Jersey rolled onto her side with her breasts still pointing me for easy access. And I just pulled my pants and underwear down with my hard length falling across New Jersey's face as she pushed her head into my stomach.
"Hmm me and Prinz have been waiting impatiently for you to make a move on us." New Jersey stated with relish as she used a hand to hold my cock steady before she kissed and sucked the head of my length into her mouth hard before swirling her tongue around the head.
I exhaled in relief at feeling the wonderful sensation and I said quietly. "I didn't want to press you both. Prinz especially was skittish around me at first."
New Jersey slurped down my length to get it nice and wet with her saliva so she could firmly and slowly massage my length as she made a popping noise as she broke her suction around my dick.
"She is skittish now because she wants you to grab her by the hair and bite her neck." New Jersey said bluntly before slurping my cock down her mouth and making me jolt as my length slipped into her throat with a soft glugging noise.
My hand that was previously massaging her breasts moved downwards past her waist with her curling up slightly so I could reach over her plush soft ass and get to her womanly core on the other side.
New Jersey whimpered as I gently rubbed her womanhood that was covered by the tights and panties she had over her core and she moaned in anticipation as I ripped her pantyhose open around her crotch and then pushed aside her panties.
Any further noises was silenced as I gently but firmly placed my other hand on her head and she took it as a demand for her to properly deep throat my cock and focus on that. Which was fucking awesome.
But her impression of a basketball being dribbled in my lap as she sucked my dick at high speed made focusing on fingering her rather hard. Especially when she used one of her hands to begin massaging my balls trying to get me cum as soon as possible.
And I fucking realized it was a competition all too late as I came undone with a sigh of relief and began shuddering with New Jersey somehow sounding smug and evil while giggling as she sucked down my load.
A pop rang out with her relaxing her head on my lap with only my head in her mouth as she looked up at me expectantly to finish her off.
Which I did as soon as I got over my own orgasmic shudders with my fingers going to work going up to find her clit as she hiked up a leg with her humming out a soft moan as I found her happy button.
"Hmm, I want nice and gentle darling... I like to feel loved unless we are going all the way." She whispered softly and filled with love.
And unbidden I thought of her oath/marriage outfit she would wear in the game Azur Lane... I definitely needed to pamper and lewd my ship girls more often.
New Jersey got her head up out of my lap and then she washed out her mouth with some water that was at on the table before she climbed into my lap with her a lewd grin across her face as she said quietly. "Now hurry up Jake. I already took care of you, you aren't going to leave me like this are you?"
To say the least, after another five minutes of fingering the needy ship girl. My wrist may have been sore but we both walked out of my cabin with a swagger in our steps. And I welcomed the slight wrist pain as it was well worth motorboating her while she moaned into my ear as she held my head between her large breasts.