The action dragged on, with Ralphie exposing his true identity and forcing the opponent to surrender the battle, while Tim continued to fight Alfred and pushed his assaults deeper into Alfred's body.
Due to Ayuka's need for food and Karisa's disinterest in the conflict, the remainder of Tim's buddies who weren't fighting continued to watch from afar. The lads and chefs, on the other hand, wanted to keep out of the fight because Ralphie was bent on defeating Alfred.
"It would be foolish to deny that Ralphie's battle skills have improved since that fateful day on the Agent Ship 10 years ago. I'm not sure what happened in the combat between 'White Haired Pirate Tim' and 'Shiled Gun Alfred,' but it doesn't appear to be going well for the young pirate."
Simon listened to his coworkers while focusing his attention on silently watching the battle. Tim engaged in a face-to-face battle with his adversary. Ralphie turned to watch Tim fight and tried to examine him more closely in order to figure out what his true goals were.
"He may be assisting us right now, but now that he knows I'm a genuine SP Agent, there's a risk he'll turn against me. Based on the circumstances with the "Most-Trusted Agents," it's a controversial word to believe his main motivation to aid us is for the food, but it may as well be for nothing..."
"Actually, you're not concerned about us turning against you? I'll be completely honest with you right now. We've told a few people, but we weren't expecting to be called pirates after sailing across the Vast Expanse on a pirate ship. With a few exceptions, we were technically just humans before entering this watery world of fascinating species that didn't exist in our planet. But, because everyone thinks of us as pirates, we agreed to play the part, despite the fact that we continued to cruise into the Vast Expanse in search of the "Outer-Sea Barrier." We're only trying to get back to the dimension, but now that we're stuck here, even that may be impossible."
"I believe that the "Multi-Reality Gates" began to open through the worlds and universes as a result of the year-long Black Storm. We hadn't found an antidote to remove it from the worlds yet, but we knew it wouldn't be easy. Though I must say that this universe pales in comparison to the ones we've seen earlier. It will take years to discover the antidote, but we will not give up. Who knows, we might even locate it or someone who can aid us in this universe, even if it means delaying our aim by assisting other people on distant islands."
Tim's battle was watched by Codey and Ralphie. "Are you referring to one of the strange wormholes I noticed in the distance last night? They've been popping up in these parts more and more, but I had no idea what they were at the time."
"Yes, around a week ago, we came across a fighter who had fallen from one of them. He aided us in assisting the Golden Wasakona people, and after we were through, he left and returned to his home via the "Multi-Reality Gate.""
"Why didn't you just go through it with him if he was able to return home? It wouldn't be necessary for you to be stuck here..."
"If you recall, it was because of Tomomi. There is no one in our world who could help us treat her, and we couldn't have risked leaving this world and worrying about Tomomi's death if we hadn't found out about someone at Castlemania who could. We'll race over to Castlemania once Tim beats Alfred, treat Tomomi, and then return home once we find another "Multi-Reality Gate.""
"I see..."
Tim continued to back step in a zigzagging pattern, while Alfred trailed behind him, repeatedly slamming his massive mace on the ship's wood, which shattered with each strike. With an aggressive yell, he stepped forward and swung the mace aloft. It curled from behind his back to the front, where Tim ducked and caught the mace curving back down to smash him.
Tim aimed his palms forward and launched a raging fire that swept throughout the ship and melted through the frozen ice, then used it as a boost to blow himself out of the stance, dodging the battering mace, which slammed into the floor after Tim's movement avoided it.
It blitzed a quake from the strike's center and spread it out, splitting the wood apart, as Tim clenched his palm into a fist and lit it on fire. "Flaming Fist!". He swung his fist directly in front of his chest, releasing a fire-shaped fist that slammed Alfred in the stomach and threw him backward onto the slick ice.
Tim bent his torso forward and sprinted in for another attack after landing. He fought it and struck forward with a pulled back arm, ramming his knuckles into Alfred's gut, who braced himself and tightened his balance. In response for successful defense, he pulled his left arm forward and struck back at Tim, who was hit hard, but luckily deflected with his arms crossed in front of his face.
Tim fought to maintain his position on the ice and slid backwards with his back, which astonished him when he noticed the fractured ice prepared to stab him in the back. Others spotted it as well, and they realized that if he was stabbed in the back in that position, his entire heart would be penetrated, and they were stunned when Tim's body nearly came into contact with the ice.
But avoiding a lethal accident, he bent his torso upward while using his arms and legs in the position of a bridge, with the ice's point practically touching the tip of his back. "That way way too close to my comfort!" He became relieved, but just in that moment Alfred step in front of him with his sole raised up from the ground.
"That's a very entertaining pose for you, White Hair. What would happen if I pressed you into it? The blood would start squirting and the pain would be aggressive. Only death would await you after your heart being pierced."
He squeezed his sole lightly into Tim's stomach and then pushed with enormous effort into Tim's stomach, and just as Tim was about to die, the spike phased through orange flames as Alfred pierced his foot from the bottom of his soles. While others watched Tim's corpse vanish into orange flames with no trace of him, he shouted in anguish and grabbed his knee. After seeing his own blood, they watched Alfred roar after him.
"Ow, damn it!!! This hurts like hell!!! Where did that asshole run off too?!"
The orange flames that had been beneath Alfred suddenly flew behind his back and began to form Tim's body out of it. Tim appeared perplexed by the searing flames that covered his entire body, from feet to torso and head.
"I believed your talent was still developing! It's incomprehensible! How was I able to hit you if you had your talent developed all this time?! I've seen humans made of element, and I've never been able to hit them!"
Tim stood up straight after examining his own bodily components. He rubbed the top of his head, perplexed. "How am I supposed to know?" Alfred's jaw plummeted to the floor as his eyes widened. "The Fire Release belongs to you! I assumed you'd honed your skill to the point where you gained physical immunity!"
"Guess my Fire Release has progressed, but to be honest, I have no idea why it happened. I just inhaled and immediately began to feel funny, and then I burst into flames. You're stuck either way, right? I believe it's past time for you to leave! I'm on my way!"
Tim grabbed his shoulder as he proceeded to rotate his right arm, then began to ignite his arm on fire, pulling it back and releasing flames from beneath his soles. "Burning Impact..." He immediately flared into the air, a large distance above the ship's position, and then looked down at Alfred, who strained to pull out of his leg owing to the pain.
"And..."
Tim plummeted from the sky and dove right for Alfred, whose eyes, shook with terror as he saw the flames burn high in the sky. He dived as fast as a meteor, and when he was close enough to grab Alfred, he snatched the very back of his head and slammed Alfred's face into the wood with incredible force, causing flames to burst out from both sides of his palms, causing an extensive explosion, while the ice caught in the flames melted and vaporized in the air.
With Tim's physical strength, Alfred's ship was shattered in half and the ice that kept the spacecraft frozen was cracked. It melted through Alfred's army's frozen pirates, who fell to the ground one by one, unable to move.
Others exchanged smiles, with Karisa cheering out loudly once again, nearly choking on the swallowed down meal and needing to be soothed by Ayuka gently hitting her back.
"A bit of an Overreaction, I'd say, haha!"