• 9109
• Instructor Matthias
  Hey ％
  
  So it was you who said teach me about Melee Battle and Rams. This should be an interesting exercise.

• 9110
• Instructor Matthias
  Okay, so I'll start explaining immediately.
  Melee Battle is the act of taking your ship and boarding your opponent's ship with your Sailors, which requires you to use Aboardage. Of course, there is the danger of being shot with cannons.

• 9111
• Instructor Matthias
  Additionally, if your opponent's ship is faster than yours, then there is the possibility that you will not be able to board at all. And even if you engage in Melee Battle, it's not as if you are guaranteed to win. Talking like this it might sound like it's all bad...

• 9112
• Instructor Matthias
  But even if that's so, if you do this, there are good things to come out of it. Okay, okay, I'll tell you about it.

• 9113
• Instructor Matthias
  Do you have any questions?

• 9114
• What question do you want to ask?

• 9115
• How do you engage in Melee Battle?

• 9116
• What are useful skills for Melee Battle?

• 9117
• What is a useful rigging for Melee Battle?

• 9118
• No questions.

• 9119
• Instructor Matthias
  It's exceedingly simple. Just strike one ship into another.
  However, since all of the Sailors will fight, once the Melee Battle begins, Ships will not move until the battle is finished.
  The side with more Sailors is stronger in Melee Battle... this is how you should think about it at first.

• 9120
• Instructor Matthias
  With the "Aboardage" Skill, you can widen the space to engage in Melee Battle. If the space is widened, then the amount of time you'll be in danger from the cannons is shortened.
  If they're getting away from you, it makes it easy to catch up with them so it's convenient.

• 9121
• Instructor Matthias
  There's the "Corvus."
  It's a plank with spikes on it. If you attach it as Special Equipment, then the distance from which you can use Aboardage widens.

• 9122
• Instructor Matthias
  Really? If there is something you'd like to ask me about, I'm happy to explain again.

• 9123
• What do you say?

• 9124
• That's enough.

• 9125
• ...Again?

• 9126
• Instructor Matthias
  Okay, next I will explain to you about Ramming.

• 9127
• Instructor Matthias
  All right Player, the lecture...
  no choice but to put an end to it here. Break!

• 9128
• Instructor Matthias
  Hey, before we start the lecture, tidy up what you will bring.
  There's something I want to give you after the lecture.

• 9129
• Instructor Matthias
  The Ram is a component that is like a horn that you can attach as Special Equipment. You attach it to the prow of your ship. You use it by...
  Hrm... Well, this is all me chatting. How do you think it's used?

• 9130
• What will you answer?

• 9131
• Used to intimidate enemy ships.

• 9132
• Light the tip with fire in order to set fire to enemy ships.

• 9133
• Strike enemy ships.

• 9134
• Instructor Matthias
  Hmm, well certainly if you have a Ram on your ship and wave it around, the enemies will be scared, but the main objective of a Ram is not to intimidate.

• 9135
• Instructor Matthias
  Hey, that's a novel new idea, but a Ram isn't that long. If you screw up, you would set your own ship on fire.

• 9136
• Instructor Matthias
  Just as I expected. That's the correct answer, Player.
  However, it's not like you can just go and thrust about. If you don't have enough speed, or if the angle of the thrust is off, you won't make it.
  The point is that if you thrust and puncture, you will leave a big, gaping hole. There might also be some casualties from it as well. Do you have any questions?

• 9137
• What question do you want to ask?

• 9138
• The knack of striking enemy ships?

• 9139
• I don't have anything in particular to ask.

• 9140
• Instructor Matthias
  Are you serious? You won't tell anyone that I cried, right?

• 9141
• What will you say?

• 9142
• It's all right.

• 9143
• ...Again?

• 9144
• Instructor Matthias
  You might have heard that the knack to attacking is to increase your speed and ram the prow of the enemy ship at the right angles. It sounds simple, but it's really quite difficult.

• 9145
• Instructor Matthias
  Okay, let's do an exercise about Melee Battle and ramming! Let's do one of them.

• 9146
• Instructor Matthias
  Put that Ram on and let's meet offshore!

• 9147
• Instructor Matthias
  All right Player... So this lecture...
  we've got no choice but to put an end to it. That's it...

• 9148
• Instructor Matthias
  Okay! Let's start the exercise immediately. Take your ship and make it touch your opponent's. Got it? Keep in mind the ram and figure out the angle and speed. Also if you take any cannonballs to the prow, your ship might be stopped, so be careful!

• 9149
• Instructor Matthias
  Hey, hey Player, you're going to quit after coming this far? That's a shame... You weren't able to get into any Melee Battle with any real pirates. Try this one more time.

• 9150
• Instructor Matthias
  Just as I thought, you're good. Let's go back to town and continue with the lecture.

• 9151
• Instructor Matthias
  Okay, shall we do the next part of the lecture?
  Well, the same format as always where I'll answer questions. Do you have any questions?

• 9152
• What question do you want to ask?

• 9153
• How do I get stronger in Melee Battle?

• 9154
• What is a skill used for Melee Battle?

• 9155
• What is an advantageous weapon for Melee Battle?

• 9156
• No questions.

• 9157
• Instructor Matthias
  That's a good question. That's the advantage which comes from being a Instructor.
  The first thing that is important for Melee Battle is the number of sailors. The next thing is that if the number of sailors is the same, the side which has the higher Proficiency is stronger.
  Also if you gain the "Sword Play Skill", depending on the Skill Rank, you can become stronger.
  I'll let you know, but it's not the "Sword Mastery Skill".
  It also depends on what you've got for equipment...

• 9158
• Instructor Matthias
  That's another good question.
  After you've engaged in Melee Battle, the Skills that you can use are these 4: "Guard" "Assault" "Gunfire" and "Tactics"
  "Guard" is a skill which will temporarily raise your Defence Power. "Assault" is a skill which temporarily raises your Attack Power.
  "Gunfire" is a skill which continuously lowers an enemy's Attack and Defence Power.
  "Tactics" is a skill which continuously raises your own Attack and Defence Power.
  That's the gist of the effects of these Skills.

• 9159
• Instructor Matthias
  There are various ones of those.
  For example, if you use this "Firebomb", you can set enemy ships on fire. The "Prepare Bombs" will also inflict damage on enemy ships but be careful of using this tool when your ship's Endurance Power is low.

• 9160
• Instructor Matthias
  Really? If there is something you'd like to ask me about, I'm happy to explain again.

• 9161
• What do you say?

• 9162
• That's enough.

• 9163
• ...Again?

• 9164
• Instructor Matthias
  Hmm, it should be okay...
  I'll tell you one last thing: if there's an opponent you don't think you can beat, don't hesitate to just run. Get away before there are any serious injuries...

• 9165
• Upon engaging in Melee Battle,
  an image like this will be displayed
  in the lower right of the screen. To retreat,
  click the retreat button in the lower left.

• 9166
• Instructor Matthias
  Well, that's all the lecturing about Melee Battle. The lecture went very smoothly and you're a quick learner... Take a class from me again.

• 9167
• Instructor Matthias
  All right Player... So this lecture...
  we've got no choice but to put an end to it. That's it...