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Chapter 359 & Chapter 360
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Chapter 359 – Rough Sea
“It’s starting to get rough…”
On the ocean, which was starting to get dark, I looked up at Myrril-san at the gun emplacement.
The sky was cloudy, there was a light snowfall, and the waves were much higher than when we arrived. There was also a wind, so the floating hovercraft felt like it was being swept away a bit.
“We’ll be there soon, so it’ll be okay. You should go inside.”
“I know, but I have a bad feeling.”
Just as I was thinking, “Hey, stop that kind of flag…” the surface of the sea around us began to bubble, and fish began to jump.
“It can’t be a sea serpent, can it?”
“Monsters like that don’t just appear. Even the elders said they’d never seen one before.”
I hope that’s true. The weather is just as bad as it looks in the painting, and I can’t shake the bad feeling.
“Yoshua, turn a little to the right.”
“Roger.”
We continue towards the shore, but Lafan, which should be no more than five kilometers away, doesn’t appear at all.
“Do ships go in circles or something?”
While we were making our way through the snowstorm and fog, which made visibility poor, we made a big turn and went around without realizing it, but I’ve never lived in a snowy country, so I’ve never experienced this before. Besides, it’s hard to imagine Myrril-san making a navigational error.
As we continued to sail in a strange and uncomfortable way, the sun began to set. The color of the stagnant sea began to feel frightening.
“I see it, Yoshua. It’s the light of Lafan.”
“That’s a relief.
We’re not flying over the ocean, so even if we get a little lost, we probably won’t die. I was beginning to worry, so I breathed a sigh of relief.
“Where are we now?”
“The port of Lafan is… probably a little to the left. Look, you can see the rocks over there.”
There seems to be a shadow rising from the sea, which I think is the rock face near the port of Lafan, near the port on the port side of the horizon… or maybe not. Anyway, our destination is not the harbor but the home of the former adventurer Calmon, whom I met in Sarz. Calmon is being trained as a fisherman by his father, Kayson-san. He’s an adventurer, so he’s got a lot of stamina, but he’s been out of the fishing business for a long time.
“I wonder if we should go straight to Kayson-san’s house?”
“That’s right. At that angle.”
Myrril, who had come down to the cockpit, indicated the direction with her arm.
“What was that strange feeling?”
“It’s gone now. I wonder what it was?”
“I don’t know.”
If she can’t understand it, neither can I. My sensory organs probably only function at about 30% of what Myrril and the people of this world have. Not to mention sight, hearing, presence, and a sixth sense. I think the “amazing physical abilities of the Massai” I heard about in my previous world are about the same as Myrril’s. They can fight a lion with a spear, can’t they?
“What’s that ‘whoa’ look on your face?”
“I thought I was being protected by Myrril. I have to work harder and get stronger.”
“Don’t push yourself. Whether you like it or not, humans can’t fly without wings.”
“Huh?”
“It means that people have their own strengths and weaknesses, and everyone has their own role to play. No one can take your place.”
As we walked north along the shore, we came to the dock at the home of Kayson-san, Calmon’s father. Perhaps because the sea was expected to be rough, the fishing boat they had just bought was beached on the hillside.
“Is Calmon home?”
“I think so. They said they bought a house, but I think Calmon still lives with his parents because he’s become a fisherman.”
Calmon and Kayson-san came down to the dock when they heard the roar of the hovercraft. Calmon’s daughter, Nora-chan, came as well.
“Welcome, Takifu-san.
“Uncle~♪, Mir-neechan~♪”
“Nora-chan… oh.”
“That’s right. I forgot. I said Moff would come with me next time, but…”
I can only apologize for the situation. I have various souvenirs, so I’ll explain properly and try to make her happy again. It doesn’t seem like Nora-chan is the type to complain too much, though.
“Long time no see, Takifu. Mir looks good, too.”
“Yes, are you all well?”
We get off the hovercraft at the pier and stow it away. On the way to Kayson-san’s house, the wind picks up, and it starts to snow in earnest.
“Nothing has changed. My family and the Battlecry are as good as ever.”
But as I walk next to Calmon, who seems to want to continue, I look back at Myrril. She has stopped and is looking out at the rough sea.
“…What on earth is that?”
On the distant horizon, several long, undulating things are sticking out of the sea and thrashing about.
“They say it’s because the Lord is gone. But that can’t be the case…”
“Oh, that thing.”
“That’s right. Is this the first time you’ve seen one, Takifu? It’s the sea monster of the southern territory…”
Calmon laughs.
“It’s a giant sea monster octopus.”
Chapter 360 – That Person is Very Happy
“I see. So, is the sea monster giant octopus delicious?”
Despite being in the presence of a strange sea creature, Myrril is in her usual state of mind. Seeing her excited face, veteran fisherman Kayson-san can’t help but smile wryly.
“I’m sorry to say, but the meat doesn’t seem to be very tasty.”
I’ve heard that the giant squid and other deep-sea squid species that live in my former world contain ammonia in their flesh, so they have a strong smell, and their flesh is watery and inedible. Of course, I’ve never eaten them, so I only know this as information.
“Well, let’s pretend we didn’t see that huge thing.”
Calmon and his father nodded at Myrril, whose mood had suddenly sunk.
“Well, there’s no need to kill it. It’ll go away after a while.”
“Don’t you have to subjugate it or something?”
“It is originally a creature that lives at the bottom of the sea. It comes up to the surface to lay eggs, and then it seems to go back down after it’s done.”
“Ah, Mir. I hear those eggs are delicious, you know?”
“Yes… I see.”
At Calmon-san’s words, Nojaloli-sensei turned her head with a pained expression. I can somehow understand how she feels.
“Killing monsters is fine, but targeting their babies and eggs is… hard to accept.”
Since they didn’t attack or cause any harm, there was no need to go to the trouble of killing their young, so the extermination and egg theft were called off.
That day, we stayed at Kayson-san’s house and had a party with lots of leftover food and souvenirs. The remaining food in the storage was preserved food and long-life grain and flour that I couldn’t distribute to the refugees, so I decided to let everyone use it later, and the main ingredient was the last of the shield antler deer venison. It was the thigh meat from the hind leg. I had it cooked in a pot with lots of root vegetables and herbs, and it was delicious.
“It was delicious… the deer meat goes very well with the fish sauce.”
“The broth from the meat is very rich. This is a masterpiece, thanks to Trinn-dono’s skill.”
“Thank you, Takifu-san, Mir-chan. It’s because the meat we got was so good.”
I had a separate gift for Nora-chan, Calmon’s daughter, and Calmon’s mother, Trinn-san, as well as his wife, Lufia-san. I had asked Master Lukemon to make silver necklaces for them.
This time, I asked for a pure piece of jewelry that was beautiful without any excessive functions or decorations – although I feel that is a strange way to put it. However, the craftsman in question said it would be boring without any, so it came with a small magical gem that helps with magical power circulation and blood flow. I can’t help but wonder if he didn’t like being nicknamed “Miracle.”
“Wow…”
“Takifu-san, Mir-san, is it okay if we have it?”
“Of course!”
“Well, it’s not stolen goods being sold on the black market this time.”
Myrril-san, don’t say too much. It’s true that we forced Calmon and the Battlecry to take the looted jewelry that we couldn’t handle.
“Thanks, Uncle and Mir-neechan!”
“It’s so pretty…”
Not only the mature Lufia-san, but also the young Nora-chan and the elderly Trinn-san, their eyes light up when they see the accessories. I see, I’ve learned something.
“But, Takifu-san, is it okay to give them away? They’re so expensive…”
“No, this time, I was thinking of establishing a business partnership between Casemaian and the craftsmen of Sarz, so I asked them to make some product samples for me. It’s just one of those things, so please don’t worry about it.”
Half of that is true. Although Lukemon-san and a few other craftsmen in Sarz can handle high quality at high prices, the number of “middle-class” craftsmen, who should be more numerous, is too small. There is also a plan to create a market for lower-priced products by using the work of students at the vocational school that Lukemon-san has started. Even if the selling price is the price of the material plus an additional amount, a good number of pieces will bring variety and raise the level of the jewelry market. The plan is to benefit both the seller and the buyer. I think in the future, it could be a form of buying up talented craftsmen or a form of supporting the training of young talent.
“I appreciate it, but hey, Takifu, isn’t that part of the decoration shiny?
It is shiny. There’s a pale blue glow, like a magic light dancing around, but let’s pretend we didn’t see it. Yes. Or rather, what are you doing, Lukemon-san?
“It’s supposed to make the person who wears it healthy. It’s like a blessing, I guess.”
“It’s so beautiful…”
Nora-chan’s eyes sparkle. Even though she’s small, she’s still a girl…
As the night passed peacefully, just as we were about to go to bed, a commotion broke out.
“I’m hearing some strange noises.”
Trinn-san looks outside with a doubtful look on her face. Calmon and Kayson-san are also listening closely and tilting their heads. It looks like a blizzard outside, but mixed in with the sound of the wind is a sound like a tree being snapped in two. It seems like the wooden fence is being torn down, but the cause is unknown.
“Yoshua.”
“I’ll go take a look. You guys stay here.”
“Takifu, I’ll help too.”
“Calmon, protect your family. Do you have any weapons?”
“I have a sword, a spear, and a bow. My father can also use the spear and the bow.”
“Good, that’s enough.”
“If the enemy is human, though…”
Myrril-san looks relaxed, but she seems to have guessed something.
We quickly put on our winter clothes and go out the front door. The night in the suburbs, with no lights, is covered in pitch-black darkness. I take out a large Maglite with a handle, but the blowing snow blocks my view, and I can barely see anything.
“This is impossible.”
We put on night vision goggles.
“Myrril, do you know what that is?”
“I heard a scraping sound against the wall. That damp sound, I’m pretty sure that’s it.”
The source of the sound appears in the green field of view.
“…Hey, you’ve got to be kidding me.”
In the middle of a snow-covered field, a giant sea monster octopus was devouring the vegetables that had apparently been buried there for storage.
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