Read Novel Full Vol 17 Chapter 22
Vol 17 Chapter 22
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Chapter 22 – An Unexpected Ending
Pursued by the magical creature that had turned into a water giant, we gave up trying to escape and decided to fight. The Chateau’s mass attack had no effect, so if power play was impossible, then I would have to use my brain. We decided to carry out the strategy using the barrier that Carla-san had suggested. Surprisingly, it was successful, and we were able to capture the water magical creature’s core.
“Wataru, please move the barrier a little closer and summon the Hideaway again.”
Ilma-san gave me detailed instructions on how to approach the core that was secured above us.
“I understand.”
I want to take a breather after successfully defeating it, but I don’t want to disobey Ilma-san, so I summon the Hideaway again.
Ilma-san had the eyes of a predator. Foxes are omnivores, right?
“Hmm, that’s a bit short. Carla, get me a chair.”
“Mm.”
“This is just right. Thanks, Carla.”
Carla-san brought a chair from the barbecue area, and Ilma-san, standing on it, nodded in satisfaction as she faced the core of the water magical creature.
The low angle is great, but it’s a shame that there’s no exposure at all because of the long, desert-style robe.
“Ara, I thought the barrier had taken everything, but the water was thin in the parts that didn’t touch the barrier. It doesn’t look like there’s any danger with this amount of water… Felicia, please put a barrier on me, just in case. Sorry for stepping in, Wataru.”
Even though she was so wrapped up in the core issue, she seemed to have remembered that Felicia was my slave. I can see Ilma-san’s intelligence in that kind of thoroughness.
I nodded at Felicia, who looked at me, and she formed a barrier around Ilma-san.
“Thank you. Fufu, let’s start with the materials and layout. I’ll do some research.”
“Let’s leave Ilma alone for now and take a break. Wataru, I want a cold beer. The golden one.”
“Ara, that sounds good. Master, I’d like a lemon chuhai.” [T/n: Shochu Hightball.]
Alessia-san announces that we’re going to take a break and leave Ilma-san to her own devices. Ines immediately agrees.
I’m tired, too, so it’s no problem, but is it okay to take a break with alcohol?
“Wataru, I’m hungry.”
I was pulled by the sleeve, and when I turned around, I saw Carla-san with a sad face, complaining about being hungry.
Carla-san has been working very hard, so I should do my best to fulfill her request. Well, when Carla-san asks me for something, I always do my best to meet her request as long as it’s not too much.
“Okay, I’ll prepare a big feast for you.”
“Yes!”
Well, I’ll prepare a can of beer, lemon-flavored chuhai, and a variety of other things. I’ll prepare a variety of dishes from luxury liners, as well as the slightly “junk” food that Carla-san likes from the ferry.
It’s more of a party than a break.
“…I wonder if Ilma doesn’t need a break?”
Even though we drank a lot of alcohol and ate a lot of delicious food, Ilma-san still didn’t want to leave the core.
“Well, I think it would be better to take a short break… Wataru, would you mind asking her?”
“No, don’t you think Dorothea should be the one to talk to her?”
She’ll probably listen to the deputy leader Dorothea-san more than to me. Normally, it would be better if the leader, Alessia-san, made an appearance, but she’s probably too drunk to do so.
“We’ve warned her so many times that she can’t hear us. She’ll still be fine if it’s you, Wataru.”
She had been warned so often. If it’s ‘still,’ then my voice won’t be able to reach her eventually. Well, I’d be happy if I could spend that long with Girasole.
“Okay, I’ll try to call her.”
“We’re counting on you.”
I make my way to Ilma-san, Dorothea-san’s expectations weighing heavily on my shoulders.
“Ilma. Ilma… Ilma!”
“Hmm? Oh, Wataru, is something wrong?”
Thank God, it seems my words are still reaching Ilma-san.
“You haven’t had a break since the battle started, so why don’t you take a break?”
“…..I guess so.”
After much internal conflict, Ilma-san finally nodded.
Is it really that important to her? Well, she nodded, so that’s good. I take Ilma-san to the lounge, or rather the banquet hall, and hand her a beer.
“I’m sorry, Wataru. I’d like some tea. Oh, and you had carpentry tools too, right? Can I borrow them?”
Carpentry tools? Oh, you mean a toolbox.
I don’t really understand, but when I hand her the toolbox, Ilma-san swallows the oolong tea in the plastic bottle and stands up.
“Now I’ll dismantle it!”
The break was only short. Well, since she had rehydrated properly, it was probably better than not calling her.
“Haha, now I’m going to take a good look at the contents.”
Climbing back onto the chair, Ilma-san smiled seductively as she picked up a chisel and hammer. She was incredibly sexy but also terrifying.
I decided it would be useless to try to stop her, so I watched her from a distance while I drank some alcohol.
Ilma-san was probably looking for a weak spot, and she hammered away with the chisel and hammer.
“Hmm, not a single scratch.”
Of course. Even if the weight of the Chris was applied in a single concentrated point, it wouldn’t break, so it must be incredibly strong.
“Alessia, Alessia, come here for a moment.”
“Hmm, what is it?”
“Oh, you’re drunk. That’s okay. I wanted you to cut it clean with the sword, but it’s dangerous. Oh, Carla, come here. I will accept a little damage, so please remove this joint.”
She calls over Carla-san, who is still eating with the slime group led by Rimu and hands her a chisel and hammer. If it doesn’t cut, she’ll probably rely on Carla-san’s power.
Carla-san swings the hammer with great force. When Ilma-san does it, it makes a clinking sound, but when Carla-san swings it, it makes a loud, thunderous sound like a construction site, which is amazing.
If it had been a normal chisel and hammer, it would have been crushed by the power and intensity of the hammer. But the equipment in Ship Summoning is indestructible, so it can’t be broken.
Even the core was no match for Carla-san’s power, which focused on a single point and the indestructible carpentry tools, and a fragment fell out.
“Thank you, Carla. Oh, it’s complicated inside too. Fufu, I’m looking forward to it.”
Using a flashlight, Ilma-san peers inside through the crack. I guess she’s going to use the gap as a foothold to examine it thoroughly.
“Huh? Oh, wait, why?”
Ilma-san suddenly panics.
What’s going on? Hmm, I can hear a creaking sound.
“Oh no, wait a little longer!”
I wonder what’s going on? I’m a little excited by Ilma-san’s words.
While I was thinking stupid thoughts, the creaking sound got louder and louder until finally, the weight of the barrier overcame it, and the core crumpled.
“Noooo! Why?”
Ilma-san let out a cry of despair.
“Hey, Felicia. Do you think the reason the core was crushed was because it had reached its limit?”
She asks Felicia, who is standing next to her.
“….It looked to me like the core gave up and destroyed itself.”
“I think so.”
It’s possible that it broke because a hole was made in the sphere, like an ant’s hole, but it also looked like the core, having given up on everything, had thrown away its life on its own.
Hmm, I wonder if this is that thing?
The pattern where you try to get information by torturing a captured and immobilized enemy, but then the enemy commits suicide for fear of revealing the information.
…And we had a party while watching such torture.
I think it’s almost too cruel.
“Ugh, I can’t just sit here and do nothing. Wataru, please repatriate the Chris!”
“Huh? Oh, yes, I understand.”
Since there is little point in summoning the Chris if the core is destroyed, I repatriate the Chris as Ilma-san told me to.
“Oh, that’s dangerous, Ilma!”
Ilma-san runs out without a moment’s hesitation. She probably went to collect the remains of the core. But that doesn’t mean she should jump off the deck of a luxury liner. That’s as bad as suicide.
Well, she’s not normal… but the level-up is really amazing.
“Felicia, I’m sorry to ask, but could you please go with Ilma?”
“Okay.”
Felicia didn’t jump but walked down the stairs, so I breathed a sigh of relief. Looking down from the railing, I could see Ilma-san crawling around in the desert, looking for the remains.
That person is a beautiful woman and incredibly seductive, but lately, I’ve been saddened by the fact that I’ve noticed her disappointing behavior more and more often.
Still, almost no one has seen the end of the water magical creature. Alessia-san and the others were drinking, Carla-san had returned to eat, and Claretta-san was taking care of them.
The only people who saw it directly were me, Felicia, and Ilma-san.
I don’t know if it was hundreds or thousands of years, but I think it’s very sad for the end of a magical creature that lived that long.
…But then again, maybe it was its own fault?
After all, it was the water magical creature that destroyed the royal capital, and before it destroyed itself today, it had preyed on hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of monsters, so it can’t be helped that it ended badly.
Wait a minute, isn’t devouring monsters a good deed?
It’s not good. The end of the water magical creature was so shocking that I was thinking about things I shouldn’t be thinking about.
“Master!”
I hear Felicia’s panicked voice from below. I look down and see a cloud of dust rising in the direction Felicia is looking.
Could it be that the water magical creature has disappeared, and the monsters in the desert danger zone have started to move?
Looking down, I saw Felicia dragging Ilma-san back to the ship. As expected from Felicia, that was a good decision.
Phew, dealing with desert monsters is easier than dealing with the water magical creature, but will the battle with the desert monsters start again?
I feel a bit depressed… Hmm? The longer it takes, the more the monsters in the danger zone will invade the royal capital, won’t they?
I thought we should explore while we can, but except for Ilma-san, Claretta-san, and Felicia, none of the other members are able to move around.
Ilma-san will probably be studying the remains, so there are only two of us who can move around.
…Let’s start exploring tomorrow.
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