Chapter 117 – Southern Sea (4)
Brancho is said to allow one to breathe underwater.
It must be a truly amazing grass.
It feels like a setting found in a game.
“Brancho will be easy to obtain in Libreville. There are many merchants who interact with our kingdom.”
“Then I’ll go get that brancho. Please wait here for a moment.”
I tried to turn towards Libreville.
“Wait a minute. Jinu, there’s no need to go. We’ll go quickly and come back on our own.”
Renia stopped in front of me and said with a smile on her face.
“Really? I don’t mind if I go.”
“I think there will be other things to buy. We will go quickly and come back, so please wait a moment.”
Do you have anything else to buy?
I wondered what it was, but it immediately came to mind.
“Oh, I guess I’ll need a swimsuit. I can’t go into the sea with my current gear.”
“As expected, Jinu. You recognized it right away.”
There are some people wearing leather armor, but it is impossible to go into the sea wearing iron armor like Ellie.
Then I handed over the wallet containing the money to Renia.
“Then… Noah, you will protect Jinu, and we will buy all of Jinu’s swimsuits~.”
Everyone except Noah and I ran to Libreville.
“It’s an underwater battle… It reminds me of the time I captured the Kraken.”
The Kraken that Noah is talking about is a monster that appeared as a level 85 raid boss and was the final boss of the dungeon that was advertised as Elyon’s first underwater battle.
Although it is not as big as Vihamoth, it is still a fairly large monster. Since it is an octopus-based monster, there are many patterns in which it swings its eight legs around.
As for the strategy, each of the eight legs has its own stamina, so if you cut them all down, the Kraken will go into a groggy state for a certain period of time, and then you need to deal extreme damage.
And when the groggy is released, the cut leg grows back and the process can be repeated.
Comparing the quality of all raid bosses so far, Elyon users unanimously say that this monster called Kraken is the worst.
“I guess it probably wasn’t anything special?”
“As expected, master, you know very well. Although it was the most powerful demon at the time, it didn’t take much effort to defeat it. It felt a bit bland.”
Among the reasons for Kraken’s low evaluation was that not only were the patterns crude and uninteresting, but the equipment level of users at the time of level 85 was too high.
The damage level of users who had already exhausted all the enhancements that could be applied to their equipment was at a level where they could be dealt damage as soon as raids such as Kraken’s stamina came out.
Therefore, users can use damage before they can properly feel the Kraken’s pattern, so the damage has been leveled upward and it has become natural to skip it without looking at the pattern.
As I reached mid-level 85, it got to the point where it was strange to see raid boss patterns a certain number of times.
It may be natural for Noah to feel indifferent.
“First, let’s start by giving our full names. I’m Jinu. The person next to me is Noah. I’ll explain to the rest when they come.”
“Ah, I’m late for an introduction. My name is May Atlan, princess of the Kingdom of Prash.”
Princess of the Prash Kingdom?
“You were a princess. So were you familiar with the situation? Can I just call you May?”
“Yes, you can call me that. After being attacked by evil groups and deciding that we couldn’t solve the problem on our own, Abamama asked me to immediately call in reinforcements to help the kingdom. And just then, I saw you.”
Did you ask for it after seeing us defeat the shark monster we called Hornshark?
“But is it okay to ask us just to see how you killed that monster earlier? I guess we can’t judge based on that.”
“Huh? What are you talking about? The Hornshark is one of the strongest monsters in the sea! Since no one can easily defeat it, even in our kingdom, if there are several Hornsharks, the question is whether or not we will be able to catch them all if we lead an elite army. “Just because two of you easily defeated him with an unknown magic, I can tell that he’s great!”
Ah, Hornshark was a pretty high-grade monster.
Since it was my first time to the sea, I didn’t know anything about the monsters under the sea.
“Then I understand. Then before I follow you, could you explain to me about that group? You said that the group that invaded your kingdom turned into monsters. Can you explain what they looked like?”
From the feel of it, there are no demons that can fight underwater other than the monsters that came out when the Kraken came out, so it is expected that they will probably be made up of demons that appear in level 85 raids.
“Well… I can’t explain everything because I didn’t see everything exactly, but… What I saw were three types. There were a lot more people in the group.”
“That’s enough. Please explain in as much detail as possible.”
It was a roughly predictable situation, but I listened carefully to May’s words.
“First of all, the shape of the first monster that changed was very unique. Its body color was purple, and long, thick tentacles sprouted from its body one by one, turning into an extremely large body. I think there were… About 8 tentacles. The eyes of the human head gradually moved to the side and widened to the area between the eyebrows, and the back of the head swelled to an enormous size.”
I could tell this right away just by listening.
Probably a Kraken.
“And the person who transformed into another monster had a completely different appearance. As the appearance began to change, the mouth gradually protruded forward and stretched forward in a long shape, and sharp teeth protruded from under the gums. There was also a tail that was not on the human body. It rose up and its body was covered in what looked like black scales, so for a moment I thought it was a wingless dragon.”
After hearing the explanation, I think this is probably a crocodile.
If the Kraken is the final boss of a level 85 raid, it is an intermediate boss encountered when passing the threshold and takes the shape of an extremely large crocodile.
“The last thing I remember was the monster’s limbs gradually disappearing, a tail appearing behind its buttocks, and its body transforming into a long snake. Its face changed to look similar to the human described earlier, but its mouth was relatively less protruding. And it was on its back. “I remember things like fins coming up.”
Ah, this is him.
Just like Crocodile, there is a guy named Morey who appears as a mid-boss, and I remember him as a monster that looks like a moray eel.
“Ah, then I guess I know roughly what kind of people they are. I think we can leave immediately when the girls who went earlier come back.”
“You know those monsters?”
For a moment, I wondered if I should explain who we were.
I don’t think it’s really necessary to explain it, but I also think it doesn’t really matter if I do.
So I decided to explain it appropriately.
“We are the warriors summoned by God Gaia to eliminate the group that is currently eating away at this world. The Void is an evil group that is trying to devour this world, and it looks like they have come to invade your kingdom.”
“He’s a hero?! I see… It was hard to believe his ability to kill a group of horn sharks at once, even when I saw him, but hearing him say he’s a hero makes me understand.”
Fortunately, it seems like they believe me.
“But no matter how much we are warriors, we can’t just help you. Instead of helping your kingdom, there is one thing we can do for you.”
“Huh!? That’s not possible… Then, it’s my job to help you…”
May was surprised to hear my words and gently wrapped her arms around herself.
Do you really think I know how to ask for my body?
Anyway, that’s a bit… Out of my range of defense.
“No, that’s not it. There’s something we need to find under the sea. I’d like you to help us find it.”
“Oh, if that’s the case, I can help you as much as I want.”
May responded by exhaling deeply and smiling, as if she was relieved to hear what I said.
“But the item we’re looking for could be something from your kingdom. It could even be the same item the guys who attacked you were after. Is that okay?”
“That… I don’t think it would matter since it wouldn’t be that important if it was something we didn’t know about. Please take care of our kingdom!”
Since she had gotten May’s consent, she thought all she had to do was wait for the girls who went to rescue Brancho.
“Jinuni~~!”
With good timing, I heard Yuria’s voice calling me from behind and I turned my head.
There was a magnificent view that was pleasing to the eyes.
This is because the girls who went to rescue Brancho all came back dressed in swimsuits!
Yuria, who was running towards me first, was showing off her body in a black bikini with white trim that matched her hair color.
She can see Ellie walking behind her, wearing a white one-piece dress with a floral pattern centered on her chest.
The floral pattern on her dress hung down the side of her due to the size of Ellie’s breasts, once again making her realize Ellie’s large breasts.
Next to her was Lien, who was wearing a blue tights swimsuit that exposed only her arms and covered everything else.
However, covering only covered the skin, and since it was attached to Lien’s body, she could not cover her well-toned muscles.
“I bought a device called Brancho that allows her to breathe underwater, and I also bought her a swimsuit and wore it! What do you think? Does it look good on her?”
Yuria asked me as she ran in front of me and took her stance in front of me with one arm around her waist and her other arm raised.
Lien and Ellie, who are standing behind Yuria, are standing calmly, but looking at their faces, they seem to be slightly expecting what I say.
“Of course it suits you. It’s so pretty. We each chose swimsuits that match well.”
“Is that so? I feel so good when I get compliments from Jinu!”
Yuria heard me and walked towards me and hugged me. I also hugged Yuria and stroked her head.
“Are the other kids here yet?”
“Renia and Rachel will be here soon. It is difficult for us to protect Cherry as she moves through the sea, and we have changed our equipment, so we decided to let her stay in Libreville.”
Ellie answered my question.
Well, since I changed into a swimsuit, I guess I should take off all my gear.
“That’s a good choice. Did you ever feel like your strength was weakened when you took off your equipment?”
“Hmm… I don’t think so.”
Lien and Ellie, who heard what I said, responded while checking their physical condition.
This seems to be a similar principle to changing the appearance in a game by simply changing the avatar while wearing equipment.
If you think about it, does this apply to me in the same way?
Until now, when fighting, I had to take out each piece of equipment from my inventory and equip it.
I’ve been thinking that disassembling the equipment weakens its power, but I think I’ll have to experiment with this as well.
While I was thinking, I saw Lenia, who had gone with me, dragging Rachel over Yuria’s tail, which was standing straight in front of her and happily swinging from side to side.
“Really, let’s go!”
“That’s… So embarrassing!”
I couldn’t help but be surprised when I saw Renia in my eyes.
She was wearing a red bikini, and it was a micro bikini that was more revealing than Yuria!
Even though the small triangles barely cover the important parts of her top and bottom, I don’t know if I should call this sexy because Lenny Ai has a flat body.
But what was even more shocking was that Rachel came after her, wearing a women’s swimsuit.
It is a basic bikini in pink, with a ribbon in the middle on top and a frill on the bottom like a skirt.
I think that’s probably there to avoid showing that the lower part is bulging.
Who would look at that and think it’s a man…
I was shocked by the sight of the two and was just staring blankly.
“What do you think, Jinu? Doesn’t it look good on my body?”
Lenia dragged Rachel in front of me and showed me a pose that she thought was sexy.
“Uh, uh… I see… It suits you well.”
