54 - The Sea Serpent

The straw is being prepared in a barn and a half building.

There was no lodging in the village closest to the inlet where the sea serpent emerges. We came here without stopping at Doromir, which is too far to go anyway. We negotiated with the villagers and rented a place where a barn and a stable were combined to store farm tools and horses' bedstraw.

The villager who rented us the barn told us that when the order to defeat the guild came down, they set up a large area of wards at the edge of the beach and erected temporary huts, and that the number of adventurers was so large that there were more people in the village than villagers, making it a kind of festival.

The village has only about fifty people, after all.

I want a ward.

The village would like to have a smaller scale and more frequent attack before more damage is done. There are too many opponents to be accepted in the village, and the guilds provide complete sets, so there is no money down. The guild is very grateful for the sea serpents, so the guild provides water for free. They sell grilled fish and shellfish on the beach during the daytime, but still they are said to earn valuable cash income.

According to the guild's data, Sea Serpents have high physical and magical defenses, and even have H! Therefore, many C-rank adventurers gather and fight for five days in a push to kill them according to the guild's order to do so. Even after completing their own quota, adventurers who receive a request to take down a C-ranked creature must participate in the battle for five days. Those who fail to fulfill their quota must participate the following year.

If the number of Sea Serpents is too large, even B-rank adventurers are forced to participate, and even those who have just become C-rank adventurers and are a little lacking in ability are expected to participate in anticipation of this.

The drop of Sea Serpents is only a little high in terms of the rarely obtained Yukon stone, and there is no one who likes to hunt them unless it is for the purpose of raising the guild rank. In addition to the occasional hunt for rank-up adventurers, in the middle of a year when the number of adventurers has increased too much, the government, not the guild, sends out requests to A-rank adventurers to adjust the number of adventurers.

Incidentally, when A-rank adventurers come, the village chief's house is vacated and rented out.

That is why we are making straw beds.

The horse peeked at me with interest from next door and I felt uncomfortable, so I stopped using the magic of the light and am working in the dark. I put down the cover-up camp that Kikuhime gave me as a bedding and finished.

When I wake up, it's time for the Sea Serpent.

I'm going to be a sea serpent...　

Mr. Black Sea Serpent Sea Serpent.

A thick body that looks as if it could hold a man, and a body length of ten meters. They are entwined together, making waves on the surface of the sea.

The entire surface of the sea is black, but I wonder if there are too many of them.

Is this normal?

Today I had a refreshing morning, woken up by a horse's snort. At any rate, I am here for the challenge.

< on myself to invoke [Kuroyoh] and strengthen my defense. I spot one of them a short distance away from the group and cast on it, keeping it far enough away from the group of black creatures.

It does not seem to have any weaknesses, but its belly is soft.

Sea Serpents have a powerful tail slapping skill. The bite attack has a poison effect, and the skill of "clinging" also has poison detection. Only the poison seems to be powerful, but the antivenom makes it disappear. The other attacks are not as strong as Eagle said.

The party lasted about half a day.

I wield my , prepared for the long haul.

"Let's see..."

I was able to defeat him in less than a quarter of a minute?　Huh?

<> So much stronger!　Isn't that too strong!

......The enemy with the highest physical defense so far was Circle Moth, but that battle only used magic. What I'm trying to say is.

I forgot about the effect of the title "King of Swords"!

The main prize, a Yukon stone, did not appear, and the skin and fangs of a sea serpent were dropped. Thanks to the fact that it ignores physical defense, I was prepared for a long battle, but it didn't take long at all.

And the [Attack Recovery/Magic Power] function is a good way to recover M! It seems that [Attack Recovery/Magic Power] recovers M! I wonder if it is a 1% recovery of my M! Considering the fact that it has a level, I am looking forward to its future.

Shield of Firm Ground] is a skill that I want to use in boss battles. I'd like to use recovery actively to improve my sacred magic, so I'd rather not use the shield.

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I called White into battle for the first time.

When I call Kuroyoh and get him ready for battle, White trembles and grows to the size of a large dog. He also seems to be able to on his own.

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White shouts sharply, and the sea serpent, its tail wagging in the air, falls on it.

All right, I can give it a good squeeze later, can't I?

White dodges the raised tail and touches the sea serpent. He does not snatch it away or slash it with his claws, but touches it lightly, and it begins to change color to white from where he touches it.

< and examined it. It immediately returned to normal.

With that, he lightly touches it again.

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I was scolded.

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Slaughter one. The drop is also fangs and skins.

Oh, so you can't mix up a poison to ....... We're not on the ground here. If it leaks into the ocean, it will affect other seafood. If you put it on a sword, it would still leave a blade or a wound in the sea. A candidate is a bow, but it might not stick to the sea serpent, which seems to have a ridiculously high physical defense.

I should have chosen [poison magic] and [poison magic] from the assassin's guild!　And I haven't even gotten around to [illusion] yet!

I was thinking that, but I missed the catch and three fish came in.

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White deftly dodges the tails and fangs and touches the three scythes.

The petrified individuals stop moving for a moment, and then they are slashed first. White is fast and dexterous in avoiding them, occasionally taking a hit from a Sea Serpent's ranged attack that strikes the surface of the sea, but he misses the direct hit. He seems to have nothing to worry about.

< on White, but then he reconsiders and uses of the [Sacred Magic]. It is a long battle, even though it is not a boss, but the attacks do not hurt much as long as he keeps his [Kuroyoh] defense up. Sometimes you have to leave because of the recast.

Think of it as a time to improve your skills.

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On the way, we pull up to the beach before the white summoning time expires. We had a meal to recover. As promised, we serve White salt knots and grilled rice balls with the smell of soy sauce mixed with sesame seeds. I wish I had seaweed and green tea.

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Dried plums have been added to the list of things to aim for. Maybe some takana would be good. Maybe not bonito broth.

When I met him, he said fruit was his limit, and he was drinking tea like it was delicious.

It's good to have more variety in what you eat. More fun.

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I asked him what was bothering him. If it is the same for the initial level, I wonder if it is the same for skills.

After White's return, I continue to improve my skills, and it's getting tedious to fish, so now I'm averaging five fish to improve my magic. I don't have time to spend time on , so I have to use <. Still, when I can afford it, I use <> aggressively.

All the basic magic is now at 15. Except for <>, I have raised my unused <> and <> magic to level 5.

And above all

[Sacred Magic

Lv. 1<>Recovery of spirit and life

Lv. 5<>Restores bad status

Lv.10<>Exorcises the impure

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Now all we need to do is go to the Starry Hills and we'll have the ingredients.

I have many kinds of magic and use a sword.

I have many kinds of magic and I use a sword. I may be able to play around with my enemies like Misuzi, the twin-sworded swordsman, but that's all I can do.

Galahad and his friends took me to the next level, and I didn't have time to raise my skill level that much, even if it was only for two levels. He is cheated by his equipment and titles, but without them, he is a scrappy player.

I don't know when I will lose my titles of [King of Swords] and [King of Wisdom], not to mention my equipment. He should improve his skills while he still can.

I really wanted to go to the labyrinth with Galahad and the others, but I couldn't ask them to take the slow-walker with them. I have a partner card so I can call Galahad.

I don't want to get in the way of a man on a mission.

At least I've learned some new magic besides the sacred, so I can go back to the village.

Will I ever use the druidic magic of <>?　I am the one who carries 99 recovery pills.

It's the horse again.

I was about to eat dinner when I saw a curious horse looking at me through the stable fence. I set up carrots and water on the other side of the fence to distract the horse.

Grilled bulop with raw vegetables, minestrone, and round bread that fits in the palm of your hand.

As I looked up from the meat, I saw the horse's eyes.

Horse, you're eating too fast!

What is it?　What are you eating?

I did my best to ignore the curious look on his face as he stared at me. It hurts to look at them. A thought strikes you and you send a . The first time I used was on a horse.

As I had hoped, the horse is attracted by the fluttering butterflies nearby and turns toward me. In the meantime, I finish my dinner and get ready for bed. Tomorrow we will go outside.

I pat the horse on the neck, turn off the light, and quickly go to bed.

Waking up with the horse's snort again .

Brrrrrn (feed~)

I thought I could hear a secondary voice.

Just as I was wondering what to do, old Grec, the owner of the barn, came in, just as he did yesterday.

"Good morning, I hope you slept well.

"Good morning, sir."

Let me help you.

After old man Grech takes the horses out, I help him change the bedding in the stalls. It's for my own good, too, because they smell bad if I don't keep them clean.

And then the sea serpent again.

Thanks to the title [Tasya's Magic], magic is easier to improve than others, so I'd like to do my best to raise it here.

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During the battle, White came without summoning. His appearance surprised me with his skillful tackle on Sea Serpent.

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White disappeared after saying, "I have a very short time to get out of here by myself. I will call him again and offer him a cup of tea.

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White is a wind in the sails.

Does he not want to come out freely?

I wondered why, but later I found out that it was not the level but the "intimacy" that allowed me to come out freely, and I understood the reason for the blabbermouth.

He was embarrassed, white. Cute fluffy thing.

The skill improvement with the Sea Serpent continued for three and a half days, until Peter logged in, which happened in the real world. I finally managed to gain one more level and get the [Jewelry].

An email from Peter. The content was that he wanted me to go out with him to play Yagyakul.

I've reached my goal of level 25 in basic attributes, so I'm good to go. This is where I say goodbye to Sea Serpent. I'm sure he will learn offensive magic when he reaches 20, so I'm going to work steadily until then.

I reply to Peter's e-mail of approval, return to the village, thank old Gurek, and go to Secant.

That's right, when your [Sky Magic] reaches Lv.20, you have learned !

You can't use it if you are tagged by a demon, and you can only move to the gate of transition, but it is wonderfully useful. It's also good for the pocketbook!

Sacred Magic learned at level 15. H! again. I thought it was recovery, but it was . Is it for residents?　Or does it come with a condition called ?　It seems likely.

The [Time Magic] had and "undo one production process" mixed in with the production related.

Incidentally, at level 20 of Tree Magic is the one I don't want to use in front of others.

The range of [Ranged Magic] has been widened a little, and the power of the spell, which used to be much lower than that of a spell aimed at a single target, has been improved a little.

Weapon Holding] has also been improved a little, as has the power of the skill used with the weapon not held. I can hold a staff and attack without a sword, but my main weapon is always a sword because of the skills I have taken, or because I use the sword skills as if I were running up to the sword and slashing rather than activating them as skills.

The main weapon is always a sword.

I newly learned【Magic Charge】,【Magic Effect】,【Physical Effect】,【Magic Charge】,【Magic Effect】,【Physical Effect】.

The latter two are degraded versions of the title effects of [King of Swords] and [King of Wise], which I acquired as a result of fighting against enemies with high magic and physical defenses. They allow magic or physical damage to be dealt even to enemies that are not or not easily affected by magic or physical attacks. If the level of the title increases, it may catch up with the performance of the title. The method of obtaining this title is a little bit illegal, but it can compensate for the loss of the title.

Since there is no "☆" for [Physics, Effective], it is likely that someone has already obtained it.

The only enemies that I can remember that are not effective with physics are slimes. When I got the [一閃], I couldn't get it, but I wonder if there was an enemy with higher physical defense than that.

I thought that [Magic Charge] would increase the power by accumulating magic power, but it just increased it by one.

Fireball does not become stronger, but two. I wonder if this is a variant of Double Skill. Are you going to give me a normal one?

It's pretty bad because I have [No Chanting] and [Weapon Retention]. In effect, I can release 2 kinds of magic in an instant.

The swordsmanship skill got more powerful as the level went up, but I didn't get any new skills. Maybe I took [Slash] but didn't use it, and I don't have the basic skills that other swordsmen have, so I don't have any derivatives. I don't find it particularly inconvenient, so I'll take it for what it is.

No, I would like to have something more powerful for single attacks.

Ah.

I was too lazy to fight with two to four fighters instead of one on one!　If you're not fighting a lot of single combatants, there's no way you'll be able to develop skills for that.

It's good that [Isshin] can be used against multiple opponents as well as single opponents. I've been using [Issen] for a long time now, and I've been using it only for cutting weak points one by one while running through them with my gale-force boots since most of them are stronger than me.

I forgot to mention that I have 113 soul stones.

I don't have this many friends.

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Homura Lv.33

Rank C

Occupation Mage Swordsman, Pharmacist (Assassin)

H!?　　 1108

M!?　　1407

STR 47

VIT 25

INT 84 (+1)

MID 32

DEX 27 (+1)

AGI 52

LUK 37

N!?C!?　[Galahad] [-].

Title

■General

[Interactionist] [Power to Turn] [Mystery Revealer] [Mystery Revealer]

Economic leader] [Lone adventurer] [Nine lives] [Nine lives] [Nine lives

The Wise One, The Elegant One, The World-Flyer.

Blessings of the Gods

[Tasha's favor] [Dru's blessing] [Tasha's favor] [Dru's blessing

[Val's favor] [Phal's blessing

Verna's Blessing]

Titles from the Gods

Tasha's disciple] [Tasha's magic

Dhul's Earth

Saint of Falu

The Time of the Gods

■Slayer system

Lizard Slayer] [Bug Slayer

Beast Slayer] [Gel Slayer

Bird Slayer

[Dragon Slayer] [Dragon Slayer

Master Ring

King of Swords] [Wise King

Skill (1s!?)

■Magic and Magic

Wood magic Lv.26] [Fire magic Lv.25] [Earth magic Lv.25

Gold Magic Lv.25] [Water Magic Lv.26] [☆ Wind Magic Lv.25

Light Magic Lv.19] [☆Dark Magic Lv.25

Lightning magic Lv.26] [Ice magic Lv.22] [Heavy magic Lv.20

Air magic Lv.21] [Time magic Lv.20] [Druid magic Lv.21

■Healing and Holy Law

Sacred Magic Lv.21

Illusions Lv.1

Magic and others

[Magic Shield] [Stacking

Range magic Lv.20] [Attack recovery/magic Lv.9

Magic and Effect Lv.11

Chanting for action] [Chanting for action] [Chanting for no action

☆Magic Charge Lv.1

Swordsmanship

[Swordsmanship Lv.27] [Slash

[Sword Lv.27] [☆Itsashin Lv.24

☆Phantom Sword Lv.19

■Darkware

Thread Lv.11

Physical and others

☆Discernment Lv.27

Physical, Effect Lv.6

■Defense

Shield of firm earth

■Summoning

White Lv.11

■ Spirit art

Spirit of Water [Rufa Lv.8

Spirit of Darkness [Kuroyoh Lv.18

Talent system

Body Art] [Evasion] [Deciphering

■Movement actions, etc.

Carry], [Leap], [Stay in the air], [Fly in the sky].

■Production

[Blending Lv.19] [Alchemical Blending Lv.18

Cooking Lv.18] [Jewelry Lv.1

Collecting

Collecting] [Mining

Appraisal and concealment

Appraise Lv.12

Presence Detection Lv.27] [Presence Dilution Lv.25] [Concealment Lv.15

■ Enhancement

Arm Strength Lv.4] [Intellect Lv.5] [Spirit Lv.6

Improved dexterity Lv.6] [Improved agility Lv.5

Improved swordsmanship Lv.5】 【Improved magic Lv.5

Resistance

Sickness Resistance]

Other

H!? Natural recovery] [M! Natural recovery] [Night vision

Map] [Telepathy] [☆Bojutsu] [☆Bojutsu

Equipment Change] [☆Weapon Holding Lv.21

Living Magic] [☆Invitation

[Anti-Theft Lv.21] [Trap Release] [Trap Release] [Trap Release] [Trap Release] [Trap Release] [Trap Release

[Open] [Unlock] [Unlock

Stars are those that have been enhanced by first acquisition, event benefits, etc.