128 - - Episode 17 Cottage

"Tin, Mera, I don't want any more distractions from my flight, so take care of the remaining hostile fish."

KOKUROKU!

Kkekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekekeke!　Leave it to me, my master!"

Tin and Mera joyfully resume their attack while flying.

Tin fires a magic bullet from the sky.

Mera has already given instructions to Orca and Koutouji, so the two go on a rampage.

In particular, they attack the fishes with the white-finned pilot whale, which takes their brains and seizes control of their bodies, sinking more and more into the sea.

Taking advantage of its huge body, the blue whale, without worrying about the damage to its own body, hit its own fellow fishes and killed them with its tail attack.

Because of the large number of enemies, many fish were killed by the attacks because they could not evade the attacks.

Even if they were able to escape safely, the orcas would successfully exploit an opening and attack them, or tin snipers would snipe them from above even if they escaped near the surface of the sea.

Once the mainstay of the ship, the white whale, was taken away, there was no way for the other side to win, and they were defeated unilaterally by the tin whales.

About ten minutes after the battle began, the hostile fish that had gathered were wiped out.

The surface of the sea is a mixture of blood red, pieces of flesh, and scales, creating a disastrous hue.

However, after a while, the color will fade with the waves or sink into the sea to regain its former beauty.

Now, let's move quickly before the second group arrives. Mera, hurry up with the recovery of the segmented body. The blue whale is in the way, so get rid of it.

Kkekekekeke!　Yes, sir.

Following my instructions, Mela descends to retrieve the orcas and knifefish.

If the body of the white whale was clean, riding on its back to the destination might have been a nice change of pace, but riding it with its entire body covered in blood and not a single uninjured part ...... would have been problematic.

(First of all, even if there were no wounds, it would probably not be that comfortable to move around on the back because of the vibrations. (First of all, even if there is no wound, it is not likely to be comfortable to ride on the back.)

For efficiency and safety, it is better to fly as is.

Wait a minute, Mister Wright!　Mera-dono!　That white whale has taken hold, hasn't it?"

As I was contemplating the ride in my chest, Dagan, the Dwarf King, gave me a moment.

Everyone's eyes turn to the dwarves.

Dagan speaks up on behalf of the others.

If that big fish is controlled by Lord Mera, then I would like to take it home and use it for research.

I understand your feelings about ......, but it is indeed impossible. They are docile because they are dominated by the mera alter, but if you remove them, they will just die. First of all, where are you going to keep and study a fish that big?"

Gnu......."

The dwarf species stares at the blue whale with a look of deep regret when I make a good argument.

After confirming that there is no counterargument, I signal to Mela with my hand.

As she begins her descent again, the dwarves start to blurt out things like, "What a waste," "What a fun research subject ......," and "I'm sure there are others out there, if you could help us capture them on the way home ......."

The passion of the Dwarf species for research gives me a headache.

They really are more troublesome than a bad enemy.

Mera finishes retrieving the orcas and the small knifefish.

As the small knifefish slips out of the white-finned pilot whale, it convulses loudly once. Gradually, the huge body sank deeper and deeper into the sea.

Apparently, after death, the body does not float to the surface, but sinks into the sea.

We watched it go down and resumed our flight to our destination.

There is a possibility that the second group of the enemy will come, and there is no need to waste any more time.

After a few moments of moving from the spot, we can see the island.

It is about one and a half times larger than the small island where we first landed.

At the center of the island stands a building with a double-helix structure, which we saw in the upper level. It extends to the ceiling far above and is connected to the island.

As expected, there were only a few trees along the coast, a sandy beach, and short grass and flowers.

(...... What is the purpose of this double-spiral building?)

We arrive at the island, curious, but with no way of knowing the answer.

Tin first landed on the island to check for traps, and found no problems. After that, everyone lands on the island.

The dwarves were disappointed that they could not get a white Longhorned Baird's Whale, but once they landed on the island, they started to investigate and collect the whale without any hesitation.

I am honestly impressed with how quickly they switched from one to the other.

The island is free of traps and dangerous monsters, but as before, I asked Tin and Mera to escort the dwarven species.

I took Mei and Nazna with me and moved directly under the double helix.

As with the level above, the steel lid had been destroyed and a hole existed to go down.

It seems that there is still an underground.

"Mr. Wright, would you like to continue to the basement?"

...... No, let's stop here for today. We are tired, but Dagan and the others are probably tired.

Dwarf species are energetically collecting and investigating, but as expected, they were attacked by endless stone golems, the giant fish Sirona gas giant whale, and other large schools of hostile fish.

Instead of forcing ourselves to move on here, we should stay overnight to rest our bodies and spirits.

Then I'll set up the order for the night shift."

You can put me on the night shift, too, okay?　And as adventurers, we have more experience than Mei and the others.

Have fun. I (I) will take care of the night watch, so please rest yourself, Mr. Wright.

I'm not joking, and I have no problem taking on the night watch for real, but ...... May lightly brushes me off and urges me to rest.

I'm not joking, I'm serious, and I have no problem taking on the night watch.

I thought about returning to the "abyss" once everyone was there with "SSR, Transition," but I decided not to do that. ......

It is certainly possible to return to the "Abyss" from this place, but at worst, there is a possibility that we may not be able to return to this place with "SSR, Transition". In that case, we would have to go underwater again from the beginning, which would be troublesome.

It would also reduce the sense of urgency and the sense of exploration of the ruins.

The remaining problem is the housing environment.

Normally, we could pitch a tent and camp out in it with a thick cloak as a futon - but in our face, we would rather have the dwarf kings be more comfortable and safe than to tell them, "Please camp out here.

So I take out a card from my pocket.

I move away from the bottom of the double helix, choose a comfortable spot, and release the card's power.

"SR, Cottage, Release!"

A two-story cottage that seemed to convey the warmth of wood appeared on the island of the ruins of a past civilization.

As expected, Dagan and the others who had been surveying the island gathered in straws.

They were all asking, "Hey, Mister Wright, where in the world did this building come from?"

It was created by a somewhat special magic. The basic furnishings are all here, so you can rest here today in your room of choice.

This is witchcraft!　Hey, let me look inside!

Me too!　Me too!

Let me see it!

Curiosity piqued, the dwarf species entered the cottage in droves.

(...... Dwarf species really do go straight for the jugular when they find something interesting.)

Their easy-to-understand behavioral principles make me look at them far away.

By the way - "SR, Cottage" is equipped with a basic set of furniture, but the iron box prepared for the former race (human) slaves who started living in the "Giant Tower," "SR, Cottage," and "SR, Cottage" are not furnished with basic furniture. N, prefab" is empty.

Therefore, in addition to "N, Prefab," the fairy maids were given normal (N) card furniture cards, such as beds, desks, tables, wardrobes, and so on.

The "N, Prefab" had the advantage over the "SR, Cottage" that there were more of them and they were of a reasonable size, so they were easier to find a place to put them.

--I'll get back to the story.

Now, let's quickly build the cottage where we will stay tonight.

I take out another gift card, "Infinite Gacha" card "SR, Cottage" and release it.

In an instant, a cottage is built in front of me, where I will stay tonight.

It's easy to clean up afterwards, since I can just put it in the "item box" on the way back home.

What?　Nazna, you've been peeking in that hole for a while now, what's going on?"

Nazna, who would normally be as excited as the dwarves to check the inside of the cottage, has been peering into the hole leading to the next underground level for some time now.

She did not immediately respond when I called out to her, but turned around with her head tilted back.

She turned around with her nose twitching, and told me, "I'm going to go down to the next hole.

Master...... next hole, I think we should be even more careful than before. It smells dangerous."

It seems that something touched Nazuna's intuition, the strongest of all the "Natsura.

At her words, Mei and I looked at each other and our expressions tightened.