Chapter 35

The storm that started at twilight subsided, and the stars were twinkling in the sky.

The sea is still stormy, but it’s gradually calming down, and the lukewarm summer breeze is coming back, stroking my cheeks unforgivingly.

“Cold …”

I’m not complaining due to my wet body.

I made a boat using ice and it was cold due to that.

Even though it is a boat, it is a primitive structure with no sails or edges. Depending on how you look at it, it will not be much different from drifting ice.

Before submerging in the sea, I used the last ice bullet to do this. I boarded there with Rir and Prim and took advantage of the buoyancy of the ice to escape the difficulties.

However, it seems that it was washed away quite offshore.

Far from Chichigaga Bay, I can’t see the land.

I didn’t know the direction because I didn’t have a compass, and I tried to navigate with the stars, but it was too beautiful and unfortunate, so it wasn’t the case.

In other words, we had no choice but to float on the wide ocean.

As I lie down on the ice boat and look at the dawn sky, Prim begins to scream.

“Shore!”

She hit the shoulder. When I raised my upper body, I saw a small fishing boat approaching me.

Standing at the bow were three women, Pamela, Olivia, and Rafina.

As soon as they knew I was safe, it made their face shine. Pamela’s eyes looked like tears, but it’s probably because of her mind.

We say goodbye to the cold ice boat, and get onto the fishing boat. The fishing boat turned back and turned its bow to Chichigaga Bay.

“I’m glad you’re safe, Zelet-sama”

“It was really good”

Rafina casually grabs my hand.

Olivia was half crying beside her.

One of them was Pamela who was angry with me.

“I was worried, really. If you’re safe, say so.!”

Pamela shouted as she swirled her blonde ahoge.

“For the time being, the flare gun would have been launched.”

I said.

Rafina replied.

“Yeah …. We Followed that to this point …. Rescue of other hunters is also progressing. Those who were thrown into the sea were clinging to the ice made by Zelet-sama. This is also You’re idea. “

“Well …”

I agree.

It’s against my policy to get them involved in my hunt.

Even though they are stupid, I will have a bad aftertaste if they are dead.

“Oh, that’s fine. It’s a matter of heart.”

Muku, Pamela swelled her cheeks.

I feel like her eyes are red. It looked like she was crying a while ago … Wasn’t it because of me?

Then Olivia softly listened to me.

“Please be kind to her. She was looking for Zelet-san while crying a while ago.”

“Is that so?”

I can’t believe it, she was crying.

At the time of collecting rent, even if her childhood friend cries and asks for forgiveness, she is a guardian who can not afford to lose even one gra.

I’ve never seen her cry-but at least I feel like it’s the first time I’ve been worried about crying.

I must have made her very worried.

That may be the point of reflection of this hunt.

“Sorry, Pamela. You seem to have worried.”

I stroke Pamela’s head.

“Well … you can’t fool me like that.”

She looks at me angrily and her face seems to be redl.

“I know, so I caught it properly, Leviathan’s egg.”

I picked up a Leviathan egg that had been iced and stored in a tool bag.

“What? That is —-“

“Pamela, did you want to eat early? That’s why you desperately ――――”

Immediately after, for some reason, Pamela gave me a full swing.

It’s a mystery why Pamela is angry …

“This is the Leviathan egg, isn’t it?”

Rafina, the client, stares at the ice-pickled egg.

Olivia also seemed to be impressed.

“It’s big, but is it small for the size of Leviathan?”

“It’s a big discovery just to find out that Leviathan’s eggs weren’t shell-like eggs like chicken eggs, but eggs like fish eggs. If you take them home, let them sketch it first.”

Rafina keeps an eye out.

This time, the Leviathan eggs have been widely known. In the future, there is a good chance that false information will be distributed and counterfeit information will be distributed.

As a countermeasure, it would not be bad as a countermeasure to accurately describe the color and shape.

“By the way, what happened to the two Leviathans,  Zelet-san?”

To Olivia’s question, I spoke openly.

“The female dragon died after giving birth. The male dragon —“

I stagnate a little. I put a lot of effort into my lowered fist and looked down.

“Zelet! You, maybe ………”

“Did you subdue Leviathan?”

“But that’s unavoidable. You can’t take an egg without killing it from such a powerful monster …”

The three have a sad expression.

This may be even more so after learning that the companion Leviathan was desperately struggling to leave offspring.

“Yeah. You didn’t shoot Leviathan.”

The counterargument comes back from an unexpected place.

Its source, Prim, pointed in the direction of the fishing vessel.

Just then, the rising sun rises. A dazzling light slides over the ocean, and the world that had been closed to the darkness just before becomes bright as if it were illuminated by the flame of a huge candle.

In a light that resembled the brilliance of a jewel, we found a large shadow across the ocean.

It looked like a big wake, but it wasn’t.

A tremendously huge creature meandering near the surface of the sea.

“Leviathan !!”

Rafina clings to a nearby edge, screaming.

Rir shook her tail, but Leviathan swam to the opposite side of Chichigaga Bay.

Eventually, it took a deep angle and disappeared to the bottom of the sea.

“You didn’t kill it, Zelet-sama”

“It’s natural. The request is for an egg.”

That doesn’t mean there was no temptation.

That time, I used a paralyzing bullet instead of a normal bullet, a normal penetrating bullet would definitely have defeated Leviathan.

Defeating Leviathan by the hunter alone, without the help of other hunters.

It would be a lie to say that there was no desire for the unexplored feat.

After all, even the master who took care of me couldn’t do it.

“Huh? I thought you’d shoot at that time. Why didn’t you shoot?”

Prim can’t read the atmosphere very well.

I knew she didn’t know the word delicacy, so I didn’t feel angry.

“I’m also interested in that.”

Pamela, who had swelled her cheeks a while ago, turned to me.

“Actually, I do too …”

With a bitter smile, Olivia also raised her hand.

“Then me too …”

Rafina also participated in the race with her cool black hair.

Good grief…….

It seems that all my acquaintances have a hobby of climbing into people’s hearts.

“It’s easy, because I’m not a hunter, I’m a food provider.”

“What? That’s it?”

“That’s it … that’s important, isn’t it? Leviathan was already in a state of excitement when he confronted me. Isn’t it not delicious to kill such Leviathan?”

When a monster gets excited or nervous, it changes blood from red to blue.

The excitatory substance that turns blue makes the monster’s flesh unpleasant. That’s what I learned when I came to the Cooking Guild.

As a food provider, I just put it into practice.

“Pufu … Ahahahahahahahaha!”

“Why laugh, Pamela”

“I’m sorry! I too … Ahahahahahaha!”

“To Olivia …”

“It’s a pretty good excuse. It’s a good sign, Zelet-sama. In that condition — Oh, it’s no good. I’m Pupupu …. Ahahahahahahaha …”

To Rafina.

“Ahahaha! Oh, it’s funny! Ahahahaha! I don’t know!”

Then don’t laugh, stupid disciple.

What. I haven’t said anything strange. I’d say it myself, but I just said the right thing!

“Because. Hey, Olivia.”

“That’s right.”

“If you knead so much if you only subdue S-rank monsters, even if you are told with a straight face that you are a food provider, that persuasive power is — Pupu.”

“Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!”

A laughing voice echoes over the ocean at sunrise.

I couldn’t argue.

In fact, the words I said earlier became so embarrassing that I wanted to erase them from my memory right away.

Hmm … Why did I say such a thing?

When I was in the Hunter Guild, I should have been more calm, ruthless, and fashionable.

“Hex!”

I suddenly sneezed loudly.

“Look! You’ll be in that style forever. At least, if you take off your soaked coat.

Pamela extended her hand, but I turned away and ignored it.

“I don’t like it! You always say this is my —-“

“” It’s fashionable–isn’t it !! “”

Pamela, Olivia, and Rafina laughed all the time.

And that loud laughter echoes on the ship again.

I had no choice but to give up my shoulders.

◆ ◇ ◆ ◇ ◆

With Leviathan moving off the coast, Chichigaga Bay has regained peace.

The fishermen are delighted, and the middlemen and cooks are also delighted with their hands raised.

The city turned upside down, and the fishermen immediately went out to the sea, raised the big catch flag before noon, entered the harbor and returned.

Actually, it was far from a big catch due to the influence of the storm, but the fishermen and their families were pleased with the seafood after a long absence.

Under such circumstances, it was the hunters who returned from offshore that showed their presence.

Gangel touted the activities of the hunters to the fishermen, exaggerating that “we were the ones who drove Leviathan away.”

Henderone, who was the backing for this, was also proud and thanked by the mayor.

On the other hand, from the city where Gangel and Henderone are blessed, further east than off the east.

An incident occurs in the waters of a neighboring country where only the sea can be seen.

It was two days later that Gangel and Henderone heard the news.