221 Episode 147: Mermaid Country and Food Support

The land of mermaids is covered in huge domed junctions.

Some of you can imagine with this writing, but you all know what Mermaid Country is, it was a labyrinth (dungeon).

Using the function of the Labyrinth (Dungeon) to connect is the same method as Dora's hometown, The Secret Border of the Dragon Race (Dragon Newt).

I remember telling you that Dora and Leila's situation was similar, but I didn't think it would look anything like this. No, isn't this still the home of Leila?

Unlike "The Secret Border of the Dragon Race (Dragon Newt)," this junction is not meant to be a completely inaccessible junction, but has several entrances.

I am headed for the entrance with a mule guide, but I have grasped it on the blah, blah, blah, blah.

The entrance appears to be near the bottom of the sea so that creatures swimming in the sea do not come in by chance.

The leading mule crosses the line, then we cross the line, too.

"Well, it looks like you're in the junction."

"Jen, as you said, you can breathe normally..."

In fact, this juncture is given some special features.

One of them is here.

Surprisingly, within this juncture, humans are able to live normally.

I can breathe, I can talk. Open your mouth and no water will come in, and it won't convey the feeling that only air will come in.

Simply put, mermaids are obviously unnecessary features because their skills originally allowed them to breathe and converse underwater.

It's as if it's a feature that assumes people are coming.

It should be noted that saying that humans can operate does not change that it is in the sea, and swimming is faster than walking to travel.

gossip.

As we entered the junction, five male mermaids with spears approached us from a short distance away.

He would be a mermaid in a gatekeeping role, but he looks frankly weak because he's done it with hunger.

"Mule, are you back safe? Really good."

"The people behind you... you can think I saved you, right?

The gatekeeper mermaids all have a reassuring look.

After all, I guess the situation is inconceivable.

"Yes. I'm back now. Let me take a look at the queen. So..."

A brief report on how Mule has been.

"Okay. Go ahead and get ready."

One of the gatekeepers who hears Mule's report swims out at a speed he doesn't think is being done.

Beyond that, there is a building that is splendid and has a queen. First of all, it would definitely be a royal castle building.

"Jen, the queen is ready, so let's just take a moment to head to the royal palace"

"Oh, that's good. I'd like to take a look at the city."

Many mermaids are starving, so I don't think it's a good idea to spend a lot of time on them, but if that's okay with the mermaid side, it won't be something I complain about.

Now, let's go slow and explain Mermaid Country.

The Mermaid Nation does not seem to have a junction expansion facility like The Dragon Gate, which is not as wide as The Secret Border of the Dragon Race (Dragon Newt).

Still, it has a diameter of 10 km, so it could be said that a mermaid the size of a human would be large enough to live 5,000 people.

Buildings in Mermaid Country are made of stone.

You don't know just by looking at it, but I do. It is said that all buildings in this country are built by the functions of the dungeon core….

Well, normally think about it. There's no way mermaids have architectural know-how.

I can also see the mermaids, but few of them are all done and moving properly.

The gatekeepers and those in the royal palace seem somewhat better, but the general population is almost devastated. It would be due to the priority of the food supply.

"I'm usually more lively...... This is the way it is now..."

Mule says sadly.

Neither can I be in tourist mode sideways with suffering mermaids.

"Once we've solved the food problem, let us tourist again. Everybody coming?

After we solve the food problem, we should be able to sightsee without anyone complaining.

"We will serve Jen anywhere"

"I'll go too...... I want to look around because it's a rare country..."

"I want to go home..."

Mio doesn't seem to work.

I guess it was a little too much because the reaction was interesting. Reflections….

"I'll send you back to the ship before we make contact with the Ghost Pirates."

"Come on, let's go! Go save the Mermaid Nation crisis ASAP!

Revived Mio's swimming speed increased. He's a cash guy.

After a short swim through the city, we finally arrived at the castle, the heart of the Mermaid Country.

The Royal Castle is as stone made as any other building, but it is huge to the extent that anyone can see it.

Mermaids seem to have a weak desire to say 'decorate', with little ornament or conditioning.

"That's a shame. If it was at least a Japanese-style building, I could have called it Dragon Miyagi Castle..."

And here's what I think of seeing the biggest building in Mermaid Country.

When you hear of a castle in the sea, it will be natural to imagine Dragon Palace Castle.

But I don't feel comfortable calling a simple stone building Dragon Miyagi Castle.

"Do you have a name for this building?

"No, it's only called the Royal Palace."

Betting on a wish, I asked the mule, but the results were not fragrant.

Too bad.

We're going straight into the Imperial Castle.

For the record, there are no doors attached to buildings in this country.

If I tried from mermaids, opening and closing would be a hassle (because I'm not comfortable stepping on it).

"Same in the castle... Should I have brought the maid?

There are a large number of hungry mermaids in the royal castle as well as outside.

Originally planned, the soldier balls (energy balls) were meant to be picked up by themselves rather than going to distribute them. But look at that mermaid who doesn't even seem to be energetic and change his mind.

Should I ask my maid to help me distribute the food balls with man-made sea tactics?

"Why don't you help me in turn because I'm dying and ask the mermaid who helped me to help you?

I'm feeling better, Mio gives me some advice.

"That sounds like enough. But first, go to the queen and make sure you get the price."

"I just don't like working."

"I will never tolerate anything that tries to use Jen"

It's bad for a mermaid who's going to starve to death, but I'm not going to give her a soldier ball without a promise of consideration.

Unfortunately, I hardly have any unique skills for special treatment.

"I told the queen, too, so she should be fine. Please don't be rude as this is the queen's room soon."

…………

Mule asked me, but unfortunately I can't promise to be rude, so let me keep my mouth shut.

Because there is also the possibility of enemy certification in relation to Princess Mermaid (Leila)......

Dora suffers from a situation where she is a princess but lived alone outside the country. If Dora and I had been in the same spot, we wouldn't be able to respond very, but rudely.

There's a big room ahead, probably a queen in the middle of nowhere.

The Queen's status (usual) is Cochilla.

Name: Mestialka

Gender: Female

Age: 570

Race: Mermaid (Mermaid)

Title: Queen of Mermaids, King of Conspiracy

Skill: LV9

Skill levels are high enough, but the lineup is shoddy.

I don't see enough of your queen-like skills to say the least.

The reason is that if you look at the title, you can guess. Perhaps he was not originally a candidate for king.

I can't be sure, but I feel involved with Leila.

"Jen, we're arriving"

Soon after Mule said that, we arrived (tentatively) while we were watching.

The queen of mermaids sat on the throne just like the king of man. You don't have to look like a human just like that......

She looks half naked (topless) of a beauty in her late 20s.

Blonde hair, blue scales. The impression of your face is also completely different from that of Leila.... The Queen is not Leila's parent.

We land a little distance from the queen.

There are numerous mermaids around the queen, but they are all soon to be done. The Queen is the only one who hasn't.

"Nice to meet you. A human guest. The concubine is the queen of this mermaid country. It is mestialca"

"Here we go. My name is Jen."

It is my first salute in a long time.

But the Queen is turning a surprise on us.

"... why don't they stick their knees in front of their concubines?

Needless to say, we're standing against the queen.

The Queen seems uncomfortable that we didn't kneel.

"Because I have no particular reason to poke my knee. We've been asked to come this far. There's no reason to treat you with respect but to be on your knees."

That's why I only use salutations.

To the top opponents of the first country I meet, I use a salutation to honor the fact that we are putting the country together. Of course, if there's no respect, I'll stop saying respect.

The exception is The Secret Border of the Dragon Race (Dragon Newt).

This is why I had no respect from the outset for the chiefs (top) of a country like not looking for the lost princess (Dora)

The relationship between Leila and Mermaid Country is also suspicious, but I use reverence because it is not yet definitive.

"Ji, Jen!?

Mule is making a panicked voice on the side, but it's not what I found out.

The Queen stares at us with intimidation. He's only been alive for quite a while, and he's under a lot of pressure. I feel the air tense on my skin.

I'm just sorry, but you're not living a life that warm enough to move to that point.

A silent reward plays out for a while................... I'm tired of it.

"If you need anything, we'll go home."

It seems like an interesting country, but it's not worth bending myself over.

The mermaids are pathetic, but we just have to get the top of the country to follow their chosen policy.

"... okay. Speak as you stand."

You felt my seriousness, the queen more reluctantly broke.

Oh, the queen has turned red (enemy) marking.

That's all you got? It's tiny......

"Do they have enough food to distribute to all the people of this country?

"Yes, I'll be here"

Instead of……, I take out about 5 food balls (energy balls) from the bag in the item box.

I'm going to forget, but this place is in the sea, so the food balls are drifting puffy.

"You're small."

"It's small, but most people will be full with this one. Over 5,000 of these are in this bag."

"Queen, what Jen is saying is true. I fed them too, but this one filled me up. With this, this country can recover from hunger!

Before I came here, I was also feeding mules with soldier balls, and I have myself to feel it.

"Hmm, if that were true, the situation in this country would also improve.... so they wanted a reward, right?

"No, you don't. I don't want rewards, I want consideration as a reciprocal deal."

When you say reward, you give it from top to bottom. It also comes with the saying that the final decision on what to give is on the handing side.

It's not a thing to use in a reciprocal deal like this one.

"One way or another, don't put it in the wrong way."

The queen says without even hiding the grump.

This queen, natural and eye-catching from above, so don't let the point of reverence go down.

"... Fair enough. We don't have time right now, so we can do business as they say. What do they want? Let me tell you something."

"If you have a rare magic tool (magic item), do that. Still, if there's anything of value you can only get in this country. I hope you will have the right to visit this country later."

I really want rare skills, but there are very few rare skills in this country, and the few rare skills are just the things we already have.

The best rare skill among mermaids is our mermaid princess (Leila).

"Fine. Take whatever you want from the treasure trove. I like sightseeing, but it's good."

The location of the treasure trove has already been confirmed, and the items that are eye-catching have been listed.

If you try to step down on consideration, I'm gonna make you regret what you were born to do.

"Okay. Here it is, then."

"Mule. Receive bags and distribute food."

"Yes. Excuse me, Jen."

Hand the item box to the mule approaching at the Queen's behest.

"Mule. Feed the proper food first"

"Yes."

The mule takes out the soldier balls and feeds them to the mermaid who is number one.

"Whoa whoa whoa!!! Rising Ugh!!!

The cheerful mermaid roars.

By the way, it is a woman (topless). Tension also returns to the shriveled chest.

"Kid, you're doing so much good to make me sick..."

Seeing how it goes, the queen is pulling too. I'm pulling too.

The resurrected woman (topless) receives a soldier ball from the mule and feeds it to another. Since there are more food balls in it, no one who cannot eat will come out.

"Whoa whoa whoa!!!

"Ahhhhhhhh!!!

"GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

The mermaids who ate the food balls are rising everywhere.

No. Not like the mermaids I know. The mermaid I know swims gracefully underwater.

"It's a mule. Your lords will distribute food to those outside the palace."

"Yes! I'll take care of it, my queen"

At the behest of the queen, several mermaids, including mules, leave between sights with food.

When the mule leaves, the queen speaks to me again.

"They go to the treasure trove and choose the price and the price."

"Yes, I understand. What are the conditions for choosing consideration? The number of pieces, the value..."

"I don't know the value of the treasure to my concubine. Take as much as your lords think is worth. It's not what my concubines need anyway."

Oh, unexpectedly fat.

"Okay. Let me do that."

That said, I'm not going to take everything.

Basically, I'm going to equate it with the food balls I gave, a little more (including fees).

We were taken by a mermaid (not a mule) to the treasure trove.

"Choose from the items in this. I'm outside, so call me when you're done."

Says the mermaid in front of the treasure trove.

"Oh, thank you"

"Take your time"

Okay, we're going into color time fast.

Well, I've already decided what to take with me.

"Dear Jen, the Queen is an enemy display, are you sure? Do you want to slash?

If I thought so, Maria asked me in a reading.

The mermaid is nearby, so you're talking about confirmation.

"Don't slay, don't slay. There's nothing wrong with the Queen being the enemy, is there? Even if she hates it in her heart, it's only natural that the queen should be able to deal with it without putting it on the table. Without direct action, it's not like you're making a scene."

"If Jen says so, I will remain vigilant."

I wouldn't even call it enemy land, like the Elgant Empire, but at least we need more vigilance than they hate us from the top of the country.

But hostility and harmfulness are different. If it was just hostility, it wouldn't be the same to say we'd attack from here.

... Too bad there's not much sightseeing without vigilance lately. What about the Regalia Beast Nation?

"Do that. But that's not the only way to act directly."

Yes, I understand.

A paragraph of reading had just ended, as had the search for the treasure.

There's a map, so you don't have to look for it.

"Mio's got this. I didn't know it was really a series..."

What I said I wanted Mio was protective gear.

Mermaid Treasure Circle Shield

Classification: Shield

Rarity: Epic

Remarks: Full control of heat

... correction, with a shield, but all I could see in my eyes was a pot.

It has a handle in a different position than the original shield...

Probably the same classification as the knife previously obtained in The Secret of the Dragon Race (Dragon Newt).

Knife swords and pot shields, that's obvious stuff gear. I think the pot deserves a helmet.

"Mio, could you take the knife you got at the secret border next time and show me that pot on your head?

"Huh... why are you dressed so weird...?

"I feel like Mio's got a good story gear on him."

"Awful! I'm terrible with my story characters!

Huh? Mio is a story character frame, right?

"Also, Jen is mocking Mio..."

"Dear Jen, if I may, I will equip you"

"Maria... It may be unexpected and occasional...... You can't hide your cat's ears with your head gear. Mio, can I put a hole in that pan for cat ears?

"He said that once the hole was drilled, it would no longer be relevant as a pot!

Mio's desperate persuasion led him to give up. Too bad.

Finally, Maria seems sorry too.

Well, that's about it to mock Mio, and your next treasure is cochlear.

Dungeon Core

Core, the source of the power of the labyrinth. Dungeon master unregistered state.

Yeah.

Well.

You can't leave me alone!?

It's the heart of the labyrinth!?

How about Dungeon Core treating you like this even though you are a safe country thanks to the Labyrinth junction!?

Incidentally, the dungeon core was put in a box and placed unmade in the corner of the treasure trove.

Clothes and ornaments are placed around the area in a cluttered manner.

The way they are treated is completely different from other treasures.

You don't get dungeon cores for boulders.

Should I tell the Queen about this?

Others have made sure that they are roughly equivalent (the value of their lives) to the food balls by looking at the right things.

Between another glance.

Hungry mermaids from all over the country rose, and by the time the mules came back, we were back in sight.

The mermaids didn't have any dead, and it looks like they made it to the critical.

"My queen, we have been able to save all our people safely."

"Um, that's good. Thank you, my lords."

"Yes, it's a bad word."

Listening to Mule's report, the queen nods satisfactorily.

But the look on Mule's face doesn't clear.

"But food still remains the same, without fish. What should we do?

"Hmmm......"

To the words of the mule, the queen to contemplate.

Yes, this food aid is only temporary.

It has not become an essential solution.

If the terms are right, we can work it out. I know why and what to do...

"It would be imperative to conduct an investigation. I'll take care of the candidates. But there's no shortage of food during the investigation."

"I don't have much food left for Jen. You have to hit some kind of hand."

"Hmm..."

Queen who can circle her thoughts again. And turn to us.

"You said something about Jen. Is it possible to ask them for ongoing food support?

"Food support itself is possible, but is there anything to be considered? I saw it in the treasure trove earlier, but I don't think it's enough to provide ongoing support."

To be more precise, there are still expensive things left.

But if you're not interested in something for me or my people, I don't care how much it's worth.

I don't want it to be worth it, so it's not a deal.

I'm Jin Tang Jen, a man who can't just move with money.

'Cause it's worth it, and there's nothing left for me to want.'

"Mmm...... With that said, what did they choose as consideration?

The Queen asks as if she remembers. You're not really interested in the treasure.

"Uh, here and here..."

I'll arrange every item I plan to get.

Arrange boxed dungeon cores once and for all. I didn't bring this with me, I brought it to ask questions on this occasion.

"This is the last thing I want to ask the Queen..."

"... you brought something nasty"

The queen looks blatantly disgusted.

"Do you know what this is?

"I don't know my concubine. But that's what the former queen had for the rest of her life. I threw him into the treasure trove because I was uncomfortable."

You don't seem to know it's a dungeon core.

And maybe the former queen was a dungeon master.

"May I ask why you are offended?

"The personal belongings of a woman whose concubine has left to reign, let's be uncomfortable, shall we?

I see, so it was properly placed in the treasure trove?

That means that what was in that area was the belongings of the former queen.

The relationship between the former queen and the current queen? I wonder if the current queen was unilaterally jealous of the former queen to see from the look on her face when she spoke of the former queen.

That's probably why I left the former queen.

And perhaps the method was close to an ambush. Otherwise, I don't think the labyrinth ruler (dungeon master) takes the unconsciousness within the labyrinth (dungeon).

"May I ask you one more thing?

"Call me."

"Do you know how it works, etc., about the boundaries around this country?

It's like leaving a dungeon core in a treasure trove. Probably not.

But I'd also like to hear it to decide what to do in the future.

"I don't know. It has been so for a long time, and will remain so in the future. No one's going to look into it."

"Dear Jen, It is forbidden to look into the kingdom in the legend of the queen of the ages. All we know is that when the royal bloodstream is broken, the bonds will disappear."

The mule supplements what the queen has to say.

Considering what the previous queen said she cared about, only the queen would have understood about the dungeon core and the junction. Royal family, secret secrets?

Unlike The Secret of Dragon Race (Dragon Newt), you were telling the person you were supposed to tell about Dungeon Core. Inspirational.

... Well, if there's treason and it's lost, I won't take care of it.

And one of the settings I found out when I checked the dungeon core to say that the junction would disappear when no one to inherit the royal blood.

The dungeon core here has been changed settings and is subject to various restrictions.

First of all, no one other than the royal family can become a labyrinth ruler (dungeon master).

To be precise, I can't get the information I get when I become a Labyrinth Ruler (Dungeon Master), so I can't operate the Dungeon Core at all.

In addition, even if the royal family became a labyrinth ruler (dungeon master), the aforementioned settings cannot be changed because the information obtained is limited.

Finally, labyrinth rulers (dungeon masters) are normally starting to change generations because the labyrinth rulers (dungeon masters) immortality settings have also been disabled.

To put it badly and abusively, the Queen and I become a junction maintenance device that alternates generations.

With that in mind, the Queen was staring at Maria and Mio, who were beside me.

"I'd like to ask them here too... don't you want a mermaid's daughter?

"Queen!?

It was the mule who raised her voice to the Queen's statement.

"It's a mule. Just shut up for a second."

"Huh..."

The queen stares at me, and the mule can't say anything.

"Humans capture mermaids. I mean, nothing more than saying that mermaids are worth it. So, do you ever give a mermaid the price of food support?

I see. When it comes to being reasonable, is it...?

I think it's a problem that the top of the country sells off its own people. But if you don't have any other hands, you can't call them bad hands.

"I'm sorry my parents resent me..."

I basically only buy orphans or slaves (exception: Unique Skills Village).

A slave abandoned by his parents or an orphan who lost his parents. In short, those who have lost blood connections.

In many ways, that's the least bothersome thing. There are also reasons why you don't like to separate your parents and children with my hands. I don't know anything that's been out of line since the beginning.

"Don't worry. Just as well, there are many daughters without parents right now."

Even if it was just fine, it wouldn't have been good, would it?

"Again, take them..."

"Mule, I told you to shut up."

Mule to shut up again.

Oh, I'm pinned! Everything's connected!

Assuming the former Queen and Leila were parents and children, it all connects.

Leila is now three years old, which means it seems like the Queen changed about three years ago.

And the current queen, who eliminated the personal belongings of the former queen, would have eliminated the mermaids who were around the queen as well.

What happens if that 'elimination' is the death penalty? Naturally, a child becomes an orphan.

Three years ago, most children would remain children.

Egg.

Do you sell out the children you orphaned yourself for the reason that you are an orphan?

And I'll buy it... I don't think so.

A: Master. I think I'd rather be happy to buy it for you.

With Doyuko?

A: Do you think a child who has been orphaned in such a way is able to live a decent life? It was those orphans who were the closest to death in this food disaster.

I guessed.