Chapter 140: Mysterious slate and sea gang

Chapter 140: Mysterious slate and sea gang

On the second day of the event, I log in and suddenly there's info. It looks like Aranea is leveling up again. Apparently, the wire trap was active during the night.

As I'm checking, Ruin-san is angry about something.

"The worst! Those guys!"

"I, I'm sorry! We couldn't stop them"

"We couldn't stop them either...sorry"

Could it be another production player? Why are they apologizing to Ruin-san?

"It's not your fault. You're not responsible, it's them who did this"

"Perfect kill...what are you going to do? Ruin"

"They're not going to listen to us. Those guys"

It's obvious we've got a problem.

"What's wrong?"

"Ah, Takuto-kun, you're here with Mel-chan and the others?"

"We're in the middle of an event. So what's going on?"

"Yesterday's capture group took all the ingredients in the base area during the night and almost none of them dropped"

Uwa~. Is this some kind of revenge for yesterday?

Wait a minute. I don't think there's much of a difference because I've accumulated a lot of food too.

"It's hard to explore when your satiety level is low...if you keep this up, the other players won't be able to explore"

Was that the aim? No, I think he just wanted to harass me. Well, I'm storing ingredients, but what should I do...then my eyes fall on the lake.

"...Ruin-san, do the people in the capture group have the fishing skill?"

"Eh? I don't think they have such skills...ah"

It seems that Ruin-san has also noticed. The ingredients in the forest may have been wiped out, but the ingredients in the lake are likely to be untouched. Because they wouldn't have fishing skills or equipment.

"I'll give you some of the food I've been storing"

"Is that okay? Isn't that what you've been collecting to explore, Takuto-kun?"

"The rest will be taken care of by fishing and Ion and the others"

So, I summoned Ion, Chess, Seguro and Puyosuke. Puyosuke bends down to Chess. It looks like he likes Chess.

I can't tell if Ion is relieved or not.

"I see, fish was a good idea. There are a couple of fishermen here, I think. I'll go talk to them. It would be impossible for Takuto alone to catch enough fish for all the players on this server"

That's true, it's impossible. This is the domain of professional people.

Please leave the cooking to me

Please summon Loco Moco-chan and the others too

Yes, Yes. Loco Moco and the others production. And I'll give you some fish.

Therefore, I enjoy fishing. Ion, Chess, Seguro and Puyosuke collect fish in the lake. I save Kurogane in case of an emergency.

We gather up a good amount of food and share it with Ruin-san and the others.

And just as I'm thinking about logging out for lunch, Ion appears in front of me.

"Ta, Takuto-san! There's something in the lake!"

"Calm down, Ion. What kind of something?"

"Emm. There's something written on a stone!"

Writing on a stone? A slate? I'm curious...I think it's some kind of hint for the capture. But Ion can't seem to decipher it. Perhaps it's because she lacks the reading skill.

So I guess I'll have to go down there myself. ...Well, I guess I'll have lunch first.

I finish my lunch and log in. Well, let's get the swimming skill.

You have acquired the swimming skill

Skill points consumed are 1pt. My remaining skill points are now 21pt.

Well, I would have taken it someday. Then Ion is pleased.

"Now you can go underwater too, Takuto-san!"

Ah...perhaps I've made her feel lonely? I'm sorry about that. But now that I've taken the swimming skill, I'll probably be doing some underwater combat too.

So, let's go read some mysterious words. The feeling of swimming is the same as normal.

It seems to be no problem even with the robe on. Thank God...I was prepared to be one of those loincloths.

Now I'm going underwater with Ion and the others!

The water was a beautiful sight. There were all kinds of fish swimming around. I haven't caught that many fish! All we caught was pond smelt! Damn, what a feeling of defeat...

But I can't stop savoring it. As my breathing becomes labored, my vitality begins to dwindle. Seriously!?

Once, I'm out of the water.

"Are you okay!? Takuto-san"

"Ah...yes. I'm fine.... I was just in a bit of pain...that's all"

Once I was on the water surface, my vitality stopped dwindling. And when I looked at Chess, I saw that his vitality had decreased, though not as much as mine. I didn't realize it until now, but Chess has been fighting like this for a long time.

"Chess, I feel your pain. You've been working so hard"

"Gau"

However, it turns out that I can't go on like this, can I? I thought I could make it once I recovered from the dive, but as time went on, my suffering increased and my vitality dwindled.

Now...what to do?

According to Ion, the slate was at the bottom of the lake. It was quite deep to the bottom. It's a lake, so I guess it's only natural...but this is just disgusting. But now that Ion had found it. I have to think about something.

"I, I...that~...Takuto-san...hold hands...and dive in?"

That's the only way...it's just Ion. If you react like that, it's hard for us to say anything!

In the end, I asked Ion to carry me. How pathetic...

Now, where's the slate in question? As I was looking for it, I made eye contact with a being peeking out from between the rocks. I try to identify it.

Jumbo Moray Eel?

? ? ?

Eh...is there such a thing as a moray eel in the lake?"

At any rate, this is a bad idea! We need to retreat! I thought so, but Ion said.

"Takuto-san, over there!"

Eh? Where? I didn't know you could talk underwater, Ion. I've never heard of it before.

When I looked in the direction where Ion pointed, there was indeed a slate. What...

Coming from the sky

It's hard to tell from this. Then, Seguro started to make a fuss.

What is it?

When Ion and I turned around, we saw a 10-meter-long moray eel heading toward us.

No, it's too big!? How the hell did it get on that rocky beach!? It's impossible!?

And my vitality begins to dwindle. Danger, danger!? Retreat, retreat!

I use my synchro skill to give the order to retreat, but I'm dealing with a moray eel. There's no way that a normal swimmer in the water can compete with its speed.

Did they understand that?

Chess challenges the moray eel to a fight. He hits it head-on and the moray eel instantly wraps itself around Chess. But Chess has Puyosuke. Puyosuke, on the other hand, gets close to the moray eel and damages it.

The moray eel doesn't care and tries to bite Chess, but Seguro wraps around the moray eel's mouth and prevents it from biting. Then Seguro bites, poisoning the moray eel.

Then Chess looked at me and nodded.nove(l)bi(n.)com

I felt like he was telling me to let them deal with this guy.

Okay...I'm counting on you. Chess, Puyosuke, Seguro

Strength 40

Defense 33

Agility 19

Dexterity 19

Skills

Bite Lv8Lv10

Bare-handed Lv9Lv10

Assault Lv8Lv10

Swimming Lv3Lv6

Ice Claw Lv8Lv10

Name Aranea Giant Spider Lv8Lv10

Vitality 3031

Magic Power 2224

Strength 2021

Defense 1314

Agility 1617

Dexterity 5456

Skills

Bite Lv3

Sticky Thread Lv7

Soft Thread Lv3

Hard Thread Lv9Lv11

Trap Setting Lv10Lv12

Thread Detection Lv5

Name Loco Moco Cloud Sheep Lv2

Vitality 52

Magic Power 20

Strength 5

Defense 32

Agility 20

Dexterity 6

Skills

Ramming Lv3

Danger Detection Lv2

Run Away Lv1

Hair Growth Lv3 Lv4

Milking Lv3 Lv4

Cold Resistance Lv1

Name Airy Ibex Lv5

Vitality 43

Magic Power 19

Strength 25

Defense 17

Agility 33

Dexterity 18

Skills

Horn Strike Lv2

Climbing Lv1

Danger Detection Lv3

Leap Lv1

Gale Lv2

Light Magic Lv6

Milking Lv3Lv4

Name Puyosuke Blue Slime Lv2

Vitality 31

Magic Power 0

Strength 0

Defense 41

Agility 20

Dexterity 20

Skills

Predator Lv7Lv9

Defense Lv3

Physical Disable Lv5

Transformation Lv7Lv9

Impact Absorption Lv3

Splitting Lv3

Regeneration Lv3

Underwater Action Lv3Lv5

Extreme Cold Body Lv5Lv7

Name Seguro Sea Snake Lv1

Vitality 35

Magic Power 12

Strength 23

Defense 12

Agility 18

Dexterity 18

Skills

Bite Lv1Lv4

Coiling Lv1Lv4

Poison Lv1Lv4

Heat Detection Lv1Lv2

Underwater Action Lv1Lv4