52 Episode 52: The Lion's Ship and the Whale Exorcism

"It's time for the estuary to be close."

That's what Mr. Byrne tells us when we survive the demon raid.

"I was surprised by the sudden arrival of demons, but it's demons or monstrous fish that are waiting for us in the outer ocean."

"Right."

Mr. Byrne is also wary that the demons earlier may have been a precursor to encountering the Megalo Whale again.

"Don't worry! There's nothing wrong with Lex's brother!

"Well, you're trusted, boy."

Mr. Byrne smiles, whether you have been courageous in your energy, or whether you have smiled at your innocent trust in me.

After all, Gyro, you should keep it near Mr. Byrne.

I don't know what to say, because my legs are still shaking with a pull.

No, no, on good terms, I've seen terrible things on this ship twice, but isn't this confident attitude Ning Ro Awesome?

Maybe he's mentally strong.

"Captain! Confirm multiple shadows about 3 km ahead!

A sailor on the watchtower above the mast reports loudly to Mr. Byrne.

"Do you know what the ship belongs to and how many?"

The sailor stares at Mr. Byrne's instructions.

"Our watchman employs someone who can use vision enhancement magic. Thanks to you, you can see the sight of the needle hole 100 meters away."

Ooh, that's unusual to be a pinpoint physical enhancement magic user.

For the most part, many of these pointy magic users are good at handling basic magic techniques.

Maybe the sailors on this ship have a lot of excellent physical enhancement magic users?

That's probably why I'm pimping on you even when you've had terrible eyes twice.

Hey, that's the ocean man.

"The number is three! The crest is a lion with wings spread!

"The winged lion, the Navy fleet of Vertino! But three ships? That's a hammering number, too, as an operational action. Do you have any other information?"

"Mr. Liliera, what do you say Vertino?

"Yeah, sorry. I don't know much about it either. Because I've been doing requests all the time in the Warcraft Forest."

"Vertino is the name of a seaside country. Near the estuary of the inner ocean becomes the territory of Vertino"

And it was Megli, the bandit, who answered my question.

"Heh, you had a country like that"

"Yeah, Vertino is a town famous for its delicious fish and beautiful sandy beaches. I wanted to go once."

Oh, that sounds kind of fun.

Are you wondering if you can land in Vertino with a bare heart?

In fact, considering the investigation, Mr. Byrne and the others will be discussing it with the great people of Vertino, so it seems likely that they will land.

"Captain! It's Vertino's fleet, but things are not right! Every ship is worn out and forced to accelerate with wind magic on its sails!

"What!?"

The sailor's report on the watchtower smells pretty bad.

"Was it also in the pirate raid, or..."

In this situation, maybe the answer is something like that.

"Captain! Confirm multiple black figures at the rear of Vertino's fleet! Per one is four times the size of a Veltino ship! But it's not a ship! The speed will catch up soon with more than a Veltino ship!

Is it black and bigger than the ship?

I knew this would claw.

"Boy, what do you think?

"No, I think the answer is the same."

"Shall I answer with you, then? Let's."

"" Megalo Whale ""

Yeah, that's right.

You must be right about the demons running away from the Megalo Whale.

"So what do you do? If we keep going, we'll pass Vertino's ship and hit the Megalo Whale."

The breadth of this sea route is only as wide as a large ship can make about three critical shipments.

It's just a matter of size, and given the fine maneuvering of the ship, two ships would be exquisite.

I know I can do nothing wrong with Vertino's ship, but I honestly don't think I can avoid all the swarms of megalo whales that are willing to bump into me.

"Pilot! Can you turn around and run backwards!?"

"Not impossible, but we can't make it! If I do it now, I'll turn straight to the side and put Vertino's ship through it!

When that happens, I'll be hit by every Veltino ship by a megalo whale coming from behind and overturned again. Hey.

……

Mr. Byrne thinks silently.

Serious face. Though I thought you were a bit of a hot, bitter, troublesome guy, you seem like someone who could do a serious job if you had to.

And I hear you've made up your mind about something, Mr. Byrne, turning to us.

"Do you have any good ideas?

"... Huh?

Foreword withdrawn, he was a bad person even if he had to.

"Um, isn't it something the captain comes up with a good idea at times like this?

"Pfft, I don't want you to underestimate me! Ordinary pirates and demons can fight without a problem! I'm not competent enough to come up with an idea of reversal in an unusual opponent's chopped up situation!

Awesome, this guy!

I've affirmed all my incompetence!

Clear in a way!

"Let me ask you something. Do you have a good idea for the vice president?

"No, I don't have the means to counter insane opponents either. This is where the Adventurers Guild recommended the arm of an awesome adventurer."

It's amazing, these people! We've just met our own destiny, and you've left it completely with us!

"Anyway, we've been dying twice. If you can survive, you have no pride or decency."

"Uhm, you're right"

Ooh... the real words of the people who hung on death twice are heavy.

Does that mean you've grown enough to admit your shortcomings? Yeah, let's think so.

"So, any good ideas? It would be very, very helpful, really, from the bottom of my heart to answer me quickly if I could."

"I really want ideas that don't have to be divulged, either."

I look at you, Gyro.

"My brother can come up with some great ideas!

"We're normal adventurers, so we're really in trouble even if we're expected to."

"Sorry I can't help you"

"If I have to, I throw the ship away and run away. With this river width, we can escape to land."

What do you care? Mr. Megri's idea is spicy, but it's truth.

If the ship breaks, if it's alive, we can build it again.

Now I look at Mr. Liliera and Moffmoff.

"I'm afraid I don't have an idea either, so intercept it, get out of it. I'll follow Mr. Rex's choices. Because we all believe that Mr. Rex will survive if he decides to."

When Mr. Liliera says so, everyone snorts that so too.

Does this mean I'm trusted?

"Gyu!!"

And the only Moffmoff trying to escape was secured by guttering and physical strengthening magic.

You're pretty mentally trained, aren't you, Lilliera?

"Well... when Megalo Whale is faster than Vertino's ship, if we run away, Vertino's ship will eventually be caught up and destroyed."

Moreover, the presence of a megalo whale directly behind Vertino's ship probably means that even if you abandon the ship, you will be attacked by a megalo whale before you reach shore.

You won't be able to swim properly in that wave if that giant approaches you.

"Whether to abandon them and flee, or go to help them knowing the danger… as far as I'm concerned, I'd like to go to help"

Here I dare suggest a personal opinion.

I've been throwing the problem round, so good enough to say this degree of selfishness, right?

"What exactly are you going to do? Unfortunately, my ship has no weapon to beat him."

"I've learned so much about the battle ahead."

"Lieutenant, keep your mouth shut for a moment."

"Understood."

I'm close, these two.

But, well, don't great people have to be nervous about their men being as light as this?

"There are weapons."

"What?"

I say, pointing to my feet. [M]

"Here it is"

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I instruct the sailors to build their own bodies on the ship.

"What do you mean this ship is a weapon!?"

Mr. Byrne asks for an explanation of the operation as he ropes his own body onto the mast.

"This ship is an S-ranked demon and is made of enchanted plant materials that are harder than iron. I mean, this whole ship is a piece of iron."

Yes, the ruggedness of this ship has been confirmed in previous battles. Only sturdiness.

"Are you kicking ass!?"

The projection at the bottom of the bow of the ship is called a punch angle, and hitting it against the other ship is called a punch angle attack.

And I was thinking of using it.

"But on this ship it's too light compared to the weight of a megalo whale. Isn't this the one that gets blown away even if it hits you?

The Deputy Director is correct in his words.

But if Sole makes a normal shock angle attack.

"Yeah, I know. So accelerate your ship with magic, and then attack your enemies with magic that increases your defense to the limit."

"Is it possible to give magic to ships?"

The wizards of the sailors raise their voices of surprise.

"Write a special magic formation on the ship to grant magic, so it's okay."

"Giving Magic to Giant Structures...... does such Lost Magic exist!?"

Lost Magic, surely you mean lost magic in this day and age.

I think there are quite a few people who can use it if they look for it.

"Then I will write the magic team, so the wizards will secure their bodies in the rear of the ship and use all their power to speed up the ship if you have a signal."

"Okay! I'll take care of the acceleration!

"I'm gonna go help accelerate, too."

Mr. Mina runs to the rear of the ship with a rope.

"Hey brother! Here comes another bunch of demons!?"

Gyro, if I looked forward to your words, I could see the demons of the aquatic habitat coming this way again with great momentum.

"You're the second line of demons to flee the Megalo Whale. If you come up on the ship, intercept me! I don't mind ignoring anyone else!

"Okay! Leave it to me!

"Eat it!

"I won't let you up on the ship!

Gyro, you and Liliera, plus Megli will launch an attack on the demons coming up from the ship.

In the meantime, I will draw a magic formation on the deck of the ship, ready to grant magic.

"Captain! We have visually confirmed Vertino's ship!

A sailor who continued to work near the bow to a critical point will give you a report.

"Okay! You guys stay back and secure yourselves! Pilot, pull over to the edge and open the gap where the Vertinos can get through!

"Rika!

When the steering captain cuts the rudder on Mr. Byrne's instructions, the ship approaches the riverbank.

"Drop the ship and run!" There's a hell of a huge bunch of demons out back -!! '

The magic of the wind hears warnings from Vertino's ships.

"Thanks for the advice -! But you don't care about us. You're getting away with it!

Against Sole, this one also responds with wind magic.

'I'm not kidding! I'm really here!

You must be worried about this one, I hear serious voices.

"It's okay! I have measures!

"Measures!? What the hell..."

While we're talking like that, our ships are different.

A worn ship passes directly next to the Good Luther.

And from behind, a black mountain was coming.

"Activate Grant Magic! High Guard Castle! High Shock Absorb! Full metal body!"

Multiple grant magic strengthens the Good Luther through the Magic Formation.

"Now! Gentlemen, accelerate!

"" "" Whoa! Stormbringer! Air pressure! Aeroburst! Windboost!

The magic of a wide variety of winds accelerates the ship at once.

"Please stop the demon opponents and secure your bodies, too, Mr. Liliera!

"Okay!

Liliera and the others rush back and secure their bodies with rope.

The demons on the water are bounced off by an accelerating ship and blown away.

And the appearance of a megalo whale standing in front of me grew larger.

"Come on, are you sure you're okay?"

Someone squeals like that.

"We're gonna bump! Everybody shut your mouths! I'm gonna bite your tongue!

Mr. Byrne screams and everyone shuts their mouths.

And I activated more grant magic just before I hit him. [M]

"Gravity Iron!"

Immediately afterwards, the hull of the Good Luther sinks unnaturally and collides with the Megalo Whale.

Dowwwwwwwwwww!! and an awesome shock sound sounds, vibrations like earthquakes echoing all the way to the core of your body.

"" "" Eh!? ""

Everyone clings to the ship as they devour their teeth and endure desperately.

Everyone frowns anxiously about whether it's really okay.

But still, I didn't hear the sound of ruin from the hull.

"Now! High boosted accelerator!!"

Here's my last finish. I activated another grant magic.

And the shock that was hitting us all the time disappeared.

……

When everyone opened their fearful eyes, there was nowhere in front of them until earlier in the black mountains.

"Huh?"

Was it an illusion what you've been seeing, everyone with a kyotonic look just like that?

"What about the megalo whale?

Everyone looks around with Kyolo Kyolo, but we don't see Megalo Whale anywhere.

"There it is."

Only one person knew what had happened to the megalo whale, and I pointed up.

"Up?"

In the sky I pointed to was the figure of a megalo whale that flew over the Good Luther and then all the way to Vertino's ship.

"Huh? Why are you flying!?"

"Could a whale have flown in the sky? Because it's a demon?

"What do you mean?"

Liliera and the others want an explanation from me.

The answer is in the waters of this ship.

"In the waters?

Mr. Liliera, Mr. Gyro, what are you guys talking about? and his neck, but the sailors immediately look at the sea from the side of the ship.

"What!? The ship is sinking more than usual!?"

"Did you have a hole in the bottom of the boat?!?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"The water intake area is the depth of the area that is sinking below the surface of the ship's main body. And the sailors are right, this ship is sinking deeper than usual now."

"What do you mean? So why would a megalo whale fly in the sky?

Everyone's gaze gathers at me again. [M]

"Shall we go with the answer match then? As a matter of fact, just before I collided with the Megalo Whale, I applied a certain grant magic to this ship."

"Giving magic?

"Yeah, it's weight-giving magic"

"" "Fat Magic!?" "

Liliera and the others make the women look like they don't like each other.

No, that's not what magic means.

"This is gravity-manipulating magic that can temporarily weigh many times more than its original weight."

That said, when I release the magic, the ship that weighs back floats and the hull becomes greasy.

"So you weighed this ship heavier than a megalo whale."

I'm convinced the deputy director said that. [M]

"That's right. The Good Rooser hits the Megalo Whale at high speeds as it sinks, but you don't have to worry about the ship breaking because it's magically weighing in, so it won't blow up, and you're playing defensive magic again"

I stretched my fingertips and crossed my left hand in front of my chest, lowering my right hand and twisting it under my left hand.

And turn your left hand diagonally up.

"And the Megalo Whales coming this way at high speeds will go up on this ship so that they can pass on the punch angle and slide. And here I activated more magic on the Megalo Whales."

"Magic imparted to Megalo Whale!?"

"Yes, it's also accelerated magic that makes the opponent move faster. With this, the Megalo Whales rose as they accelerated and finally rose to the sky."

Everyone who hears my explanation will have a flashy face.

"I can't believe you used magic that imparts to your enemies..."

"Grant magic can be an attack magic if you use it."

Oops, cheers from people who can use magic.

"You surprise me. I've never thought about using magic like that."

"Oh, I don't know if I can apply it, but don't be helpful"

"I mean, weren't we supposed to make a shock angle attack?

Mr. Byrne raises his voice as if it wasn't the plan.

No, I didn't say I would do that.

And even if we defeat the whole thing, there will be consequences.

"Ha, but I'm surprised you're going to do something about the megalo whale that way. The same goes for simple abilities, but the idea is outrageous."

Mr. Liliera stares at me with a frightened, distracted face.

"Cuckoo!"

Moffmoff said he believed you, but you were trying to escape just now.

"No. And I'm so sorry! My ship has finally won!

"No, you're right!

"Our first victory!

Mr. Byrne is delighted with his first victory and the sailors are excited.

It was then.

From the other side, along with the sound of Dwowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, it sounds like ground.

If you look at it, there's a big water column going up in the distance.

"Looks like the Megalo Whale fell by sea."

They're lucky to fall on the water.

If that's the case, there's a chance that seawater will survive in a cushion...

"Ah."

"Huh? What?

Liliera and the others stare at me with a kiotong face and ask me what it is.

But the answer didn't have to be answered by me, it came from behind the ship.

It was a mountain of great waves when the megalo whales jumped into the water.

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"I knew I wanted to learn flying magic in a hurry."

Again, that's what Liliera, helped by the overturned Goodluther, told me the most about the opening.

Or shouldn't we rename the ship?