Volume 1 - CH 16

Chapter 1-16. Cause

The two of us started heading upstream.

As expected, his swimming speed is very slow because of his low agility, so I am adjusting my speed with him.

It's been a few hours since I confirmed our skill, but the prey still doesn't appear.

In my suspicion, there must be something in this river.

Otherwise, it would be strange that there are no fish so far in such a beautiful river.

"Ouren-big bro. How far are we going?"

"Ah~ how to say it. It's hard to get experience points without any prey. I'd like to hunt them, but ... I can't do it if there are no fish to prey like our previous area. I think it's strange that there aren't so many fish, and I'm wondering if there's something wrong with it, so I'm heading upstream for the time being. "

"Now that you mention it, there was not many fish there."

Until recently, Reizen was worried about how to call me.

Ouren-san(Mr.), Ouren-aniki(big-bro), Ouren-dono(more respectful than -san), Ouren-sama(Lord Ouren) ... Well, etc.

And in the end, he settled down on 'Ouren-big bro'.

But please pardon me if he used suffix '-sama' or '-dono', I think that was too much for me.

It didn't matter if he didn't use any suffix to call me, but it seemed that Reizen wanted to add something.

Well, I don't feel bad to be called with big bro, so I decided to accept that if he want to call me that.

Hehe, what a strange boy.

"Ah, how many times has Reizen evolved?"

"Evolution is it? It ’s only once. ”

"Hey hey ... So it would be me the first one who go to land? If you want to follow me, you have to do your best to evolve."

(F-n: Mc is such a tease and bully I think? that's quite adorable tho)

"Waaa ... what did I do for a month ... Ah, I'll do my best! I'll definitely follow you!"

(F-n: *headpats)

"Do your best then"

I'm currently at my 4th evolution.

Even though the number of evolutions is increased, I still can't see the possibility to going ashore.(still a fish)

It seems that we still have to evolve in order to go ashore. The path is so long.

Reizen have to get stronger, and I have to get stronger too.

No matter if you can reach your final evolution or not, if you not be able to protect yourself first, you will die in the wild.

It seems that Reizen suddenly became motivated when I talked about it gradually, and in this way we searching and hunting together at the same time.

...... This place is really empty. Before I reach the pond, there was a horde of maletanago and acid-gill, but I don't see either of them here.

Is this river too vast ... or is it just that there are no fish ...? Or is there something else?

In any case, it is difficult to stay still and prey on plankton alone.

I know I can LV up, but the growth rate is very slow.

I don't know how many years it will take to get to the ground with this pace!

I want to graduate from life in this river early! I want to interact with humans as soon as possible! I'm wondering if I can transform into a human, but ... Let's see what I can do in the future.

I'm not very familiar with this, but most of the creatures in anime and manga have turned into human figures.

"Ouren-big bro"

"Hmm?

"It has reached level MAX"

"Seriously! You did it!"

[You have gained experience points. LV has reached MAX]

“………… me too”

I've been swimming for that long, so it's no wonder that my level goes up.

It's better to swim rather than idle, and now I'm swimming upstream.

Because we do that, the level went up quickly this time.

Goodbye RainBass.... It was a short relationship. I will never forget you.

Alright, let's check the evolution path.

I was a little sentimental, but when I thought about it, I realized that it didn't matter, so I decided to evolve quickly.

I didn't have any particular feelings about it, it was just a stepping stone to achieve my goal.

I called on the voice of heaven to confirm the evolution path information.

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―Evolution path―

>Rain-KingsClay-Carp>Evolution path information>Evolution path information-Reizen<<

-Rockfish-

A high-ranking species of blockfish. It has rock-hard scales, but its mass is not so great. Large rock fish are useful as processed armor.

However, since it is a fish, it is mostly used for ornaments and necklaces.

-Bedrock-

A fish with the nickname from rock stone. It emits an incense that attracts prey without moving at all from the spot. The way to hunt Bedrock is to eat the invited fish in one bite.

However, since the incense drifts from the place where Bedrock is to the vicinity of the downstream, all the fish will go upstream. This species is designated as a priority subjugation fish as a fish that causes the destruction of the ecosystem.

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No, Bedrock ... If you have the nickname of rock stone, use it actual name. BedRock.

(F-n: the species name is written in katakana ベドロック{Bedorokku}, mc complained that it using a wrong katakana, it should be ベッドロック

{Beddorokku})

…………Hmm? Isn't that? Hol'up a sec, isn’t it that? The reason why there are no fish is because of this!??

Well, because there are no fish, and if this guy is upstream and spreading incense, all the fish downstream will go up, right?

If that's the case, it make sense!

"Hey Reizen! Please tell me the explanation of Bedrock earlier!"

"Yes! Well, rock stones ... "

"Just read the second half!"

"Because the incense drifts from the place where Bedrock is to the vicinity of the downstream, all the fish will go upstream. It has been designated as a priority subjugation fish as a fish that causes the destruction of the ecosystem .... "

Absolutely this one. If this description is correct, there should be a fish called Bedrock upstream.

It's a different world ... There are some ridiculous fish.

I wouldn't know about Bedrock without Reizen. GJ Reizen!

If the influence of this ability has come so far, its possible that there are no fish anywhere.

Perhaps my ancestor, Blue Fish, was also invited by the incense of Bedrock to head upstream.

There were so many bluefish eggs in the place where I was born, but ... maybe they aren't there anymore.

Our ancestors is the one who will defeat the enemy.

I think they are brothers, not ancestors, but they can't be called brothers because they have evolved and their races have changed.

If so, the Bedrock subjugation operation must be carried out.

I will have Reizen to evolve into rock fish inevitably.

There is no point in evolving into Bedrock. It doesn't seem to work.

I choose Rain-Kings as my Evo path.

I don't know how hard Bedrock is, it also known as stone rock.

However, the description of the Rain-Kings said, "It is said that eaten prey must escape at the expense of meat," and if you are lucky, you may chew.

...... It's like a halberd and a shield.

Because its Bedrock, It is evolving at an unusually slow rate.

The river here is like my neighbourhood, and it's annoying that a certain fish tried destroys it.

...... If I can interact with people, I wonder if I should make them to take care of it ...

When will it be?

"Okay, Reizen. We will subdue Bedrock and solve this river problem! "

“………… How did you know that Bedrock was there?"

"..."

Eeeh. Don't tell me his head is actually srewed?