CHAPTER 40 – UNDERSEA STROLL AND REQUEST

「Allen, Elena, you alright~?」

「「Al~right」」

「Don’t get too far away, okay?」

「「Ye~s」」

Although unfamiliar to swimming, Allen and Elena keep on swimming without any problems.

Moreover, they can swim at such speed I thought they had a propeller attached.

A world record is not a problem.

There is a big difference between them and myself who is still swimming somewhat awkwardly. I should get quickly used to it……

「Mirena-san, what kind of monsters are around here?」

「The monster around here are mainly Sand Crabs and Bomb Shelters, they are not that strong. When we get a little bit deeper, more powerful monsters will appear, but…… the most troublesome among them would be probably the Giant Killer Shark」

Giant Killer Shark… a C-Rank monster.

Although it’s C-Rank, will it be okay since we are not used to the underwater combat?

「Ah, that’s Hammerfish」

While speaking about monsters that appear in the vicinity, it appeared at once.

Hammerfish is an E-Rank monster.

A monster of Bluefin tuna size with the point of its head shaped like a hammer. It’s not that dangerous monster if you pay attention to its head which it uses as a blunt weapon.

「「Yaa!」」

Ah, Allen and Elena swim at superspeed and kick it.

Un, that’s an instant death.

It seems that being underwater doesn’t hinder Allen and Elena one bit. Rather, I feel like their attack power and speed is better than on the surface.

If one is a relative of the Water G.o.d, is the underwater combat his specialty?

「Onii~chan」

「Fish~」

「Thank you」

Allen and Elena return with the Hammerfish by holding it by its hammer part.

「「Ah」」

After the two hand me the Hammerfish, they notice a monster again.

N~ The one who appeared seems to be the Sand Crab.

It’s about 6~70cm tall counting its sh.e.l.l. It will be even taller if it extends its legs, though.

「Weird~!」

「Kita~!」

Until now, their opponents were only animal and insect type monsters, so seeing fish and crustacean type monsters for the first time gets Allen and Elena in high spirits.

「Be careful of the claws. Don’t get hurt okay~」

「「Ye~s」」

I remind the two who swam towards the crab right after discovering it to be careful.

It would be dangerous if they get caught by the crab’s claws…… ――Is what I thought, but it looks like I didn’t have to worry.

The two quickly defeat the Sand Crab and return while each holding one of its claws.

「「This, what is it~?」」

「Sand Crab. It’s a crab」

「「Crab~?」」

「It’s delicious when boiled. Would you like to eat it next time?」

「「Will eat~!」」

Sand Crab’s raw meat itself is gritty, but it seems to be delicious when heated.

It’s alright to eat it as is, but when it comes to crab, it’s a Kani Nabe1 after all! It’s out of season, but it doesn’t matter, right?

Let’s make it immediately once we return to the surface!

After that, Allen and Elena crisply defeated all monsters which appeared.

Mirena-san who saw Allen and Elena defeat the monsters one by one says in amazement with her eyes blinking.

「……… They are strong, aren’t they?……」

「Hahaha~……」

Un, I tried to laugh it off for the time being.

About two hours after diving into the sea.

「Wha!?」

「Welcome and thank you for coming. This is our village」

Suddenly, something like a blue crystal appeared in front of me. The size is of a small mountain.

Even though the scenery was just a mere seascape until a while ago…… Which reminds me, I just pa.s.sed through something like a thin membrane.

Camouflage? Some kind of an illusion barrier?

「What have we pa.s.sed through just now?」

「You have noticed? It’s as you guess. An illusion that makes it look like nothing is there and a barrier which prevents monsters to invade. Two barriers are set up here」

「Since we have entered it means that humans are able to enter?」

「Even if it’s humans, they won’t be able to enter. It’s possible to enter only if they go together just like us」

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I see. If Mirena-san weren’t with us, we wouldn’t be able to pa.s.s through the barrier.

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