109 – EP.25 Under the Sea -2
We left the inn while being escorted by 3 divine beasts, and we are now at a beach in the south where no one lives.
The way to go through the sky isn’t bad either, but in that case, people might find out, so I gave up.
Furthermore, as I came to the beach, I thought it would be romantic to look under the sea, so I decided to go through the sea.
“Then I’ll wrap you in wind one by one. The wind block is basically permanent, but it will automatically break if you move away from me in a radius of more than 1km, so be careful.”
“Wouldn’t it be possible to solve the problem in 1 km?”
“You can’t think like that. If you end up fighting them, there’s no answer if they drag you into the deep sea. Besides, as you know, there is no wind under the sea, so it is a place where I cannot do my best even if I say nothing.”
“I’m sure it is.”
“That’s why you should stay by my side as much as possible. Whatever you do, you can stick with me! How is it?”
“I will politely decline.”
“Chit!”
Maybe I was expecting a little bit, Hresbel. He approached me with his eyes twinkling, but he shrugged at my knife-like refusal.
For safety’s sake, accepting her offer wouldn’t be a bad idea.
As expected, when she received the purple pouch, it was difficult for her to accept it easily, perhaps because the words Yata had said stuck on her mind.
You never know when you’ll be attacked if you stick together.
Even where we were going was in the sea, there was no way to escape from her grasp.
“Because everything was wrapped up. Check it out.”
“Yes.”
When I used Tia’s powers to look around her, I witnessed the densely woven threads of her air.
Cleanly dense wind. I couldn’t find a single place where the water came in.
Evaluating it was a skill of perfection itself to the extent that I had to apologize.
“Awesome. There are no gaps.”
“How is it? Would you like to see it again?”
“Yes, as expected, a substitute is a substitute! I came to respect you a little.”
“Then will you marry me?”
“I hate that.”
“Hey….”
With the sullen eagle behind me, I slowly put my foot where the sand meets the sea.
Then, miraculously, the water rushing into my place parted and did not stain my shoes.
I realized that the performance of the wind created by Hresbelg was certain, and I began to walk toward the sea.
So let’s step in as far as the head goes, even though the sea is slowly parting. Swallowed me completely
Even so, no water came in where I was, so the scenery under the sea opened up in front of me.
“Well, the scenery is a little different from what I thought.”
“It must be because it is near the sea where humans live…” !!”
“Oh… ? Can you still communicate even though you are under the sea?”
“Of course not. The wind shield I made amplifies the vibration of the sound inside and spreads it to the outside.”
Cor, who showed a soft smile, and Hresbelg, who had quickly recovered from the pain of a broken heart, followed me.
More than that, it is a wind shield that transmits internal sounds to the outside.
“Still, if you are too far away, it won’t be transmitted at all. As I said before, it would be better to stay within a certain distance.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
“Okay, then do you have any other questions?”
“I don’t have any more questions about abilities, but I have one other question.”
“What is it?”
“You said that you would give pleasure to a divine beast in the south and make an agreement. Which divine beast are we going to meet?”
Even though they knew what they were going for, they lacked information on the target they wanted to meet.
I didn’t know whether it was a divine beast or a great beast, one or several.
“Come to think of it, I never told you. But I must have already mentioned it once.”
“Isn’t there anything memorable?”
“Think carefully. Because I mentioned it when I was near my nest.”
When I was in the snowy mountains, I heard the divine beast of the south….
I forgot the contents of the conversation at that time, so I struggled a bit, but somehow I managed to recover my memories.
“I’m asking just in case, but it’s not a siren or a kraken… ?”
“As long as they have the skills to stop the other divine beasts, it won’t matter if I go see them.”
“…… The divine beasts we need to meet must be Bakunanwa, Makara, and Leviathan.”
“Exactly!”
We were on our way to meet some of the southern divine beasts who were said to be one-of-a-kind.
Right now, Leviathan alone is a divine beast called fishermen’s nightmare and fishermen’s death god.
I felt like my stomach was twisted at the thought of going to tell such a Shinsoo that we should do a Shinsuma Buddha together.
I wonder if this is right.
“Are you okay? If my memory is not wrong, I know that the three of them are not very close….”
“I remember it well. So, basically, the three of them try not to face each other, but when their activities overlap, there are times when they inevitably meet due to ocean currents!”
“No way… Is that today?”
“Right!”
“My God… !”
Not only do you have to meet 3 guys who will definitely make you dizzy if you run into just one, and they’re not on good terms, but they’re stuck in between….
I was already beginning to lose my mind.
“Don’t worry too much! All three of them are crazy guys when it comes to entertainment. I’m sure you’ll get sick of the game.”
“I hope things work out that way.”
“If they are rebellious, leave it to me! I’ll take care of it with Parbat!”
“Ummm….”
There should be no doubt about his skills as he is a substitute.
Even so, she thought about why she was not trustworthy, and there was only one conclusion.
It was because Hresbelg, like Yata, was the type to create rather than quell accidents.
After all, she trusts her safety to her cat on the same level as trusting her fish to her hands.
So, to trust Hresbel, her trust in her was absolutely insufficient.
“I’m too weak in the water, but I’ll do my best to be strong…” !”
“Thanks, Cor. I will believe you!”
“Don’t you think the difference in reaction is too extreme? Huh?”
Cor was the exact opposite of the crow and the eagle, because he was an honest and upright companion.
It is unavoidable that there is a difference in the level of belief.
“I’m really curious, but if you convert the level of trust the ship owner has in me to a percentage, what percentage would it be?”
“It’s difficult to give exact numbers, so I’ll give you an example instead. Do you see that big fish right now?”
“Is that a sunfish?”
“Yes! You can think of it as the probability that that sunfish won’t die suddenly!”
Because of some kind of game, some people think that the sunfish is an easy-to-kill fish.
This is all false.
To grow to that size in such a rough sea requires perseverance and strength.
In other words, the probability of the sunfish dying suddenly was actually low.
This means that he has a high degree of trust in Hresbelg.
“So, if that sunfish doesn’t die suddenly, then my trust is high, right?”
“I guess so, right?”
“Okay! I’ll come and give you a little help so that the sunfish can live a long time!
“Yes? Now, hold on!!”
“I’ll be back soon, so I’m waiting.”
“Not that… !!”
If a strong being called Daeshinsu approaches, of course, the sunfish will be scared.
A very frightened sunfish has an unusual characteristic of only going straight ahead.
Just going straight in a rocky area like now…….
-Kooung!
“Bo, Bokchi!!”
As now, it is easy to crash into a rock and die suddenly.
I wish I could stay still, Hresbelg accidentally caused the sunfish to die suddenly.
This is why I compared her reliability to a sunfish.
If you hadn’t stepped forward, your credibility would have naturally increased….
“Seon owner. This, this… !”
“Sister.”
“Yes… ?”
“My sister killed me.”
Including my little fish, even her own trustworthiness.
***
The destination we finally reached with the half-distraught Hresbelg.
I’m not sure if it’s not the time to gather yet, or if they realize each other’s existence and intentionally avoid each other.
Even though there are 3 huge presences that can be felt in the dark sea, they didn’t think of coming here at all.
I couldn’t help but take out a red lucky bag from my pocket.
When I arrived at my destination, following the advice of the crow who told me to open it and look at it, I took out the contents.
A small note in a red lucky bag.
I immediately opened the note and checked what was written inside…..
“Eh?”
On the note, it was written, ‘Let Korr use the power of death!’
Other than that, in small letters, there was also a message that Hresbelg could just be left out.
“What are you talking about?”
One of Kor’s abilities, death, is a way to put it in her fire and use it.
However, since this place is under the sea, Cor’s fire cannot be used.
It would be possible with the power of an eagle, but even so, it meant nothing.
I wonder if the sea was oil, not water…….
Still, I thought it would be a good idea to ask Cor’s opinion, so I handed the note to Cor.
“How is it? Can you understand what Yata is talking about?”
“No, I don’t know Yata-sama’s intentions either…. Instead, I can use the ability as you left on the note… !”
“Huh? Really?”
“I’ve been using it in the form of putting my death ability into fire, but in fact, it doesn’t matter if I don’t have to do that….”
“That means you can use your death ability even if there is no fire. Do you mean this?”
“Yes! For example, even if I put my hand on the surface of this water, all living things around will die… !”
“That’s right.”
“Then let’s do what Yata-sama said… ?”
“If you want to know Yata’s intentions, you should.”
“Then I will try…” !!”
Cor poked one of his index fingers through the windshield.
Then the windshield filled all but Cor’s fingers with wind.
Only Cor’s index finger is in the sea.
After a while, a gloomy black aura began to spread from Cor’s finger that had been dipped in water.
The black aura spread out little by little and embraced all the fish around it.
The fish wrapped in such a dark aura flipped over and either rose to the surface or sank into the deep sea.
True death.
The black water that Kor created was cold and chilly, and it was very frightening.
If it weren’t for the wind shield that wrapped around me, it would feel like it would strangle me right now.
“What are you doing to this sacred sea?”
“Can’t I quit right away!”
“I never thought they would provoke me like this. I admit grit, but you are arrogant!”
And this was also passed on to the three Shinsoo who only exuded a sense of presence, so they gave up on watching and appeared in front of us.
Three new beasts boasting a huge body as much as the presence that has been handed down.
On the right is a large sea snake with two pairs of wings, a mouth as big as a lake, a red tongue, beard, and gills.
On the left is a sea snake with a hard and sharp outer shell like the shell of a turtle.
At the rear, there was a divine beast with sharp teeth and an elephant trunk, similarly a sea serpent but with a body closer to that of a shark.
In order from the right, they were named Bakunanwa, Leviathan, and Makara, all of whom had their own presence and pressure.
If it was the me I used to be, I would have passed out already.
“Human and Divine Beast… ?”
“They are the rumored ones!”
“I never expected you to come here in person!”
Three divine beasts, each spouting questions, cautions, and exclamations.
I must have felt the energy of the divine beast, but it seems that I never dreamed that humans would appear.
“As you all know, I am a person who broke the rules by signing a contract with a divine beast.”
“Why is such a person here?”
“Isn’t it obvious! They came to fight us!!”
“Hey, I’ve been provoking you like this, but I guess.”
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to provoke you. It was just some kind of means I drew in to talk to you guys.”
“Bringing us together….”
“Didn’t you ever think that that would hasten your life?”
“Still, the aggro was definitely drawn. So why did he bring us together?”
“It’s nothing else, I want to make an agreement with you.”
“””Agreement?”””
“Yes, a peace treaty to live peacefully without invading each other’s territory and not even attack.”
“Pu, puhahahahaha!!”
“Ha!”
“Cookuk… !!”
At the word peace agreement, they all looked at me with mocking expressions and sneers.
He must be like that too. To them, I am a lowly human being.
My current appearance was no different from that of a rabbit who had suggested living peacefully in front of predatory lions.
“Human, do you think you are in a position to offer an agreement?”
“Arrogant bastard! At least I’ll eat you without leaving a trace so I’m not ashamed of it!”
“Everyone is picky~ I like this dignified attitude of human beings?”
“Of course, I’m not brazenly asking to sign an agreement bare-mouthed. Instead of making a pact, I will give you the pleasure you seek!”
“Ooh!”
“You are a person who only spreads words!”
“How are you going to entertain us?”
“This is it!”
He showed off the magical fire that Yata had prepared to the divine beasts, which were bigger than most buildings.
The national board game in a small box that is much smaller than them.
It’s small, but I have no doubts that it will entertain them enough.
However, they all showed cynical reactions, perhaps because they felt insignificant.
“How can we satisfy our joy with something like that? It’s ridiculous.”
“It’s not even worth looking at anymore!”
“At the very least, if you’re going to entertain us, you should have said a word of determination to fight.”
“Well, if you don’t mind over there, try taking a picture just once….”
“Shut up human!!”
In the end, Leviathan, who had been watching me from beginning to end, burst into anger.
As I took the posture that I would eat it right away.
As expected, as a mere human being, it seems unreasonable to convince those three people.
As I was intimidated by the apparent failure of persuasion, a platinum-haired woman stepped forward and stood in front of me.
“These things! Can’t you do it properly!”
“Um… ? All, you… ?!”
“Are you next to a human being a crazy divine beast?”
“What? Didn’t you bring an unexpected guest?”
Except for Leviathan, the two divine beasts seem to know the existence of Hresbelg.
Whether or not, Hresvelg scolded the 3 divine beasts while shouting.
“Bakunanwa! I’m pretty sure I taught you how to fly, right? Where did you sell the courtesy of that time?”
“That, that… !”
“Makara! I don’t have a special point of contact with you, but I have a one-sided relationship, so I’ll ask you to be polite!”
“Is it possible?”
“Leviathan! I’m new to you, but I’ll give you one piece of advice! All dignified divine beasts must swallow their anger and know how to treat all living beings equally! Keep in mind!”
“That’s funny! Do you think you have the right to do this and that with the same Shinsu subject?”
“Oh, stupid Leviathan! This person is not a Shinsoo of the same class as us!”
“It’s disappointing, Bakunanwa! It’s just that he’s struggling with a divine beast like this!”
“Ignorance is a sin. So, isn’t that guy being pricked by a man-made fishhook?”
“Makara! You want to fight me now!”
To be honest, I was surprised.
The appearance of Hresbelg formally scolding the three giant divine beasts and even leaving advice.
It was a different side than usual, but unlike before, it was very natural and burst with power.
Her charm was so great that her heart skipped a beat when I saw her, who had always been quiet.
I made even Cor, who was filling up the rage gauge nearby, look at him with longing eyes.
It was the noble beauty of an elder that everyone could recognize.
“Leviathan, I am Hresbelg, one of the great leaders representing the North.”
“Hresbelg… ? Why is the Great Water of the North helping humans?”
“That’s none of your business. What matters now is the fact that you don’t like me that much.”
“Yes! Does it make sense to help a human who broke the rules as a Shinsoo in the noble position of a high priest!”
“I see. Then I will make an attractive proposal to you who have a lot of complaints.”
“What is it?”
“You seem quite fond of fighting. So fight me. If you win, I’ll give you this substitute seat for me.”
“…… What is the price if you lose? Is it life?”
“I don’t even want my life. Shipowner… No, formally apologize to humans for your words and actions up until now.”
I’m thrilled that you stepped up for me and got angry for me.
Hresbelg now says he will fight for me.
I thought there was no creature in the world who wouldn’t be moved by her even after being treated like this.
“Is that the only condition?”
“If you find it difficult to bow your head to humans, I will add one more good condition to you. If you win, especially as a candidate for my prospective groom….”
“I will surrender.”
“Uh… ?”
“I will surrender in advance and apologize to humans. Lord Hresbelg.”
“Same surrender.”
“Now, wait a minute, you know that the groom-to-be is a joke, right? Right? Huh? Guys?”
I won before I even fought in earnest… No, only after winning, Hresbelg.
Even with a joke, I destroyed all the images I had built up in me.
What a pity, Hres Welg, the usual eagle that made him shake his head was right.