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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Vine
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An hour had passed since they set sail.
The ship was large, so even at full speed, it couldn’t travel far in a short time.
They were now far from land.
“We’re entering Sea Serpent territory. Melee fighters, rest and conserve your energy! Mages, stay alert!”
Hazel ordered them to rest, but no one seemed tired.
He had put the cannonballs in his inventory, he wasn’t tired at all.
He was bored.
“Doesn’t this feel like a vacation?”
“What kind of vacation involves monsters…?”
“Passenger ships might have cannons for self-defense.”
“That’s called a pirate ship.”
He couldn’t argue with that.
“Yui, first time on a ship?”
“If it was just a trip… but I’m nervous about the monster…”
“Write ‘人’ on your palm and swallow it three times. It’s a folk remedy.”
“Hee… your world has so many interesting things.”
Yui actually did it.
“Does that really work?” Luna asked.
“Nope. It’s a lie.”
If that really worked, then anxiety pills wouldn’t exist.
“Do you enjoy teasing her…?”
“Yup.”
Yui was naive, and her reactions were amusing.
“Sigh… I’m so bored. I wish something interesting would—”
“Monster attack!”
“Speak of the devil.”
How did he know?
They rushed to the railing. Shadows were approaching the ship.
*Splash!*
*Screech!*
They jumped onto the deck.
Fish-like humanoids armed with weapons, tridents and cutlasses.
“Mermen! Melee fighters, engage! Mages, support! They’re weak!”
They seemed to be C-rank.
The adventurers took their positions.
He drew his greatsword.
He twisted his waist.
“What are you doing…?”
“Urf.”
He was channeling a certain spinning champion.
He spun.
“Formation! Formation!”
“Wh-what?!”
*Gurgle!*
He spun, slicing the mermen in half.
A human Beyblade.
“Everyone, get back! He’s crazy!”
He didn’t discriminate.
[ Level Up! Check your status! ]
[ Level Up! Check your status! ]
The experience points were meager.
He had killed about half of them.
The deck was filled with corpses.
“Rest! We’ll collect the bodies later!”
Hazel came up to him.
“Are you crazy? You’re supposed to avoid friendly fire!”
“Ugh…”
“Blergh!”
He was dizzy.
***
Luna was patting his back.
“You should’ve hunted normally…”
“This *is* normal. Blegh!”
Did people use knives to blend things when they had blenders?
He had used the most efficient method.
“When’s that Sea Serpent coming?”
“We’re already in its territory. ”
“It’s scared.”
He wanted to finish this quickly and rest.
“I need to release some stress.”
“…What?”
He took out the bombs and lit the fuses.
He threw them into the sea.
*Boom!* *Boom!*
Water erupted into the air.
“What’s happening?!”
“It’s me, Hazel.”
Hazel and the other adventurers rushed over.
“Just releasing some stress.”
“What…?”
“It’ll lure the monster.”
“Don’t waste resources!”
“They’re useless anyway.”
Hazel didn’t get it.
What was more valuable, bombs or time?
Time was money. They were wasting time.
“Something’s coming!”
“What?!”
“See?”
He shrugged.
Hazel glared at him, then went to the railing.
The shadow didn’t need a telescope to see.
It was fast.
“Sea Serpent! Prepare for battle!!”
It had to be the Sea Serpent.
Nothing else was that big.
“Attack first! Aim the cannons and prepare your magic!”
The adventurers obeyed.
He went to the cannons, but there was no space.
No cannons for me.
A huge water pillar erupted in the distance.
The Sea Serpent emerged.
ROAR!
Its roar was deafening.
“Oh…”
It was magnificent.
Glowing blue, a fin on its back, massive.
Sharp teeth, vertical pupils.
A Mega Gyarados.
“Fire!”
*Boom!* *Boom!* *Boom!*
There was no time to admire it.
Cannons fired.
Mages unleashed their magic. Like when he was fighting the Iron Golem.
Fire, water, ice, lightning, wind, earth.
The Sea Serpent roared.
“Incoming attack! Intercept with sword beams!”
Ice particles gathered around the Serpent’s head, forming into eight spears, each over ten meters long.
A single spear would be enough to sink the ship.
The melee fighters unleashed their sword beams, two people per spear.
Hazel alone destroyed two.
He clapped.
“Ooh~”
“…Why are you doing nothing?”
“I don’t have magic.”
“A C-rank without magic?”
“That’s what makes me great.”
He was the first.
He would soon be the first magicless B-rank.
“Fire the cannons!”
“Okay.”
He took out the cannonballs and threw them by hand.
It was inefficient to use cannons.
*Boom!*
“You… really have no magic?”
“Nope.”
The Sea Serpent opened its mouth, gathering energy.
“Breath attack! Mages, defend!”
A sea serpent with a breath attack?
The mages’ spells and Hazel’s fire magic neutralized the breath attack.
Hazel’s fire sword beam was impressive.
ROAR!
“Another one! We can’t block it! Protect the melee fighters!”
This time, they couldn’t block it.
“Cancel~”
He threw a barrel at the Sea Serpent.
“What is that…?”
“Chili powder.”
The barrel shattered, and chili powder scattered.
The Sea Serpent sneezed.
The breath attack was cancelled.
“Impossible…”
“It’s more impossible to just watch.”
He had always been curious. Why didn’t they try to stop breath attacks in fantasy stories?
“Now’s our chance! Mages, prepare for a big one!”
He had nothing to do. He might as well help Yui.
“Yui. Let’s suck some blood.”
“What…? No…”
“Die or suck blood?”
“Okay…!”
Vampires became stronger after drinking blood.
*Chomp!*
Yui bit his neck.
“Slurp, slurp.”
“Ah~♡”
It was his first time being bitten, but it felt good.
“Your blood is sweet. I might keep you as a pet.”
She had gone into her queen persona.
*Bonk!*
“Ow!”
He knocked her back to her senses.
“Don’t get any ideas.”
“Hmph… okay…”
Her eyes glowed red.
“Go, Yuimon!”
“Yes…!”
Yui raised her arms, and blood formed a large spiky ball. Like a Spirit Bomb.
“Spirit is a bad name. Let’s call it Crimson Spear.”
“…Whatever…!”
“Go! Crimson Spear!”
The spell flew towards the Sea Serpent along with other spells.
*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!*
“It’s almost over.”
He felt it.
He was munching on popcorn.
ROAR!
The Sea Serpent opened its jaws, and…
“Huh?”
…bit off the railing where he was standing.
“Luke?!”
“Hiek…!”
He was swallowed whole.
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Cleaving it up from the inside is one way to do it. Or explode it. Or make it so drunk and then BOOM!