『……』

Suzu, whose face has turned pale and is about to throw up at the sight of the minced Sakesan army, gives a thumbs up as she looks at us. Seeing this, we make a subtle face… I guess we’d better return once this is over.

『Yoichimaru-san, maybe we should go back after all』
『… Well, that’s bound to happen』
『Eh? w- we’re not going… ?』
『Suzu is more important』
『Ayane is right… Besides, I promised you that you would be active from now on. I can’t have you throwing up in here』
『… Okay』

That’s why I princess carried Suzu, who now feeling well, to the surface… Huh? Deja vu…

「A- ayaa~ … embarassing…」
「!」

Suzu puts her hands on her cheeks and this time her face turns bright red. The sight of her made my heart pound, and I began to feel embarrassed.

The reason why I can hear Suzu’s voice is because the layer of water covering me has connected with the layer of water covering Suzu. That’s why I can hear her voice through the gap. Well, Suzu doesn’t seem to notice…

『… Stop flirting…』

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「… Uu…… finally… here…」
「That’s right. Oh, by the way, there was something I wanted to ask Yoichimaru-san」
「Hmm? What is it, Ayane?」
「That last one… What is it?」
「Do you mean 《Million Storm Arrow》?」
「So that’s what it was called」
「Yes, yes, although I don’t like to use it because it consumes too much MP」
「How much does it consume?」
「At least 4,000」
「Eh!? Do you have enough MP for that!?」
「Not enough」
「Eh, how…」
「I understand what I mean. In fact, it’s a neat trick, if you drink a potion while your MP is maxed out, it will temporarily increase your max value」
「… By the way, how many potions did you drink… ?」

Suzu was also lying on the boat, looking at us. She looked at me as though she’d never before heard of it.

One bottle of MP recovery potion will restore 150. In other words, 20 of them will restore 3000 MP. I never thought there was such a trick…

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『… Are you really okay?』
『Yeah! Of course!』
『Really?』
『Un!』

We are now in front of the ruins at the bottom of the sea.

『Still, it’s truly a huge ruin…』
『That’s right』
『Right? Isn’t that normal?』
『『……』』

『… Let’s go in right away』

Ignoring Suzu’s words, I entered the ruins. The entrance to the ruins was covered with a layer of water, and once we passed through it, we found a space inside the ruins that was not submerged by water.

「… That’s awesome」
「That’s right. I never made it this far either, so this is a surprise」
「Okay! I’m sure my magic will come in handy here!」
「I know! I’ll do my best to protect you!」
「I told you to stop flirting… !?」
「「!?」」

As we were talking, a fish-like creature with hands suddenly appeared, pointing a trident at us. There were many of them.

「There’s intruders!」
「Our queen awaits!」
「Eh? Eh?」
「Follow us without saying anything!!!」

「What are these guys…」
「W- who knows… ?」

The two of them look confused. Ah! Yes, appraisal appraisal…

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【Name】 Osakeman LV. 26 Status: Normal
【Weakness】 None
【Attribute Weakness】 Thunder
【Description】 A fish-like monster that lives in the sea. It is the evolved form of Sakesan, and has gained intelligence. The fact that Osakeman has a trident proves that there is a higher species of Osakeman.

HP: 8650/8650
MP: 5235

STR: 550
VIT: 710
DEF: 760
AGI:530
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『Hey, hey. Isn’t the Queen a superior species to these Osakeman?』
『Eh? Oh, an appraisal』
『Un. His level is low at only 26, but I think that’s because he’s evolved』
『I see. I suppose it’s best to stay out of it for now』
『Un』

After a while, the Osakeman led us to a place in front of a very grandiose door.