Yoichimaru’s side

『Fu… Scarlet’s attack is still painful… ! But! If you think I didn’t do anything while Scarlet was away, you’re wrong!!』 

Eh… There’s more… ?

『One who knows the sea〜♪︎ One who rules the seas〜♬ One who reigns over all marine life〜♪︎ He’s name is〜♩︎』

『…… 《Watatsumi》!!』

The song I had just heard was very good, and so was this one. It was as if my heart was at ease… I felt as if I had been freed from the stress of everyday life…

「Guooo!!!!」
『I faked the status for a bit, but enough said about that, right?』

Mariesta’s presence has changed. How do you say… Like… Divine… or something… ?

『I was recognized by the Sea God… Just like Scarlet was recognized by the Dragon God! That means I’m the next Sea God! Hahaha! I’ll never look as bad as I did back then!』
「Gururururu… !」
『The truth is, I can win without using this power… When I see Scarlet, I really want to go for it… Really… You’re alive… I’m glad…』

What? I don’t know what’s going on, but she’s suddenly crying!?!? Wait… What the hell am I supposed to do…

「Guruaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!」
「『Eh?』」

Suddenly, Scarlet’s body began to glow. The light gradually gets smaller and smaller, eventually becoming less than two meters in diameter.

『… What the hell. Just when we’re about to get serious…』
「Ayane!」

What appeared from the light was Ayane, who was unconscious. I immediately ran to her… No, I swam over and cast 《Water Resistance》.

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【Name】 Ayane LV. ☆25(Upper Limit Released)
【Race】 Ryūjin (Sealed State)
【Job】 Blacksmith LV. ☆1
【Abnormal Condition】 Normal

HP: 580/3700(3700)
MP: 0/3300(3300)

STR: 5012(80＋1525)
VIT: 12(10)
DEF: 12(10)
AGI: 100(80)
INT: 181(10＋135)
DEX: 648(80＋439)
MND: 12(10)

【Skill】 《Smithing LV. ☆2》 《Swordsmanship LV. ☆2》 《Physical Enhancement LV. ☆1》 《Mining LV. 5》 《Lumbering LV. 2》 《Woodworking LV. 6》 《Appraisal LV. ☆1》 《Alchemy LV. 9》 《Alchemy Smithing LV. ☆1》 《Dragon Power LV. 3》

SP: 83

【Eqiupment】 Leaf Wolf Set, Black Wolf King’s Magic Sword, Reizanmaru

【Title】 『Someone Who Has Defeated the Leaf Wolf』 『Subjugator of Hell』 『One Who Has the Power of a Dragon』 『Someone who has defeated the Hell Wolf King』 『Raid Boss of Rage』 『1st Event Champion』 『Jealousy(new!)』 『The Path to ???(new!)』
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【Name】 『Jealousy』

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【Name】 『The Path to ???』
【Effect】 The path to ??? has now begun. 2/7
【Acquisition Requirements】 Collect 7 specific titles.
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I check the status with 《Appraisal》 to make sure there is nothing wrong with her body.

「… It looks okay… No, no, no, STR, it’s still too high!」

The top player with the most STR is around 3000, so 5000 STR is quite a bit…

「Oi, Ayane. Are you okay?」
「uu…… eh… ?」
「Can you get up? You gonna be okay?」
「un… Gyud mowning…」

Un. You look okay.

I’ll have to contact Suzuka later… Huh~. They’re really troublesome people… I mean, I haven’t achieved my goal… ?

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Ayane’s side

「… Thank you very much」

Before I knew it, I was on the boat, and I thanked Yoichimaru-san, who must have helped me.

『Wouldn’t it be a problem if you forgot me?』
「Hiyawa!?」

Mariesta emerged from the water with a splashing sound. Oh, I turned into a dragon, didn’t I? I can’t remember again… I’ll have to learn to use this power someday…

『Don’t get so worked up about it. Eventually… ?』
「… Yes. Thank you very much」

She read my mind for some reason… Am I really that easy to understand?

「Ah. That’s right」
「…」

『Oh, that’s right』
「「?」」
『There’s a… What was that? Yoidehanaika? Was it?』
「Only Yoi is right… It’s Yoichimaru, Yoichimaru」
『Oh, that’s right, that’s right. I thought I’d give this to you』
「What is it?」

What came out of the water was a beautiful light blue ball. It was about 10 cm in diameter. She handed it to Yoichimaru-san.

「Uooooo!?!?!!? Seriously! You sure about this!!」
『Fufufu. I’m glad you’re happy with it』

What is it? It seems to be a very good one…

「Can I have a quick appraisal?」
「Of course you can! You’d be surprised. Now that that’s out of the way, why did you give this to me? Wouldn’t it have been better to give it to Ayane or Suzuka?」
『I really wanted to, but… But the Dragon God intervened…』
「…」
「《Appraisal》」

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【Name】 Great Sea Emperor’s Nucleus (Partial): Quality ☆9
【Description】 A part of the Great Sea Emperor’s Nucleus. Through it, you can talk to the Great Sea Emperor. It can also be used to borrow power.

※After borrowing power, it cannot be used for 48 hours of in-game time.
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「… Waa」
「Isn’t it?」

○Today’s skill○

Today, it’s 《Watatsumi》.

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【Name】 Inherited Skill:《Watatsumi》 MP consumption: ──
【Effect ① (LV. 1)】 Multiplies all stats by 5. Can be canceled at any time.

【Effect ② (LV. ☆☆)】 The user becomes evolvable. 《Evolution destination: Watatsumi》

LV. 1: ───
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TL. Watatsumi (or Wadatsumi) is a sea god (Shinto) appearing in Japanese mythology. It is written 綿津見, 海神 (Wata no Kami), etc.