Chapter 233: The Sea Dragon, and 「Laboratory」 (1/2)

Arc 24: The King is Busy in Many Ways

Chapter 233: The Sea Dragon, and 「Laboratory」

Southwest of this continent, going exactly west fro and long while the other was ⅓ the size of the previous one, and both could be seen forrand, and the srette Kingdodo out It seemed to be a splendid country with a temperate cli surrounded by the sea

This country appeared to be rural with a culture falling behind against the other countries, but even a country like this had so that couldn’t be defeated by those other countries

It is the existence the Sea Serpent, a sea dragon

This dragon lived near the shores of Igrette and was being respected by its citizens as a guardian deity Approxidoon only sank the shi+ps of Sandora

There’s another legend being handed down on that island It said that the day when the sea dragon was seen, they would be able to get a large catch

「So, do you know the one they call the Sea Serpent?」(Touya)

『Yes It’s one of my dependants It’s a type that, by nature, likes to associate with hu on those islands』(Ruli)

Having heard that there’s a dragon, I then went to that Igrette kingdom in a coe dragon, and ere heading towards those islands It was quite comfortable, but I still put up a shi+eld since the as intense

「Oh, I can see it」(Touya)

The isolated islands were seen at the end of the horizon Is that the Igrette Kingdoreet you』(Ruli)

「Eh?」(Touya)

Looking below per Ruli’s voice, I saw the face of a dragon peeping froling its body like a snake It was really huge It’s even bigger than Ruli There was buoyancy in the sea, so there were no big burdens on the body of large creatures This was probably the reason why it’s easier for large creatures to be born at the sea

『Long tiood to be in the presence of the gracious Blue Emperor-sama Also, Mochizuki Touya-sarette』(Sea Serpent)

「Huh? You knoho I am?」(Touya)

『Yes The incident on Drachen island has been transons』(Sea Serpent)

Huhuh Surprisingly, it has beco similar to a ruons in that island after all The reason why they aren’t holding a grudge is thanks to Ruli’s influence

Dragons basically didn’t try to oppose huons, they would kno difficult it would be However, the reckless ra like that due to their long years of living caused the incident that tih that the reason was pretty much because they hadn’t been educated

「Even so, you kneell that ould be co, didn’t you?」(Touya)

『I’ve heard about it from a bird fa for turned up to be in the depths of the cave where I 』(Sea Serpent)

「Ah So that’s how it is Then I guess I can ask you to guide us there」(Touya)

『With pleasure』(Sea Serpent)

We followed the sea dragon that began swion headed to the sdom It then entered a thin cave between the rocks after we’d approached the quay of Marlette We’d also followed suit and entered the cave We then cae

It’s like a secret base here I got off from Ruli’s back onto a rock inside the cave

『The ruins you’re ai for are in the end of a cave located deeper that way』(Sea Dragon)

I, having followed the eyes of the sea dragon, could see the cave which led to more depths I see Is it in the end of that cave?

It seereat deal to talk about as well, so I left Ruli with the sea dragon and advanced alone to the depths of the cave

The rock surface was indiscriminately and sed in the sea when the tide coh the cave that looked like a pathway for awhile, and I finally reached the object inside of it soon afterward

The shape was a genuine sphere I could only see a black globe five ic stones reseeoh

「Let’s see ill happen when I pour ic power in theic into the redfro on the surface of the globe

The light, while occasionally breaking and bending on its path, encircled the sphere and returned back to the red reen, brown, yellow, and purple stones released lines of light the saic run through the globe, it cluttered like a puzzle and its surface slid one by one, opening a small entrance

The entrance silently closed as I set foot inside, and I saw a ic formation drawn on the floor, scattered in pieces, in the ht

「Wait, wait a moment Say, is this…?」(Touya)

The pattern was drawn on what appears to be square tiles Each one was disconnected fro theits were supposed to be lined up in the right order

［01］［02］［03］［04］

［05］［06］［07］［08］

［09］［10］［11］［12］

［13］［14］［15］［16］

It’s a puzzle where the part for the nu it back to its original for the vacant space

This one was ic formation for transfer will probably activate when I line up the puzzle correctly

The problem was the number of the panels I’d counted the it a hundred pieces in total No Accurately speaking, there were 99 pieces with one piece being left out to allow the other parts to move Furthermore, it would’ve been better if those panels were numbers since the difficulty of the slide puzzle jumped up if a picture had to be assembled

「What an absolutely troubleso the panels on the floor

That reht trick for slide puzzles

［01］［02］［03］［04］

［05］［06］［07］［08］

［09］［10］［11］［12］

［13］［14］［15］

In case they have to be lined up like this, the ones the should be aligned first are…