Chapter 328 - : Egret, and Squid Cuisine (1/2)
In a Different World with a Sret Kingdorand Island stretching out in the North- South directions, and the smaller Mallet Island which is around one-third the former’s size
On that sroup of o and Kokuyou arrived via transfer
The three Louf Tribe h another [Gate] I opened to the capital, Letrabanba, ahead of time The reason e had coon which had lost to the giant squid monster, the Tentakra
The depth of the cave which the sea dragon resides in is connected to the [Laboratory]’s teleport gate We transferred there, and got out of the small cave which feels like a secret base into an open area It looks a bit like an underground lake from somewhere
“Touya-san, that…”
Linze as besides me pointed towards the other end of the lake Over there was the figure of the sea dragon lying doounds all over its body
Its upper body (?) is lying flat on the ground, while the rest is below the water’s surface The beautiful sapphire-blue scales were peeling off from its body here and there, and there’s bloodstains in various places as well
The sea dragon that was having trouble breathing ainst the body of the sea dragon that tried to move itself Wait a bit, I’ll heal you now
“[Coa Heal]”
The waves of light that began to cover the sea dragon healed it within the blink of an eye Its scales too had regained their former sapphire-blue radiance
“Are you fine now?”
“Yes Thank you very ies for showing you such a shah situation froht with that Tentakra- whatever?”
“Yes Since they had rudely intruded into my territory… Their tentacles hide fearsoree that they can even crush on’s bones… That’s serious, oi Tentakras look like squids, but seeht also have some octopus elements mixed in I think it’s said that 90 of an octopus’ body is made of muscles?
Further oceanic invertebrates Jet propulsion… With theit out to propel themselves, they can apparently reach up to 40km/h (Note: this part is true, as is the one immediately above Science, bois)
This could be a lot tougher than I iined…
“I’ve been requested for the extermination of that monster, so you can take a rest here Once I’ve dealt with that, you can continue protecting Egret”
“Thank you for your kindness…”
The sea dragon lowered its head As usual, what a huon
Still, there’s one part I’m concerned about
“Just now, you said ‘they’… Isn’t there only one?”
“No, there are ht with two of them, and was forced to escape when a third one showed up, so I’m not sure of the exact numbers either”
So at the very least, there’s three… Another troublesoative thoughts, we bid farewell to the sea dragon and[Gate] and the memories I received froret, Letrabanba Quite the scenic place-ja no”
It’s as Suu said: Letrabanba is situated on a small hill besides the ocean, and from the place we’re at, we can see a tropical resort-like landscape of coconut-like pally white sands, and the eently sends waves onto the beach
Within the city, verdant greenery is spread out all around, and rainbow-colored birds are flying about in the sky The cityscape is s, and far in the distance a tall tower and so like one of those ancient Aztec pyramids, too
The reenery too The blue sky, the blue sea; “one with nature” must be a phrase coined to describe this place, no doubt
(Note: I couldn’t think of so idio of “the sea and the sky blending together flawlessly into one”)
However, when I looked a bit more closely, several of the pals had collapsed as well The dae from the aforementioned store building in the center of Letrabanba is probably the royal castle For thefor that place
“The townspeople don’t have a lot of energy, do they…”
“Well, they are experiencing a food shortage There’s the Tentakras in the sea, and the er of landslides, apparently”
Even without Linze pointing it out, I can see the figures of the Egret citizens walking around lifelessly clearly with my own eyes
Of course, not every town is as hard-hit as this, but as expected as a country they had received some serious hits to their national power
The capital still looks decent, but apparently the - based northern port cities received devastating da caused by rivers overflowing, traffic between cities should be tough as well right now If they still had large vessels that can go out into open sea, it ht be… Oh, wait, there’s still the Tentakra
All of a sudden, I noticed a horse-drawn carriage heading towards us Er, wait, not a horse- drawn carriage; it’s pulled by birds instead of horses The birds look like ostriches, but they are larger than Earth’s ostriches when coe stopped in front of us On the drivers’ seat of the roofless four- wheeled carriage pulled by two birds is the younger sister of the Louf siblings, Lilicana, holding the reins of the birds
“I’ve co awaits in the castle”
Ohh, thank you for cooing to get onto the carriage, a loud cry was issued fros became noisy ih iron fences installed at the edge, a giant squid-like ic beast had reared its head out fro the people there with its tentacles
Those things, they can even get this close to the ground!?
The outstretched tentacles grabbed a man and raised him up The Tentakras are carnivorous, and prey mainly on whales or sharks, but sometimes they feed on human flesh as well
“[Coe, Aqua Cutter]”
The water blade released by Sakura cut through the tentacle of the Tentakra holding the man cleanly
The man who fell onto the sandy beach ran away in a panic; ic onto the Tentakra who’s spilling bluish blood
“[Coatorial flae ball of flame exploded on contact with the head of the Tentakra that is above the sea
“Pugyaragyaaaaaa!”
While raising an unsettling roar, the Tentakra retreats into the ocean I tried to get a few more hits in via [Fire Arrow], but the Tentakra had already sunk below the water’s surface before those hit, and disappeared froht
“It escaped Unfortunate”
“It was smaller than we’ve heard, don’t you think?”
“Could be a child or so”
Even if it was a juvenile, it’s still a violent monster
The tentacle that was cut off earlier is still wiggling around on top of the beach Uwa, disgusting…
Yeah, I can understand why going out to sea would be an issue with those things around Come to think of it, how many of them are there anyway?