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Warp to the port city of Blue Men. Today is an underwater battle. I want to see how far we can go with our current strength.

The members of the team are Aeon, Rian, Puyosuke, Seguro, and Yasri. We need to make preparations before we go into the water. Then Liane asks me, ”What are you doing?

What are you doing?　Takt-senpai.

”Pre-Water Workout.

They say that relaxing your body can help prevent injuries.

Aeon is smugly explaining it to me, but he asked me when I swam before and I told him. I don't know if it makes sense in a game, but I do it because it's something I have to do.

'Heh. Then I'll do it too.

So we all do our preparatory exercises, but I feel like a big brother who came to the pool with me.

I felt something strange when I got into the water after the preparation exercise. You feel light, don't you?

What's wrong?　Mr. Takuto?

'No, I'm light...'

Wow! He spoke! And when I breathed, I could do that normally! But what's the cause? Leanne has no questionable skills. So the culprit must be Ion.

''Could this be the effect of the sea dragon's blessing?

Maybe so.

I guess you can give the whole party the effect of underwater action.

It's like an Aeon wish-granting skill. The time limit is gone in the water, so you can explore for that much longer. The culprit is the Zaikai Ryuoh-sama. He understands Ion very well.

Anyway, thank goodness for that. We're swimming and a horde of enemies are coming.

Shark Lv 5.

Common Monsters to be killed Active

It's a low level, and it's a small shark, which is fine. Sharks are sharks. It's scary. And there are so many of them, it's twice as scary.

But Ion and Rian annihilated the shark horde with overwhelming speed.

'In terms of swimming speed, the mermaids are the fastest. Basically, Mermaids use their speed to gain distance and use their powerful magic to defeat their opponents.''

I see. I feel like I've got a friend in me fighting with weapons even though I'm a wizard by status.

That's what I could say about fighting, even in the sky, but I'm not worthy of existence. Let's just tear this place apart. I wish a shark's fin would come.

Shark meat: Rare level 2 Food item Quality E

Shark belly. The food that gives off a strong smell after a day.

After all, the shark's fin does not come or...it is regrettable. However, I get shark meat. It is an unexpectedly delicious foodstuff though it does not come out to the market usually. There may be many dishes such as fish paste and kamaboko (fish paste). Of course, you can also eat it grilled normally.

When I continued swimming, I found a guy who often hits the sea fishing.

Octopus Lv5

Summoned Monster Target Active

Mr. Octopus. I'm in the mood for octopus dumplings.

Aeon and Rian go to finish him off. Then Mr. Octopus sees the danger and sprays Aeon and Rian with octopus ink.

”What?

It's dark!

Aeon and Rian stop moving after getting hit with octopus ink. That was a mistake.

''Kya!　What is it?　It's disgusting!

'Oh!　Da, no!　Please don't stick to that~

I don't know what happened in the ink. The ink was gone, and the two that I could see turned black, and before I knew it, they had increased...and they were covered in octopus all over their bodies.

Don't do it! Mr. Octopus! You have successfully disabled Aeon and Rian. Here's to the hard work of the octopi!

'What are you looking at?　Mr. Takut!　Please get it off me quickly!

'Yes, sir!　Takuto-senpai. Please help me~

Yes, yes. However, I couldn't use magic, so I left it to Seguro and the file.

''That monster...I hate it.''

Me too...

'That's what happens when you jump in carelessly... the Octopus strategy wins.

”Mmmm.

It's a fact of life when you protest.

Besides, this thing is delicious.

Is this...?

'Ugh, no way... such a wispy thing tastes so good.

It's sad that you doubt the deliciousness of Mr. Octopus. Let's take it apart to prove Mr. Octopus.

Octopus Feet: Rarity Level 2 Food Item Quality E

An octopus leg with a unique suction cup. Its official name is ”Shokuwan”.

If you don't remove the slime, it will smell fishy, so you need to prepare it.

It's a shame we can't get our hands on some tako-sumi... In reality, squid is famous for its squid-soup dishes, but in fact, octopus meat is said to be more nutritious.

However, the cost of octopus meat is not as good as squid meat. In other words, it's a high quality food.

I was hoping to have taco-soup pasta someday, but it looks like I'll have to wait.

And if you can get octopus in there, you can get squid.

Squids Lv5.

Summoned Monster Target Active

The difference between you and Mr. Octopus is your speed. Squid is extremely fast. That's probably why his method of attack is a body hit.

Ion stabbed him with his spear and finished him off. When we dismantled it, we got something unexpected.

Squid's Ink Bag: Rare Level 2 Material Item Item Category E

A bag full of squid ink. There is a lot of squid ink in it.

Hmmm? It's a material item. Is it because it's an ink bag? Anyway, we secured it.

Finally, I went a little further offshore and encountered a great one.

A tiger shark LV15.

Common Monsters to be killed Active

No, so... you can't release three man-eating sharks... and there are three of them. If this were real, I'd be dead.

But they were all strong. Aeon and Rian stabbed their spears with overwhelming speed to kill even a tiger shark.

Seguro and the file also come toward me without regard to it though they tighten the tiger shark. I prepare my spear and give the tiger shark a blow, but Puyosuke, who was attached to me, guards the attack of the rampaging tiger shark's tail, and takes hold of the tiger shark as it is.

Nah, it's pathetic... since summoners are supposed to let summoned beasts do the fighting, this is the way it should be, but I'm tempted to fight with them. Ah, let's try the throwing spear.

Then it hits the tiger shark in an unnatural, fast, straight line. I think I have a glimpse of hope.

'Tact-san!　How dare you...I will never forgive you, Mr. Tact!

Puyosuke guards, but ends up skewering the tiger shark repeatedly with his spear as Aeon gets angry at him for attacking me. Bottom line, no change in my baggage in the underwater battle. Sadly, this is the reality. I'll take it apart for now.

Tooth of a tiger shark: rarity level 4 Material Item Quality E+

Teeth that are sharp and hard enough to bite through flesh. When used on a weapon, they may add water attributes.

Tiger shark meat: Rare degree 3 Food item Quality E+.

A tiger shark's belly. The food that gives off a strong smell after a day.

Fat is on than a usual shark.

Mmm. Sounds like a better ingredient than Desnea. Let's get Hephaistos to take a look at it later. The time has come, and as I'm about to go back, Rian detects an enemy approaching from behind.

'Hee!

What's going on?

We looked behind us and there was a weird one. It's coming at us in a big way. Identification.

Man-faced fish Lv 8

Normal Monster Target Active

It's a fish story monster with an old man's face in front and a fish behind it.

And this old man... he only goes after Rian...

'Oh no!　Hey, don't come over here~!

He looks like an old man stalking his idol completely. I mean, I wonder how fishermen would react if they caught a fish like this?

'Aeon, big sister!　Please help!

What?　No, I can't!　Rian could take it down.

I don't want to attack!

Neither do I!

”Mr. Tact (senior)!

Yes, yes. They only rely on you for this kind of thing... I paralyzed it with a shock bolt and left the rest to Puyosuke, Seguro and the file.

We dismantled it, but there's nothing. I wouldn't want to have it, would I? I wouldn't buy an item like that even if it was sold. That's where the info comes in. What's that?

'You have reached level 10 of your swimming skill. Evolved into an underwater action skill.

Oh. It doesn't make sense... no, it would make sense if we were fighting in the ocean without Aeon, but I can't think of that currently.

There was a trauma at the end, but this is where the hunt ends. It's been a long time since we've cooked on the beach. Aeon is asked to keep an eye on the Seafoods.