Volume 2 Chapter 18 (2/2)

The Sound Bomb which is vital to our fishing plan is an item that is often dropped in dungeons for levels 35 and above. However at that level there are many other items which are much more valuable to collect than the Sound bomb. It’s no wonder that these guys were left untouched by other adventurers.

The Numeri Anguilla is a level 26 monster. It’s time to enjoy this meal with both tasty amounts of meat and experience.

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Our hunt for the Numeri Anguilla continued as we slowly but surely continued upstream. There were plenty of other Anguillas for us to hunt as their numbers were left untouched by other adventurers and the amount of Eel Meat (Average) we needed for the quest was secured early into the hunt. Currently we were trying to secure several of them for our own dinner at the bar where we will pass the meat to the chef and have him cook it for us. I am already looking forward to dinner tonight.

Courtesy of Luna’s Increased Drop Rate, we also managed to get a rare item drop, the Anguilla’s rubbery skin. We could utilize this to create an armour with high lightning resistance since there are higher leveled monsters that are capable of manipulating thunder, I’ll be sure to take care of it so as to not lose it.

[Youya, Tired.] (Luna)

[Right? I already don’t feel like looking at that black and slimy thing.] (Til)

[I am having fun though.] (Selene)

Since we were just doing monotonous work, walking upstream while occasionally fishing out the Anguillas, it seems that the two children have already gotten tired of it. It could also be due to the steep incline of the area as our physical strength was being sapped away walking upstream.

[Don’t say that. The hunt for Numeri Anguillas is about to end. Plus, we are about to see a sight that would make your troubles go away.] (Youya)

We arrived at an open area with a completely different landscape and the scent of water in the air becomes thicker.

[Uwaaaa, Pretty.] (Luna)

[Amazing. It’s going *dote**dote*!] (Til)

[So this is a waterfall. I’ve read about it in books but this is my first time seeing one.] (Selene)

A gigantic waterfall came into our view. This is the famous location within the Wailing Forest, the Lamenting Falls. With a height of above 100 metres, an overwhelming amount of water falls from the sky and lands onto the lake below with a roar, producing a beautiful rainbow. There aren’t many sights like this in this world.

[Youya, Luna wants to get a closer look!] (Luna)

[I’m good though, I definitely do not want to get closer to the water falling from the sky. It feels like I’ll die if I get hit by that.] (Til)

[Let’s head towards it!] (Selene)

With that mass of water falling from that height, if you were to be directly hit by that water you would definitely be washed off the face of the world. Luna stared at the waterfall with glittering eyes nearby.

[Nee. Youya, Is this our destination for today?] (Luna)

[That’s right. Behind this waterfall is a hidden room. In that room there is a special monster, a boss that regularly spawns there.] (Youya)

[Wait a minute. Are we going to go through that waterfall? We’ll die!] (Til)

[That is why no other adventurers have been able to notice the room.] (Youya)

A cave behind a waterfall. Although this waterfall has existed since the game’s beta, if it was the waterfall during the beta then this would be a totally different matter. I would avoid being reckless in our leveling as much as possible.

[I wonder how are we supposed to enter the cave? Even if we were to survive receiving a direct hit from the water falling from above, if we were to be pushed into the water directly beneath it, we would be completely engulfed by the pressure from the waterfall and there would be no way for us to survive.] (Selene)

[Truth is, it is possible to stop the waterfall for several minutes.] (Youya)

I took a look at my pocket watch. There were a few minutes left to go. At the core of the Wailing Forest, there is a magical vortex with a sign next to it that says: Where the tears of lamentation drops, offer the song of a monkey. The forest begins to dance and the tears will begin to stop.

Exactly as it looks like, this was a cipher to reach the secret room where the boss spawns. The tears of lamentation refer to the Lamenting Falls while the monkey refers to the monkey of the zodiac signs. When expressing time using the zodiac signs, the monkey represents the time between 3pm and 5pm.

In other words, at the Lamenting Falls, when someone begins to sing a song at within 3pm to 5pm in the afternoon, the waterfall will stop for several moments.

Once the waterfall stops functioning, it becomes possible to reach the hidden room behind the waterfall. As always, the deciphering of riddles in this world is hard to understand. Looking at my watch, it was 3pm.

[Luna,Til,Selene. Which one of you are the most confident in their singing?] (Youya)

The three of them began to think.

[Impossible for Luna. Luna doesn’t have any songs to sing.] (Luna)

It is difficult for me to ask Luna to sing when she doesn’t have any memories in the first place.

[Uhn. I will pass too. I am good with lutes but to say that I am good at singing would be pushing it. My sister is good with singing though, and I didn’t want to compete with her so I went for the lute instead. Musical performance are my specialty.] (Til)

[I could sing, but I wouldn’t call it a talent of mine.] (Selene)

Speaking of which, Phil’s singing was always the best, I feel like listening to it again.

[Then Selene, Could you please sing a song?] (Youya)

[If it is necessary.. It’s embarrassing but I’ll try my best.] (Selene)

Selene went as close to the waterfall as possible and began to sing. It was a beautiful singing voice that had the beauty of a beautiful flower and powerful as if there was a powerful force driving it. It was a voice that suited Selene well. It was a voice that I used to hear often back when I was in her kingdom.

Then, the waterfall began to change. The loud impacts of the waterfall began to echo as a gigantic tree appeared from above the waterfall, as if it was swaying to the right then to the left. It appears that this is the dance of the forest. As Selene song ended, the gigantic tree got caught between the two edges of the waterfall right before it could fall, blocking the waterfall causing the water to be pushed to the sides. Without the water to conceal the entrance, a secret passage hidden behind the waterfall appears.

[That was a beautiful song. Let’s hear you sing again next time.] (Youya)

[Eee, if uncle Youya is pleased with it.] (Selene)

Selene became bashful as the two children’s spirits left their body, staring at the water with sparkling eyes and leaving me and Selene alone

[Uwah. The tree really stopped the waterfall.] (Til)

[There is really a hidden passage behind the waterfall. Now that it stopped, let’s go.] (Luna)

The two girls looked like they would disappear into the passage any second now.

[Now then, let’s hurry. It will only be a few minutes before the waterfall push and crushes that big tree.] (Youya)

Everyone began to run towards the stone scaffolding that appeared behind the waterfall with astonished looks as we entered the hidden passage. At the end of this path, is the boss hidden in a concealed room. This will be our first boss fight as a party. Let’s crush this boss and gain even more confidence as a party while praying that we will obtain the item to increase our party members’ limit to welcome Phil.