Vol 10 Chapter 168 (1/2)

Sevens: The Goddesses have a Thing for Those that Fight on

The Goddesses have a Thing for Those that Fight on

Within the storiant Trident Serpent in the middle of the whirlpool

I crossed my arms, and from the water spray, my body was soaked On the deck, Nove out for me to return

While it doesn’t really matter, I have to say my soaked body is twenty percent cooler than usual

“Lyle-saet a cold!”

I flipped my hair, and as it ater flew around

“I’ wet, so there’s no problem More importantly, Novem, how much cooler do you think I am compared to my normal state…”

There, Monica shook up her twin tails behind Novem

“You’re fifty percent cooler than usual! I’ve already got tens of thousands of photos of you stored in my memory! My videos are of perfect quality as well!”

Seeing her wriggle her body in delight, I…

“I don’t really get it, but you say sos Want me to take my shi+rt off as a public service?”

There, Aria looked at , and turned her eyes to the giant ene, let’s just call it Tressy

“Just come back already! A monster like that’s couards! Guards!”

Her red hair et, and since she usually preferred clothing fit close to her body, et I could make out her body’s lines quite clearly

“That’s precisely why I’ in the nude, you know? You sure you don’t want to see?”

“Why did you have to co!!?”

Aria cried out, but Monica was excitedly looking in ht, I really should take it off I reached for my shi+rt

There, Vera-san who’d come out on deck, called out to me

“Painful Growth guy over there! Shut up, and listen to orders! I’uard request I’ve no intent to tell you to fight soin the preparations to escape at once!”

On top of the deck, the crouching sailors raised their heads at the thought of escape But the sea was slowly spiraling inwards with Tressy at the base, and it didn’t look like a small boat would be able to escape

The currents would probably s it up and sink it

I…

“Cancel? That would be troubling That thing over there isto Tressy’s crown! I want it! While I’et money in my hands!”

I clenched my fist in the air to emphasize my point, and the sailors, and my comrades that’d come out on deck looked dumbfounded As a representative, Vera pointed at me

“What the hell’s a Tressy?”

“Isn’t it cute? Trident Serpent’s too long so, I’ve decided it now”

“Cute or not is irrelevant! That’s aa blade on it, nothing will come of it! … We can only run away!”

As she hung her head vexingly, Vera-san seemed to be eathered to discuss their escape

Miranda pulled Shannon by the hand, and approached me

“Lyle, what are you doing!?”

Behind a surprised Miranda, Eva and May were looking atbeyond me, at Tressy

Showing all three of its heads above the water, and patiently waiting for us; what an honest fellow

“… For real?”

Eva said that, and May’s bearing was different than usual

“This one’s… impossible, even for me I can see why the sea’s divine beasts haven’t done anything about it”

It seems there are divine beasts in the sea as well I’d like to see one, one of these days

With her staff raised, Clara produced light to illu her to

The sky was covered with thick clouds, and the clear sky was turning quite dark

It felt as if it were night, and the water’s pitch black surface lookd as if it would s the lot of us

As radually ceased resisting the spiraling current It leisurely ith the flow, gradually bringing us closer to Tressy

Atop the swaying deck, everyone made expressions of despair as they looked at the monster

“Why the God of the sea…”

“We even had milady with us”

“God dammit…”

As the sailors despaired, Vera-san hung her head, made a fist with her hands, and bit down on her Lower lip

From the Jewel, the ancestors let out their voices

『That one’s a bit too big, isn’t it? What’s oing to do, mr lyle?』

『Even if you plan to run, it’s looking on us as prey Huh? Does it eat huous fraot?』

『Doto be cute If only it’s eyes were just a little bit rounder…』

『The best option at hand… it would be to use so as bait, and survive… now then, what’s your take on the matter, mr lyle?』

They were placing some expectations on me, so I boldly stood at the bowsprit alone, and pointed at Tressy In a loud voice…

“Monica, is that a God?”

While Monica was pelted by the sea spray and rain, neither her clothes nor her hair looked wet She stood perfectly postured, let off a light from her red eyes, and opened her mouth

“I concluded it is a ic Stones in its body Well, it does have quite an atmosphere, to say the least Perhaps it’s the crown?”

“It really is a nice piece I want one It’ll sell for a fortune… Now then, gentlemen As you’ve just heard, that there is no God”

There, one of the sailors called out

“It’s the reincarnation of the Goddess! The third Goddess… if you go against the sea, it’ll draw you into its depths, and steal your soul away!”

It appears they believed in the superstitions Most of the crew quivered as they huddled together

I smiled

“Then there’s no probleenerations Even if I take one down, there’s still six to believe in!”

In the Jewel, the Third laughed

『Oh right We fundamentally supported all seven Goddesses, didn’t we It’s true that there won’t be much of a problem even if we lose one or two』

There, Novem looked at me with a conflicted expression, and Aria yelled out

“You ungrateful heretic! Are you sure it isn’t your fault we’re being targeted!?”

I calht hand to my chin

“You’ve got a point I’ down so by for now, but daily faith is important, you hear!”

Aria’s face turned red, and shelike, ‘why is it only at ti with confidence…’ so I pointed at Tressy, and made a pose

“… The Goddesses sht on!”

Those around were looking at ht, even if I just randoave birth to persuasive power

Vera-san raised her face to look at me A majority of the sailors looked my way as well

“Just offering your prayers won’t get you anywhere It’s to those that fight on to survive, that the Goddess will grant her final s us And I will take her on… is there anyone to join ed God! God slayers! How about it, doesn’t it have a splendid ring to it!?”

Fastening herself tight to Miranda, Shannon spoke out in a small voice

“This guy’s definitely messed up in the head”

Genius is never understood by the ordinary man I’ve read it in a book once So this is what they meant, I smiled to myself

(Fool Defeat the monster, and we’ll be heralded as God slayers Isn’t it perfect!)

Vera0san looked atsome deep breathes, she asked

“Do we have a chance?”

I spoke confidently

“As long as we’re alive, we can win There is no such thing as a strongest in this world By the way, I’ht because there’s a chance I, Lyle Walt… have never once faced defeat in my life!”

There, Shannon whispered again

“… Even when Celes knocked the living daylights out of you?”

Miranda shut her up with a, ‘Shhh!’

(Ha, I haven’t lost yet We’re still in the n victorious at the end! My losses up to noere all to lead to my triumph!)

Vera-san looked ataround, she issued a manifesto to the sailors

“Men! Do you seriously intend to leave it all to hiuy rae around as he pleases, while you shut your lips and watch!?”

The crew cast their eyes down

It was at that moment The captain took off his hat And he raised his voice

“You lot, our Goddess of fortune has couard adventurer have all the cool parts to himself!? If we lose, it’s the end either way Try to run, and the boat’ll sink Then what say you we go out with a bang!!”

On those words, the sailors raised their faces and stood One, and then the next…

“Dammit, it really isn’t my day”

“If that guard fails, he’s in for a wallop”

“Tsk, Goddess of the sea, and Goddess of fortune… a clash of Goddesses? How less”

Seeing them complain as they stood in the rain, Vera-san looked a little surprised

When the shi+p took a large sway, I used the momentum to leap and land in front of Vera-san

The Third spoke

『It would’ve been interesting if you slipped there』

He said so like that, but I stood, and faced Vera-san

“W-what?”

“No, you really are a Goddess of fortune Of all else, when you went to challenge the God of the seas or whatever, you had so as me aboard your shi+p… now then, for victory, there’s so I must request”

Hearing it was for victory, Vera-san made a serious expression She looked a little tired at the first part, but seeing her face turn serious, I…

“I want a kiss What’s more, a deep one!”

“… Hah?”

The sailors looked at me in surprise

“W-what!?”

“bastard!”

“Oy, souns!”

I e of the boat to support the back of her hip withher up as she was about to fall

She was too surprised to resist…

“My apologies But worry not, I’ll make you mine before you know it”

“You really are crazy!”

I covered up her ue She tried to resist, and pushshe couldn’t break free, she soon gave up

The Fifth let his voice

『Why can’t Lyle be this assertive on a regular basis?』

The Fourth seemed to be of the same opinion

『If he was like this normally, it’d all be much easier』

After a while, I slowly proper her up, and she took a few steps back, as she wiped off her lared at me… she opened her eyes wide

“Y-you… so that’s… how it is It really was necessary for victory”

I smiled

“I know, right? So won’t you tell the sailors around us to lower their weapons?”

Around iving off a feeling that they’re pull the trigger at any moment

“What has he done to the Lady!”

“I’ll blow ‘is ‘ead clean off!”

“You’re food for the fishi+es!!”

They were looking at htest provocation But there, Vera-san stopped them

“Stop it! I hate to ad necessary to win Look, the shi+p’s being pulled in! Everyone to your stations! Lyle! After kissing ive you if you let us lose!”

I nodded, and looked around Their fear and tension froated

(Now then, I’ve successfully undone Vera-san’s and the sailors’ anxiety…)

Looking over the crew uns, and return to their stations, I made a triumphant smile

“It’s only natural If I don’t win here, et a little serious? Monica, stay by my side May by Shannon Shannon’s eyes will prove essential Aria, Eva, Clara, stay on the shi+p Listen to Vera-san’s orders Novem, Miranda, you’ll be stationed on the front and back of the deck”

When I gave out orders, Novem came over to my side

“Lyle-sama, can in?”

Hearing that, I…

“We shall! Kill that monster, and we’ll be called God slayers, you know? Don’t you think it’ll be on? We’ll be farief”

There,a bitter smile, Novem looked at me

“So the Goddesses sht”

I smiled, and pointed my thumb at myself

“Right? I, Lyle Walt… I’m confident I can make even a Goddess fall forover me in heaven What a sinful man”

Perhaps finding it strange, Novem smiled, and nodded a number of times

“I’ht”

Is what she said

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… Vera instantly changed out of her soaked clothes, and took over the bridge

She held her head with her left hand, and endured the pain Overfloith unfa of everything around

(I can tell what’s around the shi+p In the sea… even in the shi+p itself… a Skill of this level, and he can share its use He really is a, isn’t he)

To her, the captain sent a worried voice

“Milady?”

“Starboard And keep throwing Magic Stones into the h for our cannons to reach”