Chapter 359: Mangrove Forest, Capture Start<hr>
The next day, when I told Kaito about the reward, his eyes were vacant.
"We helped you, didn''t we? Why didn''t I join the subracepanion?"
"Because it was Seigo who freed them, wasn''t it?"
Well, that''s how it is, isn''t it? Kaito hit his head on the desk before the unforgiving reality. It looks painful.
"Then, from today onward, Takuto''s store will be bustling with activity, won''t it?"
"I''m going to start selling shaved ice and cold drinks, so we''ll see what happens"
"I''m sure they''ll sell well..."
"I''m sure it will"
Well, I''m d it will because it''s getting good reviews from everyone.
"A cafe with beautiful subhuman girls is bound to be a hit! All the male yers will go!"
Kaito shouted, receiving cold stares from his female ssmates. Can''t this guy live without getting attention every single time...
As it turned out, there was a huge line. But women were overwhelmingly the majority and they were all eating shaved ice. ording to Ruin-san.
"You underestimate the power of non-fattening sweets that taste almost as good as reality"
I agree with her. That makes sense when you put it that way.
I had to buy a lot of Yellow Ossa water from Ruin-san, who had predicted that we would run out of ice. You can''t win in business.
In case you were wondering, Rudy and Hawkmen were the shaved ice staff. It''s manual. It was a good moment to have three men.
Now, I decided to head for the Mangrove Forest. The members were Ix, Bran, Kotetsu, Gale and Chess.
We set out on Arkwyrm and off we sailed!
When we set sail, we were weed with open arms. First, let''s start with these guys.
<b>Howler Monkey Lv15</b>
<b>Normal Monster Subjugation Target Active</b>
<b>Uakari Lv15</b>
<b>Normal Monster Subjugation Target Active</b>
First there were howler monkeys and as soon as they started yelling, a lot of them gathered. I thought it was strange because they only squealed and did no damage, but it seemed they were calling for their friends.
A lot of rare monkeys called uakari, which live in the Amazon, gathered and are currently throwing a lot of things at us. I feel like an athlete who gets garbage thrown at him by his supporters.
However, I don''t feel good about being silently attacked.
"Ix, can you kill all of these guys?"
"Yes, I can"
Ix is the man.
"Do it"
"Yes, Master"
The monkeys'' voices turn to screams. With the information in the field, they can''t escape from Ix who even mastered the ricochet. They must have learned what happens when you throw things at people.
"I''m sorry. Master...I missed a few"
"I guess the energy gun''s range wasn''t enough...if theye near you again, take them out"
"Yes, Master"
As Ix replies, the ship hits something. It was not a rock...then something wrapped around her body and dragged her backward. Is that an anaconda with a tail!
"Master!"
"My Lord!"
I pull out my Scarlet Ring and stab it into the tail. The Anaconda burns as I activate the scorch. I manage to get rid of the tail, but I see the whole river burning. Wait a minute...isn''t that too big?
The Anaconda reveals itself. Identification.
<b>Giant Anaconda Lv25</b>
<b>Tame Monster Subjugation Target Active</b>
A giant anaconda...as long as the length of the river as far as the eye can see...that''s too much.
The giant anaconda aims at me, but Bran uses provocation and catches the giant anaconda''s rush with her star frost shield and repels it.
"Now!"
Kotetsu leaps and aims his tachi at the Giant Anaconda''s face and stabs it. Ix then uses her energy sword to send a de of energy out, sttering the giant anaconda''s head off.
"Blitz!"
"Gaaaa!"
Gale and I try to use lightning magic, but the infoes.
You can''t use magic here
""...""
Gale''s eyes meet mine. This is embarrassing.
Then Gale stabbed it with his horn and killed the giant anaconda with discharge. Gale...he pretended it didn''t happen.
"Lord...get a grip"
Look! I felt like I was the only one who missed! Because so did Gale! Then the boat vibrated again and Bran copsed, so I hugged her.
"A, Are you okay?"
"..."
"Bran?"
"Ha!? I, I''m fine!"
Bran leaves. Then Ix gives her a jittery look.
"I don''t know about all this flirting. Master"
"Flirting!?"
"I just held her up when she fell down from the vibrations...! Ix! Behind you!"
Behind Ix was a huge fish. The vibration was that thing!
Ix was hit by a water breath and flew at me. I hold on Ix and be her shield.
"Master..."
"Ku..."
I try to hold on, but it''s too hard...
"Lord!"
Bran took her ce with the star frost shield. Kotetsu stabbed the fish, which was concentrating on the water breath, with his tachi and when he mmed it into the boat, Chess and Gale bit it and Kotetsu also bit and killed it.
"Master...are you all right?"
"Yes...I took quite a bit of damage, but I''m fine"
Bran heals me up and as I go to dismantle, Bran asks Ix.
"Wasn''t that flirting?"
"No, it wasn''t. I''m d Master protected me with his own body"
We were desperate here. The giant anaconda and the mysterious fish are dismantled. From the anaconda I got the skin and this.
<b>Anaconda Meat: Rarity 4, Ingredient, Quality E</b>
<b><i>Anaconda meat. The meat has a strong smell, so it is important to find a way to remove the smell. The taste is said to be light and surprisingly tasty.</i></b>
<b>Pirarucu: Rarity 4, Ingredient, Quality E</b>
<b><i>A huge freshwater fish that lives in rivers. Even though it is a freshwater fish, it has no odor and has a light vor. Anyway, it isrge, so you can eat a full meal.</i></b>
Ah...this is a pirarucu...one of thergest freshwater fish in the world. Still, it''s huge. The size of monsters is strange here. The size of the monsters is big, so is the meat.
I''m interested in the pirarucu, but I can''t resist the meat of anaconda. The description also says...well, everything is a challenge, isn''t it?
"Is Ix ready for a fight?"
"...It''s tough"
She said water is not good. I don''t think I should force her to do anything here. I''ll call up Yuuga instead of Ix. I think Ix couldn''t detect the water enemy, but Yuuga will be fine.
Pirarucus appear one after another as the ship moves forward. Here is the result of identification.
<b>Pirarucu Lv25</b>
<b>Tame Monster Subjugation Target Active</b>
Yuuga can detect it so we can take measures against the shaking. When Bran and Chess provoked and attacked, we were able to eliminate the shaking. In case you are wondering, we got some material from the pirarucu in addition to the meat. Here it is.
<b>Pirarucu Scales: Rarity 4, Material, Quality E</b>
<b><i>Pirarucu scales. They are strong against water and are used as a waterproof material.</i></b>
It will be useful in the Mangrove Forest. I have collected a number of them, Wako is sleeping and I am busy, so I think I should sell them to Mew-san.
While I was thinking about that, I came to a dead end. I have no choice but to turn around and go back to the fork in the road. As we proceeded along the fork, fog started to appear. Another fork in the road.
Fog and maze...they really like to harass us, don''t they? The admins here really like to harass us.
Moreover, it seems to be a moreplicated maze than I expected with all the forks. We hit another dead end, where we renewed our warp point and headed back.
Back in Liebling, I went to the Beastmaster''s Guild and asked Nephi-san about ink or squid ink. There was such a thing, wasn''t there? I had forgotten about it. So I drew a map of the Mangrove Forest with bagasse paper, squid ink and Finisto''s quill pen.
It would be a good idea to proceed with the strategy little by little with this. With the map done, I decided to log out.<hr>
<b><i>Name Ix Amor Ex Machina Lv11</i></b>
Vitality 113
Magic Power 113
Strength 113
Defense 113
Agility 113
Dexterity 113
<b><i>Skills</i></b>
Flight Lv10
Machina Armament Lv28
Night Vision Lv7
Eagle Eye Lv11Lv12
Shooting Lv13Lv15
Detail Analysis Lv7Lv8
Arithmetic Lv6Lv8
Action Prediction Lv6Lv8
Searching Lv19Lv20
Throwing Maneuver Lv6
Reflection Lv5
Rapid-fire Lv11Lv13
Conversion Lv6
Link Lv14
Magic Charge Lv11Lv12
Limiter Release Lv1<hr>
<b><i>Name Bran Principality Lv10</i></b>
Vitality 80
Magic Power 116
Strength 94
Defense 86
Agility 88
Dexterity 84
<b><i>Skills</i></b>
Flight Lv22
Shield Lv12Lv13
Spear Lv25
Provocation Lv9Lv10
Light Magic Lv10Lv12
Halo Lv18
Light Bullet Lv1
Protection Lv3
Heavenly Strike Lv8
Angel Blessing Lv16
Heavenly Ascension Lv2<hr>
<b><i>Name Kotetsu Sword Tiger Lv21Lv22</i></b>
Vitality 60
Magic Power 4244
Strength 145148
Defense 50
Agility 6668
Dexterity 6365
<b><i>Skills</i></b>
Bite Lv20
w Strike Lv21
Tachi Lv18Lv19
Leap Lv19Lv20
Night Vision Lv20
Assault Lv19
Overpowering Lv12
Swift Lv13
Gale Lv11
Wind de Lv16
Tiger Cannon Lv9
Lookout Lv8<hr>
<b><i>Name Chess Blizzard Bear Lv20Lv21</i></b>
Vitality 66
Magic Power 7679
Strength 9395
Defense 8082
Agility 42
Dexterity 4244
<b><i>Skills</i></b>
Bite Lv23
Fighting Lv21Lv22
Defense Lv14Lv15
Provocation Lv15Lv16
Ice Armor Lv14Lv15
Physical Destruction Lv4
Assault Lv21
Underwater Action Lv14
Ice w Lv21Lv22
Ice Fang Lv9Lv10
Snow Hiding Lv5
Freezing Breath Lv14
Ice Throwing Lv16
Cold Resistance Lv5<hr>
<b><i>Name Gale Lightning Beast Lv19Lv20</i></b>
Vitality 52
Magic Power 98100
Strength 7072
Defense 36
Agility 118121
Dexterity 54
<b><i>Skills</i></b>
Bite Lv21
Flight Lv12
Horn Strike Lv10Lv11
Lightning w Lv23
Overpowering Lv12
Night Vision Lv21
Provocation Lv12
Lightning Magic Lv24
Charging Lv6
Discharge Lv7Lv8
sh of Lightning Lv7Lv8
Lightning Fang Lv5
Lightningification Lv5<hr>
<b><i>Name Yuuga Blizzard Wolf Lv20</i></b>
Vitality 46
Magic Power 85
Strength 70
Defense 80
Agility 64
Dexterity 46
<b><i>Skills</i></b>
Bite Lv26
Sign Detection Lv20
Danger Detection Lv12Lv14
Ice w Lv10Lv12
Night Vision Lv22
Ice Fang Lv24
Ice Armor Lv2
Freezing Breath Lv14
Snow Hiding Lv6
Cold Resistance Lv5