“It, it’s just your imagination.”
Ichinose really has a keen intuition.
“Ah, um, I’m going to take a shower. Well then I’ll go.”
“Ah Wai–“
I left the room as if I were running away.
I’m sorry, Ichinose. I can’t help it.
I took out a bath towel from the item box and headed for the bathroom, but there was already a guest there.
“Oh, Kudou-san, thank you for your hard work.”
“Nishino ”
While wiping his head with the bath towel, Nishino looked at me. It’s warm here.
“I’m sorry. I took a bath first.”
“Oh, don’t worry about that.”
Nishino slipped past me and went out into the hallway.
His level has risen considerably.
I’m pretty sure he’s level 29 right now.
Perhaps tomorrow’s training will allow him to evolve.
“Oh, I’m almost done with the laundry, can you run the dryer for me?”
“Ah, yes, sir.”
Currently, there are four of us living in a shared house: Nishino, Rikka-chan, Ichinose, and me. Nishino is the one who is basically responsible for the cooking and laundry.
At first I suggested that we take turns, but Nishino was adamant about it.
( He’s good at what he does and his cooking is delicious. )
If there are any skills for housework, I’m sure Nishino knows them and can do them all.
I’m sure he would make a good wife.
Ahem, I don’t think it’s my fault that I thought of that.
Also, while I was taking a shower, I washed Momo for the first time in a while.
Momo doesn’t like to take a bath, so this is the only time she gets really cranky.
She will hide in the shadows and go on strike. She was even ready to put up a thorough fight, but I succeeded in luring her out of the shadows using dog food and toys as decoys, and washed her thoroughly.
“ wau wau”
After drying her off, she curled up grumpily. So cute.
“Oh come to think of it, is today the day Aka will get its body back from the Sea Lord .?”
Currently, Aka is in the process of having power transferred to it by the Sea King.
Aka is repeating the cycle of having the Sea King’s power poured into its body little by little until it can finally absorb all of it and familiarize itself with the Sea King’s powers.
Aka’s appearance is mostly the same, but its status has been growing rapidly.
“Waun”
Using Momo’s “Shadow Crossing”, we headed for the beach.
–When we arrived at the beach, the Sea King was already there.
He was rolling along the sandy beach, seemingly relaxing. His appearance of rolling along the sandy beach did not seem like one of the Six Kings, who are called the strongest monsters.
Looking at him like this, it is impossible to believe that he could destroy our town in an instant if he wanted to
Oh, you came.
The Sea King approached us while bouncing on the surface of the water like a loose ball of water.
“Sorry, I’m late.”
You’re right on time. There is no need to apologize.
The Sea King trembled magnanimously. He was very tolerant.
The bosses at my company, no matter how early you arrive, if you’re later than them, they’ll give you a lecture without question.
The Sea King shook for a moment and then spat out Aka’s body with a pop.
That’s it for this time. I will share more power next time, but I’m sure the child will adapt quickly again.
“ Aka”
“ (shake shake)”
Aka’s body trembled with joy as it re-absorbed its body.
This will make Aka even stronger.
Now, while we’re on the subject, has that kid grown up in any way?
“Ah, that child huh. For now, I’ve gotten to know Aiba and the party members a little better.”
You’re still at that stage? Honestly, you guys .
The Sea King shook instead of sighing.
He is talking about the slime jellyfish, otherwise known as the red jellyfish, that the Sea King had entrusted to us last time.
Basically, all communication with the Sea King is done through the Red Jellyfish.
But apart from that, the Red Jellyfish was also instructed by the Sea King to broaden his knowledge.
“Well, Aiba praised him as the most important member for the party’s safety, and he didn’t seem too happy about it.”
The red jellyfish has joined Aiba’s party and is currently in the middle of leveling up with them.
He has a good reputation with the other members of the team, especially Goshogawara (daughter) and Goshogawara (wife). Even though he looks like a cute little mascot, his defense is top-notch, and the gap between his appearance and ability is really unbelievable.
Well, that’s all well and good, but what about Rebel? Did you notice anything unusual?
“No, not really . It’s the same as usual, I guess.”
I see Keep up the good work.
After some idle chit-chat, the Sea King returned to the sea.
“Well, let’s go back, shall we?”
“Waun!”
Momo opened her shadows, but I decided to wait.
“It’s a beautiful day, why don’t we go for a walk? It’s been a while since I’ve taken Momo for a walk.”
“～～～～! Waun! Waun Waun!”
Momo nodded cheerfully at my suggestion.
She ran energetically along the beach, and I followed her.
Well, we still have some time left, so I guess this much is okay.
“Haa– It’s a beautiful day .”
It’s been a relatively calm day like this for some reason.
Although we are preparing for the battle with the otherworldly people that is coming up in five months, I still think it is tens of times better than the hellish days we have had so far.
–I wish such days could go on forever .
T/N: Yep. That right there. Flag raised.
We all just need to work hard and build a foundation to live on.
That way, we don’t have to fight
I can’t help but think like that.
It is pretty useless to be immersed in such sentiments.
At that moment, I felt the presence of a monster.
(It is very strong.)
It’s been a while since I’ve felt such a strong presence.
And this one is coming straight at us.
“Are they going to fight us ?”
“Waun, waunwaun.”
“ ! (shake shake)”
Momo and Aka are already very motivated.
“All right, Momo, Aka– let’s hunt.”
Ichinose, Kiki, Sora, and Shiro are not here, but that’s no problem.
With our present strength, we’re more than capable of fighting on our own.
“It’s coming–!”
The presence approached us and showed itself in front of us.
We stopped moving.
It was a black ant monster.
It looked similar to the Queen Ant we had fought at City Hall, but it was much smaller. It was about the same size as a human.
But the presence I felt was far greater.
A higher species of Queen Ant? Or is it a mutant like a high orc?
But what bothered me more was its condition.
“Gee Gee ”
It had wounds all over its body.
It was already on the verge of falling apart.
There were cracks all over its shell, its arms were bent in strange directions, and its entire body was covered in scars.
“ .gee .”
The black ant stared at me.
The next moment, it did something unbelievable
It bent its knees and held out its hands.
It was like a pose of surrender.
“Guun?”
Naturally, Momo and I, who were ready to fight, tilted our heads in confusion.
But the next moment, I heard a buzzing sound that linked something in my head.
“ ! What is this?”
I remember this feeling.