'Garnett!　The medallion is in his head!　Don't let him get away!

　Almost at the same time as my voice, Garnett rushed out at full speed and chased after the main body of the Mother Hydra, which was falling into the lake surface in an attempt to escape.

　But the information conveyed by the Right Eye told me that the main body serpent would escape into the water before Garnett could catch up with it.

　That's why I was executing a new move the moment I uttered my voice.

　The medallions were synthesized in conjunction with the creation of the ice bolts - that's right, the third medallion after Skoll and Hattie, and the arrows that incorporated the core of the monster Dagon were created and loaded into the large crossbowl (Scorpion).

''Catch it, Garnett!

　Alexia immediately takes my will, too, and pulls the trigger, aiming at the lakeside.

　The Serpent disappears into the lake with a splash of water.

　When Garnett, who is running lakeside late, catches up with the arrowhead (bolt) from behind, the power that was put into the moment of the projectile is released and flows into Garnett.

　It is the monster factor produced by Dagon's medallion.

　The ears and tail of the Skoll-derived monster factor disappear as if they were popping off, and the heat that had been stored in them turns into an explosive hot air that is scattered around.

　The Skoll medallion that had been integrated earlier also regained its medal-shaped substance and was flung off Garnet's back, as if driven by the factor that came after it.

　However, Garnett didn't stop even a single step and jumped into the lake without waiting for the body change to be completed.

　--You'll be able to get a good idea of what you're looking for.

　The remnants of the Mother Hydra, detached from its core body, have turned to dust and disappeared, leaving only the terrain that collapsed as the giant body rampaged around.

　Although I know that I have no choice but to leave the rest to Garnett, that doesn't mean I can't continue to wait here, so I naturally turned my attention to the lakeside.

　Alexia is carrying a large dreadnought (Scorpion) and follows behind me without saying a word.

　Is she very far away or is she fighting in the depths?

　Even if I stare my 'right eye' at the surface of the lake from the lakeside, I can't see where Garnett is fighting in the wide lake.

　I'm confident that he will win.

　If Garnett was able to get the underwater warfare ability as I read it, it shouldn't be able to lag behind a demonic beast the size of the main body Serpent.

　The possibility of Mother Hydra reconstructing that huge body is unlikely, judging by the way the lake has been calmed down.

　If that creature was running amok in the water, it should have a noticeable effect on the lake.

　But I can't get rid of my fears.
　I can't help but let my mind wander to the worst case scenario.

　I picked up the Skoll medallion Garnett had unintentionally left behind and squeezed it with all my strength as I looked down at it.

'We don't know where Garnett-kun will come up from, so why don't we split up and wait somewhere else?
...... Then I'll look around clockwise and you can go around in the opposite direction.
Yes, sir. If you have any problems, please use this to signal me at once. It's a grimoire that shoots up flashbulbs.

　For now, we'll take Alexia's suggestion and wait for Garnett to return to land in a different location.

　Is Alexia also talking on the premise that Garnett will return safely because, from her point of view, it was a situation worthy of optimism, or is she just taking my anxiety into consideration when she realized what I was worried about?

　It's not something that can be questioned either way, so I push it out of my consciousness for now and walk on, keeping my eyes peeled for the signs of Garnett's return and worrying about the encounter with the demon.

　Eventually, around the area where the waves are turning into a rocky area, the 'right eye' that was left activated detects a sign of Garnett's magical power behind the rocks.

　Under a large rock that looks like a bit of a cliff, just around the boundary between the atmosphere and the surface of the lake - the place where a washed up corpse would wash up.

'Garnett!'

　I ran over to a large rock without regard to the craggy rock and was about to look down at the lake's surface from the top of it when a chunk of cold water jumped up with all its might and hit me in the face.

'Whoop ......!

　The unexpected surprise attack put me ahead of the plane, and I kneeled on the edge of a large rock to wipe away the water.

　As I struggled with the water in my eyes, I heard Garnett's voice from the surface of the lake below, and something metallic bounced up high on a pin.

'Don't panic. Here's a souvenir.

　It was indeed a medallion of demonic beasts as I received it unexpectedly.

　Mother Hydra (Mother Hydra).
　The core of the monster beast that was somehow integrated with the monster beast Dagon, the ultimate body of the Hydra.

　This is the proof that Garnett has successfully won the underwater battle.

...... Is Alexia there?
'No, I've got him going to look at the other side of the island. Do you need something?
'That's okay. You don't have to call me until I cancel the fusion. Don't call me.

　For some reason, Garnett is wondering if Alexia will be present here or not.

　He wonders why, and comes up with a reason why, and he doesn't think that the factor of Dagon, who has an ugly half-fishman's consort, has changed his appearance that he doesn't want a third party to see.

　If that's the case, I have to deactivate it right away - and that's why I'm about to get off the big rock.

'Hold on, deactivate it now ......'

　However, the figure of Garnett that came into view remained in a normal state, not at all like that.

　All that could be seen was from the chest upwards, but there was no sign of any extrinsic elements.

　The thought that it might have failed to activate, or was deactivated on its own, flashed through my mind for a moment.

　But Garnett has never been more clear that that was also a mistake.

'Couldn't you have seen it coming like this in the first place?

　As soon as Garnett looks mushy, a large fish tail appears on the surface of the water with a splash, showering me on the rocks with a mass of water.

　As the initial confusion subsided and I was able to calmly focus on my 'right eye' vision, I finally understood Garnett's current situation.

　It was the lower half of her body that had changed.

　It had transformed into that of a fish covered in smooth scales from the waist down.

'...... bad, this is completely unexpected. The half-fish factor must have sputtered up and down .......
Your upper body is different too. After all, it was able to breathe in water. Do you have any gills opening up on the side of your neck?

　Garnett let its tail flail about with a disgruntled bash, then hooked what looked like a piece of cloth floating on the surface of the lake on the tip of its tail and threw it at my head with all the momentum it could muster.

　The water-absorbed thing is unusually heavy, and the momentum of the tail has added to the damage there.

I'm going to have to repair this one first. You can't go up like this.

　...... It was definitely the trousers Garnett was wearing.

　Moreover, the inside of the legs were so wonderfully torn that they no longer made sense as a garment.

'I mean, that's crazy!　Skol and others can get their clothes heat resistant too, so why does this guy tear!　Why don't you just roll him up and tail him?　Is that your kind of thing, by any chance?
'No, that's a frame-up ...... wapf.'

　Every time Garnett let the lower half of the half-fishman's (Ningyou) body flail about, there was a splash.

　In the end, it was only after Garnett had properly [repaired] his clothes and taken out Dagon's medallion that he was in a good mood.