Lily and her friends are groggy, so I changed to Aeon and Hiyori. Aeon seemed relieved when I told her what happened.

'Oh, that was close...I'm not going to ride with Lily.

Aeon. That's probably not going to happen, is it? Because in my mind, Aeon is already becoming the position of Lily's caretaker. At least let Aeon handle the horses.

Then, getting back on track, we moved along the coast. Then we found a port town. I looked it up in Fretia's library and it's called the port town of Blumen. The name makes me think it's Bremen, doesn't it? But it looks like they changed it on purpose.

When you walk into this Blue Men, the first thing you see is a lizardman. They are overwhelmingly numerous. The next thing you see are the men of the sea. It's stark. There's an army of sea pants and loincloths. All ages, okay? I'm emotionally damaged, okay?

"...

Aeon and Koibito are silent at the sight of too much, and they are coming to hug each other. It's not a sight that a girl of her age would tolerate.

But it's sad...Aeon. It's like this is the only port town, which means that this is the main place to hunt at sea. There's no way to avoid Aeon.

First of all, we started to collect information. The fishmonger was like an ordinary old man, so we asked him a lot of questions.

'Excuse me.'

Come on!　This is an unusual visitor!

We all had the same reaction the first time we saw each other. I'm getting used to it.

"I'm new in town, and I'm buying fish, so I was wondering if I could ask you a few questions?

'Oh!　You talk a lot for such a young man. Good. Ask me anything you want.

We have a deal. Well, let's ask them some questions. Let's start with the wooden boats in the harbor that I'm interested in.

"Are boats the primary means of fishing in this area?

Of course. A skilled man can dive and fish, but it's too dangerous. It's safer to fish with a net on a boat.

Is fishing dangerous?

You're just here to fish?　I'm sorry, but you shouldn't do that. You're going to get skewered by a harpoon fish.

Is it a harpoon fish?

I've never heard of it. Is it a normal monster?

Yeah. It's a fish with a harpoon in its head. It jumps out of the water and attacks us, so we can't fish around here very satisfactorily.

Good. It's good to know. If I hadn't known, I'd have been attacked by this fish.

Are there any other monsters we have to watch out for?

'It's the Big Hermit Club out on the beach that's dangerous. The rest of the time, the Seafoods are a nuisance. This guy is going to take all the fish out of people's hands.

Ahhh. That's annoying. So a harpoon from the sea and a thief in the sky. Hermit crab is a hermit crab. It looks hard but we have a reliable black iron over here. I'm here for the fishing, but we can fish after we take out the Big Hermit Crab.

Thank you, sir. Now, I'll need horse mackerel, sardines and bait.

Horseflies: rarity level 3 food item Quality D-
This saltwater fish is characterized by hard scales called ridge scales (zengo) from the base of the tail.

Sardines: rarity level 3 Food Item Quality D-.
A seawater fish and a migratory fish of coastal origin. It is known as a red-fleshed bluefish.

'Every time!　Are you going fishing, bro?

'Yes. I thought there was nothing I couldn't do.

'Ha!　You're my brother!　I love it!　I'll give you a service of krill. This time of year you can catch horse mackerel on the bank.

This old man is a good man. I'll remember him.

As we're heading to the sandbox, Aeon asks me with concern.

"Mr. Tact, are you okay?　Fishing looks pretty dangerous, though.

Well. But I'm not for nothing.

'What are you going to do?　It looked like it was going to be tough to defend with a shield or something.

Yeah. Maybe they're not durable enough. Or it goes through the shield.

In any case, let's decide not to play defense.

'Then what?'

If they're just going to charge in, that's where we're going to trap them.

'Oh!　I see!

Aeon seems to have figured out what I'm trying to do.

However, I'm going for the hermit crab at first. The members are Aeon, Love Fire, Gale, Hiyori, and Kurotetsu. Originally I wanted to put Setia is down because it was inevitable.

Well, I arrived at the beach, but no one. Quiet sandy beach, but I guess this is the reason why it is a trap.

"...something hiding in the sand. It's around there.

Love fire tells you where the hermit crab is with his finger. So let's go with the opposite and call it a preemptive strike.

'Flame Circle!

When the flames of the love fire flare up, a hermit crab with a big shell on its back appears in the sandbox. Let's try to identify it.

Big Hermit Club?
Tame Monster Target to be defeated Active.

The time monster... this guy. That's too bad. I'd like to have a hermit crab. It's a hard size to keep.

It has to be slaughtered.

Atmosphere!
Gah!

My Atmosphere, Hiyori's Wind Blade, and Gale's lightning strike were decided upon. That's a lot of damage.

Eh? Isn't it weak? This guy?

At this point, I thought to myself, this guy was nasty in a different way. After taking the damage, this guy ducked into a shell.

Then our attacks had no effect at all. Moreover, when I got close to it, it only showed an arrowhead and attacked me. I let the arrowhead catch it, and tried to force it out, but it didn't budge. Even in this state, the debuff is still effective... there's some good magic... right?

Poison!

The Big Hermit Club is toxic. You win. And while I'm at it, I'm going to try to get burned with Burst, but the burns don't seem to be working. Well, I'm just going to have to keep chipping away at it with Poison.

Will I just get poisoned and go down? Or do you want to take on the challenge of crushing the ball? The Big Hermit Crab is going to poke its head out of its shell and lunge at us.

I'm taking a good look at this guy. I knew it was going to happen. Aeon and Koi Fire cut up the Big Hermit Crab.

But still, he rushes in. He's got guts. It's a shame he can't join us. Finally, he's blown away by a black iron punch, me, Love Fire, and Gale's magic. It ends with an ion water blade.

As I approach the Big Hermit Club for demolition, something comes from the sky. The fishmonger says.

"Hiyori!

On my signal, Hiyori attacks him. It claws its way to the beach where we are. I'll try to figure out if this guy is a Seafood... or not.

Seafood, lv7.
Normal Monster Target Active

You're a normal monster and you're going to lose a level. It's just like a harassment monster. Approaching the she-fuked who tried to take the prey we've worked so hard to kill.

"Did you think you could take the one we worked so hard to kill?

Shehuqd turns pale. He seems to have learned his fate.

'Are you ready to be a roast?　Then die. Burst!

Seafood was engulfed in fire, and he was doomed. That's where all but me, Aeon, and Love Fire level up.

Name Takht Intermediate Summoner Lv4

Vitality 38
Magic power 76
Strength 28
Defensive Strength 18
Agility 24
Dexterity value 55

skill

Fighting lv3 Kicking lv12 Staff lv15 One-handed sword lv8 Throwing lv1 Summoning magic lv19　
Alchemy Lv 9 Mining Lv 12 Logging Lv 10 Dismantling Lv 19 Appraisal Lv 9 Identification Lv 15 Wind Magic Lv 19　
Fire Magic Lv 19 Earth Magic Lv 18 Water Magic Lv 19 Water Magic Lv 18 Dark Magic Lv 18 Light Magic Lv 22 Lightning Magic Lv 15　
Explosive magic Lv 15 Wood magic Lv 15 -> Lv 16 Ice magic Lv 15 Space-time magic Lv 13 Reading Lv 5　
Cooking lv20 Feeding lv6 Fishing lv5 Synchro lv2

Name Gale Liger Lv5 to Lv6

Life force 26 to 27.
Magical power 32 to 34.
Strength 34 to 35.
Defensive Strength 20
Agility 38 to 40
Dexterity value 20

skill

Biting lv7 Clawing lv7 Intimidation lv5 Night eye lv7 Provocation lv5 Lightning magic lv8

Name: Hiyori, Hawk lv7 to lv8

Vitality 28
Magic power 26 to 27.
Strength 34 to 36.
Defensive Strength 20
Agility 32 to 34
Dexterity value 21

skill

Flight LLv8, Assault Lv6, Claw Lv8, Wind Magic Lv8.

Name Black Iron Rock Golem Lv1 -> Lv3

Life force 45 to 47.
Magic power 0
Strength 45 to 49.
Defensive strength 45 to 49.
Agility 10
Dexterity value 10

skill
Barehanded Lv4 -> Lv5 Defense Lv8 -> Lv9 Provocation Lv5 -> Lv6 Physical Resistance Lv8 -> Lv9 Mining Lv1 Throwing Lv1