I don't know what Mr. Revere is, but anyway, ......

　Run away.

　I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not, but it's a good idea.
　This is a double-edged sword that will make you feel uncomfortable if the group around you is not related to you, but it is the only way to go when you don't understand the situation.
　You run in a direction away from the sea, moderating your pace so that it does not differ from those around you.
　Then, a little while later, I noticed that I could hear a voice in the distance.

There's the winner!　I'm sure you and the boat killer were no better than killjoys!　Do something about it!

　I don't think either of them are the reason we're running away right now.

"You're neither a dragon nor a fish!　I don't know what he is, and I don't know if I can beat him.

　I'm sure you've heard of it.
　There must have been places in Japan that worshipped some kind of raging god.
　Even though they are raging, I'm not sure if they can be defeated.
　If they are actually gods of floods but also bring prosperity to the farmland, then the person who defeats them becomes a war criminal who destroyed the city.

"What are you talking about, Leviathan is a sub-dragon!　I'm sure it's an enemy to be defeated!

"...... What, an enemy with an honorific title?

I'm not sure what else you'd call it, but this many adventurers gathered here and we all ran away!　And I don't have an honorific title!

　No honorific title?
　I'm an enemy. I don't know. I don't know.
　I'm not sure if that's a good idea.
　I think I've seen this word before in a card game or something.
　But what is this guy trying to get a C-rank adventurer to do?
　Well, it's my fault for underestimating the dragon.
　Anyway, if he's dealing with a sub-dragon, there's not much else he can do here, where adventurers seem to be weaker than in Decibatore.

OK, I'll go beat up Leviathan. 　So, where is this sub-dragon?

　"Okay, I'm going to hit Leviathan.
　If you run away, the damage will only get worse, so the best thing to do is to hit it.

"Over there!　I can't see them from here, but they'll be coming ashore in a minute or so!

　The man who was talking to me was probably over 30 years old.
　He seemed to be a wind wizard, and like me, he was floating above the crowd and approaching me.
　When I asked where the enemy was, the wizard pointed in the direction from which people were fleeing.
　But from here, it's still too crowded to see.

"Okay, let's go. Lead the way.

　Since we're going to defeat it anyway, it's best to get close.
　There's a guy from Leviathan, he'll show us the way.

Don't be absurd!　I'm weak, I'm weak, I'm weak, I'm weak.

　It's just an excuse to get away, chicken.
　I'm not sure what to say.
　...... Indeed, the magic power was just about to go from 1 to 0.

I'm not sure what to say.

I'm not sure what to do.

　I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not, but it's a good idea.
　Nanbu.

　It's no use, I'll go alone.



　When I reached the beach, there were already about ten adventurers gathered there.
　About 50 meters from the shore, to be exact.

Is it correct that the people gathered here are from the party that will fight the Sublime Dragon?

　I asked for confirmation.
　A muscular man in the middle replies.

You're right. There's no way to fight them on the water, so we'll meet them here. ...... Well, with four B-rank players as our main force, there's a good chance we won't be able to fight them off even if we all die.

　Yeah. ......

Are you still going to fight?

I'm not sure what to make of this. It's a good thing we have wind wizards to fight. It sucks.

　I guess it's tough being a high rank adventurer.

Can you fight with a wind wizard?

"You can't fight without them. If you get hit by a breath, it's over, so you stick to your feet and poke them with your sword, and when they attack, use wind magic to send them flying out of range.

It hurts just to be blown away, though.

　A slender swordsman standing beside me joined the conversation from the side.
　I'm not sure what to make of it.

Can you win with that? I thought you had something more like a decisive weapon.

We can't win, not with this many. 　We'll be lucky if he leaves with just a leg injury, otherwise he'll just die. The only saving grace is that Leviathan can't fly.

　I'm sure you'll be happy to know that I'm not the only one who has a problem with this.
　I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one.


　I don't want to say it because I'm grateful that I can't fly and I don't want to lower morale unnecessarily.

Well, I've already killed an Ignis Wyvern solo, so I'll go first.

"A wyvern solo?　Is that a human?

　That's rude.

I've got a strong sword. I can use magic and fight with it.

No, you can't. You'll heal faster.

　"No, you can't. You heal faster." The slender swordsman replies.
　I can feel the difference in atmosphere between this city and Decibatore, even though they are in the same frontline city.

"Just keep slashing until it doesn't heal anymore, and then cut off its head!

"No, I can't cut it.

　It seems that you underestimate the power of my magic sword.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

"Well, it's manageable. I'm going to go try it out, it might reduce the damage.

　The Leviathan-like shadow was already about a kilometer away.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for and what you can do to help.
　In short, now that we know that there is no way for the Sublime Dragon to pursue us by flight, we are completely in a fight.

Then!

"Don't do it because you'll lose your magic power!　I'm prepared to take some damage!

And there's only so many ...... of them on the ocean, so they're gone. See you later.

You've been reckless. ......

　I'm not sure what to make of that.



　The Leviathan's legs didn't seem to be very fast, and we had to fly about a kilometer before we encountered it.
　It was huge, or rather long.
　The width of its body is much smaller than that of the Ignis Wyvern, but judging from the part sticking out of the water, its length alone is probably over 150 meters.
　Perhaps it is not good at searching for enemies, or perhaps it does not recognize us as enemies yet, but I am a little hesitant to pay attention to it.
　Well, of course you do.

　The first shot is important.
　You can attack a defenseless enemy by surprise, so it's different from the rest of the battle.
　Aim for the neck, of course.
　Leviathan always moves with his neck out of the way.
　There's no way not to target such an obvious weak point.

　I held my sword vertically with my right hand and placed my left hand on the blade, being careful not to make a loud noise.
　It's a great way to make sure you don't make a big noise.
　It's ...... perfect.

　It's not a one-hit kill, as the blade is only about a fifth of the thickness of Leviathan's neck, but it's the best damage you can expect from a surprise attack.
　Leviathan looks at me as I fly towards the other side and opens his mouth wide.
　Thinking it was a breath, I made a wide turn diagonally downward to get the best angle.

　But the leviathan didn't breathe out.
　I thought it was going to scream, but it didn't.
　No, it seemed to be making a voice, or rather a sound, though it was too high and I could only hear it faintly.

　Even if he does make a sound, it is nothing more than a squeak.
　He approached the spot where he had just slashed, slowed down this time to slash again at the side, and then turned toward the enemy's head.
　Because of its size, Leviathan moves slowly and doesn't seem to be very strong.
　It has stopped moving towards the city, and if it keeps going like this, I'll have its head off in less than ten minutes.
　It would be much easier to kill than the Ignis Wyvern.
　With that in mind, I slammed my sword into his neck again, and something hit me in the stomach with such force that I yelped.

Oh!

　I look down to see what it is.
　Then I saw a fish - a bigger version of a boat killer - falling toward the surface.
　As soon as the fish landed on the water, another similar fish came out of the water, this time in a school.

"Hey, stop!

　They jumped out of the water, obviously aiming for me, and hit me in the legs, stomach, and face.
　It's a shock that makes me scream as it hits me on top of my magic armor.
　With the current armor, there is almost no damage, but it would be fatal to any adventurer.
　More importantly, the visibility is getting worse.
　I retreated to the sky and looked around.
　After reaching a height of about 20 meters, we were finally able to escape the range of the fishes.
　But the fish are still flying towards me.

　I don't care what happens to the fish that can't reach me.
　Instead, I looked over to check on the Leviathan itself, which I had taken my eyes off.
　--Hey, I got eyes on it.
　His mouth is open.
　Oh no, the breath is coming.

　Just as I thought that, a breath of blue flame hit me.
　For a sub-dragon that lives in the water, the breath seemed to be fire, but I quickly lost the time to think about that.
　The firepower was high.
　The magic armor, which was almost fully deployed, was being cut down at once.
　The armor had 80% of its magic power remaining: ......5%......
　Finally, the breath breaks.
　The remaining armor is only about 20%.
　Even though it moves slowly, its power is incomparable to that of Ignis Wyvern.
　If it takes one more hit, it won't be able to survive, and you need to avoid it.

　The rule of thumb is to get close to it to avoid the breath.
　However, the fishes that wait for me around the dragon are still gushing out like a fountain.
　Even if I try to escape to the sky, the second breath will be completely unavoidable this time.

　It's no way easier to defeat than Ignis Wyvern.
　Let the fish protect your blind spot from the breath and hit them with a powerful breath.


　In addition, I was like the misfiring princess in a hunting game, firing breaths at my allies without caring if they were involved.
　It's a real pain in the ass, and I may have been too proud to try to fight it on the ocean.

　But there's no time to think about what to do.
　There's only one way to go now.
　Plunge back into the school of fish.