"Kyaaaaaah!

　Suddenly, a scream came from the rocks at the edge of the beach.

　The people who were playing in the sea looked puzzled as to what had happened.

"Dr. Brett, what was that?

"Oh. I don't know what happened, but I'm going to take a look.

　I'm not sure what happened, but I'm going to take a look." All the female heroes in the room nodded seriously in agreement with Alma's words.

　We ran in the direction of the voice.
　Eventually, we arrived at the edge of the waves, where large rocks were lined up in a row.

　This kind of place is a little dangerous to play in, so not many people go there.

　In fact, there were a pair of men and women in swimsuits shivering in each other's arms.
　When they saw us, they pointed toward the ocean with their trembling hands.

　We followed them and saw two major things.

　The first was a girl, washed up on the rocks by the waves, gulping and choking.
　She is a dark-haired girl with well-tanned brown skin, and looks to be about the same age as Rio and the others.

　The girl is not wearing a bathing suit, but only a pair of underwear.
　It looks like she is topless, but now is not the time to be worrying about that.

　That's the problem with the other thing I saw.

　Looking beyond the girl, toward the ocean, I saw what looked like half-fish monsters coming toward us.

　The monsters were fish-faced, covered in greenish-blue scales all over their bodies, with a body shape similar to that of an adult human, but with a fish-like tail and fins on their arms and legs for underwater activities.

　There are four of them as far as I can see.
　There are four of them as far as I can see, and I have a feeling that there may be several more in the water.

　The one appearing on the water is straddling something in the water and is coming toward us.
　In their hands, they each held a spear shaped like a harpoon or a three-pronged spear.

　When I saw the monster, I pulled out what I knew from the textbook on monster studies at the Academy of Heroes.

It's a sahagin, and it's probably the type that uses sharks. Cecilia, or Alma, can you help me rescue the girl?

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"Okay. What about Mr. Brett and the others?

We'll take care of that. I don't know what's going on, but it doesn't look like we're going to get a peaceful resolution.

Of course not. The Sahagin are an evil and violent race. By the way, why do you want me to take care of her and not Cecilia?

"Cecilia's a s*xual predator. If Cecilia-san were to be entrusted with a naked girl, it might cause secondary damage.

　When I replied to Alma, Cecilia, who had been listening to the conversation, dropped her shoulders.

I'm not sure if my trust has fallen that far .......

I'm not sure what to say. I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that.

　I'm not sure if you've seen this before, but I've seen it before.
　Well, let's leave it at that.

　First of all, Alma jumped over the rocky ground to reach the brown-skinned girl, and lent her a shoulder to help her up.

　I, on the other hand, took Rio, Iris, and Maifa and moved to a position that would put us between Alma and the half-fish.

　Cecilia is leading the couple from the rocks towards the beach.
　Cecilia has given me a strong impression that she is a useless hero recently, so just seeing her do something heroic was enough to impress me.

　In the meantime, the Sahagins, who had been far away in the sea, came very close to us in no time.

　First of all, there were two sets of two Sahagin astride something, for a total of four.

　In addition, there were three sahagin poking their heads out of the water around the area, for a total of seven.

　In total, there were seven.
　That's probably all of the sahagin.

　If you dive further into the water, you will see two sharks straddling two pairs of four sahagin.
　The sahagin are known to use their magical powers to tame sharks and use them as mounts or as warriors.

　When the half-fish appeared in front of us, their fish-faced faces were distorted - I think it was a thin smile on their faces - and they opened their mouths one after another.

"Gee gee gee, there are so many delicious-looking ningen women here. It's a feast for the eyes.

Wait, wait, wait. We've got to catch that runaway b*tc* first.

Just get them both. Then we'll eat them all except the one we're taking home.

"Gee whiz, that's a good idea!

"Gee whiz, that's a good idea!

　The Sahagin attacked us all at once.
　They could speak, but there was no room for dialogue.

　Some of the half-fish jumped up from the water with spears in their hands, while others tried to swim up to the rocks.

　The four of us, me, Rio, Iris, and Maifa, intercepted them.
　Rio and I stand in front of it, while Iris and Maifa stand slightly behind.

　We're completely empty-handed, without weapons or armor, and the enemies are more numerous than us.
　Nevertheless...

"Hey, bro, you sure you don't want me to beat the shit out of these guys?

"Yeah, they're the kind of people who attack without any room for dialogue, so it's futile to think of a peaceful response. Besides, Rio, I don't think fighting is your forte, can you do it?

"Heh, it's easy!　Even if you don't have a sword, it won't be a problem for an opponent like this.

Good. Just be careful, the footholds are bad.

Okay, bro!

　Rio and I each evaded one of Sahagin's spear blows that came flying at us.

　Then I grabbed the Sahagin's spear that was thrusting at me and yanked on it.
　When the opponent lost his balance in front of me, I slammed my hand into him with all my might.



　Sahagin, who was struck hard in the back by my hand sword, groaned and fell down on a large rock.
　At the same time, I snatched away the spear that Sahagin was holding.

　Rio, on the other hand...

"Aah!

　Rio, on the other hand... "Aaaaah!" He punched Sahagin, who was attacking him, in the stomach with a powerful punch.
　The sound of the impact was so strong that Sahagin bent over and groaned.

　Rio then kicked the terrified Sahagin hard.
　With that, Sahagin was blown away and sank into the sea with a huge splash.

　But Rio said, "Oops, ......! and with the force of kicking Sahagin away, he slipped and lost his balance on the big rock.
　I don't know what to say.

　In addition, another Sahagin attacked Rio and tried to thrust out a spear in his hand...

"Oh my God, Rio is so careless!　[Holy Ray]!

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"Thank you, Iris. But I could have dodged that one without your help.

It's not good for my heart!　Look at me! Look at me!

Hey!

　While Rio and Iris are doing this, I'm intercepting another Sahagin with the spear I got and sinking it into the sea.

　This brings the total number of Sahagin I've defeated to four.
　There are three Sahagins left.

　The remaining Sahagins seemed impatient that their comrades had been defeated so quickly.

"No way, no way!　I'm not sure if these guys are all brave or not.

I'm not sure what to do.　What are we going to do?

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

　The half-fish are in such a panic.

　But if you're confused like that, Maifa's magic will come into play.

I'm not sure what to make of this.　...... Well, there you have it. I'm not sure what to say.

　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

　The rest of the Sahagin saw it and screamed, "Geez! The rest of the Sahagin screamed and rushed to dive into the sea.
　At about the same time, Meifa's magic was fired.

　A moment later, the burning ball of magic released by Meifa landed on the surface of the sea where Sahagin and the others had dived, causing a huge explosion.

　The result was...

"Gah!
It's so hot!

　Sahagin and the others leapt out of the sea one after another like flying fish.

　As Maifa suspected, fire magic is not a good match for underwater enemies.

　Even if you use a fireball, a medium range attack spell, it's difficult to directly damage them with flames or explosions.

　But even so, it can boil a portion of seawater and turn it into boiling water in an instant.

　The [fireball] released by Maifa's monstrous magic power boiled the seawater in a wide area.
　I'm sure that the Sahagin who escaped into the sea would not be able to avoid severe burns all over their bodies.

"d*mn it!　Remember that, you nincompoops!

　As the Sahagin were running away, I said, "Take this one with you! I threw the Sahagin, who was stretched out at my feet, to the others.

　The half-fish picked him up as well and ran away in a huff.
　The matter was settled.

"Hmm, ...... looks like everything's taken care of.

　While I was taking a breath, Rio came over to me.

"Hey, bro!　"Hey, man, give me your hand.

"Hmm, like this?

　I open my hands and put them out in front of Rio, and he claps his hands together.

　Then Rio folded his hands behind his back and smiled at me with a "nihi".
　Today, as always, my boy was very cute.

　And since she was wearing a swimsuit, she was even cuter.
　I think it's no exaggeration to say that I love her to pieces.

　In addition, Iris and Maifa demanded the same thing, so I put my hands together with both of them.

　Then I patted the heads of the two who had somehow come close to me, and Rio also requested the same thing, so I patted his head again, and the post-war treatment was complete... well, I don't know if I can call it post-war treatment.

　Anyway, after that, I went with my students to visit Alma who was nursing a collapsed girl.