Hold on, you guys!

Captain Kugyu shouted.

The river was rushing, and the waterfalls were closing in. The roar reached our ears.

--Thud, thud, thud, thud!

'Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

I grabbed onto the boat and screamed at the precipitous cliffs that awaited us,

'Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Rahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

Prine, who should be able to fly by magic, comes crying and clinging to my chest.

Only the child captain cried out heroically.

Hold on, sailor, to the wind! Now is the time to go up! I am the one who has crossed the Chirrithg! Now let us face the Reapers! Hopper Road is open! Let's go!

--thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud!

A waterfall approaches. The river disappears. The water is sucked in.

Below us, we see the surface of the water at a mind-boggling distance. Floating here and there are other boats or sunken boats. Will we be one of them?

''Hyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Me and Prine yelling, a moment of levitation, and right after that, Captain Kugyu howled into the sky!


'The Titanicco -- out of the water!


Bwah! ......!

A small ship with full sails soars into the sky. The little boat with the poor adventurer on board did not fall headlong into the waterfall basin.

''It's floating!

The Titanicco glides down the waterfall at high speed in the air with the same momentum it gained when it landed at the waterfall. A pale blue light covered the hull of the ship.

It was as if they were descending an invisible river.

--Wow, this would be ......! What the hell is that?

I see a black shadow floating in the distance. There are more and more of them, and they are getting closer and closer.

The captain gives us a notice.

'Stop yelling! --You're up!

You're on!

The number of black shadows was growing. They're flying towards us. Let's see, black robes, big scythe, skull face .......

Is that a monster?
'Of course it is! It's the Grim Reaper!

I'm not sure I want to--

'Reaper Falls, is there really a reaper-type monster coming out of there?
'Another ghostoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

'Okay! Don't ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever get cut by that scythe! It's not only lethal, it's an instant death attack!

'Are you serious?
'I'm soooooooooooooooo serious!
'It's coming this way!

Boats and reapers passing each other at breakneck speed.

A black shadow swings its scythe. But the Titanicco leans to the left and right, dodging the enemy's attack.

It dodged!
''Of course it is!

The captain shouts with a great deal of fearlessness, confidence, and pride. And then..,

I won't let some reaper kill my guests!

Boom! The "A" in the name of the "B" is so brilliantly cut that you can almost hear the sound effect.
Prine and I both exclaimed how cool he looked.

''Captain Kugyuoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

'Ex-monk! Stake out the exorcism exorcism ! The crying mage is chanting fire-based magic! They're weak in the heat!''
''Ganbatte shochi!''
'Let's go, you bastards!
''Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Me and Prine shooting purification magic and fire magic. Captain Kugyu maneuvers the ship with exquisite steering.

The Titanikko rushes down through the sky, cleaving the Reapers who attack with their scythes of instant death.

Soon..,

'Captain, I'm out!
There are no more reapers!
'All right, good job, you guys! Rana heals the ship and fixes the damage, then takes Prine into an anti-shock posture! Prine, you will use the whole defensive shield "Hole Shield" and if you can use it, cast a levitation spell on us! Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go!

What now? --Heal and shock long ago!
'You can't mean levitation magic! --Whole Shield and Photon Wing!
'When you fly, you get off, of course! --The Titanic!

'Landing(s) on ......'
On the ground!
'Hopahopahopperoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! (*Translation: I was happy!!!!
)''





Sh!



Gobble, gobble, gobble!



Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!



...... is kun.



'............'
'............'
'............ Phew! Successful landing!

Captain Kugyu wiped the sweat from his forehead in satisfaction, not caring that Prine and I were lying motionless on the floor of the ship, embracing each other. It was the face of a master craftsman who had finished his work.

The Titanikko glided over a waterfall, passed the Chirisug River, landed in a marsh, slid further on the ground, and came to a stop in a swamp-like area.

I later heard that many adventurers had seen a sailboat with wings sprouting from the waterfall of the Grim Reaper glide down with a pair of screaming mages on board. The sailboat is of course the Titanikko, the pair of mages is of course us, and the wings must be the "Photon Wings", Prine's flying feathers. I was so absorbed that I don't remember much, but the ship was enchanted with a levitation spell. I was too busy to remember, but the ship was enchanted to levitate,' says Prine.

'............'
'............'

But now it's me and Prine, lying on our backs on the floor, unable to get up.

The sky in my eyes is blue and wide. I can hear birds chirping, chirping, chirping. I muttered to myself, feeling happy to be able to see such an ordinary scenery.

'I thought I was going to die this time. ......
'I thought I was absolutely screwed. ......'
'Ah-ha! I was on a roll today! That's what I'm talking about!

Captain Kugyu jumps off the ship with a map in his hand, and smiles broadly at the blue sky. I wonder if he is doing this every day today. ....... Terrifying....... Seriously .......

Mr. Kugyu looks at us lying on the floor and smiles.

Rana and Prine, thank you for your hard work. Especially Prine, you can even use Photon Wing, that's quite a feat.
'Thank you very much ............'
'Rana did well to protect Prine. It looks like they are not just a couple.
'I'm very flattered by the compliment. ............'
'Well, it's only because of my steering skills that we've made it this far in one piece!
'Hi ......'
'Sou desu ne ......'

The captain, in a great mood, is banging the boat and saying...

'How long are you going to lie there, softy? Never mind! Now that we've reached our destination for the time being, let's take a break!
'That means ......'
'Yes! This is the center point. It's a swamp now, but at dusk it will fill up and become a river. The Chirisug River is not over yet. This is the halfway point.

'Still ...... half ...... whew ......'

Prine sounded like she was about to cry. That's it. You did good, even though you were scared.

The captain pointed to somewhere,

The save point on the 18th layer is that fountain over there. Go pray. You should be able to recover.

I got up and looked in the direction where Captain Kugyu pointed.
I see, there is a forest. There is a river running through it, and there seems to be a spring. But--

'Um, Captain Kugyu.'
What?
'All the other adventurers are coming down the river normally. ......'

Look out. The river that passes through the forest seems to be leading from the Reaper's Falls.
Several boats are moving alongside each other. Normal, slow, safe...

Ha!

Captain Kugyu snickered,

That's so boring!

Boom! The result was a stunningly beautifully executed look that could almost be heard as an audible sound effect.
He went on to make a speech as if it were a matter of course.

There is a route that doesn't go through the Grim Reaper Falls, but we'd lose three days that way. Besides, we have a magic sail, so we have to use it, don't we?

'Well, I mean, you didn't have to fall off that waterfall, did you?
'Of course not. --What do you think? Wasn't that the funniest thing you've ever seen?

The young lady in the hopper asks confidently, "What do you want?
Prine and I both exclaim in disappointment.

''Captain Kugyuooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

That's why it's not in the attack info on the street: ....... Tell me first: .......



Although .

If you're asking me if I'd rather take the "safe route with a three-day loss" or the "crazy fun route where you glide from the waterfall to the swamp in an instant".......

I'm sure you would choose the latter, right, Ra-kun?
'Maybe so: ......'

It wasn't too bad, I recalled after praying at the save point with Prine.

The dungeon, 18th level.

Strange as it may sound, the dungeon ends when you cross that fountain.

The 18th level is now clear.