The day after the Great Demon Stone Debate, we'd immediately come to look for a hunting ground.
　The place we're here today is the coastline in the direction of Sevalia.

''Well, now it's time to hunt for the magical stone.

The nightmare days have begun again, haven't they...

We're looking for a hunting ground this time, so we haven't even started yet. The first thing we need to do is find a demon that's easy to hunt.

We need to build a hunting route. We have to investigate every inch of the hunting grounds. It's been a long time since I've been able to kill a demon to my satisfaction!

I'm looking forward to exploring. You should have come, Luna.

　Luna also agreed to hunt the magic stone, but I had to keep her at home until the hunting ground was decided.
　
　In fact, we can do the hunting ground inspection on our own and it will take time, so there's no need to force them around.

So, are you going to use that title to explore the hunting grounds?

'Yeah, because I want to avoid as much combat as possible that I don't need to think about building a route.

　The reason why I chose Sevalia for this hunting ground search was simply because of the new hunting ground search, but more than that, it was because of the newly obtained title.
　The title 【Goddess of the Sea's Guardian God's Blessing】 that was included in the reward for achieving the Guardian God's salvation that I received before.

【Goddess of the Sea Protection Blessing】.
　Defense +30%.
　Underwater movement speed +50%.
　underwater breathing
　Deactivate marine demons that are lower level than you and your party members.

''Kukku, it helps that this title allows me to explore the hunting grounds as much as I want. I have to thank Master Testudo for that!

''I'm sure the guardian god didn't expect it to be used in this way...''

It's Okura-san, you know. He's a devil who will use whatever he can, so there's no way around it.

　It's rude to call me an animal!　It's a title that's meant for exploration, so why wouldn't I use it to preview the hunting grounds?
　I was only focused on the effects of deactivating demons though, but the other effects are pretty good too.
　There's such a thing as underwater breathing at swimming speed, or even though I'm the only one who can be effective, I can still be active underwater.
　It seems to be difficult to use, but it would be effective if I ever had to explore underwater.

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for. I'm not much of a swimmer myself, but...

Ugh, I'm not much of a swimmer myself, so I'm a bit jealous of the title.

'I love to play in the water!　I'll teach you when to swim!

Even if there was a title like this, you can't use it if you can't swim, right? Can you swim, Mr. Okura?

Don't let them take me for a fool. Locals call me Amajin Heihachi.

'Oh, then I'd like to compete in the swim one day. I can stay in the water for more than ten minutes.

Sisha is as versatile as ever, isn't she...

It's only natural. I'm a priest.

　He can dive for more than 10 minutes with his bare hands.
　But I'm a pretty good swimmer myself. With this title, there's no way Sissier can beat me.
　While exchanging such an exchange, I changed the title to the blessing of the guardian god of the sea and began to inspect the coast.

'This is the beach where the sahagin are, right?

Yeah, it's a big place on the coast and the Sahagins are moving at a decent clip. If we're going to do a fishing range hunt here, me, Noor and Luna can play the fishing role. Sisuha will focus on recovery and Estelle will destroy it. Freesia would be Esther's guard and take out the guy who leaked the fishing.

Oh, that makes it sound like you're thinking about how to hunt properly, sir.

'Heihachi is awesome sometimes!

There's a lot of mess involved. Mr. Okura-san's head is always on a swivel at times like this.

　Goooooooooo, you sound as if I usually can't think straight....
　Anyway, the objective of this hunt is to find an alternative to the Scorpion Cave.
　The target's movement speed must be fairly fast. If it's too slow, it will take time to catch it, but if it's too fast, it won't be able to fish at all.
　Next, the demons you lead will be eradicated by Estelle's magic range attack, so of course you have to finish them off with that.
　Estelle's own firepower is increasing, and there's also Grimoire 'Septem Pekkata', so it's possible to push it.
　The problem is that MP consumption seems to be high, so we also need to be careful not to put too much of a burden on Estelle.

　The coastline we chose for this visit is a wide beach with craggy rocks.
　This is where the sahagin, a demon that looks like a blue fish with arms and legs, springs up.
　They are bipedal, holding trident in their hands and wandering around the rocky beach, and some of them swim in the sea.
　The rare species of sahagin is the Don Sahagin, which looks red and has grown to a larger size.

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Species:Sahagin
　Level: 50
　HP: 24,000
　MP:0
　Attack Power:1500
　Defensive Power:1800
　Agility:65
　Magic Resistance:30
　Inherent Ability: None
　Skill Stab
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　Don Sahagin ●Species:Sahagin
　Level: 60
　HP: 78,000
　MP:850
　Attack Power: 2800
　Defensive Power:2500
　Agility:90
　Magic Resistance:40
　Unique Ability Dripping Skin
　Skills: Hard Stab, Aqua Spear
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　We walked proudly through the Sahagin's group wandering around, and as soon as they saw us, they hurriedly moved away.
　We're over 90 levels now, so we're far superior to the sahagins.
　Even the rare species Don Sahagin is running away. Is this the power of the sea guardian god's blessing?

The effect of Testudo's title is amazing. It really does keep the demons from attacking you.

'This will make it easier to explore. Maybe we could look for a labyrinth somewhere in Sevalia.

I hear there are places where caves come out when the tide is low, and I wonder if there are any treasures lying around somewhere.

'Treasure!　It'll be fun to find out!　Let's all explore together next time!

　Sure, I was thinking only about the magic stone hunting, but this is useful for normal exploration as well.
　Sevalia seems to be an old town, and there may be hidden treasures and undiscovered labyrinths in the vicinity.
　While looking around the coast with such hopes, I frequently beat Sahagin and his friends to check their strength and where they spring up.
　The rocky terrain of the semicircular terrain is divided into several parts by the raised ground, and the sahaginas were coming out of the rocky terrain outside the spring there.
　If you want to go fishing and hunting, you should enter the spring and lure the sahagins into that spring and have Estelle gather them together and bury them with magic.
　The location of the spring is more obvious than the scorpion's cave, and it may be an easy to find hunting ground.

It's not a bad place to fish, since the springs are spaced at regular intervals. The Don Sahagin is a bit strong, but is this enough for you?

'Hmmm. It's hard for magic to work because of my inherent ability, but with Grimoire, I can handle it.

Hmm, you might want to be careful about throwing a spear at me while I'm fishing. These sahagins are quite worth fighting for. If you're not careful, they'll immediately launch a stiff stab, so be careful, Okura-san.

It's just a matter of time before you get to the point where you're able to take them down lightly, as expected of a Sis-Ha. It's true that he seems to be more careful about fishing than an armored scorpion. He's also very fast.

　The effect of the title is that Sahagin runs away and doesn't attack when he sees us, but if we attack from here, he will counterattack and the surroundings and they seem to attack at once.
　Sisuha was able to stomp the tip of the thrusting spear with his foot and thrust the magic blade into his neck to bring down the rigid stab, a skill that Don Sahagin had performed.
　He's a horrible guy, stomping out the tip of the spear and attacking it directly with that fast thrust.......

　That's good, Esther can also defeat Sahagin without a problem, so it looks like this place is a candidate for the magic stone hunt.
　When I went around this hunting ground here and there to investigate Sevalia, I checked out places like this one that could be a hunting ground.
　Hehehe, this Heihachi doesn't stop there even if he comes for other things!
　There are several other potential locations, so I'll go around there later and examine the hunting grounds for efficiency.

　As I was getting excited about the upcoming magic stone hunt, I noticed Freesia silently raising her eyebrows and looking dissatisfied.

''What's wrong?''

'Hmmm, I thought it would be hard to beat the one that leaked fishing. Heihachi and the others are going to bring Sahagin to pieces, right?　It's hard to get away from Estelle, and it's hard to see her because she's in the shadows in so many places!　It would be easier if we had an elevated spot, but it's not and I don't know what to do...

　Ah, if you ask me, I can't see it from the place I'm using as a waiting place for Esther because of the rock that separates the spring area.
　If the fishing leaks didn't come outside, the line of fire wouldn't be able to pass through and this wouldn't be able to shoot through.
　There's no high ground near Estelle's waiting area, and if you change your position, it's going to be more troublesome to guide the demons this time.
　In the worst case scenario, Freesia can just escort Estelle, but for efficiency, I'd like Freesia to handle the demons to some extent.
　If something happens while I'm fishing, she'll be able to immediately follow up with an arrow, so isn't there a good way to do that.......
　I was thinking about it, but our Esther-san immediately responded by slapping her hand with a pan.

'Oh, well then, why don't I make it myself? Eh.

　Saying that, Esther poked the ground with her staff, and with a gurgle, the rocks rose with a ground shaking, creating a high column.
　Scaffolding was also installed on the walls of the pillar, and it looks like Freesia would be able to jump up the pillar.

I think you can see the whole coast from here.

'It's great, Esther!　I'll try to climb it!

　Freesia jumped onto the scaffolding and climbed up to the top of the pillar with a hitch, looking around below and frolicking.
　From there, she could see the entire rocky area, and since it's close to Esther's waiting area, there's no problem of an escort.

''If there's no high ground, just make it, that's a feat of strength that only Esther-san can do.......''

This is how we can improve the efficiency of our work. Noll and the others will learn from this!

I feel like he says it well, but the fact that it's for collecting magic stones is something I can't help but think about....

　Mmmmmmmm, this is how we all agree on how to improve efficiency.
　Everyone is for the mess, and the mess is for everyone!　Let's strive every day to collect magical stones without compromise!