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Charge Over There

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The Saintess party set off from the dock with great enthusiasm. It seemed they had embarked on the extermination of the Sahagin.

“That Saintess is quite spirited.” (Leon)

Leon said with admiration as he watched the scene at the pier. Perhaps because of the commotion, a crowd had gathered around without him noticing.

“What’s going on? What happened?” (Person A)

“I heard the Saintess-sama herself went out to defeat the Sahagin Lord.” (Person B)

“Seriously? As expected of Mona-sama.” (Person C)

Soon, the large ship became as small as a thumb. Around the ship, splashes of water rose one after another, and something was boarding it. It appeared that the battle with the Sahagin swarm had begun. As he had heard, there were quite a number of them. However, on the ship were skilled fighters gathered by the Saintess-sama. They seemed to be winning the fight against the Sahagin horde.

Then, at that moment, a huge shadow appeared and charged. The direct hit caused the large ship to shake so much it seemed about to capsize.

“What is that!?” (Person D)

“Th-that’s a Sea Serpent!” (Person E)

“Why is a sea monster in the lake!?” (Person F)

“Is the Saintess-sama alright!?” (Person G)

While voices of concern rose around him, Leon, with his well-trained eyesight, clearly observed the condition of the large ship.

“Could that slightly bigger Sahagin be the Sahagin Lord?” (Leon)

He had appeared riding on the water serpent and had jumped onto the deck at the moment of collision. Although the humans were almost unable to move due to the heavily swaying ship, the Sahagin Lord remained calm.

“Hmmm, at this rate, the Saintess -sama might get defeated.” (Leon)

“What should we do?” (Person H)

“Can that ship run on water?” (Leon)

“Of course! I can also use water magic!” (Meltera)

Confidently pounding her chest as if to say ‘leave it to me’, Meltera used her specialty, earth magic, to create a small boat on the lake’s surface. Leon immediately jumped onto it.

“…It won’t sink, right?” (Leon)

“No need to worry!” (Meltera)

He had read stories about boats made of mud sinking, so he was a little uneasy. Well, in the worst case, even if it sank, he could swim, so it was not a big problem.

“~~” (Arc/Iris)

However, the twins hesitated. They had only gotten used to the shallow parts of the lake, so it was understandably frightening to venture out to sea on such a small boat.

“You two stay behind. We will come back soon, so wait there.” (Leon)

“Okay.” (Arc/Iris)

“One, two, three…” (Leon)

“Hey, what are you planning to do?” (Meltera)

“If we move slowly, we won’t make it in time. Hold on tight.” (Leon)

Meltera looked worried as Leon unexpectedly plunged his hand into the lake.

“—Explosion.” (Leon)

*Boom!*

At that instant, with an enormous splash behind him, the small boat sped forward at full speed.

“Whee!” (Twins)

“Whoa! You’re reckless!” (Meltera)

“This way is faster, right?” (Leon)

“Too fast!” (Meltera)

Before they knew it, the boat had moved far from the shore. The large ship was getting closer rapidly.

*Splash!*

At that moment, someone was thrown from the ship and fell into the lake. Of course, the lake was full of Sahagin. No matter how skilled the warrior was, facing a Sahagin swarm in the water meant they stood no chance.

“Charge over there!” (Meltera)

“R-Right!” (Leon)

Meltera controlled the boat’s direction with water magic. They dashed across the lake surface toward the spot where the person had fallen.

“““Gya gya gya!””” (Sahagin)

“Ugh, don’t come! I’m not tasty…!” (Woman)

The one who fell into the lake was a woman. She was being swarmed by a large number of Sahagin and was about to be eaten alive.

“I got you.” (Leon)

But just before that, Leon slid in, grabbed her arm, and forcefully pulled her out of the lake.

“Are you okay, Onee-chan?” (Leon)

*Cough cough *

“D-did you save me…?” (Woman)

She coughed on the boat, probably having swallowed water.

“That person is…” (Leon)

Her hair was wet, so it was hard to recognize at first, but looking closely, it seemed to be the Saintess-sama.

“Y-you saved me…?” (Mona)

“Um… yes, that’s right.” (Leon)

“Thank you. But you are still just a child… and this ship is…” (Mona)

“L-let’s worry about the details later. Right now, we have to deal with the monsters.” (Leon)

There was no time to feel relieved that Saintess Mona was saved. The fighters on the large ship struggled against the Sahagin swarm centered around the Sahagin Lord. Moreover, on top of that, the water serpent was a big problem. It attacked the large ship persistently, as if holding a grudge. Thanks to that, the ship could no longer stay afloat properly and was at risk of sinking soon. Even if they tried to retreat, it was on the lake. They could not run away.

“My judgment was too optimistic… I never imagined there would be such strong monsters in the lake.” (Mona)

Mona showed a despairing expression next to Leon. But Leon and Meltera remained calm.

“Leave that sea serpent to me.” (Meltera)

“Is that so? Then, I’m counting on you. I will exterminate all the sahagin.” (Leon)

“H-Hey, what are you two saying…?” (Mona)

Mona was suspicious as Leon jumped from the ship into the lake.

“!? What are you doing…?” (Mona)

The next moment, just as it seemed he would fall underwater, Leon kicked off the surface of the lake and jumped again.

“Is he running on the water!?” (Mona)

“As reckless as ever…” (Meltera)

Mona was stunned, and Meltera muttered in disbelief.

 

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