Volume 1 - CH 19

Chapter 1-19. The Root of All Evil

"We've been swimming quite a bit ~. There is nothing as usual. "

"Bedlock ... Where are you really? Please appear quickly and give me experience points. "

"I'm scared that you said that with that face"

You have a problem with my face? What a rude guy.

It's true that my mouth are quite large with fangs showing out of the mouth in places, and my eyes are big too.

It's already night ...

I'm fine with it but Reizen is probably not, I'm kind of worried. He doesn't seem to be nocturnal. Maybe.

"Ah? Ouren -Big bro! Isn't that place quite big?"

"Eh? Let's see~"

Certainly, as Reizen said, there seemed to be a large space ahead of us.

Probably a pond.

I was surprised that there was still a pond after coming  this far.

We quickly swam into the pond and check the surroundings.

It's much deeper than the places I've been to.

It wasn't fully comfortable, but it was more than enough for some fish to live in.

Large rocks and large trees sunk in the water seemed to be a good place to live for the fish.

Yes. "It's a good place to live for fish."

"Ah fish!"

"So they are here!?"

There is a fish paradise.

Various fish were swimming, and many fish I had never seen were swimming.

That's a lot of fish.

There is a bit too much fish swimming leisurely for this pond.

I'm sure It is here.

There must be Bedlock somewhere in this pond.

Probably because the amount of fish that could not be eaten was gathered, it was left unscented except when it need to eat.

I don't know if it's because it's incense, but the fish didn't killing each other at all.

There are some bigger fish around, but they are just quietly flowing without doing anything.

"What's going on is this"

"... I'm pretty sure the Bedlock is here, but ... what's going on with this? There are big fish and small fish, but the big fish are not preying the small fish. "

As expected of Reizen, he quickly noticed what's wrong with this situation.

This spectacle was unexpected ... I can use them as experience points as they are ... and I'll definitely crush that Bedlock.

Is it natural to get angry because my source of meals are stolen?

However, because the Bedlock surrounded by so many fish, it becomes impossible to make Reizen do his long-range attack.

Originally, it was a strategy that was based on the first move, if the target revealing itself, the strategy must be reviewed and revised.

It wouldn't be a problem if I reworked it from now on, but ... I can't take it too long because its going to be night time soon.

It's a good idea to wait until tomorrow, but ... no, that's fine.

The Bedlock wont do anything even if I don't hurry.

Tonight, I'll keep an eye on them to find Bedrock, and make a surprise attack tomorrow morning.

If this is the case, we should be able to proceed according to the strategy we were thinking of beforehand.

"Reizen, this is a little unexpected, so we'll wait until tomorrow morning. You can't see at night, right?"

"Are you fine at night? You can see the surroundings even at night. "

………….

Fine then, let's have this guy watch over them and help me find Bedrock.

"This is the plan, during the night, I will start searching for Bedlock. We will keep watch at different places, so we will meet here tomorrow when the sun rises. Until then, don't move on the spot even if you can't find it. If you find one, keep an eye on it. "

"Got it! Then I will searching on the left side. "

"All right. Then I'm on the right side. I'll left it to you. "

"You can count on me!"

Reizen rushed to his destination.

Thinking that it would be fun to have such a motivational subordinate, I also proceeded to the right.

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―3 hours later―

Check, 1, 2, 3. *nod. This is Ouren from the RainKing news report.

Three hours have passed since the start of the lookout, but there is no movement at all.

Until now, my eyes were tired because only rock and seaweed everywhere, but now that fish have appeared, my eyes gloomy eyes came back to life.

However, it is also disasterous for my eyes to keep watching for three hours. I'm tired of it.

That's all from here reporting. over.

I know no one will reply at all.

But if I didn't do anything, I'm sure that my sanity will go haywire.

I thought it was a game of patience, but I wondered what the point of that if the target didn't move at all.

Uwaaah ~ I completely run out. I wish I had set the meeting time earlier.

Actually, it's okay to come back now, but I don't want to do something unnatural that make the Bedlock notice me.　

The fish surrounding it are barely moving.

This will make the anyone move stand out more.

I don't know how effective the incense sprayed by Bedrock is, but it seems to have a binding effect just by looking this scene.

By the way ... I don't know a little about this incense.

Bedlock has dominated the fish in this area for at least a month.

That's a problem, but that's not what I'm worried about.

Maletanago and Acid Gill, which I have fought so far ... Those two kinds move freely without affected by it incense.

It seems those two had an ego and they tried to ate me.

If I look at this situation, I can see that those two kinds behavior are normal.

Then why weren't they affected by this incense?

Of course, that including me.

If affected by the incense, it would make the victim waiting for its turn to preyed like the fish flowing in front of me.

Maybe it's because I and Reizen have the [Rare Species Benefit] and [The Blessing of Eart] ... but I don't know about these two species who isn't affected.

I think it's an odor-related skill because it was called incense ...

Do I know how it smells like?

In fact, I haven't smelled it since I came here. By the way, it didn't have any taste.

…………Those Maletanago and Acid Gill, maybe their sense of smell is dull?

If so, I can understand the reason why I wasn't affected by the incense, but ... Why are those two species fine too?

Hmmm, I think I could have understood if I became that race if I can, but ... I have a personal grudge, so I didn't want to be Acid Gill. Sorry not sorry.

"Ah ... Fishdom(freedom). I don't really get up to anything ... "

I know that complaining doesn't change anything, but it's too much time for me.

Nothing is as painful as working in your spare time.

[You got experience points]

This time it's plankton who can't read the water. Your voice echoes well in a silent space that is too free ...

The usual voice of heaven.

Dozens of minutes later ... I continue to monitor even though my concentration is waving.

Then I noticed that one fish was moving.

"……Oh?"

Small changes in a space that hardly changes are noticeable.

I would like you to praise my concentration when I noticed it.

A fish moves with blublub sfx and advances to the bottom of the river.

I hid in a rock from the decent range, so I chased it secretly.

It's a secret that I feel like I'm playing a detective and have a little fun.

When I sneaked into the bottom of the river from the shade of a rock, I saw a terrifying and creepy creature like anglerfish, which was a mixture of large black and white colors, waiting for a fish to swim with its big mouth open.

The swimming fish was sucked into his mouth and disappeared with an unpleasant noise.

A fish like anglerfish that safely put his meal in its belly was assimilated into the color of the riverbed and hid itself.

………… That's it. Bedlock.

I finally found it ...

Finally I was able to find the root of all evil.

For the time being, I wait for the morning come ... Let's regroup with Reizen.