Hinotori had done it.When she said she was coming in with a distraction, she wasn’t joking. Yokino had known that she was quite… phenomenal, but sometimes the chicken always found a way to surprise her. Still, a kraken was beyond expectations. Hadn’t she simply gone over the top with it this time?‘What? What? What? What in the hell is that?!’Yokino found herself screaming internally at the sight. She had seen lots of things, but this was by far the most terrifying she had encountered. Goliath was probably on its level if not beneath it. No. She would have to make a correction about this statement. The most terrifying thing she had met was definitely not this. That title belonged to The Duchess the first time they met.Still, seeing something this overwhelmingly massive, Yokino was not sure how to take it in. Maybe if she gathered all her army she could beat it, but still, she would encounter major losses which she was not interested in.'Now's not the time to be surprised.'Sunalla
Keimen Kingdom, Shandel City. “Old man Khan! I brought something in!” A loud voice rang out in the usually quiet Adventurer Guild of Shandel City. The adventurers present all looked at the bloodied woman with scared expressions. She dragged large bodies behind her like it barely weighed anything. It was a pile of orcs in armor. They were all dead and tied up. Khan from the reception desk looked at the woman expressionlessly and sighed. “I hate it whenever you come to town.” He took out a piece of paper from his desk. It was a request to the guild for a monster that was terrorizing one of the villages on the outskirts of the kingdom. No one wanted to take on the quest even though it was labeled a C rank quest, due to the village’s close proximity to Larm. They believed the guild was severely underestimating the Quest’s danger level, and it turns out they actually were. The woman stopped at the receptionist and slammed down on the desk with a grin. “I was passing by when I found
‘What was that?’I asked Sunalla after I managed to calm down. Sunalla grit her teeth then spoke.“Daxia.”‘Who?’“The Queen of The Bloody Seas, Daxia. Ruler of SharkFang Kingdom, one of the 3 nations of The Mass Blue.”‘3 nations?’Sunalla shrugged.“Yes, three nations. Atlantis, SharkFang and Exsuole, although the last insists it’s an Empire.”‘So… why did Daxia come after us?’Guppies swam up to the princess and she played with them quietly.“Because we retrieved the princess, obviously.”‘But… I thought you said she was away.’“She was. It should have taken her at least a full day to catch up to get to the tower from the Bloody Sea. At least 3 days to get to where we were. Daxia, does not follow the rules of logic.”‘Isn’t it because she’s too strong?’“You could say that.”“So, when are we going back?”Yokino asked from nowhere.“Tomorrow. Daxia would have grown bored by then.”In the end, they decided we would return the next day. I decided it would be best for me to focus on ot
Day 47As early as possible, Sunalla made us head out. He suggested we go to a different location just to be careful. Yokino opened up a portal and we all swam through it, but there was something off that happened this time.>‘What?’The agent was alerting me to a bizarre incident that was happening to the portal.>Someone was hijacking our portal’s destination.‘Is there something we can do about it?’>‘So, we just get teleported wherever their taking us?’Just as I asked this question, I was spat out into the ocean once again.DING[You have entered a place with high pressure][All your stats will be lowered by 5%][Some of your attacks will not carry the same level of power as they do normally.][The skill [Pressure Resistance] has gone up 1 level]I took in a big gulp of water and prepped myself for enemies. However, I couldn’t sense any nearby. Rather,
Given the fact that we were in an area my magic wasn’t going to work in, we had to swim all the way. The princess was naturally faster than I was, but I managed to keep up with her since she couldn’t go too far from my view. We managed to make some progress, whilst also getting information from the princess. This meant I finally got a gist of the state of affairs in Atlantis.Her father, the King of Atlantis, announced that he would be stepping down as King to allow one of his children to take charge. Naturally the right to succeed would be passed down to the first born, however she was more popular than her brother, so the people wanted her to become princess. Basically, those in support of her brother were trying to get rid of her.Her supporters arranged for her to escape, but during her escape, she was kidnapped by the bandits from SharkFang. She assumed it was her brother having planned for her escape, but fortunately, Sunalla got us to rescue her before anything bad could happen
Day 50We managed to get out of the location where I couldn’t use magic. So obviously, the first thing I tried to do was create a portal. I managed to do that. That was how far I got before…“Found you!”DING![Notice: Sensing Incoming Waves of Immense Chaos Energy]Behind me, moving as fast lightning was a blackness. In fact, I couldn’t say it was moving. It was basically flashing before me, closing the distance in mere seconds. And I knew for a fact that I was looking very far away.[You have been inflicted with [Absurd Fear]][You will not be able to move till you overcome this fear]My body was stuck in place. Behind me, the princess on the other hand was moving towards the portal. Kawaii grabbed me, it would seem she realised that I was stuck. But that wasn’t the important thing here. What the heck was this thing coming after us.I blinked, then there was a hand over my body. It grabbed me hard and it felt like my bones were shattering.[You have received the status [Broken Bones
The scent of fluxior herbs being melted by acid wafted through the air. The bubbling of chemicals in glass containers over a bright orange flame sent puffs of white gas from the container’s tip. There was a large set up of tubes on a desk, with substances of all sorts, being mixed methodologically and with the utmost care, just to produce one single potion.The potion possessed a dark purple colour as well as bowel-aggravating scent. The one in charge of the experiment took up the vial and looked at it closely, her dark eyes scanning for any errors. Putting her hand to the tip, she shook the vial vigorously for a few more seconds, then brought it back to observe. There was no visible change and the woman shrugged. She put down the vial in a tube rack, where other vials of similar colour were found.They all possessed varying shades of the colour, purple.Slowly, she removed her white gloves made out of slime resin and quickly disposed of them into her special storage ring. Normally, a
The leaves on the tree rustled gently in the hot afternoon sun. Under one of the trees, a young man rested with his arms folded. The bangs of his blonde hair covered his eyes, providing a bit more shade to his eyes. The scent of something cooking wafted through the air and tickled his nose and roused his stomach.His eyes opened slowly and were met with sunlight piercing through the gaps in the trees. He sat still, just looking up at the sky in thought for a second, before a smile crept onto his face. Quickly, he jumped up and made his way towards the camp site.It was a good 5-minute walk to the campsite, way shorter if he decided to run. He was only able to smell the food due to his high sensitivity he had built up as an adventurer. He chose the distance since it would allow him to react to any form of danger with the party members in time, while allowing him enough break time from the members. He usually did this whenever his party set up camp. This was his own way of clearing his
‘It’s so booooorriiiiiiiiiingggg!’I was bored out of my mind surveying the edge of the dome for enemies. It was practically a ghost town at this point. And the only thing that used to be interesting was the notifications I kept receiving from my shadows about catching bombers. So far, we found three dozen pairs of people planting the bombs.It was shocking how many people had been coerced into doing this. And I still hadn’t tracked down an actual member from the invaders. What if the invaders actually weren’t coming? What if the princess was lying about this entire thing for a completely different reason?‘This princess is giving me a headache.’‘I know right? It’s like talking to a brick wall.’‘A-An overly in-intelligent one.’‘Hey guys!’‘Ah!?’‘New guy?’‘I-I have a j-junior now?’‘What will we call him?’‘Call me Hyakkiyago.’He told us out of nowhere. We were all stunned, since everyone who came so far didn’t even know that they were now sharing a mind with someone. Yet, this g
NANEK POVThe prince looked at the meal set before him. Skewered tentacles, seaweed wraps, jagged oyster shells, lunaris and so on, all in bountiful amounts. He felt like gagging from the mere scent of the food. Nanek never liked such food, and as such this was strictly removed from the meals his siblings served him regularly.This event was different. It was before the entire city and it was a meal that the goddess had chosen for this year’s feast. Him not eating it was an insult to the goddess and would make the people think less of him.He looked at his mother, the priestess, sitting blindly next to the king and being fed her meal by some of her personal assistants. She had no concern whatsoever when it came to this and he found it terrifying, since he had been told by the older generation that she hated these kinds of meals.Several years in service to the goddess must have changed her. Maybe if he spent several years trying to overcome his distaste for the meal, he would overcome
SUNALLA POVThe storm spirit had left off towards a chamber in the palace to enact the final plans of the princess. To be honest, she wasn’t expecting the princess to tell her what her final plans were, but after hearing them, she was completely stunned. For the princess to have planned all of this for just that, it was beyond her imagination.However, for something like that, she knew her father would give up his life in a heartbeat. At least, she could rest easy knowing that he died for a cause he had been fighting for all his life. Still, it hurt that she couldn’t even see his corpse even though it was delivered to them. Did they think she was so weak that she’d break down from seeing the body?She had definitely seen worse, so why wouldn’t they let her? Was this the royalty’s way of showing consideration to the Captain of the Royal Guard’s kin? If so, the royals really had no idea what people actually wanted in such situation.While swimming, a stray guppy came in front of her. Sh
King Zigruk ElrIek Sox Anon Den Yorul II waved at the people who were gazing at him admirably from outside the hall. After a considerable amount of praise appreciation and greeting, he sat down on his seat and dropped his trident.The trident floated by itself at his side. Strange enough, this weird sight was ignored by most of the onlookers. All of them except the candidates for the throne that knew the true value of the trident, all of them shocked by how carelessly their father handled it. Then again, if you were built just like the Zigruk Elriek Sox Anon Den Yorull II, you wouldn’t think too much of the trident.Once again, trumpets sounded thunderously, drawing the attention of everyone to the overly massive ship that was approaching them. Dubbed the Neptune, the largest piece of magical machinery ever made in the history of all the three kingdoms.One mermaid, much bigger than the rest emerged from the Neptune. She was dressed in a simple peplos, wearing a golden crown of leaves
OSVETA POVThe feast hall, the biggest part of the royal palace that went unused for many years till there was an important ceremony taking place. It was so large it could take in half the number of royal family members that lived. And that was saying much given the fact that there were over a thousand of them with each being at least three times as big as the average merman.The hall was a space next to the palace grounds shrouded in hardened Atlantean styled glass to prevent any peaking or breaking. Due to the occasion, the styled glass had been removed, revealing a large beautiful platform with a marble table in a U-shape set down. The table was big enough to occupy at the very least 20 members of the Royal family.However, today, only four members sat on opposite ends, with two extra, grander seats, being reserved for the most important guests. The King of Atlantis and the Chief Priestess of the Sea Goddess Temple.The current members were Rondel, the eldest son of the King, repre
Inside of Hinotori’s mind, somewhere deep in her subconscious where she would never notice anything happening, there was an announcement.[The Exclusive Skill [Legend of Pandemonium] Chapter 1, Act 1, Part 1: Army Drafting has been completed]-Hidden Events> Fight Against the Apostles of the Sea Goddess Temple (Completed)> Kill over a dozen members of the Sea Goddess Temple (Incomplete)> Enslave the members of the Sea Goddess Temple (Incomplete)> Establish friendly ties with the members of the Sea Goddess Temple (Incomplete)> Become an official member of the Sea Goddess Temple (Incomplete)---- Insufficient events completed to receive any rewards+[The Exclusive Skill [Legend of Pandemonium] has unlocked a new section]Chapter 1 - #@$^&!Act 1 – Battle For AtlantisPart 2 – Preparations--- Preparations for the incoming invasion have been set up. Hopefully they will be enough for the coming storm. ---*Rewards for creating this scenario will be delivered at the end of this Chapt
On the day of the Royal Feast, in the princess’ quarters, several mermaids about her size were attending to her. Brushing her hair, applying make-up, and carefully fixing ornaments in her hair. She was dressed in the most elegant lilac-coloured chiton that had silver lacings on it and a triangular pattern over at the bottom over her tail. Over her left hand, her peplos that was a whitish-blue with a similar design, but more transparent. The peplos also managed to serve as a sort of hood for her head.As the princess observed her features in the mirror, she couldn’t help but think along the likes of,‘Would Hiro like this appearance?’‘Maybe it’s too much make up for his taste?’‘Is this even enough to cover my blemishes?’Of course, Hiro was not going to be partaking in this event. In fact, he wouldn’t even know that it was happening and neither would he know about it. Still, a maiden in love could only dream, right?“You are looking absolutely stunning, your highness.”The one attend
The hell did I just hear? Did she just confirm that she was the mastermind? No way, right? There was definitely no way that she did it, right? No.I couldn’t doubt the possibility of her having done that. Knowing her, it was highly likely. And from what Sunalla said, the princess didn’t like it when things happened out of her control. A surprise invasion from an enemy nation definitely doesn’t sound like having everything under her control.Still, for her to go this far just for the throne. She was the worst kind of person. They’d do anything to achieve their goal, even if it negatively affected those looking up to her for support. She was worse than scum.I had several things to tell the princess, but no one else in the room heard our conversation. The princess simply said vague things in their eyes and ears. Maybe Sunalla and Osveta would believe that princess did something like that.The problem was if they gave a shit. They’d known her for sometime now so it was possible that they
That was completely sudden and out of nowhere for me. I never imagined to hear such a thing, least of all from an old man in a city that was thousands of feet underwater. Of course, after hearing such a thing I was intrigued in finding out more, but he kicked me out with the promise of trying to find a way to Minerva for me. He stole more strands of my hair though. Turns out he didn’t need the first strand for anything. He simply wanted it for his private reasons… creepy pervert.On the way back, I could tell that the princess was beaming with excitement. I asked why, but she told me not to think too much about it. In times like this, it was really annoying not being able to read her mind. The only solution was to keep pressuring her till she spoke, but she was tight lipped. In the end, I decided to ask if she knew about Vermillion.According to her, there wasn’t any concrete text about Vermillion, but her father had once told her that there was an individual named Vermillion who came