How To Suck Honey With Extras [EN]: Chapter 106

117. Falzente Duchy (3)

From beneath the ship, beneath the waves, something black leaped up and landed on the deck.

It crashed down on a sailor who was about to respond to a call.

The monster pounced on the sailor and stabbed him in the neck with a crude stone spear.

It happened so fast that I couldn’t stop it.

The monster that attacked the sailor had a fish-like appearance, with grotesque webbed feet on its arms and legs.

The hideous appearance, typical of an aquatic monster, drew screams of horror from all around.

“……What is that?!”

“Sahuagin!”

Sahuagin, also known as goblins of the sea, are common yet troublesome aquatic monsters [a race of fish-like humanoids known for their aggression].

And now, more of the same monsters are jumping onto the deck.

Not just one or two.

-Keeeeeek.

The Sahuagin attacked the sailors, emitting unpleasant cries from their gills.

However, although the first attack was a surprise, the sailors had already identified the threat and began to fight back.

Dealing with the ones that climbed onto the ship isn’t actually that difficult, as opposed to those in the water.

“The ones that came up are nothing! Stay calm!”

“Move as fast as you can! They’re slow unless they’re in the water! Don’t panic!”

“Just don’t get dragged into the water! That’s the end of you!”

As they said, the webbed feet on the monsters’ feet allow them to move quickly in the water, but on land, they lose this advantage and become a hindrance.

The problem is their number.

In addition, as if understanding that they are at a disadvantage on the deck, a large number of Sahuagin are ramming the hull of the ship from below, shaking it.

“Damn it! The balance!”

“Just a fish with legs!”

“Don’t be distracted by them!”

The sailors and hired mercenaries are cursing at their cunning antics, struggling to keep from falling over while fighting back.

The problem is that it’s not easy because they have to pay attention to their balance.

“Damn it! You there! Merchants and guests, get inside quickly! Once these guys show up, at least 300 of them will stick to the ship!”

It’s better for non-combatants who can’t help to hide.

It means they don’t have the spare capacity to escort them.

I made sure that the merchants, including Malo, who had no combat ability, went inside, and then I took a look at the situation.

‘……Even so, it’s annoying to just hide, isn’t it?’

We have people hired as escorts, and the sailors aren’t likely to be pushed around by those fish in a fight.

But there’s always a chance.

‘Besides, if I let damage occur, the voyage might be delayed.’

Even if they don’t have the power to break the ship, it would be a problem if they damaged the rudder.

Above all, isn’t what’s on this ship the goods I invested in?

I have to protect my property; who else would I entrust it to?

“I’ll help too!”

When I stepped forward, the sailors and mercenaries frowned as if they were embarrassed.

“But, merchant…….”

“It’s okay! I’m also an A-class mercenary, and I can handle things better than most guys. ……And.”

When I gestured, a blade of wind swept through, cutting apart only the Sahuagin that were attacking the sailors and mercenaries.

Even if I’m not in good condition because of seasickness, this much is easy.

How much have I practiced?

“It’s easy to cut down these guys. I’ll take care of it. Trust me.”

“Th, then I’ll leave it to you.”

When I showed them directly, they admired me and willingly stepped back to give me a place to play.

“First, the sailors and mercenaries will deal with those who have climbed onto the deck.”

“……What about you, merchant?”

What I have to do isn’t the small group that came up on the deck.

I smiled and pointed down.

“The problem isn’t the guys who came up; it’s the group down there, right?”

The surface of the water under the ship.

Even at a glance, there are many shadows that look like Sahuagin below.

Black things swarming.

Thinking that hundreds of them are attached to it makes me shudder.

I need to solve that first.

‘Lightning…… No, I can’t do that first. It’s dangerous here.’

If I drop the lightning summoned by spiritism [magic involving spirits], it will be wiped out, but it is obvious that the ship will be damaged by the steam explosion caused by the current.

‘Ah, I can use this guy.’

The high-level spirit I contracted with recently.

There was a spirit with a unique shadow attribute.

I haven’t had a chance to use it in real combat, so now is the perfect time.

I gathered mana and converted it into spiritual power.

Since he’s a high-level spirit, he won’t be summoned with a mediocre amount.

“Come out, Fluorite…… Ugh?!”

I was about to shout, but I had to focus on my senses.

The consumption is more extreme than I expected.

Almost half of it was taken away just by summoning it.

‘Even though I prepared for it, is this how much it consumes? What’s going on?’

It’s literally the worst fuel efficiency.

Only then did a jet-black cat-shaped spirit slowly emerge from under the shadow of my feet.

At least the summoning itself was successful.

“Fluorite, pick out only the Sahuagin on the water surface…… Wait!”

The reason I stopped him in a hurry was because this guy was using his power without permission before my order was finished.

“That’s not allowed!”

But he doesn’t listen.

The shadow cast on the ship recklessly gathered power and created a huge blade, which it indiscriminately plunged into the water.

Bang!

The sound of the water being hit violently is not just once.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!

The huge shadow blade whips around in all directions as if it were randomly hitting.

As a result, huge splashes of water swept in one after another due to the aftermath of the impact.

The shattered bodies of the Sahuagin are falling together among the high splashes.

It’s powerful, but it’s too much.

‘No! This isn’t it! It’s too much! It’s too much!’

Attacking like this is inefficient.

Above all, what I was trying to instruct was not a simple attack.

I was just trying to control the shadows to create a safe wall around the ship to keep them in check.

“Hey! What are you doing! What if the ship gets damaged because of this…….”

-Nyaa~.

However, even with my protest, Fluorite just wagged his tail, turned his head, and acted nonchalantly.

What is it? Is he even rebelling?

More than that, what are you doing when you’re not even a real cat?

I realized the reason late.

‘……I see. That’s what happened.’

My achievements as a spiritist are still immature, so it’s difficult to properly convey my intentions to this spirit.

In other words, I don’t have the ability to completely control a high-level spirit.

Come to think of it, there was a problem that if you contracted with a spirit that exceeds the spiritist’s capabilities, you would not be able to perfectly convey your intentions.

To make an analogy, I order ‘Hit the right side!’, but to this guy, it is conveyed in a bizarre way like ‘Whether you hit the right side or not, whether you hit the left side or not’.

So he’s confused.

My skills are not enough to make him understand.

It means that there is a risk in gaining great power in advance.

‘This is going to be dangerous.’

I quickly released his summon.

If I keep leaving it like this, there is a high possibility that an uncontrollable spirit will cause an accident.

“I can’t help it. I have no choice but to do what I’m used to.”

Fortunately, there are plenty of other options.

This time, I summoned Undine and had her draw out her power.

Fortunately, this guy listens well.

“Undine, grab the flow of seawater near this ship. Can you do it?”

-I can do it. How much?

“Get rid of all those black things.”

Undine nodded greatly and pretended to move her arms.

It is to handle the seawater in this area.

It’s the privilege of the water spirit to handle water. It’s easy.

‘Well, it seems that the manipulation efficiency of seawater is somewhat low.’

Perhaps because of the high content of impurities, only about 80% efficiency is achieved.

It doesn’t matter.

That’s enough to scrape everything out.

What I want to manipulate is the current.

It is to leave only this ship and let the Sahuagin be swept away by the water.

‘No matter how much they fly and move in the water, they can’t go against the current due to their body structure.’

It is said that the invasion route also uses the method of flowing in with the current.

The flow of water is both an advantage and a weakness for them.

Then, if I control the current, these guys won’t be able to move.

‘The range of water control is only a small part near the ship, but that’s enough.’

I continue to manipulate the current to sweep away the Sahuagin gathered around and gather them in one place.

Soon, Undine swept the Sahuagin into one spot and left it as it was.

-Eit!

Manipulate the seawater again to lift only that up like jelly.

“……Wow, disgusting.”

I couldn’t help but blurt out my impressions.

It’s a little scary, even in my dreams, to see the Sahuagin swarming in a large water prison that Undine lifted up.

“It’s a good harvest.”

That’s good. It’s full.

When I said such nonsense, a sailor covered his mouth.

It’s disgusting. I agree.

“Undine, keep holding on to that. Never let go.”

In the meantime, summon the lightning spirit Sprite, gather lightning strikes, and drop them only into the lifted water prison.

If I pour it separately like this, there is no need to worry about excess current spreading around.

In other words, you can reduce the damage!

“Just die like that!”

Paang!

The remaining water droplets exploded in all directions as the water was electrocuted and evaporated by the heat.

Huddeudduddeuddeuk!

As a result, blackened Sahuagin fall into the sea.

Is it an instant Sahuagin lightning grill?

“Oop! That’s disgusting.”

“It’s a sight I can’t bear to see…….”

Everyone is admiring in many ways.

On top of that, the subtle smell of grilled fish makes it even more uncomfortable.

I almost turned my eyes away but suddenly came to my senses.

“Undine! Don’t miss that either!”

Magic stones are falling in large quantities among the bodies of the destroyed guys.

It’s a pity to miss that!

If it sinks completely into the sea, it can’t be salvaged.

Once again, the current manipulated by Undine wrapped only the magic stones and lifted them up again.

‘It’s uncomfortable, but the results are surprisingly good?’

I counted the number of magic stones.

Sahuagin is a C-rank monster.

Hundreds of magic stones from such monsters.

‘If I sell it, I’ll make a fortune.’

The price of magic stones skyrockets during the war.

Magic stones are also important war materials.

It is considered as important as military supplies.

In addition, there is a unit made up of wizards in the front of the Falzente Duchy, although not many.

Then there will be demand.

Besides.

Apparently, all the Sahuagin have influence.

There are so many, so you give me a lot?

‘……Come to think of it. Originally, the main character had a naval battle near here, right?’

However, they overcame the attack of a group of five Krakens, not the Sahuagin.

‘Could it be that the Sahuagin are running wild like this because of that?’

If there is no tiger, the fox is the master [an idiom meaning that in the absence of a strong leader, weaker individuals will take control].

Well, that’s the reason.

Anyway, I don’t think there will be any more problems.

“The rest of them…… Yeah, they’re running away as expected.”

A large number of presences are moving away from here.

The remaining Sahuagin, feeling threatened by my current power, are leaving.

After all, the reason why those monsters attack human ships is to hunt for food.

If they can’t handle it with force, giving up is natural for living things.

“But should I keep chasing those guys?”

I asked the sailor.

If it’s better to annihilate them, I can consider it.

However, the sailor shakes his head as if there is no need to do so.

“There’s no end to it if you do that.”

It’s fortunate that they got out of the crisis, and there’s no reason to chase the remaining monsters.

“It’s better to leave it as it is. On the contrary, it could be dangerous. It’s wise not to chase them.”

“That’s definitely true.”

I agree too.

If I provoke them and those guys desperately resist, I don’t know what will happen.

“Still, it’s annoying to send even the ones that came up.”

“The merchant’s words are natural.”

“That’s right! We have to show the remaining ones an example for sure.”

Everyone agreed and glared at the dozens of Sahuagin still remaining on the deck.

An example is needed.

“Then I’ll leave the rest to you.”

However, there is no need for me to step in again.

I slipped away.

They went straight to dealing with the remaining monsters.

Watching that, I sighed.

I’m a little happy that I got a lot of magic stones.

I don’t like the fishy smell that fills the air.

Tsk, when I feel relieved, I get seasick again.

“Ah, but what was for dinner today? Does anyone know?”

I suddenly became curious for some reason.

I asked one of the people who were cleaning up the Sahuagin’s body.

“Actually, I heard that they caught some pretty good fish yesterday and were going to serve it.”

“……Fish.”

I closed my mouth, smelling the fishy smell of burning fish vibrating in all directions.

“Fishy smell…….”

“Do you hate it after all?”

“……At least I want to refrain from eating fish for the time being.”

At least I don’t think I’ll want to eat fish for about 3 days.

I’m already sick of the smell.