Chapter 80: 80 - 03-19 Dead Heat

"There goes number 35!　Fast, fast, fast!　He's now tied with number 3 in second place!

"Well, it looks like number 35 has really come into his own!"

Both the commentators and the live commentary were astonished at the remarkable progress. A team of unknown shipwrights and magecraftsmen are battling it out for the lead.

They are fighting for the top spot.

"Ahhh, number 35, we're finally in second place!　And now we're going for the lead!"

Rietje, the leader of the number 1, <>, was getting impatient. The golem, made by Sir Valerio, who is considered a master craftsman, is specialized for rowing oars.

Even though she was driving it at almost full throttle, a boat from a team that was just starting out was slowly catching up to her.

"I have my own stubbornness, too.

Reece muttered and slightly changed the course of the boat.

"d*mn!　You're so clever!"

Marcia spat. Reece moves the ship to block Marcia's path.

"But that's how impatient they are!"

Marcia calmly changes the course of the boat, but Reece senses this and does not allow Marcia to pass.

"Number 1 is blocking our way nicely!　Number 35 is too far ahead to pass!"

"I should have tried to pass him on a more distant path, but it's difficult when they are so close. This is the skill of the veteran sailor Reece."

Obstructing the course is not a violation as long as the hulls do not make contact. And if hulls touch when overtaking, the one in the rear is considered to be at fault.

As the two vessels were playing this game, Elsa, number 3, the blue marine, was sailing on a course far enough away from the other vessel.

"Ah, here comes number 3!　While numbers 1 and 35 were tangled up, he took the lead!　Number 28 is starting to lag a bit!

The top group now heads towards the fourth stage, the turnaround point, the uninhabited island of .

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Meanwhile, Jin and Reiko were rushing toward the uninhabited island of .

Since they had come all the way out here anyway, they wanted to see Marcia in action up close.

"But what was that Death Serpent doing there ......?"

The Death Serpent is supposed to be a demon that lives farther north in the sea. That's what Reinhardt said afterwards.

"Could it have escaped from something like the Hecatoncale?"

"Well, I don't know. Anyway, the race is the priority now.

Jin dismissed the question as too much information to think about.

(I want to build an airplane. ......)

Just as he was thinking about that, an unexpected accident happened.

"Ah!"

One of the outer rings, which Reiko was driving, broke its axis and sank into the sea. It happened in the blink of an eye while she was running fast.

"I'll go look for it!

Reiko said in a panic,

"No, it will be difficult even for you. It's not like it has any magic power, and if it sinks in this deep sea, how long will it take you to find it?"

We've already gone several tens of meters from where we dropped it. Even for Reiko, it would take time, if not impossible.

Then Reiko was disappointed,

"I am sorry. I can't believe that I have caused your father's work to be lost.

Jin tried to console her,

"No, it was originally made of a material with poor durability, so it can't be helped. But, please remove the outer ring of the one that's still intact.

"Yes."

Reiko handed the safe outer ring to Jin.

"Ah, this one almost broke too. ...... deformation(forming)"

The outer ring was transformed into a small paddle by Jin's magic. They couldn't make a big one due to lack of materials.

"Reiko, I'm sorry, but could you paddle with this?

"Sure."

Reiko immediately started to paddle with it, but she could not get any speed at all.

"No good. ......"

The bronze is of poor quality, and the hardening magic does not work well. If Reiko tries to give ten percent output, the rod is likely to break.

"I don't think we're going to make it in time. ......"

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Reiko looks at the disappointed Jin,

"Father, I'll swim and push."

With that, she quickly took off her clothes and jumped into the water before Jin could say a word. Reiko seemed to feel responsible for the loss of one of the outer rings.

Reiko then grabbed the boat in the water and began kicking the water with her slender bare feet.

"Oh, oh, this is fast!"

When she was sent to the sea by the warp gate that went out of control in her search for Jin, Reiko had reached over 100 km/h with her clothes on her back and her luggage on her back.

Now, even more enhanced than before, she can easily reach 100 km/h while supporting a ship carrying Jin on her back.

From the outside, the boat would appear to be running at an unbelievably high speed, even though it is not doing anything.

"That seems to be Io Island."

Jin's eyes caught a glimpse of an island that looked like a turnaround point. There were several boats floating around the island, probably carrying tourists.

"Reiko, you'd better slow down or they'll wonder why you're here!

Jin shouted loudly, worried that Reiko might hear him in the water. But Reiko's hearing is not so good, especially when it's Jin's voice. She immediately recognized him and slowed down the swim.

Slowly, the boat with Jin on board moves toward the sightseeing boats. Jin takes a paddle in his hand to make himself feel less uncomfortable, but the presence of such a small boat in the open sea is already suspicious.

Fortunately, the spectators on the sightseeing boat were too busy watching the fierce competition among the top group, and no one was paying attention to Jin's small boat.

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"The three leading boats will soon be approaching the turnaround point!

"The key to this fourth stage is how short the turnaround time will be. The size of Io is about 1 km across and almost circular.

The description continues.

"The island is conical, like a volcano, so it is shallow on the shore and deepens as you move away from it.

Which means...

"That's right, if you try to go around in a small circle, you risk running aground. If we go around too far to be safe, it will take too long.

So the key is how to deal with that.

Yes. But it seems that the three boats in the lead all choose to go around just in time.

As the commentator said, the three vessels seem to have decided to go around the uninhabited island just a few meters away from it.

The three vessels decided to circle around the uninhabited island just a few meters away from the island.

"They made it just in time."

The top group is just now coming into view.

"Numbers 3,1,35.... That's a good position. After we turn around this island, it's all about speed, isn't it?

Jin remembers the stage configuration of the competition. And then..,

"Father, we need to talk."

Reiko came out of the water.

"Reiko, what's wrong?"

"Yes... I saw two strange golems in the water.

Golems in the water?

Another strange place to be.

So what are they doing?　What are they doing?

Nothing so far. They're staying put.

"............"

I don't get it. It's in the wrong place for a convention. I don't understand why it was placed underwater.

Don't you know where he belongs or something?

"Wait a minute. ...... Yes, the maker is probably a magician (magecraftsman) called Valerio or something. It reeks of the same magic as the golem with the number one number."

"What?　...... hmmm."

If this is about Valentino, the crazy guy, there's something fishy going on. Maybe this time it's interference.

"All right, Reiko, you're in the clear here. Keep an eye on those two and stop them if they interfere with the competition."

"Okay. Can I destroy them?

"Uh, no, you can't do that. You can destroy the legs and arms, ...... but don't damage the golem's control core so that it can be used as evidence.

"Yes, sir."

Reiko disappeared into the water.

Soon, the top group approaches the island of Io.

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