Chapter 56: Chapter 56: Into the storm

Year ??? - Clermont's ship

(Alastor POV)

"These Sea Serpents are petty tasty"

We are currently in the only stove of the ship inside the boiler room, technically also the kitchen, eating the monster meat that Clermont caught in the ocean.

"Once you peel the skin off, the meat is not much different from normal fish" Clermont

Ifrit seems to have freed him from the system limiter and he is using that power to survive in this place.

"That is if you manage to ignore that the fish bones are the size of a human leg, jijiji"

He doesn't have a contract with an elemental spirit, but he was able to utilize mana to increase his physical strength enough to kill the monster surrounding us.

"Thanks for the meal, I can't eat more"

There is still plenty of meat on deck, but unfortunately, we have no way of preserving the food and it will have to go back to sea.

"If it was of your taste, now is time to pay" Clermont

"Pay?"

I don't have anything else on my than the scale pants and my scarf.

"I don't want any currency, I want information"

"...About the God Guidance System?"

He is obviously curious, in this situation I would be too.

"About the system, about this strength, about that woman, about you, tell me every single thing you know" Clermont

...

......

"...And here I am"

I told him about my meeting with Ifrit and all the events that followed until today.

"...I see" Clermont

He touches his temples with his left hand.

"This is bigger than I expected..." Clermont

It is a lot to take in.

"So that excessive outburst that I had, probably was the influence from the system to benefit the Isekai Hero..." Clermont

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Everyone has their own stories, I guess.

"Was it enough for the meal?"

He looks back at me and shows me his teeth with a broad smile.

"Yes, it is more than enough to keep you on board for a time" Clermont

It's nice to be admitted to the only place for kilometers around.

"I'll take your word for it"

...

......

I lie on my bed in one of the rooms inside the ship.

"..."

Weeks have passed and all my wounds have healed a long time ago, but...

[Ifrit...]

My partner doesn't show any signal of recovery.

[Are you going to be fine?]

The spiritual power inside the red snake sleeping on my scarf is starting to slightly decrease over time, and I'm worried.

[What can I do to help you?]

Bandages and other simple treatments on the ship are useless to her.

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There is no response from the fire spirit, she only sleeps as her body weakens more and more each day.

"I will not let you disappear like this"

I get up and walk to the ladder leading to the deck.

"Morning, Alastor"

The ship's captain greets me from the helm as soon as I set foot outside.

"Good Morning, Clermont"

In these weeks I had been teaching him how to use mana to cast fire spells.

He has a hard time throwing a flame bigger than him, but he taught himself how to use basic water skills more skillfully.

Maybe it is because of his dual elemental affinity water-fire... or maybe I just suck at teaching.

"You better hold on tight to something, there's a big storm coming" Clermont

The dark clouds of a big storm can be seen in the distance.

"I should be able to outrun it" Clermont

No, that won't do it.

"Clermont, I need a favor"

Within that storm, I can feel a possible way to heal Ifrit.

"A favor?" Clermont

...

The ship went into the storm.

"You are crazy, you know that?" Clermont

I stand on top of the funnel on the ship, both maintaining the boiler inside on fire and blasting away the waves that are too big for the ship.

"You followed me here, that makes you crazy as well"

Some monsters jump towards us, just to become ashes by my flames.

"If it is really here, how could I avoid seeing it?" Clermont

His voice is full of emotion.

"That would be an action worthy of madness" Clermont

"I hope you won't regret it"

We fought monsters and water waves for hours until we reached our destination.

"This is it, the center of the storm" Clermont

The winds ceased and the waters calmed.

"..."

"Where is it? Is it using camouflage? it is flying? ... or maybe"

He runs towards the border of the ship and looks down.

"It is that maybe"

"ooooOOOOHHHHHH!!!!!" Clermont

A huge shadow several times bigger than the ship is surrounding us.

"One of the few unranked monsters in the world, the sea serpent king, the embodiment of chaos, the lord of the ocean...!" Clermont

That is not a monster, his true identity is...

"Leviathan!" Clermont

An Elemental Spirit King.

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