Chapter 22: 21

~Volume 1: Life in a different world is tumultuous!?~

Chapter 21 [At the lake town, part 4]

 

As I continued living the days, eventually it's the final day of the contract. So far, I have accumulated a profit of 45000 Fol and today too I triumphantly set out on the boat.

 

Within the window of this one week, I have gained some infamy among the fishermen. Well, if someone with appeared out of nowhere with contraptions never seen before and mysterious tool that catches fish, she will be the center of attention.

 

It has gotten to the point where part of the fishermen that I became friendly with joked [Little miss, you are going to empty the lake of fishes by yourself at this rate], that was the pace I was acquiring my catches.

 

[This is the final day so I am going to do my best.]

 

Saying that under my breath, the boat was floating in the center of the lake, bringing in the haul. At first, I was somewhat getting a decent number of catches until an exact timing where it was completely silent. What is going on with that I wonder.

 

For the fully automated fishing rod to not catch anything, it's as if the fishes around the area were spirited away......as that thought surfaced, the waterfowls flew away all at once. Moment later, there was a commotion among the nearby boats, and they all started heading for land one after another,

 

[Excuse me, what is happening?]

 

Calling out to the captain of a passing by boat, [The lord of the lake has appeared it seems. You should escape too little miss!] he educated me.

 

[What is the lord of the lake?]

 

As I questioned the boat that was retreating parallel to me, the captain explained [When the humans get carried away and catch too much fishes from the lake it appears, using the saw on its head to cleave ships in half]

 

Fumufumu. The image of a gigantic saw shark came upon me. From its spawning condition, I assume it appears because the amount of prey became lesser, angering it.

 

[Uwaaa---!]

 

As I entertained those thoughts, a boat that was about 10 meter away from us disappeared into the deep sea along with the water column. After a short lapse, a humongous shark with saw on its back and head surfaced. Uwaaah, so that's the lord.

 

[It appeared! Come on miss, hurry up and escape!]

 

[R-right!]

 

Deducing that the wind alone won't be enough, the captain and crew prepared their oar and started rowing. I started my engine too while glancing at them.

 

[Incidentally, why was that demon beast neglected for so long?]

 

[The request has been made to the adventurer's guild but, it rarely shows himself and is immune to the harpoons. In addition, the terrain is in advantage if we battled. That's why, it wasn't subjugated]

 

[Hoho, that's the case I see]

 

Technically, there is a subjugation request made I see. Since I always ignore the corner with that kind of quest. They don't seem to be worth the risk anyway.

 

[As a result, the ever-increasing bounty became 80000 Fol]

 

[I will defeat it!]

 

Without a moment of notice, I made a U-Turn. It's definitely not that I had nothing but the bounty in my sights. For the kindred fisherman, I will do what I can. It's definitely not that I had nothing but the bounty in my sights. This is important so I repeated it.

 

Also, thinking about it calmly, I might be part of the reason that invoked the wrath of the lord. Did I contribute too much to clearing the fishes I wonder.

 

With slight regrets, I closed in on the lord of the lake. Finally coming to a range where I can visually confirm its presence, I took out the alchemy cauldron.

 

If I recall, there was a bomb that can summon lightning. The effectiveness was confirmed against the dragon too, so I just have to hit it with that. Aquatic monster is weak to lightning too.

 

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[Little miss, don't take out some cauldron now and escape!]

 

[Our comrade has gotten their boats sunken by it multiple times! I won't say anything bad, do not do anything reckless!]

 

From a distant boat, the fishermen were calling out.

 

[Everybody, please escape. I will battle it! For the sake of the bounty!]

 

Gripping onto the explosive that was created immediately after, I observed the water surface and waves. From between the white-crested waves, a giant fin emerged and headed towards me.

 

It was said to have a saw attached on its head so there was chance it would submerge and strike the hull. If that's the case, I have to defeat it before then! Deryaah!

 

Timing to the movement of the demon beast I pitched the bomb into the water surface, after a few seconds, I covered my eyes by reflex as that was how bright the illumination was, and how earsplitting the noise was. However, it seemed to have dodge by a hair's breadth.

 

[It escaped! Not good! Runaway full speed in zig-zagged motion!]

 

As I gave the command, the boats heeded it and started moving. This kind of movement doesn't seem possible on transportation operated by labor or wind.

 

Looking behind while swaying and from the trails of the unpredictable movement of the boats, several water columns made its appearance. It's aiming for it; it's aiming for it all right. That was close.

 

[...More like, since it is able to commence it assaults from underwater, isn't it impossible to beat it while riding a ship? In that case, I can use this boat as a decoy......]

 

Thinking on the spot, [While continuing the zig zagging, make for the shore at full speed!] giving the instruction to my boat, I kept the cauldron in the bag. In turn, I retrieved the witch's broom and took off hurriedly.

 

Leaving the boat, I ascended with bombs in my hand. While this broom doesn't have the ability to go too high, the height is good enough for me to track the demon beast's movement.

 

[I see it! Now---!]

 

Eventually, reading the timing of the water splashes, I aimed and threw the lightning bombs at the target. The sound was several times that of the earlier one and the lake was dyed white.

 

...As the impact settled, the form of a half charred giant shark floated on the lake. All right! I defeated it! Bounty money get!

 

[Oi, little miss, are you alright!?]

 

[Amazing, you really did it! This calls for a celebration!]

 

Confirming the inaction of the lord of the lake, I cautiously lowered myself which also prompt the return of the ships that were escaping to the shore just now.

 

Mixed into the cheer from all direction was a question [Which nation's magus are you?]

 

[Like I said I am an alchemist!] as I declared which was drowned by the applauses of the fishermen.

 

◯ ◯ ◯

 

[The completion of the request has been confirmed, here is the reward. Thank you for your hard work]

 

[Nah, it was no big deal]

 

The day after the subjugation, an important person of the guild came down to hand me my bounty. As the amount was great, it seems like a branch guild doesn't have the authorization to make the payment individually.

 

A great amount of people was congratulating me, it was as if it was an award ceremony. There was also a celebration but among the crowd present in the adventurer's guild, a lone man was desperately appealing [I scouted that lady]

 

He's spouting something......was my first thought but he was being treated as a nuisance by the surrounding. Could it be that he usually lies like that I wonder.

 

I have made enough of a name in this town......thinking that, I left the lake town in the next few days.

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