Chapter 278: CH.275 Underwater Search

The next morning, after breakfast of course, we got to the lakeshore. The lake was already filled with boats of different sizes, everything from small row boats, to small fishing galleys. Some of the boats had even already returned to shore, with broken fishing nets, and snapped fishing poles.

 

“Alright. Lua, take to the skies. You can either use your Gradius, or I’ll let you borrow a B.E.S. I want you to use their sensors to try and locate whatever it is that is causing this issue. Keep in contact with us, the best you can.

Agunan, Ria. You two head out on Yomi Ship. Use the fishing rod, and the other monsters I gave Ria to hopefully bait that monster into getting close to you.

Alice and I will head into the depths with our Amphibious Bugroth.” 

“I’ll take Crystal Core, if that is fine.” Lua requested.

“Sure. Here you go.” I passed her the card.

 

My plan might not be perfect. Well, let’s be honest, it is mediocre at best. And I’m not even using my resources optimally. If I was, Lua would be coming into the sea with me and Alice would be in the sky. But Alice got the mission, and it is her first, so I want to help her accomplish it, so she should be in the water, right? … wait. This is actually her second, because she had one to help me with 27_001. Well still, she is the one with the mission, so she is coming with me. I wonder if Alice will get a longer term mission, like the three I have, or the one Lua has?

 

As for our summoned monster lineup, as I already said, I’m sending Lua to the skies with B.E.S. Crystal Core. My space ships do have quite the sensory array, so having one invisible in the sky won’t be a bad thing. And it has to be Lua, because I want to be able to keep in contact with her. I need to develop some magical radio communication next.

Ria and Agunan were heading out on Yomi Ship. It is a small boat from my summoned monster arsenal, and it will likely look like just a slightly strange fishing ship, compared to something like Skull Mariner, which is a pirate ship. They also had a few fishing poles, as well as water monsters like Boneheimer. This was to hopefully bait out whatever attacks fishing lines and nets.

And of course Alice and I were heading into the water with me in the Ground Attacker Bugroth and Alice in the Amphibious Bugroth MK-3. Too bad I don’t have the fusion Bugroth, but maybe I’ll get it eventually.