The Strongest Wingless Gargoyle

Variation 2

Upon entering the cooking room, there was the appearance of Razafam, who was enthusiastically training in cooking with a triangular scarf wrapped around his head.

"Don't make a scene."

"Oh, I'm just reviewing what Luminaria taught me yesterday"

"... you look like you're having fun"

"Right, cooking isn't inexorably bad. I thought so when I saw Luminaria laughing and eating, even though it was awkward."

……

"It's still immature, but if it improves, I'm gonna have to behave like a cook to my wife."

This guy must be a real dragon for once. Sometimes I forget.

Well, it's good to have clear goals.

It's not too bad to keep Ginn waiting in his room.

You can still practice chopping.

Cut up the conversation appropriately and tell Razapham that Ginn is coming to the castle.

You two, get out of the cooking room and head to your own room.

I was going to talk to Reese, too, but when I went to the office, she didn't look like Reese.

When I asked another maid again, she said she was headed to my room.

They misplaced it.

Something's not going to happen today.

What is this? Is Gin and Reese in my room with me?

I have some kind of sexually unpleasant feeling about it, so I walk early.

When I go back to my room, I hear men and women from across the door.

When I opened the door, I sat in a chair, opposite me, looking at Ginn and Leese, who were bickering.

"... What's your hobby, Princess?

"... you're even in a pageant, you guys"

"What are you talking about? We were just talking until you got here."

Well, I can somehow imagine.

Gin looks a little sorry if you look at it.

What would have happened if I had come a little later...

Gin, no alarm, no gap. You're a bastard, really.

"Oh, blonde brother!

"Long time no see, Ginn"

Gin notices the lasafam behind me and gets up.

The two exchange greetings for a reunion.

"Hey, can I stay here?

"Oh... or I didn't think you two were talking first"

"Gin's momentum made me miss the time to leave the room."

Well, it turns out convenient.

You saved me a lot of time introducing you.

"I brought Ginn here for a purpose other than giving him a tour of the castle."

"Really?

"Why don't you ask Ginn about the fish this morning?

"... Oh, you know what?"

Show Reese the face he's convinced of my suggestion.

"... Yeah, what are you talking about, brother?

"Hey, there's something I'd like to ask Gin of the Sea Race. Okay?"

"Oh... if that's what I know"

That's right. Forward, Reese's mouth opens.

Reese explains to Ginn about the unidentified fish, which was watered down this morning.

It conveys fine features, such as fish size, colour and form.

……

Wrinkles lean between Ginn's eyebrows as Reese's explanation progresses.

Was there any fish you could think of?

"... Princess, do you have a fish object?

"I was just testing it, so it's in the castle. I'll make you wait."

Ring the bell and tell the maid who came to bring the fish.

Five minutes later. A crimson fish about fifty centimeters long is placed on the table with it in a transparent case.

The impression I saw of that fish was... red, to the point.

Slightly thin, with no noticeable features in terms of shape...... red anyway.

It's a red fish as dark as blood.

"... no doubt, it's Hamazize"

"" Hamazize?

Me and Reese's voices are hammered.

Again, he was a fish that Reese had never even heard of.

"Oh... is it true that this was won this morning?

"Yeah..."

I checked the fish. Gin is a face that doesn't float.

I look at the fish and think about it.

When you look at me like that, I get anxious over here.

"Maybe it's a dangerous fish"

"Hamazizé is not a dangerous fish. No, it's dangerous in a way."

That's kind of unclear.

This fish is like a piece of magic.

"A piece of magic?

"Whoa, this fish is more than half like magic because it only eats magic and lives. So, I can't eat."

"Can't you eat? But you can eat sandwiches that contain magic, right?

Sandshell, previously taken at the request of the Alliance, with Ginn on the beach.

I steamed it and ate it, but it was delicious.

That shellfish also contained traces of magic but was eaten.

For example, the mandragola of plants with a high magic content is as bad as it is used in magic potions that improve the speed of magic recovery when drunk.

There are other fish shellfish demons that possess magic.

Why can't you eat hamazizé?

"It simply doesn't taste good."

You think the magic eaten in Hamajize's body is uniquely degenerate, affecting the flesh, and that it also affects the taste?

Hamazizé's meat is softer than other fish, so much so that if you poke it with a stick a little stronger, it goes all the way inside.

Because of its touch and taste, it seems that the expression jelly is very bitter.

There is also a reason Hamazize tastes unsavory, and it seems to be the result of the evolution so that it is not perceived as bait by the surrounding demons.

"It's not poisonous at all, but it's like poison, considering the degree of discomfort you've eaten"

"... that's it"

But it doesn't seem like a big problem for me to ask.

It's not enough to upset me about a fish being caught just unsavory.

"We'll keep talking. This hamazizé, however, lives in high concentrations of magic in the sea due to its magic eating properties. So, basically, when it comes to places with high levels of magic, it's the bottom of the sea. So first things first, you come up to the surface of the ocean and you get hooked on a net."

"Hmm."

"An anomaly… unless, for example, you fled from natural enemies and came up on top"

"Natural enemies?"

"Oh, damn unsavory Hamazize... but I have my only natural enemy"

Free for a beat, Ginn opens his mouth.

"It's Kraken, only that demon likes and eats Hamazize. Well, Kraken's a bad diet, so I eat basic food."

……

"Luminaria's sister also said that Kraken eats magic too... this point is common with Hamajize. So they often live in the same waters"

Kraken, it's a demon I've heard so much about since I came to the city.

Well, it seems Kraken was biting because he recognized Gin's magical Trident as bait.

I know it's inorganic, but there's more to it than bad eating.

"But Gin, if Kraken's the only reason we're being chased, why don't we have more examples in the past? Low habitat numbers in the first place or something?

"No, Hamazizé is not seen near the sea level, but there are many and not uncommon fish at the bottom of the sea"

"... then"

"Well, listen to me. Hamajize is a flock of fish... if you have more, you're less likely to be targeted, and your chances of survival will increase."

……

"Well, I instinctively understand that being in a group is the safest thing to do, so I don't run away alone. Assuming one or two Kraken strikes you and reduces the number, you also return to the number as soon as you are strong in reproduction. So if you don't have much time, you won't be alone."

Hey, I'm getting a bad feeling about this.

"Yes, for example, the balance between the numbers of the two is greatly off..."

"... no way"

A glimmer of sweat flows down Reese's cheek.

"It's understandable if a large number of predators Kraken appeared in the sea and the herd collapsed or something. of the number that would crumble a flock of highly reproductive Hamadise..."

……

"Correct that, and the princess's words, but this fish has flown into the sea in the past."

"... Huh? Yes, when?

"Four hundred years ago, there's a skeleton on display in this city's historical library. Well, it seems the body was incomplete, and some of the missing skeletons were made to complement the imagination, so even if the princess didn't notice, she wouldn't have to."

……

I heard Ginn explain. Reese puts her hand on her mouth and thinks again.

That goes on for about ten seconds, and the expression changes.

"Hey, hey... could it be"

"Oh, there's a good chance the princess's imagination is on the line"

To Liese, the princess, Ginn, who used a single salute until just now, has become a complete vegetable.

It's coming from how you two are doing that some kind of crisis is looming, but me and Rutherfam aren't following the story.

In the meantime, I urge both of you to explain.

"Alberto, have you heard about the Kraken mutant that used to hit this city?

"Mutant species? You're talking about a painting hanging on the walls of a castle, right? Demons enough to defeat this nearby demon king..."

I heard from Luminaria the other day when I was cleaning up a broken vase.

"Yes, even bigger Kraken than a giant normal species. The Elf of the day, the High Elf, was the demon who fought in the show."

Mutant Kraken who raided and stormed the city of Menardo in the past.

A demon of the sea that even the high elves lost their lives.

Now it's only five high elves, but they used to have more.

The raid of demonic kingship beings.

If it weren't for Cliff, they'd say this city wouldn't exist right now.

"At the time, I wasn't on the front because I was a little girl, but my brother hated me about the mutant species."

"Hmm."

So, how does the mutant relate to what we just talked about?

"We don't know where it came from or how it happened, but four hundred years ago the mutant species raided the city, following countless Krakens."

"A large number of Kraken......"

"Brother, it may sound inconsistent with the story of the breakdown of the earlier Hamazize flock, but Kraken is inherently a territorially conscious demon and does not act as a group"

……

"Kraken doesn't need to flock because of his overwhelming individual strength, but rather because he's homogeneous but sometimes he's in contention."

"... but you said earlier that the mutant species brought a herd of Kraken to attack the city, didn't you?

"Yes, if there's a mutant species, it's a different story, the individual who was torn apart will be brought together."

Ginn says I don't know why, but it seems that Kraken's normal species think of mutant species like their own kings, and mutant species can ordain and make the species obey normally.

Hamajize's flock does not collapse with one or two krakens.

Unless more than one Kraken collaborates (...) and hits them with a herd (...).

Hear so much and understand why Gin and Reese are afraid.

It was four hundred years ago that Hamajize went up to land before.

It coincides with the year the Kraken herd raided the city.

It is suspected that it is also a precursor to the mass emergence of Kraken from time to time.

And......

"... occurrence of Kraken mutant species"

Two people who agree with my words.

All the stories so far are Gin and Leese's guess, but the story goes through, and there's no ingredient to deny it.

The conditions for the occurrence of the mutant species have not yet been determined.

Now in Cliff's absence, sometimes it's time to be alert to the interference of Demon King Laboulas, and ideas flow to the bad and the bad.

……

Lise finishes listening and stretches her face.

I don't know what Kraken is like.

So it doesn't convey anything like a real sense of crisis, but Reese knows more about the mutant species than I do, even though she was younger at the time.

Still......

"... Alberto?

"It's still a stage of possibilities. It's good to think, but you can't help it."

Place your hands on Pont and Reese's head so that you can feel a little at ease.

"And look around you. In the unlikely event that a mutant species arrives, you're not in the mood for this."

……

The tension is relieved, and Reese looks a little relaxed.

"... thanks"

"Wow, I'm glad you got time to think ahead thanks to Ginn."

"Right! All right!"

Reese slaps her bread and cheek to change her mind.

"Hih, princess! It's an emergency!

There was a loud noise with the batan and the door of the room opened.

... No, so I said sooner.

No time, read the air.

Two soldiers in leather armor came into the room.

He's been running, and he's out of breath.

A soldier on his knees in a hurry and snuggling at Reese.

"Princess, and the island...!

The soldier came to inform us that one of the supply islands had been attacked by Kraken.

Even if he can't say he's safe, he's managed to repel him.

It seemed fortunate that there were strong species that could fly in the sky, such as Griffon.

Finish the report and the soldiers leave.

You're going to really hit a bad feeling, this.

"If we don't hurry up and call back the ships that are out on the shore, we'll also contact the mercenary guild, and the evacuation guide for the residents... will panic if we give them all the information at once, ahhh already!

Reese wriggles her hair with her hands.

Literally, the response is delayed because of the movement under the water called the seabed.

I have a lot to do, and I really get around to it.

"Razapham, are there any major magical reactions to the city's offshore?

"So far, though, I can't sense more than a dozen kilometers, either."

"... I guess so"

Seems unlikely to be attacked right now......

They say the raided island is not far from here by boat for a day.

There is no such distance from the city of Menardo, and any time this city is likely to be raided.

……

"Lasafam?"

Softly, rasafam looking restless somewhere.

Slap a ton of floors and it's going to pop out somewhere now.

"No... Luminaria."

"Am I? Luminaria?... Ah!

Oh, no, you were out in the ocean on a crusade request right now.

Why do the anxiety materials overlap with this situation?

"Are you asking where Luminaria is?

"I hear the general direction and position, because they say the point of planting bait to call Kraken is predetermined. If you know the general position, you'll find it with magic sensing from above."

The story said we'd get to the emergence point in the afternoon.

It's already past noon, and in time it's not strange to engage anymore.

I know what Luminaria is capable of......

If there is a massive outbreak of kraken as speculated, and you set up some kind of bait to call in there......

"... go, go to Luminaria"

"Alberto?"

"... go quickly, Mr. Razapham"

"Miss Reese, too, okay? What about the city?"

"The city is important, but Luminaria is worried too"

"If anything happens, we'll do something about it."

I don't want to let you die with the family you finally met.

When Cliff left, Razapham was not in the calculations as a force of war.