There were two silhouettes dashing to the western ocean.
Both had strange appearance. Rather they were a bizarre phenomenon.
One was a rabbit running on the sea. More accurately, the rabbit was using dark red
ripple spreading midair forming an energy platform as its foothold but because the
rabbit was extremely near the sea surface and it was moving with abnormal speed, its
dash caused sea spray to rise in its wake as though the sea got split.
But, Inaba whose rabbit ears were going *fuasah fuasah* from the sea breeze was a
monster that possessed that kind of characteristic magic, so putting aside the reason
of why he was at sea, there was no doubt that this was still within range that could be
comprehended.
The problem, was about his companion.
[...Boss. Isn't that foul play?]
[Shut up. It's convenient so it's fine.]
Inaba glanced aside at his companion――the human faced fish Leeman. His straightman soul that was welling up the moment Leeman took that out was finally breaking
through and leaked out.
*KIIIIIIIII-* Such unique sound was resounding. Even though Inaba was holding back,
but it still granted Leeman the speed to follow Inaba's speed.
The thing's appearance was closely resembling a delta shaped fighter jet. Its
terrifyingly smooth body that was colored with sea camouflage brought the sea
resistance to nearly zero. The ripple that was flowing backward was beautiful. The
picture of a shark exposing its fangs painted on its prow showed the playfulness of the
creator.
There was a spot that seemed to be the cockpit near the center of the ship frame. The
inside of that cockpit was filled with water where Leeman was snugly settled there. A
part that seemed like the propulsion device was installed at the stern, for a glance it
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could be seen like the propulsion method of water jet, but what was jetting out from
there wasn't water but silver particle. Without a doubt it wasn't normal from that
point.
――Small submarine with dual use for water and sky Triana (v.2)
It was the strongest and fastest artifact for open sea that the demon king gifted for his
lifesaver (?).
[You are already a sea monster through and through boss. You are flying. You are
sparkling. A flying human faced fish, that's just too surreal ya.]
[I told you, shut up. This is more or less a submarine. It can also fly. I am a man of sea.]
Perhaps feeling somewhat awkward, inside the cockpit that was filled with water
Leeman-san averted his gaze toward faraway.
By the way, this Leeman's exclusive submarine (?) was linked with Leeman's telepathy,
from its activation until its steering could be performed with only Leeman's thought.
In addition, a part of Leeman's scales was transformed into living mineral using
metamorphosis magic and regeneration magic, those scales themselves were artifact
that possessed the function of "Treasure Warehouse".
[I never thought that boss's own body would also get demonically remodeled...Ousama, how terrifying.]
[I already told him that I don't need it. But Ha-bou said [Lee-san is the type to get
dragged into something troublesome, so just think of this as something for reducing
my worry and accept it] and requested on me. Even though it was me who was in the
receiving side. Good grief, our position is all messed up. If Ha-bou requested me that
far, uncle just cannot refuse it.]
'What else is there other than gratitude that I can show to him huh?', Leeman shrugged
his fins with that thinking looking somewhat troubled.
Inaba shrugged his rabbit ears "Indeed" in agreement. The ear cuffs that were
attached on that fluttering rabbit ears were also not something that Inaba asked for,
all of them were Hajime's thoughtfulness for Inaba who was continuing his warrior
journey to become strong.
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The demon king-sama was comparatively harsh to human, but it seemed he was really
kind to his monster comrades.
[By the way, what's that sparkling things? That ain't magic power right? Made in earth
thing? Somehow I felt absurdly strong power from it though...]
[Nn? Aa, this thing. I also don't really get it. A few years ago you see, that chap Ha-bou
got lost in different world that isn't this world or earth. It seemed to be a world of sky
and dragon, and this energy seems to come from there. He improved it a lot, and then
he said that for this kind of vehicle this thing's convenience is better than gravity
control and improved it only recently.]
[Hohee~, a world of sky and dragon huh...as expected from Ou-sama. He will go
anywhere yeah. As I thought being at Ou-sama's side will be the most interesting
huuh.]
Inaba-san and Leeman-san didn't know. How the energy of that world was
fundamentally limited.How Triana's energy strangely wasn't running out at all despite
of that. How the cause of that was the "small planet" loaded inside the ship...
After several years of research, that demon king finally completely grasped one of
mankind's great problems and made it possible to miniaturize and mass produce it!
By the way, the former battleship that was similarly demonically remodeled like
Triana had been reborn as an extravagant passenger ship that could fly anywhere
whether to the space or the dimension sea, and it had also been unveiled already in
front of a certain queen and her group.
At that occasion, the grown up queen-sama was overcame with emotion from her
reunion with the demon king-sama and did this and that, then there was a dispute
with the introduced wive~s but...
With the mediation of the workaholic princess-sama who for some reason seemed to
be excessively getting along with the queen-sama, they all managed to avoid further
problems.
And then the former classmates who were also boarding the ship and came along
together said "He didn't stop with just having mistress, now he even have local wife!?"
"How far the demon king is planning to go..." with a shudder when they witnessed
that.
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Now then, Inaba and Leeman were absorbed in their carefree talk while there was
something strange happening in the ocean, but the next moment, they withdrew from
that place at the same time.
Inaba was making water pillar from the impact of his step. While Leeman took a sharp
turn.
――OOOOOOOOOOOOThe place where Inaba and Leeman were at a moment ago was assaulted from inside
the sea by a giant sea snake with its mouth greatly opened just like the sandworm
before this.
The jaw closed with a snap in vain without catching any prey. The leaping out giant
sea snake monster turned its fierce gaze toward the pre――
[CHESTOOO――!!]
[We got an energetic guy here. Here]
What came flying was a white cannon ball. Inaba's flying kick that accelerated with a
sound as though the air was bursting the flank of the sea snake until halfway, snapping
that huge body into '<' shape.
The sea snake was going to scream unconsciously, but before it could there was a
projectile flying with fire line trailing behind――a small missile that hit its head
directly which gave rise to the blooming of flame blast and flesh and blood.
[A hot blooded fellow huh――uoh!?]
[Chih. What are these guys?]
Inaba was about to land near the sea surface while making his rabbit ears went
*fuasah* as usual, but the next moment, a monster that looked like a swordfish fiercely
flew out to stab toward him.
Leeman struck using Triana's machine gun and blew it away from the side, but then a
lot of monsters of the same type assaulted Leeman.
Inaba's shockwave and extending kick slash turned the monsters into minced meat
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one after another, Leeman was using telepathy to use the weapon loaded in his
submarine――an ultrasonic wave impact and scattered the monsters.
But, Leeman frowned. It was just as his leaked out words said, the monsters' action
was obviously abnormal.
There wasn't just swordfish type monster, all kind of monster were attacking toward
Inaba and Leeman above the sea surface without balking at their disadvantage.
[Wait, boss! I felt horrible number of reactions with my senses though!? Is this how it
always is!?]
[There is no way that's true! This kind of number is the first time! Geez, just what kind
of troublesome thing is happening this time.]
Even while Leeman was spitting out his complain, monster types that was related with
sea like shark, snake, squid, and so one were appearing in succession.
There would be no way Inaba would fall behind the sea monsters in an air battle.
Thinking that it was safe to leave Inaba, Leeman left the front line for a moment and
went underwater, there he let out an even bigger sigh.
Inside the sea, it was jumbled with a variety of monsters spiraling up like a fish swarm.
Fellow monsters with different species were in a close formation without even killing
each other, originally this should be an impossible sight.
In addition, monsters were marching in one after another from the west.
This was like a stampede by sea monsters. A tsunami of monster marching from the
west.
[These guys are bad news. If this number pushed in all at once, even Erisen won't hold
although they have Ha-bou's defense mechanism.]
[Monsters marching forward without figthin' each other――this is really, this is a
nostalgic phenomenon huuh.]
Inaba was exterminating all monsters that he could possibly attack from above the sea
without letting even one getting away, as though to perform one kill per second. He
answered at Leeman's telepathy with a voice filled with complicated feeling.
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Indeed, it was as though this was the monster army at the legendary decisive battle.
A bad premonition crossed at the back of Inaba and Leeman's mind.
[I don't know what is going on. But, at the very least it's clear what we ought to do
right now. Am I wrong?]
In respond to Leeman's question, Inaba's mouth split open into a fearless wide grin.
[I'm not thinking of protecting the human until that much. Yeah but, kuku-. This is a
battlefield. This is my battlefield where enemies of all choices are crowding so much.
I'll kick them all flying. I'll be the last one standing. If as the result the humans are
saved, well, that's fine ya.]
[...Haa. Got it, got it. I'll just casually take care of the bunches that slip through, so do
whatever you like, you damned battle maniac.]
Leeman launched a line of torpedo with an exasperated expression.
When Inaba heard Leeman's words, he laughed in even more good mood.
[Hahha――!! As expected from boss! You get what I'm talkin' about! Well then, sea
monsters! Let's decide a bit, just who is the strongest monster yeah! Now, COME AT
ME FROM ANYWHERE ANYTIMEE~~~~~E!!]
The war cry of the battle rabbit echoed. It broadcasted to four directions and up and
down accompanied with dark red ripple!
――Characteristic magic Dance Battle Frenzy
Originally one monster species should have one characteristic magic. The
characteristic magic of Inaba who was a kick rabbit was "Sky Step". It was a magic to
create foothold midair, moved in high speed, or increased the kicking power,
producing shockwave or extending kick slash and so on, it was a characteristic magic
that was related with movement and kick attack.
But, under the strange fate, Inaba who achieved a unique evolution later on managed
to master several characteristic magic.
One of those skills was "Dance Battle Frenzy". So to speak it was something like
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"Provoke" in RPG game. It magnified the hostility of enemy and directed it to the user.
The ripple of provocation that reached until the bottom of sea invited the monsters
aiming at the delicious looking rabbit into battle frenzy.
――oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
――GAaAAAAAAAAAAAAA
――GIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICountless roars shook the ocean and burst the sea surface with pressure.
Aiming at Inaba who was intentionally standing near the sea surface, the swarm of
monsters spiraled and assaulted all at once.
The sea surface bloated up. It looked like it could be mistaken as a volcano eruption.
Right after that, monsters were charging all at once from all directions.
[SHAORAAAAA!!]
Inaba performed a handstand but using his rabbit ears while rotating in high speed to
perform roundhouse kick to all directions. The technique that looked like a break
dance blew away the surrounding monsters in radial area. The monsters were sent
flying like pinball.
A giant shark monster flew out from right below him.
[I'm gonna send you back downnn-]
The rabbit ears went *pyon!*, the recoil made Inaba's body reversed with a beautiful
front midair somersault. A heel drop kick was launched from there.
The head of the leaping out shark split.Next even the sea was split open. The monsters
that were within the impact range had their body's inside whipped up and blood
vomits scattered around.
[ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA-!!]
Monster leaped out and got sent flying, monster leaped out and got sent flying. On the
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sea surface with Inaba at the center, monsters were flying like machine gun strafing to
all direction. They all were turned into sea scraps while skipping on the sea surface
*splash, splash* like rock skipping.
Countless tentacles surrounded Inaba from all direction and enveloped him. It was a
genuine monster that should be called a Kraken with body length of thirty meter.
[Bring it on-]
From the encirclement of the tentacles, Inaba leaped out――not. He jumped up a bit
and then reversed his body upside-down. He kicked on the energy foothold and aimed
toward the sea!
Inaba who by his own decision flew into the sea where he would be disadvantaged
made a foothold inside the sea and using the skill above "Ground Shrinker" and above
"Explosive Ground Shrinker"――the "Ground Shrinker – Divine Piercing Leg", he
forcefully blew away the water resistance inside the sea and passed through beside
the Kraken.
The Kraken was trying to turn around with a sluggish movement to chase after his
prey but,
[This is my service ya. Your first sky travel since you were bornnn, enjoy it to your
heart's content yaah!!]
Inaba kicked. At the Kraken. Along with the sea.
The sea surface undulated. Right after that, *GOU* the sea flew to the sky along with
an explosive sound. No, more accurately what was launched up was the kraken along
with sea water clinging on it, which caused the hallucination of the sea flying up, but
because it was launched up faster than the water could be shaken off, seen from the
outset it looked like as though a part of the sea was wholly sent flying to the sky.
――KUEEEEEEEEEE~~~~
The kraken's scream was surely something it raised for the first time since it was born.
Aa, the sky is really blue!
[Did you enjoy it? Your life will be enough for the payment ya.]
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Oh? Before it knew it at its side a rabbit-san was...
The kraken's consciousness was blew away to beyond the sky.
[Ooi, Inaba. How long you are going to play there? A lot is also straying here you know?
There are also bunches that are ignoring us and going toward Erisen. If you can only
finish them off one by one, then I'm going to take care of it okay?]
[Mu? Even though I had especially picked a fight, but it didn't really work? As I thought
this is strange huuh. Well fine. In that case I'm going to pick a fight even more seriously
yaa!]
From Inaba, a valiant war cry [MUKYUU~~~~~~~~~~~!!] came!
――Characteristic magic Dance Battle Frenzy Derivative Skill "Survival Frenzy Battle"
One of the ear cuffs. This derivative characteristic magic was limitedly generated from
the ear cuff's ability that brought strengthening effect from sublimation magic. Its
effect was several times the Dance Battle Frenzy, it made the enemy seethed with
fighting spirit that made them threw their body into a banquet of battle.
A part of the monsters heading toward Erisen while ignoring Inaba and Leeman who
was holding back their invasion underwater changed their route and gathered toward
the sea surface right below Inaba.
The monsters were clamoring like carps flooding under water surface demanding
food.
[My trump card ya. Eat to your heart's content and then head to the next world.]
Dark red magic power surged. Inaba's pure white fur was starting to be colored with
dark red line faintly pulsing.
Inaba kicked on the air and dashed even higher to the sky. Far above the sky he
suddenly rolled around. With an upside down posture, he activated "Ground Shrinker
– Divine Piercing Leg". Inaba instantly broke through the sound barrier and further
rolled around midair. His leg was directed to below――
[Blaze bright red, and burst open]
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Just as those words said, Inaba's both legs were being wrapped with hell fire!
――Characteristic magic Myriad Clad Leg
It was the second characteristic magic that Inaba obtained later on. It enchanted
Inaba's kick with elemental magic to reinforce his strength while also enchanting the
element's characteristic effect.
From really high altitude, while falling down in the speed of sound, with the super
heated kick attack Inaba――
[Bla☆st!!]
the enemy!
The sea warped. A moment later, a terrific shockwave blew up the air and sea in circle
shape, a fierce heat wave instantly evaporated the sea water.
A temporary crater was created in the sea. It was truly the fall of a meteor.
All the monsters that were near the sea surface were blasted by the shockwave, even
the monsters who were quite deep inside the sea had their internal organs crushed by
the penetrating impact and they writhed in agony.
Even the monsters that were luckily quite far away and avoided deadly wound, a part
of them lost consciousness, or else they lost their will to fight and desperately escaped
to the north or west.
The crater of sea that was suddenly created was finally starting to recover its former
appearance with the sea water at the surrounding flowing into it. The sea was fiercely
undulating in a rampage. Dark red flesh and blood were coloring the whirling sea.
[Fumu. So so I guess.]
The rabbit ears went *fuasah*. Inaba-san whose whole body was dripping wet flew
out from inside the sea and then he basked in self-esteem midair.
There,
[This stupid idiot-!!]
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[Abeh!?]
The Triana that Leeman controlled rammed at the back of Inaba's head hard. *gochin-
* A painful sound rang out.
[Whether it's Ha-bou or you bastard, I think it's better if both of you will be a bit more
considerate to this uncle's safety. I thought I was going to die.]
[Ah...I, I'm ashamed, boss. Don't tell me, was the submarine broken somewhere!?]
Inaba's previous dignity vanished without a trace. He immediately became all shook
up with trembling rabbit ears. Seeing that Leeman let out a deep sigh and went 'good
grief' with his fins.
[Well, I'm fine though. This will make a tsunami like this. Ha-bou was also installing
tsunami countermeasure in Erisen so just this much won't be a problem but...I'm
telling you there should be a bit better way of doing thing.]
[...Well, it's not like that's impossible. But, see, ain't my soul a blazing one? Then the
finishing move must be a flame one ain't it?]
[Who cares.]
Leeman's cold straight-man retort burst. Inaba's rabbit ears withered.
[Well, let's just say it's all right in the end. Everything is mostly taken care of, the rests
are also running away.]
[Hm~m, even so, just what in the world happened ya?]
A stamped of sea monsters. If Inaba and Leeman weren't here, surely Erisen would be
attacked. This was something that had never happened before.
[We lack information. But, the scale of this is different compared to the sporadic attack
by the "straying monsters" until now. Perhaps we better inform the humans too about
this for now.]
[Guess so. Especially Erisen, because that's Myuu-dono and Remia-dono's birthplace
ya.]
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'Anyway, let's go back for now.'Inaba and Leeman were of the same opinion like that
with an exchange of their gaze, however, their monster instinct notified them of
"something". The two turned their gaze to the west at the same time.
[...What's this?]
[...I wonder]
From the direction of the open sea far away, there was a small black spot that looked
standing out. No matter how they looked, it looked like it was floating in the air.
Inaba and Leeman looked at each other's face and then they advanced toward the
black spot while heightening their vigilance.
Before long the thing became clearly visible. It was a mechanical object with the shape
of a rectangular pyramid. There was nothing supporting it from below, it was floating
still two meter above the sea surface.
[Somehow it look similar with Ou-sama's item huuh.]
[Ha-bou's artifact, is it? But, this is...]
If talking about a floating mysterious object, what came to mind was the artifact of a
certain demon king. But, both Inaba and Leeman didn't assert that. It was only a vague
feeling, but their monster instinct sensed that "this thing is different".
Just like how Inaba and Leeman was observing it, the quietly floating mysterious
rectangular pyramid also felt like it was somehow observing Inaba and Leeman.
[Boss. What should we do with this? I'm only guessing, but this might be related with
the monsters just now don'tcha think?]
[Must be. Something like this is best if we left it to Ha-bou. Anyway, how about we
collect it for now?]
Right after Leeman said "collect", a change appeared at the mysterious rectangular
pyramid.
"――ｙこｒｒにもｋｗｐ? ――ｈｐお,ｐｇ～――ｒうｄEhitoｂｌｌあ"
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Right after it let out that gibberish language, Inaba rabbit ears stood straight from
shock, and Leeman's listless half-opened eyes――it was like that from the start
though――looked somewhat surprised. Then the pyramid ignored them and started
to move smoothly toward the west.
[Wha, what was that? It talked ya.]
[Chih. Troublesome. It's making me letting go a bit more of the service time for my
family like this.]
The mysterious rectangular pyramid moved away with really high speed.
Inaba's eyes that were seeing that were gradually getting brighter. That shine was
exactly the curiosity to the unknown which exterminated his boredom. He was
sensing the presence of strife at the destination where this rectangular pyramid object
that was related with the monsters stamped was going.
[My bad boss. I'm――]
[I got it. You are going right? Can't be helped. I'll go with you.]
Not letting Inaba finished talking, Leeman consented of accompanying him with an
atmosphere that if he was a human this would be where he took a smoke.
[No, it's better if boss stay behind yeah. This might be dangerous.]
[If it's really dangerous, then I have to bring back the information of what kind of
danger it is. If I let you go alone and you don't come back, what am I going to do then?
If I and you go together, even if we meet danger one of us can hold back the danger
while the other escape isn't that right?]
[No, but still ya, what are you gonna do with your wife and child boss?]
Leeman sent a glance at Inaba who was scratching his head before turning his gaze to
the east. Seeing how he was sending magic power to that direction, he must be
activating telepathy.
After talking about something for two, three seconds, Leeman's body rocked and the
white of his eyes was bared as though he got hit by a shockwave.
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[Bo, boss!? What's the matter!? Are you okay!?]
[I, I'm okay. No problem. I only touched my wife's sore spot a bit.]
[Sore spot...what did you say?]
[No, I told her I'm going out for a bit. I don't know when I'll go home so take care of
the rest please. That's all.]
[...That, even I who don't have a mate think that way of telling her is too insensitive.
And, what did boss's wife said?]
[...Even if I go home, don't think that your room will still be here. This useless
husband, something like that.]
[...As I thought how about going home? Right now.]
Leeman's mouth formed a small grieving smile before saying "Now, let's go. We are
going to lose sight of it" and chased after the rectangular pyramid.
It seemed the wife's stock of patience had ran out against the husband's wanderlust.
In the end when Leeman went home, would he be welcomed back by his family...
By the way, Leeman's home was built by hollowing out a rock at the reef area nearby
Erisen. It was a splendid home. In a human sense it was unmistakably a stately
mansion of a celebrity.
Seeing the back of Leeman who was going ahead, Inaba's expression looked really
complicated, but he then shrugged his rabbit ears and chased behind him.
The two monsters advanced forward through the ocean in order to ascertain the
unknown object and the unknown something.
Their figures before long vanished at the other side of the horizon.
After that, Inaba and Leeman's whereabouts became unknown for a few years.
Because the two by nature had wanderlust habit, no one were especially concerned
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but...
One day, due to a notice that suddenly arrived, a turmoil that started from the incident
this time as the impetus dragged in the demon king family and it developed into a
great tumult where hell broke loose.