Episode 177 Power under the water

I gathered information about the 3rd floor sea. The sea was inside the dungeon, so it didn't seem to be that deep. The discovered treasure chest was in the sea at a depth of 8 meters, and it was said to have been obtained by free diving.

An adventurer who was good at free diving must have dived and salvaged the treasure chest. I didn't think an inexperienced person would be able to dive eight meters. Besides, a boat was needed to salvage and open the treasure chest. It seemed that underwater treasure chests could not be stored in Magic Bag-type Magic Tools.

I was originally planning on buying a boat. But, I developed 'Wing', so I missed the opportunity to buy one.

After leaving the Adventurer's Guild, I went to a town about twenty minutes away by train. There was a small shipyard in this town, and it was said that they also built boats for adventurers.

It took me several days to obtain a boat license when I decided to purchase a boat. I didn't think a license was necessary because it was a boat that was only used inside the dungeon, but it seemed that a license was required to purchase a boat.

The shipyard also sold second-hand boats, and I went to see the second-hand boats. Next to the shipyard, there was a second-hand boat exhibition hall, and boats that had been put on land were on display.

Since there was someone who seemed to be an employee, I asked if there was a boat for adventurers.

"For adventurers, there are two boats."

One was a 9-meter-long boat with a capacity of 8 people. The other boat was a small boat with a total length of about 6 meters and a capacity of 6 people. Both were for adventurers and seemed to be sturdy.

"Are these made of steel?"

"Yes, they are both made of steel."

When I checked the price, the larger one cost about 12 million Yen, and the smaller one cost about 8 million Yen. It seemed that the adventurer's boat was about twice as expensive as a normal boat.

After checking the contents, I decided to buy the smaller one. After completing the procedures and paying the price, the adventurer's small boat became mine. I really wanted a special boat made of black iron, but I didn't have time to get it built now.

I stored the small boat in the storage armlet that was attached to my left arm. The employee of the sales company who saw that was surprised. It was only natural since the boat suddenly disappeared.

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After purchasing a small boat, I started walking towards the station while looking at the sea.

[ What will you do if a giant shark monster attacks you? ]

"I think I can repel it with 'Pile Shot' and 'Cold Shot', but is it naive?"

[ If it is the penetration power of 'Pile Shot', I think it will be fine even in the sea, but why don't you try it once? ]

"That's right. However, where should I try it?"

[ That's so, isn't it. Monsters live in dungeon lakes and seas, so it's dangerous. ]

I remembered that there was a paid practice area where you could attack underwater targets. If I remembered right, it was in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture.

I decided to test the power of Life Magic underwater, so I consulted with Metis about how to search for treasure chests.

"First of all, it's necessary to find a treasure chest, but what do you think I should do?"

[ Grimm-sensei is solo, so it's dangerous for you to dive in and look for it. As expected, you would be at a disadvantage if attacked by monsters in the sea. ]

If it were a team, other adventurers could keep an eye on whether monsters were approaching, but it was difficult if you were solo.

"That's right. If there is a Shadow Puppet that can swim, I can leave it to you."

[ In that case, there is a monster that is just right. It's the ShadowFrog. ]

"Is that also a Shadow species?"

[ That's right. It will drop Shadow-type black magic stones and Shadow Clay. ]

According to Metis, the ShadowFrog lived on the 6th floor of the Raijin Dungeon. Speaking of the Raijin Dungeon, it's the place where I took the D-class promotion exam.

I went to Chiba by train and rented a practice field with an underwater target at a paid training field in Kisarazu City. There was something like a pond in the middle of the practice field, and it was about seven meters deep.

A concrete block was sunk at the bottom of the pond.

[ What do you want to try? ]

"Let me see. Let's try 'Pile Shot' first."

I stood by the pond and pointed my right hand at the concrete block sunk at the bottom. When QuintPileShot was activated a D-Particle Pile was formed and shot into the water.

Water splashed on the surface of the water, but it wasn't that big. Leaving white streaks behind, the D-Particle Pile thrust into the water and pierced into the concrete block, creating a hole.

[ It didn't pierce through. It seems to be considerably weaker. ]

I also tried SeventhPileShot and SeventhColdShot, but at this depth the power dropped by about half.

I put my arm in the water once and tried to see if the D-Particle Pile was formed in the water. I knew it took time to form. Moreover, the initial velocity was considerably slowed down.

'Pile Shot' and 'Cold Shot' were still good, but I learned that it was better not to use 'Blade' or 'High Blade'. The power dropped significantly just by making a grand splash of water.

However, 'Thunder Arrow' proved to be unexpectedly powerful when trying it out. The power of the electric shock was the same even underwater.

After confirming its power underwater, I spent the night at a hotel in Kisarazu City and headed to the Raijin Dungeon the next day. When I arrived and changed clothes at the Dungeon House, there was a rare group.

It was a group with hunting rifles as weapons. Apparently they were going to the 5th floor for the D-class promotion exam. The exam was probably for ArmorBear.

Even when dungeons began to exist, there were few adventurers in Japan who used firearms. It seemed that there were a lot of them in America and elsewhere, but even 'Bullet', which was the basis of Attack Magic, had the same power as guns, so it seemed that Japanese people didn't choose guns.

However, it wasn't that adventurers who used guns as weapons didn't exist, and there were some who used guns as weapons because they didn't consume magical power.

"Everyone in 'Dungeon Hunters' should work together to advance to the 5th floor and defeat the ArmorBear that is the task. Please act carefully."

The examiner for the promotion exam was Tarumizu, who was a C-class adventurer like me. After the test takers entered the dungeon, I followed them.

"Nn, you're that Life Wizard ..."

He didn't seem to be able to come up with my name. When I told him my name,

"Ahh, you were Grimm. Could it be that you're already C-class."

"Yeah, I recently passed the promotion exam in Shibugami City."

"Hou, in that case, you've defeated a big shot and taken an exam recommended by the Branch Chief. What did you defeat?"

"It was the FireDrake."

Tarumizu made a surprised face.

"That's certainly a big shot."

When I said I was going to the 6th floor, we decided to go halfway together. I wanted to see how effective guns would be against monsters.

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