Episode 179 Spring water
After entrusting the control of the frog-shaped Shadow Puppet to Metis, I took it to the bathroom. I filled the bathtub with water and put the Frog Shadow Puppet in it.
"Success. It seems to float properly."
The air bladder was connected to the mouth so that air could be taken in and out. After just exhaling the air and diving deep, it had to do its best to swim to the surface.
The next day, I returned to Shibugami City and went to the Adventurer's Guild to collect information about the 3rd floor. Even so, I only heard it at the reception.
"Searching for treasure chests in the sea seems to be a bit tricky. I've heard that if you try to find them, you'll be disturbed by the Petitlodon.
The receptionist Maria told me.
It seemed that the giant shark was given the name 'Petitlodon'. It was said to have been named 'Petitlodon' because it was not as big as the giant shark 'Megalodon', which went extinct millions of years ago.
"If it's veteran adventurers active in advanced dungeons, don't they know how to repel it?"
"It seems that monsters in the water are difficult to defeat. Because things underwater look displaced, the hit rate drops, and the resistance of the water is incomparably greater than that of the air."
"Hee~, even veteran adventurers are like that."
"However, it seems that Attack Wizards activate 'Rock Crash' many times and kill them with high-speed magic grenades."
I wonder if they're using the 'A few shots will hit' method, or maybe correcting the trajectory little by little to make it hit. Isn't there a better way?
"I see, advanced dungeons are tough."
"You're saying that as if it's someone else's problem, but Grimm-sensei is also one of the people working in the advanced dungeons."
"That may be so, but I"m still just starting out."
Maria made an exasperated face.
"It's amazing how a fledgling adventurer is active in an advanced dungeon. The Branch Chief has high hopes that the first A-class adventurer will emerge from here."
A-class adventurer, is it. I wish I could. It's no good if I don't improve my performance for that. After thanking Maria for the information, I left the Adventurer's Guild.
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The next day, I took it easy to get rid of my fatigue, and the next day I dived into the Narukami Dungeon.
The team 'Red Castle' led by Akagi, a B-class adventurer, entered from behind me. After Akagi glanced at me, he took out something like a four-wheeled armored vehicle from his Magic Bag.
"Amazing, it's an armored vehicle for dungeons."
Akagi and the others got into the armored car and departed. Being left behind, I let out a sigh as I watched the back of the armored car.
[ What's wrong? ]
"That armored car must be expensive."
[ Are you going to buy one? ]
"No way, a custom-made armored car costs more than 100 million Yen."
[ Can't you afford that? ]
Considering the amount I've saved, it's not that I couldn't buy it. But, what about riding an armored car alone? I think it would be better to fly with 'Wing' instead of doing that.
The problem was that using 'Wing' consumed magical power.
"I'd rather have a magic recovery potion than an armored car."
[ Come to think of it, does the spring that Gotou-sama told you about recover only physical strength? If it could also restore magical power, it could be used as a substitute for magical recovery medicine. ]
"I need to confirm it. Let's use 'Wing' today and go to the spring."
I activated 'Wing' and jumped astride the saddle of the D-Particle Wing. While maintaining a height of about fifty meters, I went to the Blue Ogre Forest.
I didn't realize it, but I probably overtook Akagi's armored car. I descended vertically from the sky above the stairs and landed in front of the stairs. I saw a BlueOgre running, so I rushed to the stairs.
I was able to go to the second floor without fighting the BlueOgre. After going out to the canyon area, I activated 'Wing' once more, got on the D-Particle Wing, and headed for the spring in the center.
If a Wyvern found me, it would be troublesome, so I flew to the center along the terrain while maintaining a height of 3 meters. With that kind of flight, it seemed that I could only achieve about 30 km/h.
Still, I arrived at the spring much faster than I could walk.
[ Let's check. First, measure the amount of remaining magical power with the Magic Counter. ]
I took out the Magic Counter and measured the amount of remaining magical power. The remaining magical power was 94%.
"Okay, let's drink the spring water."
After saying that, I drank the water. I certainly felt my exhaustion dissipate. And then, I checked the remaining magical power again.
"Ah!, the remaining magical power is 100%."
[ In that case, is the water from this spring a magical power recovery medicine, or rather a universal recovery medicine since it also restores physical strength? ]
"All-purpose recovery medicine? Is it such an amazing thing."
The problem was that the effect of the spring water disappeared in about five minutes after drawing it.
[ It would be convenient if we could carry the water from this spring while maintaining its potency. ]
It was no longer a matter of convenience. Adventurers would go crazy.
"The passage of time is slowed down inside this Magic Pouch, so let's see how long the effect lasts if we put the spring water inside."
I filled the canteen with spring water and immediately put it in my Magic Pouch. Then, I used 'Wing' to start moving again.
Along the way, I encountered DevilScorpions and SteelGolems, but flew over them without fighting. I arrived at the stairs and went down to the third floor.
Twenty minutes had passed since I drew water from the spring. I tried drinking the water in the canteen to see if my magical power would recover.
"It's recovered. It seems that the effect lasts longer in the Magic Pouch."
[ How long will it last? ]
"I won't know until I confirm it."
As I said that, I gazed at the scenery that spread out in front of me. There was a blue sea spread out there. I could see islands in the distance, but most of the view was filled with sea water.
The entrance to the sea area was a place where the coastline spread to the left and right. I noticed that there was a place like a rocky place on the left and headed there.
I wanted to practice attacking underwater targets before going out to sea. After walking for about a kilometer and coming to a rocky place, I checked the inside of the sea. There were rocks in the sea.
Aiming at the rocks in the sea, I activated 'Pile Shot'. The D-Particle Pile flew into the sea, completely missed the rock I was aiming for, and pierced the sea floor.
"I thought I was aiming for it, considering the refraction of light, but ... It's off by two meters."
[ Because you don't know the depth and distance, you can't judge how much you should adjust your aim. ]
Hearing Metis' opinion, I let out a sigh. It was unlikely that Petitlodon could be defeated in such a situation. I tested how long the spring water lasted while practicing aiming at underwater targets.
As a result, it turned out that the effect lasted for about two hours. However, since the canteen was put in and out of the Magic Pouch, the effect should last longer considering the time.
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