Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyusoukyoku (WN) - Volume 10 - Chapter 1

Chapter 1: 1

10-1 . Sea Travel

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"Ya' guys! Captain Arisa-sama is departing yarr'~"

"Yessire~?"

"Aye aye~"

"Nn . "

Arisa and the others are playing pirates cosplay on the bow . Arisa is wearing a captain-like elongated hat and a coat with long hem, with a shirt and trousers below . She's got a rapier on her waist .

That's some slightly retro pirate huh . I thought that she was going to cosplay the pirate king, but it seems to be different .

Pochi and Tama are wearing pirate underling-like clothes, that are shirts with stripped patterns, and cropped trousers . The two are equipped with eyepatches that I've made yesterday . Making normal eyepatches wouldn't be interesting, so I made it in the shapes of a small deformed dog and cat .

Mia is wearing sailor-like clothes, or more like a white sailor uniform, and white trousers .

"Master, the tea is ready . "

"Thank you, Lulu . "

I get down to the area with steering wheel that's on a bit higher plane, and sit on one of the simple tables that have been lined up on the deck . After Lulu told Arisa that it was the snack time, they stopped their pirates play and rushed here .

"Huh? The sunlight here is gentle . "

"Fufuhn, I've put up the [<<Sunlight Protection>>] that can cut UV from the sunlight since it'll be bad if Lulu and the others get sunburns . "

It's one of the thing I've ordered from the scroll workshop in the duchy capital .

Natalina-san was confused since she didn't seem to understand the purpose of the magic .

"There's no wind~?"

"It's true nanodesu . Even though the wind blows on top, it's mysterious nanodesu . "

"It's magic . "

"Naruru~"

<TLN: From 'naruhodo' . >

"I see, nanodesu . "

I've used the normal Air control magic for the wind, calming the wind here while sending it to the sail at the same time .

When I didn't use it, Lulu's and Nana's skirts got rolled up by the wind . Particularly for Lulu, since she was wearing a one piece, up to her navel could be seen . Of course, officially, I didn't see it .

Our ship is currently sailing in the bay .

There are hardly any monsters in the bay .

"Dolphin! A dolphin just jumped now!"

Arisa has quickly found a dolphin that's swimming side-by-side with the ship . Please don't talk when you have something in your mouth . I create a tray sized <<Flexible Shield>> and prevent the crumbs from falling .

Arisa rushes to the rear deck behind me . The young troupe aren't the only ones lured there, Lulu and Nana also follow .

What about Liza?　I look for her, it seems that she's just taken a harpoon attached with rope from the storehouse below . Apparently for Liza, it's like fishing a prey .

"It's somersaulting nodesu!"

"Prey~?"

"What are you saying, it's unthinkable to eat dolphin~ that's something to adore you know . "

I think I shouldn't tell Arisa that I've eaten dolphins in a lodging at Wakayama prefecture before . Well, they're certainly cute, so I guess adoring them is fine too .

I thought that Nana was going to react the most, but she didn't seem to have much interest . Lulu is saying, "That's really a big fish", but that's an expression for when you're talking about cuisine .

"However, it looks delicious . "

Liza is trying to hide the harpoon behind her, but she can't .

Everyone beside Arisa seems eager to eat the dolphin, but let's overlook it for Arisa's sake .

Even though I don't think that the dolphin feels the danger for itself, it's separating from the ship after a bit while .

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After the afternoon snack time is over, the ship safely gets out of the bay to the open sea .

"Uwah, it's shaking . "

"It's shaking more than the airship . "

"Nn . "

Arisa, Lulu, and Mia seem uncomfortable with the ship shaking . It shouldn't feel like it's shaking so much for a ship this big, but I guess it can't be helped that it's shaking more than when it's on the river .

"It's alright, it's just water below us . You can just swim if you fall . "

Liza remonstrates calmly . It's quite different than when she's riding the airship .

"Nn, I can swim . "

"Impossible, I can only swim for 10 meters by dog-paddling . "

"I've never swum before since I was raised in mountains . Ara? Arisa shouldn't have never swam before too right?"

I see, Arisa and Lulu can't swim huh . I'll teach them how to swim when we stop by on the shore next time . I guess they need swimsuits before that huh .

"Nyahahahaha~"

"Tama, it's shaking too much, it's terrible nanodesu!　Master, I'm falling nodesu~"

I can hear excited voices of Tama on Pochi who have climbed on the watchtower on the main mast before we got out of the bay . Pochi's voice seem somewhat like a scream, but since it subtly sounds like she's having fun, it's probably alright . If she really falls, I'll catch her with [Magic Hand] so it's fine .

I'm enjoying everyone's reaction like that, but then a monster appears on the radar .

Since it'll be dangerous if we meet enemies like this, let's make the ship levitate .

I touch the board on the center of the steering wheel . I charge it with magic power to activate the aerodynamic engine . The ship comes out of the sea's surface and continues to rise until the altitude where the wave crest don't touch it .

"Ara? The shaking stops?　Geh?!"

Arisa becomes speechless when she peers below from the ship's deck .

Huh?

Didn't I say that this sailing ship could fly?

Everyone beside Arisa is calm, and has no question about the flying ship . We were flying in an airship when we went to Boruenan forest after all . If one doesn't understand the theory, they probably would think that a sailing ship can fly just like an airship .

"Don't tell me, this ship is also an airship?"

"That's right . It doesn't have enough power to fly high though . "

At most, it can only fly 100 meters above the ground . It also doesn't have propellers, so it can only go to the direction the wind blows .

Arisa is muttering, "Gununu", and, "Cheater" . How cruel, I've made this by applying things that various people have taught me .

After confirming that the shaking has stopped, Pochi smoothly descends with the rope hanging on the main mast . It seemed Tama had found something, she also descended after Pochi .

"A big shadow is coming closer~"

"Shadow nanodesu?"

The thing that Tama has found is the Long-Neck Dragon that's chasing this ship . It has 'dragon' in its name, but it's not of the dragon race but monsters .

<TLN: ??? can also means plesiosaur . >

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A long neck breaks out of the water surface .

"Uwaah, it's Nessie! It's a real nessie isn't it . I wonder if it'll bark with 'Pyui'?"

Arisa's tension is strange .

I understand her feeling since it's a famous UMA . But, I wonder where did I hear that it barked [Pyui]?

<TLN: maybe Doraemon reference . >

"You grilled eel!　I recommend that you prostrate yourself before my stomach!"

"HUROOOOUNN!"

Grilled eel she said . The Horn Snake from before was certainly delicious though .

The Long Neck snapped from Nana's provocation, and roared . Behind me, Arisa says, "That's not Pyukichi" while tearing a handkerchief . I understand that you're having a little drama, but Liza and Lulu will scold you later you know .

"Shoot!"

Lulu, Pochi, and Tama pulled the triggers on the shotguns following my command . There's the fact that the target is big, the magic power buckshots that spread in 30 meters round shape hit the Long-Neck Dragon .

" . . . ■■ Water Hold"

Mia's capture magic is invoked a bit later after the three, and the water ropes begins to coil around and bind the Long-Neck Dragon . The rope can't quite bind it, probably because its high level .

" . . . ■■■■■■ <<Dimension Cutter>>"

The space magic blade that Arisa's fired makes a deep wound on the Long-Neck Dragon's trunk .

Despite the wound, the giant tusk of the Long-Neck Dragon still approaches the big shield that Nana has set up .

Nana shoots arrows of nature magic that pierce through the Long-Neck Dragon's eyes . The Long-Neck Dragon that has had its vision robbed keeps charging to Nana, but Nana evades it quickly .

I'd hate it if the ship breaks from the Long-Neck Dragon's attack, so I use <<Flexible Shield>> to protect the deck .

Liza who has amassed magic power into her spear drives it through the Long-Neck Dragon whose movements have stopped after being hindered by the Flexible Shield . Right then, Pochi and Tama assist with shotguns, shot from the deck .

Arisa pierces the Long-Neck Dragon which has stopped moving with Dimension Cutter, and Mia uses Water Burst on that wound to make it explode . Toward that torn long neck, Liza and Nana attack with magic edged spear and sharp edge invoked magic sword respectively, and it's finally defeated .

Since the Long-Neck Dragon is as big as the ship, its dismantling is done by using [Magic Hand] and [Flexible Sword] from a distance .

The Long-Neck Dragon is quite lightly delicious, although not as good as the Horn Snake . There should be some dishes using fins inside the cooking books that I've bought in the duchy capital, let's challenge myself to make it next time .