## Chapter 955 – Sea

“The food here is damn good.”

Since we hadn’t brought any ingredients, we changed clothes and headed into town to find a restaurant. The taste was pretty decent. Guess it’s because we’re near the sea. Usually, tourist spots have terrible food, but the seafood here is surprisingly good.

The fried stuff is a given, but the grilled stuff is delicious too. And this gratin-like dish made with marine crustaceans is really tasty. Must be because the seafood is so fresh.

But these fish look so damn weird. I mean, fish are generally the same as on Earth, but there are a lot of strange ones here. It’s fun to look at.

“Still, it’s a bit of a problem that it’s so far from town.”

Karin said, picking up her cup.

It’s true that being a bit far from town is a problem. We don’t have a car here, and using a carriage is awkward.

“Yeah, it is. Well, how about we buy some meat on the way back? We could have a barbecue there without having to come all the way here.”
“Oh, that sounds like a fun trip. Let’s do that.”
“Alright, let’s do that. It’d be tiring to come down here every time we eat.”

Then let’s buy some meat on the way back. You gotta buy local when you’re on vacation.

But now that I think about it, fishing might be good too.

If I just use Celestial Demon Descent Footwork in a good spot, fish will rain down.

“Hmm…”

But eating so peacefully like this, I suddenly thought about the fishmen. Of course, unless the fishmen’s hero comes, they’re all just fodder, so I don’t really care.

Still, seeing the sea reminds me of that time.

What if the fishmen suddenly show up again and try to destroy the city?

Back then, those fishmen bastards invaded on such an unimaginable scale that the city was completely ruined. Fortunately, we escaped by taking their idol hostage, but the sheer numbers were terrifying.

Do they remember the grudge from back then? I killed them all, but there might be survivors. But well, this place is so far away from there. The kingdom is huge. I just hope they don’t ruin our vacation.

“Hey, shorty. We have some time until dinner. What are we gonna do? Go back?”
“No.”

It’s a bit far to go back.
And we have plenty of time.

“If you come to a tourist spot, you gotta see the sights.”
“Sights?”

Tourist spots have to have something to see. No one comes to a place without attractions.

“I wonder if there’s anything?”

Hilde tilted her head.

“Wait a sec. Excuse me, sir. Order here.”
“Yes!”

I immediately called someone over and ordered a few more dishes. The stronger I get, the more I eat. I feel like I can easily eat ten thousand calories a day if I move around properly.

“Sir, is there anything to see around here? We came to visit today, so we need to know.”

I asked while ordering.

“There’s a place that all tourists who visit here must go to.”

He answered with a familiar smile.

“Where is it?”
“It’s the fishman show at the Central Aquarium. It’s a must-see. It’s very entertaining. It’s held every day.”
“Huh?”

Fishman?

“A fishman show?”
“Ah, people from the mainland might not know. They’re a race that lives in the sea. You could say they’re like goblins or orcs, but they put on a very entertaining show. Tourists and locals alike go to see it all the time. The small-time gambling is fun too.”

After explaining, he went back to the kitchen.

A fishman show?
And a competition?

Judging by the gambling, is it an arena?

Whatever it is, it means there are fishmen in this city.
These bastards caught fishmen and put them in the arena.

But for some reason, thinking about it made my mouth water.

ㅡThe taste of fishman.

The snow-white fat mixed beautifully with the bright red flesh tasted like tuna sashimi. I still can’t forget that unique, oily taste.

Maybe I can buy the fishman and… eat it raw? If I offer extra money, they might sell it.

“Hey, shorty? You’re not thinking about something weird, are you?”

Winia asked, looking at my face.

“Hmm? What weird thought?”
“Don’t play dumb! I can tell just by looking at your face! You heard ‘fishman’ and you’re thinking about eating it and doing something about it, aren’t you!”
“Wow, how did you figure that out?”

Amazing.
She knows everything just by looking at my face.

“Umm… if Kat wants to eat it… I guess it can’t be helped.”

Claudie said with a somewhat troubled smile.

Seriously, these women don’t know the taste of sashimi.

“Winia. Claudie. It’s because you don’t know. The meat is so delicious…”
“Listen, girls! Shorty killed a fishman when he went to the sea a few years ago and ate it raw!!!”
“Ah, ahh! Kat, what have you done!”
“Are you crazy!!”

Liz and Karin screamed in shock at Winia’s revelation. What an attack while we’re eating!

“You ate a fishman alive…?”
“Father? What are you talking about?”
“A fishman!!!!!”

The other women also stared at me with wide eyes. That’s why you have to experience things in life. They’re all saying that because they don’t know.

Fishman sashimi is top-notch food.

“Ah, it’s really delicious, I’m telling you. It’s like fresh fish. Like what we’re eating now. You’ll know if you try it. Don’t look at me like that.”
“It’s completely different!!”

Winia grabbed my shoulder and shook me.

“Okay, okay. I won’t eat it, I won’t eat it. Calm down.”

If Winia knew this taste, she would definitely enjoy it too. This is not an inhumane try at all. I’m just sad that Winia doesn’t know the taste of sashimi.

“Still, Kat. I think it’s okay to go to the place that employee just told us about. We have some time before night anyway, right?”
“Yeah. Well, looking around the shops is okay, but that sounds interesting too. Let’s go.”

Then we should go.

“Anyway, let’s go.”

* * *

After finishing our meal leisurely, we asked for directions and found the Central Aquarium. The inside is similar to the place we saw last time. All sorts of bizarre fish and crustaceans are wriggling in the seawater-filled containers, yearning for freedom and survival.

“Oh… so this is what it looks like.”
“It looks too hideous!!!”

Risha showed interest, and Hilde was horrified.

There were many tourists dressed casually here and there. Most of them were wearing swimsuits with shirts or something like that. The people dressed normally seemed to be the locals. Anyway, they were also giggling or whispering among themselves, looking down at the sea creatures.

We also looked around roughly.

“Oh my, there’s something that looks like a dick here…?”
“What?”

Right then, Liz stopped and suddenly said that.

Karin approached with a questioning look.

“Oh shit, it’s real?”

What did they see?
We immediately followed and saw it.

“Oh my, shit. What is this?”

It was a spoon worm-like mollusk.

But it wasn’t an ordinary spoon worm, it was an inhumane spoon worm. The difference between this real spoon worm and others was that it had two round, flesh-colored tumor-like things that looked like balls attached to the root. In other words, it really looked like a dick.

“…”

Then, Aria squatted down and looked at the strange spoon worm up close.

And then she looked at my face and said this.

“Father’s is thicker and bigger.”
“…”
“And this one looks too soft…”

For some reason, everyone nodded at those words.

“Ugh, how embarrassing outside.”

So embarrassing.

“There’s something like this! There are so many amazing things in the human realm!!!”
“…Is that something Hilde should say?”

Claudie tilted her head with a smile.

“I guess so!!!”

It’s definitely not something Hilde should say.

Anyway, after looking around, we entered the place where the fishman show was held. But damn, there were so many people that we had to buy eight tickets.

ㅡOooooooo!
ㅡWoo-ooooooo!
ㅡKill, kill! Kill him!!!

As soon as we entered, we heard loud cheers.

“It seems like it’s already started?”
“Let’s find a seat quickly.”

We immediately found a seat in a good spot and watched what they called the “fishman show.”

It was a stage that felt a bit like a dolphin show. You could say it felt like an arena filled with water. Half of the stage was land, and half was filled with seawater.

ㅡGwaaack!! Gwaaaaaaaack!!
ㅡKerk…! Kerk, kerk!!

There, goblins and fishmen were fighting each other with weapons, roaring fiercely.

Fishman!!!

That fishman seemed to be a similar species to those bastards we saw last time!! A hunched-over race with a large fish head…! His skin was densely covered with blue scales, and his hands and feet were like flippers!!

Above all, the fins all over his body gave me an unbearable sense of disgust!!!!

“Kat, did you… eat that alive!!!!”
“That’s too inhumane!!!!”

Liz and Hilde grabbed my shoulders and shook me in shock.

I have nothing to say to this.

“Try it.”
“Try what!!!!”
“Aaaack!!!!!”

The moment I threw out that one word, they screamed.

“Hehehe.”

This is a bit funny.

“Wow, look at that, look at that.”

Then, Karin pointed at the stage.

ㅡGwaaaaaaaack!!!
ㅡKe, kerk…!

The fishman swung a coral knife and instantly slit the goblin’s throat. Then the goblins next to him screamed and rushed in.

ㅡThwack!

The fishman immediately changed the trajectory of the knife and stabbed the right one in the chest.

ㅡKerururururuk!!!

It wasn’t a fluid and fast movement, but a violent way of using weapons, but he seemed to be quite familiar with handling weapons and toyed with the goblins. I think I know why there are so many people here.

It’s quite thrilling.

ㅡGwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!!

The victorious fishman roared.

And then he trampled on the waist of the already dead goblin, broke it, and stabbed the knife into it, separating the lower and upper body.

ㅡGulp.

He swallowed the goblin’s upper body in one bite.

ㅡGwaack, gwaaaack…! Gwaack!

The fishman made a strange sound and swallowed his prey in an instant…! What a disgusting species!! We must chop up and kill that thing right now!!

“Oooooooooooooooo!!!”
“Woo-oooooooooo!!”
“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!”

The tourists were completely excited and burst into cheers as the skilled fishman showed off his cool performance and inhumane performance. Of course, you can’t leave out gambling. Looking at it, the fishman had already defeated other monsters besides goblins.

All by himself.

“Wow, he fights pretty well, doesn’t he? He’s pretty good for a monster?”

Karin seemed to be impressed.

“Yeah. The bastard knows how to use a knife.”

He’s familiar with handling weapons for a monster.
You could say he looks like an orc.

“Alright, alright! Next player, enter!!”

The host shouted energetically.

ㅡBubble bubble.

Soon, something crawled up from under the surface of the water, creating bubbles. ㅡSplash! What appeared was a giant crab. Almost the size of middle schoolers. But it seemed to be a bit more agile than a normal crab, and it seemed to be using its pincers like weapons.

ㅡBoom!

The crab that came ashore tried to attack the fishman.

ㅡSplash!

The fishman immediately went into the water.

“He, he ran away! That bastard ran away!!!”
“Woo-ooo-ooo! What is this!!”
“Get him out quickly!!”

The audience was excited.

That was the moment.

ㅡSplat!

The fishman, who jumped out of the water with force, landed directly on top of the giant crab, grabbed the crab’s long, bulging eyes with one hand, and stabbed the coral knife held in reverse into its mouth.

ㅡGwaaaaaack!! Gwaaaaaaaaack!!!

That wasn’t all. He seemed to know what cutting was, as he spun and twisted the stabbed coral knife.

ㅡGlugluglugluglug…!

The giant crab, which had been struggling, foamed at the mouth and drooped.

“Oooooooooooo!!”
“Awesome, Olkentarr!!”
“Olkentarr! Olkentarr!!”

Cheers erupted again.
It seemed that fishman was a famous player.

“This is worth paying to see.”