Chapter 237 – West Coast Chronicles (5)

The monster brandished his sword and looked at us. He looked very strange. His unarmed hand was human, and his bulging eyes were covered with human skin. The skin that stretched over the face his was filled with water, and whenever the monster moved, the water flowed out.

“What were you expecting?”

Eve asked me. I kept my mouth shut and pointed at the monster.

“Let’s kill this guy first!”

Name: La Bacho
Race: Fishman of Cocytus
Level: 45

Strength: 84 (+28)
Agility: 48 (+12)
Intelligence: 0
Luck: 33 (+11)

Characteristic

Thirst for blood
Those from Hell suffer from a thirst for blood.
When you meet a human, you get excited and your combat power increases.
(All stats + 50%)

Low intelligence
Due to severe deterrence, it is unable to follow the master’s control.
(All commander effects affecting ‘subordinates’ are nullified)

Summoned being
It is not of this world. Takes double damage from opponent.

It is not of this world. He played as he looked, and he was a devil’s cub to match his terrible appearance. I raised my mace and aimed it at the fishman’s head. One by one, several more fishmen were coming up. Eve said as she drew her sword.

“Did you bring a holy sword or something?”

“That’s useless to the devil.”

“What the fuck is that?”

I was also in doubt. As Selu tried to undress her, I stopped Selu.

“Sit down for a moment. It’s just going to be complicated to explain later.”

Eve drew her sword first and ran towards the fisherman. The fishmen saw Eve, sniffed at her, and tilted her head. Then they swung their arms while exchanging something similar to a conversation among themselves.

“Kehehe! Kheuk!”

“Keheuk keheuk! Khehehe!”

“Search!”

Eve’s curved sword pierced the back of the fishman’s head during the conversation. As if the passive about taking double damage was n’t a lie, the fishman was sliced ​​like tofu as soon as he touched Eve’s sword her. Eve was embarrassed to be cut so blandly. She nearly fell, but managed to keep her balance and brushed her blood off her knife.

The fishmen were shedding the sticky green blood.

“Aw fuck, I feel bad.”

Eve brushed off her knife and looked around her. The fishmen were looking at Eve with very confused faces and making a fuss over her. A few others drew their knives and charged me. I swung her mace at the fisherman rushing forward.

Puck!

The fisherman’s face was crushed like soft tofu stew. The skin of her face that was attached to her rolled on the floor spitting water. I frowned and pulled out my mace. As if these guys had no fear, they were charging forward even though I fired one. As she tripped over the legs of the other, Selu grabbed a brick from the floor and hit her on the head.

“Kheuk! Kheuk! Khehehe!”

Green blood splattered all over the dress. Eoin didn’t attack Selu even though he seemed capable of fighting back. In the meantime, I caught another one and turned it into fish porridge. There was green blood on the floor. I slightly distanced myself from the texture that was more like jelly or waste oil than blood. Sellu said with a hint of resentment.

“This is why the clothes are uncomfortable.”

I looked behind me and saw Eve sitting on the floor wiping the knife. Around Eve, fishmen were skillfully dismantled. My tongue stuck out at the neatness, like looking at an anatomical cross-section of a science lab.

“Nice.”

“They don’t have a bit of a taste for writing? It’s very soft.”

“Be careful though. The power seemed strong.”

“You didn’t attack at all?”

“Fuck me, I was running to kill you.”

Are fishermen discriminating against men and women? I grumbled and brushed off the mace. The blood was sticky, so even if I brushed it off, I couldn’t clean it properly. Eve said as if she was wondering as she polished her knife.

“I know. Judging from the breakdown here, it doesn’t seem that there is no aggression, so why didn’t you run at me?”

Sellu looked around her in silence and then glanced at Eve. And she came towards us, dragging the wheels of her wheelchair her. There were still many people who had not left the site of the disaster. As soon as the fishmen rushed in, the attendant who had been quickly dodging into a corner walked back.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes. But, these guys. It’s too strong to be just a monster.”

It was possible to know that it was a ‘summoned monster’ through the status window, but the specific identity was unknown. The servant also scratched his head as if he didn’t know why.

“They are very ferocious. Even the Territory Knights are struggling, but they are really strong.”

“Cutting a guy who can’t speak like this won’t solve the problem. The ones I have to meet are those ‘mermaids’, but they didn’t show up this time.”

I looked around. It seemed that the few fishmen here were over. It was quiet all around, and people poked their heads out and looked around to see if the disaster was over. I said.

“Looking at the fact that he doesn’t show aggression towards Eve or Sellu, there must be some condition…”

Sellu opened her mouth.

“Mermaid.”

“What is it, Mom? Are you imitating Elsie?”

“We didn’t attack because we were mermaids.”

At Sellu’s words, Eve stopped her joke. Thinking that way, I could understand the fishmen’s reaction. It smelled like a mermaid, but it looked different, so it was clear he was confused about what to do. This was also the reason why she did not rebel even when Selu hit her on the head. Unlike her attendant nodding her head in admiration, Sellu’s expression her was melancholy.

“Mom…”

“I can’t believe she held hands with a monster. Who are you? Who is the boss?”

Muttering with her serious expression her, Sellu expressed her anxiety by biting her fingernails. I rummaged through the bodies of the dead fishmen to see if there were any traces left. Some of the dead fishmen were covered in human skin, and some were not. I focused on checking the guys wearing human skin.

“With the ring… Strange leather belt. Well, that’s all there is to it. Valet. Can you find the owner of this ring?”

The servant checked the ring and nodded.

“Probably a missing person’s ring. There is already a history of handing over goods captured from fishermen to the bereaved families.”

“To the bereaved? Are you talking about missing persons?”

“Yes, it is. These monsters appear clad in skins presumed to belong to missing persons. So, rumors circulate between the lines that these monsters are the changed appearances of missing people, but the last time I caught one and dissected it, these monsters are not human. No, they are not of this world in the first place. Even the Gnostic Wizard said that the world he lives in is a different creature.”

Not of this world It’s not like humans have changed. However, they wear human skin here and there. I frowned. I think I know something, but I can’t get a feel for it.

“Is there any possibility of summoning through human sacrifice?”

“We are thinking that way as well, but I wonder if the mermaids have such a shamanistic system… So, isn’t there a myth that those mermaids aren’t good at magic?”

The attendant looked at Eve and Sellu and said. Eve said in a sullen tone.

“We don’t know magic. Right?”

“Right. Mermaids don’t use magic. It doesn’t deal with mana or anything like that.”

“So that means someone is cooperating with the mermaids and helping them with human sacrifice.”

I felt people staring at me. They started whispering, seeing Selou’s tail her peeking through her skirt in the wheelchair and Eve’s scaly calves her. I had to evacuate before public opinion worsened. I urged the attendant to move back to the manor.

******

“Sorry.”

After waking up from alcohol, the lord greeted us with a clean face. Eve was holding Sellu tight. Sellu had already taken off her clothes from her. I said pushing the wheelchair.

“I think this looks really good, but can I order one? It’s easy for my wife to get around.”

“If you solve the problem of this raid, I will do it for you.”

After waking up from alcohol, Yeongju was burning with a strong will to solve the case. However, when Sellu and Eve learned that the mermaid was the subject of the incident, they reacted lukewarmly. As long as it was understood that the mermaids were making human sacrifices, it was clear that they would not be able to come forward easily.

“Did you find out anything?”

“It is still all speculation. There is a situation that someone is trying to trick the mermaids into evil magic.”

“I seduced the mermaids, the mermaids I knew weren’t that stupid…”

“Why didn’t you stop hunting mermaids when you knew you were so smart? Have you ever wondered what sounds smart fish make when they die? Didn’t you know there would be retaliation?”

Eve sneered at the lord’s words. Yeongju cleared his throat without bothering to refute Eve’s words. I also felt the need to speak clearly about this.

“We will actively cooperate in solving the case, but we have not found anything yet. We don’t even know if the mermaids are really the culprits. It is possible that mermaids are also being taken advantage of. For now, I need to dig into the case a little more.”

“What do you plan to do if it turns out that mermaids used witchcraft?”

At that question, Eve and Sellu both looked at me at the same time. Sellu’s eyes were shaking. Yeongju was also looking at me with straight eyes. I couldn’t help but hesitate as to what answer to give here.

“There are hundreds of orphans who have lost their mothers, and hundreds of widows who have lost their husbands on that pier. Mermaid hunters killed mermaids, so consider your family dead too. I can’t be so comforted. People need blood.”

If you keep talking about this topic, I’m pushed. There was no room for refutation when asked to think of the dead family members. I turned the subject.

“… It hasn’t been decided yet, is it? We need more solid evidence that mermaids used witchcraft.”

“What if there is evidence?”

“That’s something to think about when you go.”

The lord stayed silent. I also met the lord and her eyes her. After exchanging strange glances, the lord opened the map.