We’re heading to the southern country. It would be nice if this were a vacation.
“The Air Bird will soon arrive at Photuatua, the southern country,” Sinri says as we enjoy an after-lunch tea time in the living room.
“Oh, we’re already there? That was pretty fast.”
“Thanks to the route guidance by a superb and high-performance AI, we were able to arrive faster than expected, d’ya see…”
Sinri glances at me, wanting praise. Okay, okay.
I pat Sinri’s head.
“Mika-mama is the best after all…♡ Unlike some grumpy old hag.”
“Are you talking about me? I’ll spank your bottom, you know?”
“Eek…! DV mother! Mika-mama, help me~!”
Sinri hides behind me. I’ve completely become a mother. I’m only 29… not even 30 yet.
Now I have a big baby. Good grief.
“Photuatua soon, huh… I’m glad it seems like we’ll arrive without incident.”
“What do you mean?”
“Well, you know, ships and planes often have accidents in manga, it’s like a trope.”
Like a ship being attacked by a Kraken.
Or a plane crashing. I was just glad we could have a safe air journey without any such happenings.
“As expected of a high-performance AI. Thanks to it choosing a safe route, we didn’t have any accidents.”
“Hehe… well, as a high-performance AI, that’s the least I could do… Ah.”
Ah?
“Eh, what’s with the… ah…?”
“M-Master… this might be a little bad.”
“Bad?”
“Enemies.”
“Wha…!?”
The Air Bird comes to a sudden, jerky halt! We tumbled off the sofa.
“E-Enemies…? You can use Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet), so shouldn’t you be able to detect enemy attacks in advance?”
“Yes, normally… but…”
“But?”
“I got a little cocky and slacked off on searching… so I was late in noticing that enemies were rapidly approaching from the sea… teehee.”
…Oh, geez.
This girl, honestly…
Well, we’re just being attacked by enemies. We haven’t been killed. And even if we were killed, we could be resurrected.
So.
“Sinri, situation report.”
“It seems we’re being attacked by a Scylla.”
“Scylla?”
Sinri creates a monitor in the air with magic.
It shows the outside.
“What is that…? A giant… octopus monster…?”
On the sea, there was a huge monster with the lower body of an octopus and the upper body of a human.
This is a Scylla…?
“As you can see, it’s a type of sea monster with a human upper body and a sea beast lower body. Currently, the Air Bird we’re riding is entangled in the Scylla’s tentacles.”
The Air Bird creaks and groans, making a mishiri, mishiri sound.
“The Air Bird’s hull, made of Orichalcum, is creaking! What strength…! At this rate, we’ll be strangled to death!”
Hmm…
“I’ve been thinking this for a while, but isn’t Orichalcum not that great of a metal?”
“Huh!? W-What are you saying at a time like this!?”
“Well, you know, Orichalcum products are said to be amazing, but they don’t seem that amazing.”
For example, Mashiro. Our kitten can tear through Orichalcum just by scratching it.
The Scylla is also trying to crush the Orichalcum.
“I’m wondering if Orichalcum is really that great.”
“Is this the time to be spacing out!?”
“I’m not spacing out, though…”
I was just honestly conveying my thoughts.
“Master, Master. This isn’t the time for that. At this rate, the Air Bird will be destroyed, and we’ll be lost to the sea.”
Despite that, Sinri doesn’t seem that flustered.
“Why?”
“I can Teleport through electronic devices, you see.”
“Are you planning to escape by yourself? Geez, you’re such a coward~.”
“Master isn’t panicking at all either~. Because you can escape with Greater Teleportation if necessary~.”
Well, yeah, so I’m not that worried.
Oberon can fly too.
“Oh, what should we do…”
“Well, it wouldn’t be good to have something Satsuma-kun and the others made destroyed. I’d feel bad for them… so.”
I activate Greater Teleportation.
By Teleporting a little forward, we successfully escape from the tentacles.
“How dare you try to kill our God! Unforgivable! Wind Blade (Wind Edge)!”
A magic circle unfolds in front of the Air Bird.
A giant blade of wind flies towards the Scylla’s neck.
Gakin!
But the Wind Blade (Wind Edge) is swatted away by the Scylla’s tentacle.
The tentacle was slightly chipped. But it regenerated immediately.
“Huh, Scylla seems pretty weak.”
“H-Huh…? W-What are you saying, Lord Mika…?”
“Well, you know, Wind Blade (Wind Edge) is a basic spell, right? If it’s taking damage from a basic spell, it can’t be that strong.”
“N-No, no, no…! That spell isn’t just any Wind Blade (Wind Edge)… Wait, Lord Mika! The enemy is attacking!”
Gyun! The Scylla points ten tentacles towards us.
I put my right hand forward.
“Wind Blade (Wind Edge).”
ZubaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!
The Scylla’s tentacles are cleanly cut off.
In addition, the sea is cleanly split.
“See, the Scylla’s tentacles are cut off, right? It’s not that strong after all… right?”
Since it can be cut with one Wind Blade (Wind Edge).
“Well, Master, a Fairy’s magical output is higher than a human’s, you know?”
“Hoh?”
What does that mean…?
“The power of even the same basic spell is completely different between a Fairy’s magic and a human’s magic.”
Eh, so… the spell Oberon unleashed earlier was quite powerful…?
“That’s right. Well, compared to Master Mika’s magical output, it’s like dust.”
Hee… magic, even basic magic, can have different power depending on the user.
That’s educational.
Nyoki nyoki, the Scylla’s tentacles regenerate.
…Hmm?
“Even after taking a Fairy’s and a God’s basic magic, it wasn’t obliterated, so…”
“That’s right… the Scylla is…”
“Not that strong, right?”
“Why does it always come to that…!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“But, it’s just a basic spell.”
“Were you listening to what I said earlier!? Did you forget it right after hearing it?! Are you a chicken!?”
Well, I’m not a chicken, but…