Chapter 316
Legend Chapter 316
「U-UWAAAAAAAH-!」
A sailor gave a scream as he saw Rei and Set come down towards the ship deck .
However, Rei and Set didn’t care at all as they landed on the ship .
「Look, it’s alright now . Just get off . Explain the situation to the men on the ship . I’m going back to resuce more people . 」
「Y-Yes . Thank you very much for your help . Without you I’m afraid we would have……」
A woman in her 20’s got off Set’s back as she spoke . In her hands, she held a baby .
Even after being thrown into the sea, she had desperately protected her baby, so while they were wet from the sea water, the baby didn’t appear to have any injuries . The mother seemed to have a few injuries on her legs from the monsters, but none of them were fatal and the worst one was a bite several cm deep .
「H-Hey! You guys are……and, that monster……」
The sailors and adventurer who saw Set land all held weapons such as swords, spears and axes in their hands, but Rei helped the mother and child without paying them any attention .
That said, the presence of Set, who was by Rei’s side, kept everyone at bay as he created an atmosphere that stopped anyone from doing anything stupid .
Even if no one had actually seen a real Griffon before, they knew its shape . That was why they were even more scared .
「I’m sorry, but I don’t have time to talk . You can think of me as an ally . I’m going to pick up the people who’ve been thrown into the sea, so get ready to receive them . 」
Saying that without caring for a response, Rei signalled to Set, who flew back into the sky after a few steps .
「W-Wait! Give me more details!」
「Ask the woman for more information!」
As Set flew away, Rei heard a shout trying to stop them from behind .
After Rei’s response, the sailors and adventurers who had been dazed by the situation immediately recollected themselves and began to prepare blankets, warm drinks and medicine to treat injuries .
Quickly giving orders to his men, the captain in charge of the ship called out to the woman who had been brought over to ask about the situation .
「That monster that was with the kid just now……was that a Griffon?」
The captain asked, as if he couldn’t believe his own words . He was an older man in his 50’s, but his expression was amusingly one of shock . If the woman hadn’t just gone through the ordeal she had and had seen what the captain usually looked like, she probably would have laughed . The captain’s expression was just that blank .
However, having just been in danger of losing her life, she couldn’t laugh in this situation and simply just nodded at the question .
「Yes, they were the ones who came to help me and my child after we were thrown into the sea . There are still many others out there, but because of what the Griffon is limited to carrying, he said he would rescue the women and children first . 」
「……I see . An adventurer followed by a Griffon……could it be that Crimson who became famous in the last war? No, that’s not something I need to care about right now . Anyhow, I have to make the highest priority protecting the people he brings over . Hey, boys! The adventurer with the Griffon will be bringing people thrown out to sea . I don’t think they’ll get sick due to the weather, but prepare blankets, cloths and warm drinks anyway!」
At the captain’s command, the sailor sprung into action . Their discipline was much better than that of the average army .
「Captain, we left in a hurry, so we barely have anything to drink . What should we do?」
「……Then tell the cooks to hand out what we have . 」
「Captain, I brought a blanket!」
「Leave it there . We’ll be right over . 」
「A monster, a monster is coming here!」
「Tch, if you’re not doing anything, start intercepting them! This ship is big enough that it wouldn’t get done in easily, but it’s still not good to take any damage!」
Following the captain’s orders, the sailors and adventurers on board took up their positions to attack with weapons such as bows, harpoons or short throwing axes .
As the captain busily worked, he soon heard the flapping of wings again .
As he turned his eyes to the sky, he saw the adventurer again with two children in his hands . Where had the large scythe he had previously gone?
The captain didn’t know that Rei had an item box, but he didn’t care too much about it either . He waved his arms towards the Griffon to signal it to land on the deck .
「Hey, this way! Come down here!」
Hearing his shout, Rei signalled to Set, who descended as he glided through the sky .
「Two children . There are more children, so I’m going back . Come on, get down . 」
「UWAAAAAAAAH-! Dad, dad!」
「Eguehegueh……sister……」
Had their families been attacked by monsters before their eyes or had they gone down with the ship? Either way, the two children were crying in Rei’s arms .
The mother that Rei had rescued first quickly came over to receive the two children from Rei .
「Here, you’ll be safe . This brother will help all of you, so don’t disturb him . ……Please save who you can . 」
Nodding at the woman who bowed her head at him, Rei flew off on Set again .
The woman kept her head bowed as they left . It seemed more correct to say that she was giving a prayer . At least that was what the captain seemed to think when he looked at her .
「Hey, young man, keep bringing them in! This ship can’t can’t be taken down by monsters, so bring as many as you can!」
Waving the back of his hand at the captain’s shout, Rei and Set returned to where the magic ships were gathered .
「The water is clear enough that you can still see the monsters, but the sea is a nuisance . So much of my attack power keeps getting absorbed……hah!」
While flying, Rei took out a spear form the Misty Ring and threw it at a monster swimming in the sea . But……
「Tch . 」
As Rei had said himself, the power of the spear was greatly weakened by the water and it simply bounced off the large shell that the monster he targeted had on its back .
「Not to mention the loss of power due to the impact with the sea water, the refraction of the sea water is also a pain . 」
While muttering to himself bitterly, Set arrived back where the magic ship had gathered in less than five minutes .
「Hey, please take that parent and child over there next!」
As Rei came down, the adventurer who he had previously saved from the shark like monster waved his hand at Rei as he shouted . Rei nodded as Set flew down .
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