135

Ep. 135

｢Wow! "I won!"

"I" "Victory" "Awesome"

In front of the corpse of the sea monster, No. 26 pulled out only two tentacles and took a hurrah pose. Adhaj climbed on top of the monster, spread his wings wide, and enjoyed the joy of victory.

"I thought I had lived in this world for a long time, but this is my first time experiencing something like this."

Sky Mother, who had transformed into a griffon, was admiring the guys holding a victory ceremony.

[Zuzuzu zuzuzuzu (smart guys)]

｢…I had no choice but to borrow it during the battle. "I'll give it back to you."

As I approached, she gave me back the javelin she was holding in her mouth.

'Seeing that you and Aadhai work well together, I'll leave it to you in the future as well.'

Aadhai is an immature Green Gallagon and is a mutant, so his body is small. If he becomes White Gallagon, he will be much stronger than he is now, but it will still take more time for that to happen.

It wouldn't be a bad idea to use Heavenly Mother to fill in what he lacks.

I was thinking about lending her the priest's golden spear later when No. 26 approached us.

"Big baby! We punished the bad guy!｣

[Zuzuzu (Yes, good job)]

｢Yes! "But who is the friend next to you?"

I was so nervous during the fight that I couldn't introduce Heaven's Mother. I briefly explained to No. 26 who she was.

｢So friends are also the leaders of the family?｣

｢…No. "I have no family."

"Why? Aren't you mom? "A mother must protect her children."

"All my children are dead. My husband too. Right now, I am alone."

"I see."

No. 26 gave off a dark pink light, perhaps because it felt the sadness of the Mother of Heaven. If you think about it, number 26 might have had a similar experience to her.

'Because all of my compatriots died while being experimented on.'

Number 26 is the last survivor among the bubble amoeba on the research vessel. Among us, he can understand her sadness.

The guy stayed still for a moment to see if he had anything in mind, then fired another wave.

｢A mother must be strong enough to protect her babies.｣

｢…Okay.｣

｢So I'll call you the middle baby.｣

｢What?｣

Heaven's mother asks as if she heard it wrong. No. 26 paid no attention to her reaction and continued to emit waves.

"My friend is a mother, but I couldn't protect the babies, so they are still babies. So, middle child."

"Uh…."

A feeling of confusion flows through her eyes with the face of an eagle. Her gaze sways left and right and then turns to me.

Since I didn't show any reaction, she had no choice but to agree. When she nodded, No. 26 briefly glowed and added a word.

｢Let's work together so that even middle-aged babies can protect their families!｣

｢….｣

Lastly, the words left by No. 26. The words about developing the strength to protect your family seem to have touched her heart. Because the feeling of rejection has subsided in my eyes.

｢Thank you.｣

No. 26 or Aadhai is a creature that communicates only through its own unique wavelength or thought wave. Therefore, Heavenly Mother communicates by sending thought waves using a special necklace worn around her neck.

The thought wave she sent now contained somewhat more sincerity than before.

After finishing the conversation with Heavenly Mother, No. 26 called me this time.

｢Big baby, we have somewhere to go together.｣

[Zuzu (Place to go?)]

｢Yes. "If you don't go quickly, you might be late."

It's urgent.

I wondered what the wavelength of No. 26 meant.

'I've captured the Pale Mask, so there won't be any new threats… ah.'

Come to think of it, No. 26 said this before. To borrow his expression, his friend's family was in danger because of a bad boy, namely Pale Mask.

'It's my friend's family.'

Given the circumstances, it seems clear that the friend is referring to Mr. Demon. When you say that family, do you mean other seed demons?

'I guess not. There's no way a group of Sea Demons, not just one, can lose to Pale Mask.'

Family probably refers to the bubble amoebas that live with the Sea Demon.

To be honest, I have no interest in bubble amoeba. Even if it contains genetic essence that I don't know about, I can't eat it in front of No. 26.

'But that doesn't mean I can't go.'

He must be going with me because there is something I don't know. I nodded.

'Anyway, I have to wait a little longer to feast on the Pale Mask.'

There are about 30 minutes left until the hunting symbol can be used. There is no problem in doing other business in the meantime.

I told Adhai to eat before going.

｢Me｣｢Head｣｢Eat｣｢Can't?｣

[Zuzuz zu zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzu (You can't eat it because the head is poisonous)]

｢Understand｣｢Ugly friend｣｢Together｣｢Eat｣

｢Wait. If you're an ugly friend, do you mean me?"

"You", "Tail", "None", "Horn", "None", "Ugly",

"…Ha."

Leaving behind Heaven's Mother and Aadhai, who are having a strange comic talk, I leave No. 26. went back into the water.

"This way."

Number 26, with its long fins wide open, led me deeper and deeper into the sea. It passed the deep-sea research base and swam into the trench below the undersea canyon next to it.

As I followed him in, I was greeted by darkness so thick it was difficult to imagine.

'Just like the universe.'

When we describe the universe, we often use concepts and words related to water. For example, a machine that moves through space is called a spaceship, or the word "voyage" is used instead of "space flight."

This space, where not a single light shines, was a different type of universe from the universe above.

At that time, No. 26 radiated light like a star shining on its own in space. The light was far from the intensity of the sun or the paleness of moonlight reflected by sunlight.

A soft light that was just mysterious and at the same time gave a cozy feeling lifted the curtain.

How far did it go down like that? I witnessed an amazing sight.

Grain-like lights began to appear in the distance.

'star?'

A star that shines brightly in pink in the darkness, similar to No. 26.

It was the bubble amoeba, a relative of No. 26. They were emitting light as if resonating with No. 26.

"My friend's family is alive!"

No. 26 is relieved to see that.

She sent scattered beams of light at the group of bubble amoebas. Light mixed with various colors flowed from her body, unlike when she usually conveyed her meaning to me.

'This must be a conversation between bubble amoebas.'

If you think about it, it's bound to be different since I'm talking through waves created through the monster's tentacles.

Lights of various colors twinkled on the other side, as if they had checked the message sent from here. Another group nearby saw No. 26's light and joined the conversation.

The sight of a group of bubble amoebas lighting up their bodies in unison to communicate was like a meteor shower or like the Milky Way reflected in a clear night sky.

Who would have thought that at the bottom of the dark, heavy sea, where life seems completely devoid of life, the weakest creatures would glow so strongly.

No matter how emotionally dry you are, you cannot help but feel a sense of wonder when you see this scene.

'…That's cool.'

The five-colored ball that unfolded on a stage covered with a black curtain was surprisingly beautiful.

I've never seen anything like this in a game. Even if such an event existed, would a VR machine really be able to capture even 1% of this fascinating scenery? I can assure you that this is impossible.

The conversation between light and color that seemed like it would last forever ended up being surprisingly short. No. 26's body, which had been emitting light of various colors for conversation, returned to pink again.

"Everyone said it was okay."

The Sea Demon who was supposed to protect them died, but their strong competitor, Pale Mask, also died. They will be safe now.

Another human may invade, but since Muriel, who has connections to high-ranking members of the cult, is dead, it is unlikely that the surveillance on this planet will be lifted.

From now on, they will live according to the laws of nature again. It is a cycle where sometimes they meet a predator and run away or are eaten, and sometimes they meet a new species and form a group and prosper.

However, after hearing what he said next, I realized that the conversation he had was not that simple.

｢My friend's family asked me.｣

[Zuzu (favor?)]

｢They ask me to be their mother and comfort them.｣

I know what that guy's wavelength means.

'No. 26 is staying here?'

The moment I understood its meaning, I was greatly surprised. This was because the sense of loss I felt as soon as I thought No. 26 was breaking up was greater than I could have imagined.

Even while I was silent, the impact of No. 26 continued.

"Your friends' families are weak. "If you don't have a child to lead the family, it will be difficult when another bad child comes."

I wanted to refute that statement. That is the order of nature and that is the nature of the ecology of bubble amoeba.

"I know the pain of losing family. When my family hurts, I hurt too."

No. 26's race is Sea Demon.

Just as Amorph's natural habit is to steal the genetic essence of other creatures, it is a creature that must live in the deep sea. Living in the water with his family and other bubble amoebas is something natural for him.

'but.'

We don't know what difficulties will arise in the future, but we can't send No. 26, who has outstanding skills, here.

On the other hand, I also want to respect his wishes.

'…What should I do?'

I couldn't decide what to say, but he made the decision for me.

"But I said no."

[Z(What?)]

"I have a family to protect, too."

Number 26 pulled out a strand of tentacle and stroked my head.

You can clearly feel No. 26's emotions from the area that touches him. Just as he holds a large place in my heart, he also cherishes us.

"The big baby is growing up quickly and is stronger than me, but he's still a baby. "I have to protect you."

Only after hearing his honest words was I able to send a wave of my heart.

[Zuzu Zuzuzu (Same feeling)]

"Yes!"

Although the wave was short, I can confidently say that the emotions contained within it are by no means lacking. The guy who understood my earnest heart brightly lit up with joy.

With this, all errands in the deep sea are over. I slowly prepared to climb up.

The lights emitted by the bubble amoebas are really nice to see, but I'm worried that if I stay here, No. 26 will be left behind.

On the other hand, No. 26 seemed to still have some work to do.

"Big baby, your friends and family are telling you to go down below."

[Zuzuzu zuzuz zuzuz (It's dangerous if you go lower than here)] If

you go further down, you'll be at the bottom of the trench, where the Dread Hydra lives. Although he is Pale Mask's main prey, he is not that weak.

However, No. 26 glowed with negativity.

"My friend told me to take it because there was a treasure he left behind."

'Treasure?'

What exactly is the treasure at the end of this deep sea? Besides, I can't even guess that it's Sea Demon's treasure.

'Still, I'll give it a try.'

There may still be some valuable equipment dropped by the Sea Demon, a semi-boss creature. I decided to go further down with number 26.

We passed through tremendous water pressure and headed toward the other side of the deep, deep sea.

After moving forward for a while, number 26 stopped on the spot. There was a huge object in front of the gently swimming creature.

'This?'

It has a similar appearance to No. 26, but its size is so huge that it cannot be compared.

A horror that breathes from the depths of the sea, a sea devil.

The dead seed demon was waiting for us below the world.

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