ProjectIceman: Lol. But, no, she's too disgusting for human consumption.
TwinstarDragon: Haha, let's not go that far yet. And don't call AFO parasites, it's insulting to all existing parasites.
Midoriya Resident
Musutafu, Japan
"Damn it!" Eijirou growls in annoyance at how hard it is to contact his superior. It was like that before and it happens again. He looks at the news and sighs.
Gang Orca has rescued hostages from sea pirates!
"I swear, it's like the [Gates] was set to appear right at the time Gang Orca and others went busy." Eijirou sighs before dropping his phone.
"N-nii-san." Eijirou turns to see Kousuke giving him a worried look. "I-is Gang Orca-san will come and help Izu-nii and Ocha-nee?"
"...yes," Eijirou says with a sad smile before he pets Kousuke's head. "I have to call him to help. And don't worry too much, okay? Izu-bro is the strongest out of all of us, so he'll be fine and save Ochako."
"O-okay..." Kousuke mutters before walking away, approaching Inko. As he walks away, Eijirou clenches his fist in frustration. He is frustrated at himself, being helpless, and unable to assist the best bro. All he can do right now is to contact the authorities but so far, there's no luck. He is unable to figure out what to do.
'Damn it...' Eijirou thought. 'Is there even anything I can do? I hate this...I was supposed to learn how to be a hero, not a useless bystander!'
Eijirou covered his face as he let out of sigh, and collapsed to the ground as he was unable to handle the stress of being useless. He suddenly hears his phone's ringtone and looks to see Gang Orca calling him.
'Finally!'
Sea Dungeon, Dagobah Municipal Beach Park
Musutafu, Japan
The monster screeches as she launches multiple water bullets towards Izuku. Izuku retaliates by hitting them with [Balmung] coated with [Hellfire] which causes a massive cloud of steam. Izuku takes this chance to hide as he activates [Anti-Sound Barrier] to hide his presence.
The monster growls before waving her hands as the steam clears away, surprising Izuku as he wasn't expecting the monster's magic to be this powerful. And he also notices the fog slowly turns into water orb, albeit slowly.
'I guess this is the power of a Red Gate Dungeon Boss.' Izuku thought as he used [Appraise] on the monster.
[Undine, the Cursed Princess of the Sea]
[This monster was once a beautiful woman who managed to enchant the prince of a faraway kingdom with her beauty and even became one of his wives. Unfortunately, she was despised by the rest of the prince's wife which led to her assassination and her body was tossed into the sea. Her sadness and hatred corrupts her, turning her into the monster she is today. She has a personal grudge against any woman, and if the woman resembles her prince's wives, she will take pleasure in playing with them]
[Power: Complete Hydrokinesis]
[Weakness: Low Defense, Lightning Magic]
'What's with the backstory!?! And why is it so fucked up!?!?!' Izuku screams internally as he switches his sword with [Black Crusader]. 'And her weakness, that explains why Ochako can harm her even with a stalagmite.' Izuku added in his mind before coating the blade with [Mana Coats] and activating [Quicksilver, rushing towards the monster.
Undine screeches as she lets loose barrages of water bullets toward Izuku, who activates [Mana Barrier] to protect himself. The bullets shatter the barrier, but Izuku manages to land a solid stab in her gut, causing her to scream in pain.
"[Static]!" Izuku shouts as green electricity emits from his hand before it flows through [Black Crusader] and right at Undine, who screeches in agony before the electricity blasts her through the wall. Izuku readjusts his grip before rushing towards the boss again, but he is surprised when water starts to form around her like a shield bubble.
Before Izuku could do anything, the barrier started shaking before several spikes made of water hit Izuku right on his chest. Izuku grits his teeth in pain as he got knock to the wall before noticing several water orbs emerge around the air and start shooting water needles at Izuku, who activates [Quicksilver] and [Mana Barrier] to dodge and protect himself from the endless barrage.
Izuku continues to bounce around the cave before he starts getting closer to Undine. He widens his eyes when claws made of water start charging at him. Izuku swaps his lance with [Balmung] and activates [Static] to slice through the water claws. Undine stares at Izuku in surprise before she uses the water to move her away from the incoming slice attack. Izuku lifts his greatsword as several water bullets almost hit him again.
Izuku tries to move [Balmung] but he is confused as to why it won't budge before he notices the water on the blade has frozen the blade in place. Izuku barely activates [Mana Barrier] to protect himself from an incoming water drill, before it shatters and barely misses Izuku. Izuku uses [Hellflame] to get rid of the ice around [Balmug] before dodging a horde of giant water tentacles trying to crush him.
'Damn it, no matter what I did, she kept launching more and more attacks at me, keeping distances from me.' Izuku thought in frustration. 'If this is a game, this will be the boss' second phase, where everything went shit and one mistake could get everything FUBAR! Gotta need to improvise!'
Izuku saw Undine summon a large amount of water before deciding to take a gamble and use [Hellfire] on his [Balmung] before using it to hit an incoming blast of water, causing thick fogs to surround the area. The water continues to hit the blade while [Hellfire] continues to evaporate every drop of water. Izuku grits his teeth as his MP drops harshly before he grins as the whole cave is now covered in thick fog.
Undine growls before she moves her hand again, trying to get rid of the fog but to her surprise, it only slightly clears the fog a bit. She tries to convert the fog into water but it is slow.
'That's on you for using so many water supplies.' Izuku thought, glad that his gamble worked. Usually, the boss' second phase will be when the boss starts to let loose and usually, it has a time limit and will lead to temporary debuff on them for the player to take advantage of. Izuku quietly summons [Anti-Sound Barrier] once more before replacing his sword and activating [Static] and [Mana Coat] along with [Vital Strike] .
"I'm ending this now," Izuku mutters before he uses his enhanced senses to his fullest advantage, using [Quicksilver] before rushing towards the sound of tired growl, which ends with Izuku landing a powerful blow right on Undine as she was shocked again.
[Notice: [Mana Coat] has leveled up]
[Notice: [Vital Strikee] has leveled up]
[Notice: [Anti-Sound Barrier] has leveled up]
"[Static]!!" Izuku roars before more green electricity shoots at her, causing her to scream in agony before her entire upper torso explodes in blood and his lower part falls to the ground with a loud thud.
[Notice: [Static] has leveled up!]
"...may you find peace in the afterlife..." Izuku can't help himself to say this after seeing her backstory. He knows her actions as a monster are unforgivable, but he can sympathize with what she has gone through.
[Congratulations, you have completed your mission. You can receive your rewards in your mailbox.]
"No time for reward, get Ochako out of here," Izuku mutters before running towards Ochako. He sighed in relief when he saw she was unharmed, especially with how chaotic the battle was. Thank god that he managed to drive her attention away from Ochako or else he didn't know what would he do.
Izuku suddenly stops before he senses mana flowing around the cave and into Ochako. Izuku can tell that most of the mana flows through where her previous injuries were, slowly gathering around her heart.
'Is...that how awakening is? Is that why most awakens always knocking at the death's door?' Izuku thought. 'Is it...because of the near-death state that human adapts and subconsciously gather mana to keep themselves alive? Does human mentality also play a part in it? So many questions, yet no answers.'
Izuku snaps out of his thoughts as he hears Ochako groan before opening her eyes. Izuku flushed before mentally hitting himself for getting distracted again.
"I-Izu...?" Ochako mutters before looking around. "W-we're still in the cav!!? What happened to that crazy hag!?!?"
"I kill her," Izuku says before pointing at the missing half, causing Ochako to freeze before turning green and vomits...rainbow?!
'I do not expect that...' Izuku sweatdrops.
"I-I know she's crazy but is killing her the right thing to do?" Ochako asks.
"...Ocha, she's not a human." Izuku says "Well, she was once, but she was revived as a vengeful monster with a hatred towards any women, specifically those who look like her husband's other wives. Killing her grants her the peace she deserves." Izuku sighs. "And this will also prevent any possible invasions."
"Y-you mean, she could get out into our world!?!?" Ochako asks as Izuku nods. "I...have so many fucking questions. The main ones are how did you know all of this, and how are you so chill about it!?!?"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, calm down, Ocha! I'll explain, but we need to get out of here first!" Izuku says as Ochako pauses before sighing and nods. As they walk, they notice an item drops on the corpse.
"Item drops? What is this, a game!?" Ochako asks incredulously while Izuku hides his snort with a loud cough.
"Let me take a look." Izuku grabs the item and checks the stats.
[Pearl Earring of the Sea Maiden]
[Rank: A]
[Type: Accessory]
[Increases own Health and Intelligence by 20 when equipped. All Water-related skill gains 15% additional Damage]
[Sets: 1/3]
[Azure Necklace of Sea Maiden]
[Rank: A]
[Type: Necklace]
[Increases Magic Power by 15% when equipped. All Water-Related Skill gains 10% cooldown reduction and mana reduction]
[Sets: 2/3]
[Lapiz Bracelet of Sea Maiden]
[Rank: A]
[Type: Accessory]
[Increases Magic Resistance by 20%. All Water-Related Skill grants the ability to heal users based on 10% of the damage dealt]
[Set Complete: Increases HP and MP Regeneration by 20% and all stats increase by 10]
"..." Izuku replaced his current accessories with the new one with no hesitations as Ochako was startled at how it disappeared the moment it made contact with Izuku.
"W-what the fuck?!?!" Ochako mutters in disbelief.
"It's a long story, Ocha..." Izuku replies sheepishly. Ochako looks at her future boy-, I mean, her best friend in disbelief before she lets out a sigh.
"Fine, fine. But, you're going to explain everything once we're out!" Ochako says as Izuku merely nods. As they walk out, Ochako blinks before she turns pale at the sight in front of her. Despite the lack of a light source, Ochako could sees that the whole cave was painted red, especially the fact that she could smell blood everywhere.
"W-what...?" Ochako mutters in horror.
"There's...a lot of monsters blocking my path...and you were dying, so...I crash them like a speeding truck..." Izuku says in a nervous and sheepish tone. Ochako didn't know how to feel right now, so she distracted herself by looking at something that could distract her mind, fortunately, Izuku provided her with one.
Unfortunately, what Izuku provides is too much.
"I-Izu!! Why are you digging through those piles of splattered organs?!?!?" Ochako screams in horror as Izuku pulls out a piece of shell.
[Item: Piece of Kappa's Jade Shell]
[Type: Junk]
[Price: 1000 Gold/15000 Yen]
[A piece of shell from Kappa's back. A perfect material for jewelry]
"..." Izuku stares at the item description before he gets up and mutters "[Inventory.]" causing all of the splattered organs to disappear like a glitch, shocking Ochako. "[Dispose.]" And just like that, all the splattered organs and blood come out of thin air with a 'splat'.
"179 Jade Shell Shards, that's quite a lot," Izuku mutters before looking at Ochako who seems horrified. He sighs before pulling out one shard from his inventory. "Before you ask, I did it to get this. This shard costs 15000 Yen per piece."
"...can I have some?" Izuku sweatdrops, almost forgetting about Ochako's current financial struggles, so her reaction is not surprising.
To be continued
