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Volume 11 Chapter 328

Sea God（1/5）
　

　One day, out of the blue, ・he・arrived.

「Kaishin-sama! We’re in trouble!!」

「What is it……what happened？」

　One of the shikigami who served me came, panicking, to where I was.

「Y-Yes, so the Leviathan and Kraken were fighting──」

「Tch. Those idiots still want to cause a ruckus……Ohhh well. Kay, I’ll go and stop them」

　The Kraken was one thing, but Leviathan, being a divine beast, was something only I could take care of.

「No. That isn’t what I meant」

「Hm？ What didn’t you mean？」

「They were fighting, and then they were defeated by a human！」

「──Hah？」

　I didn’t get what this shikigami was trying to say.

　We’re under the ocean.

　Also, from what I heard just now, Leviathan and other beasts were rampaging in the ocean. Well, that’s just to be expected, right?

　But then they tell me that a human defeated the beasts? How?

「……So they hurt each other, and then that human took advantage of their damage and struck the final blow？」

　I couldn’t think of any other possibility.

「That is also not what happened. It was more like, the two beasts rampaging caused the ・human’s・ ship to start to sink, so he says that he ・made them・ behave」

「W-What in the world？」

　There was no way this should be a thing.

　The Kraken is the strongest monster living in the ocean.

　That power alone could match that of the divine beast, Leviathan.

　As for Leviathan, as long as it has enough water to fight in, it was the strongest of the divine beasts.

　There is no way that a human exists who can defeat two of such beings.

　In fact, it should never happen.

「……Hm？ Wait a sec. You, referred to this human as『he』, yes？」

「Yes, I did」

「Did you perhaps see this human？」

「See him? I mean, he’s already……」

　The shikigami glanced in the direction of the temple entrance.

「He’s actually here right now, sir」

「Sorry for the sudden intrusion, guys~」

「──Eh？」

　The human had just casually walked here.

　──Under the water.

　The temple where I reside is in the deep sea.

　The shikigami and I have no problem living here, which is why the temple interior is also filled with seawater.

　And this guy just strolls in.

「W-What is this? What’s even going on……why is that human just waltzing in here like it’s no big deal!?」

「Beats me, sir. I wouldn’t know……」

　The shikigami also seemed to be at a loss for words.

　Then who’s going to answer this important question?

「How did this boy even figure out the location of this temple?」

　My temple is at the bottom of the sea.

　It should be impossible to find this temple in such a vast ocean.

「Ahhh. No, that’s actually because when I went to see what the ruckus was with Leviathan and Kraken, he found me and then tailed me」

「……Hah？」

「Please do excuse my inaptitude」

　The shikigami apologizes, but I’m not even angry at them or anything.

　I just don’t get it.

　The person who can move the quickest in the sea is me, the sea god.

　After that would be Leviathan and the merpeople.

　The merpeople are weak, but their swim speed is fast.

　And the shikigami can move at that same pace.

　Needless to say, that’s my shikigami, so it’s to be expected that she has the physical capability of undersea activity.

　This boy chased after such a competent shikigami?

　A shikigami that can move through the water at such a soaring speed?

　──There is absolutely no way that a normal human can do this！！

「Ummー. Sorry, is this a bad time for you？」

　He was able to speak like normal underwater.

　His voice, as well, reached me perfectly.

　Normally, this would be reason enough to be on alert against such a stranger.

　Perhaps it’s better that I use my power as a god to chase him out.

　Even so, I couldn’t help but feel a strong interest in this weirdo who not only defeated Leviathan and Kraken, but came this far by simplifying following the shikigami.

「What is your name？」

「Ah！I’m sorry for bursting in here so suddenly and not even introducing myself. I’m──」

　He likely tried to do his own little introduction.

　An unfathomable amount of mana rushed out, surrounding his perimeter.

　That caused an ocean current, and all the merpeople and fish who had come to see what all the fuss was about in the temple drifted away.

「My name is Haruto」

　He would be about six years old in human years, I surmise.

　That boy monster who called himself Haruto gazed with a smile at the merpeople, making excited noises as they were washed away in the current that he made with his mana.