Arcane Sniper [Matan’s Shooter] - Chapter 398

Fernand was comparing the current location with the chart from the first expedition, holding a compass and a sextant.

A life form that was not found even on the previous voyage, which had already lasted about 50 days, was discovered in just 30 days? At least for Fernand, who had experience in expeditions, this was something that should not have happened.

“It’s not dead. “It’s in a state of lyricism.”

It was an unexpected person who walked through the crowd of users and approached the mermaid.

“Captain Drake! “Do you know anything about mermaids?”

“little.”

Drake lifted his hat to look at the sky, then stretched out his index finger and pointed into the sky.

Although other users didn’t know, Kraven’s users suddenly started making a fuss.

“Wow! What?! Why are you using ‘that’ on our ships—”

Rumble, rumble—!

The sky above the New-Serpent ship began to darken in an instant. Only then did other users know.

“Tae, typhoon? “Did you cause a typhoon?”

“You bastard, you bastard, Drake! What nonsense are you doing! “Don’t you know that we are sailing without anchor?”

Drake’s deadly skill that can unconditionally sink a ship.

Of course, the NPC and appointed captain of the New World expedition ship did not use it to sink his own ship.

“Clean fresh water is needed to awaken a mermaid from a state of suspended animation. “Be quiet, Burke.”

Kwa-bang-!

As soon as a bolt of lightning struck the sea, rain began pouring from dark clouds.

The rain fell only within a very limited area, not exceeding 1m beyond Lake New-Serpent.

“…Mana control.”

Ram Hwajeong looked up at the sky and muttered to herself.

“It’s a real named NPC. “You can turn a typhoon that sinks a ship into nothing more than raindrops like this?”

“Usually, it is more difficult to use magic weakly…”

“It is not easy to use it strongly. Well, everyone here will do everything to some extent.”

It was a mana control skill that impressed even ranker level users. There is no one other than Ramhwajeong that can achieve this level.

“There is still a lot of drinking water, but there is no harm in taking it. All sailors fill up their canteens! Let’s enjoy the captain’s blessings to the fullest!”

Even when other users were busy watching mermaids, Kraven users who thought about navigation first started encouraging NPCs to fill up the drinking water.

After about 10 minutes had passed since it started raining, the mermaid man’s finger finally twitched.

“Oh, I’m awake! Wake up!”

“Drake! “Do mermaids also speak our language?”

“Why not? “Isn’t it just like a monster?”

“The monster was a bit harsh. It would be better to think of it like a dwarf. Like sub-racial NPCs.”

Drake didn’t say anything despite the fuss from the users, and gently squeezed the mermaid’s shoulder and shook it.

“Are you coming to your senses?”

“Call… Cough, Cough, Cough! Whoa! U-ah!?”

The mermaid woke up coughing violently and started yelling as soon as she looked at her surroundings.

I don’t know how long I’ve been in suspended animation, but I can’t immediately recover my physical abilities, so being on the deck of an unknown ship and surrounded by people I don’t know can’t help but be scary.

“Wow! Fishmen- uh, fish-men, sea creatures- bubble shoes-”

“Skills?”

The male mermaid flapped her lower body and raised her fingers.

The users were momentarily confused as they saw the particles of mana quickly gathering at their fingertips, but nothing special happened.

“Rest assured, Undine clan.”

Sigh!

Drake grabbed the hand and blocked the skill from being cast. Drake’s deep yet clear voice finally reached the mermaid’s ears.

It was around that time that the mermaid, who had been screaming in panic, became calm.

However, not only Lee Ha but other users thought that it couldn’t be simply because of the ‘voice’.

‘It’s definitely a mermaid. Drake also described it as a mermaid. But as soon as the mermaid woke up, she said ‘fishman’. Besides, what is Undine’s clan?’

One word, one keyword uttered by Drake and the mermaid.

There was no user present who did not know that this was a concept like a hint from NPCs that appeared only when the user was nearby.

“Are you coming to your senses? “Can you recognize me?”

The mermaid blinked as she looked at Drake.

Users frowned for a moment when they saw that there was an extra layer of film between the eyelids and pupils, like a frog, but at least it seemed clear that the mermaid’s spirit had returned.

“You—Sun, the son of the Sea God!? “Are you really the Master of the Sea God who was kicked out to the human world? No, to the human world…?”

Son of the sea god? Master of the Sea God?

Other keywords were entered into the users’ minds. The following was a fairly familiar word.

It was the NPC, not the user, who reacted more strongly to that keyword.

Burke was yelling at the mermaid, clearly showing his displeasure.

“Sounds like a sea god! It’s a nickname that Kraven’s idiots gave Drake to make him float! “Why would you make such a foolish move in front of a born sailor?”

“I am no longer his son. “Do not call me that, kin of Undine.”

Burke’s yelling quieted down in an instant.

* * *

“What- what? Drake—”

Burke’s face was trembling, but he could no longer speak.

He looks like he doesn’t know what to say!

It was the same for Kraven’s other marine occupation users.

What can I say in front of that serious voice and calm body?

“Huh, there was a quest called [The Legend of Drake] in the archipelago… but was it really real? A race called mermaids, which had never existed before, suddenly….”

All the users could respond was that ‘Hook’, a descendant of the hero of the Second Human-Demon War, tilted his head.

The only one who vaguely understood the situation was Lee Ha.

‘I thought it was strange ever since I got that achievement, no, ever since I got this coat.’

The achievement was ‘Approved by the Sea God’s son~’, and the name of this coat is ‘Containing the Sea God’s protection~’.

I expected from the beginning that there would be something related to this keyword.

However, I did not think that even the following meant a literal meaning and not a ‘metaphor’.

‘Hook said he’d never seen a mermaid before. If so, this is also likely to be an effect of [Phase 3].’

At about that time, Hook also thought something similar to Lee Ha and closed his mouth. However, many users have probably already noticed.

“I didn’t mean to fool you, Burke.”

“Laugh – don’t be funny! It’s not even funny! “You’re being ridiculous!”

Drake took off his hat and lowered his head as he looked at Burke, who was spewing out random words, not sure if he thought it was funny or not.

It was a re-establishment of the relationship between two NPCs who had been rivals their entire lives.

“I… you, the guy I’ve been fighting against with my sailfish all my life, aren’t human? huh? Are you asking me to believe that?”

“I am human now. “We’ll talk about this again later.”

“Hey—”

Burke, who was trying to swing his fist at Drake, couldn’t get any closer. He is, in name and reality, the naval commander of Puviel.

He was an NPC who could weigh what was more important: the current atmosphere or his own anger.

‘If it were me, I’d be mad, but… I’m sorry, Uncle Burke! ‘This is more important right now, so please be patient!’

Lee Ha looked at Burke with a sad expression for a moment, then looked around.

“Can you tell me what happened?”

“Of course… of course, master.”

“Just call me Drake.”

“B-but-”

“It’s okay.”

When Drake was carefully reassuring the mermaid, while everyone’s eyes and ears were focused on Drake and the mermaid, Iha’s eyes looked elsewhere.

-Is that real?

―From the first time we met, his mana energy was different from that of other humans. However, I didn’t know it was the son of the sea god.

―Huh… What does it mean to be the son of the sea god?

A faster method than what can be achieved through a conversation between a mermaid and Drake. The person Lee Ha was secretly whispering to was the Ancient Gold Dragon.

―King of the Undine clan, who oversees all water spirits and waves in the sea. He is called the sea god.

-So, are you saying that the mermaid and Captain Drake are of the same species? Are you saying that he wasn’t just a member of the same race, but was a ‘prince’? Prince of the Sea?

―According to his words, it was like that ‘once upon a time.’

Because I said ‘now’ I am a human.

I could understand what Bailippus didn’t say.

‘Drake, Prince of the Sea.’

It seemed like it would make me laugh, but since the sea god is the king of the Undine clan, which is the spirit of all water, there was nothing wrong with the expression itself.

The mermaid mumbled for a moment, but quickly opened her mouth as if she could no longer resist Drake’s gaze.

“For some time now, we have stopped being born… No, we have been born, but we are not mermaids. “They are just sea creatures with sprouts that resemble human arms and legs… Their purity is also very low.”

“Is that the fishman you mentioned earlier?”

“The Sea God named it that way.”

Different thoughts circulated in the minds of users. The same was true for Iha, who received additional information from Bailipus.

‘The expression ‘being born’… I guess it’s probably a system where a water spirit turns into a mermaid.’

―So the water spirit becomes a mermaid?

―Spirit is essentially the element itself. Although they have no form, if they maintain a certain purity over a certain period of time, they will have a body suitable for each spirit. Here, in the sea, they are the spirits of water and become the clan of Undine, meaning waves, and are reborn as mermaids.

―Hmm, hmmm, I roughly understand.

“What is it about those guys that you hate them?”

“…They can’t communicate. No, it doesn’t mean I don’t know words. It just means that they are very violent and belligerent. “From the time mermaids were no longer born, the number of fish people rapidly increased and a revolt occurred within the Dragon Palace.”

“Rebellion? That can’t be possible. Father – no, what is the sea god doing? Above all, it’s impossible for people of such purity to be born, right?”

“you’re right. The Sea God also said the same thing. So, he decided that there was a problem with the septic tank and went to fix it… but rather – rather, the Sea God -” “

What happened?”

It was an expression that did not appear even when Iha was behind in the naval battle with Kraven and when he aimed the Black Bess at Drake.

Looking at his distorted and anxious expression, the mermaid spoke her last words.

“You have become a fisherman.”

“…That can’t be possible. “Is that possible?”

“This is unbelievable. “The king of the Undine clan has been contaminated?”

It was Baylipus who came out in as much bewilderment as Drake. The users were listening closely to the NPCs’ conversations.

“Okay, that’s right. Please – please help me. I don’t know what happened to all the people who were running away from the fishmen. Maybe – all of this, all of this, may have been for the purpose of meeting you. please! Please return to the Dragon Palace and save us, young master!”

The mermaid groaned and crawled across the deck, holding on to the hem of Drake’s trousers.

Astute users have already started to get a feel for it.

―Eongya? I guess this is――

Yes, it seems like an event. Aren’t you progressing through quests yet? Anyway, it certainly seems to have something to do with what Mr. Fernand said about the sea creatures becoming stronger… I guess that also means that that fish-man or something was born.

Bluebeard must have done something.

However, after listening to the conversation between the mermaid and Drake, and receiving additional information from Bailipus, Lee I felt anxious.

‘Even if it’s a quest….’

What should I do?