Chapter 82
A monster has invaded the ✿Animal✿Farm✿!
Please save the animal friends quickly!
I looked again at the giant crab after seeing the red hologram ssage.
When they said monster... they must have been talking about that absurdly huge crab.
It even showed violence, ripping apart everything around it.
‘So, there were monsters living under the sea of Yggdrasil as well.’
That was sothing I hadn’t known before.
The ga never displayed areas with the freedom to explore underwater.
I drew my Titanium Sword.
Even just swimming with its hind legs gave it considerable propulsion.
Using that thrust, I closed in swiftly and flexibly like a shark, and swung my sword.
Clang!
Despite the resistance of the water, the crab was cut in half in a single stroke.
To show it was indeed a monster, it imdiately turned into black ash.
‘There’s no way only one or two of these exist under the sea.’
My prediction ca true right away.
Translucent letters appeared in midair.
Sudden Quest Appears!
The animal friends are being threatened by the ‘Master of the Sea’!
Please defeat the ‘Master of the Sea’!
Reward: ???
‘Master of the Sea?’
That was a na I had heard before.
‘Its appearance alone made it look like a dangerous boss.’
A crab-like monster.
In the ga, it was a regional boss ant to be defeated by low-level players.
Its body was about the size of a two-story apartnt.
Quite a few players panicked at its appearance, mistaking it for a powerful monster.
‘If it wasn’t defeated early, there was that unusual system where its level would increase as ti passed.’
The Master of the Sea laid eggs endlessly.
If left unattended for too long, their numbers would skyrocket.
Moreover, through cannibalism, they devoured each other and grew in level.
‘Anyway, they’re telling to defeat that thing….’
It seed the growing number of monsters was harming the sea creatures.
Damage to the farm would directly beco damage to .
‘Since it harms my animals, I can’t just sit back and watch.’
I had to defeat it, of course.
‘Either way, I was going to defeat it even without the quest. A reward is just a bonus.’
Originally, Ren was supposed to accept the sub-quest and defeat it.
‘But since it’s only a sub-quest, not a main one, the clear condition doesn’t matter, right?’
The reward wasn’t going to be anything great anyway.
That ant if I defeated it instead of Ren, it wouldn’t disrupt the storyline.
I surfaced from the water.
At the far right of the sandy beach, I saw a large cave.
That was the dwelling place of the Master of the Sea.
‘Let’s go.’
I judged that I could defeat it alone.
I swam and quickly reached the cave.
‘…It’s dark.’
Just a few steps inside, the sunlight was completely blocked out.
I couldn’t see in the darkness.
I needed a light source.
‘I don’t have a proper torch, so I’ll have to use an ability.’
I thought about using Hwayo’s Fla Sword.
‘No, that has a ti limit, and I need to save its cost. I just need a light source anyway.’
Summoning Hwayo directly would be better.
I held Hwayo’s card.
“Lend so fire, Hwayo.”
A golden magic circle shone in the air.
From the circle tore out a blue lizard—Hwayo—who clung to my shoulder.
Popong.
The radiant fla at the tip of Hwayo’s tail lit up the cave brightly.
Thanks to that, I could see the inside of the cave and head straight toward the boss’s den.
‘According to the setting, they should have multiplied enormously, but I don’t see a single one.’
None were at the cave’s entrance.
But as I went deeper inside, I finally began to hear sothing.
Clack.
One crab revealed itself with a sound from its pincers.
It was about 70 cm in size.
Big enough to be called a monster, far larger than an ordinary crab.
Clack, clack.
Crabs of that size—dozens, no, hundreds—appeared belatedly.
‘Were they waiting all this ti for to co here?’
That ant they even had the intelligence to plan tactics.
I was completely surrounded from the front, back, left, and right.
‘This isn’t cockroaches… they really multiplied like crazy.’
I gave up counting them.
Clack, clack, clack.
After a short skirmish, they began waiting for the chance to properly lunge at .
Noticing it beforehand, I readied my stance to swing my sword.
“Hwayo, hold on tight.”
Popong.
As Hwayo answered in agreent, a crab leapt toward at the sa ti.
I spun like a top and swung my sword.
Slash!
With a single swing, several crabs were cut in half and shattered in an instant.
Was it thanks to swinging my sword like a madman?
The massive swarm of crabs had been completely thinned out.
Clack!
Because of the commotion, a massive shadow was cast inside the cave.
“…Is that you?”
I looked up at the giant crab and smiled.
It was so large that it nearly touched the ceiling of the cave, which was several ters high.
As the ga described, it was indeed quite massive, but I trusted my strength enough not to be afraid.
‘No ti to waste. Let’s end this quickly.’
Like a moth drawn to fire, I held my sword and leapt toward it without hesitation.
“Nothing special.”
I sat on top of the Master of the Sea’s claw as I spoke.
The battle had taken less than a minute.
As per the strategy, I attacked its weak point—the eyes—first, then shoved my weapon into its struggling mouth, infused it with fire, and caused an explosion.
It had been that simple.
Its body had already turned into black ash and vanished.
“…But its legs remain?”
Two pincers and eight legs were still intact.
It wasn’t hard to deduce why these hadn’t disappeared.
In the ga, defeating bosses sotis granted loot.
‘Like how defeating a boar boss gave you at.’
Since I had defeated the crab boss, its legs seed to be the loot.
‘An unexpected prize.’
As I gazed quietly, a hologram appeared.
Fresh Crab at.
The spoils of defeating the Master of the Sea. A high-quality ingredient full of protein. Its freshness is so high that you can eat it raw without harm.
Even in the world of Yggdrasil, crab was considered a delicacy.
For , it was also a welco ingredient for protein intake.
‘But where do I put all this?’
As large as its body was, its byproducts were equally massive.
Of course, I judged that I could divide it into portions and store them in subspace.
‘But just how much can fit into subspace?’
I didn’t know the limit of subspace yet.
It couldn’t be infinite.
‘I’ll have to test it while storing the crab at.’
I divided the crab at several tis and stored it in subspace.
After so ti, the once-empty subspace was packed full of crab at.
There was no longer any room left.
‘It won’t even go in anymore.’
I chewed on so grilled crab at roasted by the fla on Hwayo’s tail as I looked at it.
Only about three legs and one claw’s worth of at could be stored.
That alone was an enormous amount.
‘Then… what do I do with the rest?’
Five legs and one claw still remained.
While portioning the at, I ate so myself and fed enough to Shurk, Boogie, and Hwayo until they were full.
I couldn’t eat it all by myself, and throwing it away would be a waste.
I thought about calling Lapin or Karin to hold a feast.
‘But even then, there’d still be leftovers….’
Even if I stuffed them full and packed portions for them to take ho, it wouldn’t consu even 10% of what was left.
‘If I brought it to the fish market, I could sell it for money.’
But the market was quite far away.
To maintain freshness, storing it in subspace was essential.
On top of that, even considering what I could store in subspace, I would have to travel back and forth three tis across 300 kiloters.
‘Why would I go through all that trouble just to earn so money?’
I was already feeling too lazy.
It wasn’t as if I was living in poverty either.
‘Should I just leave it at a nearby orphanage?’
There was a small orphanage about 20 kiloters away from Yggdrasil.
‘If I use the ring’s ability, I can cover 10 kiloters in one second, and with Shurk’s power, running the rest wouldn’t take even a few minutes.’
I left one crab leg behind in the cave and touched the rest.
With Shurk’s power, all the crab legs turned black.
“Heave-ho.”
They beca bundled together like a pack, which I could carry on my back.
‘The bulk is enormous, but it doesn’t feel heavy at all.’
Since it was nearby, I could take it all in one go, with no need for multiple trips.
‘Yes, it’ll be easier to just drop them off at the orphanage.’
Whether they boiled it, roasted it, or sold it, they would use it up.
In front of a building standing on a plain.
A student in Yggdrasil’s uniform let her long silver hair flutter.
“Crank Orphanage.”
That was what the sign of the three-story building read.
When she entered the building, the children at play imdiately recognized her.
“It’s Sister Linne!”
“Big Sis! Welco!”
“Sis, Sis! Look at this!”
One boy brought a sheet of paper.
Drawn in crayon were silver hair and the Yggdrasil uniform.
It was a drawing of Linne.
“You drew this really well.”
“Hehe! I’ll draw you even better next ti!”
“Thank you.”
Linne gave a small smile and patted the boy’s head.
With quiet steps, a mature woman approached the student called Linne and bowed her head politely.
“Welco, Lady Linne.”
“How have you been, Director?”
They moved to the quiet director’s office.
After sipping so black tea, Linne opened her mouth.
“Since it’s vacation, I’ll be away from school for a while. It’s not much, but please accept this.”
She placed a thick envelope politely on the table.
The director quietly bowed her head.
“I feel both grateful and sorry that you support us with such a large sum every month.”
“If it helps the children, that’s enough for .”
The director looked at Linne with eyes full of respect.
Noblesse Oblige.
The moral duty given to nobility.
How many truly upheld it?
But Linne had shown that exemplary figure for over a year.
Not only through financial support but also by volunteering directly and forming close bonds with the children.
Unlike other nobles who donated only for their own prestige, she had never flaunted it.
If one were to call soone a noble worthy of respect, it would be Linne.
“…Wow!”
“Look over there!”
“Kids, get back, it’s dangerous!”
The admiring voices of the children mixed with the urgent cries of the teachers.
The noise was so loud it could even be heard from the director’s office.
“…What’s this commotion?”
When the director rose and asked, Linne imdiately dashed out of the office.
The sound was coming from outside the building.
Linne kicked off and rushed outside.
“Sis, look up there!”
“Wow! Amazing!”
Linne stood in front of the children and followed their gaze upward.
On the orphanage rooftop stood a man.
Even while carrying sothing massive on his back.
‘What’s that?’
A man wearing a black mask and dressed in a black coat.
Linne recognized him at once.
“Wow, it’s the Black Knight!”
Even the children knew who he was.
He was the most famous figure these days.
‘Why did he co to the orphanage?’
If he hard the children… she would never forgive him.
It was the mont Linne’s hand touched the sword at her waist.
Rumble!
The Black Knight released the “sothing large” he had been carrying on his back onto the rooftop.
Clang!
After dropping it, he imdiately leapt away and vanished.
…For a while, silence lingered, until the teachers carefully opened their mouths.
“What did that man just put on the roof…?”
“I’ll go up and see.”
Linne took the lead and leapt up to the third-floor rooftop.
Clack!
When she opened the rooftop door, she saw the large object the Black Knight had left behind.
‘…What is this?’
As Linne slowly approached, the children who had followed late rushed toward the mysterious object with a loud “Wow~!”
“This is amazing!”
“What is it, Sis?”
The salty sll of the sea wafted out.
A large red cylinder, covered in spines.
Unlike its hard exterior, the damp white flesh visible at the cross-section made Linne realize what it was.
“…Crab?”
When they heard Linne’s answer, the children’s eyes sparkled.
“Sis, this big thing is a crab?”
“The crab is huge!”
“Hooray! It’s a crab party today!”
“It’s my first ti eating crab!”
The teachers who had co late let out sighs of relief.
“The children really like it.”
“Thankfully so, it seems he ca to give us a gift.”
“This is precious… and even after feeding the children, there’ll be plenty left.”
“We should serve it while it’s fresh. Let’s prepare the kitchen.”
The teachers busied themselves, while the children bead and shouted toward the sky.
“Thank you!”
“We’ll enjoy it, Black Knight!”
“……”
Linne looked at the rejoicing children.
And then, she quietly fixed her gaze in the direction where the Black Knight had leapt away.
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