As the Fishmen King was sent hurtling through the air by a sirike, he uood the vast disparity between himself and this new camity. Calg based on his own fifth-level strength, it was evident that his oppo had reached the sixth level.
Faced with such a formidable foe, even he harbored no hope of victory. The cost of vanquishing this camity was daunting. Engaging it in battle withiy would likely result in the destru of half the city and a severe redu in the Fishmen popution.
This expined why they had extended such a warm wele to Yverantheia. She alone could reduce the Fishmen's casualties to zero.
'Right... if it's Miss Yverantheia...'
The Fishmen King's scattered sciousness refocused, and he beheld a colossal entity. Its body towered higher than his pace, with numerous purple tentacles extending from it, and a grotesque eye embedded in its ter emitted inprehensible sounds.
“Ugh…”
A mere gched the creature's image deeply into the Fishmen King's mind, repeatedly tormenting his psyche. Fortunately, his strength allowed him to resist; otherwise, he would have gone mad upon seeing it.
Boom! Boom!!
Before he could fully suppress the mental invasion, a series of explosioed again.
Though he knew he shouldn’t look, curiosity pelled him to take that step.
What he saw was the camity being engulfed by a torrent of magic, gradually worn down, and a girl standing aloft, overlooking the city like a deity.
[ Iure, she will e here, and all will bow before her. ]
At that moment, he finally uood who the powerful being had referred to as 'her.'
'She' was right before him now.
...
“Hmm... almost done.”
Yverantheia ceased her magical bombardment, revealing the form of the 'Great-Eyed Tentacle' beh.
Or what was left of it; it had been bsted to pieces, leaving behind only a clear crystal simir to the one from the 'Pnt Cthulhu.'
“This... is useless.”
The 'Great-Eyed Tentacle' was weaker than the 'Pnt Cthulhu,' and the power tained in the clear crystal was naturally lesser. After abs the 'Pnt Cthulhu’s' crystal, Yverantheia's power had increased signifitly. This crystal was not useless, but it was of no use to her now.
heless, she stored it away. Just because it was useless now didn't mean it always would be.
Surveying the surroundings, the pace had surprisingly retained half of its structure despite the 'Great-Eyed Tentacle' and Yverantheia’s magical onsught.
Of course, Yverantheia had trolled her power. Although lightning magic was difficult to manage uer, other elements weren’t, as she had tested during her initial battle with the Octopus Lieutenant.
She did this mainly out of sideration for the Fishmen King. Valuing his people's survival, she could gain his favor by sparing his pace.
“This... the camity has beeed...?”
The soldiers, previously scattered and hiding, returo the battlefield to find Yverantheia holding a clear crystal.
Wheopus Lieutenant mutated into the 'Great-Eyed Tentacle,' both pace soldiers and residents peering from windows had seen the grotesque creature and been driven mad.
Thanks to Yverantheia's defeat of the 'Great-Eyed Tentacle,' they regaiheir sanity and came to iigate.
“Everyone, calm down.”
The Fishmen King arrived at this moment. He looked at Yverantheia and then performed an act that shocked everyone.
“Miss Yverantheia... no, Lady Yverantheia, please allow me to pledge my loyalty to you.”
The Fishmen King k on one knee, pg his right hand over his chest, swearing allegiao Yverantheia.
‘Just like that?’
“Your Majesty... what are you...”
“Thanks to Lady Yverantheia, our race ared from disaster. The Fishmen, this city, you saved us all.”
As if answering Yverantheia and the soldiers’ questions, the Fishmen King spoke of what Yverantheia had done.
In his eyes, Yverantheia could bee the Fishmen King... or even the ruler of other races.
“Sigh... stand up first.”
“Uood.”
The Fishmen King stood again, his gaze filled with admiration and reverence.
“The Fishmen are a collective; your will alone ot decide everyone's future.”
“Ah! We also pledge our loyalty to you!”
As soon as Yverantheia got the Fishmen King to stand, the soldiers behind him k in unison. Not just them, but evey’s residents, as if aware of what had transpired, k and swore fealty.
‘This... is a bit much.’
Initially, Yverahought that gaining the Fishmen King's loyalty meant she would only have his power. She hadn't expected su overwhelming response from the other Fishmen.
However, Yverantheia indeed had all the Fishmen’s power now, so she decided to bear this awkwardness.
“Pupu.”
Suddenly, a small tentacle creature wriggled toward Yverantheia.
“Huh? How did you get out?”
Anticipating a fierce battle, Yverantheia had hidden the small tentacle in a very safe pce. Yet, it had emerged.
‘Was the defeill insuffit? It seems I o reevaluate...’
“Pupu!”
While Yverantheia pohe small tentacle had reached her, ing its tentacle around her hand.
“Ugh? What are you doing?”
Yverantheia shook her left hand, but the small tentacle g to it like an octopus, refusing to let go.
“Pupu! Pupu!”
“...Fine, you have it, though it’s of no use to me now.”
Yverantheia released the clear crystal in her left hand. The small tentacle immediately grabbed it, happily ing it, or rather, swallowing it.
“Pupu!”
The small tentacle raised several appendages, surrounded by an effect resembling twinkling stars.
“Fine, as long as you're happy.”
...
Some time ter.
“Lady Yverantheia, have you decided where yoing?”
“Yes.”
Yverantheia now had a satchel, a gift from the Fishmen, engraved with spatial magic, capable of st numerous items. It was already filled with food, magical tools, and various other supplies.
“Then... we bid you farewell, Lady Yverantheia!”
“Salute!!”
The Fishmen soldiers stood shoulder to shoulder in a line, saluting with their right hands over their chests.
Seeing this se, Yverantheia quickly used magic to accelerate her departure from the area, almost as if fleeing.
‘If it’s you... I look forward to that day.’
Watg Yverantheia disappear rapidly into the o, the Fishmen King sighed in his heart.
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