"It's like ......."

"Hmm, so you live ...... and your diet has improved. Good, good, good."

Saki said happily. She knew some people in the demon territory, so she was happy to hear that they were living peacefully.

"Onii-chan, isn't the name <> wrong in the first place?"

Hannah, who had been silently listening to me, said what came to her mind.

"What?　......Oh, I see. < has a bad image, doesn't it?

They are genetically the same as humans, with the only difference being that they have a strong bloodline.

"Maybe we should make them <> or something like that. ......"

Jin mutters. I don't know about that name, but I understand what he is trying to say, so we all nodded our heads in silence.

At that time.

was announced in the ship.

<

"Death Serpents? ......"

Marcia frowned.

<

"I heard that it sometimes wanders in from the north on the ocean currents."

Goose muttered.

"You know a lot!"

Saki was impressed,

"I've done a lot of research," said Goose.

Goose said.

"Are they coming this way?"

This is Rodrigo.

<

"That's not good, Jin!"

Marcia shouted.

"I guess..."

Jin thought for a moment and then gave his orders.

"Alright, order the escorting cruiser < to take care of it."

>

"Yes, please."

<

The special cruisers < and are escorted by four cruisers <<<<>, guarding the front, right and left flanks.

Among them, <, which was guarding the right wing, left its original position and changed course to the right, i.e., to the west.

The right wing of the ship, which is guarding the right wing, left its original position and turned right, or west.

"Oh, I see it, I see it!"

A part of the wall of the dining hall where Jin and the others were standing was a , and it projected the ocean.

<

It is movable, so it looks as if you are looking at the sea from the bridge. No, it is more than that, since it can zoom in.

<, there are seven of them in total.

The air force is also escorting Jin and the others, which is especially reassuring in times like this.

>.

Jin thought that the term "battle speed" means the speed for combat, which is determined for each fleet .......

The term comes from Jin, who learned it from the anime.

Aside from that, the cruiser < headed west at about 60 kilometers per hour. The distance would be covered in five minutes.

"It's definitely the Death Serpent!

Jin and the others looked at the Magic Screen and saw seven Death Serpents.

"Jin, are you sure you can handle one ship?"

Saki asked a little worried.

"Yes, of course. The cruiser is not expecting a Death Sea Serpent, but a Sea Dragon that will eat them.

Yes, I know that, but...

Look, the attack has begun.

* * * *

<

It turns 90 degrees to face <>.

< was in danger, he raised his sickle and unleashed one of the largest magical attacks he could muster.

It was a tidal wave of water-based magic.

A tidal wave over 40 meters high hits .

However, <, which was built to counter the sea-dwelling demons, uses its <> to float in the air.

At a height of 100 meters, even a <> is ineffective.

The magical wave quickly subsides, and <> lands on the sea.

The <> raised its scythe again, aiming at it.

However, the Tidal Wave is not a magic that can be used many times, even by the Death Serpent.

The one that flew at <> was <>, an intermediate level of water magic.

However, that much can be easily prevented by the <>.

The continuous use of magic required even the Death Serpent to pause for a moment, and just as it was about to dive into the water, 's secondary weapon, the , was called into action.

<

The main gun of a cruiser is mounted on the deck and cannot be aimed lower than the horizontal.

However, the secondary cannon is an armament to attack the enemy underwater.

The basic type is the <. There are several types of shells that can be fired.

The one fired this time was a <, a shell that causes an explosion as soon as it touches the surface of the water.

The explosion is not a gunpowder explosion, but an explosion based on <>, so there is no heat generated, but a pure shockwave is produced.

The distance between the two is about 500 meters, and there is no sign of their being separated.

The Death Serpent is knocked unconscious by the explosion that occurs above his head as he is about to dive. It floats helplessly on the surface of the sea.

A second shot is fired at it.

This time, too, it explodes. <

Oh!

Oh!

"Wow!"

< exclaim in amazement.

The old man in command of the fleet explains the situation.

"Yes.

The current attack is too slow for Jin, who knows what kind of armaments are being used.

"Ah, that makes sense."

<

Therefore, they do not use it except in an emergency.

There is also the , a very powerful version of the engineering magic to lure fish out to sea, but this also affects the fish and is not to be used except in an emergency.

In the first place, < and are more suitable for underwater enemies than cruisers.

In this case, the battle was conducted with a single ship, the <, as a test case in considering the operation of a cruiser.

If Jin's ship <> had been attacked, she would have been destroyed with all her strength, but in this sea area, there was no one to be harmed except for the fish swimming around her.

The commander-in-chief, , was leading this battle as an opportunity to conduct a valuable field test.