I Became Strong At Night And Weak At Day Inside A Game

“Sickness medicine, stamina potion, recovery potion, and painkiller all together cost 700,000 gilling.”

The general store owner flicked the abacus.

An abacus, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen it.

I chewed on the memories that were starting to fade and held out the whole money bag.

“Do you not handle javelin, harpoon, and strong rope here?”

“We also handle it at our head shop. How much do you need?”

“Hmm…”

A harpoon or javelin tied with a rope is essential to catch King of Squid.

How much I need varies widely depending on the battle time, but… it’s better to use and have more than not enough.

“Give me everything you have.”

“Will you be alright…? If it’s that much, the price….”

The store owner flicked the abacus again.

Then the number lightly exceeded three digits, but I nodded without hesitation. 

“Yes, it’s okay, so please prepare it. This bag of gold is enough.”

“I understand. Thank you! Customer!”

The shopkeeper, bending his back at a right angle, hurriedly ran to the warehouse.

Looking at his back, I felt a strange pleasure.

Ah! Is this what it feels like to spend a lot of money—!

I used to worry about buying a beer at a convenience store, but now I feel like it’s all a lie.

When I opened my eyes to the joy I had been turning away from so far, Louis squinted from the side.

“Please don’t use it… That’s our activity expenses….”

“I’m using it because I know that.”

“You, you… You’re the devil, you punk….”

“That’s too much. Senior. If you keep doing it, everything will be wasted.”

“T, this… This devil punk…” 

If it were my money, I wouldn’t be able to spend it like this.

It’s someone else’s money, which means I don’t have to pay attention to it, so I can spend it without much thought.

Louis grabbed the back of his neck as I said confidently, but let’s move on.

The store owner immediately dragged out a few large boxes.

He said he would carry it himself because it was too heavy to carry, so I asked that it be carried only to the port.

In addition, even with all this money spent, there was still plenty of money left over for the federation’s activities.

“But how are you going to catch King of Squid? It is in the middle of the sea.” 

“If it’s in sea, we should go to the sea. Don’t ask for the obvious.”

“Who doesn’t know that? The question is, how are you going to get to the sea?”

“Senior…you’re more dull than I thought.  Of course, we should go out by boat.”

“You really… If only you hadn’t caught my weakness….”

Hmm, without realizing it, I keep teasing Louis.

Anyway, to subdue King of Squid, a ship is essential. 

Originally, it is a boss that can only be subdued by going out on a boat to the open sea.

So we went to inquire about the ship.

The ship couldn’t be too small; it had to be big enough to defend against the King of Squid’s attack. 

Fortunately, Bayford City is a port city.

There are all kinds of boats, from small fishing boats to large cruise ships.

It would be best if there were warships—but there were no warships in Bayford.

So, after a lot of hard work, the miraculous thing of looking for a ship—we can’t find it. 

“I can’t believe no one is lending me a boat….” 

“Of course, isn’t it? Suddenly, an outsider whom they have never seen comes out to catch King of Squid. If the ship sinks, even if the King of Squid is defeated, it is pointless because the ship is broken and they cannot go fishing.”  

Ugh, the facts were heavy.

Louis had a confident expression on his face as if he had done something.

“This is all because the federation is running out of money for activities. Senior, usually problems like this can be solved by spending too much money to refuse.”

“If you invest that much money, it’s cheaper to just buy a boat.”

“I just wish I had more money.”

“Even if you forcefully purchase a boat, it is meaningless if there is no one who can drive it. As I said in advance, I can’t sail.”

That was right.

I don’t have navigation skills either, so I have to get a separate navigator.

I’m going to catch King of Squid, but there won’t be anyone who is willing to step out unless it’s some kind of weirdo. 

“In the game, if you just talk to them, they send them on their own…!” 

“Game? Well… board games would be like that’s right.”

 “Anyway, what should I do if I don’t have a boat?”

“Why are you asking me that….” 

Louis was dumbfounded, but he grabbed his chin and began to think about it quite seriously. 

Of course, no matter how hard I think, the results are the same.

“We should get a boat.”

“As expected. It would be a perfect time for someone to step up and offer to help.”

“Then now might be a good time to step out!”

Louis and I both turned around when we heard a cheerful voice from behind us.

A woman stood with her arms crossed and her bright red hair hanging down over a Renaissance-style blouse with ruffles.

She wore a heavy-looking red coat, a saber at her waist, and a single-shot long gun. 

Contrary to the harsh impression of what should be called a typical sea person, she raised her voice by fixing the pirate hat on her head with her red eyes that did not match the sea, which was particularly impressive.

“I heard the news! You guys are arranging a ship to subdue King of Squid! If that’s true, let’s cooperate in person!”

It was a pleasant sound to hear.

However… I couldn’t help but pay attention to the skull mark on her hat.

If it’s a red coat, a ruffled blouse, and a hat with a skull mark on it, that’s it.

“Thank you for your help, but… are you a pirate by any chance?”

“You see me as a simple pirate, you rude young man. Listen up, I’m Carolina Swift! I will become a great enemy in the future!”

Being an enemy in the future means being an ordinary pirate now.

No, more than that, aren’t pirates criminals?

Can you just walk around like this?

“Oh, don’t worry too much. Our captain is a bit peculiar, but she’s just a fisherman.”

The sailor in a bandana and striped shirt approaching Carolina’s side said lightly, bowing his head.

“Who is the fisherman! Solomew! It’s a pirate, a pirate! Aren’t you the proud chief navigator of the Swift Pirates?”

“Yes, yes, it is. I’m the chief navigator Anyway, Captain, if the King of Squid keeps going wild, we’ll be in trouble, so someone said they’d take care of the King of Squid, so we came to see it in person. Let’s start with it, shall we?”

“Well, yes, we must not forget the purpose. As expected, our chief navigator.”

…

……

As expected, if it’s about catching King of Squid, is anyone willing to step out if it’s not a very strange species?

No, no.

The premise is wrong.

In the first place, I can count the number of normal people in the Broken World with my hand. 

I can say for sure that nine out of ten people I run into on the road are abnormal. 

But circumstances are circumstances.

Play

Unmute

I would appreciate it if even a fisherman who claims to be an enemy could help me.

“Then I will be grateful for your help. Captain Carolina.”

“Um, um! What a nice sound to hear! When are you leaving?”

“I have to go out at night. We have prepared most of the necessary materials. I want to put it on a boat, but where is the boat….” 

“That one, that one.”

Carolina pointed to the corner of the harbor.

There was only one boat anchored there.

It was a huge sailing ship with no idea how many sails there were.

Its majesty was so great that it could hardly be seen as a fishing boat, and not only I but also Louis admired it.

“Certainly, at that size, it would be enough to hold out against King of Squid….” 

“Of course. Our Going Thunder is the largest ship ever in Bayford.”

Carolina proudly stretched her shoulders when the sailor told her.

“Now you know what kind of pirate I am!”

“Yes, well… I know for sure.”

The size of the ship, as well as the crew, is highly trusted.

I don’t know if she’s a pirate, but Carolina herself must have a lot of popularity in addition to her skills.

But is the skull painted on the sail okay?

I just can’t figure out this part—.

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Whoosh—! 

The Going Thunder split the waves.

The gigantic sailboat glided across the sea with a quietness that didn’t fit its size.

Even though the sun had already set and the area was so dark that it was hard to tell where the sky ended, and the sea began, the Going Thunder didn’t stop moving.

“…I can’t see anything.”

Louis, standing next to me, grumbled.

But squid fishing must be done at night.

Even in my hometown, where I sometimes saw squid fishing boats leave at 7 o’clock when I worked part-time, squid fishing boats always set sail at night.

“This is the sea area where the King of Squid will appear soon! Everyone! Stay alert!”

“Yes!” 

In response to Carolina’s voice, the sailors chanted in unison.

Perhaps she liked the answer, Carolina’s expression looked so proud that it could be clearly seen in the dark.

“Ready to light up the light source!”

“Ready for the lights!”

“Maximum light output!”

At the command of the powerful Carolina, the Going Thunder shone brightly.

The light source using magic tools, illuminated the dark sea like the midday sun.

“From now on, attract prey! Reduce the speed to 30!”

“Speed 30!”

The Going Thunder noticeably slowed down.

It took about 10 minutes to move slowly toward the sea.

It was a strangely calm sea, but no one seemed to relax.

That moment came without any warning.

Quaang! With a heavy impact, the hull began to shake like crazy.

It’s good that I took motion sickness medicine in advance.

Otherwise, I would have regurgitated everything in my stomach by now.

“Fifteen degrees to port! Turn the key!”

“Fifteen degrees to port! We turn!”

The Going Thunder hastily turned the hull.

Huge waves just brushed the side of the hull.

If the turn had been delayed even a little, it would have been hit directly by the waves. 

Because of its size, the ship wouldn’t have looked good even if it hadn’t sunk.

As we barely escaped the waves, the sea calmed down.

The moment when I feel like an unexpected storm has ended. 

Ku, Kurleung…!!

The sea rose with a roar.

Something huge that could only be misunderstood in this way lifted a huge body out of the water.

Even in the darkness of the night, the pure white body that flaunts its existence was revealed in the light source of the Going Thunder.

The long, pointed body visible above the surface of the water is 10m long, and to maintain this, the left and right widths are quite wide, and the length of the legs is completely different.

It was so gigantic that even one pair of eyes was bigger than a human.

Unlike normal squid, the mouth protruding from the front could easily swallow a person.

This thing is King of Sq.

As the name suggests, King of Squid.

Even the size alone is much bigger than the general standard.

Isn’t it clearly bigger than when looking through the monitor?

Well, they paid attention to how the game’s camera worked even during the boss fight, so the experience might be different.

Whoosh—! 

The King of Squid’s legs rose above the surface of the water.

The 10 wriggling legs of the suckers seemed more than enough to hold on to the Going Thunder and twist it like wringing out laundry.

“Open the gun! All bullets fired!! Give that squid a shot!”

“Launch!!”

Shoot! 

However, Carolina did not quietly wait for King of Squid.

The gunfire of the Going Thunder, which turned 15 degrees to port, was aiming at King of Squid’s face.

The attack went off without a hitch. 

The smoke rising in the middle of the night covered the King of Squid’s face.

The tentacles that were approaching the Going Thunder disappeared again into the sea.

“….” 

“….” 

I didn’t ask anyone if they’d done it.

Instead, only strange silence and uneasiness spread around like a sea fog.

Without realizing it, I firmly gripped the hilt of the Deathwise sword.

Paang!!

Suddenly, tentacles protruding from the surface of the water began to beat wildly in all directions.

When the smoke cleared, the King of Squid’s red face was clearly visible in the aftermath. 

The guy with only a few scratches was quite resentful.

“It’s just the beginning! Get a grip, boys!”

All the sailors began to move urgently at Carolina’s command.

As she said, the King of Squid hunt had just begun.

– Hmm, it’s kind of weird for a squid, but…

Deathwise muttered something, but it didn’t matter.

The work was the same anyway.

Slash—.

Taking out Deathwise, I also jumped into the King of Squid subjugation.