I Was a Small Fish When I Reincarnated, but It Seems That I Can Become a Dragon, so I Will Do My Best - Extra Chapter 58
3-8. Quietly Hidden Beddrock
Some time has passed since then, and Amariaz and I were searching for Beddrock with our feet in the water.
We’ve learned that there are some fish behaving strangely, so they must be around here for sure.
But we haven’t found them yet.
Beddrock attach their powerful suction scales to rocks and never move from that spot for their entire life.
So, they are supposed to be relatively easy to find in certain places, but…
“I can’t find it.”
“Maybe it’s still a smallBeddrock…”
“Do even small Beddrock eat big fish like Shield Deflectors?”
“Fishes controlled by scent will eat mostly anything. It might be challenging if they are too big, though… Hmm.”
If a fish too big to eat is caught with scent, it will use itself as a shield until it becomes a size that can be consumed.
But the Shield Deflector collided with rocks and peeled off its scales.
Doesn’t that mean it was eager to eat?
If it can eat a fish of that size, it must be quite large…
Hmm, I wonder how it is.
For now, it seems like we need to search a bit more.
Underwater, Amariaz’s ‘Spatial Awareness’ doesn’t activate, and I can hardly sense the presence of fish.
I might notice if they express clear hostility, but fish are generally timid.
With the basin still on my head, I decided to explore a bit more upstream.
I focused on searching places that seemed easy to hide, but they weren’t under rocks, and even if I turned some over, the fish, deceived by the scent, just staggered away.
Hmm, maybe upstream is the way to go since there are fish fooled by the scent.
Thinking so, I walked upstream.
Wading through the water, I arrived at a place where a small waterfall was flowing.
The drop was low, so I couldn’t hear a loud noise, but it should be impossible for Beddrock to go upstream from here.
If that’s the case, they should definitely be around here.
Thinking that, I carefully observed the water.
It was difficult to peer inside due to the waves created by the small waterfall and the reflection of light from above, but I managed to spot an unusually black object.
Curious, I reached out, and it tried to bite my hand as if threatening me.
“Whoaa!”
I quickly pulled my hand back, but the fish didn’t budge at all.
Convinced that it was the one, I called Amariaz.
“Amariaz! I found it!”
“Oh!”
Balancing on the stones with a nimble step, Amariaz quickly came over and confirmed the location I pointed at.
There, indeed, was a Beddrock, hidden tightly in a place that wasn’t easily noticeable.
Amariaz praised me for finding it.
“You did a great job, Yuuzen-kun! Now, how is thisBeddrock clinging to the bottom of the water… Alright, Yuuzen-kun. Can you create a smaller ‘Pneumatic Barrier’ on the water surface?”
“Got it. ? Pneumatic Barrier? .”
Following Amariaz’s request, I created a ‘Pneumatic Barrier’ on the water surface.
The translucent ‘Pressure Barrier’ blocked the waves and prevented light from shining through, allowing us to see the underwater situation clearly.
Carefully examining it, we found that the Beddrock had suction cups attached to the roots of a large tree.
If it were a stone, we would have had to destroy it and carry it, so this was fortunate.
Amariaz created a ‘Air Pressure Blade’ and stabbed it, severing the roots.
After a few attempts, it seemed like he was finally able to detach the roots, but surprisingly, more than half of the large roots were buried in the bottom of the water.
Now it was my turn, the strong one, to pull it up with all my might.
Putting power into my hips and lifting as if standing up, surprisingly, it came up easily. The Beddrock attached to the roots squirmed violently.
It seems it has strong vitality, so leaving it like this for a while is not a problem.
“Eww! It feels gross!”
“The color is eerie, right? Well then, just hold it like that. I’ll cut the roots to a size that fits into the basin.”
“Got it.”
The roots were quickly severed, adjusted to fit snugly in the basin.
Afterward, water was poured into the basin, and the Beddrock was gently placed inside.
It splashed water discontentedly, but it seemed like it couldn’t do anything more.
Since it couldn’t move, collecting it was quite easy.
Alright, if I bring this back, the Maletanago problem will be solved!
But, how do we get back from here… It seems quite challenging.
“…Hey, Amariaz.”
“I have a bad feeling, but I’ll hear you out. What is it?”
“Can’t we ride back using the ‘Air Pressure Blade’?”
“Impossible!”
“Impossible, huh? Hahaha.”
It’s not a moving-type skill!
Well, that’s true.
My ‘Air Compression’ is fixed in place, so I can’t move it. Well, I guess we have to walk back after all. Oh well.
Laughing, I started walking back.
Amariaz followed, scratching his head with a troubled expression. At that moment, an unbearable stench assaulted our noses.
“Stink! What is this!?”
“Wha…!?”
“!? Something’s there!”
“No way!?”
In the depths of the forest, I felt something approaching us.
Making watery sounds, it was a monster that looked like a giant Pepper fish.
It licked its mouth with its enormous tongue and stared at the basin I was holding.