The next morning, Acnologia and Irene bid farewell to Dimaria and Brandish, then boarded a luxury yacht and set off on the journey back to Ishgar.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, five days had passed. In the middle of the night, while Acnologia and Irene were sleeping in bed, the yacht suddenly shook, waking them both up.
"What happened?"
"It feels like we hit something huge. Wait here, I'll go take a look."
Acnologia didn't even have time to put on his clothes before he strode outside. Looking up, he saw a super giant white snake covered in scales, rearing its head back and roaring, flicking its long tongue with a hissing sound.
He showed a look of surprise: "Such a big snake? Didn't they say it was thirty meters?"
This Magic Snake was exactly the B-Class mission he had accepted before leaving, but he hadn't expected it to grow so large in such a short time.
The visible part alone was over a hundred meters long, let alone the part underwater; estimating it, it probably reached two hundred meters.
Rumble!
Dark clouds rolled in the sky, thunder crackled, and bolts of lightning struck the sea. Waves surged and billowed around the Mutant Magic Snake's body; it clearly possessed the ability to control water and weather.
Acnologia flew into the air, looking at the Magic Snake's huge and hideous head. He clenched his fists and marveled, "With this size, two million J is really a loss."
This Mutant Magic Snake, four times larger than a dragon, possessed extraordinary magic power. Even among top S-Class Mages, few could handle it.
"Roar!"
Sensing Acnologia's killing intent, the Mutant Magic Snake roared. The seawater churned incessantly as four water tornadoes soared into the sky, connecting to the heavens, while waves blotted out the sun as they flooded toward him.
"Unfortunately, you ran into me..."
Acnologia threw a punch through the air. An intense storm instantly tore through the waves and the tornadoes ahead. The terrifying impact forced the Mutant Magic Snake back continuously.
His figure turned into a streak of black light, instantly arriving before the Mutant Magic Snake. Just as he was about to blow its head apart with a punch, he noticed those giant eyes were filled with fear and a pleading look.
Acnologia paused slightly, asking in confusion: "You have intelligence?"
The Magic Snake's huge head immediately nodded, and it spoke in a crisp girl's voice, begging for mercy: "Please, don't kill me."
She could clearly sense the terrifying threat of death from him; he was completely different from the fishermen. This was an existence that could truly kill her.
"So you can speak human language?"
Standing on the giant snake's head, Acnologia said calmly, "Tell me, why are you causing trouble along the coast? I heard you've overturned many fishing boats."
This B-Class mission was jointly posted by the fishermen. They had suffered greatly, and some people had fallen overboard and gone missing.
The Mutant Magic Snake's big eyes were full of innocence: "I just wanted to talk to them, but they got so scared they jumped into the sea themselves. I sent all those people back to the shore."
As for overturning the fishing boats, she had merely poked her head out of the water.
Acnologia asked suspiciously, "What were you saying to the humans?"
A giant sea beast not staying properly in the water—could it really have common topics with humans?
"They are always releasing poison here, poisoning all the fish nearby to death. I told them to stop throwing poison."
The Mutant Magic Snake was very angry. The fish in this area were almost extinct, and she had been hungry for several days. Moreover, seeing the fish floating with their white bellies up, she didn't dare touch them, fearing she would die too if she took a bite.
Acnologia did have some understanding of the fishing methods used by the fishermen in this world. That wasn't poison, but an anesthetic mainly effective against marine life. Pouring a bottle down could stun a large area of fish. It was likely that the fish floating with white bellies looked dead to the Mutant Magic Snake.
Feeling it was a bit troublesome, he said, "How about you find somewhere else to stay? The ocean is so big, why do you have to clash with the fishermen?"
The Mutant Magic Snake was stubborn, shaking its huge head: "I won't! This is my home, I'm not leaving!"
"Forget it..."
Acnologia was never good at persuasion. Let the fishermen and the Mutant Magic Snake deal with each other. It was only a small sum of two million J; he didn't want it anymore.
Just as he was about to return to the yacht, Irene turned into a streak of light and stepped through the air, saying with a smile, "Little snakey, how about going to the continent with big sister? Staying here alone, you'll be dealt with by a Mage sooner or later."
She gave the Mutant Magic Snake a brief explanation of how terrifying Mages were, specializing in capturing mutant creatures to pull their teeth, drain their blood, skin them, and debone them... to make various weapons and goods to sell for money.
The Mutant Magic Snake was already shivering with fear. Was it really that scary? She felt like she wouldn't survive a single day if she went to the continent.
"Of course, you don't have to be afraid if you follow me. I am one of the top Mages on the continent. No one will hurt you."
"Really?"
"Big sister is so gentle and sincere, how could she lie to you?"
"But I've never left my doorstep, I'm scared..."
"With your huge size, what are you afraid of?"
...Acnologia suddenly felt that Irene was like a human trafficker tricking a little girl, relying entirely on her mouth to fool her without even giving her a lollipop.
After ten minutes of coaxing, the Mutant Magic Snake was successfully persuaded. She turned into a Little White Snake and coiled around Irene's magic staff.
Landing on the yacht, Acnologia found some food, set the table, and began eating by himself.
Irene picked up a piece of dessert and placed it in front of the Little White Snake, asking, "Do you have a name?"
"No, the fishermen all call me Magic Snake."
The Little White Snake swallowed the dessert in one gulp, her eyes lighting up. It was delicious, sweet and soft, even better than fish.
"That doesn't count. Let's give you a new name."
Irene frowned in thought for a moment, feeling unable to think of a good name. Seeing Acnologia across from her eating heartily while naked, she kicked out with her stocking-clad leg.
"Put some clothes on before you eat!"
Acnologia was slightly stunned. He looked down, then looked at the Little White Snake: "This is just a pet; it doesn't understand human shame."
The Little White Snake nodded cutely: "Yes, I don't understand!"
She ran around naked all day, so how could she understand such things? On the contrary, humans who liked wearing clothes were a bit strange.
Irene was speechless: "Forget it, you help think of a name."
"A name?"
Acnologia thought about the names from the anime he watched in his previous life and reeled off a long list: "Medusa, Medusa, Jormungandr, Bai Suzhen, Chi Lian..."
Irene asked, "Is there anything a bit cuter?"
"Huahua, Xiaobai, Tiantian, Milk, Pudding, Snow White, Nel..."
"Another..."
"Anya, Kanzaki Kaori, Shinomiya Kaguya, Asuna, Tsurara, Lunara, Esdeath, Izayoi, September, Sode no Shirayuki..."
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