A refreshing clear morning.
Several ships are moored to the wharf, people are loading and unloading cargo.
It's a ship that looks like a pleasure boat that could carry around 50 people.
"I'd like to go to Drias, does this ship go there?"
"Understood. Celica, pay him."
Celica hands over two mid gold coins and two small gold coins.
"Hee. So these are mid gold coins. As expected of Hero-sama. --Oops there, d'you have food with you?"
"That's just right. It's gonna take three days until Drias. Hop on board."
I'm relieved inwardly.
We got on the pleasure boat.
There's around 20 passengers on board. They're sitting on their own places.
I look at the bank and say.
"Un!"
We went under the roof.
Hiding her triangular ears under a hat.
"....Minya. What are you doing."
"Running away from home."
"I'm just traveling alone. Meeting Keika-Oniichan is just... a coincidence."
"Like I'd buy that! Haa."
Looks like she ran away from home on her own since she couldn't get the permission.
"Would you go back home if I told you so?"
She's probably going to get on the next ship even if I drive her away now.
....It's too dangerous to leave her alone.
"We're departing soon! Anyone else who want to get to Drias~?"
"You'll apologize to Kinmerick-san once we're back okay."
Minya's big round eyes are looking up at me. Staring without blinking.
I sigh for many times.
"Got it. ...--Keika-Oniichan."
"Hm?"
She hugs me as I'm standing on my knees. The swelling chest is pushed against my thighs.
--She must have felt lost.
I smile while feeling amazed.
"Don't act this rashly again okay."
"....Un."
Her tail is swinging happily even though she's crying.
I took out the 【Emblem of Hero】 and put Minya in the hero party.
And I asked someone in the pier to deliver a letter for the old man at the tavern.
I'm sure he's worried.
Passing through a water gate, entering a large river.
A calm flowing large river.
A gray waterfowl flew quickly riding on the wind.
--Then.
A man shouts.
"What's with this girl. Is she going to explode!?"
When I looked at the voice, I saw Lapisia in her white dress crouching down in the middle of the ship. Her blue twintail is spread like a fan, her body is rounded up and trembling.
The interval of that blinking does make it look like she's going to explode.
"What's happening!? Pull yourself together, Lapisia-chan."
"Lapisia, what's wrong?"
And I stare her with <
This what makes her blink.
I squint my eyes to see the details.
『Mother Earth God Lv2 (Level Up Requirement - Be separated from the earth) 【Achieved/Unachieved】』
But why?
The requirement should have been achieved.
I look at Lapisia's condition.
"Scary... scary... mom's not here."
I gently pat Lapisia's back of the head and persuade her.
"Keika..."
"Wrong. ...That's because Lapisia doesn't know anything about river."
"On the other hand, you know everything about the earth. That's why you feel at ease when you're on the ground or a building. Then what should you do to understand the river?"
Lapisia strongly shook her head. Her blue twintail was rustling.
"You just get to know the other party. You won't get scared if you know
"Friend with river...."
"I love rivers. I'd love it if Lapisia also does. You'd need to open your eyes to do that. Look straight at the other party."
Lapisia stopped trembling.
Lapisia is tightly gripping my Wafuku's sleeves and collar.
"It's twinkling...."
"Fish!"
Lapisia separated herself from me and leaned forward on the side of the boat. Her skirt is rolled up, her underwear can be seen.
And then she touches it.
I speak.
"River....feels nice"
An intense white light emitted from her body right at that moment.
PING, a sound came up.
『Acquired new Skills』
--------------------
Name: Lapisia
Age: 257
Job: Mother Earth God Lv2 (Level Up Requirement - Love the sea)
Element: 【Good Harvest】【Radiant Soil】【Sacred Ground】
【Parameter】
Agility: 30,000 (10,000) (+0) Growth Limit ∞
Wisdom: 50,000 (10,000) (+0) Growth Limit ∞
Believer: 0
【Skill】
--------------------
That means a swimming beach.
"But still, you learned some amazing skill. This'd be a threat when you leveled up more."
"I have high hope of you. You're not afraid anymore right?"
"Un...."
Lapisia's childish face turns pink as she's squirming.
"Ah, alright."
She meekly fixes the wrinkles on her white dress and the hem with her small hands.
"L-Lapisia doesn't wanna get seen so much nano."
Her face reddened to the ears and then she trotted like a girl toward Minya. The blue twintail is flowing behind.
Don't tell me she's grown up by leveling up?
I might have been forced with some troublesome task here.
But just how far will she grow I wonder.
In general, goddesses of harvest have a huge chest after all.
For now I'm looking forward to Lapisia's growth. In various meanings.
While thinking that, this time I'm the one shining.
『Learned Skill 【Cover】.』
Wtih this, the hero skills have been released.
I probably won't use them since I'm already strong as a god.
Anyway, now I'm a step closer to the secret of hero. All is good.
"Is everything alright Keika-sama?"
"Is that so. I'm glad."
"Swimming beach.... What is that?"
"Eh.... There is no one who would swim in the sea that's full of monsters."
I reflexively shout.
"Swimsuits? What is that?"
"No way! Sea is all about swimsuit....! Bikini is mankind's greatest invention--this country is a mistake!"
"What are you saying.... What is so bad about admiring beautiful objects.... Kuh!"
Celica smiled with a kind light in her eyes.
I groaned while thinking a way to do something about it.