B2A1 - The World of Myths

Chapter 61 : Sirena VI

Chapter 61 : Sirena VI

-Elliot-

Gosh, when they say that these sea eels are rare, they really meant it's rare. I thought they were just scaring us or something. I thought they were just saying it for some reason, when in fact it really is not. Just like the other games that I usually play where rare were just labeled as rare, yet it was so easy to find, for like three to four minutes, we'd found it already.

Right now, the first eel we found was like, after thirty minutes in this game, probably fifteen to twenty minutes in real life.

The first eel we found was found by Raizen, yet after defeating it, it didn't give us a sea scale! Gosh, literally rare! Screw this game in this part, it literally screams that 'there is no easy way in life, we all need to plow for our harvest' or simply 'patience is a virtue'. No wonder why hunters are honored as they are. Hunting something isn't that easy at all.

Then, after several more minutes, we started to find more eels. Maybe they had finally spawned since we had been hunting for hours. All we saw was just ordinary fish which all looked delicious ahahahaha I started thinking about what dish I could make with all these fishes.

But yea, sea eels were rare and sea scales are rarer. It doesn't automatically come out of the eels we find. Like me, out of all six eels I encountered and defeated, two of them really dropped sea scales. What the heck ahahahaha. It took us many hours to finally have eleven sea scales in total. It even consoled us with one extra sea scale ahahahaha.

But at least we met the number of sea scales needed for that sea bell. I wonder how Scarlett and Avery are thinking about how to break down the riddle. Did they finally solve the riddle: 'By the light of the night, the purest is the heart. Just within the reach of the sight, the sea falls apart…'?

Well, they probably already did. We have been gone since this afternoon. Though it's still bright and a kinda long way before it gets dark. We were all currently going above water to get back to them. Gosh, this is sea diving on another level. I wish this would happen in real life. I hope someone can invent something that can help us breathe underwater without a time limit.

The whole scene was so amazing! I loved it. Thank goodness we had a quest like this. I get to see what's under the sea... I get to feel how it feels there without worrying about any danger.

"How many have we got?" Vic asked as we all got our heads out of the water. I can see the boat from here, just a few swims and we'll be there. I hope we weren't that late gathering the sea scales.

"We've got eleven in total... Four of us found two, while the other four found one each, so we have twelve". I answered him and briefly explained why we had twelve

Well, I found two. I think Darxi, Raizen, and Vic found two each, while Enzo, Scarlett, Avery, and Lucy found one.

"Let's go, Reiven must be waiting for us to come back by now", Lucy said, inviting us all to get back to the boat. We all swam towards there as fast as we could. I didn't know I could swim ahahahaha.

As we hopped on the boat, my feet suddenly got tangled in something underneath. I struggled to take it, but someone suddenly jumped off and helped me remove that thing that had caught my foot. It was Vic.

"Oh thank you" I said as I stood up properly and went on to the deck.

"You're welcome", I heard him saying from behind me. I tried to turn to him and found him smiling, which I found weird. Why is he making that weird smile?

"Anyway, I didn't know you were a good swimmer", he said as he caught up with me trying to start a conversation.

"What else would you know aside from making my life difficult at school?" I shot back at him. Gosh, where am I getting this confidence? Is it because of my avatar? Or my in-game character?

"I'm sorry about that... but yeah, at least I will get to know more about you". The energy in his voice dropped as he said that after what I said, I kinda felt guilty when all he wanted was to talk to me. Still not my fault though, if I could enumerate all those events when he spoke harsher than that way back in school.

"I didn't know that I could swim either. Maybe it's part of the game, so everyone needs to swim, even those who don't swim in real life," I answered him, which at least consoled him, and now he's smiling and got his energy back.

"Really? I was swimming alongside you, and you were so amazing" he said in disbelief as he just looked at me. At this golden hour, when the golden light from the sun setting hitting his face, he's actually looking good.

"Thank you, you too, actually," I said, giving him back the compliment. "You actually looked really strong while swimming. You looked like the God of the sea. I liked watching you," I continued. "Did you know how to swim in real life?" I asked.

His face was just in awe, maybe because of what I said? What did I say? What's wrong with him?

"Are you alright?" I asked, snapping him back into reality... I mean the reality of this game.

"Y-yeah... yeah, I do. Aside from basketball, I also do swimming", he stammered as he answered, "I am a very sporty person, so, I pretty much do a lot of things," he explained.

"That's awesome. At least you have something you are proud of yourself, no wonder why you're so arrogant," I said.

"Woah, whoa haha, I'm so sorry about that" he said, looking really awkward. Gosh, am I being too bold? "Well, when we get out of this game, let's play together" he invited me.

"If we get out of this game", I emphasized, "Besides, I don't play any sport, I'd rather just be on the bench and cheer for you" I said, declining his offer yet making him post a really big smile on his face.

"Really?" he said. "That's cute, I'd love that," he said in between his chuckles. "I'd win every game if that's the case," he added.

"Oh, I'm happy to offer the favor," I excitedly said. "Just make sure you give me a portion of your win", I jokingly said.

"I'd give you all of it," he said. He seems kinder today. I wonder if it's just the character we're portraying? Or is he really like this? But I choose to believe that it's just in the game, because, based on experience, he is a lot worse than this.

"The sunset looks beautiful, isn't it?" he said, changing the topic as he switched glances towards me and the view in front of us. The afternoon sun was still up, the sea was reflecting its light, and I could clearly see what was in front of me. Indeed, it's beautiful.

"Yes, it is," I agreed with him. I just stood there watching the scenery in front of me, the vast ocean, the not-so-near islands, dolphins playing, and birds flying...

"I've always dreamed of being in a place like this," he stated, with traces of nostalgia in his voice.

"Me too..." I said, agreeing with him.

"Really?" he said as he turned to me. "It's so nice having that dream come true together..." he said nicely and flashed the sweetest smile yet he ever had on his face. "To more adventures with you?" he asked as he looked at me intently, I just smiled and nodded in response.