OZEN BEACH

The only beach located in the entire Deliora Kingdom was a little East of Sangaser.

It was jam-packed as usual with different people from different backgrounds enjoying themselves, either playing in the water or relaxing in the cool sand as the sun shined upon them.

"Wow, it's really been forever since I've been to a beach," an elated Edward said, smiling.
He wore green and brown swim trunks, and since he had been working out recently, he now has a firm 6-pack instead of a pot belly.

"Ed! Let's play some beach ball as we wait!" A young girl half his height with long, curly orange came running towards him; she was wearing a black one-piece swimsuit.

"Sure thing, Valerie, you look really cute in that." Ed smiled at the hobbit girl.

"Huh? Well, of course, I am a growing woman." Valerie struck a pose, however...

'shove!' "Owaaah!" The hobbit is pushed aside by a girl with a long blue ponytail wearing a light blue Bikini, which complimented her fair brown skin.

Sofia, the Chimera girl, who seemed smitten with the air monk, had once again pushed Valerie out of the spotlight. "Hey, what about me, Eddy?! What about me?!" She cried wanting as much attention as possible.

"Ehhh ohhhmm! You also look good," Edward said, hesitating due to Sofia's chest bouncing around in her swimsuit right in front of him, making his face red as a tomato.

"Hey! How many times must I tell you to stop doing that!" Valerie yelled at Sofia.

Seeing this scene play out Genevieve had an angry expression painted all over her face.
She was wearing a sparkling yellow bikini that attracted most of the men on the beach

"That idiot! Who picks training over a beach day?" She yelled referring to the absence of a certain demon knight.
"I bet he's just avoiding seeing me like this; yes, that's it! If he saw me he would lose control completely due to my magnificent skin!" The Heiress said showing off her fair skin.

A young dark-skinned man came from behind her wearing dark green swim trunks holding a notepad.
"Well, if it's any consolation, I think you look quite beautiful in that," Zion said, smiling at the Blondy.

"Thanks, but your compliment is as meaningful as a single grain of sand on this beach," Genevieve replied, devoid of emotion.

"Ouch," a single tear dropped from the guy's cheek as the scene changed again.

Princess Nova, Charlie, and Eliza were playing volleyball against Luna, Parker, and Tom.

"Well, well, this is life, ain't it, chilling with a bunch of Beauties," Tom remarked, his nose bleeding; this was due to the amazing swimsuit the princess was wearing, pink and blue, and also just her figure, in general, was appealing.

"You perverted goat, once we win this Match I'll make sure you never set eyes on the princess again!" The overprotective bodyguard, Charlie, yelled she was wearing a brown jacket over her blue swimsuit.

"I don't really mind, Charlie; commoners can't help but want what they can't have," Nova said, striking seductive poses that stunned multiple men on the beach.

(Hardly anyone is looking at me... Am I that plain?) Eliza said, disheartened; she was also wearing a red and black one-piece.
Drake wasn't with her today as he's not fond of water as a fire dragon.

"Let's do our best, Luna," Parker said, hyped as always.

"Sure thing... I wish the sun wasn't so hot tho," the shorthaired girl complained.

The game began, but One individual didn't have it; the Blue Dew knight himself, Ali, was the only one still wearing his battle attire.

"How long until you pinpoint the Scripture? Is your water spell strong enough to house all of us?, Can't you go any faster?" He questioned a man who was standing in the ocean closing his eyes.

"I am Norton, Silver rank knight of the Blue dew, Marine expert of the entire Doors kingdom, you can trust me when I say... Be a little patient," the man said calmly.

"I just have a feeling those Cultists are a step ahead of us! Just go faster," Ali yelled at Norton, Who only rolled his eyes and continued his underwater search.

However, Ali's suspicions were correct. The cultists had already made their move 2 hours before They came to the beach.
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TWO HOURS EARLIER
OZEN BEACH

The place is empty and dark, with no signs of anyone around except the two men who walk towards the ocean until one stops and looks at the water deeply.

"What's the hold-up, Harris?! Don't tell me you're scared of the ocean?" Blake, a dark-skinned man with classes wrapped in bandages, asked.

"No, I'm not scared of the ocean... I'm afraid of what lies within the ocean!" He yells dramatically and a stray bolt of lightning appears behind him.

"Spooky, anyway, close your eyes, summon your doll, and get us to this location!" Blake pointed at a piece of paper showing the location of an Underwater archipelago.

"Fine, just know when a megalodon shows up, I'm abandoning you and leaving," Harris said and brought out his wheel of fortune to begin his technique.
"Gods beyond the mortal realm, harbingers of salt and misery, raise the stake and polls through my blood and sweat grant me my rolls, the result being anger or laughter, Bring peace through slaughter, to thy I pray. Praise the Gacha god."
As he said this a small blue light fell from the sky and landed in the ocean.

'pop!' a large air bubble pops from the ocean revealing a petite woman wearing a white and blue frilly dress with a crown placed on her drills styled blue hair.
In her left hand was a white wand with a blue star on it.
"Heyyo! Your girl L'eau Fille enters the battles!" The woman yells into her wand as if it were a microphone.

"What a lucky pull, 3-star water mage L'eau Fille now then, let's get this over with." From a cheerful attitude to a depressed one, Harris turns around.

"Yeah, do what your master says, doll!" Blake taunts the water mage.

"Alright, also, sir Blake, if you drown in the process, it's not my business." L'eau smiles as she says this, creeping the Taoist out.

The group then descends deeper into the ocean via L'eau's water bubble full of air.

As they go deeper and deeper, the friendly-looking fish start to become terrifying anglerfish, giant squids, ghost jellyfish, and worse of all, creatures that couldn't even be named properly.

The bubble was the only source of light as they went even deeper.

The darkness was consuming and dreadful.

"Gacha, God damn whoever made this vast deathtrap," Harris said, not knowing the same person he mentioned made what he hated the most.

"When are we going to get there! The archipelago should be lit with Light coral," Blake said, wondering when they would finally reach their destination.

"There it is!" L'eau points at a beautiful scene near several floating seaweeds.

MERMAID ARCHIPELAGO

The underwater islands were beautiful. The entire place was lit up with different colors ranging from Blue to pink to green. Caves were located all over where the inhabitants stayed speaking of which.

"Ewwww, mermaids" Harris commented as he saw the strange creatures swimming around.

Note: Mermaids are half humans, half fish; they possess the upper body of normal humans with arms and long hair. However, they also possess the lower body of fish, along with fins on their arms and gills on their necks.

"Humans! Humans! Flee!" Even though they were underwater, the voices of the mermaids could be heard as clear as day; they swam away as soon as they saw the cultists.

"Warm welcome," Blake said as they finally landed on the island; L'eau provided the two with an air bubble helmet, which contained a large amount of air within while still remaining small; they were also prevented from floating upwards thanks to her magic as well.

L'eau, on the other hand, was an Undead; she didn't need air.

"Well, this part of the island has a huge cave over there. However, I'm going after a more exciting island further from here! See, yeah, lame ass!" Blake then pulls out a piece of paper, which seems completely unaffected from being underwater, and swims off with a jet of air propelling him forward.

"Make sure he doesn't screw up," Harris said, and suddenly, a black blob appeared from his shadow and quickly entered Blake's shadow.
"Now then, let's go find that scripture, L'eau." The two then continued on foot toward the huge cave.

'swoooooosh!' a blue torpedo shoots out towards them "Look out!" Harris pushes L'eau out of the way as it speeds by.

The torpedo stops and turns around, revealing itself to be a beautiful girl wearing a wild blue dress.
"Shit, I missed" she hissed in a squeaky voice.

She had white-haired and blue eyes, her pale skin shimmered delightfully, her teeth were as sharp as knives, and she had a massive dorsal fin on her back.

Harris was completely taken aback by the girl's looks, "Oh, for a mermaid, you're... quite exceptional," he looked at every inch of her body.

"Master!" L'eau cried in jealousy.

"My name is Requin! Mid-Guardian of the archipelago! You shall not have the secret treasure of mermaids!" The shark-like mermaid introduced herself as Requin.

"Requin! What a beautiful name! I shall make you mine!" Harris yelled happily as he drew his silver rod out of his pocket.

"Die human! {Shark Bullet!}" Requin quickly lunges at Harris at an extreme speed pushing him backward.

"Guuuuuuuhhhhh!" The force of the attack breaks two ribs as he spits out blood, which mixes with the water.

"Master I'll help..." L'eau wanted to attack the shark, however.

"No! If you get taken out then it's game over for all of us!" Harris yelled as he struggled to get back on his feet.

"I didn't want to have to use my Ace in the hole, but she's too precious to let slip away," Harris said, putting his rod on his left hand.

"You're crazy Human! To think you can fight a mermaid in water! Die! {Shark Bullet!}" She lunges again at even greater speeds than before.

"Master!" L'eau cries out for Harris's safety.

"May the salt from my tears render my enemies useless! Weapon tier!" Harris's rod glows brightly blinding Requin and causing her to miss her attack.

'bang!' "What was that? What are you?!" The shark girl destroys a rock and turns backward.

The light died down showing that Harris's metal rod was no longer a rob but instead a stylish golden blade.
"5-star weapon: Soul saber!" He yells.

(Master used a weapon roll! A technique that summons a weapon used by one of his Waifus! He also gains the skills to use the weapon fully... However, it takes 1/3 of his total mana point) L'eau worried about Harris's safety after using such a technique.

"You think a fancy sword is going to stop me?! You haven't seen anything yet!" Requin's fin grows longer and sharper, and then, with a burst of bubbles, "{Spinning Shark Bullet!}" The mermaid charged again this time with the force of five torpedoes.

"Don't underestimate the sword of my Queen! Exxxxxxxx!!! Sabeeerrrrrrrre!" 'slaaaaaaashhhhhhhhhh!" Harris stops the raging shark with an 'X' shaped golden Beam slash that instantly Kills her.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!" The shark's eyes turn snow white as her body starts floating upwards.

"Not so fast! Haaaaaa!" Dispelling the weapon pull, Harris sends a white chain that stabs Requin in the back and drags her body into a circle.
"Requin gettooo!" He made a victory sign with his fingers before "ekkkk!" Falling to his knees.

"Master! Don't overwork yourself, that sword takes a lot of energy to use!" L'eau said putting her hand on his back.

"Yeah, now all I have to do is find the scripture, nothing else could go wrong... ah shit!" Harris cursed as he felt something from afar.

'Swoosh!' not too far from the Archipelago, 4 blue lights were charging in fast.

"Let's go!" Ali yelled as he was swimming at incredible speeds with Edward, Genevieve, and Charlie by his side.

The battle was far from over.