Chapter 428
Chapter 428
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 428
Chapter Title: Reincarnated as the Plum Blossom Sword Master in a Count's Family
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Dai-ran and I prepared to dive into the sea. We gathered essentials like air bladders, ropes, and daggers, then stripped off our clothes.
I took off my shirt, revealing a sculpted upper body. Dai-ran removed only her hat and coat. It was a shame, but I couldn't very well ask her to take off more.
This could be an opportunity if I play it right.
Melisa looked at me with worry.
"If it gets dangerous, tear the spell scroll right away."
"Got it. Got it."
I grabbed my harpoon, and Dai-ran and I dove into the sea.
Splash!
Once underwater, thanks to my [Blessing of Water] skill, I even felt a strange sense of comfort.
"Follow me. If something goes wrong, signal me or just swim back to the surface."
"I'm more worried about you."
"Ha... Unlike you, I grew up with the sea. Who's worrying about whom here?"
We dove deeper into the ocean.
She descended without hesitation. I followed, eyes fixed on her kicking legs and firm ass.
Scuba diving footage always shows the ocean's beauty—vibrant seaweed, fish swimming freely. It was undoubtedly stunning, but my gaze was glued to Dai-ran's ass, wrapped in leather pants.
Dai-ran soon reached the seafloor. It was deep enough that little light penetrated, but we enhanced our vision with mana.
Just as Dai-ran said, there are shipwrecks everywhere.
The bottom was littered with shattered wrecks. Dai-ran pointed to a large one and headed there. I followed but suddenly froze.
A shark emerged from behind a massive rock—one big enough to swallow a person whole. But instead of a fin, a ferocious snake was attached to its tail.
That's no ordinary shark—it's a monster!
I infused the harpoon with mana and hurled it at the shark. Even faster than a harpoon gun, but the shark casually dodged aside.
Shit.
Throwing from a distance wouldn't work. I pulled the Flame Lotus Blade from my inventory.
Dai-ran glanced my way. I raised my palm to stop her from helping.
I can handle this punk on my own.
The shark charged.
I held my blade sideways to meet it. The shark twisted and aimed for my head.
Bzzzzt!
Red lightning crackled from my body, startling the shark into hesitating. I seized the moment, slashing down from above onto its head. But even with its head split, it kept moving.
The real head is that snake on the tail!
As a hunter, I didn't panic. Monsters with multiple heads often have fake ones for show. True multi-headed ones were rare.
Bzzzzt!
I unleashed lightning again, but it didn't flinch this time.
The snake head on the tail lunged at my arm. A bite wouldn't kill me, but it was probably venomous, so I dodged instead.
The split-headed shark attacked again. This time, I didn't evade—I dove in and stabbed its belly.
Unlike the head blow, it thrashed wildly. Staying calm, I severed the snake head. The shark finally died. I extracted the magic stone from its heart and pocketed it.
...Two more just showed up?
Two more shark monsters approached leisurely from the rocks. They'd smelled the blood, no doubt.
They think I'm easy prey. I'll kill them all.
After a brief fight, I dispatched them and scanned warily. No more appeared.
I joined Dai-ran inside the wreck. The floor was scattered with skeletons and sand. She opened a chest in the corner.
It wasn't overflowing with gold coins, but there was a decent amount—maybe 70 million ner in total. Not a massive haul for me. There were also statues and rusted cutlasses with blades long gone.
We took everything we could carry.
I thought we might make tens of billions... but it's not quite that much.
A bit disappointing.
???
We investigated the final, 11th wreck. Jackpot. Over three chests of gold coins and more than five well-preserved antiques.
As we hauled the loot to the ship, a sea serpent appeared, elegant like a rhythmic gymnastics ribbon.
Not as massive as that Cithrid Dai-ran mentioned—no ship-crushing size—but big enough to swallow three people in one gulp.
I've killed over 30 sea monsters today, but this is the biggest yet.
Calling it a spineless brute wouldn't fit—that bulk was no joke.
I turned to Dai-ran. She tensed at the sea serpent too. It spotted us and approached. No time to hesitate.
Fight.
As I gripped the Flame Lotus Blade, Dai-ran shook her head and pointed up. Run. I nodded.
We swam upward at full speed. But the serpent accelerated, unwilling to let us go.
It's too fast. No choice but to fight.
Dai-ran drew her cutlass, agreeing. Aura flared along our blades.
The battle began.
The sea serpent gaped wide and charged, hundreds of sharp teeth lining its throat.
What kind of sea serpent has teeth in its throat? Getting swallowed means getting shredded in a grinder.
Dai-ran and I clapped palms and pushed apart. As it passed, we slashed its body. The blade sank halfway before muscular convulsions flung it out.
Now I understood why Dai-ran wanted to flee. In the water, its sheer mass was on another level.
A fatal wound on a normal creature... but on this thing, just a scratch.
The basics of giant monster hunting: target vitals like eyes, brain, heart.
Heart's unknown. How do you hit eyes on something this agile underwater? One slip into that maw, and you're done.
Situation sucked. I'd burned all my Instant Flash earlier on small fry. Should've saved it.
Keep stabbing till it dies!
We cooperated against the serpent. Then crisis: Dai-ran took a massive tail hit, lost consciousness, and sank.
Dai-ran!
Unconscious, no mana control. She'd drown in minutes.
As I swam to her, the serpent's head whooshed past. Guarding me. It planned to toy with me slowly.
Shit! I can't lose Dai-ran here! Haven't even fucked her yet!
I gritted my teeth. Normal fighting would drain my stamina and mana. Abandoning her? Never an option.
I clenched my fists. It lunged to swallow me.
I gripped the Flame Lotus Blade with both hands to not drop it.
Only one way.
Its hundreds of teeth writhed.
It swallowed me.
......!!
I waited.
Once I figured I'd passed its throat, I used Complete Recovery.
My pulverized body regenerated. Its gut was vast—room to stand with space left.
First, lightning.
Bzzzzzt!
Light revealed my nearby Flame Lotus Blade and smartphone. The blade made sense, but the phone's durability surprised me. I'd forgotten about it entirely.
Die!
I squeezed out every ounce of aura and lightning, rampaging inside it.
The serpent convulsed, flesh contracting. Balance was hell. I slashed wildly when it bucked and spat lightning.
Bzzzzzt! Bzzzt! Zap!!
Water currents pushed outward—it was trying to vomit me up. I jammed my feet into its flesh to anchor and swung relentlessly.
Slash after slash, I severed its body and burst out. Glancing back, its decapitated head tumbled to the seafloor.
Still alive, it gaped and glared.
I flipped it off, grabbed the unconscious Dai-ran, and surfaced. I left the magic stone. Her over some rock.
"Pfft!"
We broke the surface. I jumped to the deck and laid her down. Unconscious, she wasn't breathing.
"Captain?!"
"Master! What happened? And your clothes?!"
"Shut up! Everyone back off!"
I slashed her top with my blade—faster than unlacing the corset. Her bound G-cup breasts bounced free, sagging sideways under gravity.
Perfect pink nipples, with a distinctive dash-shaped mark at the tip.
I memorized Dai-ran's ample chest, secured her airway, and started CPR.
Learned this in middle school—just in case I found a drowning girl! Plus Hunter Department freshman year. Hunters deal with rough stuff, so most know it. Rarely needed with instant deaths, though.
Thump thump!
Mouth-to-mouth, then interlaced hands compressing her chest.
After a few rounds, she coughed up water and her eyes fluttered open, unfocused and dazed.
I confirmed revival but didn't stop.
Can't waste this chance!
Pretending ignorance, I kissed again, blew air, and compressed—shifting lower subtly. Her white breasts jiggled with each press.
Dai-ran's face flushed red. Sensing the finale, I slipped my tongue in.
"Nngh...! S-stop!"
Regaining senses, she shoved me away and bolted up. Seeing me naked, her jaw dropped before she covered her chest and yelled.
"W-what the hell are you doing?!"
"Calm down. It was to save you—CPR. Don't believe me? Look around."
Gula and most of her crew watched.
"I-it's true, Captain. Yu-jin saved you."
Gula started it; the pirate women nodded.
"He revived our dead captain."
They started chattering among themselves.
"Thought she was gone, not breathing."
"Captain's tits are insane."
"But she reacted like a virgin, right? Is the captain... a virgin?"
"Nah, no way she's a virgin."
Face beet-red, Dai-ran screamed.
"Shut up! Prepare to set sail now!"
She fled to her cabin.
I watched her retreating figure, smacking my lips in regret. Salty taste lingered.
Standing, the pirate women's eyes locked on my crotch. My dick stood rock-hard.
"Been in the sea too long—feeling grimy. Time for a shower."
I took Melisa to the showers.
Two hours later, after a fun shower, I returned to the deck. Dai-ran was back to normal, red curly hair whipping as she commanded her pirates.
"Move faster! Make the slaves row harder!"
I approached. She fell silent briefly, then spoke.
"...Like last time, I won't forget you saved my life. I'll repay this debt someday."
"A pirate talking repayment? That's new."
"I'm not like other pirates."
"Looking forward to how you'll pay it back."
With your body, preferably.