Ah, shit.

That was the only thought that came to Shiro once she realised that the monster was kind of an idiot. A destructive idiot.

The ship, while somehow still in one piece, was sent away by the idiot’s many, many arms/legs. The idiot was a monster, as expected. Even the accidental hit turned out to be a force to be reckoned with.

Many of the ship’s passengers were thrown off board, and all they could do was try to stay afloat as they wait for the waves to calm down.

“Quick, get back to the ship before it comes back!” The captain of the ship quickly issued an order. While the terrifying sea monster may have let them off for some reason, it still did not negate the fact that danger still lurked around the corner. “Who knows, maybe the monster was scared away by an even more terrifying monster,” the captain added.

While the Skull Brigade members were busy helping one another get back on the ship, a certain someone, who did not know how to swim, was currently sinking to the bottom of the ocean.

“Yooo-ta!” Shiro, who was separated from him due to the idiot monster’s random tentacle attack, ran around the ship, searching for the stupidly weak mortal boy.

Ah, shit!

Shiro felt like cursing one more time.

Because she had taken off the slave collar, thus breaking their master-slave contract, she was unable to detect his presence at all. As expected, she should have just listened to Mr. Sketchy Merchant and not take the collar off. ‘So problematic, ugh!’ Shiro complained inwardly.

Meanwhile, Ryouta, who was simply floating in the ocean, started to emit a bright light.

“!” Shiro, who noticed it, immediately dived into the sea.

There he is! Geez!

As Shiro closed their distance, she noticed that the boy was unconscious. Her hand reached out towards him, briefly touching his face. Just one touch was enough for her to determine his condition. Clearly, he had too much seawater to drink, and the ocean’s pressure was simply too strong for him to swim back up to the surface by himself.

Seeing the crowding water and sea spirits, she called out to them, “can you all do me a favour and bring this one up?”

A cacophony of ‘yes~’ and ‘okay~’ rang into her mind. Although she could use her own powers to save him, it would jeopardise her position as an ‘Outsider’, and would cause the Laws of the World to act against her faster than she would like.

Up until now, the only reason she was able to live peacefully was because she barely used one percent of her powers in the current world.

The spirits conjured a tornado of water to carry Ryouta up to the surface.

Shiro immediately came up behind him, making sure to squeeze every drop of seawater out of his lungs.

“!!!” Ryouta’s temperature began to drop. Shiro knew things were not good.

Fine, it seems like Shiro has no choice but to speed up his Awakening, else he’ll die.

All of Shiro’s efforts would be wasted if this one dies.

“Muuu!”

With puffed cheeks, Shiro resolutely tore her arm, creating a bloody gash. Immediately, she shoved the bleeding arm straight to Ryouta’s mouth, making sure he drank every last drop of the precious liquid before the wound closes up.

Suddenly, the bright light he emitted became even more blinding.

Congratulations, you have levelled up.