Kraken

Only after walking up to Xierhai did Frieren turn to the blank page of her autobiography and close it.

He passed on the self-transmission of the hero Himmel to Xierhai and whispered:

"Here you go, this is the autobiography you requested."

Xierhai didn't take it immediately; after a moment's hesitation, he said:

"I heard that one of the heroes' companions was an elven mage; I never imagined it would be you."

Frieren blinked and asked curiously, "Why would you think that?"

She was rarely recognized along the way.

Being identified at this moment inevitably arouses curiosity.

Xierhai smiled and said, "Looking at your dejected expression, it's hard not to know."

"That's something important to you, you can keep it."

After saying that, Xierhai turned and left, walking towards the outside of the Library.

He hadn't forgotten that the goal of this trip was to reach the other side.

As for this autobiography, Rienta has already paid the due fee in advance.

Those were gold coins he couldn't earn even after years of hard work.

Frieren turned around and looked at everyone. "Did I make that kind of expression?"

"Just a little bit."

Frieren has never been good at hiding her emotions.

Having spent so much time together, Fern could certainly see how reluctant Frieren was to part ways.

"Let's go, we need to get to the other side before sunset."

Outside the church, Xierhai's voice rang out.

Rienta watched this scene with great satisfaction, but he chose not to say anything.

After using [Telekinesis] to store all the books in the entire Library into my [Personal Space].

He put his arm around Stark's shoulder and walked out of the church.

"Let's go, let's go, Uncle Hill is urging us."

At sunset.

The people on the small boat could already see the opposite shore.

Frieren was still flipping through her autobiography.

"There's no need to write a collection of cool, signature lines; it's a complete waste of paper."

At that moment, Stark, who had heard this, came over.

Recalling the scenes of Rienta's battles, he felt that he should also improve.

"I'll try shouting it next time."

As he spoke, Stark struck a pose, his expression serious, and shouted loudly:

"Bring it on, Magical Beast!"

"I, the warrior Stark, will be your opponent."

After saying that, Stark immediately struck the pose of the Hero Himmel statue that he had seen in the monastery.

Just then, a massive Mana appeared beneath the small boat and rushed straight towards it.

Rienta, sensing this Mana, watched this scene with a speechless expression.

No, when did Stark sneakily learn [spiritual magic] when he wasn't looking?

That's absolutely outrageous!

However, now is not the time to talk about these things.

This octopus Magical Beast in front of him is a good thing; he needs to go into his spatial dimension to prepare.

[High-Speed Movement Magic] Construct.

First, Rinta put everyone's luggage and the autobiography in Frieren's hand into her [Personal Space]. Rienta left a message for Frieren and then entered her [Personal Space] as well.

Stark turned his head stiffly to look at the enormous tentacles emerging from the lake.

"It's Kraken!" Xierhai said in a somewhat hurried voice.

Stark stared in shock as the enormous octopus Magical Beast gradually emerged from the lake.

"How come there are even sea Magical Beast in this lake?!"

"Who told Stark to provoke them?"

"Huh? Is it my fault?"

Stark turned to look at Frieren, who had spoken those words, only to be shocked to find that Frieren was now firmly bound by the octopus tentacles.

Frieren remained calm, quietly watching the 'Kraken' on the lake's surface.

The words Rienta left behind before disappearing still echoed in my mind.

'This octopus should be delicious; let Stark handle it.'

Yes, that makes a lot of sense.

If she or Fern were to intervene, the Magical Beast would be neutralized by magic.

"Stark, if we don't defeat it quickly, we'll be dragged to the bottom of the lake along with our boat."

As soon as Frieren finished speaking, her tentacles dragged her to the bottom of the lake.

"Lord Frieren!"

"Frieren!"

Fern and Stark both gasped in surprise.

Fern had noticed Rienta's earlier actions, but seeing this scene again, he still couldn't help himself.

Kraken manipulated his tentacles to lift Frieren high from the other side of the lake, then continued to fling her back into the water.

In this continuous cycle...

Frieren's words still came through clearly.

"Stark, this Magical Beast's weakness is..."

Frieren was dragged into the lake.

"What?!"

Stark, looking flustered as he didn't hear clearly, leaned closer to the lake, trying to make out what Frieren was saying.

"In short, you can definitely handle this Magical Beast by yourself."

Frieren's voice rang out again, and she was thrown out of the lake once more.

"..."

Fern didn't know what Rienta had gone to do, but she knew it couldn't be anything good.

Seeing this absurd scene, Fern was speechless.

Based on what Frieren had just said, she seemed to understand somewhat.

So, Fern decided to play along and said seriously:

"As expected of Lady Frieren, she's already using [the magic that prevents you from biting your tongue when reciting tongue twisters] so quickly."

"Huh?"

Stark turned around in shock and looked at Fern.

"Why are you two so calm?!"

"How terrifying!"

He didn't understand.

Why was Fern able to say that so calmly at this moment?

And Frieren, what do you mean I can handle this all by myself?!

Never mind, let Rienta cast a [Rho Aias] on me first.

Even if they can't win, they certainly won't let themselves die.

The thought flashed through my mind.

Stark looked at the wooden boat, but did not see Rienta.

"?"

"No, where Rienta?!"

Stark wondered if he was seeing things, turned to look at Frieren, who was still repeatedly taking water in and out, then abruptly turned back to look at the small wooden boat.

The calm and collected Fern.

Uncle Hill was flustered.

And then there's the vanished Rienta.

"..."

Half an hour later.

The wooden boat continued to glide slowly toward the opposite bank.

Puffs of smoke rose continuously from the ship.

Here, this is for you.

Rienta smiled and handed the grilled octopus slices to Stark.

In this encounter, Stark put in a lot of effort.

He fought the octopus Magical Beast alone in the lake, so he deserved to be the first to eat.

Stark took the skewered octopus and took a big, vicious bite.

The spiced octopus slices burst open in his mouth.

Crispy, fragrant, and spicy.

"... I also want to eat takoyaki."

Rienta had just distributed the first batch of grilled octopus slices to everyone.

Upon hearing Stark's request, he replied without hesitation:

"No problem at all, I'll make it for you right away!"