<↑it’s a floating city, it’s practically Venice.>

“Well, according to my research, you need the [Diving] skill to go to the abandoned city at the bottom of the lake.
I heard that you can get it as a reward for a small quest, but I have the money, so I’ll buy it at the skill store.”

With that said, I quickly went through the checkpoint to Trillia’s skill store and bought the skill book for the [Diving] skill I wanted.

The store was quite crowded.
But [Diving] is not the only skill players are looking for.
It might sound strange coming from me since I rarely use this store, but skill stores for common skills have a certain demand amongst the players.

“I’m set for now, so… what should I do…? ah, the store owner said I could dive almost anywhere in the lake by the entrance or exit.”

Walking along the edge of the lake, we looked for a good place to dive.
The entrance side is not used for boats, so anyone can dive anytime they want.

It may be a little before evening on a weekday, but it’s I could hardly see players using [Diving].
If possible, I would like to use it after seeing how other players use it.

Well, it’s a dungeon with a recommended level of 100, so maybe not many players are willing to try it in the first place.

I’m not sure if there is anyone who wants to try or not today.

“Well, there is a [Diving] point a little further down the road that is often used by players.”

“Oh, let’s go there then…”

“OOOOOOOOOoooooo!”

I was about to head there when something suddenly jumped out of the water and jumped on me.

I didn’t feel any hostility, so I only observed it as I was falling on my butt, and I felt a smooth sensation that I had touched before.

“Kururuuu!”

“Oh, it’s you…… Suiryuu-chan{water dragon-chan}!”

The creature looks like a thick sea serpent with short limbs.
And it is as big as a child in size.

The way it happily coils itself around me is adorable.

By the way, they are not monsters and are treated like NPCs, so if you attack them, you will get arrested.
In Trillia, water dragons are treated as important beings.

When I came to Trillia sometime ago, I was tangled up with a young water dragon like this.
That time, I think it was a hungry water dragon cub that was trying to get at my magical mushrooms, and it was nipping at my heels.

“Well… are you the water dragon I gave mushrooms to that time?”

“Kyuruuu!”

“I see.
I’m so glad you remember me.
Did you come to greet me?”

“Kyururi!”

“I see I see.
I came to swim today, so I can play with you.”

“KyuKyuKyu!”

“Are you happy? I’m glad to hear it.
You are really cute.”

“Animals afraid of me in real world… though I always think them as cute, but I could hardly ever touch them.
I don’t know why, maybe because they know my body better than human.”