A Cave King’s Road to Paradise: Climbing to the Top with My Almighty Mining Skills! Volume 2 by Hajime Naehara

Author:Hajime Naehara [NAEHARA, HAJIME]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2023-07-17T00:00:00+00:00

The next morning, Riena and I headed to the warship to see that the orcs were already waiting for us.

Camus stepped forward. “Lord Heale, I’ve brought everyone here.”

“Thanks. Well, you see, I was thinking that if everyone actually gets back onto the ship, it might help open your eyes and conquer the fears in your hearts somewhat.”

“Huh?” She tilted her head quizzically. “I mean, yes, it might be helpful.”

The warship was still in a dry dock—it wasn’t drifting on the ocean, so it wasn’t too different from being in a building on land. But it seemed to spark some nostalgia for the orcs, and they started reaching for tools like ropes and brushes. This ship, after all, had been their home.

Okay, the first step is complete. Next, I’ll have to be a bit forceful. Camus and her crew need this shove if they want to move forward. Furtively, I raised my hand at the shore.

The water gates opened.

“Wh-What?!” the orcs yelled in alarm. They didn’t have the time to make any further comments, because the sudden flooding of water rocked the ship, and they all scrambled to cling onto masts or the top edges of the hull. It must be a learned reaction from all their years on the ocean.

But I wasn’t quite done yet.

Without warning, the ship was dragged towards the direction of the ocean. None of the orcs had expected this sequence of events, and color drained from their faces.

Camus’s crisp voice rang out like a knife cutting into the discord. “Everyone, hang on tight! This mighty ship won’t sink from a bit of jostling!”

“Y-Yes, Captain!” the orcs replied in shaky voices.

Abruptly, the ship stopped moving.

One of the orcs tried to lean out from the gunwale. “W-We gotta get outta here!”

“Don’t dive in!” Camus barked. “We don’t know what’s down there, it’s too dangerous!”

The orc in question snapped out of his panic as realization sank in.

Camus gave out instructions calmly. “In the vast ocean, the only safe place is your own ship... Everyone, don’t lose your head. Raise the sails! Shooters, get into your positions at the ballistae!”

“Aye aye, Captain!” chorused the orcs as they acted as instructed. It was an emergency, and everyone was scrambling to get their jobs done.

Finally, preparation to set sail was complete. I shouldn’t have expected anything less from the veteran crew—they had raised all the sails in under ten minutes.

“Captain! We’re ready!” an orc reported.

“Bravo. All that’s left is to get into the sea with the help of my <Sea Serpent>.” She paused, and her eyes widened. “Wait... That’s!”

There was ferocious splashing of water in front of the warship, and what soared out of the frothing sea—was the leviathan we had once defeated.

“A leviathan?!” The orcs were stupefied.

Naturally, it was an artificial leviathan. Its true identity was a golem I had crafted yesterday to resemble the leviathan. Though its body was made from stone, I had taken great care to mimic the leviathan’s form, scales, eyes, and nose. Most importantly, the golem was identical to the actual beast in size, and that was convincing enough.

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