I will become the ice jellyfish queen with the Chat Group

[The Overpowered Shield Hero]: Hello, my name is Maple.

[Blade Never Dies]: Ha! Can someone tell me where I am? Is this heaven or hell?

[The Alchemist Scientist]: Hello, did I make it? Is this the truth?

[The Little Terrorist]: Hello! Do you want to be friends with Klee?

[Moon General]: Do you all see this?

[The Jellyfish of Light and Dark]: Yes, I see it. And this time, we have a real terrorist. Don't make her cry.

[Freedom Fighters from the Future]: You two, stop it, okay? ...Hello, new members of the Chat Group! Here, we have a man from the moon, a jellyfish on drugs, a slime you can eat, a priest of a dark god, some random guy, two necrophiliacs, a dinner goose, a doctor, and me—a freedom fighter.

[The Jellyfish of Light and Dark]: Do you want to die, Ahma?

[Moon General]: Grey, he's as good as dead the moment he gave us those weird nicknames.

[Slimes Are Cute]: You're doomed now, Ahma. But where are Noah and Arakan?

[War Healer]: The two of them are on a mission right now, so they can't talk.

[The Jellyfish of Light and Dark]: But Noah spoke to us earlier.

[War Healer]: Yes, but now everyone's busy. Goosein is attending a meeting with prominent families, and I'm with him as his bodyguard. The Doctor sent Noah and Arakan to Ursus for some work. Rimuru is preparing for a battle with some humans, and Akako is busy beating up a noble kid—or maybe still is, Grey, you just finished evolving. The rest of you can go back to work. I'll talk with the new members.

[The Jellyfish of Light and Dark]: Okay, I'll head to the shop now.

[You have left the Chat Group and entered the shop.]

[You have 2,351 SP.]

[Grey]: Okay, let's buy some clothes first, then a skill, and finally a house.

Hmm... I'll take this and this. Now, for the skill... this one looks good. As for the house, this one has its own garden and is powered by a magic generator that works by absorbing nearby magic. Perfect!

[You have purchased four outfits for 100 SP, the skill Mana Heart of Glass for 250 SP, and a magic house for 2,000 SP.]

[Grey]: Okay, first, let's place the house inside the cave, use the skill on myself, and then explore the rest of the sea.

After leaving the cave, Grey swam deeper into the ocean. The first thing that greeted her was a massive shark, its body covered in razor-sharp thorns—only for it to be devoured by an even larger anglerfish. She did what every main character would do in this situation…

Swim away. Fast.

[Grey]: Okay, I am not going any deeper. Let's head to land now before I find something even weirder. But… where can I find land? I haven't even seen a single ship, just some birds. Looks like I'll have to swim for a while. But before that, I should hunt something and store it in my refrigerator. I still need to eat, after all.

[After an hour of hunting]

Grey stared at her still-not-full refrigerator.

[Grey]: Why is this thing not full?! I literally just put two and a half whales in here!

She sighed and looked around. Something felt… off.

[Grey]: This ocean is weird. There's no seaweed, no marine plants, no ore veins. There are barely any fish or marine creatures, almost like someone already took everything. And that cave I live in? It's man-made… but abandoned. Why would someone build an air-filled cave between five and six thousand meters underwater and then just leave?

She frowned, piecing together the oddities.

[Grey]: The caves were made with magic, but there aren't even any shipwrecks or skeletons around. It's like someone was here… but at the same time, no one was. Why dig an underwater cave if there was no war? And if there was a war, why is there no sign of it? If they abandoned it, why leave without a trace?

She shook her head.

[Grey]: This makes no sense… Let's just go home first.

[Upon entering her cave, Grey opened the Chat Group.]

[You have entered the Chat Group.]

[Blood Priest]: So yeah, I hate Ursus. And that guy, Emperor Blade? The man is a beast. If I hadn't smashed a love potion in his face, I'd be dead by now. Good thing there were a lot of soldiers there.

[Bone Samurai]: SO IT WAS YOU, NOAH?! BECAUSE OF YOU, I ALMOST GOT R###!!! WHY THE HELL DID YOU USE A LOVE POTION INSTEAD OF POISON TO KILL HIM?!

[Blood Priest]: I did use some of Grey's blood on him, but he's still alive. Worse, he gets stronger the more of Grey's blood I use on him.

[The Jellyfish of Light and Dark]: …You used what on him?

[Bone Samurai]: Oh, hi, Grey. So, do you remember when we saved all those people from that burning city, and you soloed Talulah?

[The Jellyfish of Light and Dark]: Yeah, why?

[Bone Samurai]: Well… someone recorded us. Specifically, a video of you using your blood to cure Oripathy. And Noah also mentioned the different toxins in your body, So now…, The infected all over the world are looking for you or anyone from your tribe, Ursus sent their Emperor Blade to track us down and find you, They even attacked Rhodes Island, If it weren't for help from the former Reunion leaders and the serum we made using your blood and World Tree fruits, Rhodes Island would've fallen to Ursus, Right now, Noah and I are hiding in northern Ursus—, S###, they found us! Sorry, but we have to go!

[The Bone Samurai is offline.]

[Blood Priest is offline.]

[The Jellyfish of Light and Dark]: Is there anyone here?

[The Little Terrorist]: Klee is here! Big sis Grey, can you tell Klee what a jellyfish is? Can Klee eat it?

[The Jellyfish of Light and Dark]: No, Klee, you can't eat a jellyfish. It's full of poison and tastes terrible.

[The Little Terrorist]: Oh… okay! Klee won't eat jellyfish! Klee has to go now—big brother Albedo needs Klee. Bye-bye!

[The Little Terrorist is offline.]

[The Jellyfish of Light and Dark]: Well… looks like I'm the only one left here.

[You have left the Chat Group.]

[Loneliness in the Deep]

Grey glanced around her new home, but despite the comfort it provided, a sense of loneliness crept over her.

[Grey]: Why is this sea… so empty?

She whispered the question to herself before closing her eyes, and drifting off to sleep.

[The Next Day]

Grey woke up and headed to the kitchen, searching for something to eat. After finishing her meal, she checked her stats.

[Status Window]

Name: Grey

Species: Noble Elemental Ice Jellyfish Demi-Human of Light and Dark

Age: 12 days

EXP: [19,876/50,000]

Level: 50

HP: 5000/5000

Mana: 10,000/10,000

[Skills]

General Skills:

-Killer Noble Elements of Light and Dark Sting {1}

-Greater Air Magic {1}

-Greater Water Magic {1}

-Greater Earth Magic {1}

-Greater Ice Magic {1}

-Greater Fire Magic {1}

-Human Form {MAX}

-Greater Dark Magic {1}

-Greater Light Magic {1}

-Magic Breath {MAX}

-Greater Ice Fire Magic {1}

-Bloodlust {9}

-Thermal Vision {7}

-Dark Vision {7}

-Sword Skill {7}

-Gun Skill {7}

-Toxic Making {8}

-Pain Resistance {8}

-Greater Heat Resistance {1}

-Shovel Skill {5}

-Axe Skill {7}

-Greater Super-Healing {1}

-Singing {6}

-Cooking {6}

-Shark Teeth {3}

-Skill Mixing {2}

-Fast Swimming {3}

-Mana Heart of Glass {1}

-Sea Language {1}

---[Legendary Skills]---

-Abyss Ocean Sword Skills {2}

-*First Form: Dark Abyss

-**Second Form: Skull of Leviathan

[Mana Heart of Glass]

Your heart is like a glass lamp that generates mana-like blood in your veins.

(+50% Mana Recovery)

[Abyss Ocean Sword]

Your skill is feared even by the Abyss itself. In its final form, you can slay the Abyss with a single strike.

[Skill Mixing]

You can mix anything—from races to skills—but only once per week.

[Shark Teeth]

Your teeth grow back stronger each time they fall out, just like a shark's.

[Sea Language]

You can communicate with intelligent marine creatures.

Grey stared at the list, impressed by her own progress.

[Grey]: Wow… my skills are actually really good!

But even with her newfound power, something still felt off.

[Grey]: Still, I need to figure out why the sea is so empty today…

[Chapter End]