Ten minutes after she started making the new equipment, Shiori nodded, satisfied, and stopped tweaking it.

"Okay... then let’s try equipping it right away."

The moment she said that, Shiori’s attire changed from a black dress to the new equipment she had just made.

In appearance:

The top was a blue halter-neck bikini.

She wore matching bikini bottoms, and over them she wrapped a slightly sheer floral sarong that fell below her knees.

For footwear, she chose sandals.

Her F-cup breasts, cleavage, and slender waist.

The long legs and the curve of her buttocks visible through the sarong—

Shiori’s swimsuit clearly showcased her refined, beautiful figure.

And the weapon created to match it was a small green gun.

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Equipment

· Weapon

[Normal Rapier Lv40]

Type: Longsword

Physics: 90

Skills: ’Slash’, ’Shot Strike’

[Normal Bow Lv40]

Type: Bow

Physics: 90

Special: ’EyeSight’

Skill: ’Arrow Strike’

[Air Gun Lv40] *Currently equipped

Type: Gun

Physics: 60

Special: "Environmental Suitability"

Skill: ’Accelerate Bullet’

· Armor

[Black Dress Lv40]

Defense: 15

Speed: 70

Skill: ’Paralysis Resistance Grant’

[Archer Miko Clothes Lv40]

Defense: 5

Sensing: 80

[Bikini Set Lv40] *Currently equipped

Defense: 5

Speed: 30

Special: "Environmental Suitability"

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The new outfit was simply called the "Bikini Set."

And the skill incorporated into it was "Environmental Suitability."

This skill let her remain active in any situation. It was designed so she could dive into the ocean and move freely without difficulty breathing.

Furthermore, the skill’s effect worked outside of water as well. It would activate even in extremely hot places like inside volcanoes, or at high altitudes where oxygen was thin.

Of course, because the enhanced effect covered not only underwater but all environments, fewer points could be allocated to stats compared to other equipment. As a result, its combat capability was slightly lower. However, since it was originally designed primarily for activities in special environments, Shiori didn’t mind that much.

Next, the name of the gun was the [Air Gun].

It was a weapon capable of firing bullets of compressed air.

Following the [Normal Bow], this was another long-range weapon.

She chose it because underwater was an unfamiliar environment. Swinging weapons or shooting arrows and hitting the target would be difficult, and she anticipated that keeping up with enemy monsters’ movements might be hard.

Similarly, by granting it ’Environmental Suitability’, it could be used anywhere.

Furthermore, by making it a long-range weapon, it was designed so the user wouldn’t need to move around actively.

"...Yeah. That’s good."

"Well, it would be nice to play here, but... playing alone is lonely, so I think it’s better to come here normally when I’m playing with Chika."

"Shall we go to the other beach now?"

After testing the usability of the air gun by firing a few shots, Shiori left the private beach and began walking toward the other sandy shore.

"Now then... which way should we go...?"

And after arriving at the other sandy beach... Shiori was troubled.

This was because, upon entering the beach, there was a beach hut on the left, with NPCs wandering around it.

To the right, she could see caves and entrances to new fields.

Furthermore, it was also possible to enter the sea, and information had surfaced online suggesting that there were monsters and dungeons exclusive to the underwater world.

"...I also want to try out the new equipment, so let’s head out to sea."

NPCs, new fields, the ocean.

After hesitating for a while, Shiori decided to go to the sea. She immediately stepped in... and slowly waded deeper.

Thanks to the skill effect of the [Bikini Set], she had no difficulty breathing. Shiori quickly reached a depth of about ten meters.

"Hmm... yes... breathing is fine. And speaking is fine too... but the sense of movement is definitely different underwater..."

With her long hair swaying, Shiori walked along the seafloor. She touched her throat and said that, then looked around.

As Shiori continued forward, her expression showing her unfamiliarity with the underwater world—a world with sensations completely different from moving on land—a monster suddenly appeared before her.

"Hoo, hoo-taa..."

"Um... a shell...? But..."

What appeared was a giant scallop. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Shiori raised her voice in confusion as the creature emerged, its shell tightly closed and swaying gently in the current. But above its head... the words "Lustful Shell Lv31" were displayed, so it was definitely a monster.

"’Lustful Shell’... That’s an intriguing name... Let’s see what kind of monster it is...!"

"Hot...!"

Intrigued by the rather suggestive name, Shiori smiled, raised her air gun, and fired a warning shot.

Perhaps in response to Shiori’s attack, the "Lustful Shell" let out a cry from somewhere and, with a hissing sound, exhaled something like a breath before charging toward her.

"What...?!"

"Hot!"

Shiori managed to dodge the charge at the last moment, but suddenly a sticky, viscous substance seeped around her legs and wrapped around them.

Upon closer inspection, it was a pink tentacle extending from the tightly closed shell of the "Lustful Shell."

As Shiori looked on in surprise, the "Lustful Shell" suddenly opened its shell.

"What...!? Ah, what...!?"

"Hooo, taaaah...!"

The inside of the "Lustful Shell" wasn’t an ordinary shell... instead, it was densely packed with wriggling, swaying tentacles.

Shiori realized that one of the many tentacles had caught her foot, and at the same time, her foot was pulled, and her lower body became entangled in the numerous tentacles.

"Agh...!? Uh... Ah, ah, ah, ahh...!? ♡ Ah, ah, ah, ahh, ahh...!? ♡"

"Hotaaa...! Again, haaaaa...!"

As it entangled her with its tentacles, the ’Lustful Shell’ closed its shell again.

As a result, Shiori was left in a state as if her lower body had been eaten by a clam.

"Hotaaa... New, hotaaa! Hotaaa, hotaaa...!"

"Ah, ahn!? ♡ Wait, hold on... ah, ah, ah, aah...! ♡ Ahh, ah, aah! ♡"

Her captive lower body began to be tormented by the slimy tentacles growing inside the shell, and Shiori let it happen, letting out sweet moans as she began to feel pleasure.