Ocean Master

Clang!

With a slight nudge from Sebastian, the small metal gate that led into the zone of glory was pushed open immediately as he entered and was followed closely by the massive clownfish.

Having passed through it before, this time, Sebastian was experienced as he quickly led the Chief Councilor to the room where Eliana was.

To Sebastian's surprise, not even the Chief Councilor knew the layout of the zone of glory though he was the one who overseeds its construction.

This alone gave him a glimpse of Eliana's illusion powers.

Once they both entered the room where Eliana's throne was supposed to be hovering in the middle, Sebastian was surprised not to see her.

It took him only a few seconds before he understood what happened.

According to Eliana, after the start of the Orca Revolution, the Clown Empire being among the few powers in Oceania that knew the truth about what exactly was happening stepped up her training.

The Clown Empire wanted to have a unifying leader when the storm that was about to sweep throughout the whole Ocean finally reached its peak.

They wanted the heir to the Clown King to develop to her full potential as fast as possible. With a peak Eliana at the helm of the Empire, the Clown Empire would be guaranteed to survive the turbulent period that was coming.

To make Eliana reach her peak as soon as possible, not only was her training time increased, her training intensity also increased and her free time was now at its lowest since her transmigration.

Of course, as the heir, she could decide not to follow the plan of the clownfish elders but being aware of what was at stake and not wanting to be useless, Eliana willingly complied with all the training plans.

At the moment, she was a Red tier predator firmly at level 80. She already fulfilled all the requirements for evolution, she was just waiting for that moment of epiphany that would catalyze her evolution.

According to her, the evolution from the Red tier to the Black tier was even more difficult than what he experienced when evolving to the purple tier.

Evolving to the Black tier didn't just rely on accumulation and strength anymore, luck played a large role in it.

Though she did not explain much, Sebastian could imagine the rest himself. This was why he didn't say anything, only deciding to rest at the side.

On seeing his actions, the Chief Councilor also patiently waited. His eyes were filled with admiration and respect as he admired the aesthetics of this room like they were works of the divine.

Like this, they waited for 15 straight minutes before she finally arrived.

Whoosh!

Eliana arrived with her custom-made throne.

This time, she had her left fin inclined in a posture like she was holding her chin. The manner in which she arrived and her posture made Sebastian guess that she was thinking about something.

Before he could speak though, she did.

"You know, after our conversation, on returning to the Empire, I was unable to focus on my training as I kept on thinking about the utility of your unique skills".

"After thinking long and hard, I arrived at a conclusion".

"Are you sure you didn't suffer brain damage because of the rigors of reincarnation and eventually reincarnating into the body of a shark?"

"…" Sebastian was speechless. "Where are you going with this?"

"No offense boss, but I think that your imagination has grown really stale after your reincarnation. After analyzing the potential of the Water Transmutation unique skill, I finally understand why it's the strongest unique skill".

"In my opinion, I think that you've severely underused this unique skill".

"I get that your mana quality was not high enough before to go unrestrained with your imagination, but when you were pursued by Tonado and the other predators, when you almost died, did you think of creating a syringe?"

"I mean, a healing syringe in my opinion is one of the most basic constructs that can be made with a unique skill like the Water Transmutation".

"It's not complicated and it has only one use which it is good at, healing, why didn't you think of it?"

"You're an anatomist, you know marine beasts like the back of your hand. In your place, if I faced that Octumpedum, I would have thought of creating magic manifestations to counter its weak points rather than brute-forcing through".

"I thought of a lot of similar scenarios in my head that it leaves me speechless. Yes, you did great, I admit it, I'll never be able to survive in the wild as long as you did, but you sacrificed intelligence for barbaric strength".

"For an anatomist of your caliber, that is a huge degrading".

"…"

"No offense boss, but I couldn't prevent myself from pointing it out".

[You have activated unique skill: Water Transmutation!]

[You have created a magic manifestation: Bubble Stinger!]

Sting!

"Ouch! Sebastian?" Eliana turned and glared at him as the stinging pain from the bubble stinger made her colorful clownfish face turn red.

"I'm sorry, I was just being creative". Sebastian laughed.

"Your creativeness is better appreciated on the battlefield". She snorted, prompting Sebastian to laugh again.

Despite laughing, Sebastian could not help but think about what she just said. No matter how much he wanted to refute it, she was right in a sense, all she forgot was that in most of these situations, he faced them as the weaker predator.

His imagination may have been below par in most situations, but the pressure and the fear of death could warp his thought process to an extent.

Despite his argument though, he could not forgive himself for forgetting simple utilities like a healing syringe.

"What the f*ck, how did I forget that?" Now, he felt depressed.

"Thanks, Eliana". He remarked sarcastically. "I gave you so much freedom back then as your boss, now this is how you pay me, lecturing? Good, good!"

"I covered up your weird fetishes". She remarked coolly.

"…Ok, I admit it, we're even now".

Throughout this conversation, the Chief Councilor was watching from the side like a spectator, not interjecting even once.

It was after they finished that both Sebastian and Eliana remembered that another fellow was here. Both coughed, then they changed the topic of conversation.

Eliana adjusted her posture on her throne as she asked. "I can see that you're in a bit of haste, have you made your decision?"

"Yes, I'm leaving today, I came back to ask a favor of you".

"Ok, go on".

"I want you to be my anatomy assistant one last time".

"…"

"Lol, is that your manly inferiority complex acting up?" Eliana asked sarcastically but no one laughed, the atmosphere felt even weirder.

"I really need your help this time". Sebastian adopted the most serious expression that he could at this moment. "I told you about my unique skills, this time, I want to fulfill a plan that I've been building for some months now".

"I want to create my 3rd and strongest living doppelganger".