BXBX NOVEL Chapter 436 A Sudden Encounter While Fishing
The day was nice. The sky was clear of most clouds, the sun was shining brightly atop the skies. There was a calm and refreshing breeze, and the shadows of the many trees surrounding us made for a nice atmosphere, which was complemented by the singing of many birds.
"Ahhh, fishing\'s always relaxing." Harry sighed, just sitting there cross-legged.
"Yeah, I guess it is the laziest way to catch food out there." I laughed.
"I-I\'ve never fished before. Am I supposed to just sit here and wait for the fish to come to me?" Wondered Mark.
Hasn\'t he fished in Arcadia through the game-like system though? Well, maybe that\'s a bit different than in our world, no? Or perhaps…
"Well yeah city boy, what else do you want to do? Sing the fishes a melody or something?" Laughed my brother.
"Hahaha, don\'t be so rude with him." I laughed a bit as well.
"Ah, sorry, I am just not used to these kind of things. I hope we get something big." Mark said.
"Well yeah…" My brother said. "So? How are you two doing?"
"Eh? How… are we doing?" I wondered.
"Yeah." My brother looked back at me.
What does he means by that?
"We\'re doing well in the job if that\'s what you meant." Mark said. "I haven\'t talked this with Elayne yet but we\'ll be hiring a few more people due to an expansion of our area."
"Oh, I didn\'t knew that… Is Jenny gonna be okay?" I wondered.
"Okay how?" Sighed Mark. "She\'s fine, don\'t worry. I am not firing her or something, she still does her job well."
"Phew." I sighed in relief.
My brother kept looking at us talk and interact with a smile.
"Been a while since I saw you so cheerful and energetic, sis." He said. "Good for you."
"Huh? Well, yeah…" I said while feeling slightly confused. "Wait, now I get it… Are you attributing this to Mark or something?"
"Hehe, you two make a good pair." Harry laughed mischievously.
"T-That\'s a bit… Well…" Mark got slightly embarrassed but kept his composure.
"W-Well, partially but… there are other things that have made me happier as well!" I told my brother.
"Hoh?" Harry asked with a teasing smile.
"Though… when I am with him, I always feel happier and more energetic, yeah." I nodded. "I feel like I kind of want to make him smile, even if a little bit. He\'s often so gloomy. It just doesn\'t fit such a handsome face, and with such a cute smile… it would be a waste to not see it from time to time, don\'t you think?"
"Eeeeh~?" My brother started giggling.
Wait… d-did I just said that just now?!
"E-Elayne… Do you really think of me like that?" Mark wondered.
His entire face was as red as a tomato, but he was containing the embarrassment.
Well, I simply couldn\'t myself.
"I-I mean… Ahahaha… T-That\'s slipped off my tongue…" I started laughing nervously.
And then Mark smiled, giving me such a sweet, and cute smile. It filled my heart with fuzzy feelings.
"Nobody has ever said such a thing to me…" He sighed. "Thank you. You\'re also… your smile is also very beautiful."
"T-That\'s… Y-You didn\'t need to say it back though…" I began laughing even more nervously.
Meanwhile, my brother, the one that provoked this, watched in the sidelines like a mischievous demon that had completed his task.
SPLASH!
And suddenly, perhaps due to my nervousness, I ended imbuing Mana into my fishing rod, which attracted a big fish!
"Huh? Something picked up!" I said in surprise.
"Nice, looks big! Pull it!" Said Harry.
"Wait, isn\'t it a bit too big?!" Mark wondered.
RUMBLE!
Suddenly, the entire lake surrounding us started to shake rapidly, as a large shadow, of at least four meters wide emerged, and two gigantic eyes glanced from the depths. I know that there are massive fresh water fishes out there, but aren\'t rivers… not big enough for these guys?!
"W-Woah, its coming here!" Harry quickly began helping me pull the fishing rod.
"Wait! No! Let that fish go!" Mark said in desperation.
But it was a bit too late.
SPLAAAAASH!
A massive catfish like fish creature emerged from the water\'s depths. It had sharp blue eyes and a… clear blue jewel on its forehead?! Its scales were strong-looking, and its fins seemed to have developed into amphibious limbs.
"GLUOOOP!"
The enormous fish began groaning at us as it was dragged out of the water, shaking the entire place. The jewel on its forehead was shining brightly.
"W-What the heck is that?! That\'s a fish!? Wait, I do remember fishing some massive beasts, but never in a river! Did it infiltered from the lake into here?" My brother wondered.
"Y-Yeah, that\'s right!" I nodded, trying to convince him of that.
Because it was obvious this thing, overflowing with mana, wasn\'t an actual normal fish. It was a Monster! Harry seemed overly afraid of it though, as he began running away.
"I\'ll bring dad here!" He said.
"O-Okay! We\'ll hold it off for now!" I nodded.
"How can we hold this thing off?" Mark wondered.
"GLUOOOOP!"
The giant fish wasn\'t planning on going back into the water without grabbing a meal. And it looked like we were exactly what he wanted. He immediately started walking towards us, although sloppily.
"T-That thing\'s surely a Fish Monster… Probably E Rank at that!" Said the Great Spirit. "It looks a lot like those Amphibious Catfish monsters from Arcadia… Though this one has a weird blue jewel on its head…"
"GLUOOOH!"
Suddenly, the Catfish\'s mouth began growing bigger, as if it were an air balloon and then, it fired a gigantic stream of water towards us!
SPLAAAAASH!