Elysion Online ~The Dragonewt and The Summoner~

Chapter 34: Fishing tool procurement and fishing

First, I found Crow-san.

"Hello"

"Hey. What's up? Weapons aren't ready yet"

"No, it's an addition to the order. It's probably something simple"

"What is it like?"

"Fishing weights and hooks"

"That certainly sounds simple enough. I'll make it for a change. Just give me some ore and a bee stinger"

A change of pace?

"All right. Here you go"

I gave him the materials and sure enough, he finished it immediately. I paid for them and received them. But when I appraised the item, it didn't show up. Apparently, the entire set is called a fishing rod.

"It'll be ready immediately as my skills improved"

"So you've improved your skills"

"Yes. Thanks to this"

Crow-san pointed to the wolfman's claw. But it's still a claw.

"Is it a difficult one?"

"It's a material dropped by the mid-boss. When I tried hammering it with a hammer, I was surprised when my blacksmithing skill leveled up"

It seems that this thing is a mass of experience points for blacksmithing skill.

"Thanks to that, I think I'm going to move ahead of other blacksmiths. But it seems that I'm missing a lot more than just skills. I'm sorry, but it's going to take a while"

"Don't worry. I'm sure you'll make a good weapon"

"You've come to say that. No, this is the real deal"

"Then, what do you think?"

I fooled around and left the place. And when I went to Yug-san, Yug-san made a manly voice that no one could hear.

"Nuooooooo!"

The cause was the big tree. Yug-san was struggling desperately. She's trying to cut it down with a saw, but she's not making any progress. The tree is too strong. Eventually, the speed slows down and Yug-san runs out of energy.

"Zee...zee...ah!?"

I met Yug-san.

"Hi"

"W, Welcome, can I help you?"

Yug-san is trying hard to disguise her earlier appearance.

"I'm actually looking to have a fishing rod made from that big tree over there"

Yug-san froze when she heard that. Probably.

"Just so you know, you're saying you saw that earlier, right?"

"Yes"

"Demon!"

Yug-san shouted. Because I want a fishing rod from that big tree.

"My woodworking skill is improving steadily, but I can't seem to get a handle on it"

"Crow-san had the same feeling"

"I see...but this one seems to be more difficult"

Why is that?

"Is it Lily-chan's fighting spirit? It's a tree that finally broke while being strengthened by that. This"

...Ah, I'm convinced. Wait? In that case

"Lily, can you help Yug-san?"

"? What do you want me to do? Takuto"

"That's right...maybe you could help cut the tree?"

"Ah! That might work!"

That's why Lily and Yug-san decided to cut the tree together. Then, little by little, it started to cut.

"Squeak Squeak! Squeak Squeak!"

It's a relief that Lily seems to be enjoying it. Finally, the big tree was cut.

"Finally, it broke! E, Eeh!? Level up!? 2!?"

It seems that just by cutting the tree, she leveled up. That's amazing.

"Now, the request was a fishing rod, right?"

"Yes"

"Leave that to me! I'll make it quickly"

Yug-san said so and after a while, I got the fishing rod. I paid the money and got the fishing rod. Normally, it would have been quite expensive, but Lily helped, so it was cheaper. Lucky me. The next step was to make a fishing line for the finished rod.

I piled up a few pieces of caterpillar thread and wrapped spider thread around them. I chose this method because I thought it would not work if I just piled up the caterpillar threads and I hoped the spider thread would be sticky enough. Then I left it for a while and the thread dried and became stiff. Tie one corner of the thread to the tip of the fishing rod. Attach a weight to the front of the other end and finally, set the hook on the end. This completes the fishing rod for thread fishing.

Normally, I would put a mark on the end of the line, but I didn't this time, because there is a crucial difference between nylon line and caterpillar or spider line. I'm wondering if I can fish with this thread in the first place. In reality, it would be impossible. However, I will try to appraise it.

Thread Fishing Rod: Rarity 1 Tool Item Quality F

Weight: 10 Durability: 25

A tool needed for fishing. The material of the rod is a big tree, so the quality is improved. However, the thread is weak, making it an ordinary product.

Ah...I knew it was no good...the workmanship is mediocre. I don't have the materials for this, so it can't be helped.

Anyway, the fishing rod was finished, so all I had to do was go to the library to find out where the lake was!

And here we are. The lake. Maybe it's because we went in a different direction from where we usually hunt, but there were a lot of chicks and rampaging chickens along the way. Lily's eyes turned to meat and she happily hunted the chickens. Thanks to her, they dropped 5 pieces of meat, but I wonder if chicken breasts are impossible.

The first thing I did was to put out some worms as fishing bait. Well, I guess they don't feel good about seeing a container full of worms. I didn't mind it, so I took the worm and set it on the hook.

Let's go fishing!

But as I thought, I couldn't catch anything. But I waited patiently. The basic rule of fishing is to wait. The old man at the fish store I worked at told me that patience is the key to success.

But there are some people who can't wait. Lily.

"Takuto~. Slow~"

"It's going to take a while, so you can take a nap with Kotetsu. It'll feel good"

Kotetsu has been sleeping some distance away from me since a while ago. Ion and Gray are standing next to me, watching the fishing line. Konoha also sits on Gray's back and stares at me.

"It sure looks good...huwa~...I'm going to take a nap"

Then Lily takes a nap with Kotetsu as her pillow. I thought, don't go to sleep with your skirt rolled up! But then Ion notices and fixes Lily's skirt. I really don't know which one of them is the older sister.

"It takes a lot of care...huwa~...a"

"Haha, don't mind. You can't help but get sleepy after seeing that"

"...That's right. E, Emm Takuto-san"

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

Ion is squirming...does she need to use the restroom? I've never seen Ion and the others go to the bathroom.

"Can I sleep next to you, Takuto-san?

Damn! What!? What is this cute little life form? I know the answer.

"Sure"

''Th, Then...excuse me"

When she says that, Ion uses my lap as a pillow and starts sighing in her sleep. It's not next to me, but on my lap...Ion.

The rest of the day passed peacefully...it was nice to have this kind of time. Finally, the moment of triumph for my patience arrives!

I felt a slight vibration on my fishing rod.

"There it is!"

But here's the problem...there's a lovely sleeping Ion on my lap. If I don't move fast enough, I'll wake her up...what should I do?

I'm not sure what to do, but then Ion wakes up...ah...I must have woken her up...heaven's time is over, now it's time for battle!

I pull out the fishing rod and as I fish, I see a fish on the tip. I did it! But it was an amur minnow. I guess it's not so easy to catch landlocked masu salmon. But now that I had caught it, the info came.

You have successfully caught a fish. Fishing skill has been released

Okay, the fishing skill has been released. It costs...3 pts, the same as cooking. Let's get it now.

Name Takuto Summoner Lv15

Vitality 24

Magic Power 54

Strength 17

Defense 10

Agility 15

Dexterity 32

Skills

Bare-handed Lv5

Kicking Lv6

Staff Lv6

Summoning Magic Lv10

Alchemy Lv4

Mining Lv6

Dismantling Lv7

Appraisal Lv7

Identification Lv4

Wind Magic Lv5

Fire Magic Lv6

Earth Magic Lv5

Water Magic Lv5

Dark Magic Lv5

Light Magic Lv5

Lightning Magic Lv2

Explosion Magic Lv2

Wood Magic Lv2

Ice Magic Lv2

Space-time Magic Lv2

Reading Lv4

Cooking Lv7

Feeding Lv3

Fishing Lv1

Fishing skill acquired

With this, I have 8 skill points remaining. Good, I've achieved my goal for today. Now, I'll cook my first fish dish. I'm sure the heavenly time will come again someday.

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Author note:

I wrote about a situation that fishermen adore. I hope it conveys the sweetness and relief of Ion, who is not usually pampered.

Next time is cooking. I'm going to write about the process of cooking fish, so it might be a little gross. Lily and the others will eat their first fish dish, so stay tuned.