BXBX NOVEL Chapter 178
(178) Prologue
Translator: Tseirp
Under the brilliant sunlight, the sailing ship failed to sail through the ocean . That’s right, failed .
“I totally didn’t expect the lull to continue on for so long … ”
Water could be created using magic while there were vast amounts of vegetables available as a food source in My World . Furthermore, even without a bath, body cleanliness can be maintained using the 「Clean」 magic so it won’t lead to illness . As there wasn’t any danger to our lives, this lull period was extremely boring . Even if I tried to use Wind Magic, they are a type of offensive magic so it would surely break the sail . Surprisingly, magic was hard to utilize apart from the magic of Lifestyle Magic .
Although being impatient won’t change a thing, to be honest, I was extremely tired of having only vegetables to eat .
As such, I was now amusing myself with fishing .
I had Pionia construct the fishing rod, fishing line, and fishing hook . She truly is a dexterous person .
As for the bait, I cut the dried meat into small pieces for now .
Wearing the same straw hat made by Pionia, Carol and I both fished side by side .
“Oh, by the way, Carol, you’ve acquired the Angler job after your Farmer level increased right?”
I suddenly thought of it and asked Carol .
As the Farmer level rises, it will open up jobs such as Whip-user, Angler, Harvester, Cook, and Sickle-user in that sequence .
Even though I still don’t quite understand how the Whip-user is related to a Farmer, since Carol has already acquired the Harvester job, she should have acquired the Angler job too .
Incidentally, her Harvester job level increased as a result of that day’s battle so she acquired the Apprentice Herbalist job but as she didn’t learn a single recipe, she can’t create a single medicine .
“Yes, I have . Angler is a job that can earn experience points by fishing . ”
“Well then, maybe I should change Carol’s job to Angler … My Farmer level has not leveled up after all . ”
My Farmer level was still currently at Lv3 .
I’ve been reminding myself to train it . I wanted to become a Monster-user after getting Whip-user after all .
“Thank you . If Carol’s Angler level increases, Carol will be able to raise the Dismantling skill too . ”
“Eh? An angler can raise Dismantling level too?”
“Yes . Carol heard that there are three types of jobs that can raise the Dismantling level, Hunter, Angler, and Dismantler . ”
I see, I didn’t know that .
Thanks to the rise in level of my Dismantler job, I have quite considerable skill in the art of dismantling but the level can rise even further huh?
“This reminds me of when I went fishing with my family . ”
I muttered without thinking .
“Family … huh . ”
Carol’s expression darkened instantly .
“Ah, sorry . ”
I apologized immediately .
Both of Carol’s parents were already dead . The reason was due to the skill Carol possess .
The topic on family was taboo .
“No, it’s all right . Carol also wish to hear about Ichino-sama’s family and furthermore, to Carol now, Ichino-sama, Haru-san and Malina-san are my family . ”
“I see . Yup, for me too, I have Carol, Haru and Malina so I won’t be lonely even if I don’t meet my younger sister . ”
Conversely, I wondered how my younger sister was feeling … I looked up to the sky .
Miri’s feelings, in a different world, having lost her brother and parents and with only money to accompany her . I definitely won’t forget my sin of leaving her behind alone .
“And so, Ichino-sama . Did this fishing remind you of something?”
“Hn? Yeah . It just reminded me of the time when my younger sister Miri fished up something called a tuna weighing 420 kilograms during a fishing competition . ”
“It’s an extraordinary story even when you’re just starting from the introduction!?”
The wind blew just as I started talking .
“The wind is here! Carol, please prepare the sails!”
“Yes, Ichino-sama! Please make sure to tell Carol the continuation of that story!”
“Okay! There’s also a battle story with a giant squid!”
The ship finally started sailing .
Towards Port Kobe .
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It has been a week since we started our voyage .
According to Carol, we should be seeing signs of land soon but all I could see was the shadow of the ship . Turning to look in another direction, I saw something coming straight for us .
It looked like the ship ahead of us noticed us .
“Hard to starboard!”
The ship tilted to the right as I turned right . I don’t know which side is starboard which side is port but I was probably right .
“Carol, we’ve done it! Now, we can find out the exact distance to Port Kobe!”
I shouted loudly but Carol’s complexion didn’t look too good when the opposing ship matched our turn and their sail came into sight .
“Ichino-sama, please prepare for battle just in case . ”
Maybe Carol was holding herself back from pouring water on my joy as she said softly .
” … Eh?”
Preparations for battle?
“Normally, ships won’t change their direction towards another ship they see … unless . ”
“Ah … you mean that possibility . ”
I finally got it after she explained it that way .
In other words —
As the ship in the horizon steadily grew bigger, I finally saw it .
The sail was black and depicted a skill mark .
A stereotypical pirate ship .
How do I put this, what a promising development?
“Hn, I wonder if they will tell me the distance to Port Kobe if I give them a barrel full of tomato and wine?”
I said with a wry smile .
If they are still hostile after I give them tomato and wine, I’ll just have to sink their ship .