After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King
Chapter 180 - 49 Is This the Air Force?

Chapter 180: Chapter 49 Is This the Air Force?

"Aw~ Aw~"

Seagulls circled above the ship on another calm and sunny day. The boundless, deep blue sea looked stunning, and with the blue sky and white clouds, it was indeed an ideal time to head out on a yacht.

Although, Yila and everyone else were currently on a trade voyage, not on a leisurely trip.

What? You ask why it was so peaceful when they were attacked by a giant squid before?

It had already turned into grilled squid! They had a banquet last night, and the five ships shared it among themselves... During the banquet, they all sang a sea shanty, specifically Yila’s "Wellerman," which seemed to be widely popular among seafarers.

Whether navy, pirates, or merchants, everyone knew how to sing it to some extent.

"Hm~ hm-hmm~"

Yila hummed the tune softly while fishing on the deck, and beside him... Satan Ye and Hilena, along with the three leaders, were also fishing. It seemed there were only six fishing rods in total.

"Hey, got another one~"

The Naga Leader shouted as she swiftly retracted her rod. She watched the large fish, hooked and struggling in the air, gleefully tossing it into a nearby bucket. She glanced at Yila’s empty bucket and grinned at him as she sat down again with a cheerful look.

"Heave-ho~"

Next was the Mermaid Leader. She seemed to be the best at fishing, having already filled three to four iron buckets behind her. Perhaps... this was an application of "Listening to the Sea’s Song"?

Everyone had more or less some harvest, except Yila, who hadn’t caught a single fish.

In his previous world, Yila also enjoyed fishing, but unlike the ancient (around the 20th century) fishing, his fishing was more modern... or rather, it should be difficult for the ancient people to understand.

He fished for realistic virtual fish in virtual ponds... However, they weren’t fake or virtual fish; these fish were edible and no different from natural fish.

Yet, the fish refreshed periodically and could be controlled by the pond owner to decide whose hook they bit. As a young and desirable executive of the Federation Group, Yila enjoyed the privilege of fish biting his rod continuously.

Yila originally thought his fishing skills were genuinely good until he realized it was just people trying to please him.

However, because Yila didn’t understand it was flattery, such "flattery" was of no use at all since he purely believed his skills and luck were good.

Now it seemed his fishing was actually quite terrible.

But Yila didn’t really mind. He just quietly fished and then... he felt something. He subtly exchanged glances with a Merfolk who also sensed it.

Then, Yila gently tugged the rod... without much force, and a large fish, already dead, was lifted, hanging in the air and twitching occasionally.

This fish, somewhat resembling a large tuna, had a noticeable bloody puncture wound... and the hook was hooked through its lower lip.

"..."

*Strange, why did this fish bite the hook with its lower lip?*

Yila first showed a puzzled expression, and then the others who looked over, ready to praise Yila... honestly, everyone was stunned.

After all, the fish was truly enormous. To describe it, the spindle-shaped body was as tall as Yila if stood upright, so others were about to commend Yila’s skill.

Then they saw the fish’s body, marked with a lethal wound seemingly made by a slender sword.

And the culprit of such a wound could only be...

"I don’t know if I should thank your swordfish."

Yila said this while he reached out to remove the big fish hooked through its lower lip, single-handedly inserted it into the not-so-large iron bucket... The tuna’s head faced down, sticking in it this way, with the tail and half the body exposed outside.

Blood kept flowing from its wound, inexplicably resembling a monument of some sort—on which should be inscribed "Tuna (or some other fish), died in XXXX year X month X day, died—used to flatter Yila, hence remembered here." or something like that.

"Ee! Ee!"

The swordfish popped its head out of the sea, happily calling and signaling to Yila that it was its doing... How to say? It definitely looked quite proud.

"Ah! You naughty fish! Why did it get hooked on Yila’s rod, aren’t I your owner and closer to you?"

The Merfolk Leader said this, looking rather frantic, but still grabbed a fish from her bucket and tossed it into the swordfish’s mouth.

"Ee~"

The swordfish appeared very happy, happily swam around two circles, and then "poo," spat half of a small fish accurately back into the Merfolk Leader’s iron bucket.

"Ee ee ee!"

Then, it mischievously submerged into the water, not looking at the frantic Merfolk Leader anymore...

"%@￥@@..."

Watching the Incompetent Fury of the Merfolk Leader, Yila maintained his fishing stance and chuckled, "Well, at least this way, we can have fresh fish again tonight, right? But we’ll trouble Miss Lime again."

Miss Lime was the onboard chef who made the squid dishes last night, her skill seemed about the same as Mr. Lime... After all, she was also a slime, feeling related to Mr. Lime.

Though it’s hard to define kinship between slimes... Mr. Lime himself didn’t know if he ever spawned (split) little ones.

After all, split slimes could have drastically different personalities, colors, materials, and even sub-races... Every split was like a lottery.

"Miss Lime should be quite willing too... Slimes really love cooking."

Satan Ye said this, then glimpsed at Yila’s fishing line twitching slightly, shining with excitement, and yelled, "Mr. Yila! A fish, a fish!"

"Hmm?"

Yila felt the motion on his rod, immediately becoming serious... this time, it was undoubtedly a real fish! And it was strong! Alright then, let’s go!

At this moment, Yila didn’t care about playing or reeling in gently anymore. He hoped the rod would hold while exerting extraordinary strength, pulling the rod fiercely!

He staked his pride of never returning empty-handed! Get up!!!

With powerful momentum, accompanying Yila’s forceful yank, the gigantic prize was torn from the water, glistening as it flew through the air! Then it crashed onto the deck!

"..."

"..."

"..."

Amidst everyone’s silence, Hilena looked at the treasure chest, which happened to be hooked at its lock, and quietly remarked, "This is the first time I’ve seen someone catch a treasure chest while fishing. It sounds like something a hero in a novel would encounter... should we open it?"

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Today’s catch results:

Mermaid Leader: Three buckets of fish

Naga Leader: One bucket of fish

Merfolk Leader: Half a bucket (around seven fish)

Satan Ye: Four fish, but they were large

Hilena: Six fish

Yila: One treasure chest