Jujutsushi Wa Yuusha Ni Narenai

Chapter 226.1 - Rare Monster Material

A group of five composed of Himeno, Yamada, and Totem Pole Trio was walking in the forest of the resort area.

「Oi, when will we arrive?」

「Be quiet, just a bit more.」

The reason Ueda asked that question to Yamada who walked in the front as a vanguard wasn't that the former was tired, he was just nitpicking.

「Guys, no one will blame us even if we're lazing around, right?」

「The heck, don't speak nonsense, Airi.」

「I'm serious. I've not had enough rest after that horrible training session of healing magic.」

「Honestly, that's downright horrible. Even I started to pity that govu.」

Near the fairy plaza where the teleportation circle of this area was located was a cruel testing ground for gomas who were used as guinea pigs for the poison concocted by Momokawa and targets for training healing magic.

It was a secret that four of them secretly shuddered upon seeing Airi calmly greeting them as if it were not a big deal with writhing gomas as the background.

「Why though? Momokawa had told us to gather a lot of core?」

「It's okay, I will get his permission.」

The one who replied was Yamada who led the party.

「It’s just fishing, don't need that guy’s permission.」

「Not really, I do that a lot.」

With his fishing skills, Yamada had stocked a lot of marine products.

Though he had a friendly relationship with Totem Pole Trio, it didn't mean that the four of them were always together.

Especially after Yamajun's death, he often secluded himself at the fishing spot. For him, fishing was the only way to maintain his state of mind.

Even excluding that fact, he felt really proud when he saw the fish caught by him being served for lunch. So once Yamada said that he wanted to go fishing, no one stopped him.

「I usually did that alone, but a certain someone asked me to bring someone along when leaving the plaza.」

The one who said that was Kotaro. Though he knew that it was rare for a 『Heavy Warrior』 like Yamada to fall into a predicament, there was always a "WHAT IF".

That's why when he told Kotaro that he wanted to go to a different fishing spot today, the latter told him to bring a companion.

「So the trio is escort.」

「Oi, don't call us trio.」

「Can you stop treating us like some sort of package?」

「Treat us as individuals.」

The party went deep into the forest while chattering lightly and joking with each other.

「――We have arrived.」

Right after coming out from the bushes, they arrived at the lake.

「Heeh, such a beautiful lake.」

Airi gave her honest praise.

The serene lake in the middle of the forest looked really elegant.

On the other side of the shore was a pack of Jaja drinking the water from the lake.

It was truly a tranquil spectacle.

「I found this lake during the previous exploration. That's why I want to try fishing in this place at least once.」

「You found a really nice place.」

「Ah, when I was on your team, huh? Come to think of it, there's such a lake.」

「There's certain air around this place. Does this place by chance have a boss-class monster?」

They prepared fishing with Yamada in the first of the list.

Though they came as escort, the Totem Pole Trio participated in the activity too. After receiving survival lessons from Kotaro, they desperately learnt fishing and were now already considered master of fishing.

Even more so since the fishing gear they used right now, the rod, the string, the hook, and the bait were custom-made by Kotaro.

「I've never fished tho~ugh」

「Can't be helped then, I'll teach you how to fish along the way.」

「Ain't got anything else to do anywa~y.」

「Here, use my spare rod.」

「 Quiet dudes, you guys are scaring the fish. The vigilant fish will escape you know.」

And then, one hour after the start of peaceful fishing…

While the Totem Pole Trio was enjoying themselves with Airi in the center, Yamada was the only one taking fishing seriously.

His intuition as a survivalist angler was whispering to him. There was a boss-class monster in this lake.

Earth's common sense didn't apply in the lake of another world. What kind of fish in this place or what kind of food they ate, he had to rely on his experience.

Yamada did trial and error such as changing his location or changing his bait as the insect prepared by Kotaro.

And then, when he changed the bait with shrimp-looking worm――

「IT'S COMING! A BIG ONE! THIS ONE IS REALLY HUGE!」

Yamada got really excited.

He felt that the one that bit the bait and hook was a really big fish.

And it was really powerful to the point that even a 『Heavy Warrior』 like Yamada got dragged in.

If the rod and string weren't made by Kotaro, it might have already broken instantly.

「Oi Yamada, are you okay!?」

「A big one bit the hook.」

「Seriously dude, is that the boss!?」

「Help me! This fella is really strong!」

Unwilling to let go of the big prey that finally bit the hook, the Totem Pole Trio rushed to help Yamada immediately.

The four men then worked together to stop the rampage of the fish under the water and pulled it back to the shore.

「GUYS, MATCH MY TIMING!」

「ROGER!」

「Ready when you are!」

「Leave it to me, Yamada!」

「You can do it, everyone!」

Airi's cheering added some heat to the climax of the fishing.

As if waiting for that moment, Yamada then raised his voice.

「PULL IT NOW!」

Giant water sprayed in the air along with the shout of the men.

Something big rampaging around, broke the surface of the lake.

SHRIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!

The one that raised a shrill yet muffled cry was a horse.

Though it had a horn on its forehead was akin to that of a unicorn. The said horn was twisted and glowing in purple color, giving it an ominous appearance. It had ashen, long hairs, but its limbs were covered in green scales.

It had fins in place of a tail and mane, it looked like a chimera beast that combined fish and horse.

「Wha-What the heck is this…」

「Horse monster inside the lake should be called Kelpie.」

Though Yamada was really bewildered when he found out that he had fished a horse instead of fish, Shimokawa who realized that the horse was a monster warned everyone immediately.

「Oi, this fella might be a rare monster, all right?」

「Hee, then we cannot let it go for sure.」

「It’s coming towards us instead of escaping! It seems to be really pissed off!」

The Kelpie that landed on the shore tore the hook that caught inside its mouth while raising rough nasal breathing, then looked at Yamada who was holding the pole. Even Airi who lacked combat experience realized that the Kelpie was pissed off.

「Tch, ain't have any choice I guess.」

Yamada threw his pole and readied his 『Black Iron Great Axe』, the Totem Pole Trio followed suit and readied their weapon too. Even Airi raised her arms, preparing to fire her 『Lux Sagita』 at the moment of notice.

「Don't let go of your catch ever―― EVERYONE LET'S GOO!!」

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「A~h, I'm so damn busy.」

My entrance workshop was as busy as ever today. I had to prepare various sealing equipment for Yamata no Orochi's subjugation plan.

That was the reason the exploration team was also moving around to collect various materials. Moreover, I wished that they find more rare monster materials such as Crystasaurs instead of small fry monsters.

I wanted to have at least 7 bloss-class big core.

Boss core wasn't just big, the measurement of its magical power in accordance to its glow was 4 candela. The quality was clearly different from the core of other monsters.

The boss might pop up again after it gets defeated. Alas, it would take quite some time for that to happen.

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