Chapter 88: Pelican Town Truly Hides Many Talents
“A hundred, huh? That’s not exactly cheap.”
Leon was a little tempted by the price, but only a little.
Like Willy had said, this was his first fish. Selling it would feel like a waste, but releasing it was even less of an option—who would spit out meat already in their mouth? The best thing to do was to eat it.
Once it was in his stomach, wouldn’t that count as a romantic way to remember it? After all, they’d be united as one.
“What a twisted thought.”
Shaking his head to cut off his wild imagination, Leon turned to Willy. “Guess I’ll respect tradition and eat it. But with one this big, I doubt I can finish it alone. And I have zero experience cooking sea fish. Willy, how about we share it?”
“Sure. But I’m not much of a cook either. Actually, we could take it to Gus. He’d never waste such good ingredients. As long as we save him a portion, he won’t even charge us for the prep. Sometimes I bring fish to him—he loves it.” Willy grinned.
“Should we go now? If it’s out of the sea too long, this Halibut might start stinking.” Leon glanced at the fish in his hands, now barely breathing.
“It’s fine.” Willy took the Halibut and tossed it into a water tank. To Leon’s surprise, the basin-sized tank somehow swallowed the much longer fish whole—and even stranger, once inside, the Halibut shrank from nearly half Leon’s height to a palm-sized miniature.