Chapter 147: News of the Legendary Fish
“I’ll think about it. But since my house is mostly made of wood, using a fireplace could easily cause a fire. I’ll need to ask Robin to design something special.” Willy nodded, clearly finding Leon’s suggestion useful.
“By the way, Leon, you came all this way in the rain—what’s the plan? Surely it’s not just to visit a lonely old fisherman like me?”
“Why not? Maybe I did just come to see you,” Leon teased.
“Hah, I appreciate that, but honestly, instead of visiting me, you’d be better off visiting some of the young ladies.” Willy spoke with a straight face, as if giving serious advice.
“No way. I’d probably get thrown out as a creep.” Leon shot back.
“Hahaha!” Willy laughed heartily, patting Leon’s shoulder. “Don’t worry. Sometimes you get beaten up at first… but that can lead to feelings later, you never know.”
“Forget it. I’m actually here to tell you something.” Leon reached into his backpack and pulled out two broken halves of a fishing rod, handing them to Willy.
“I was fishing in Pelican Town’s river today and hooked a monster. The rod you gave me couldn’t handle the struggle from something that big and snapped. Sorry, Willy.”
“No problem. This old fellow was ready to retire anyway. I only gave it to you as beginner gear so you could get the hang of fishing. If you want to catch a big one, this old guy can’t keep up.” Willy smiled as he took the broken rod, waving off the apology.