Chapter 205: The Chef’s Dignity
Gus looked a little tempted, but Willy pressed the question.
“Is it alive or dead?”
“Alive,” Leon replied.
At that, Willy immediately shook his head and waved his hands, every inch of him radiating rejection. “No way. If you’ve got a live tiger shark thrashing around on the boat, we’re done for. She’ll flip for sure.”
But Gus caught on to something else. “So your special ability can store live creatures? Does that mean you could put us in there if we were in danger?”
“Uh… never tried it, and I don’t really want to.” Gus’s words reminded Leon of the idea he’d once had, but he truly didn’t want to attempt it lightly.
“Just kidding, just kidding.” Gus quickly realized how inhumane his comment sounded and rushed to explain himself.
Willy, meanwhile, had recovered and teased, “And here I was showing off my magic fishing box. Turns out you’ve got an even better way to keep live fish.”
“I hadn’t eaten a Starfruit before, remember?” Leon explained. It was the excuse he’d come up with, and it sounded far more convincing than the one he’d given Haley last time.