Book 13: Chapter 14
The best part about fishing is eating your catch for dinner or lunch. If you couldn’t catch your own fish to eat, fishing was pointless. Consequently, I engaged in a pointless endeavour. I spent the two most boring hours of my life to catch seven fishes, yet didn’t dare to eat a single one of them. I’d never seen such terrifying looking fish in my life before. In fact, one of them tried to bite me when I pulled it out of the water. It wore the look of a fish ready to bring me down to hell with it.
I didn’t recognise any of the seven fishes, nor did I dare to eat a single one. I threw them all back into the water when I watched the way they jumped around in the bucket. They were going to attack at any given moment…
The weather wasn’t so nice afterwards. A cold breeze began to blow. I caught sight of dark clouds ahead of the ship headed toward us. There were dark clouds earlier today, but I didn’t know if the new batch of dark clouds would pass.
Lucia was first to reach the ship. She shivered next to my side. NIer soon got back on the ship, as well. I was excessively worried for nothing. Their clothes weren’t very revealing. Nevertheless, seeing the two of them drenched flicked my lust switch.
We took a hot bath with the maids looking after us upon reaching the deck. I had some fun in the hot water with Lucia and Nier, since we were there. We then went to the dining hall, feeling warm. We enjoyed some hot soup and a joyful dinner.
I was tired for the day. I lazed into the comfortable armchair and read a book while enjoying some hot tea. Elves authored the book. Elves had very advanced literacy skills. It was a story about an elf slaying a dragon. It was quite the exhilarating and suspenseful story. Unfortunately, the ending wasn’t my cup of tea. The elf didn’t return. He left his gorgeous wife and child behind…
I had a sudden thought: “Why does this story seem oddly familiar…?”
Lucia, who was next to me, stood up. I placed my book down and focused on her. Wrapped in my cloak, she said, “Your Highness, I shall head back first. It feels as though it is getting colder and colder. I’m heading back to sleep now. It’s honestly too cold.”
“All right.” I nodded then touched Lucia’s hand. Lucia shivered as she left.