Chapter 1-51 : The Girl Is Trying To Catch A Wyvern
After leaving the adventurer guild building, Elle and Ingrid went to the carriage station near the gate. They were thinking of continuing their journey by riding a carriage. However…
「Ingrid, is this where we queue?」(Elle)
「Yeah.」(Ingrid)
「Uhh…」(Elle)
Elle was shocked to see the long line of people queuing for carriages. It stretched so far that she couldn’t see the end of it. Most of them were men carrying large luggage.
「There are so many merchants from all over the provinces. They came to this city to sell local goods from their home.」(Ingrid)
「I see.」(Elle)
「So? Do you still want to ride a carriage?」(Ingrid)
「Umm…」(Elle)
Elle was the one suggesting riding a carriage, but after seeing so many passengers, she began to change her mind.
She thought it would be very tiring and uncomfortable to ride with those people and luggage for three days in a small, cramped carriage.
While thinking and looking at those people, Elle realized something.
「I’ve just noticed there are not many adventurers here.」(Elle)
「Most of them travel with horses.」(Ingrid)
「They own horses?」(Elle)
「Yeah. That job requires you to frequently travel from place to place to complete missions, so it will be convenient if you have a horse.」(Ingrid)
「I see. Hmm…」(Elle)
Elle folded her arms and thought.
「Elle, you’re not thinking of buying a horse, are you?」(Ingrid)
「Why not? A horse would be nice. Besides, we have just received a lot of money from the guild.」(Elle)
「Yeah, but… I don’t think that’s a good idea. Taking care of a horse is not easy, you know? And I’m too lazy to take care of one.」(Ingrid)
「Let alone a horse, judging from how messy your house is, you’re too lazy to even take care of yourself.」(Elle)
「Ugh, I can’t deny it…」(Ingrid)
「Fufu.」(Elle)
Seeing Ingrid admitting she was lazy, Elle couldn’t help but giggle.
「A, anyway, are we going to join the queue or not?」(Ingrid)
「Umm, I don’t think I want to ride a carriage with these people.」(Elle)
「Then wyvern it is!」(Ingrid)
Ingrid looked somewhat happy that Elle had changed her mind.
「Wyvern, huh…?」(Elle)
「We can catch one and then release it when we reach our destination. It’s more efficient than buying a horse.」(Ingrid)
「True…」(Elle)
Elle thought for a moment and made up her mind.
「Alright. Ingrid, let’s try to catch a wyvern again.」(Elle)
「That’s what I want to hear! But, aren’t you scared?」(Ingrid)
「It’s a bit traumatic, but we killed the black wyvern.」(Elle)
「That’s right. There was only one black wyvern, and we killed it, which means we will one hundred percent catch a normal wyvern this time.」(Ingrid)
「Yeah.」(Elle)
Now that they have decided to try to catch a wyvern one more time, they left the city and went back to the open area where they fought the black wyvern.
「The Big Catch Ver. 3, you’re up!」(Ingrid)
Ingrid took out her magic fishing rod and held it up to pump up her spirit.
She then looked up at the sky and began preparing the bait. But then Elle pulled her sleeve.
「Umm, Ingrid, can I give it a try?」(Elle)
「Oh? You want to try catching a wyvern?」(Ingrid)
「Yeah. Honestly, I’m kinda interested.」(Elle)
「Haha! Of course! Here you go.」(Ingrid)
Ingrid was happy that Elle was interested in ‘wyvern fishing’. She handed The Big Catch Ver. 3 to her.
「You know how to do it, right?」(Ingrid)
「Yup.」(Elle)
Elle only saw Ingrid using the magic fishing rod once, but that was enough for her to learn how to use it.
First, she had to create the fishing line with her mana.
As she injected her mana into the fishing rod, the small magic circle engraved in it glowed, and then the fishing line made of mana was produced.
Seeing how well Elle did it, Ingrid nodded in satisfaction. She then held the fishing line with both hands and gently pulled it to test how strong it was.
「As expected from an excellent enchanter. The fishing line you made is stronger than mine.」(Ingrid)
「Really?」(Elle)
「Yeah. You have talent for wyvern fishing.」(Ingrid)
「I’m not sure if I should be happy with that compliment.」(Elle)
「Haha! Of course you should! Anyway, here’s the bait.」(Ingrid)
Ingrid took out a chunk of meat and held it out toward Elle, but Elle shook her head. She seemed to have a different idea.
「No, I won’t use meat.」(Elle)
「What? But wyverns like meat.」(Ingrid)
「I know, but I’m thinking of using this instead.」(Elle)
Elle took out a bag of cookies from her magic bag and tied it with the fishing line. The ‘bait’ then floated in the air like a balloon.
「What is that? Cookies?」(Ingrid)
「Yeah. I think a wyvern that likes sweet food is most likely a good wyvern.」(Elle)
「Hahaha! I’ve never had such thoughts, but you may be right. We can try.」(Ingrid)
Ingrid laughed at Elle’s childlike thinking and patted her head.
Elle behaved like an adult most of the time, and it made Ingrid forget that she was actually still a child.
「Alright. Here we go.」(Elle)
After she made sure that she had tied the bait tightly enough, Elle let go of the bait and let it go higher and higher until it passed through the clouds.
While looking at the sky, Elle and Ingrid were waiting for a wyvern to bite the bait.
「Hmm… Do you think I can catch a wyvern with cookies?」(Elle)
「I’m not sure, honestly, but if you caught one, it would have to be a cute wyvern since it likes cookies.」(Ingrid)
「A cute wyvern, huh?」(Elle)
「Yup. As cute as you.」(Ingrid)
Suddenly being complimented like that by Ingrid, Elle blushed.
「M, me? cute?」(Elle)
「Only a cute girl would have thought of catching a wyvern with cookies as bait.」(Ingrid)
「Uuu…」(Elle)
Ingrid wasn’t talking about Elle’s appearance, but she was talking about how cute Elle’s childish thoughts and behavior were. It made Elle feel happy, but embarrassed at the same time.
「Umm, Ingrid, I think you’re cute too.」(Elle)
「H, huh!?」(Ingrid)
Elle didn’t know how to react, so she said the same thing to Ingrid.
「No, no, no! No one thinks I’m cute!」(Ingrid)
「That’s not true. I do think you’re cute.」(Elle)
「Uuu… Thanks, I guess…」(Ingrid)
「Fufu. Now you know how it feels when someone says you’re cute.」(Elle)
「Haha, you got me.」(Ingrid)
While having a small talk like that, Ingrid and Elle kept waiting and looking at the sky.
They had been waiting for about thirty minutes, but still no wyvern had bitten the bait.
「Aa-ahh… I guess there’s no wyvern that likes cookies after all.」(Elle)
「Are you giving up?」(Ingrid)
「Yeah. We should change the bait. I’m done wasting time.」(Elle)
「Alright.」(Ingrid)
Giving up on catching a cute cookie-loving wyvern, Elle thought of changing the bait.
However, just as she started to reel in, something pulled the fishing line.
「Oh!? I got one! Ingrid, I got one!」(Elle)
「Really!? Elle, pull now!」(Ingrid)
「Un!」()
Elle was shocked, but she immediately pulled the fishing rod and started reeling in with all her might.
「I honestly doubted you would catch a wyvern with cookies! But you did! This is a miracle!」(Ingrid)
「I wonder if it’s a cute wyvern like you said.」(Elle)
「I bet it is!」(Ingrid)
As Elle kept reeling in, the ‘wyvern’ that had bitten the bait was pulled through the clouds.
「I can see it now! I think it’s slightly bigger than the black wyvern.」(Ingrid)
「Really?」(Elle)
As the ‘wyvern’ gradually went closer to the ground, they could see it more and more clearly.
And then… they began to notice there was something off about that ‘wyvern’.
「Hold on… Is that really a wyvern?」(Ingrid)
「What do you mean?」(Elle)
「Look. Don’t you think it’s kinda… reddish?」(Ingrid)
「Perhaps it’s a red wyvern?」(Elle)
「No, no. There’s no such red wyvern. Normal wyverns are grey, except the black one that we killed earlier. That’s definitely not a wyvern!」(Ingrid)
The moment they realized that it wasn’t a wyvern, it was already too late.
The red creature went closer to the ground and landed in front of them.
It had a pair of large wings and a huge body, which were covered in bright red scales.
「No freaking way… It’s a fire dragon!」(Ingrid)
「What!?」(Elle)
「We got the black wyvern earlier, and now a fire dragon!? What the heck is going on!?」(Ingrid)
TOC
You can gain access to [Early Access] page and read up to ten chapters ahead by supporting me on [Patreon]