Eternal Adventurer (WN): Chapter 219

 

Strange Child



With fishing rods and baskets


We all decide to head down to the river for fishing.


"Nii-chan. Father will get mad at us... let's not do it."


My brother is afraid of being scolded


But he doesn't seem to leave me behind


"It's okay, everyone's going to greet a great guy at the station."


Before we were born.


It seems that an amazing person saved the city


But I'm tired of hearing that story.


I've heard it hundreds of times already


And all the grown-ups are saying.


[You guys must grow up to be fine adults like Shiro-sama!]


They say something like.


"Even if they say Edgeworth, we're not Shiro himself, right? It has nothing to do with us."


"That's right, that's right!"


My friends agree


The walls that cover the city.


We'll never get over it, but we have a secret passageway.


"How is it?"


"There's no one here!"


Today as well, we're going outside through a small crack in the wall


"Hey guys?"


"!"


There shouldn't be anyone around


"Where are you going?"


There was someone I didn't know


"W-who are you!"


"Oh... me? A traveler... maybe?"


He's too young to be a traveler.


He's smaller than us.


No, he's about the same size as my younger brother.


"Fishing."


"Fishing? The river ahead?"


"That's right. You got a problem with that?"


"I'll go with you."


With an exhilarating smile, he said that


"I'm sorry, but I don't want to be followed by a kid without a fishing rod or a basket."


"Borrowing is not a good thing."


"Then, is this all right?"


I only took my eyes off him for a second.


When I looked at him again, he certainly had a fishing rod in his hand.


"W-what did you! Where did you get it from!"


"Hm~? It's a secret!"


"......Well, that's okay. Follow me! I'll teach you how to fish!"




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"My tenth fish! Yes!"


I had nothing to teach him.


"Amazing! We're still on our third!"


"Tch! That's not fair! What's with that rod!"


I don't really understand how it works, but the rod was able to freely adjust the length of the thread.


If you turn the handle, the length will change more and more


The rod is sturdy too.


It bends so much that it seems like it will break, but it doesn't


"Hehe. It's good, isn't it?"


"Damn it! I'm not going to let you beat me!"


As the sun got stronger, the difference widened even further.


"All right, that's enough. We've lost."


He had 15.


We all had six.


"Well then, let's have a victory lunch!"


Saying that, he quickly stabbed the fish with a tree branch.


"Hey, what about the fire?"


"Don't worry."


Saying that, he snapped his fingers


Then there was a sound


A fire was set up on the spot


"Eh...Hey! Magic!"


"Amazing, isn't it?"


What's with this guy


"It's burnt. Let's eat!"


"Eh?"


"Eh? What does that mean? You want me to eat 15 fish all by myself?"


"Is it okay for us to eat it? You caught them, right?"


"It's okay, let's eat together."


Saying that, he takes out a number of vials.


"Hey! What is this?"


They were seasonings.


Salt, of course.


There was a lot of fish sauce and some other liquid that I didn't know.


My friends were simple


They were served grilled fish, and they immediately accepted him.


Kuh!


I'm not going to give in to temptation like that!




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"Well, I guess this is where we say goodbye."


Evening


With that, he turns his back and runs away.


"Hey! What's your name!"


Without looking back, he answered.


"...Shiro ...Shero!"


"Shero! I will remember it! Next time I definitely won't lose!"


That night


Mother and Father came home later than we did.


They said something very good had happened.





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