章 45: That's Not Fishing...

Jason didn't know whether Risa thought of fishing in the same sense that he did. Though the word might be the same for both of them, the process used to catch fishes might differ.

If it was the same as Earth, Jason would rather stay at home as he hated fishing.

It was a very boring and idle thing for him and Jason would rather use that time to do something that he actually liked.

Jason knew that wherever Risa was taking him would help him, no matter how boring the thing might be.

Also learning how to heal himself with the help of dark element would help him a lot in the future.

'It might even help me understand that secret type of mana which had been mixed with my dark element.' Jason wondered before taking a sweep of his surroundings.

The two of them were still inside Duphia and were getting a few stares from those in the streets.

Jason wondered why all of them still stared at him despite the many times he had passed through the same place. Most of them should've gotten used to it by now.

The stares reduced in number the further they walked towards the entrance before vanishing all of a sudden.

Risa and Jason then stepped out of the town together, the latter setting out towards the front of the forest for the first time, not counting the time Issac had taken him out for the basic explanation.

Jason also remembered that except for the little encounter with the goblin in the forest, he still hadn't seen any formidable beast.

[ Maybe we will get to see one today and I will be able to examine it. ] The system spoke hopefully.

Both Jason and the system were a bit hopeful about encountering a beast considering the fact that they were going to hunt for some in the first place.

"Grandma, where exactly are we going?" Jason finally questioned after walking for around fifteen minutes.

"I told you, didn't I? We are going to go fishing and catch a few fish to eat as well as practice on." Risa replied nonchalantly while taking a few turns around the forest, moving towards uneven paths.

It was only after moving this much that Jason started noticing changes in the flora.

The trees became taller and grew much further apart, covering a large area on their own. The canopy overhead also grew thicker and little sunlight made it to the forest floor.

Strange hooting noises could be heard every now and then, indicating that many bird-type creatures were present there.

"Jason, stick close to me and keep your eyes open." Risa suddenly ordered as she took a sharp turn and went past some bushes.

Jason's body suddenly went alert as he stuck closer to Risa's leg, not being able to see much due to his height.

However, he was much less worried since he knew that his grandma would strike down any beast daring enough to approach them.

Risa and Jason soon stepped out of the bushes and continued their journey, the former taking many cuts and leaving Jason confused as to where they were. He lost count of the number of cuts taken soon.

"We have reached our destination!" Risa suddenly announced as she took another turn through a cluster of bushes.

Jason slowly followed her just to step into an open area.

Several meters away from him was a huge lake with slightly pale water. There was quite a bit of land around the lake before the forest started.

It was covered so well that if one didn't know of its existence, they would have likely missed it.

'How can a lake be there in the middle of such a forest though?' Jason thought curiously while wanting to take a closer look at the lakewater.

"Don't get that close to the lake," Risa warned, having seen the look in Jason's eyes, and placed a hand on Jason's shoulder. "Stay here and watch me closely."

After giving out the instructions, Risa stepped closer to the lake and touched the water with her fingers.

[ Damn… ] The system muttered in a mind-blown tone as it sensed movement happening throughout the lake.

At first, the entire lake seemed calm but that only lasted for a few seconds. The surface water started moving ferociously as a whirlpool opened up in the center of the water.

This was followed by an inhuman cry as something suddenly shot out of the whirlpool.

Jason's jaw dropped down as his eyes followed the movement of an extremely large shark shooting towards Risa.

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< Lakewater Sharkodono >

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— A common shark that resides in the water of deep lakes. The number of such sharks in a single lake usually resides between two to five.

— Its intelligence is very low and attacks the first thing it sees moving on the surface of the water in hopes of trying to eat the creature.

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Jason blinked in confusion when he read the details on the shark but his confusion didn't last for long enough.

'For someone with that name, its details are not that impressive. I guess it's found in almost all lakes with deep water and isn't strong enough to be that remarkable.' Jason observed.

His eyes were glued on the shark in the air which was only a few meters away from reaching Risa and biting her head off.

Contrary to what a normal human would have felt, she didn't look the least bit worried about a shark attacking her. Risa instead stifled a yawn and raised her right hand in the shark's direction.

"Jason, look carefully. I am going to teach you how you can fish common sharks like these." She declared as a white ray suddenly shout out from her hand.

The white ray hit the shark in the eye with deadly accuracy, throwing it off balance.

The shark released a slight groan, something Jason didn't know was possible.

Risa's attack had blinded the shark temporarily and had thrown its momentum.

The shark started falling down but Risa wasn't going to let it go. She jumped off the edge of the lake, appearing right beside the falling shark in the blink of an eye.

Risa placed her hand directly on its body and before it could react, she pierced it using another ray of light.

Blood dripped down in the lake as the shark's body suddenly went limp. Risa then grabbed it by one of its fins and tossed it on the land before following suit.

Once she landed on the land, she smiled and looked at Jason's abashed expression.

"How was that?" She asked while brushing her hands.

"That's not fishing…" Jason muttered while looking at the dead shark lying at Risa's feet. "That was wrestling with a shark…"

"Hmm, I don't see the difference between them," Risa shrugged slightly. "The end goal is to get the fish and I did it without breaking a sweat. It's fishing only."

Jason gulped when he heard her reply as he turned his gaze towards the lake. If what she had said was true then that meant that the concept of normal fishing didn't exist for her.

Did that mean that he too would have to wrestle a shark?