My House Is a Magic Power Spot ~Just by Living There I Become the Strongest in the World~ - Chapter 223

Published at 20th of May 2019 08:35:37 PM Chapter 223

After returning Ramiyuros to the cottage, my line no longer got any reactions .

「Nothing’s biting . 」
「It’s because I pulled up something big before . We have to be patient . 」

I had remodeled my line and lure so it was different from the previous times I had gone fishing .

It was obvious that I wouldn’t be able to catch something so quickly .

…… . It’d take a while for me to get accustomed to deeper water fishing .

I thought as I moved my fishing rod .

Then after several minutes…

「Oh? It came . 」

It was a bit sooner than expected, but I got a bite .

It was obvious that it would be, but the pulling was weaker than last time .

That made me feel more reassured that it was a normal fish as I pulled the line upwards .

Then I saw what I’d caught .

「…… . . what is this?」

It was bright pink and rectangular in shape .

It was about 60 centimeters large but…

「It looks like it isn’t a fish this time either . I don’t even think it’s a living creature . 」
「n, I suppose . It looks like some kind, of jewel . 」

On second glance it did look like some sort of gemstone .

It was radiantly colored and had a luster to it .

But after fishing it up I noticed something…

「Umm? Isn’t this thing moving?」
「Looks like it . 」

The rectangular thing was chewing and biting on my lure .

I looked more closely and saw what looked like teeth in the middle of its body .

Looking at Hesty’s confusion I could tell that she had no idea what this gem creature was .

I was wondering what the heck it was when…

「Morning Daichi-dono~ Sorry I’m late, I was wondering if I could join in~」
Dianeia came walking over the sandy beach .

She was rubbing her eyes so she may have been a bit sleepy . Be that as it may, she arrived just in time .

「I don’t mind if you join in . Dianeia, do you know what this is?」

I said and showed Dianeia what had bitten my hook .

Then her sleepy eyes opened wide .

「This is today’s catch…umm Daichi-dono? T-this is a magic mussel (unio douglasiae)」
「Mussel? This is a mussel?」
「Y-yeah . It squeezes magic power out of the water it lives in and crystallizes it into a shell like that of a high quality magic stone . 」
「I see」

What an interesting creature .

Though it sounded like a mussel, it definitely looked like a gem .

I couldn’t help but look back at it when,

「Ah」

Hesty spoke up .

「What’s up Hesty?」
「I saw fragments of this shell in a materials shop once . It was long ago and there were several fragments inside a showcase . 」
「A material shop? Why?」
「Umu, well Daichi-dono…magic mussels are only born in bodies of water with high magic concentrations, they’re hard to find, and you can’t raise them artificially . You’d be lucky to find a small one after many years . 」

Dianeia answered while getting more excited .

「So this is valuable . 」
「Yes, and with this size…honestly I’ve never seen one this big . Leaving aside the outside, the inner magic stone should be top class . 」

So it even had a magic stone inside itself .

Seems like this mussel was practically half made of gemstones .

「We got something nice . Thanks for the explanation . By the way Dianeia this guy can we—」
「B-by the way, if you take off the shell you can eat the inside . The outside is made of stone but the inside is normal meat . 」
「——I didn’t ask yet, but thanks for the info . 」

After getting this explanation I grabbed the mussel .

Before I realized it they had decided we’ll be eating this I guess .

Well certainly I was going to eat it if it was edible .

I didn’t recall being such a glutton, so I felt a bit unsatisfied with being considered one .

「Well, okay . We got something nice so I might as well put it in the golem aquarium . So let’s continue…here Dianeia, you wanted to do it too right?」
「Y-yeah, I’ll be in your care . 」

Three interesting catches on three different days .

I continued to fish with a Princess and a Dragon King next to me .