Bait

[The Flash Report]

[War in Lightning Slit: Eny advances quickly and seems to be slowly winning]

 The Flash Report is a newspaper created by the dwarves in Lightning Slit. In this war, they are bringing information before any newspaper.

[Eny's advancing troops seem to be slowly gaining territory. This past week, Zakov's army lost an important weapons warehouse, which was detonated with fire magic fired by several terrorist mages.]

Terrorist Mages? I hadn't known that word before. Although it doesn't seem to be anything complex.

The article continues to provide information and details about the situation.

The news says that several adventurers with gold badges went there to remove the civilians.

The number of deaths and victims appears to be uncertain, mainly because the illegal area is difficult to enter and operate freely in.

The rest of the newspaper told some stories and curiosities, but nothing interesting.

A month later, I strangely wake up earlier than usual.

I let out a long yawn, my eyes are still blurry.

Getting up from bed and walking to the bathroom, I wash my face and brush my teeth.

Something funny about this world is that there is no such thing as toothpaste, so we use medicinal herbs.

I have no idea if they help with mouth cleaning, and I'm still a little too sleepy to think about it...

After brushing my teeth, I go to the living room and find Richard coming out of the house with a bamboo fishing rod.

"Look who's already awake." He says.

"Are you going fishing?"

"Yes. Do you want to come with me?" My father asks.

Um, I'm not doing anything anyway. I don't think it would hurt.

"Maybe..." I reply in a sleepy voice.

"Then change your clothes and come outside. I'll be waiting for you!" Richard responds.

Going to my room, I open the wardrobe. There aren't many options to wear, but I think I can find something interesting.

I better wear pants, there must be a lot of mosquitoes near rivers. A long-sleeved blouse would also be great. Boots maybe? I don't know if there are snakes, but I should be careful.

With my chosen clothes, I get dressed and leave the house.

I wear a long-sleeved black blouse and sweatpants. On my feet, I put boots that go up to my shins. I think this way the mosquitoes won't eat me alive...

After Richard and I left the house, we headed towards the forest where William and I trained.

It's a bit unexpected to think that Richard fishes in the same place we train. That's a little comforting to know.

The weather is a little mild. Even though it's summer, the temperature is pleasant. The sky is cloudy, and it is quite windy.

But you never know what the weather will be like in a few hours. Summer is a very strange season. The day can start cloudy and then become completely sunny, and the opposite can also happen.

We enter the forest, I just follow my father, who leads the way.

The deeper we go into the forest, the lower the temperature gets.

Come to think of it, autumn will start next month, so the temperature is getting milder.

After walking for a while, passing through places I had never been before, I start to hear the sound of water moving.

And then the forest opens up, and a riverbed passes by, going from West to East.

The terrain is a bit steep, so it's best not to get too close.

Richard then sits down and starts digging in the dirt.

"What are you doing, dad?" I ask without understanding.

"To fish, you need to have bait, right?" He asks a rhetorical question. "I'm looking for worms. The fish love them." He adds.

Ok, I understand.

I've never had any experience with fishing, so this is all new to me.

In fact, I think I can help find worms with my mana radar.