Finding an old fishing boat.

The city known as Port Herbert was indeed quite busy, there were several individuals coming and going on the streets, some carried boxes of different proportions or carts purely by sheer force, others used the help of tamed monsters while some used mana or magical tools to facilitate the transport.

The vision itself clashed a lot with the port cities seen in the normal world, of course with the exception of mana tools or different monsters carrying objects.

"It looks so cool! What do you think, brother Alex? It's the first time I've been to a port city…even in the real world I never got to go."

I smiled at her and replied.

"Yes, it's quite similar, taking advantage of the fact that we're here…"

I spoke and observed my surroundings until I found what I planned and pointed there as I spoke.

"How about we eat something?"

"Excellent!! There must be delicious seafood around here!"

I already imagined that she would accept, so I directed my gaze to Leo.

And he, feeling my gaze, smiled and touched my head, while his tail, which was hidden, came out in a hidden way and scratched my hand gently.

"Whatever you want, Al."

I smiled at him and took his hand to where there were the small restaurants.

The smell of different seafood wafted around the room and it was quite refreshing.

I observed that the foods were quite diverse, whether due to the countless seafood, such as: shellfish, shrimp, fish of different species, lobsters, crabs and others. As for how to cook and other ingredients in between.

After walking a little, I joined a line that on the wooden menu at the front of the restaurant, one of the dishes was called Caribbean shrimp, and from a distance, from the appearance and smell, it was similar to a dish called Caribbean shrimp, found in certain regions. In america.

Leonardo ended up staying next to me to eat the same thing as me, while Eliane went to a line that had mixed skewers using shrimp, vegetables and fish roasted over coals.

And soon my turn came, a woman who I swear I looked like I saw scales like she was a fish or more specifically from some clan of sea beasts looked at us with a big smile, she was quite tall and had a simple smile while wearing some jewelry and necklaces made from shells or the like.

"Hello!! It looks like we have foreign visitors. They even seem to come from far away."

I didn't respond to her speech and just smiled gently, while pointing to one of the dishes inside her restaurant.

"I would like two of these, please. Make one with more"

I said while looking at Leonardo next to me who was still holding my hand.

When she saw my order, she smiled and began to explain.

"This is one of the traditional dishes from one of the islands nearby, called caribbean shrimp, it is a little creamy with a smooth and light taste. The shrimp were recently hunted and were also well cleaned and sanitized, costing only 5 gold coins."

I handed over the 10 coins without any problem and she handed me two plates, Aqua, I looked for a moment and dismissed the image of Aqua that appeared for 2 seconds, after all Aqua's shrimp form is just a shape he assumes and not the his race or species.

I took mine and gave the other to Leo.

And when I was about to leave I heard the girl's voice.

"Big young man, take good care of your boyfriend, he seems kind and cute, protect him well"

Hearing this, I was about to put the shrimp in my mouth using a small wooden spoon, I almost choked and when I was about to explain, Leo spoke first.

"Of course I will take good care of and protect my boyfriend. But he's pretty strong in his own right."

Hearing his response I looked speechless.

And I walked ahead, preferring not to comment and enjoy my shrimp, putting the taste of tomato in my mouth in a smooth and refreshing way with a slight sweetness. The shrimp tasted delicious with a faint sea taste given the way it was cooked, but the meat was tasty.

And when I put another one in my mouth I heard Leonardo's voice next to my ear.

"I hope you don't get upset."

Hearing his voice and feeling a slight heat in my ear, I was about to respond, but he continued speaking.

"I just wanted to enjoy this dream title."

I completely stopped and looked at him feeling a little flushed and speechless while he had a smile on his face.

Well...let's ignore this guy...it doesn't seem like a joke, but unless he says it explicitly I won't say or do anything.

And at that moment, while a slightly embarrassing moment, especially for me, I saw Eliane approaching and carrying the skewers.

"Cough cough" I coughed lightly and greeted her.

"Eli, shall we eat while we go?"

"Clear!!"

So the 3 of us started walking around while we ate, Eli also brought me some skewers which I decided to keep in inventory to eat later and maybe give some to my tamers.

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After eating we decided to find the boat.

Going to the port there were several boards that rented the boats, but most did not accept a commission to go towards the island we wanted. Saying that ships in that region were destroyed, in pieces turning into ashes or simply returning on fire, regardless of whether they had magical protection.

We also managed to get some other information, for example, many boats have a crystal or a special stone that emitted special magical waves, making it feel like a stone while keeping sea creatures away, of course it was not always functional and for boats that went more Far away in the ocean, several of them had magic circles that increased defense and even had offensive modes.

And when we thought we weren't going to find anything, we found a specific man.

He looked like a not-so-reliable middle-aged man who had torn clothes.

"Hey young people, are you looking for a boat? I guarantee that my boat can take you anywhere and I can lend them to you for 24 hours."

The Leo who heard asked calmly and incisively while he was half-closed to me.

"And what do you want?"

He asked as their eyes seemed to get redder as if they saw through everything.

The individual also seemed to notice, but he only had a smile on his face and spoke.

"A special being you are. Especially those invasive eyes." He spoke and seemed to emit an extremely powerful pressure which made our group tense. I approached Leo and stood beside him protectively. Leonardo saw this and his eyes were smiling even though he felt the danger in the whole situation.

But the pressure quickly disappeared as if it wasn't there.

"Anyway, I just need you guys to get me something. I can't enter this place due to certain limitations and to avoid being seen by some annoying beings, but I need my old fishing rod, what do you think, will you accept?"

When he finished speaking, a message appeared in front of all of us.

[Mission: Search for the lost fishing rod has been offered, do you accept?]

We looked at each other and decided to read the mission description first.

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Mission: Search for the lost fishing rod.

Type: Group mission.

Objective: Collect the lost fishing rod.

Reward: ?????'s special boat for 24 hours, ????

Description: The mysterious old man in front of you lost his fishing rod in the ocean years ago and unfortunately it was picked up by an individual and after passing through some hands it finds itself in a location within the continent, and the mysterious being is yours. front needs her back, do you want to help him? maybe you can get tasty fish….

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And talking in the party chat, we ended up deciding to accept even though we didn't know where it would be, it seemed like the best option to go to the island since flying in the ocean would probably make us have to fight sea and/or air monsters, of course more than fighting. it was easier for us to become food….

And I said the group decision.

"We accept the mission."

[Mission: Search for the lost fishing rod, has been accepted]