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◈ Got a Gallery in the Wild ◈

Chapter 82: Fishman (1)

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A day passed in which I did nothing, no, couldn't do anything.

The rain had been nearly torrential, so I stayed cooped up in the cave all day.

Without a smartphone and with only the Gallery, I felt like I'd spent the whole day browsing it.

Whenever I had time, I trained with the Inner Energy Cultivation Method, did basic exercises, and so on.

Even with all that training, though, I couldn't shake the boredom.

‘But that's over now.’

I took a deep breath as I looked up at the cloudless blue sky.

Maybe because of the rain, the scent of wet earth was stronger than usual. It was a wonderful smell.

Thanks to the drainage work I did yesterday, there weren't any puddles around the cave either.

If I hadn't dug those drains, the place would've been a complete mess. I felt oddly proud of myself.

[Post title] The Rain Stopped!

[Author] Wild Grylls

[Post] (Photo of a cloudless blue sky)

[Post] (Photo of wet ground)

[Post] Looks like I can explore again!

[Post] First, I need to get ready to set up the Fish Trap...

└ [Heavenly Demon]: You have worked hard. This lady shall have Fasting Pills sent to you soon as well.

└ [Wild Grylls]: Thank you! About how many are we talking?

└ [Heavenly Demon]: Enough to last you a month or two without issue. This lady would like to give you a year's worth, but my aide says the ingredients are scarce.

└ [Wild Grylls]: That's more than enough! Can you thank your aide for me? I'll give them an Inner Core too if they'd like one.

└ [Heavenly Demon]: Very well. Since it is your request, this lady shall consider it.

└ [Smart Demon]: What Inner Core? When did you catch something else?

└ [Wild Grylls]: I get them whenever I catch fish.

└ [Smart Demon]: Then how many Inner Cores have you collected so far?

└ [Wild Grylls]: Probably four or five? But I heard their energy fades over time, so I'll probably eat them soon.

└ [Smart Demon]: If I give you a container that can store them, can I have one Inner Core?

└ [Wild Grylls]: As long as you don't scam me, I can give you one.

└ [Smart Demon]: K. Just wait.

└ [Heavenly Demon]: You could have asked this lady instead of asking that fool.

└ [Wild Grylls]: What's the harm? Think of it as expanding my network.

└ [Passing Dwarf]: Are you ignoring me?

└ [Wild Grylls]: Fish or crabs are enough for you.

└ [Passing Dwarf]: You know me well. Then hurry up, take the Fish Trap, and offer me fish.

└ [Wild Grylls]: Ha, this is seriously pissing me off lol

└ [Passing Dwarf]: ?

└ [Wild Grylls]: Of course I'll bring you some.

└ This never gets old lol

└ Grylls is definitely the dwarf's slave until he escapes lol

Even though the rain had stopped, there was plenty to do. Most importantly, I had to set up the Fish Trap again.

That would probably take up the entire morning. Even aside from the Fish Trap, I had a lot on my plate.

‘And I need to inspect the drainage ditch again.’

Yesterday had only been a temporary fix. I just cleared away the dirt and called it a day.

But the torrential rain had caused parts of the walls to collapse, creating puddles here and there.

At least the drainage ditch needed to be properly reinforced. I could probably get the materials from the Auction House.

[System] Passing Dwarf has registered trade items.

[Passing Dwarf]: You know I want one fish, right?

[You]: You're squeezing blood from a stone, you bastard.

[Passing Dwarf]: K. Two fish.

[You]: Spare me, brother.

[Passing Dwarf]: Just kidding. Give them to me when you have some to spare.

[Passing Dwarf]: I have a conscience too.

[Passing Dwarf]: What are you holding in your right hand right now?

[Passing Dwarf]: I'm at the mine, asshole.

[You]: K. I believe you.

I got a fresh Fish Trap from the dwarf.

[Heavenly Demon]: If you need more Fasting Pills, just say so.

[Heavenly Demon]: This lady shall speak to my aide immediately.

[You]: Doesn't this cost a lot of money?

[Heavenly Demon]: It probably does.

[Heavenly Demon]: But my aide will handle the finances.

[You]: I'll give you an Inner Core now, so please tell them to use this toward it, pretty please...

[Heavenly Demon]: Very well. This lady shall tell my aide immediately.

I received Fasting Pills from Heavenly Demon as well.

The one happiest about the newly arrived Fasting Pills was none other than the Fast Sloth.

A sack full of Fasting Pills suddenly popped out of thin air, and the Fast Sloth's eyes went wide.

The Fast Sloth's eyes were normally almost shut, so I could roughly imagine how shocked it was.

"What do you think? Pretty impressive, right?"

"..."

"...Yeah. I'm an idiot for bragging."

The Fast Sloth obviously thought of me as a tree anyway.

A tree that produced food on its own, at that. That impression had probably grown even stronger today.

"Fast Sloth."

"..."

"Please don't cut open the goose that lays golden eggs."

That goose was me, but I didn't bother saying that part.

There was no way the Fast Sloth would understand what I meant. It was more of a complaint than anything else.

Anyway, I'd received everything I needed from the registered users. Now all that remained was work.

"Smack, smack. Salty. So salty."

"Nom nom nom nom."

First, though, breakfast. This morning's meal was smoked food.

All I had to do was warm it over the campfire.

The meat I'd salted was already fully smoked.

I had enough food to last around a month, along with the Fasting Pills.

‘But I don't have anyone here.’

What could I do? I just had to escape this place.

After breakfast, I got back to work on the drainage ditch.

I dug out the soil to drain the standing water and smoothed the walls as much as possible so they wouldn't collapse.

‘If I lay processed stones on the bottom, that should do it, right?’

Of course, I planned to either find those stones at the Auction House or ask the dwarf for them.

I wasn't going to do that work immediately. I would set up the Fish Trap first.

Setting it up would take at least thirty minutes, so it was better to get started early.

‘It's been a while since I caught frogs too.’

I hadn't provoked the Golden Frogs lately, so I had no idea whether they were still around.

Allfather had given me all the medicine I needed, so I hadn't felt much need to hunt.

‘And I think I need a pair of work shoes too.’

The shoes made by the dwarf's friend were waterproof, but water could still get in through the opening.

I couldn't exactly take them off before going into the river, so I decided to put up with it for today.

If needed, I could dry them thoroughly by the campfire.

"Okay. Let's go."

"Kkyuu!"

With the Fast Sloth riding on my back, I headed for the river with Wonmo.

Wonmo seemed to be in good condition today, hopping excitedly around me.

He was so cute. Smiling to myself, I kept walking.

Rooooar!

When we arrived, the river's current had clearly weakened compared to when it had been raining.

Still, something else caught my eye.

Flop! Flop!

"Huh?"

"Kkyuuu!"

While I stood there in surprise, Wonmo's eyes lit up and he dashed ahead.

He was so fast I couldn't stop him, but it didn't matter.

Fish were scattered all around the riverbank.

They must have ridden the swollen river yesterday and failed to make their way back.

‘What a lucky break.’

There were more than five fish flopping weakly near the river. Three of them were Forest of Four Seasons extra-large fish. The rest were smaller.

But one of them was especially unusual.

"Do eels live in rivers too?"

I muttered to myself. Among the flopping fish, only one was an eel.

True to the Forest of Four Seasons, it was huge. It was well over a meter long.

‘Kind of creepy.’

It looked like a snake, which made it a little unsettling. But an eel was an eel.

It had a reputation as a fish that was great for men's virility.

...Though, stranded in the Forest of Four Seasons, I had nowhere to use that virility anyway. Still, it was good.

I could always put that energy to use somewhere else.

"Nom nom nom."

Wonmo seemed unwilling to eat the bigger fish, so he started with the smaller ones scattered around.

Since he'd just eaten, he seemed to be treating them as snacks.

While he ate, I put on the World Tree Gloves and placed the fish into the Fish Trap.

This unexpected little bit of happiness was enough to lift my spirits.

Whack!

"Mmph?! Pwah!"

Then the eel caused an unexpected problem.

The moment I grabbed it, it shoved its head into my mouth.

Luckily, I reacted quickly. Otherwise, it might've gone beyond a kiss and turned into a deep, disgusting make-out session.

That didn't make it any less gross. I hurriedly shoved it into the Fish Trap.

Its body was slippery, but the World Tree Gloves let me put it in easily.

"Pweh! Pweh!"

Ugh, disgusting. Wiping my mouth, I glared at the eel.

You're dead for dinner tonight. I'm only sparing you because I don't know how to prepare you yet.

After gathering all the fish that had fallen onto the ground, I decided to head back.

I had to put them in metal containers to keep them fresh.

I put the eel into a separate, wider container just in case.

Considering how it had tried to force its way into my mouth, there was no guarantee it wouldn't do the same thing to the other fish.

[Post title] Got an Eel.

[Author] Wild Grylls

[Post] I went up to the river and found an eel on the riverbed. Don't these normally live in the ocean?

└ [Heavenly Demon]: What an enormous restorative meal. This lady understands eels are very precious.

└ [SwordTasteMaster]: Isn't that a snake? What kind of eel gets that big?

└ [Wild Grylls]: It's the Forest of Four Seasons. But don't eels live in the ocean?

└ [Allfather]: There are eels that live in freshwater too. But they do not grow that large.

└ Farmed eels are freshwater eels too. Saltwater eels can't be farmed.

└ Wow, but one that big is seriously amazing. Think it has an Inner Core too?

└ Grylls is going to be full of energy tonight lol

└ What's he going to do with it? He can't use it anyway lol

└ He'll use the Gallery instead.

└ Nope. I need to post those pictures today lol

└ Fuck, stop it.

└ Head Mod! Over here! There's someone threatening to terrorize the Gallery!

└ [Passing Dwarf]: Does eel taste good? It's so damn expensive where I live that I've never tried it.

└ [Wild Grylls]: I'll give you a bite later. I want to try it too, so I probably can't give you much.

└ [Passing Dwarf]: K. I'm curious about the taste.

└ [Wild Grylls]: Oh, right. Allfather. When I caught this thing, it rammed its head into my mouth. Is that normal?

└ [Allfather]: That was an extremely dangerous situation. Eels have a habit of burrowing into dark, narrow places. There have been people who suffocated after eels burrowed into their mouths.

└ [Wild Grylls]: Holy shit;;

└ That's why they use them for torture too. They make them burrow into the hole below.

└ Ugh;; That's fucking horrifying.

└ [Starlight Princess]: I heard eels are good for stamina. Is that true?

└ [Wild Grylls]: Yep. Want some later?

└ [Starlight Princess]: If it would not be rude, could I have just one bite...? I'll give you ice cream later!

└ [Wild Grylls]: Deal.

└ He's saying "deal" lol

└ Trading eel for ice cream, what the hell lol

The Gallery became lively with the arrival of the eel.

Most of them said they'd never seen an eel that big, or that it looked more like a giant snake than an eel.

My pride only lasted a moment. Figuring out how to prepare it came first.

‘Tonight.’

For now, setting up the Fish Trap was more important.

Before long, I arrived at the river again with my animal friends and prepared to install it.

"Ribbit. Ribbit."

"Ribbit ribbit."

First, I had to deal with the Golden Frogs.

Even after the river had flooded, they stubbornly defended their territory.

Wonmo and I stepped back. It was the Fast Sloth's time to shine.

"Too!"

"Too!"

"Poo!"

Thick purple venom shot toward the Fast Sloth.

But the Fast Sloth dodged it all with ease, moving this way and that as if the attacks were nothing.

Once the frogs had exhausted their venom, they splashed into the river.

This was my chance to set up the Fish Trap.

Smack!

"Argh!"

I had nearly finished setting up the Fish Trap when a fish leaped out and struck me in the face.

Clutching my nose, I winced from the sharp pain. It hurt enough to bring tears to my eyes.

Drip. Drip.

Something worse happened next.

My nose started bleeding.

I'd been injured in plenty of places, but this was my first nosebleed.

Yet something happened that left me no time to worry about it.

Splash splash splash!

Maybe they had smelled the blood, because dozens of fish rushed toward me.

Come to think of it, something similar had happened when I threw away the tiger's organs before.

Worried that I might get swept up by the school of fish, I hurried out of the river.

"Whew..."

I let out a sigh of relief. At least the nosebleed had started after I finished setting up the Fish Trap.

With the Fish Trap set, I could head back to the cave.

I'd get to work on the drainage ditch right away, but first I needed to stuff some tissue into my nose.

‘Should I use an Elixir for this too?’

I hesitated for a moment. If the bleeding didn't stop, I would use one.

Drip. Drip.

Even with my nose plugged, blood slowly leaked out and dampened the ground.

* * *

A little time passed after Grylls left...

Splaash!

A hand emerged from the river.

It was webbed like a frog's, but the hand itself resembled a human's.

Sliiide...

Soon, the owner of that hand revealed its face. That face looked like...

"Grrr..."

A Great White Shark that lived in the ocean.

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