Chapter 8

A few more days passed.

The crops in the field grew vigorously, and I was busy taking care of them.

Although it's still far from harvest time, they have grown enough for me to guess what will ripen.

Probably, the crops that will be ready to harvest from my field will be...

Tomatoes, potatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, onions, leeks, carrots, pumpkins, and cabbages.

Is that right?

Thanks to the effect of the "Bearer of the Supreme," even I, a complete novice in farming, can tell what vegetables are growing just by touching the stems and leaves during their growth.

However, it will still take a long time before the harvest.

Until then, I have to rely on gathering from the sea for food.

The mountains are scary; I won't go there anymore.

So, I continued my routine of waking up in the morning, tending to the field, and then going out to the sea to find food.

Today, I decided to do a bit of fishing.

It's nice to dive into the sea and catch fish directly, but it's more efficient to use bait to catch the fish that swim quickly through the water.

Among the tools I bought from the capital, there was a fishing rod, so I used it to cast the line from the rocks.

Using the bugs I collected while working in the field as bait, it's a two-for-one deal.

I hope I catch a big one.

While thinking this, I leisurely basked in the sea breeze...

"Huh?"

The line is being pulled, pulled.

The fishing line is taut with considerable force, and the rod is bending.

This momentum is undoubtedly a big catch.

Without panicking and trying to reel it in immediately, I let it thrash around to exhaust its stamina.

With the "Bearer of the Supreme" ability, I can transform into a top-notch angler just by holding the fishing rod.

I have the confidence to catch a tuna with a shabby rod bought for a pittance in the capital.

After a while of struggling...

"The pulling force is weakening."

Is it getting tired?

Then, let it be caught and show its face. My dinner!

With a big splash, the big catch appeared from the surface of the sea, just as I expected.

Its tail fins were jumping vigorously, very lively.

It's in great condition.

However...

"Ugh! What is this?!"

It wasn't the big catch I expected.

Indeed, it's a big fish, about the size of a human.

But it's half human.

The other half is a fish.

"I can't believe I, a mermaid, would be caught by a land dweller! Impossible! No way!!"

Swinging her tail fins in frustration, she groaned.

A mermaid.

I caught a mermaid, not a fish.

"Whoa...!?"

Sure enough, this is a different world.

There are mermaids here!?

The lower half is a fish, the upper half is a girl.

Moreover, she is incredibly beautiful, almost mesmerizing.

During the struggle, the fishing line I cast got entangled all over her body, leaving her unable to move.

A bound girl. It looks quite erotic.

"Hey, you!"

The mermaid shouted in an angry tone.

"Were you the one fishing? Untie this fishing line quickly! I can't move with it wrapped around me like this!!"

"Wh-what...!?"

I was only trembling, but since the other party is an intelligent being capable of conversation, I can no longer treat her as a catch.

I decided to treat her with courtesy as a communication partner.

However, I can't cut the precious fishing line, so I carefully untangled it and finally removed the hook from her mouth.

"You really ate the bait...!?"

But in the process, I inadvertently had the rare experience of putting my fingers in the girl's mouth, which made my heart race.

Anyway, she is a mermaid.

I caught a mermaid while fishing.

I don't even understand what I'm saying.

"Um, hello...!"

I had no idea what to do, but I tried to start a conversation.

The most important thing is mutual understanding.

Greetings are the first step in conversation.

"You really caught me, a mermaid, land dweller!!"

But the other party was openly hostile.

Mutual understanding suddenly seemed far away.

"Since you caught me, you will be my husband!!"

Then, the distance between us suddenly became zero.

Understanding between people is indeed very easy.

"Husband!? Why!?"

No, no, that's not the case.

There is still a gap in understanding between us, deeper than the Mariana Trench.

Although there probably isn't a Mariana Trench in this world.

"Because, being caught by a land dweller is the greatest humiliation for a mermaid...! I am a defeated mermaid. The fate of the defeated is to offer everything to the victor...! My body and soul, everything...!"

"No, no, no...!"

Anyway, I ended up getting a wife.

A mermaid wife.

Is this okay!?!