When we returned to the port, it was already late at night.
"You really don't want this fish?" the old man from Guajama asked, looking at the two of them.
"You can keep it, the bounty is enough for us," the Demon King said.
"Aqiu!!"
Reina sneezed next to him. They were still wet, and they might catch a cold due to the sea breeze blowing like this.
"Okay, just wait." As he spoke, the old man dug out an iron box wrapped in a white bag from the fishing boat. There were some crumpled money and some sundries such as fish hooks in it. He took out
He picked up a yellow coin engraved with the guild's emblem, then wiped it with a wet rag, and said to the somewhat stiff coin: "I, Guahama, admit that the reward has been completed."
As soon as he finished speaking, the yellow coin suddenly changed color and turned into a red coin.
"Here, you need this when you collect your bonus." He said.
This is a measure taken by the guild to prevent adventurers from cheating on bounties, and it is somewhat useful.
After taking the coins and saying goodbye to the old man, the two left the dock and went directly back to the hotel.
The Feiyu Hotel's sign flashed, and something seemed to be wrong again. At this time, a homeless man was sitting in front of the door, holding a bottle of wine in his hand. He looked at the two of them with cloudy eyes, and the two devils were about to ignore it.
Him, walked past him.
"You encountered a storm, right? Have you seen them?" He suddenly spoke, startling Reina.
"Who are they?"
The Demon King was somewhat interested.
"Who are they? Haha, if you saw them you wouldn't ask that, and even if I told you, you wouldn't believe it."
jingle!
At this time, the hotel door was opened. The person who opened the door was neither the Demon King nor Rena, but Irina.
"I heard the noise, and it turned out to be you. That's great. You are safe and sound. I heard that you went to sea with Grandpa Guajama." She said anxiously. Seeing that the two of them were all wet, she quickly asked them to
Went in, lent them hotel towels, and made hot tea.
At this time, the two of them had changed their clothes and were sitting in the hotel reception area. The master and the apprentice held cups and shuddered from time to time.
"Today's storm was too sudden. Many fishing boats that had not come to the port were overturned. Fortunately, the storm did not last long and there were no casualties. You are so lucky to be able to come back safely." Elena
He said while pouring tea.
"Hey! Yes, yes." The Demon King scratched his head and said awkwardly.
"We conquered the storm and rode the big waves! That's right, I caught a fish as big as this this morning." Reina said with exaggerated gestures with her hands.
"No one can conquer the storm." The homeless man at the door came in at some point and shook his head.
"So, have you seen that fish?" he asked again.
"Dad! Don't do this, I'm really angry." Elena suddenly shouted to him.
"What!!" The master and apprentice were shocked. They didn't expect that the homeless man dressed up was actually Irina's father.
"The fish with six fins only appears in storms. It will save people who are swallowed by the storm." The tramp continued.
"That's just a legend." Elena retorted.
"No, that's not a legend. I've seen it with my own eyes, and Guajama has also seen it. I even know that it is the guardian of the Deep Sea Tribe! I've been to their residence, and that's the bottom of the sea!!"
"That's enough, stop talking nonsense!" Elena covered her ears in pain and squatted on the ground.
The master and apprentice were a little at a loss.
"It's all because of your nonsense. Do you know how many people made fun of me and my mother? Do you know what people in the city think of us? Our hotel is about to be destroyed. Why can't you wake up?"
Elena squatted on the ground, closed her eyes tightly, and buried her face in her knees.
"Then why can't you believe me?" After saying this, the tramp walked out of the hotel. After a while, he heard the sound of bottles being smashed.
…
The next morning, Elena returned to her original state, and the three of them went to the guild together.
Compared with the day before, there was a lot less chatting along the way, and the atmosphere became awkward. Even Rena was silent for a long time, and she kept a worried look on her face along the way.
"Alas!! You actually completed that mission! I didn't expect it." Elena said with her eyes wide open as she looked at the red coin.
"Actually, we saw Wuwu yesterday..." Just when Reina was about to tell her about the fish, the Demon King suddenly covered her mouth.
"Um??"
Elena tilted her head and looked at the two of them doubtfully.
"fine."
The devil said.
Elena was a little puzzled, but she didn't ask anything, just opened the door of the guild and walked in.
"Master, why didn't you tell her that I saw that strange fish?" Reina looked up at the master and asked.
"I think it's better not to say anything."
"Why?"
"Can you prove you saw it?"
The Demon King's words made Reina frown.
At this time, they suddenly heard the noise coming from the guild.
"Emergency!! A three-star reward is now being issued to search for and rescue the Abels!! There is no limit to the number of people this reward can be for!"
That was the voice of the vice-president. This big bounty was posted in the center of the notice board, covering other bounties. This represented an urgent bounty.
"The Abels? Is it the research ship sent by the union and the Snake Ten Thousand Fu Empire?"
"Aren't there a lot of red adventurers on the ship? How could something happen?"
"Oh! Wait, I remember that Bo Erfu was also on that ship..."
After saying that, everyone fell silent, and the adventurers quietly turned back and looked at Elena.
The Boerfu they mentioned was Irina's boyfriend, and the two seemed to be engaged.
Elena's expression froze, and she quickly ran to the notice board and read the narrative word for word.
At this time, the master and apprentice of the Demon King also walked over quietly.
"How could something happen to everything? Did the Demon King's army really come from the sea?"
"What nonsense! It's obviously because of the storm last night!"
After hearing the conversation discussed by the adventurers, the Demon King's heart sank.
"It's okay, I'm just missing. Maybe I just encountered magical interference and couldn't be contacted." Elena said suddenly, and no one else dared to respond.
"Okay, it's work. Anyone who wants to take on this task can sign up with me. The reward this time is very good." She said to everyone with a smile.
However, the atmosphere is still heavy.
"I'm sorry Elena, uh, I was injured a few times when I went to sea, so..."
"It's okay, just take good care of yourself."
"My wife may be giving birth in the next few days..."
What surprised the Demon King was that not many people were willing to accept the reward this time. In a guild of forty or fifty people, not even ten people accepted this task.
"master."
Reina turned to look at the Demon King, her eyes said everything.
"I know, I'm planning to do it." The devil replied.