Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 21 Fishing
Sunday.

Celia took her newly bought fishing rod and a small gift and went to the outside of Austin's cabin.

Good morning, Grandpa Austin.

She greeted him, and Austin, who looked up, smiled. "Good morning, Celia. What's up?"

"I've come to thank you for your help last time."

Celia presented a gift box containing a small mechanical gadget she had made from scraps of materials used to create puppets—a tiny mechanical dog.

"Haha, it's rare for someone to come and visit me, so I'll accept this gift."

When Austin saw Celia with the puppet and a bag on her back, he chuckled: "You really came to see me?"

Celia made a face: "Grandpa Austin, you said last time that you could fish in the Forbidden Forest Lake. I'd like to apply for a pass to go fishing there, is that okay?"

"If you're just fishing, of course you can, but you should be careful not to go to the western shore."

A flash of light appeared in Austin's hand, revealing a card imbued with magic.

"This is a fishing license. To use it, bring your hand close to the spell ring and let the spell ring read the information inside the card. It will tell you where you should fish. Remember, you can only fish within the area permitted by the card. Leaving the area may lead to danger."

Celia nodded quickly: "Thank you, Grandpa Austin. When I catch a fish, I will definitely give Grandpa Austin the two biggest ones."

"Haha, then I'm not welcome."

After bidding farewell to Austin, Celia and Ross, who had entered the puppet, entered the Forbidden Forest. Then, taking out their flying brooms, they flew towards the Forbidden Forest Lake, following the directions indicated by the cards.

Ross didn't have a flying broom; he went directly back into Celia's mind and had Celia give the puppet the command to follow.

Not long after, Celia landed on the shore of the Forbidden Forest Lake.

"This is my first time fishing... how do I do it?"

Celia looked at Ross, who had returned to the puppet.

I bought the fishing rod, hook, line, bait, and other equipment yesterday evening. It cost two gold coins. The reason it was so expensive was because the Forbidden Forest Lake is a magical lake, and the fish in it are not ordinary fish. So I bought fishing rods that are enchanted.

Ross doesn't even want to fish for non-magical fish.

"Take the things out first, I'll tell you, you do it."

"it is good!"

"There are several types of fish in this lake that are suitable as transitional materials for the magic puppet. Our target this time is the Bluescale Lizardfish, which is over 2 meters long and whose bones are very suitable for replacing the current spine."

After explaining the goal of the fishing trip to Celia, Ross saw her take out various fishing tools and instructed her on how to assemble the fishing rod.

It's similar to assembling a regular fishing rod, but also different. When tying the fishing line to it, you need to draw anti-fall runes on the knot.

It took about half an hour for Celia to finally get it working. Ross didn't just stand by and give instructions; he prepared the bait for her.

Ross casually tossed a lump of bait into the lake to create a feeding area, saying, "Besides the fishing rod, you also need to set up a magic circle around the fishing spot on the fish basket to subdue it when it appears."

"Sigh, what should I do..."

"This is called baiting. If you don't throw some bait in, how can you attract fish to bite?"

"Oh……"

Celia didn't quite understand, but Ross must have had his reasons for doing this.

After another ten minutes of busy work, all the preparations were finally completed. Celia sat on the small stool, put in the bait, and cast the hook with a strong pull.

The fishing line successfully got caught on a nearby tree.

"Ah... I got stuck in the tree." The girl looked at Ross with an innocent expression.

"piece of cake."

Ross flicked his finger, and a blade of wind appeared, swiftly cutting off the branch entangled in the fishing line. The second cast was successful; although it was a bit far from the baiting spot, it was alright.

Perhaps because he was a novice, less than a minute later, he felt a surge of power on the fishing rod.

"It's on the hook!" Celia exclaimed excitedly, beginning her battle of wits with the fish.

Ross scanned it with his mental power and found it to be an ordinary fish, so he ignored it.

As the fish was pulled ashore, Celia smiled and exclaimed, "I really am a fishing expert!"

Ross glanced at her, smiled, and didn't pay any attention, letting her fish freely while he used his mental power to lock onto the fish he had his eye on.

The fish was a bit far from the shore, and mental energy wasn't as readily available or quick in the water as it was on land; it was like being in a mud pit.

Fortunately, Ross's mental strength was strong enough. After locking onto the blue-scaled lizardfish, he directly wrung his mental strength into a thread and stabbed it fiercely into the creature's brain, causing it excruciating pain while leaving behind a provocative wave.

The sudden sharp pain in its brain enraged the blue-scaled lizard fish, which possessed the power of a first-tier mage.

It tumbled wildly at the bottom of the lake. Once the stinging pain from the mental energy impact subsided, it immediately flew up from the bottom of the lake following the tracks deliberately left by Ross.

It wanted to see what was 'biting' it!

It's going to spit at the other person!
Unfortunately, when it reached the vicinity of the baited area, it lost all trace of Ross's spiritual power.

Seeing that there was still some fish food left, it rushed over without hesitation and swallowed it whole.

Just then, Celia cast her line, and with Ross's mental guidance, the hook 'just right' landed in the mouth of the Bluescale Lizardfish.

"Huh? They've already taken the bait?"

Celia was stunned for a moment, and just as she was about to pull herself up, a tremendous force came from the other end of the fishing line, pulling her into the lake.

Just as she was about to fall forward, Ross grabbed her shoulder from behind and pulled her back.

"Quickly channel your magic into the fishing rod and unleash a magical attack on this fish."

"it is good!"

Without much thought, Celia immediately channeled magic into the fishing rod and began to pull against the Bluescale Lizardfish.

After channeling magic into the fishing rod, Celia felt that the force transmitted through the rod seemed to have decreased somewhat.

She could barely move.

But soon she felt her strength waning and her body gradually moved closer to the lake.

"Activate the magic circle at the fishing spot," Ross reminded, "transfer magic power through the soles of your feet."

"Ah good."

Celia had never used the method of transmitting magic through the soles of her feet before, but she didn't have time to think about it at that moment.

She didn't even notice that Ross had already let go of her shoulder, and was just watching the pretty girl fish.

A surge of magic flowed from Celia's toes into the earth, activating the simple magic circle she had previously set up.

Celia felt as if her feet were glued to the ground, as if a huge rock was blocking her from getting any closer to the lake.

"Little fish, come on up here obediently!"

Celia gritted her teeth and exerted all her strength.

Swish!
A sound came from the lake, and she pulled a blue, long fish, more than 2 meters long, from the lake into the air and dropped it to the ground behind her.

The net seemed like a delicate little girl in front of it, so Celia decisively picked up a stone from the side.

duang~!

(End of this chapter)