Travel to another world and become a monster messenger

Even though they were chatting while cutting, Alicia's technique was not messy. Xu Zhen even thought that she could really open a barber shop. After a lot of long hair was cut off, Xu Zhen's hair looked much fresher.

Alicia took off the cloth hanging around Xu Zhen's neck and patted off the loose hair on his head. Xu Zhen also patted off the short hair on his head with his hands, while moving the hand mirror.

“My head feels much lighter now.”

"That's great. There's a river right in front of us. How about washing your hair?"

"Well, let's do it."

Xu Zhen walked out of the hut and saw Slakic eating the flames of the campfire as a snack, and Lopur taking an afternoon nap in the shade of the tree. Lati, who was also in the shade of the tree, noticed Xu Zhen.

"Master. Are you done with the haircut?"

"Yeah. I want to go wash my hair in the river."

As he spoke, Xu Zhen buried his face in the river and rubbed his hair roughly with his hands. His short hair was constantly washed into the river.

When he was almost done, he took the towel from Lati and wiped his head. He looked at the towel and saw that there was almost no short hair. He thought he would take a shower later, so he was satisfied for the time being.

Suddenly, Xu Zhen noticed a large fish swimming in the river. Because the water was clear and transparent, the fish's graceful swimming posture was clearly visible.

"Master, let's catch it. This way we will have a delicious lunch!" Lati excitedly pulled Xu Zhen's clothes.

A fish that big is indeed enough for everyone to eat. But Xu Zhen considered that the portable fishing rod would not be strong enough and would probably break immediately.

"Like a strong and long stick...it doesn't seem to be there." Xu Zhen muttered to himself while looking around, while Lati sighed in disappointment.

"Yeah. I'm just asking, but diving for ..."

"Normally it's impossible. No matter how well you swim, you can't catch up with the fish."

Because of this, they would rather catch them by fishing, but unfortunately they don't have the corresponding tools. It really seems that there is nothing they can do.

However, it would be a pity to give up so easily. This is especially true if no one else is aiming at this prey. Xu Zhen is thinking about whether there is any way to catch the big fish.

“If only we could at least get that fish to land…”

"Hey whats up?"

Alicia came to Xu Zhen and the others and asked about the situation. After they explained the situation to her, Alicia smiled proudly: "Is that so? Leave it to me then."

Alicia stood by the river, watching the big fish swimming in the river. Then she used wind magic to form a small tornado and hit it directly below the fish.

The wind magic created a small vortex, and the big fish was sucked into it and couldn't move. Just as Xu Zhen and Lati watched what would happen next, the fish was launched into the air and then fell to the shore, next to Xu Zhen and them.

The big fish jumped on the shore, making loud noises. Xu Zhen and Lati were still staring at this series of events in a daze, while Alicia looked at the fish with a surprised expression.

"Wow, this is a really big fish. Well, I'm going to show off my fish skills tonight and make you a delicious fish dish."

"Oh, yes, please."

"give it to me."

Alicia moved the fish with great enthusiasm, while Xu Zhen and Lati stared at her intently. Their expressions were still dull, as if they had not recovered yet.

“… Alicia would do something like this, too.”

"It seems... and she seems to be very experienced."

“Yeah, I think so too.”

Perhaps Alicia often collected food in this way when she and Russell and the others were adventuring. Xu Zhen and Lati smiled at each other as they thought about this, and then slowly walked towards the cabin.

At this time, Slakic and Lopul, who had just woken up from their lunch break, had sparkling eyes.

"squeak--!"

"Squeak!"

"Xu Zhen found it. I caught it. It's a feast for lunch."

Alicia placed the fish carefully on the counter and gently stroked Slakic and Loppel's heads.

Xu Zhen no longer had the energy to complain. Thinking that he should do something, he suggested to Alicia: "...I'll go get some water for lunch."

"Oh, okay, please." Alicia answered energetically, and Xu Zhen and Lati went to fetch water.

Xu Zhen opened the mouth of a larger leather bag and put it directly into the river to fill it with water. From the beginning of the journey until now, the work of fetching water has been done by this leather bag.

When he first started traveling, Xu Zhen thought it would be nice to have something like a bucket, but he later changed his mind and realized that a foldable leather bag would be more convenient to carry.

The bag filled with water was heavy and unstable, so despite the painstaking assembly, it often spilled water accidentally. However, as the trip lasted for several months, he naturally learned what to do best.

In fact, he was already looking for rocks to use as support, even without realizing it. He was even thinking about picking up some rocks for the stove.

When I looked back, Alicia was standing in front of the fish, seemingly thinking about something, at least she hadn't started cooking yet.

(Now that the water is ready, maybe we can pick up some rocks. And ask her what she plans to cook.)

Xu Zhen tied the bulging bag tightly, put it on his back and returned to Alicia and the others. The bag was heavy, but it seemed easier to carry than a few months ago.

"...Hmm?" He suddenly felt something and looked around, but he didn't see anything suspicious.

"Am I overthinking?" Xu Zhen muttered to himself as he returned to Alicia and the others. He didn't notice at all that there was a person in the depths of the forest looking at his back with a weird smile.

The various fish dishes prepared by Alicia were delicious, and Xu Zhen and others had a pleasant lunch. At this moment, everyone was playing by the river, enjoying the cool water and the scorching sun, and they were in a perfect environment.

"bring it on!"

"Boom!"

Lati and Slakic happily splashed water on each other, Xu Zhen and Alicia also played in their swimsuits, and Lopur floated leisurely on the water.

"Yeah, that's great. It really feels good to take a bath."

"Yeah. It's not easy to find such a place in the wilderness." Xu Zhen stretched his body and groaned comfortably.

Although there are rivers in the wilderness, opportunities for a leisurely rest like this are rare. Sometimes they are inaccessible due to the terrain and can only be postponed until the next opportunity; sometimes they are used as domestic drainage for villages and are almost unusable; sometimes the rivers dry up and cannot play the role of rivers.

Therefore, this is a great opportunity for Xu Zhen and others.

“Phew, what fun it is.”

Putting Slakic on her head and holding Lopur, Alicia came over. As the two pets were having fun, they looked a little tired.