pertwk Chapter 137 The Vow of Never Leap Forward
Chapter 137 The Vow of Never Leap Forward
"Lu An, the organization is about to give you a very serious task!"
Lu An woke up from his sleep, looking at the serious face in front of him with a bewildered expression. It was so serious that it made him want to laugh.
"What mission?"
"The organization needs you and me to carry out this mission together."
Why does this sentence sound so familiar?
But how could these words possibly come out of the mouth of the person in front of me?
Lu An rubbed his eyes and looked at Gang Jie, who was right in front of him:
"So, what exactly is this mission you're talking about?"
Imai poked his head out from under the bed and laughed:
"It's Gangjie's fishing club organizing a team fishing competition. Each team has three people, and the winning team will get a top-quality fishing rod for each member."
Gangjie shook Lu An's shoulders violently, almost shaking his brains to a pulp.
In Gangjie's eyes, Lu An saw an extraordinary passion:
"Lu An, come on, let's go fishing together. If we can win that fishing rod, from now on, not only will we never come home empty-handed, but I'll even catch Milotic for you."
Lu An pushed that excited face away a little:
"I understand the logic, but you're not planning to drag me and Imai into being your teammates, are you?"
After seeing Imai nod and smile helplessly, Lu An continued:
"Neither Imai nor I know how to fish. Why don't you team up with your fishing buddies?"
Gang Jie patted his chest repeatedly:
"That's because I'd rather enjoy the moment of participating in the competition and winning with you all."
"If Muto didn't have to train every day and the team wasn't limited to three people, I would really like to bring Muto along too."
Imai, who knows her roommate very well, ruthlessly exposed him under the bed:
"The more important reason is that in the fishing club, Gangjie's air force skills are second to none, so no one is willing to team up with him."
Gangjie's face turned red:
"It's just that I sometimes miss the boat, it's not like I always miss. They're just blind. When I catch a Gyarados this time, they'll be crying when they see me."
Imai once again spoke venomously:
"However, the average weight of a Gyarados is 235 kilograms and its length is 6.5 meters. Even if you catch a Gyarados, there is a greater chance that it will open its mouth and swallow you whole."
Gōsuke, whose face had only turned red initially, had his eyes well up with tears after being stung by Imai's sharp tongue. He grabbed Ryūan's arm:
"Lu An, look at him, look at him! Please help me! Please say something!"
Lu An, who was originally planning to take a nap, was subconsciously sent a chill down his spine by this silly, sickeningly sweet voice, and countless goosebumps rose all over his body.
Lu An immediately spoke with righteous indignation:
"Let's make this clear first: I can help you participate in the competition, but I am both biologically male and psychologically male. I hope you won't put me in a difficult position."
Although neither Lu An nor Imai knew how to fish, they still accepted the fishing rods handed to them by Gangjie and arrived at the competition venue set by the fishing club.
Despite its name, Yuanshan Lake stretches as far as the eye can see, with only some reeds in the lake and distant green mountains visible in the distance.
There are hundreds of fishing boats on Yuanshan Lake.
The fishing boats were packed with people.
Lu An shaded his eyes with his hand, somewhat shocked:
"Aren't there a bit too many people?"
As the only fishing enthusiast in the group, Gangjie immediately took on a sense of ownership and volunteered to explain:
"Of course, the fishing club is a large club with four or five hundred members, making it one of the largest non-Pokémon clubs."
"Moreover, the fishing club's external liaison team secured Hillfish Company, a subsidiary of Hillfish Corporation, as a sponsor for this competition, resulting in a very generous prize pool."
"Not counting the prize money, the three top-quality fishing rods for the first place alone are worth six figures! So more than half of the fishing club members signed up for this competition."
Upon hearing this, Lu An couldn't help but retort:
"Since so many members have signed up, why can't you find a single fishing buddy?"
Gangjie's face flushed red, and he grabbed Imai's arm and shook it:
"Imai, look at him, look at him! All he does is bully me!"
Imai twitched the corner of his mouth:
"Although my appearance is somewhat misunderstood, I still hope you can stay away from me."
Just as the three people in room 438 were joking around, a voice rang out from the side:
"Hey, Gangjie, looks like you've already found your easy target?"
Lu An stopped playing around and turned around to look. He saw three boys, fully equipped and clearly regular air force pilots, watching the three of them with great interest.
Gangjie looked displeased:
"Hey, Lao Ba, how dare you talk like that? What do you mean by 'easy target teammate'?"
The boy called Lao Ba scoffed:
"With your fishing skills, everyone in the fishing club knows who you are. To have you as a teammate in a competition is nothing short of being a sucker."
Gangjie sneered:
"Old Eight, when I catch a big fish, don't come crying to me begging me to tell you where to fish."
Old Eight also snorted coldly:
"I'll return those words verbatim."
The two stared at each other across the distance, their intense gazes almost sparking in the air. Then, they both gave a tacit snort and turned their heads away.
Who is that person?
Lu An curiously moved closer to Imai.
Imai explained:
"Gangjie used to be a fishing buddy in the fishing club, but since both of us were terrible at fishing, we would always come back empty-handed whenever we went fishing together."
"So the two had a big fight, each blaming the other for not catching fish because of their bad luck, and from then on they went fishing separately."
Lu An's expression was strange:
"So that's how it is. I thought someone was eager to show off and be humiliated."
Imai covered his mouth and chuckled:
"The fishermen at our school don't have all these tricks up their sleeves; they just look at who catches the biggest fish, and that's who's the best."
Gangjie stopped paying attention to Lao Ba and the other two, and returned to Lu An's side, huffing and puffing:
"Even if I don't win the championship in this competition, at least the weight I catch must not be lighter than Lao Ba's, otherwise I will never be able to hold my head up in front of him for the rest of my life."
Seeing the spirited Gangjie, Lu An and Imai said, "Whatever you wish."
As the competition time approached, Lu An and his two companions boarded a small boat on Yuanshan Lake.
"Did you all hear the rules just now? You have half a day to do your best. No matter how many fish you catch, only the three heaviest fish will be counted, and the team with the highest number of fish wins."
Gangjie looked around at the more than one hundred fishing boats swaying on the distant lake, their presence seemingly poised to conquer the old landscape.
"So even if we always come up empty-handed, it's okay. We have enough time to change spots. As long as we can catch three big fish in the end, we can get those three top-quality fishing rods."
"This time, I'm going to show Lao Ba and the others what I'm made of."
"A fisherman never goes home empty-handed!"