How to Live Comfortably as an Abandoned Prince Chapter 143 : Chapter 143

Chapter 143. Lizardn's Hunt

“You an you want to eat at.”

Radel decided to grant the Lizardn's request.

Although he had bought food from the Spear Guild, Radel knew that it was only a stopgap asure.

Even if they planted potatoes in the fields the Lizardn were cultivating now, they could only be harvested two months later.

He had to secure so food in the anti.

Considering the territory's circumstances, hunting seed more suitable than farming.

Since the Tsar Mountain Range surrounded the territory, hunting monsters living in the mountains was also a decent thod.

Radel asked Chariot Sapphire about the territory's situation in the office of the Lord’s Castle.

“Do monsters co down often? How much is the damage?”

“Since there are hunters in the territory, the damage is not significant.”

He said that mainly small monsters co down, snatch livestock, and run away.

Sotis huge monsters co down, but such occurrences were rare.

It was because the Lizardn living in the Tsar Mountain Range frequently hunted them.

“Lizardman warriors are excellent hunters. They usually obtain food by hunting monsters.”

“So that's why they made such a fuss when told to farm.”

Radel recalled the Lizardn protesting fiercely when told to pull weeds.

They had even refused to hold hoes, talking about a warrior's pride and whatnot.

To them, who lived by catching large monsters while roaming the Tsar Mountain Range, farming must have felt like a trivial task. But now, they had beco masters of weed pulling.

Anyway, thanks to the Lizardn hunting monsters in the mountain range all this ti, the territory residents had been safe.

“What is the skill level of the territory's hunters?”

“To be honest, they are lacking compared to the Lizardn. Though hunters are absolutely necessary even if they don't catch monsters, since bears, wolves, and foxes also appear in the territory.”

It ant their skills were decent enough to catch animals.

After grasping the territory's combat power, Radel asked Chariot Sapphire to gather the village's hunters.

And then he went to the field where the Lizardn were cultivating.

The Lizardn were in the midst of preparing to plant potatoes.

“Spread the compost first! They say it grows well that way!”

“The sll is too strong, brother. I'm on the sensitive side so I can't stand it, ugh.”

“It slls better than your breath, so what nonsense are you talking about!”

Seeing the Lizardn working hard, Radel approached them.

“Isn't that the human lord? What did you co here for?”

The Lizardn recognized Radel and acknowledged him.

It was an arrogant attitude for prisoners, but Radel didn't mind and asked.

“Do you happen to want to eat at?”

At Radel's words, the Lizardn's heads turned automatically.

“at, you say?!”

“at!”

The Lizardn, desperate for at, ended up following Radel sowhere.

The party who was guarding the prisoners also ca along.

“Where are you taking the prisoners?”

When Inette Dastion Cretian asked Radel, he answered with a nonchalant face.

“To catch at.”

* * *

The place Radel arrived at, leading the party and the Lizardn, was the sea.

SWOOOSH!

Even from a distance, extraordinary whirlpools were embroidering the sea everywhere.

They said the currents were severe, and it certainly looked difficult to launch a boat.

“Since they said there was a sea, I had expectations, but we can't even enter like this.”

Inette Dastion Cretian, who had secretly expected a vacation spot, made a regretful expression.

Radel had also only heard about the sea attached to the territory and was seeing it in person for the first ti.

“They said the flow of mana is strong, and it's true.”

Radel felt the mana for a mont and asked Armandy Stein.

“How is it, can't anything be done with magic?”

“At this level, it's impossible even for an Archmage.”

Even Armandy Stein clicked his tongue.

“Layers of mana are stacked up, so it's a perfect place to beco a monster den.”

The more mana gathered, the more strong monsters tended to like it.

Moreover, in this sea, strong mana, dium mana, and weak mana were mixed, forming a single layer.

This place was practically an apartnt complex for monsters with diverse tastes.

That was exactly the point Radel aid for.

Surely, this sea would be full of strong and huge monsters.

“I should take a look.”

Radel took out the fishing rod he had prepared and approached the seaside.

Then he climbed between the rocks and cast the fishing line.

SWISH!

The fishing line was swept away amidst the rough waves and disappeared as if sucked in, but Radel did not panic.

Just like during mana training, he concentrated his mind and let mana flow.

SPLASH!

How long was it like that?

He felt sothing reacting to the fishing line.

Radel pulled it up imdiately as soon as sothing snatched the end of the mana.

WHOOSH!

A monster with a huge, elongated body revealed itself above the sea.

“What is that?”

“Is it a fish? Or a snake?”

Since the Lizardn had never been to the sea, nor seen a monster living in the sea, they all opened their mouths and looked at the monster Radel pulled up.

- GROWL!

The monster opened its mouth and trembled.

It seed to be still grasping the situation.

The hunters, who arrived at the sea belatedly following the acting lord Chariot Sapphire, saw the monster and shouted in great surprise.

“It's a Giant Sea Eel!”

“To think that strong guy ca up!”

“Everyone, it's dangerous! Dodge!”

However, the hunters' words touched the Lizardn's pride.

“Strong?”

“That big fish is dangerous?”

The Lizardn felt their warrior blood boiling.

The fighting spirit that surges crazily when eting a strong enemy.

The boiling competitive spirit!

Lando Chau, the leader of the warriors, shouted to Radel.

“Human lord! What do you want from us? What is the reason you brought us here!”

Then Radel turned back.

With the fishing rod on his shoulder, his gesture was relaxed even with a huge monster in front of him.

“Who was it that said they wanted to eat at?”

And he added like this.

“Grab your swords. Because now is the ti to return to being warriors.”

It was the mont the Lizardn's restraints were unleashed.

* * *

Radel fished up many monsters even after that.

“It's a Giant Sea Eel again!”

“It's a Sea Serpent!”

“Aaaah! It's a Kraken!”

Before they knew it, the territory's hunters were hunting sea monsters together with the Lizardn.

They were people who ran in a single breath upon hearing the Lord's call.

They recalled Radel's words.

‘Try fighting together. With the Lizardn.’

‘No, w-we, how could we……. The skill gap is too big for that.’

Then Radel grinned as if he knew everything.

‘That might be so. But aren't they not enemies right now?’

The Lord's words were correct.

When fighting with Lizardn as enemies, they didn't dare, but now they were on the sa side catching monsters.

That difference was bigger than thought.

“Dodge, human!”

SLASH!

When the leg swung by the Kraken flew in, a Lizardman pushed a hunter away and slashed down with his sword.

SLICE!

The Lizardman checked that the attack went in and shouted at the hunter.

“You should either dodge quickly or swing your sword, what are you doing dawdling!”

“I-I was about to do it just now! You ca too fast!”

Not losing, the hunter also looked straight at the Lizardman and shouted.

Then the Lizardman glared at the hunter and snorted.

“Hmph, your eyes are quite alive. Then show it like a warrior. Don't tell you're all talk!”

“Fine, I'll show you!”

Here and there, Lizardn and hunters combined their strength and started taking down monsters.

It was evidence that their teamwork was matching up.

Radel looked at them from behind and checked his status window.

Since he hadn't skipped training consistently, his Basic Swordsmanship was about to be promoted.

[Basic Swordsmanship (B)]

The most basic swordsmanship.

Horizontal Slash (30,000/30,000)

Vertical Slash (30,000/30,000)

Diagonal Slash (30,000/30,000)

Thrust (30,000/30,000)

Block (30,000/30,000)

Defeat Overwhelmingly Strong Enemy (0/10)

“If those guys catch them all, there won't be anything for to catch.”

Radel muttered and turned off the status window.

He could promote Basic Swordsmanship to A if he just finished the ‘Defeat Overwhelmingly Strong Enemy’ item, but he hadn't t a proper monster anwhile and couldn't fill the count.

But if it was now, he could fish up as many strong monsters as he wanted from the sea.

Radel imdiately swung the fishing rod and fished up a monster.

WHOOSH!

Then, a monster of overwhelming size lifted its huge head above the swirling sea.

A snake with fins standing upright amidst the waves. It had the thickest body among the monsters that had appeared so far.

The hunters recognized that monster and shouted urgently.

“It's a Sea Serpent King!”

“Prince! You must dodge!”

The Sea Serpent was strong too, but the Sea Serpent King was on a completely different level.

It was a dangerous monster that could make even the strongest person's body stiffen if they looked directly into its eyes.

But Radel had no intention of dodging.

DING.

[Confronting an overwhelmingly strong enemy.]

Done.

As soon as he saw the ssage of an overwhelmingly strong enemy, Radel cheered inwardly.

[The enemy looks down on you with the Unique Magic ‘Predator's Gaze’.]

[Status Effect Nullification is activated.]

[Escaping from the status effect ‘Fear’.]

Contrary to the hunters' worries, Radel had Status Effect Nullification.

Radel did not hesitate and drew his sword, slashing straight down at the Sea Serpent King's eyes.

‘Basic Swordsmanship!’

The Lizardn and hunters who were running to help Radel looked at each other in surprise.

“You're pretty good, human lord!”

“I thought you were only good at catching Lizardn, but to think you are good at catching monsters too……!”

“What?! Are you insulting Lizardman warriors!”

A competitive spirit boiled up between the Lizardn and the hunters.

The sea of Raviedel thus beca a venue for a contest to see who caught more monsters.

* * *

That evening, a party took place in Raviedel.

They were able to feast to their heart's content with the monster at caught from the sea.

Not only Lizardn, but hunters and territory residents all gathered and mingled together.

The territory residents had shunned the Lizardn when they were captured as prisoners, but now it was different.

Seeing them go out to the fields, pick stones, pull weeds, and work hard, they had developed a bit of affinity.

Moreover, the rit of catching monsters by joining forces with the territory's hunters was great.

“Haha! Rember when you fell down during the battle earlier?”

“What nonsense is that? For soone who did a backward roll in front of a monster!”

The Lizardn exchanged jokes with the hunters, with whom they developed a sense of kinship while hunting monsters together.

They thought human hunters were weak, but seeing them challenge fearlessly in front of the rough sea, they seed to quite like them.

“A true warrior respects a warrior. You too are warriors!”

“To hear the word warrior from the mighty Lizardn, that is an honor!”

The Lizardn, whose initial rough attitude had disappeared, were eating, drinking together, and opening their hearts.

Radel watched that sight and grinned.

He intended to catch monsters using labor force to solve the food problem, but he obtained an unexpected harvest.

It was a very satisfactory result.