Luc and Captain Haiden jogged up the beach to the stone that the girl had disappeared around. Luc's back was already creaking and groaning from the weight of the sleeping little girl clinging on. When they reached the stone, Captain Haiden motioned for Luc to stay. The captain poked his head behind the stone before leaning back out and beckoning Luc to follow.
The cave behind the stone was shaped like the corner of a room. The first branch of the cave ran straight in from the entrance, but the second branch of the cave split off the first branch directly to the left. In the darkness of the cave, Luc could make out the flickering of a fire coming from the second branch of the cave.
Captain Haiden made some undecipherable hand signals and pressed against the side of the cave. The two of them made their way along the side of the cave until they reached the corner between the first branch and the second branch. At the junction, Captain Haiden motioned for Luc to stop. Captain Haiden then tapped his ear. Listen.
"This is for you," said the girl from around the corner.
Captain Haiden raised a single finger. Luc frowned. What did that finger mean? Was Captain Haiden trying to identify how many people were in the cave? Was he trying to make a movement command? Or was he making the countdown for their surprise appearance?
"You're sure no one followed you?" croaked a second voice. This voice was the voice of an older man.
Captain Haiden raised a second finger. Luc was getting seriously concerned with what the man wanted with him now. Luc assumed that Captain Haiden was trying to give him a countdown for when to appear, but there was always the chance that Captain Haiden was taking precautions to count how many opponents they had. However, there was no reason for Captain Haiden to signal how many opponents they had. Luc had his own ears. He could hear. Then it must be a countdown, Luc thought to himself, anticipating the timing of when Captain Haiden raised the third finger.
"AHH!" Luc roared, leaping out from behind the corner of the cave.
"AHH!" the girl sitting at the fire screamed.
"AHH!" Captain Haiden roared at Luc. "What the blazes are you doing? Never jump out when you don't know how many opponents you have! Don't ever do that again! Ever!"
It turned out there were only two people sitting at the fire. The first person was the little girl, who looked like nothing but an ordinary girl dressed in a dirty brown dress. The second person was more significant. He was older man, probably around the same age as Captain Haiden. He was dressed in rags and his right leg was covered in bloody bandages. The man surveyed them with calm but feverish eyes, holding a sword in his hand.
"Who are you people?" the injured man asked.
"We're here to...ah...investigate," said Captain Haiden. "Would you so kindly show me the contents of that bag, little girl?"
The little girl hesitantly walked up and handed the bag to Captain Haiden. Captain Haiden began pulling the contents out and tossing them onto the ground. Several eggs cracked open on the ground. A loaf of bread followed. Then a couple of fish and a canteen of water.
Captain Haiden turned to glare the man in the eye. "Are you sure this was it?"
"Yes!" the girl cried. "That's all! Now you ruined all of the food! Go away!"
"I wasn't talking to you, brat!"
"That was it," said the injured man. "Now leave."
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Fisherman's Luck
ФэнтезиWhat would you do if your luck ran out and the world turned against you? What would you do if you found a girl who claimed she was a dragon? Does fisherman's luck even exist? Follow Lucrio Law, a fisherman in an island town, on his journey to becom...
