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But they had to paddle if they wished to bring this fish to land. Putting it on the boat would be way to risky. If the Black Marlin so much as tail slaps one man, it can be bone breaking. Handling it on land would be better.

In the first half hour of paddling, the fish was dragging them forward as if their attempt to drag it were nothing. So they ended up being 2 miles away from the sh.o.r.e before the fish"s explosive energy met a shortage.

The Spear Jim threw against the Black Marlin is so well tossed that it showed no sign of letting the fish escape. The power which fear gives is very unpredictable!

After the battle against the ma.s.sive fish got easier to handle, everyone came back to reality. They had more time to think anything non fish related now, such as why Lia isn"t dead.

A Black Marlin who was over 800 kilograms, charged towards her and with it"s Sword like nose it hit her face and sent her sky high.

But when they got a glance of her face as they pulled her out of the Water, her face didn"t have a scratch. Even the sensation of pain was cut in half by now like the Black Marlin"s Energy.

Jim decided to break the long lasting silence by asking

"Miss Lia. Care to explain how you survived such a vicious impact?"

"If I only knew myself. I simply don"t know how I"m sitting here alive right now.

I keep checking if this is reality or just a dream. Everything just happened so fast."

"When i saw you flying in the air and come out of the water without a scratch on your face, even I wasn"t sure of reality.

People got their necks broken by a 60kg fish. We are dealing with a ma.s.sive Black Marlin here, this just doesn"t make sense."

"It makes sense even less to me. But don"t worry. I"m not a Witch."

Jim agreed that Lia isn"t a Witch. He said it to her face. But the two other Spearfishermen, they had other thoughts even if what they said was different.

The reward for reporting a Witch to any Castle under the ill.u.s.tratian alliance"s influences, is 10,000 Gold Coins.

With such money they can secure their well being for 10 years at least.

No one would pa.s.s such opportunity. So even if Lia was family to them, they would love 10,000 Gold Coins more than family.

Apart from that, they will think that they will be doing good by disposing a Demon from the Depths of h.e.l.l. That"s at least what the holy illas book says about Witches and Wizards with Ignites as their main target. A bunch of bulls.h.i.+t and propaganda in Lia"s eyes.

After another hour of paddling, they reached the sh.o.r.e. Exhausted, barely able to walk. Sailing the boat is one thing but sailing it with a Black Marlin on the end of the Spear was even more difficult and time consuming.

They didn"t even bother to sail the Boat near the port where they can tie it up. No not at all. They simply beached the boat.

Several Fishermen and spearmen joined the scene and helped them drag the fish out of the water. None of them dared to untie the rope from the boat before the fish was completely beached. It would be arm breaking if the Fish decided to put up one last fight.

They simply grabbed the 20 meter long rope.

And considering that there are Several full grown men on the scene plus Lia with her 3 Spearfishermen, it was still insanely difficult to drag the fish. It got even harder once the belly of the fish met the sand. It was like pulling a boulder.

The Black Marlin got his head cut off to be put out of its misery already. It lost the battle, so the wisest thing to do is at least not let it suffer due to suffocation. But cutting the head with a kitchen knife or even a Machete, is impossible. The fish is just to big. They had to use LongSwords and it wasn"t a pretty scene. They had to constantly slash the neck of the fish until the head separated from its body. The head itself is 3 foot tall. Such a fish will provide a salary for all four of them. Meaning they made a salary in one day.

Men who went towards the Kingdom to bring two wheeled wooden Carts, came in the scene.

To make the fish lighter, they had to cut its tail as well which reached 4 foot tall.

Of course the tail meat will be used as well along with the head meat.

Every piece of meat will be sliced into approximately 1kg and will be put in deep underground where the temperature is cooler, to prevent rotting.

The only feature of the fish they won"t be eating, is the bones of the fish and the nose of the fish.

The nose will be cut off and used as a trophy. While the bones that are extractable, removed. This fish breaking over 850kg will still be worth about 600 Gold pieces which is a good amount of money if sold for a Gold Coin per kg.

Blacksmiths have to work 12 hours a day for 30 days straight to get half the amount. So even considering that 4 people beached this beauty, they will still get 150 Gold Coins each.

What was left of the fish, was lifted with the help of 20 men and put on 3 carts who were tied one after another swiftly with ropes to avoid any of the carts slipping through due to the weight.

Those 20 men proved useful even though they weren"t being paid. It was somehow enough for them just to take part in handling such a legendary catch.

The cart handles were tied with ropes and with the help of 6 men along with the 4, they pulled the carts towards the Castle. The fish seems way lighter now to them.

"Do you think we can get better prices for this Catch? Even the royalty doesn"t have what it takes to taste Black Marlin often."

Pointed out Jim.

"The chances of his highness to buy this fish for a gold coin per two kg are lower than the chances of him going through a night without a maid. I want 10 Gold Pieces per Kilogram."