Pokémon: Master Pokémon has a fish-frying system.

Chapter 144 The Return Journey

The smoke from the fishing boat gradually dissipated.

Lu An poked his head out of the fishing boat, looking at the Sea Serpent in the Swamp Monster's hands. Gone was the arrogant Sea Serpent that had attacked upon first meeting; now it lay limp and powerless like a dead dog. He then looked at Gangjie:

"Gangjie, this Seadra looks like it can't fight back anymore. Why don't you capture it? With the Seadra and the Lantern Monster on our side, our record won't be too bad."

Gangjie heard someone call his name and looked up from the fishing boat:

"Really? Ugh... What just happened? Ugh..."

Lu An was somewhat surprised:

"Gangjie, what's wrong?"

"I'm fine, I just... ugh~"

Gangjie lay on the side of the fishing boat, stuck his head out, and dry heaved for a while in front of the lake.

As a fishing enthusiast, Gangjie could never have imagined that he would one day get seasick.

Seeing this, Lu An scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

When the sea serpent attacked, although it didn't last long, the fishing boat still rocked violently.

They had already spent half a day on the fishing boat, and they had just rubbed their knees, so it was normal for them to feel nauseous.

"I thought Imai should be the one to throw up first, so why did you throw up first, Gosuke?"

Faced with Lu An's disdain, Gang Jie was on the verge of tears. To be honest, he hadn't even fully figured out what had just happened.

All they saw was Lu An catching a sea drake, and then the ship began to shake violently, and his legs gave way and he collapsed onto the ship.

When the fog on the ship dissipated, the once menacing Seadra was now held in the Swampert's hand like a dead seahorse.

Although he didn't understand the whole story, Lu An's words were still correct.

With this Seadragon and the previously captured Lanternfish around, even if they don't win the championship in the end, at least Old Eight will definitely not be able to mock them.

"Alright, we have one hour left, let's go all out and catch another big enough fish!"

Just as Kai was expressing his lofty ambitions, Imai raised her delicate hand:

"Um, although I really don't want to upset you, I'm sorry to bother you, but we probably can't go fishing anymore."

Gōsuke glanced at Imai in surprise:

Why?

Imai pointed to the fishing boat at his feet and said quietly:

"Because of this..."

When Gangjie turned his head, he was surprised to find that at Imai's feet, there was a small crack at the bottom of the fishing boat, and streams of water were flowing from the crack into the boat.

"Ah, no, my fishing boat! Why is my fishing boat broken!"

Seeing this, Lu An quietly coughed twice from the side.

Lu An said that he hadn't fought in a long time, and when he was ambushed, he forgot that he was still on the ship. Crushing the bottom of the ship was not his intention.

Lu An patted Gangjie on the shoulder as he wailed:

"It must have been caused when the Sea Dragon jumped up. My condolences."

Imai Yuuyu glanced at Lu An, who, like Gōsuke, was unaware of what had happened.

However, Imai still remembers Lu An's words, "Quickly squat down," and the ship's swaying that began before those words were spoken.

It's worth noting that this fishing competition was sponsored by Hillfish, a subsidiary of Hillfish, and all of the more than one hundred fishing boats were made by Hillfish.

Imai, whose father is a major shareholder of Silverfish, has some knowledge of Silverfish. Even if its fishing boats are not indestructible, they are at least not something that any Pokémon can easily destroy.

Could a sea bream weighing less than 30 kilograms really shake a fishing boat so badly that it rocks from side to side and creates a leaky hole in the bottom of the boat?

Imai expressed his doubts.

However, Imai didn't say much.

"There is less than an hour left in the competition, and it will take us another half hour to get back to the registration point."

"The chances of catching another big fish in the remaining time are slim, and the fishing boat is leaking. I think we should just go back."

Imai's suggestion left Gosuke somewhat silent.

Although he doesn't say it, he is genuinely passionate about fishing. Otherwise, he wouldn't have brought his two roommates, who know nothing about fishing, to the competition even though he couldn't find any fishing enthusiasts as teammates.

Unfortunately, just as Imai said, although he really didn't want to give up the game, it seems that all he could do was sigh and say "what can be done".

Gangjie composed himself and put on a smile again:

"In that case, let's go back. We're already incredibly lucky to have caught both the Lightbulb Monster and the Sea Dragon. Perhaps it's because of this that our fishing boat is leaking, as a reminder to know when to stop."

"Besides, with these two big fish in hand, I'll have to go and give Lao Ba a good mocking later."

"So what if he caught a 40-kilogram goldfish king? Is it as rare as our electric light monster or sea serpent?"

It's clear that Gangjie still harbors resentment towards Lao Ba, who had previously mocked him.

After Gangjie subdued the Seadragon, Lu An and his two companions decided to return home.

Because Lu An's powerful kick caused a leak in the fishing boat, completely extinguishing the team's hopes of winning the championship, Lu An felt somewhat embarrassed.

So on the way back, he quietly sat at the stern of the boat, threw the bait into the lake, and let the float bob up and down at the stern of the fishing boat.

Seeing this, Imai joked:

"What, Lu An? You can't catch fish when the boat is still, do you expect fish to bite when the boat is sailing?"

Lu An shrugged:

"It's all up to human effort, isn't it? What if some fish suddenly decides to walk right into the trap?"

Seeing this, Gosuke, who was initially a little down, told Imai to steer the boat while he went to the stern and threw the fishing float dozens of meters away.

"Lu An is right. The outcome is still uncertain, and we could both be dark horses."

Seeing the two sitting side by side at the stern, intently watching the fishing float, Imai smiled helplessly and let them go.

......

With less than half an hour left before the end of the competition, many fishing teams had already gathered at the starting point.

Some of them, seeing that it was almost time, decided to head back.

Some, knowing they had no hope of winning, went straight back to the starting point, taking the opportunity to see the impressive results and ask where the big fish they caught were, so they could try it themselves after the competition.

Others returned with a full load.

Regardless of the team, they all put their half-day's work into the official tank, and the official team will calculate their total score based on the weight and rarity of the fish.

"The 'Catch a Big Watermelon' team caught three king carp, weighing 10 kg, 11 kg and 12 kg respectively, for a total score of 33 points."

"I love the Golden Team, with two Magikarp and one Goldfish, weighing 10 kg, 10 kg and 16 kg respectively, for a total score of 36 points."

"Air Force Squadron, King Carp weighs 23 kg, Goldfish weighs 27 kg, and King Goldfish weighs 43 kg! The King Goldfish has a scoring coefficient of 1.5, therefore the total score is 114.5 points!"

Upon hearing the score of the Air Force Squadron, many fishing teams looked at the team in surprise.

It's worth noting that among the teams that had already tallied their scores before this one, the highest score from any other team was only 46 points, less than half of the Air Force team's score!

Moreover, they have never caught a Pokémon like Goldeen that can give them a bonus!

The Air Force Group has significantly broken the record for the highest score ever achieved by any team.

As the captain of the air force squadron, Lao Ba felt incredibly proud as he watched the awe and admiration in the eyes of the anglers around him.

Hmph, see? Things are different now! I'm no longer the air force pilot I used to be!

That's the highest score so far!