The fishing rod

Jaune POV:

Jaune was nervous, no he was beyond nervous, sweet falling down his face as he looks at the grim surrounding the traditional mansion he was in.

"Damn it, I just had to get cocky didn't I,I really should have listened to Roman, I just hope they go away it or I may stay here for a long period of time, Where I am anyway"He says as he begun checking his surrounding.

He is in old looking Mistralian mansion, clearly abandoned by the dust andboken fourniture he can see in the house, or the altar looking thing from what he can see, well not that he can blame whoever lived in the house before ,it's right in the grimm territory in some mountain just miles away from mountain glenn, how can someone build a house in here he don't know 'must be some rich businessman or some Mistralian noble.Meh ,rich people and there tastes, but I can relate, the senary here is really something else'

A Home surrounded by tall mountains, it was a place with an extremely enchanting scenery.On a cloudy day, one could only see a horizon full of clouds and the vague shapes of mountains stretching out endlessly.Various odd stones lay about in the open areas , solitary in their loneliness.

As for the mansion itself it was a four-block style traditional mistralian mansion.As a whistling wind blew through its walls, the slightly dilapidated mansion seemed like a bleak old man on the verge of death. In some places, the tiles had already fallen off.

Such a scene really caused one to wonder whether this mansion would crumble apart in the near future.

A spacious garden in the middle of the four Blocks, albait the entire garden was overgrown with weeds. Other than a few wild tea trees, which were in decent condition, only a huge tree stood erect at the center of the garden.

The tree's trunk was so wide that it would require three people to hold their hands to surround it. Its branches and luxuriant foliage spread out in all directions, casting a huge shadow over the area, just as it had for hundreds of years.

'What an uncreable tree, I'll take some pictures to show my sisters, If I make it back that is'

Thinking that he had enough watching the scenery he heads straight to one of the room.Pushing open the door, the heavy smell of ash, mold and dust it had been so long covered in surged from inside towards him.

After putting away his backpack, Jine began to busy himself.

Going toward the storage area first, Jaune saw that it was piled high with all kinds of miscellaneous items. There were things like a stone mill, a hammer, and even a wooden plough that could be pulled by an ox.

picked up a black bucket and walked out. The bucket wasn't too heavy,But its maximum capacity allow to 15 to 20 Liters of water.

A coarse rope was attached to the bucket, its other end attached to a bamboo pole.

'I have some supplies with me but I can only live on them for a week,two max, and that's if I only eat a portion a day, Seeing this bucket means there is a well somewhere , I just hope it isn't dry or I'll be in a probleme I don't have much water with me'

After some shearch,Carrying the bucket, Jaune proceeded toward the area neighboring the garden. Here, two thin pieces of green stone plates were placed together, side by side.

Jaune put the bucket down and pushed at the green stone plates. With a little effort, the stone plates were pushed apart, sending the multiple centipede-like arthropods below them to scatter off in all directions in panic.

"AAAAAHHHHH"I scream and fall in panic "Damn , that really scared the sh*t out of me, common Jaune you fight grimm all day and can't even handle little creatures, what will Roman or Neo say if they saw you", they would probably laugh the a*s of now that I think of it, a*sholes.

Jaune stands up.With the stone plates pushed apart, a hexagon-shaped well was revealed. It measured a meter and a half in width, and it was propped-up by numerous stone supports.

The well water was sparkling and clear. If one peered closely past the surface, one can only see the shiny water wreathed in inky black shadows. Without adequate lighting, nothing more could be seen. The exact depth of the well could not be determined. At the moment, the water level was only around two meters away from the mouth of the well.

The water from this well was extremely cool and refreshing. It had a strangely pleasant taste which at the very least, Jaune had never had water whose quality could be compared to that of this well water.

"This place can't get any strang.."'Eh? What's that?'

Jaune was dazed for a moment. Deep within the well, a golden head the size of a baby's fist could be seen, slowly shrinking back into a crack in the wall of the stone well.

Intrigued, Jaune did not throw the bucket down to collect water. Instead, he stayed on the side quietly and observed the water's surface.

However, there was no sign of the creature appearing despite his vigil of half a day over the well.

Reconsidering his approach, Jaune finally grabbed a centipede-like bug which was minding its own business nearby, and unceremoniously tossed it into the well.

The creature struggled violently after landing in the water. It may enjoy living in dark and damp environments, but that does not mean that it can swim!

After struggling in the water for a long time, it finally lost its strength and slowly started to sink.

As it looked at the drowning centipede-like bug, the golden head from before curiously peeked out of the crack. Moving with lightning speed, it shot out of the stone crack and was upon the bug in an instant. Opening its mouth wide, it swallowed the centipede-like bug in one gulp!

Following that, it swam back lazily into the stone crack. The only thing left was the slightly rippling water.

'That thing look like an Eel!' Even though everything had happened in an instant, Jaune was able to see the creature.

This mansion was situated at the bottom of the mountain. There were no fields here, which was the natural habitat of the eel. So just how did this Eel end up inside the well?!

Discarding all thoughts of cleaning the house, he turned around and almost ran to the storage area.

'Found it! Who would have thought that, after who knows how many years, it's still usable!'

A silly smile plastered on his face, Jaune emerged from a pile of objects covered in dust. In his hands was a roughly 3-meters long bamboo rod. A bright red fishing line was attached to one end of the bamboo rod.

Quickly leaving the storage shed, he proceeded to dig around in the garden for a short moment before returning with a few squirming earthworms in his hands. After running the fish hook through an earthworm, Jaune ran excitedly to the well again.

Without any hesitation, he cast the fishing line into the well, aiming it at the area right next to the stone crack the Eel was residing in. Sensing that it had fallen into a dangerous situation, the fat earthworm began squirming furiously.

Naturally, the Eel also detected the tremors in the water. Cautiously poking its head out, it observed the surroundings for a few seconds. After confirming that there was no danger, it opened its mouth wide and swallowed the earthworm in one gulp.

"Gotcha!"

Jaune felt a powerful force pulling at the fishing rod. Not hesitating in the slightest, he pulled hard at it himself. If he let this Eel escape back into its hole, it would be nigh impossible to drag it out again!

The Eel struggled with all its might, attempting to burrow back into its hole. However, in terms of strength, Jaune naturally had an edge over it, not to mention his semblance that allows him to amplifies his aura using it on himself, the eel have no chance of escaping.

After struggling for a while, the Eel was successfully reeled in by Jaune

'Please do not slip off the hook!' Jaune fervently. It was very common for fishes to somehow get off the hook whilst struggling in mid-air. Once it escaped, catching it again would become a matter of luck.

Fortunately, the situation which Jaune feared did not occur. The Eel had been successfully pulled out of the well.

Holding it in his hands, Jaune realized that he had still underestimated its size. This Eel was around 1.2-meter long when stretched out! A huge net-like blood-red pattern ran along its entire back.

Jaune held onto the furiously struggling Eel as he prepared to carefully remove the hook.

With one hand pinning the Eel's head down,Jaune used the other to remove the hook.

"Si!" Jaune gasped in pain.

Just as the hook was removed from the Eel, it jerked violently, causing the hook to hit and prick his finger.

'Sss! How , I had my aura active how did it pierce my skin .Luckily, the reverse part of the hook did not pierce into my skin. Otherwise, this would become a really ugly situation,' Jaune hissed and he sucked in a breath of cold air as he pulled the hook out.

A bright red drop of blood appeared on his finger's tip right away. Not wanting to dirty his clothes anymore than they already are, Juane flicked his hand, causing the drop of blood to fly off. As though it were carried by the hands of fate, the drop of blood soared through the air before finally landing on the mouth of the well.