A God Killed Me By Accident, But I Reincarnated As The 4th Son Of The Marquis

Volume 13 Chapter 17: Fish Feast

"Let me try again!" Herrick's claws came out this time as he repeated the same action. However, it still slipped out of his hand!

"Poke it!" Since grabbing wasn't an option, it was time to poke it.

Flick! 

The potato quickly swerved away from his claws. The others just couldn't believe it. 

"What do you even have those claws for?!"

"If you think it's easy, how about you try?!"  

"Fine." The elf princess noticed one in the corner, perfect for picking up. When she tried to pick it up,

Splat!

The potato did come out of the water, but it slapped her right in the face, splashing back into the water. 

"Pff!"

"Hmpf!" With a snap of a finger, the lion's mane was cut! 

"...." Oh, dear.

"Are you trying to kill me?!" Herrick held his fur.

"I was going to bald you." Alfia's eyes narrowed.

"Kwak."

"Aria. How?!" In the owl's hand were two potatoes.

"Hoo!" The owl sounded, but that only caused Keith to tilt his head. So you just went and grabbed it? He could only laugh. But it was only a subtle action as Jack sounded,

"Let's catch some more!"

"Yeah!" Two potatoes were not enough to feed them. However,

“Why did it take so long?” Keith and the others could only catch at most seven. All of them were caught by Aria.

“These things better be delicious!" They had to be…right? The difficulty they had to catch these seven was enough to get them mad. 

“I don’t know either. But the only thing we can do is to try it later.” They were going to have dinner after all of this, and it was time for them to head to the second section of the second floor. When they did, they noticed a huge fish approaching them!

“What in the world was that?!” The others were confused about what kind of beast they had just met up with. That only caused Keith to explain, “They're called grouper fish. They group together to make themselves much larger than they seem. That way, they could defeat larger predators that are bigger themselves.” It was an interesting fish. However, it wasn't as strong as their size suggested.

“These things are good for finger food, from what I heard.” All these tiny fish were about the size of his pinkies. Hearing his words, the others started to attack them in droves.

This endless onslaught lasted for a few minutes as they continued onwards. Their exploration lasted for a few hours before they found a place to rest.

“Alright, everyone, set up camp here!” And with those words, everyone got to work on setting up their camp. That was when Keith looked at the fish that he had caught. If I remember correctly, these grouper fish are similar to shrimp, where they have a waste sack. Keith started slicing up the tiny fish, removing the black pouch. As his hands were like a blur, he slowly washed them with salt water to clean off any excess materials. Next came frying them in oil. With it being golden, he took a bite. A subtle crunch came from it. The insides were flaky like a striped salmon. The fusion between the two was quite flavorful. All right, I could just make them all at the same time. That was the easiest way. Coating all the fish, he dumped it into the pan to let it fry.

And now for the snapper. Snapper was quite simple enough. Remove all the guts inside the fish, put them on the griddle, and let it grill. As he did this, he also cooked some rice.

“Guys, I need some room to breathe!” Everyone circled him. With more people around, of course, he couldn’t breathe.

“Yes, yes, let’s give the man space and let him do his work!” Carolyn, being the voice, gently pushed them away as he continued on with the last dish, the lily potatoes. He was quite interested in how to cook this one. 

I need to go at a slow pace. Unlike the other food he could grasp and test, this one was tricky; if he messed up, it could go flying and slide away, never returning to him again. That was when he raised his knife and slowly made an incision on the potato. It was still slipping, but he felt it was much easier now as he continued to peel it.  What was left was a beautiful golden and pink color for the potatoes.

Slicing the potato, a small red juice came out of it. And that was when he tasted a tasty, sweet, and salty mixture. Hmm? It’s really tasty. Is this more of a dessert than a savory dish? Keith thought about it before cutting them into strips. That was when he started to grill them up a bit before sugaring it. 

“...” 

“Alright, let’s eat!” Keith decidedly said so as they continued to eat. But that was when they noticed the snapper as they tasted the meat,

“So delicious as always.”

“As long as Keith is here, I don’t think we’ll starve!” 

“Indeed!” As they continued to eat the food in happiness, Keith grinned as he took something out, “Don’t forget; we need to try these strips!’ He made some crispy potato strips. Well, he really didn’t know what to call them. Taking a bite, that was when all the flavors burst for him! It had an incredible decadent flavor. 

It was so rich and intense as well!

“....AMAZING!” They couldn’t help but shout when they heard that. The taste was something that they couldn’t begin to describe or imagine. But as they were immersed in the taste,

“Keith, what’s the matter?” That was when they noticed the boy’s face, which was nibbled on the potato strip.

“I feel like there should be something else to go with it.” That was the hunch he had. It should be much more different.