The Legend of the Fishermen of Sicily

Leo once had a nightmare.

He dreamt that old Paul had knocked him into the sea, and the Atlantic blue crabs that had died or indirectly died at his hands lined up to come and claim his life—waving their large pincers to let him experience what despair was.

Now this nightmare is no longer a nightmare.

At this moment, Leo was in his element at sea.

If they were to encounter those deadly Atlantic blue crabs in the sea, they would experience true despair once again.

In fact, he wasn't sure if the control of the body described in "The Beginning of Mastery" included being in the water, but the last sentence, "the body can stretch and move with the flow," made him think it was worth a try.

If it doesn't work, I can just swim back.

But the moment he stepped into the sea, he knew he had it in the bag.

When jumping from a height into the water, your arms and legs will instinctively swing to maintain balance, but even after just a few swings, Leo felt that the resistance around him was ridiculously small.

After adapting to the underwater environment for a while and allowing its body to fully integrate with it, it could move its hands and legs with ease, truly transforming into a "stubborn fish".

This "stubborn fish" only has those three targets in its eyes!

Salvatore and his two companions entered the sea only a few seconds earlier than Leo, and Leo quickly caught up with the last two after a few kicks.

The next surprise is yet to come.

Leo swung his body a few times and easily caught up with Simmons, who was swimming at the back. Thinking about everything that had happened today, he used some force when he grabbed him, but even with just a light tap, Simmons almost sank to the bottom in pain.

When Leo caught Vincenzo, he gently tapped his cheek and chin. Seeing that the man was about to drown, he finally confirmed that the [Weakness Strike] technique could be used underwater!

......

These two guys were slow swimmers, and by the time Leo threw them back, Salvatore had already swum quite far ahead.

He was unaware of what was happening next and was focused on escaping once he got into the water.

Seeing that so much time had passed and there was nothing unusual around, I finally felt safe enough to come out for some fresh air.

"Fortunately, Lady Luck smiled on me once again. Although there were a series of unexpected events, I managed to get through them without any real danger."

Salvatore looked at the bright sun on the horizon and thought, "Shouldn't Leo be catching crabs on the beach at this time?"

Why would they go back to the shipyard?

This is too bizarre.

Suddenly, he heard a noise behind him. He turned around and saw a white stripe inexplicably torn open on the sea in the distance.

It looks like the trail left on the water's surface by some kind of fish being dragged.

There were just too many strange things happening today. Even though he knew there couldn't possibly be any fish being dragged around, he still used all his strength to continue his escape.

After swimming for a while, estimating that he had moved far away from the area where the strange "white streaks" had appeared, Salvatore stopped to catch his breath again. But as soon as he stopped, he was hit hard on the buttocks, and as he lurched forward, his face plunged back into the sea.

He tried to steady himself with his agility and excellent swimming skills, but then he got hit on the buttocks again.

This time, he couldn't keep his balance no matter what... He flailed his arms and legs wildly, and his whole body completed a perfect 360-degree roll in the sea.

Before the body could even stop, the next wave of damage arrived—again, to the buttocks.

The last thing Salvatore thought of before losing consciousness while spinning at high speed was:

"Why is it a butt??"

......

Leo beat up the first two guys and dragged them up, partly to vent his anger, and partly because he was worried they would escape when he went to capture Salvatore.

But when he dragged Salvatore ashore, he was surprised to find that the two men had turned into three.

Not only did those two not run away, but another one also came out?

You have identified the trespasser who intruded into the base.

Overall rating: Pass

[Congratulations, host! The time-limited mission has been completed!]

[Host: Leo Volpe]

[Identity: Anonymous]

[Reputation: 21]

[Faction: 1]

[Skills: Weakness Exploit, Torture Interrogation, The Beginning of Control]

[Family Member: Mad Orange]

Leo showed no joy at completing his mission; he watched the bald man approaching warily.

Why did you come here?

He knew Enzo's name and had experienced his temper.

But without a reasonable explanation, Leo would consider Enzo to be part of Salvatore's group.

Sicily is such a complicated place, you really can't let your guard down at all.

Salvatore, who was lying on the ground vomiting seawater, heard what Leo said and thought that "saviors" had arrived.

As he struggled to his feet, he shouted:

"This out-of-towner's cat scratched someone. When we confronted him, instead of apologizing, he joined the cat in hitting us! My butt! He kicked my butt raw! It still hurts..."

Salvatore offered a pre-prepared explanation.

Whoever the savior is, hearing this excuse at least means they can escape from Leo's clutches!

But the next second, his buttocks were hit with a force ten times stronger than before.

Before he fainted from the pain for the second time, he mustered his willpower to take a quick look at who the "savior" was, and then... he passed out peacefully.

It was Enzo...

It's that Malzamemi who's the most unreasonable person!

Enzo made his stance clear through his actions—he was not Leo's enemy.

After kicking Salvatore, he pointed to the 'dead body' on the ground and the other two 'living corpses' and said to Leo:

"Leave the three of them to me, I'll handle it."

Spending a long time in Sicily makes it harder to let down one's guard.

Leo continued to ask:

"How do you want to handle this?"

This is actually a very troublesome problem.

You might sue them, but they haven't actually done anything. It probably doesn't even qualify as burglary. The shipyard is in ruins.

Leo wanted to pretend this hadn't happened, but he didn't want to let them off so easily.

But he didn't know who to turn to, or who he could trust.

Enzo carried the unconscious Salvatore on his back:

"You don't need to worry about how to handle it, but I guarantee they won't bother you again."

Leo did not refuse Enzo's request to take the man away, but that did not mean he trusted him.

He needed to go find Marco or Andrei immediately and let them know about it.

Suddenly, Enzo, who had walked a few meters away, came back carrying Salvatore.

He extended his large, tiger-claw-like hand and formally introduced himself:

"Enzo Bianchi, the fisherman here."

I almost forgot the purpose of my visit.

Leo paused for a moment, then reached out and shook his hand:

"Leo Volpe, come here—"

Enzo smiled憨厚ly and said:

"I came to Marzamemi because I wanted to be the freest person in this ocean."

Leo, I'll remember you too!

Leo couldn't help but laugh.

The sound of two men's hearty laughter echoed across the shore.

.......

So much happened in just one hour.

After everyone left, Leo felt utterly exhausted, both physically and mentally.

He always heard people around him say that Sicily is a complicated place.

At this moment, he had a concrete understanding of this "complexity".

He even asked himself, why did he stay in such a complicated place as Sicily?

Without time to think too much or rest, Leo had to go to the fish market to find Aesop.

Upon reaching the shipyard gate, I saw a fish basket placed prominently against the wall, containing a small portion of sea urchins—these were things Rosalia had left behind.

Then they heard footsteps in the distance, followed by an anxious voice.

"Are you alright?" Marco asked as he ran.

"I'm fine," Leo shook his head.

"Enzo carried Salvatore to the village, saying they came to the shipyard to cause trouble." Seeing that Leo was alright, Marco quickly stopped, trying to control his breathing so as not to appear too flustered, maintaining a calm and collected demeanor. "I remember you go out to catch crabs at night and only just got back, right?"

Seeing Marco's adorable expression of clearly caring but pretending not to admit it, Leo hugged the sea urchin and greeted him with a smile:

"Who said that? I ran into the three of them, and they even started fighting."

"They started fighting?" Saviel arrived a little later and immediately took Marco in his arms to check on him. "Are you alright? Are you hurt?"

My dear sugar daddy, please don't let anything happen to you!

"Could you get some better glasses, Saville?"

"It'll have to do, unless you pay for it!"

Why should I pay for your services?

"Then what gives you the right to demand that I get proper glasses?"

"Meow--"

The chubby orange cat thought the two newcomers were too noisy, so it greeted Leo and went to play in the village.

Annoying arguments, a big, wiggling butt, and a fresh sea urchin in her arms...

Leo smiled and thought that these were probably the reasons he stayed in Sicily.