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Chapter 431, Section 428: Summer Outing

"One fish, two fish, three fish, four fish! Oh dear! These two fish are kissing!"

Umaru squatted in front of the bucket of fish and exclaimed in surprise.

"Are they going to have babies soon? Then I'll have caviar to eat!"

Lynn, who was fishing by the river, turned his head and glanced at her speechlessly, thinking to himself that this was something a teenage girl could say.

Hermione, who was setting up a grill nearby, corrected Umaru's words.

"Kissing won't make a fish pregnant, and even if it could, it's impossible for fish eggs to appear so quickly for you to eat."

Umaru looked regretful.

"What a pity! But after I eat them, they can have baby fish in my belly. Lynn, can I have both of these fish?"

"You want two more? Unless you only eat fish, then both fish are yours."

"That won't do! I also want grilled chicken wings, grilled corn, grilled chicken legs, grilled sausages, grilled potatoes, grilled steak, and grilled pork belly!"

"Then you can only eat one fish!"

Umaru was even more disappointed. She stared at the two fish still kissing in the bucket and muttered to herself.

"How pitiful, you're about to be eaten by different people, you can't even die together."

Today is the seventh day of the holiday.

As soon as Lynn got home, he made plans for his family and Hermione to go on a summer outing together.

It's not a good thing to keep Xiaomai cooped up at home all the time. She's been spending more and more time watching TV. Lin En is worried that she's only been in school for a few years, but she's already wearing glasses.

The place they visited wasn't far from home, just by a river in a small rural town near London. Kira had scouted the location beforehand and then used Apparition to bring them and their belongings there.

Although we brought enough food, fishing is also a lot of fun.

However, Umaru-chan can't experience this kind of fun.

She hadn't even been sitting on the small stool with her fishing rod for two minutes when she started scratching her head and acting like a monkey, unable to stand it anymore.

He threw down his fishing rod and ran to the side to catch frogs for a while, played in the mud for a bit, and now he's running to the bucket to tease the fish Lynn caught.

Hermione busied herself laying out blankets, taking out ingredients, and setting up the grill.

After catching the sixth fish, Lynn tossed the fishing rod to Kira and told him to keep fishing, while he chased away Umaru, who was about to kill the poor fish, and gave them a quick death with a stone.

Watching Lynn dissect her "new friend," Umaru couldn't help but pretend to cover her eyes and act as a commentator.

"The wicked Lynn is like a bad witch in a story. He peeled off the scales of these poor fish, cut open their bellies with a knife, and ripped out their internal organs! Oh! That fish isn't quite dead yet! It moved! It moved! What a miracle of life! But I suggest you hit it on the head again."

"If you keep babbling on, I'll smash your head in!"

Lynn glared at her fiercely and said.

Xiaomai put her hands on her hips and hummed twice. Of course, she knew that Lynn was just trying to scare her. They had lived together for four years, and Lynn would only say it verbally at most, but he had never actually hit her.

However, she also knew when to stop while she was ahead, so she turned around and went to stick close to Hermione, who was figuring out how to start a fire.

From a distance, Lynn could hear her giving bad advice, saying that they should pour the barbecue oil onto the charcoal so it would be easier to light.

After Lynn finished preparing the fish, he came over to help start the fire.

"If we use the oil to start a fire, what are we going to use for grilling? Our own fat?"

He cast a fire spell on the charcoal, and flames immediately rose from it.

Umaru pinched her thin little arm and showed off.

"I don't have any fat on me!"

Lynn ignored her and instead brushed oil on the skewers before setting them on the grill to prepare their lunch.

Hermione stared in amazement at Lynn's fingers; it was the first time she had ever seen Lynn cast spells without a staff.

"Won't the Ministry of Magic find out you're using magic off-campus?"

The Auror managers are all my people, why would I be afraid of this?

Lynn could only think such arrogant words in his heart and wouldn't say them out loud.

"Don't worry, I'm fine using it like this, but you guys can't. If you get caught, it could be a big deal or a small deal. Right now, it might not be a big deal, but leaving evidence against you isn't a good thing either."

"Are there any techniques for casting spells without a staff? Can I master it if I practice diligently?"

"You can't master it; it depends on talent."

Lynn said shamelessly, as if the Grindelwald family ring around his neck didn't exist at all.

Lunch went smoothly. Lynn is a seasoned cook, after all, and there were no accidents where she burned anything or made something inedible.

Unfortunately, Umaru was not satisfied at all. After eating the barbecue with her mouth full of oil, she immediately said that she wanted dessert after the meal.

Lynn smiled and picked up a lettuce leaf for her, then gently pointed at it with her finger and said...

"What kind of dessert would you like?"

"Strawberry pudding!"

"So now it's strawberry pudding."

Umaru isn't brainless; she looked at Lynn like she was an idiot.

"You told me the story of calling a deer a horse before, so are you now asserting your authority by calling lettuce leaves strawberry pudding?"

Lynn tapped her on the head.

"Do I need to demonstrate my authority in front of you like this? Just try it. If it's not strawberry pudding flavored, I'll have Kira go home and get you ten real puddings right now."

Upon hearing this, Xiaomai reluctantly took a bite of the lettuce leaf in Lynn's hand. Before she had even chewed a couple of times, her eyes lit up.

"It really tastes like strawberry pudding! Did you turn the pudding into lettuce leaves?"

Lynn chuckled twice, arms crossed, without revealing the truth.

Umaru held up the magical lettuce leaf and held it to Hermione's mouth, insisting that she try it too.

Hermione, however, tasted grilled fish.

She was still savoring Lynn's cooking, thinking his grilled fish was really good.

After that, Xiaomai kept pestering Lynn, wanting him to teach her this move, but Lynn kept her hanging and didn't agree.

It's not that I'm reluctant to part with her, but I'm afraid that Umaru is too young and doesn't know any better. If she learns it and then misuses it, who knows what strange things she might eat.

They stayed outside until the sun was setting before returning home.

Lynn didn't stay idle after returning home.

He went to his bedroom, stared at the robes in the closet, and pondered which outfit would be most appropriate for him to wear when he went with Dumbledore to see his great-uncle the next day.

Yes, he promised Dumbledore he would meet with his great-uncle, and the meeting would be tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)