The Book I Wrote Became the Bible

37 – Fishers of Men (2)

Luke said to Simon the son of Zebedee, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” Simon answered and said, “Teacher, we I have worked hard all night and have caught nothing, but according to your word, I will lower the net. And when they did, they caught so many fish that the nets were torn. When Simon saw this, he fell at Luke’s knees and said, “Leave me, Lord. Iaco, the daughter of Zebedee and Simon’s sister, was also surprised. Luke said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will take men.” So they pulled the boat ashore, abandoned everything, and followed Luke. I＞

New Testament Gospel of Lydia 5:4~6, 8, 10~11

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I thought Iljin was fierce today.

I left the boat afloat all morning and caught fish, but I didn’t catch even a single fish.

No matter how seldom you catch a day, you can catch at least one fry, so how can you not catch one?

I was worried about the immediate daily sustenance, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t catch a fish. I stayed up all night, but I couldn’t continue fishing here anymore. A situation where all my colleagues, including myself, are tired and need a break. It was in the middle of the day when I was forced to bring the boat to the pier and tidy it up.

“Look at me.”

I heard a strange voice and turned my head to see a light blue, mysterious boy standing there.

Aristocratic clothes woven with luxurious fabric, white and soft skin as if he had never lived a rough life, and a beautiful appearance that could only be thought of as being born with noble blood.

He was a boy who could only be thought of as an aristocrat.

Nobility that is incomparable to that of the lord or the vassals under his command.

It was evident that he was a high-ranking aristocrat.

“Who are you?”

“My name is Luke.”

“I got lost and I started talking like this to ask for directions. What kind of territory is this?”

I checked the surroundings, but no other companions were seen.

A high-ranking aristocrat of that level wanders alone?

He’s a high-ranking noble who doesn’t even bring an escort with him….

Are you a wizard? Or a swordsman with great skills?

You must be confident in your skills either way. An aristocrat like that is bound to be the target of many thieves.

If I didn’t have the skills, I would have died screaming.

Come to think of it, I think I heard such a story. Most of the aristocrats have strong powers, and some psycho-nobles are said to take pleasure in slaughter the ignorant who attack them while traveling alone.

Is this person one of those people? What about nobles?

“Oh, I see. This is Galilee.”

“I see. Thank you.”

I asked for the name of the territory here, and when I told him, he expressed his gratitude.

With this…… Did it happen?

Aristocrats are beings that should not be involved. Especially high-ranking nobles.

In the past, how injustice our parents suffered when they got involved with aristocrats.

As it is… Leave it like this, please!

“Brother Simon~. I had a hard time~! I brought you a meal…… Eh? Who, who are you?”

At that time, Iako’s voice was heard.

Of course! Of course now!

Nobles regard commoners as worthless and filthy, and covet women as such.

Wandering the streets, if there was a commoner woman he liked, he would take him and get drunk.

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Of course, from their point of view, they are dirty commoners, so they never take responsibility.

Unluckily, the beautiful women caught in the eyes of the nobles meet a miserable end when they are captured as playthings by the nobles for one night.

Now the lord of our territory has done such things a lot, so I hid it well to protect our pretty Iako, but at this timing!

“You must be a noble person who got lost here. Look at that cutie.”

Her Once, I quickly approached her and whispered in her ear. A noble might have the ability to listen to whispers, so he didn’t say it openly.

Subtly, she let her Iaco know that she was a nobleman, and the nobleman told her to leave before he took an interest in her, but….

“Wow, that’s right. Oh, how are you?”

“Hello.”

No, I said hello and sat down!

Why is her face blushing there again?! Did you fall for him!

No matter how beautiful she is, she is an aristocrat! There’s no way people like us could be treated as individuals!

“Brother, did you catch a lot of fish?”

“No. They didn’t catch me at all today.”

Even though Iako usually delivered her meal to us, she would go right away. I don’t like the smell of men’s sweat after working.

So usually, Iako goes back quickly, and we go back after finishing our meal and tidying up.

No, why aren’t you going back?

As if he wanted to stay here forever, he was concocting something to talk about.

Is it because of that aristocrat’s face?

I don’t like it. It’s because her face is smooth.

A real man with an angular and honest face like mine.

Do you think you can act as a man only when you look like that?

Come to think of it, I heard that when dragons polymorph for entertainment, they have such a beautiful appearance.

Huh? Dragon?

Ah, it’s probably not a dragon.

I read that the dragons in the book say that they play alone like that, but…… Ay no way

Anyway, why isn’t that aristocrat going?

Didn’t you just come here to ask for directions?

Are you really interested in Iako? Then what should I do…… !

“Simon.”

“… Yes? Did you call me?”

Suddenly he called my name.

…… Huh? My Name?

Uh, how did you name me! Ah. Did you hear Iaco calling me while bringing her meal?

Strange though. No matter how many names they hear, nobles don’t care about commoners’ names at all.

The person in charge of my fish delivery has also known me for 10 years and he doesn’t remember my name.

But that nobleman called my name. My name, a commoner at best, and a lowly fisherman at that.

What is it?

“Go to the deep water and cast your net again. Then you will be able to catch fish.”

Then the boy continued talking nonsense.

What? Go deep and cast your nets again?

No, let alone fish catching, you’ve never done anything tough with your beautiful hands.

Do you think the reason we couldn’t catch fish was because we went to the wrong place to catch fish?

I’ve been catching fish for years, and there’s no way I didn’t catch it by mistake.

The beach nearby was scratched. Even so, I didn’t see any fish today. As if everything had disappeared.

Anyway, nobles?

I think so.

“Noble sir, we have tried all night and have not caught one. But since you say so, I will cast the nets.”

I don’t know what kind of anger I’ll get if I don’t do what I was told to do.

Although they have developed their skills since that incident, they are still unknown beings called nobles.

Especially the high-ranking aristocrats had no confidence to deal with them.

Whew. Let’s just do it You must think you stepped on sh*t.

With my friends, I set the boat afloat again and headed for the depths the noble boy said.

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And when he reached the place he said, he spread out the net and let it down.

I wouldn’t be able to catch it anyway. You’re wasting your time.

Why is a nobleman who has never caught a fish given a lesson as a fisherman?

Did you really need to do that?

Um…….

Huh?

Wait a minute.

Only Iako and the aristocratic boy are left at the docks now.

Could it be that she gave ridiculous instructions to target Iako and get rid of me and her comrades who got in the way!

Damn it!

We have to go back soon.

I don’t know what will happen to Iako!

“Everyone at once!”

Kung

I quickly informed my colleagues of my findings and tried to turn the boat, but the boat suddenly began to tilt.

What else is this time?

“Go, Simon! The nets are full!”

Net? It must have been filled with water since it landed at the bottom of the sea. Isn’t that obvious?

What’s wrong with him? I’m not this kind of friend. Maybe it’s because I met a nobleman earlier. Or maybe it’s because I’m tired from working all night.

“No, not that! It’s full of fish!”

What are you talking about? It can’t be.

A lot of fish that I haven’t seen even after catching all night can suddenly be caught…….

Thought so, I lowered my head and looked at the net, and it began to appear below the surface of the water.

The fish that filled the net.

…… Nonsense.

“Oh, how can a fish do this! I haven’t caught a single one all night!”

“The net is tearing! Everyone hold tight!”

What the hell happened?

“You look confused.”

At that moment, a calm voice came from behind. Not the urgent voices of colleagues, but a calm sage-like voice.

With this, let’s turn our heads backwards.

“Oh, noble one? Uh, how on a boat!”

The man who should have been at the wharf was standing on the boat.