[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit":3,"chapter-marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-32":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Marvel: Starting with the Ice-Ice Fruit",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1733229,2216,"Chapter 32: The Fishing Contest","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-32",32,"\u003Cp>The Atlantic Ocean. Night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right here,\" Vincent said, stopping the yacht. \"I can feel it. There are monsters down there tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen looked skeptical but interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, she had resisted the idea of deep-sea fishing at night. It sounded cold and boring. But holding the heavy-duty rod, feeling the ocean spray on her face, she felt a spark of excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was her first time on a yacht, and the isolation was thrilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent had an ulterior motive for the boat trip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too many eyes on land, he thought. SHIELD, Hydra, the Brotherhood. Who knows if they bugged the Long Island estate already? If I stay there, I'm broadcasting my private life to Nick Fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But out here? No signal. No satellites. No spies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just him, Gwen, and the open water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The waves were rough, but Gwen stood perfectly balanced on the deck. Her spider-powers gave her supernatural equilibrium. Vincent, with his Baji-Mizong mastery and Ice-Ice Fruit enhancements, was equally stable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they fought hand-to-hand, Gwen's raw strength would crush him. But in the water? Or with his full power? She didn't stand a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey,\" Gwen said, a mischievous glint in her blue eyes. \"How about a contest? Loser has to grant the winner one request. Anything they want.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent almost laughed out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You want to challenge me to a fishing contest? In the ocean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Mera would think twice. Do you know who you're talking to? I'm basically Poseidon right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gwen was confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding the rod, she felt like the fishing line was an extension of her own webs. Her Spider-Sense was tingling, picking up vibrations through the line that no human could detect. She could \"see\" the fish moving in the dark water below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Stacy,\" Vincent grinned, leaning against the rail. \"Don't regret this later. My request might be... unreasonable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not scared of you,\" Gwen shot back, her competitive streak flaring up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to win. She wanted to prove that she wasn't just a pretty face to be spoiled. She was Spider-Woman. She was strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if she won... she would force him to tell her the title of his \"best-selling book.\" The secrecy was driving her crazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are the rules?\" Vincent asked. \"Price? Quantity? Or weight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen thought about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Price is too subjective. Quantity is boring. Weight... that's where I shine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I pull up a Great White Shark with my bare hands, he'll be shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Weight,\" Gwen declared. \"Heaviest catch wins. One hour time limit. Winner takes all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One hour?\" Vincent checked his watch. It was past 9 PM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect. Plenty of time to win and then... collect my prize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deal,\" Vincent said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bank had stocked the yacht with professional gear and bait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent baited a massive hook with a whole fish and cast it into the dark waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't even need to use active magic. His passive Hydro-Kinesis allowed him to sense every living creature within a mile radius. He knew exactly where the leviathans were sleeping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen cast her line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Spider-Sense screamed. Vibration. Left. Deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She adjusted her line, expertly guiding the bait toward a massive shadow she sensed below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rod bent nearly double.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a normal person, this would be a fight. For Gwen, it was a workout. She braced her legs against the gunwale and reeled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five minutes later, she hauled a massive grouper onto the deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's at least a hundred pounds,\" Gwen said, wiping sea spray from her face. She looked at Vincent triumphantly. \"Top that, Mr. Author.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent chuckled. She's getting cocky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time to cheat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He focused his mind. Currents shifted deep underwater. A massive shape turned, lured not by bait, but by the command of the ocean itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent felt the tug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, Gwen?\" Vincent said calmly, holding the rod with one hand while the reel screamed. \"I think I got a bite too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He started reeling. No struggle. No sweat. Just inevitable force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dorsal fin sliced the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a massive Great White Shark breached the surface, thrashing against the line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen's jaw dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that... a shark?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like it,\" Vincent smiled. \"About 800 pounds, give or take. Care to forfeit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Get The FULL NOVEL at Once!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 30% OFF for Limited time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>@patreon.com\u002FAuthorizz\u003C\u002Fp>",715,"2026-06-06T16:16:52.583Z",1,"novelbin.me","c4fa9cd1adb80055c5c633b97cd2b01dbbaf4c9d08575504b4c28ed993b502ff","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-33","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-31",116,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-cover.jpg"]