So I will be teaching your fathers to hunt in place of Lasse-Tamer. It's a pleasure to meet you.

　Lasse was greeting the Lizardman children gathered on the Wejus River.
　The Lizardman children were looking at Lasse and the others restlessly.
　It's natural for the children to be confused when the adults suddenly left them and said that a human, Lasse, would teach them how to hunt instead of the adults.
　Of course, even if the adults had warned them to listen to Lasse in advance.

But it's not me that will teach them to hunt, but my friends.

　And then Lasse introduces the demons who will be waiting beside him.

"This is Merman. I'm a sea hunter, but I think it would be helpful for you to hunt in the water.

　With that, Merman held up a trident in his hand.

""Oh!"

　Lizardman's children gaze with sparkling eyes at the trident he holds.
　Maybe there is something special about holding a spear for the lizarman.

Huh.

　Merman is vaguely pleased with the envy of the children. 　

And I am Kalkinos!　I'm going to teach you guys how to hunt, too!

　The second loudest voice after Merman's rang out.
　But the owner of the voice is nowhere to be seen, and the Lizardman children are scurrying around.

"Hey! Hey! I'm here!

　Then suddenly the rock beside Merman starts to move.
　And seeing the rock, the Lizardman children finally realized that the owner of the voice was next to the merman.

Yes, I'm here!

　There was a crab.
　It looked like a big rock, but it was a huge crab demon!

My name is Chalkinos!　It's crab chalkinos!

　A very large, but unremarkable crab demon.
　When the Lizardman children saw it, they thought.

""Yummy."

　It was a voice from the heart.
　By the way, Lasse thought the same thing when he saw Kalkinos for the first time, but that's a secret between him and me. 　

"Whoa! I'm not a foodie!　I'm a proud watering hole hunter!　

　Charkinos with a big clink and a big clink of his scissors.
　In fact, his scissors are so big that even a grown man would be torn in half if he were to take them.

Well, these two will be your teachers, and you'll have to listen to them and learn how to hunt.

""Yes!"

　Lizardman's children strutted toward Merman and Kalkinos.

'Then I'll teach you how to hunt!　Tough but follow me!

"Yes!

"Then I'll teach you how to hunt!　Well, don't think too hard, let's just take it easy!

"Yes,

　Apparently the older children who wanted to hunt seriously chose to learn from Merman and the younger lizardman children who were curious about Charkinos chose to learn from Charkinos.

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"Look, fish are living things, and as long as they're moving, if you spear them where they are, they'll run away. Besides, the spear will be slowed down in the water. So spear the fish in front of it. The fish's body structure only allows it to move forward.

　Merman's teaching made sense.
　First, he would show them the results of his good and bad practices.
　Then you show the children that you can catch the fish in front of them so that they will believe you can get it this way.
　All you have to do now is to teach the children to hunt poorly by watching them actually hunt.

It is important to think of the spear as a part of the arm, not a tool.

"Yes, yes!

You stick your spear out in front of the fish more. Different fish move forward differently. If you miss, try to adjust the position of your thrust better.

I get it!

I got it, sir!

"Okay, well done!

　And when the children succeed in catching the fish, he praises the children.
　He motivates the children by praising them for their success.

(Those who have done well are praised. Those who are praised are motivated to try harder. That's the same for different species.

　Merman's education policy seems to be one of praise and motivation.
　Lasse, who was watching the scene, nodded with satisfaction.

"I'm sure the kids will do well on the hunt with Merman here.

　Then Lasse looks at Karkinos and his friends.

"...... What are they doing?

　Lasse looked at Chalkinos and his friends and was stunned by the scene that was unfolding there.

This is called a fishing rod!　I'm going to use the hook on the end of this line to catch the fish!

"Huh?　But how can you get caught on such a tiny hook in such a wide river?

"Don't worry!　If you turn over a stone around here, you'll see ...... look, there's a bug in there, right?　If you stick it in a hook and then drop a line in the river, the fish will try to eat the insects and the hook will eat the insects," he said.



"I see... Crab is so smart!

"Hahahaha!

　What a surprise! Karchinos was teaching children to fish instead of hunting.
　A giant crab dexterously thrusts an insect into a hook and dexterously swings his rod with a pair of scissors toward the river.
　If you look closely, you'll see that he's even wearing a large straw hat.

There's nothing wild about this scene.

Here, you guys do it.

　With that, Karkinos took out a rod that he had apparently prepared and handed it to the children.

Yay!

"Buggy

"YEAH!

　The children did as Chalkinos had taught them, attaching the insects hidden on the riverbed to the hooks and swinging their rods toward the river.

Make sure they are far enough away from the people around them so they don't tangle with their lines!

"Yes!

　It was a conversation with relatively good fishing etiquette.

　.

Okay, the hunt is over for today!

　Lasse's command brought the children of the Lizardmen who were hunting to gather around.

Then let's see what they've done.

　Lasse's instructions were followed by the children placing their prey on the rocks.

"Huh.

　The size and number of the fish varied, but most of the kids were successful in their hunt.
　Surprisingly, the group of fishermen who followed the chalkinos were also successful, to Lasse's surprise.

"It's pretty good," he said.　

"These guys are water demons, they're very good at sensing the water and the feel of the fish on the rod.

　A strangely sooty-looking Karkinos explains the surprising fishing talents of the Lizardman children.

'So, how did you catch it?

"...... crab, but boy. I'm going to go to the temple and join the church.

　Kalkinos was melancholy that he was the only one who hadn't taken anything with him.

Half of the fruits of this hunt will be used to feed everyone and the rest will be dried to preserve food.

"Yes!

　Thus, with enough success, Lasse and his team headed for the town of Dexi.

　.

"Hey, Mr. Lasse, are those kids your new squires?

　While walking around town, an old lady from the shopping district talks to Lasse.

"No, no, the lizardman from the nearby swamp asked me to teach him how to hunt.

Oh, you're a demon babysitter. It's not easy being a demon hunter.

"Well, it's my job,

　It's true that they also serve as babysitters.

(Well, it's worth the money, so maybe that's a good request.

"Yo Merman brother!　Are there any good fish today?

　Now the toolmaker's father speaks to Merman.

Yeah, I hunted a nice, fatty one. But I'm here today to dry out the fruits of the hunt and not to sell them.

That's a shame. You catch a lot of good fish, and that's why I drink so much.

If you drink too much alcohol, your wife will give you a scolding.

　Kupkupu and Merman laugh with a bubbly sound.

"I can't drink because I'm scared of my mom!

"......

　The Lizardman children, who had heard the mermen's conversation, watched the scene curiously.

'What's the matter?'

...... So humans and demons get along well in this town.

　The second-largest child, a lizardman child, who seems to be the oldest, opens his mouth.

'Well, this town is,'

　The sight of humans and demons living together makes Lasse feel a little proud.

I've heard that humans don't mix with other species except to get something of value for themselves, so it's not surprising.

　I suppose he's talking about the merchants who have sought their gems.

I have heard that some clans have fought the humans.

　Humans and sub-humans often fight each other.
　So it seems that they passed down to their children from adult lizardmen their spectacular battles with humans.
　Every race is proud of its warrior's exploits in battle.
　Lizardmen's children also hear about the brilliant exploits of the adults and yearn to be warriors.

I'm amazed that humans sometimes get along so well with their own kind.

"Yeah, you'll learn that from now on, too.

　Lasse thanked the children for their flexibility.
　Because that is the vision of the future he wanted.

(If the children of Lizardmen could be acclimated to the city and could think favorably of interacting with humans, they could make friends with the future lizardmen living around them. Furthermore, if the demons that carried the lizardmen into battle voluntarily helped them fight, the adults would think they were in their debt. (That would make Dexter's town even safer.

　Forge a friendship with the Lizardmen.
　That was the request Lasse received from the Mayor and the Adventurer's Guild.
　Actually, it was a job Lasse had pitched himself.

　Investigate the dangerous demons that lived in the Lizardman's habitat and help the lizardmen fight them so they would be in their debt, and make the humans like them by helping the children get used to the town.

(All for a double portion of the reward!)

　With a very noble purpose, yet loaded with very ulterior motives, Lasse would strive for friendship between the two races.