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　Pick up a twig from the area.

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　We use it as a rod.

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　The line and hooks are in the baggage compartment, so all we need to do is to get some bait and we are ready to fish.

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　For bait, we usually give some money to the local children and ask them to bring some worms, but this time, we got the bait from the local fishermen.

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　It was a little surreal to see the demon king digging in the ground and collecting worms, but I didn't mind.

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　I love fishing.

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　Next to reading, fishing is my second favorite.

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　However, I have been so busy that I have not been fishing for a long time.

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　Therefore, I declare in advance that I will not be able to catch eels or trout this time.

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　It is partly because I have been away from fishing for a long time and my skill is not so good, but in the first place, I can't catch trout with this hook. It has to be bigger. And eels require a special kind of hook.

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　Well, it's rare that they don't get on the hook, but I don't expect such a miracle and quickly catch the fish I'm after.

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　My target is a small freshwater fish called windfish, which is only found in this lake.

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　It is not edible, but its floating bag is said to be a panacea, and is sold at a high price in the market.

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　It would be easy to fix the food poisoning of a saint.

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　You cast a fishing line, but it doesn't seem to be catching.

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"I can't catch anything.

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　He says in a laid-back tone, "I can't catch a fish.

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　They say that fishing is better suited for quick-tempered people, but I have a long temper.

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　Fishing is more about the act of casting a line than catching a fish.

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　I like to spend the whole day in a state of blank stasis without thinking about anything.

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　So, every time the fishing was not so good, Yves would buy fish in advance at a fish store in the city.

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　She is not a good fisherman at all.

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　I thought it was fine with me, and the fish store would be prosperous, but that was not the case today.

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　I want to catch and bring home the wind fish quickly.

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　So, I devise a plan.

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　There is a bush on the right side, casting a shadow on the lake.

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　I change my fishing spot, thinking that such a place would attract more fish.

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　I put one rod on the spot and make another rod and head for the bushes.

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　Normally, he would not do that.

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"I have two choices, I can fish or I can't fish, it doesn't matter where I fish", he lies.

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　but today was special.

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　But was it wrong that I did something special?

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　There is a superstition that if you do something you don't do everyday, you will get into trouble, and it seems that this superstition has come true.

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　As I rummaged through the bushes and searched for a place to fish, I ran into her.

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　The reason why I instantly recognized her as a woman was because she was completely naked.

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　I saw a girl bathing in the water in her natural state, without a stitch of clothing on.

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　No, I don't know if she was a girl.

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　Her ears were pointed.

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　Her body is slender like an elf and she looks like a girl, but it is possible for elves to be several hundred years old even if they look like a girl.

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　So we cannot say that she is a girl.

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"............"

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　What is he staring at a strange woman's limbs?

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　A woman who is bathing.

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　I tried to avert my eyes, but I couldn't do it.

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　I tried to avert my eyes, but I couldn't, because I noticed something.

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　I suddenly remembered what Eve had told me before.

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"Basically, the elves in this world have blond hair. Dark-haired elves are rare.

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　The reason why I remembered such a story was because she had dark hair.

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　Her waist-length hair was as beautiful as raven's feathers.

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　It reminded me of the phrase "the color of raven's wet feathers.

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　As I stared at her hair for a while, she seemed to sense something.

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　Suddenly, her eyes turn stern.

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　I think to myself, "Oh no," and immediately go back to the bushes.

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　At the same time..,

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"What the hell is that?

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　I heard an interesting word.

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　I felt bad, but I left the place, not wanting to confess that I was the Demon King.

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　I rushed back to where I was, but I suddenly felt guilty and decided to turn back.

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　I wanted to apologize to her and ask for her forgiveness.

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　But I couldn't do that.

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　The reason was that the pole on which I had left my rod was shaking violently.

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　A fish was hooked.

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　I pulled up the rod in a hurry, but sure enough, the fish was a wind fish.

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　The pull was quite strong, and I struggled to catch the wind fish as I had not brought a net with me.

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　I spent a lot of time struggling with the fish, and in the end, I didn't see the dark-haired elf again.

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She had not returned to the place where we had just left.

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　It's a pity, but if I live, I'll have another chance to see her again, and for now, taking care of the sick is more important.

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　He then takes out a knife and a floating bag of wind-fish. He makes an infusion of it with herbs and gives it to Jeanne to drink.

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　She is..,

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"......bitter......," she says, "it doesn't taste good.

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　but she fully believed in the efficacy of the medicine I had made and drank it down.

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　After a few hours, Jeanne recovered completely and said

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"Oh, my God!　I'm cured!　The Demon King is not only a Demon King but also a talented medicine man.

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"Thank you. But don't eat the sore cream puffs again.

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I know. I'm not that greedy. By the way, where's the eel?"

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　He is not a fool, though, and he verbalizes his greed before his tongue is dry.

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We don't have eels, but we have wind-fish. I hear it's not very tasty, but let's grill it and eat it.

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"That's good. We'll take a break.

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　She waited for Eve to cook the wind-fish.

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　While she was waiting, Jeanne said something strange.

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"By the way, the devil king, have you met a dark-haired woman lately?

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　I was startled.

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　Is the girl in front of me a soothsayer or something?

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　Or does she have an unusually good sense of smell and can sense the lingering scent of the dark-haired woman?

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　I think so, but then I remember that she is a saint.

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　In fact, she seems to have heard a sign from God while she was sleeping.

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"I got a sign that your future husband sees a dark-haired woman naked," she says.

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"............"

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　That's both too pinpoint and accurate.

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　I can't help but be silent.

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　I shudder to think that if Jeanne really becomes my wife, I will never be able to cheat on her, but I have no plans to take her for now, and I doubt that I will ever cheat on her.

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　I'm relieved, she continues.

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The dark-haired woman is going to be a big part of the Demon Lord's future. So save her, God said so.

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"My destiny depends on it, you see."

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　Now, I'm not sure how the dark-haired elf will be involved, but we'll see about that later.

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　I invite Jeanne to dinner.

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　Before I knew it, I smelled the good smell of cooking fish.

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　I've heard that wind fish has many small bones and has a lot of habits, but I'm sure that Eve, the best cook of the demon tribe, has made it very tasty.

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　With this in mind, I hung the tablecloth on a stump near the carriage and poured wine into wooden cups.

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　At the same time, Eve comes in with a platter of wind fish.

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　The fish was apparently floured and sautéed in butter.

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　This is the second most popular and tasty way to eat fish, next to the salted fish.

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　The three men gave thanks for the blessings of nature as they ate the wind-fish, each with a different expression on his or her face.

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