Do you think Emma and the others are catching bracken too?

　As Thor and Asmo let out a sigh with no treatment, sister Elinora asked.

''Yes, it's a valuable ingredient that can only be caught at this time of year.

It tastes so good fried!

　Sis Emma, who replied with a hackneyed answer, and Sheila, whose cheeks were slackening sloppily as she imagined.

　It had been a long time since I had seen these two, but it seemed that this one was still the same.

''Did Elinora-sama and Alfried-sama also come to fish?''

Yeah, my dad's favorite.

　Sister Elinora seems somewhat embarrassed by sister Emma's question.

'Then let's fish together!

　Perhaps it was because the women interrupted each other's conversation without hesitation, but the subtle gazes of sister Emma and Sheila were piercing Thor.

　However, Thor, who was immersed in the drug called love, did not seem to notice such a state of affairs. No, is he aware of it, but ignores it?

'Okay, but can you fish around here?'

I think it's pretty good. I've already caught a dozen.

I've got seven.

　Asmo and Sheila show me a basket of bracken.

　In it, a small fish about ten centimeters long was swimming around a bit.

　A faint yellowish body surface was floating on the white surface. It looked exactly like the smelt I had seen in a previous life.

Oh, it looks like you can catch it here too. Then let's give it a try.

So how do you do it?

'The first thing we need to do is make a hole in the ground. That's the hardest part, but we have a boy.

　Bartolo, who answered sister Elinora's question, turns his gaze to me.

''You want me to make a hole in it with my ice magic, right?

That's what I'm talking about.

　Bartolo nodded, so I used my ice magic to hollow out the ice at my feet into the shape of a round hole and lift it up.

　The depth of the ice must have been nearly two meters deep, because a long cylinder came out of it.

　All you have to do is hollow out the already existing ice with magic, so it's very easy and doesn't consume much magic power.

　When I rolled the cylinder into a suitable place, there was a hole right below it and I could see water.

'Look, Asmo. The hole we worked so hard to create was created in an instant.

'Al's magic is always foul,'

　Thor and Asmo look far away at the neatly made hole.

　In the distance, the villagers were desperately trying to break the ice by moving the spiral hole drilling drill. Flatteringly, their progress was not fast enough, and they were only able to cut and dig out a tiny amount of ice.

　It would be different if there was an electric one, but there was no such thing in this world.

　I'm sure that Thor and Asmo must have come early in the morning and were busy drilling holes in the ice with their machines.

　I dug holes for Elinora and Bartolo while speculating about that.

We'll need chairs to sit on after we decide where to fish. Normally we'd bring a small chair or sit on the ground like everyone else, but with the boy, we don't need one.

Yes.

　Use earth magic to make a small chair that is easy to sit on. If I make it with ice magic, my butt is going to get cold, so it's earth magic.

　Me and my sister Erinora sit in it.

'Here's a fishing pole for catching bracken.

　Bartolo hands me a fishing rod in a case and I take it.

'It's pretty short,'

　It is quite short compared to a normal fishing rod. It's no more than thirty centimeters long.

The bracken is a small fish, you know. They don't need a rod that's as long as a normal fish.

　I'm only going after bracken this time. It's enough to catch bracken, I suppose.

All we have to do now is to put a hook and line on it. I'll show you how to put it on and you can follow me.

　We listened to Bartolo's explanations as he handed us the thread, needle, and weights, and attached the thread to our rods, imitating him.

　On the way, Elinora's sister got a couple of hooks tangled up, but somehow we managed to tie up the line.

The bait was this white worm. I cut this one in half and attach it to the hook, and that's it.

　What Bartolo took out of the basket was a small white caterpillar.

　But me and my sister Elinora, who grew up in the country and are relatively used to insects, wouldn't be frightened by that degree. It's the same for Thor and Sheila, and no one here is soft enough to scream.

'Why do we have to cut them off?'

'I suppose it's because the white worm's bodily fluids are more likely to attract the bracken.

Heh.

　I was honestly impressed that there was a good reason to cut the white worm in half.

　I used scissors to chop off the wriggling white worm and put it on the needle. I hope you'll forgive me if I feel a little sorry for them.

After I finished attaching the bait to the hook, I let it sink slowly. "After I finish attaching the bait, I sink the lure slowly, and then I make a slow, up-and-down, slow movement about three times to attract the bristletooths.

　I imitated Bartolo's words and shook it up and down three times. Then, after a while, I give it another bobble.

Then I just have to adjust the bait to the height of the schools of bracken, and wait for it to strike.

It's a pain in the ass to have to hold a rod all the time.

Why don't we just put a platform for our poles like Thor and his friends did?

　If you look closely, you can see a wooden platform beside Thor and his friends. They seem to be resting there, waiting for the bracken to hit them.

　I imitate that and make a platform with clay magic. I put my rod there and make a resting and inviting motion, so I don't have to strain.

'All that's left to do is catch some walleye. 'Now we just need to catch some bracken. I'll explore some other places.

All right. I'll give you a shout if I need anything.

　Before sister Elinora can open her mouth to say anything, I'll quickly reply to her.

　As expected, Bartolo is tired of fishing while dealing with so many boys and girls.

　I understand very well how Bartolo felt, and I gladly let him go.

He said, "Well, will we catch it?

　I took my rod and did the luring motion as Bartolo taught me.

　If I get a bite, it's good. If I didn't bite, I would have to change the depth.

　While I was staring at the surface of the water in the hole, a cold wind blew from beside me.

It's cold.

　Sheila lets out a thin scream as she shrugs.

　Even if she wore solid winter clothes, it didn't mean she was perfect.

　Besides, the minute she sat still, the cold wind blowing from the side of the room seemed even colder.

'It's the cold, not the bracken, that's your worst enemy.

　Your sister Emma is right. I have a feeling that this will be more of a battle against the cold than a bargain with bracken.

　This makes it very hard to concentrate on the needlepoint.

'Let's get you warmed up a bit.

'Oh?　Is it Al's usual magic?

　As Thor raised his eyebrows, I activated my ice magic.

　The snow, pressed into a dome shape, enveloped us beautifully.

　It was dim, so I floated a fireball at the top to serve as both a light and a heater.

'For a wall made of snow, it's not as cold as I thought it would be.

It's warm and there's no wind.

　Sister Elinora's surprised voice and Sheila's dusty voice echoed the sound of surprise.

　Yes, it's a hammock I made. As long as the wind is blocked out like this, it's surprisingly comfortable.

　In my past life, I fished for smelt indoors or in a tent. That's what I was referring to.

"Thank you, Mr. Alfried.

No, it's just to make fishing a little more comfortable.

　It makes me happy when you thank your sister Emma, too.

　This is the kind of magic that makes everyone happy.

'Oh my god!'

That's Al. You should have one of these in the house!

　I used ice magic to send cold air to the evil friend who was doing the unnecessary huffing and puffing.