It was the tenth day of the windy month, one night after the first day's happenings.
　After finishing the simple breakfast I had made, me and Lilia came to a lake not far from the cottage for a certain purpose.

'This area might be good for us,'
"...yes. I've never been fishing before.
I've only done that a few times when I was a kid, too.

　Yes, Lilia and I came to the lake to go fishing, and as a matter of fact, this cottage is always equipped with fishing rods.
　Since it was a good opportunity, we decided to go fishing leisurely to make memories with Lilia-san.

It's a good idea.　Didn't you do it before when you came with Ms. Luna Maria?
''Yes, Luna strongly refused and I wanted to do it, but...''

　Huh?　Why did Luna Maria refuse to fish?　I don't like water... or anything like that, do you?
　Hmm, wait ... fishing ... fishing ... refusal ... bait ... bait ... which, as I recall, is sold in the tourist district. The bait was not worms or anything like that as I had imagined, but small insect-like food.

Um, Lilia....are you Luna Maria?
Yeah, "I'm not a huge fan of bugs.

He said, "He said, 'Bugs and other vile and stupid beings should die out of this world.'
That much?

　Well, I didn't know that Ms. Lunamaria hates bugs, but I think I've learned some very useful information.
　Next time I have something, I'll use this information to my advantage....

'Oh, and by the way, are you okay with this, Lilia?'
'Yeah, I'm perfectly fine. Zeke grew up in the woods too, so he's fine.
'Hmm........By the way, is there anything you're not good at, Lilia-san?　Oh, I don't want to ask you to do it, but....

　It was a question I asked out of mere curiosity, and if she didn't want to answer it, I wasn't going to force myself to ask it, but Lilia-san responded with a small word while shifting her body shyly with her mojo.

''It's..........''
What?
Is it okay for ghosts and undead people to look like humans? ...
....

　Huh?　What?　Not afraid of scary things?　.... why is she so cute?　An angel?　Are you an angel?
　I was overwhelmed by Lilia's cuteness, which even made me feel dazzled, and I was speechless for a few seconds.










　Perhaps because we are not used to each other, we are a little confused about putting the bait on, but the preparations are complete and we line up next to each other and drop the fishing line.

"........Lilia-san, it's kind of nice. This kind of thing.
Yes. It's relaxing and ... comforting.
It's true, things have been hectic for both of us lately.
'Yeah ... oh, by the way, Kite, you haven't been sleeping much lately, have you?'

　
　The fact that you've been looking sleepy is obvious, or, no, I gave Lilia-san the music box in the first place, so she already knows what I've been doing, but.......

Please don't make me worry too much. I'm very, very, very happy that Kite-san did her best but I'm worried about her.
'Yes it's just that I'm on the same page about it...'
...What?
Don't you always work too late, Lilia?
Oh, is that so...

　It's true that this time I was reckless too, and Black scolded me for it.
　But when it comes to recklessness, I don't think Lilia-san can speak for others, because she always goes to bed later than anyone else, or at least as far as I know, the light is always on when I pass by her office at night.
　When I pointed that out, Lilia-san chuckled, as if to say she had been hit in a sore spot.

''I understand that Lilia-san, the landlord, is busy, and it's not like she can say anything to me, but.......I'm still worried.
Ugh, yes I'll be careful.
Yes. And I'll take care of myself.
.....
"Ha-ha.

　What is this, both of them.......maybe they are similar, but the situation where they are worried about each other not to push themselves too hard is somehow funny, and I can't help but laugh along with Lilia-san.
　It's really, what is this.......it's not supposed to be a special conversation, but it's so fun and fresh.......after all, this kind of thing is good.









　I was enjoying fishing for a while, but then a problem arose. It seems that trouble is always a part of fishing.

...Oh, yeah, again.
Ugh.

　The rod in my hand swings and I catch another fish... how did this happen?

　After a few hours of fishing, there was a clear difference between me and Lilia-san.
　I couldn't fill my bucket anymore, and now I was releasing the fish as it was.
　On the other hand, Lilia's water trough is only filled with clear water everywhere...how did this happen?

''Why, why, I'm not one of them........''
'No, no, I think these things are just luck and...'
Well, you're really good at attracting fish, aren't you, Kite?
No, don't be weirdly impressed.

　I seem to be catching a lot of fish today, and I'm really getting into trouble. I'm not sure if I'm going to become a great fisherman or not.
　I was worried about Lilia-san, who wasn't catching fish at all while I was catching, but from the way she was reacting, she was Lilia-san, and she seemed to be enjoying herself.

　While thinking like that, I was about to put the bait on again and let the fishing line drift down, when Lilia-san's rod moved with a jerk.

'Huh?　Ah!　They're coming!　Huh?　Huh?　What do I do with this...
That's all right!　Calm down ... the fish here seem to be easy to catch, so just pull up 'with all your might' at the right time.
Okay, okay.... with all my might.

　Huh?　I don't know what it is, but it's like a chill ran down my back right now.......oh no, this is a bad one.
　

''Huh!　Mr. Lilia!
'What?　Yikes!

　It was almost a reflex action, but I quickly cover myself to protect Lilia-san and receive the water splashes all over my body.
　Even though it's summer, it's pretty cold when you're covered in water.......and as I'm thinking about that, I hear Lilia-san's voice.

''Huh?　Hey, Mr. Kite!　I'm sorry, I'm just... I don't know how much.
'No, I'm sorry about the way I said that.......was the water okay?'
'Yeah, yeah, Kite protected me and it only took a little bit.
That's good to hear.

　It seems that I managed to protect Lilia-san from the water splashes, and I let out a breath of relief.
　If Lilia-san had gotten wet from this, I'm sure that her white dress-style clothing would have been transparent, and she would have felt terribly embarrassed. It was. No, I'm not thinking that I'm a bit disappointed or anything.

　I'm not going to be able to get it right.

Then, I'm going to go and change my clothes for a bit, so........
Oh, yes. I'm sorry.
No, no, don't worry about it I'll be right back then.

...What?

　I was about to go back to the cottage once to change clothes, but Lilia-san stops me.
　When I turn around, Lilia-san looks down with a red face, and after fidgeting with her body.......she quietly says those words.

''Thank you for protecting me.................... It was awesome, Kite, it was wonderful.
Oh, thank you.

　Dear Mom and Dad - The second day of the trip I enjoyed a relaxing fishing trip with Lilia. There were a few little things that happened, but somehow, at least for a little while, we managed to show a little bit of - I guess - manliness, right?