448-Cognition did not mesh






 As I watched Alice and Ms. Isis chatting, I looked at my guidebook and tried to figure out where to go next.
 I'd like to go somewhere that has some kind of attraction for a belly rub. However, I can't follow any of the strenuous activities, so it would be nice if there were some kind of festival stalls.

 As I was flipping through the pages of my guidebook with that in mind, a word suddenly caught my eye.
 A ring toss........nostalgic. It looks good and is rather close to here. However, as far as the map is concerned, it seems to be a very large space. Is it really a huge ring toss?

''Well Mr. Isis, would you like to go do this ring toss next?''
What?
...What?

 I thought it was a very normal suggestion, but for some reason, Isis-san and Alice turned to me in surprise. As for Isis-san, her eyes were wide open and she looked upset.

''No ... no ... no ... kite ... it's dangerous.''
...Oh, is it dangerous? The ring toss, sir?
At least give me this armor....
I got one that looks like the one Mr. Noyn is wearing.
''The material is 'Orihalcon. With this, we can manage........

 Huh? Orichalcong's full body armor? Why does it appear like such a legendary piece of equipment?

Well, uh ... you're both ring tossers, right? Why would you go to such a decisive battle...
Well with Kite's magic it's going to be hard to get 'WANAGE' to work.
That's true. I don't care if it's a battle between amateurs.......you can't fight a 'ranker' unless you can at least 'sonic maneuver'.
'Sound-speed maneuvering! And the lunker is... what? Is there such a thing as a ranking in the ring toss?

 Hey, what's going on here? It's a ring toss, right? It's a game of throwing a loop on that stick and catching it, right?
 Could it be that just because I don't know about it, ring toss rankings are commonplace in the world.......no, no, no, that's ridiculous.

".........professional 'nuggetists' are a formidable group of enemies that are not easy to deal with.
'I don't know what the words are, one after another! Hey, wait! We're talking about the ring toss, right?
"...yeah...
Yes, we're talking about 'Super Exciting Battle Sports WANAGE'.
...battle sports!

 Even if we leave aside whether or not the ring toss is strictly a sport, where is the battle element? Is that it? Is it a scoring contest or something like that?

If you can get through their defenses the more points you can score the more points you win.
....
"Releasing a 'shockwave' from a circle is elementary. There are some advanced techniques, such as 'distracting the opponent with an afterimage' and 'splitting the circle you threw'.
"...not like the ring toss I know...

 Ummm, yeah. Okay, well I don't know why, but I do know that the ring toss in this world is not what I know.
 Anyway, it seems to be a very dangerous attraction, so it's suicidal for me to challenge it.

Well then, let's not do the ring toss then.......maybe a goldfish scoop?
"Goldfish scooping!
....

 Yeah, I kind of get it now. That goldfish scooping is dangerous too. It's true that from what I've seen in the guidebook, this one is a pretty huge space too... and that's what it is, right? I mean, the goldfish are fabulously big or something, right?

Well, how's the shooting?
But ... but Kite ... can't use 'magic bullets', can he?
Even if we could use it, it would be hard to score once we get into 'aerial combat'.
...or die-cutting...
Well that's okay.
''Yes. 'Obstacles' will be safer with Isis-san here, and the rest is just dexterity.

 It's funny, because none of the images I've seen so far match up with what I know? After all, some things might be conveyed in a strange way, like Black had some weird knowledge.

''.........how about yo-yo fishing?''
"Yo-yo fishing?

 No? 

... no, um ... well ... is there any safe attraction?
''Yes...hmmm...''
Well Chartier how about 'Ring Target' or something like that?
'Oh my goodness! With that thing, even a kid could do it!

 I decided to stop thinking for myself and ask for recommendations for attractions.
 Then an unfamiliar name called Ring Target appears. As far as the name goes, I think it's something like a target....

'Ring Target?'
'Yes, it's a rather standard game at the festival. As the name suggests, we use a ring.
"...throw the ring from a distance...
Yeah? Huh?
The targets are polls with scores - four different ones: 10, 30, 50 and 100.
"...throw the ring to the pole and if it's more than a set score... ...you'll get... prizes...
....

 


What are you talking about, Kite? It's not the same thing as WANAGE.
Yes.
'No, so it's not... oh, God!

 

 Dear Dad and Mom - I encountered a situation today for the first time since I came to this world. It's a problem I should have encountered much earlier in the day.... Yes, due to cultural differences, no matter how much we talked about it - our perceptions did not mesh.