Well.
　Now we can finally sit down and prepare for the summer title fight.

　As for Sylvia and Eco, I'm going to start training after I have a solid foundation for each of them.


　Then, it's my turn.

　The five titles I plan to aim for in the summer season are Toshinui, Shisousei, Senju-shou, Tenmoza, and Bishamon. Each of them is a body technique, spear technique, staff technique, thread manipulation, and battling technique, respectively.

　Now there were five more. It's quite a task.

　But I'm not too worried about the experience. But I'm not worried about my experience.
　As long as you and Anko are running around the appropriate Class-A dungeons at high speed, you'll have accumulated a lot of experience in less than a month.

　The problem is how to learn each skill.

　The physical arts, spearmanship and yarn manipulation are not much different from swordsmanship and archery, so they can be learned later.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

　It's a good idea to be able to have a good time. In order to learn the basic skill 《Infantry Battoujutsu》, you need to equip a sword (・・・・・・).

　In other words, [blacksmithing] is involved. For that reason, it's quite troublesome for me to do it alone. In other words, it can be said that Yukari's cooperation is essential.



''Yukari. Did you find out about the sword (katana)?

　During tea time after lunch, I asked Yukari about it.
　I've already submitted a request to Yukari yesterday in anticipation of the difficulty in learning it.

　I'm going to be able to find out if it's possible to create a sword under the current environment.


''Master, it's .......''

　Oh my!　Unusually, that Yukari's crispness was uncommon.
　I nodded one nod, prompting the words that followed.

It seems that a material called tama-hagane is needed to make a sword. However, the essential Tamagagane is nowhere to be found.
Nowhere?　On the market and at auction?　...... also on the back?
''Yes, sir. I've searched the whole of King's Landing, but I haven't seen a shadow of it.
"Seriously?

　Tamagagang. I know that this is an essential item for making a sword. I'm not sure I've ever heard of it, but I'm sure it's a good idea.

　But you say you can't find it at ......?


You mean, it's impossible to make a sword now?
...... Yes. I'm sorry.

　Yukari lowers her head with a blank expression. It seems that she is really depressed when her long, pointed dark elf ears are slightly lowered.

''Don't worry about it. I'll think of a few ways to do it.''

　I'll follow up with a word and I'll sip my tea.


　However, if I don't have any ball steel, I can't actually talk about it.

　Hmmm, I don't know what to do: .......


"Sendo, umi!
............
'Uh-oh!　Uh-oh!
..................
'Woo-mean-mean-mean-mean!　Woo-mean-mean-mean!
........................
Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

'Dahhhh!　All right, all right!　Let's go, ocean!

Yeah!

　...... He's so energetic that it's hard to believe he's the same cat-beast man who slipped and fell on the moss and was shaking when he arrived at the beach earlier this morning.

　We'd already had our revenge that afternoon, hadn't we? Aggressive. I want to learn from his light footwork.


I'm going to the beach with Eco for a while.

Watch out!
Mm. Be careful out there.
Good day to you, master.

　...... No one seems to be following me.
　Well, no one likes things that go all the way to the beach in this f*cking cold season.

'Whew!'

　Except for the fisherman (angler).





Listen, Eco. Fishing is all about information first.
The Policy Council?
No, it's not. You don't think ...... is a four-letter word that means "strategy meeting"?
No?
You can go to ....... Let's go to the fishing tackle store first.
Yes, sir.

　I decided to take advantage of the opportunity and go fishing too.

　It's the first time I've fished since I came to this world.
　So we headed to the fishing tackle shop as soon as we arrived at the harbor.

　The fishing conditions here are not always the same as in Mevion. Everything changes depending on the tide and weather. It is very tricky and interesting to fish. A rice cake maker is a rice cake maker and a fisherman is a fisherman.


Excuse me.

Okay, who are you-- ahem.

　I walked into a small, cheap fishing tackle shop and called out to him, and the shopkeeper, a lady, came out from the back, and when she saw my face, she made a sound like she was choking on a cake in her throat and went rigid.
　She cracks her mouth open and makes an inaudible sound while pointing at me.

'I'll be d*mned if I'm going to be a celebrity,'
Do you have a thousand lives?
Not badly.
Good for you!
Hmm. ...... hmm?

　I wonder if it's a good thing, really.

"Ce, ce, ce, second triple crown, right? ......!
Yeah, but...
How, how, how did you end up in this f*cking deserted fishing tackle shop?
I'm shopping for fishing tackle.
And, of course...

　This guy's funny.

What do you suggest we do now for fishing?
'Oh, yes!　Yes, I have!　Is this your first time fishing, Second-sama!
No, not really.
Then shore jigging is the way to go!　You can catch all kinds of things from sea bass to bottom fish (there) to bluefish (blue ones)!
Haha. ......
If you're looking for a relaxing experience with your companions, fishing for root fish is fun!　A chocoholic toss with a balance mechanism is also good!
Oh, yeah.
Have you ever heard of blackjack fishing?
'Bra?　Kri......!
No, no, it's black.
...... Oh yeah.

　Oh man, she's so tough. I misunderstood her when she suddenly started to say something crude, but it seemed to be a fishing term. I thought she was a clerk in a fishing tackle shop.

Is your son an isogamoru? If so, if you target horse mackerels with a Sabiki, you can catch a lot of them this time of year!　Or do you want to go fishing for the big ones with a cage?
Aji!
You're going for a horse mackerel, aren't you?　Then these pinkskins are outstanding!

　In addition, he was a good businessman.
　Eco squeezed the bag with the snack traps that was given to him and did not let go. She won't let go of the bag until she buys it.

Second-sama," he said. To be honest, it's not hard to catch fish this time of year, but the fish are reluctant to fish from the shore. If you leave the boat and go to a point off shore, you can have a blast fishing. ......
Ship. Can't you rent one?
'No, no!　My manager will show you around!　As long as you make a reservation by 4:00 a.m. that morning, we'll be fine, but right now we don't have any other guests booked, and we can sail right away!

　...... I'm probably getting special treatment. That's a little distracting.

I don't care about the boat. I'll fish from the shore today. I'm going for sea bass.
'Then I'd prefer to cast on the estuary side!　If it's a horse mackerel, drop it a little farther into the harbor!　Oh, we have rods available for rent, would you like to use them?
No, I'm buying ....... An all-purpose, sea bass rod?　And a reel. And a lure and a jig?　I want one too. Oh, and while you're at it, a choice toss?　I'll need the traps, bait, bucket and string as well.
'All right!　If so, how about this ......?　The grip position is quite low, so it's designed to be easy to cast.
...... I don't understand. I'll leave it all up to you.
'Yes!　I've been appointed!


　............ Haha, no good. I just bought a lot of stuff.

　Great shopkeeper lady. There are a lot of technical terms, and sometimes I have to tilt my head back, but I can kind of understand what she's saying. Is that what motivates me to buy?

　And I'm getting sober and excited, or rather I'm looking forward to fishing. I think I'm going to catch something: ......!

I can't take it anymore!　I feel it!
Yeah!

　Eco seemed to feel the same way, and was smiling all the way through, clutching the snack traps in her tiny hands as if they were precious.


'Thank you for your purchase, Second-sama!
Well, thank you for explaining things to me.
'I'm glad I could help!　Um, so... ...... One thing you need to be careful about when fishing the bank. At around 3:00 p.m. today, a boat will be leaving the harbor for Touhachitou Island, so please be careful when you are casting a line. Please be careful when you cast a line because the boat will cut the line if the bait is left on board.

　The Eighteenth Island?　Was there such an island in Mevion?
　Well, I've never heard of it. Is this a world-famous island?

Yeah, all right, just watch out for boats around 3pm.
'Yes!　We look forward to seeing you again!
I'll be back.

Also, I'm a big fan!　I'm rooting for you!

Thank you, .......


　Well, ...... that was a dark one.

　I felt like she was saying something pretty important, but the cheering at the end blew it all away.

　Anyway, that's all right.
　Now, let's go fishing!




''Nooooooooooooo!　My balancing mechanism!

　3:10 pm.
　The boat mercilessly cut off my traps that I had left on the line.

　I often lost my traps by snagging. Finally, my last rigging was lost because of the passage of the boat.

　I was not ready to use a lure or a jig, so I didn't feel I could catch any fish, no matter what I did.

　It was the same with Eco. I didn't catch any horse mackerels or no horse mackerels at all.


　Yes, we had been fishing for two and a half hours, but we still hadn't caught a single horse mackerel.


...... Hey, eco-friendly.
Yes.
Let's go home.
...... Yeah.

　Fishing in this world wasn't so easy.
　I guess I'll just have to learn another lesson.



But that boat is really f*cking relentless.

　It would have been nice if they'd stopped once in front of us - and as I was putting away my fishing gear, I was slowly getting unreasonably angry.

　Well, if you can't see the fishing line from the boat, that's all I can say, but I wouldn't mind seeing it, at least as long as it's a fisherman setting up his pole on the bank. If I were a boatman, I'd be ...... well, it wouldn't stop.

　............ Well, it's not going to stop, is it?

'I can't help it, yeah.'

　I didn't understand it until I put myself in the other person's shoes. It's certainly not stopping.
　Moreover, the fact that the train was bound for the island means that it was carrying a passenger, so it was even more unstoppable. And moreover, it's unstoppable.

　My anger gradually subsided. All right, let's be more careful of the boat traffic from now on.


　.............

　......?

　Wait.

　I have a feeling it's stuck.
　I wonder what it is.

　Fishing.
　A boat.
　...... guest.

　To T8 island.

　Kotohachijima......?

　Island ......?



........................ ah!


　Yeah, right!

　I just remembered!





'Yukari!　Yukariiiiii!

What do you want?　Master!


　The item necessary for making a sword, Tamagao.

　There is an item necessary for the production of Tamagahoko.

　The item is...


It's iron sand. Iron sand!

...... iron sand, is it?

Yeah, yeah.


　In order to master the Art of Fighting Swords, you need to equip a sword.

　In order to make your sword, you need to use tama-hagane.

　In order to produce the steel, you need iron sand.

　The iron sand is probably in that place (・・・・).


　What is ...... that place?


"Hinodejima, let's go!