Catching Fish
"Welcome to the meadow! Olasha"
We arrive in the forest, away from the town, without incident.
"They call it a meadow, but it's actually in the forest? If a stranger were to ask, he would not be able to identify the place."
And then he calmly analyzes it.
Boring.
Your reaction is boring.
"It's a very simple village. Are they always on the move?"
"Yeah, when the nobles are about to catch sight of us, we immediately move. That's the characteristic of this meadow.
After all, there are many beautiful women here.
It's also a place where those who don't want to be screwed by the nobility can escape.
"How do you get food and money?"
"Collecting various things and exchanging them in the town. This is our source of income."
"Ah, so that’s why you’re accepting requests here?"
That's how it is
Most of the requests in the meadow are for the commoners in the town, collecting foodstuffs, and other chores.
On the other hand, most of the town's requests come from nobles.
"We don’t want to stand out."
"That's right. It's not good to stand out."
The problem is that this guy stands out without realizing it.
"Lucette, Olasha."
Before I knew it, Aritote was inside the meadow.
"Anyway, I've received a suitable request."
"What kind of request?"
"Collect rockfish fins"
Collecting fish
"Does Olasha know about rockfish?"
"Yes, there are rockfish in the Holy Kingdom. Does collecting their fins mean abrasives?"
"Is it so?"
"The fins of the rockfish could be dried and powdered to make an inexpensive abrasive."
I didn't know that.
I have delivered rockfish many times, but I don't have that kind of knowledge.
"What do you mean by abrasive?"
"In the Holy Kingdom, they sharpened kitchen knives and small knives. It's not suitable for sharpening large blades."
"Heh, you know a lot."
"…It's common knowledge, right?"
No, I don't know.
Even Aritote said she didn't know.
"How many do they want us to deliver?"
"It says at least 20."
"...It's quite a hassle."
"Isn’t there an easier way? Olasha-sensei."
"What do you mean by sensei? There is a way, but I'm hesitant to try it."
There is a way.
"What method?"
"Master said it was called the Gatchin fishing method."
What's that?
"You smash a large rock against a rock that has been thrown out of the river with great force. Then the fish, stunned by the impact, float to the surface."
"It's convenient. Is it no good?"
"They say it can uproot the fish and kill them. They say you shouldn't do it because you won't be able to catch fish in that river in the future.''
Are you saying we shouldn't do it because it is unknown?
"Thinking only of the present is synonymous with going to ruin. That's what I was taught."
Then Olasha suggested that
Sharply carving a straight tree branch
It was a simple method of catching swimming rockfish by stabbing them one by one.
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