After the demonstration of the games, Nord's father loaded the wheeled toss and other equipment onto the carriage and drove to the village.

　Apparently, he was going to discuss with me whether or not he would be happy with these games and whether or not they could be held at the harvest festival.

　In order to do so, they asked me to accompany them, but I declined the offer because it was too much trouble to explain to them again in detail.

　I've already explained how to play and how to make the tools to Nord Dad and he understands me well enough. There's no need for me to go out of my way to explain it to him.

　I don't need to go to the trouble of explaining things to him.

　I have to go over the details of this fish-catching event. I can't get permission from the Nordic Father and Mother Erna without a demonstration. There was no choice.

　As a result, I was able to stay in the house by using such a construct.

　Even though I can relax, I still have to work on the little fish scoop.

　First, let's talk about the base to put the small fish in. I don't have a problem with this one.

　Activate the soil magic in the garden of the mansion. I did a rectangular water tank, like the one I saw at the festival, and in no time at all it was finished.

　A container like this could be made just by me using magic, and even if I were to recreate it with wood, it shouldn't take that long since I'd only need to make a rectangular box.

　The problem is the fish and poi.

　First of all, let's go see the small fish that live in the village of Coriat.

'Hey, Silvio! "Hey Silvio, kick me in the front!

'I'm sorry, sis. But isn't it hard to kick it in the front?

'It's harder to kick with your toes. It's easier to kick these things with the side of your foot where you have a wider range to hit, so it's easier to fly straight through... see?

　Sister Elinora kicks the ball straight at me right beside me.

　She has never seen or experienced soccer before, but she's aware of the efficient inside pass to kick the ball straight.

　She is still a genius when it comes to moving her body.

　Brother Silvio traps the ball as he stomps on it, and sister Elinora kicks it as if to mimic him.

''Ah!''

　But it rolled not to Sister Elinora in front of me, but to me, who was looking at it bonkers.

'I'm sorry, Alou!'

Just in time. Give me the ball!

　Brother Silvio and sister Elinora say that while waving their hands.

　It's a long time ago. When I was in elementary school and junior high school, we would all go out and play football together on our trips during recess.

　I would lift the ball with my foot and pump it around with the back of my leg, my thighs and my head.

　I passed it straight to my sister Elinora, remembering how I used to compete with her as a kid.

You're really good with your hands. Look at me, even I am........

　As she said this, Sister Elinora lifted the ball up with her feet dexterously.

　The technique I spent three days mastering as a child was mimicked at a glance. I'm a bit shocked.

　As it was, Sister Elinora kicked the floating ball inside and clanked it with the back of her foot.

''Oops!''

　She kicked too hard, perhaps because she kicked too hard, and the ball went too far away, but Sister Elinora moved herself and caught it with her thighs, trying to control the impact.

　Although unstable, she racked up a number of times in a rhythm that didn't seem like a beginner's.

　It's amazing. I've already passed the tenth mark.

　This is no time to stand around and watch. I had to go check on the fish in the village of Coriat.

　Elinora's sister is lifting with a serious expression on her face, and Silvio is watching her, and I go outside the house.

　As I walked along the single road leading to the village, I heard the sound of a cool stream flowing.

　I stepped on the soft, fluffy grass and looked into the water to see a small fish swimming around in the water.

　It was smaller than a poi and perfect in size.

　However, when you see it from above, it really only looks pitch black.

　A fish in a previous life is a bright looking one, like a goldfish or something similar. The moment you look into the tank, if you see a black fish wriggling around, you're going to lose your mind to scoop it up with a poi.

　However, even if I prepare a beautiful fish, it is a question of what I will do with it after I scoop it up. I don't have the tools to keep them in a tank for ornamental purposes like I did in my previous life, so I don't have to take them home with me.

　It is sad to throw away the fish after scooping it, and I prefer to exchange it for a product or to eat it as it is.

　I need to find a small fish that can be eaten while having a beautiful coloration. Ideally, a tropical fish that can be eaten.

　If you poke your finger on the surface of the water, the little fishes are startled and accelerate away.

　It's no good to be a small fish that reacts and runs away at the moment of poking at the poi.

　It should be a small fish with a quiet character as much as possible.

'A small fish of beautiful coloration a small fish of beautiful coloration a small fish of beautiful coloration...'

　Standing up, I walked long and hard along the creek, trying to find the small fish I wanted to find.

　As I stare at the water, I see small fish and small shrimp, but they are still lacking in color.

'Hmmm, let's change places...'

　I don't remember seeing such a small fish in this familiar creek, so I'm going to go around the other points with an open mind.

　However, it would take a long time to walk around, so it's spatial magic this time.

　When I make sure there's no one around, I think of the river I was playing with Thor and Asmo in my mind and transition to it.

　Then, in an instant, the scenery changed and I landed on the bank of the river.

　This unique feeling of floating is something I'm used to.

　There was no one around, only water flowing gently.

　It's nice to stand here in the middle of nowhere and listen carefully. If I listen carefully, I can hear the faint chirping of birds in the distance.

　The sound of nature trembling in my eardrums is so pleasant that I close my eyes and just sit there in a daze.

　I closed my eyes and sat there in a daze. Then I opened my eyelids for the first time in a long time, and I felt that my mind had become much calmer.

　I felt as if I'd just done zazen.

　But it's not like there are any brightly colored fish, except for the surface of the water.

　While I was giggling, I felt the presence of someone behind me.

　I stood there for a while and waited, and then Roland, a villager, came from the road.

''Whoa!　Ain't that Master Alfried? What are you doing here?

'A little walk looking for fish. Roland's a fisherman?

Hey!　I'm going to set a trap for a little dinner!

　Then Roland shows me what looks like a small bowl.

　The only other thing I have is a bucket to hold the fish in.

'Is that how you catch fish?'

Oh, I'm going to put the food in this little bowl.

　I ask, and Roland smears the inside of the small bowl with some kind of paste from the porch.

'The rest of the time, if you put it in the water like this, the fish will come in. Then these guys won't be able to get out of the top, or they won't be able to get out. Stupid, right?

'Heh, I see. I'm with Roland.

Exactly. Don't you think you're an idiot with me - that's a bit harsh!

　I ignore Roland, who is prodding me about such things, and I look at the small bowl in the water.

　Then, perhaps attracted by the food stuck to the inside, the fish in the river began to flutter around and gather.

　He ate the food that was melting out of the small bowl and then went into the small bowl for more and more.

'Ooh, you got in there so fast,'

'Yeah, now we just have to wait until we get enough of them in. In the meantime, I'll leave a number of traps in place.

　Then Roland did the same a little upstream and downstream, and placed a small bowl of fish in the same way.

　Maybe the same fish are coming in there as well.

'How's that?　Didn't that come in a lot of little bowls?

Yes.

　While Roland is away, thumping fish are gathering, and the small bowl is full of fish.

　I'd rather describe it as wriggling.

'But you can't really get out, can you?

Yeah, that makes things easier on us.

　Roland laughs with a caracara.

　'Even a child can do it and catch them conveniently if you just put a small bowl of bait on them.

'Whoa, it's about time you filled up with fish.

　Roland says and lifts the small bowl and the capture is complete.

　Inside the transparent small bowl, the fish swim around in a hurry, but they don't leave the hole at the top.

　As it is, I tilt the small bowl into the bucket and a lot of fish come out. I caught more than ten fish.

'Hehe, that's a big catch!

　Roland laughs happily at the results.

　I suppose this is also the wisdom of the villagers, having learned about the biology of fish.

　If they set such a convenient trap, Roland may know the beautiful, edible little fish I'm looking for.

'Hey, Roland. Have you ever seen a beautifully colored, edible little fish around here?

Hmm?　A clean, edible little fish?　Not a fish like these guys?

Yes.

　I nodded to Roland, who asked me in confusion.

　Then Roland crosses his arms and begins to think seriously.

　Well, I don't care if you want to tell me what fish I can eat, it's on the condition that it's beautiful.

　I'm aware that I'm asking quite an absurd question.

'Hmmm ... it's a bit far away, but it's just beyond the lake in the woods to the east--'

Could it be where the spring water is good!

　That's where I went with Bartolo to fetch water, so it's a shot in transition.

''In the mountain river further back in the mountains, there should be a small male fish with a blue back and a small red female fish.

　I had high hopes for this mountain, but it seemed to be a different mountain.

　As much as I had hoped for it, I felt betrayed. If it had been there, I would have had a shot at transition.

　That said, isn't it beautiful that the colors on my back are blue and red? I'm curious to see how many of those shades are more or clearly brighter, but it's well worth a visit to see.

'So can we eat those guys?'

Oh, they're edible. They don't eat them because they're too far from home.

　Well, that's true, too. No villager would go out of their way to catch a small fish that was just beautiful when they could catch so much in the river in front of them.

'Which part of the river is the place?'

It was upstream to midstream.

'Yeah. I mean, you knew it well.

Gah-ha-ha, I picked the wrong mountain to fetch water when I was a kid.

　I listen, including admiration, and Roland chuckles as he scratches his head.

　Wow, it's a tragedy I don't even want to imagine that I was climbing one wrong mountain. Thanks to you, though, I was able to get some valuable information.

'I see, that's how I got stuck out like a stupid fish in a small bowl.

'Shut up!　And I got to go home on my own, properly!

　For saying that, Roland's words seemed to be quite muddled.

　In fact, he may have gotten lost and is being searched by his mother or someone from the village's vigilante group.

　I'll ask around Wester next time. They'll be glad to tell us.

Haha, thanks anyway. I'll check there then.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Are you okay?　Shouldn't you take your sister or a rumba or something?

Yeah, thanks. I will.

　As for me, I can use the transition, so on the other hand, taking someone with me would be a hindrance.

　However, there was no need to make Roland, who was genuinely concerned about me, anxious, so I replied that and moved away.