415-Scooping small fish





 After a thirsty and well-deserved break in the rest area of the square, we came to the small fish scooping stall.

 By the way, Bram was down with a full stomach, and his brother Silvio stayed in the square to take care of him.

'Whoa, more popular than I thought,'

 There are about four stalls in total where the small fish scooping takes place. It's not as flashy as pitch and kick targets, and the transporting of the fish is time-consuming, so this is the limit of the scale of the event.

 I was hoping that people who don't like to move their bodies would enjoy this event, but there were plenty of children around the stall, and adults watching on as well.

'Is this the place to scoop small fish?'

Yeah. Let's have a look.

 We walk to a relatively empty part of the stall.

'Wow, there are so many beautiful little fish swimming around!

 Rah's eyes sparkled as she saw the small fish swimming in the aquarium.

 In the tank filled with river water, there were many small red and blue colored fish swimming gracefully.

 The red and blue color mixture was just like a colorful dance.

It's beautiful just looking at them from above. I've heard that some noblemen keep fish, so I can understand why they want to keep them for a while.

Sure it's beautiful, but I have to take my hat off to the idea of keeping it.

Well, we eat fish, don't we?

 The Silford sisters say something ruined next to Alecia, who looks on with a sentimental expression on her face.

 Well, Eric and his territory faces the sea, and fish on the table is an everyday occurrence.

 It can't be helped that they are more interested in whether the fish is good or not than in the sensibility of enjoying the sight of it.

It seems to be quite popular.

 I wanted to change the atmosphere somehow, so I spoke to the brother of the villager who was running the stall.

'Yes, it's Alfried-sama's idea of an event. You don't grab it, you don't catch it, but you scoop it up with a poi.

Heh, I see.

'Duh! d*mn it! I ripped my skin again! Hey, Dad! You didn't make our poi the only thing that's easy to tear, did you?

 As I nodded as I listened to my brother, a somewhat familiar angry voice echoed from a nearby stall.

 When I look over there, I see Thor flirting with the uncle of the stall.

''Well, it's not popular with people like Thor who don't listen to people's advice honestly and are insufferable, though...''

 I don't think there's anything you can't scoff at if you listen to the advice of someone who runs a normal stall.

 Asmo seems to be beside him, but he doesn't seem to have any intention of stopping Thor, and is staring at the water with a serious expression on his face
I can't help it.

He really can't help it. I'm going to go pay attention to him, and Elinora will show him how to do it.

It's not a problem.

 I ask sister Elinora to explain and I walk out to the stall with Thor and Asmo.

'See, tell me the truth? Actually, you've been doing some crazy shit like drilling needles in the skin, right?

'Who would do that, you idiot! If you do that, my lord and Master Alfried will be mad at you!

That's right, you idiot.

f*ck!

 As I quietly approached, I shot a small, condensed shockball into Thor's forehead.

 Then Thor rubbed his forehead in agony.

'What the hell are you doing, Al!

I'm just trying to warn you that you can't take advantage of people's events.

Of course that's because Dad is trying to make sure he doesn't scoop any of them!

I don't think so.

 The uncle immediately denies Thor's baseless complaint.

 Of course, there's no way the villagers would do such a thing, because if they did, they would be severely reprimanded by Father Nord.

'Could it be that you haven't scooped one up yet?

'Oh, yes!'

I know it's frustrating not being able to scoop, but did you listen to your old man's advice and try to do as he said?

I didn't.

 When I ask him to try it, Thor says, awkwardly looking away from me.

 Well, it's not uncommon for me to get a bit emotional because I can't shrug it off inside.

It's important to listen to the advice of those who are good at what they do, right? Look, I've scooped up five Asmo's.

 If you look at the bottle Asmo is holding, you'll find five small fish in it.

 Even if you can't listen to your uncle's advice, your friend Asmo can--.

'Pukku, you really aren't very good at Thor. That's because he's so clumsy with his hands.

Hey, man!

 Yeah, you're right. You guys are bad friends, so that's what happens.

 Maybe Asmo was just trying to enjoy Thor's stubbornness beside him because it didn't work out.

 Maybe it's because he's been living with the nobles who care more or less about Eric, but I'm even feeling nostalgic about this messy exchange.

 Nevertheless, the little fish will be scared if they get out of control here, and it's a nuisance for the people around them.

 As I'm trying to stop Thor and Asmo, someone pulls on the hem of my clothes and calls out to me.

'Hey, Al. Are you a friend of the village, by any chance?

 When I turned around, I didn't expect to see Ra there.

 I had asked Elinora's sister to let me scoop some small fish, but I guess she came over because she was curious about me.

 I asked her to let me scoop some small fish, but I wondered if she had come to check on me.

''Ah, Ra-chan. Oh, yeah ... well, I guess we're kind of embarrassingly friends.

"Hey, why do you stall?

 I tell Ra-chan awkwardly, and he gets a shove from Thor and Asmo.

 Well, because you don't want to openly call those guys your friends, the ones who are messing around with you and fighting with you about scooping small fish.
Ugh.

You don't look familiar. Your clothes are strangely beautiful, are you a nobleman who has come to watch a harvest festival?

 I'd been told to introduce the nobles, but I didn't want them to meet Thor and Asmo. I was going to introduce them to Eric at random, but I didn't expect to meet Ra-chan first.

 Well, since we've come this far, I can't not introduce them.

'Yes, that's right. Rana-Misfeed-sama. It's the dukes of the Misfirito Kingdom.

'Wow, wow! I've never met a real nobleman before!

...Hey, a real nobleman would be right in front of you.

 The way Thor says it, you make me feel like I'm a fake beside you.

'It's you, Ra! What's your name?

Oh, oh no, yes. My name is Thor.

Oh, this is Asmo.

'Thor and Asmo! If you're friends with Al, then you're also my friend, right? Nice to meet you!

''Yes, yes...''

 Ra-chan holds out her hand to me and gives me a pure smile.

 Even Thor and Asmo, who would spit out venom if they spoke a word, reacted honestly, probably because of Ra-chan's cuteness and innocence.

Hey, Al. Are there many noblemen's daughters who are this nice?

'This is just because Ra-chan is an exceptionally nice girl, and many of the original ladies are more habitual.

 The aristocrat I met at the party had never been this kind. That price-taking gaze and the words from above are moderately harsh.

 Well, it's probably because I'm the second son of a baronial family with a low rank.

''It's kind of totally different from the women in Colliat Village.

 I agree with Asmo about that. However, I don't know what the women around me will say if I say something carelessly here, so I'll refrain from answering.

''Aroo! Can I start scooping small fish first?

Sister Elinora must have finished her explanation. They all had a bottle in their hands with poi in hand.

'Oh, sorry. I'll be right back over there! So, now that I'm showing the nobleman around, I'll take some time tomorrow.

Oh, oh, okay.

 As expected, it would only be awkward to mix Thor and Asmo in a gathering of nobles. We can make it a light meeting today and take time to play again tomorrow.

 Thor and Asmo also nodded honestly, as if they were put off by Alecia and Luna-san's presence around Sister Elinora.

'Let's go back, Ra-chan,'

'Yeah, okay! Buh-bye, Thor, Asmo!

 Thor and Asmo waved silently at Ra-chan, who waved back to his original place.