Just A Bad Timing
「Eheheー, I scooped four fishー」
Ra-chan is staring at the bottle in her hands looking satisfied.
I guess she is happy that she could scoop those small fish by herself, she’s been staring at the bottle since a while ago with loosened cheeks. It’s like she’s happy with the first toy she received and her reaction is so cute. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Hm, I managed to scoop 3 of them. Wonder how many times in the middle of scooping them I wish for a net」
「……I got 6」
Eric finally grasped the trick and caught 3 fish, while Luna-san demonstrated her speed at understanding the trick and caught 6 fish.
「It’s amazing you can scoop 6 of them despite this being your first time」
Despite experiencing it so many times in my previous life’s summer festival and reaching a level where I could easily scoop them, Eric and Luna-san managed to get it in no time.
「……we are familiar with fish, so as long as we can grasp the way to scoop them it is easy to catch. Compared to that, Al-kun is more amazing since you can continue to catch them without breaking a single scoop」
「It was like the swimming fish didn’t even realize they had been scooped up」
Maybe it’s because my presence is thin and I lack any sense of ambition at all? The fish were not wary at all even when I scoop them up. Thanks to that I can scoop them as I please.
「I’m the one who came up with this, so I’m just used to this」
By the way, I have already released the fish since they can’t fit in the bottle anymore. I don’t want people to say that the organizer overfish them or something. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Now then, everyone managed to catch enough fish, so I guess it’s time to take a break.
「Mou! Why are you running away from me! The scoop will break if I chase after you!」
「Kuhh! It tore again……once more!」
Just when I’m thinking of that, Eleonora-neesan and Alicia pushed out their broken scoop while being angry at their result.
「I, I’m very sorry. I’ve run out of scoops……」
「Haa? No more scoops?」
「I wonder if you don’t prepare enough?」
That’s because you girls keep tearing them.
Small fish scooping is difficult for many beginners so we prepared a sufficient amount of smile skin.
Still, the pressure from Eleonora-neesan and Alicia is amazing, perhaps it’s due to the accumulation of the pent-up anger for not being able to scoop the fish.
The lord’s daughter, famous in the village Eleonora-neesan and the noble guest Alicia are drawing closer to the teary-eyed oniisan. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
He’s too pitiful, I decided to intervene here.
「You can’t scoop anymore since they run out of scoops. It’s also about time for the sun to set, shall we return to the mansion?」
「Then, the next――」
「It’s unfortunate but it can not be helped. The Harvest Festival will still take place tomorrow, so let’s stop here for today」
「……right」
Eleonora-neesan was about to reject my suggestion, but Alicia obediently accepted it and pushed it forward. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Amazing, so as long as you have the authority, even Eleonora-neesan can be silenced?
It might be better to have a certain amount of authority to realize my ideal slow life. That way, I will be able to directly say no even if Eleonora-neesan asks me to practice with her.
No, but I’m scared of the aftermath later. Besides, if I have the authority, it will also bring along work and responsibilities. If I look at the busy-looking Nord-tousan I can understand it well.
In any case, I think it’s better to have no troublesome social status. At least I’m currently still a kid.
Even so, while there are certain parts where I’m paying particular attention to Alicia, it’s nice for her to be able to be reasonable toward someone else.
「What?」
Maybe it’s because I was staring at her so hard that Eleonora-neesan looked back.
「No, it’s nothing」
She’s in a bit of a bad mood for some reason, maybe because she felt a sense of incomprehensibility.
At times like these, it’s better to not say anything unnecessary. I’ve been Eleonora-neesan’s little brother for 7 years after all. So as expected, even I’m also learning. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Now then, shall I return the fish to the tank」
「Ehh? Eric’s not going to bring them back?」
Just when Eric was about to release the small fish, Ra-chan eyes opened wide after hearing that.
「Ranna-sama, what are you going to do to them when you take them back to Slowlett house’s mansion?」
「Keep them inside the bottle like this!」
「We have no knowledge on how to raise them inside the bottle, so it will just die within a few days, you know? A responsibility will naturally arise when raising a living being」
「But, the people around are bringing their fish back home?」
Not good, I noticed something that Ra-chan shouldn’t have noticed.
I think it’s not a good idea to lie to her by saying that the villagers are bringing them back while knowing that the fish will die.
For now, I have to distract Ra-chan with other things
「Yosshaa, food get! Asmo, let’s go and grill these small fish!
「……eh? Grill the small fish?」
However, it was probably bad timing. Torr and Asmo, who were holding up their bottle with small fish inside at the nearby stand said those lines.
Torr and Asmo bring their bottle with small fish inside to another stand in high spirits.
「Ranna-sama, it is better not to look further for your own good――ah, Ranna-sama!」
Loretta - who guessed what happened - tried to detain Ra-chan, but turned toward Torr and Asmo.
「Uncle, grill them all」
「Give me plenty of salt and lemon」
「Ou, leave it to me!」
After draining the water from the bottles he got from Torr and Asmo, the stand uncle drops the small fish onto a hot frying pan. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
With Ra-chan’s height, she wouldn’t be able to tell what happened on the frying pan. But, a sizzling sound came from the frying pan.
「E, ehhhh!? The pretty fish……」
Even if she can’t see it, she is able to guess, Ra-chan stood still in shock.
Seeing her like that, it makes me and Loretta want to cover our faces.
……aah, now it’s done.
From the point of view of Ra-chan who cherishes the small fishes, it would be quite a shock to know that they were being grilled after scooping them after so much trouble.
However, life in this world is by no means rich. Even though not everyone has money like nobles, people won't use their money to scoop pretty fish just because they're pretty and fun to scoop.
So this event became possible when there was a value where you could eat the prize.
And so, it's not Torr and Asmo's fault for wanting to scoop the fish to eat them. It's just that, the timing was bad.
They showed the part of small fish scooping I didn't want to show to Ra-chan.
I don't know what to say to the stunned Ra-chan.
「Ranna-sama, shall we put the small fish back to the fish tank?」
And when Loretta gently advised her like that, Ra-chan slightly nodded. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
TL Note : may have a lot more mistakes in this week chapters..
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