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Snow Hut
「Could Ema and the others are all also here to catch warasabi?」
Eleonora-neesan asked when I was still sighing at the hopelessness of Torr and Asmo. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Yes, it’s a valuable ingredient because we can only catch it at this time of the year」
「They’re delicious when fried, you know～」
Ema-oneesama promptly answers while Sheila’s cheeks slacken as she imagines it.
It’s also been a while since I saw these two, but it looks like they’re the same as always.
「Did Eleonora-sama and Alfried-sama come here to catch them too?」
「Yes, it looks like my tousan likes it」
Eleonora-neesan replies somewhat embarrassedly when Ema-oneesama asks.
「Then, let’s fish them together!」
Maybe it’s because he cut into the girls’ group conversation without hesitation that Ema-oneesama and Sheila’s gazes are subtly piercing in Torr’s direction.
However Torr - who was totally submerged in the drug called love - didn’t seem to notice that. No, even if he notices it he would ignore it I guess.
「That’s fine, can we fish around here?」
「I think this place looks pretty good. I already caught 10 fish」
「I’m 4～」
Asmo and Sheila show us the warasabi they caught in the basket.
Inside were small fish around 10 cm swimming around rapidly.
With a white body surface tinged with a faint yellow color. It looked exactly like wakasagi1 in my previous life. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Ooh, looks like you can catch them here fine. Shall we try to fish here, then?」
「How do we do that?」
「First, make a hole in the ice. This is the hardest part, but we have the boy here with us」
Bartolo - who answers Eleonora-neesan’s question - turns his eyes to me. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「I just need to make a hole with Ice magic here, right?」
「That’s right」
Since Bartolo nodded at that, I used Ice magic to carve a round hole in the ice at our feet and lift it up.
I guess the depth is around 2 meters since a large cylinder suddenly popped out.
It’s extremely easy and only consumes a small amount of mana since I just use the magic to carve out the already existing ice.
When I rolled the large cylinder to a suitable spot, I saw a round hole below, and there was water down there.
「See that, Asmo. He created such a large hole that we worked so hard to make in an instant」
「Al’s magic is unfair as always」
Seeing the neatly finished hole, Torr and Asmo have a faraway look in their eyes.
I saw some villagers in the distance frantically moving spiral-shaped drilling tools trying to break the ice. You can’t say it’s fast by any standard, as only a small amount of ice has been shaved out.
It would be different if they used an electric-powered drill, but there’s no way there would be something like that in this world.
I’m sure Torr and Asmo probably arrived here early in the morning and diligently made a hole like that.
I dig holes for Eleonora-neesan and Bartolo while making such a guess.
「Now that we’ve decided on the place to fish, we need a chair. Normally, you will have to sit on the ground like everyone else, but we don’t have to do that since we have the boy here with us」
「That’s right」
I use Earth magic to create small chairs that are easy to sit on. It made our butt cold if it were made with Ice magic, so it’s with Earth magic this time.
Eleonora-neesan and I then sit there. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「This is the fishing rod for warasabi」
I take the fishing rod Bartolo handed to me as he took it out from the case he brought with him.
「It’s quite short」
It’s much shorter compared to the ordinary fishing rod. It’s not even 30 cm long.
「Warasabi is a small fish after all. So you don’t need the regular fishing rod like when you’re trying to catch regular fish」
We‘re only aiming for warasabi this time. It seems like it should be sufficient as long as it can be used to catch warasabi.
「What’s left is to attach the string and hook to it. I’ll explain how to do it, so copy what I am doing now」
While listening to Bartolo’s explanation after receiving the string, hook, and sinker, we copied what he did and attached the string and hook to the fishing rod.
There was a mishap while we were doing it as Eleonora-neesan entangled multiple strings, but we somehow managed to tie the string.
「We will use this white worm for the bait. Cut it in half and stick it to the hook and it’s done」
The thing Bartolo took out from his basket was small white worms.
However, Eleonora-neesan and I were basically raised in the countryside and we’re relatively used to insects and worms, so we’re not too intimidated by it. It’s the same with Torr and Sheila and there’s no one here coward enough to do something like screaming at the worm.
「Why do we have to cut it in half?」
「Coz it will make it more likely for warasabi to approach when the body fluids from the white worm spread 」
「Heeー」
I was honestly impressed there was a valid reason for cutting the white worm in half.
I cut the wriggling white worm in half with scissors and attached it to the hook. It’s a bit pitiful but I hope you can forgive me. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Lower the hook into the water once you finish attaching the bait. After that repeat the motion of moving it up and down quickly about 3 times to lure the warasabi」
I imitate Bartolo and shake the fishing rod up and down 3 times. And after some time, I repeat that motion again.
「All that’s left after that is to estimate the depth of the school of warasabi and adjust it and wait for them to bite the bait」
「It’s annoying to have to hold the fishing rod all the time」
「You can set up a stand to hold the fishing rods, like Torr and the others」
Looking closely, there is a wooden stand near Torr and the others. It seems like they put their fishing rod on it and wait for the warasabi to bite the bait, relaxing while waiting.
I imitate that by making a table using Earth magic. Placing my rod there and making a luring motion while taking a break, you can relax without being on edge all the time.
「You just have to catch the warasabi next. The young miss and you will fish here, boy. I’ll try looking for another place to fish」
「Okay. Call out if there’s anything」
I immediately reply before Eleonora-neesan can say anything.
As expected, even Bartolo would be mentally tired if he were to fish while with the boys and girls here.
And as someone who’s mental age is already a middle-aged man, I fully understood Bartolo’s feelings so I gladly sent him off.
「Okay thenー, I wonder if we can catch them」
I move around my fishing rod just like Bartolo taught me.
It’ll be fine to just do it over and over again. And it doesn’t then just change the depth for the bait.
As I was staring intently at the water's surface, a cold wind blew from the side.
「Cold～」
Sheila makes a small scream while drawing back her body.
Even wearing full winter clothes won’t guarantee perfect protection from the cold.
And since we were sitting still here, the wind blowing from the side would seem even colder.
「Our biggest enemy here is not warasabi, but the cold」
It’s as Ema-oneesama said. Rather than against the warasabi, I feel like we’re battling against the cold.
We won’t be able to fully concentrate on the hook like this. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Let’s make it a little warmer」
「Oh? Is it Al’s usual magic?」
I cast Ice magic while Torr raised his eyebrow.
Compressing the snow together to make a dome-shaped structure, I made it so it completely surrounds us.
As it became dim, hung a fireball above to serve both as a light and heating.
「It’s not as cold as I thought even though the wall was made of snow」
「There’s no wind and it’s warm～」
Eleonora-neesan surprised remark and Sheila’s voice echoed.
Right, what I made was a snow hut. It becomes surprisingly comfortable once you block the wind like this.
There were times when I used indoor fishing and tent fishing like this to fish wakasagi in my previous life. I just used that as a reference.
「Thank you very much, Alfried-sama」
「No, this is just to make our fishing as comfortable as possible after all」
I’m so happy Ema-oneesama thanked me.
This is a magic that makes everyone happy.
「This is awesome」
「As expected from Al. So convenient every family should have one!」
I used Ice magic to send cold air to the bad company who were making unnecessary commotion. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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TL Note :
1. Wakasagi, Japanese pond smelt
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