187 - - 185. Fuso.

"I can't catch it!"

"It's amazing that we can't catch any fish when everyone else is biting so hard. It doesn't matter how good you are when you're fishing for them."

Sakon looks at me with pity.

The rich schools of fish brought by the dragons are still around the boat, so Peter and the rest of the crew are casting their lines, but I am the only one who cannot catch a fish. The people who had been looking at me from afar as if they wanted to ask me something after the dragon's ruckus are now engrossed in fishing. It must be fun for them when they get a hit in less than a minute after they cast a line.

I offered them a barrel of water in exchange for their trouble. The captain was more interested than the merchant, Hop, in the fact that the sea dragon had asked for it. He had once refused the offer, saying that no one would talk about the condition of the passengers on board our ship, but he and the crew seemed to be curious about the contents of the cask.

We could have taken one barrel each, but Peter stopped us, telling us to "be more generous". I reminded myself that it is indeed not good to give out too much of something of high rank. Ruba had also asked for some water for the blacksmith's hardening process, so I would give it to him quietly later. So, after a brief incident with , we resumed fishing, but I was the only one who could not catch any fish at all.

"Homura caught your expensive scales, didn't he?

Peter says with a laugh.

"That's not a fish, and it wasn't on the hook!"

The five scales were carefully tied to a fishing line. When I caught them, they were completely tied in a four-way knot as souvenirs, who tied them!　It's not tied, it's just a needle on a thread at the end, but still, dexterous ......, you don't think a seal did it?　They say they are quite expensive and hard to find, but they don't seem to be "korejanai" at all. However, the scales that look like they have been carved out of clear, pale blue crystals are certainly beautiful in their own right.

"I'll get away from the school of fish, okay?　Why don't you just give up and catch it with [thread] or some other skill?"

"Uh, I will."

Using Peter's advice and the of the string, it is very easy to catch a big fish. Not only fish, but shellfish too!　...... empty. Let's eat because it's empty.

Skewered and deep-fried orange cod roe wrapped in shiso leaves, red-armored shrimp, silver kipper, golden kelp with baby konbu, and hanpen made by scraping white fish. We also had assorted sashimi and sake. Beer and sake were also served, since we were about to have fuso, which is no longer in stock but for which ingredients are available. Sakon provided the fish.

The fish I caught - or rather, caught by me - must have been of high rank before I caught them, but as soon as I gave them to him, they lost their magical element and became ordinary fish. I heard that the fish with magic element and the fish without magic element are mixed, but the high rank fish with magic element will be lost its magic element and become an ordinary fish when caught by those who do not have the relevant skills.

And if you don't have the skill, you will end up with an ordinary one, but the success rate of obtaining the high rank ones with magical elements is said to be low, so gentiles (players) don't bother to go for them. I don't know if you can get high ranks even if you catch them with a line if you have the [fishing] skill. After all, it seems to me that you can only catch fish of a certain rank if you improve your [Fishing] skill.

"Uuwo, umeme!"

"This is a bad idea."

"Sake!"

We arranged the dishes on a platter so that even the crew could get their hands on something easy to pick up. I am glad to hear that it was well received.

"......I probably shouldn't ask this, but who is Homura really?"

"A C-rank adventurer and a grocer?"

"So how does he know the Golden Dragon, I have no idea.

In answer to Sakon's question, Ukon joins the conversation.

"No, well, I'm acquainted with Paltin because of these guys, right?"

He puts his paw on the robe and looks at Kuro, who is gnawing on a skewer offered to him with only his face showing.

"What is it?　You got a problem with that?"

Black stares at me. He pulls his head out of his pocket and scowls at me over a half-eaten piece of shish-kebab. What do you call this kind of thing?　It's not tsundere, is it?　Deretsun?　No, dereguished?

I'm going to pat the head that's out for now." Black goes back to nibbling on the skewer with a look of "What, stroking? Thanks to the substandard brush, the hair on his head is now as soft as an outside dog's. He lets me brush his upper body quietly, but when I try to touch his lower body including his tail and belly, he still shakes his head and gets violent. Well, I have to attack him in his sleep and brush him.

"Since you seem to be fluff lovers, maybe Ukon and the others would like you if you rode up to them on a horse and beast, wouldn't they?"

All three of them are cavaliers with magnificent chest hair and tails, and I am sure they would love to play with them.

"No, I don't think they're so naive that they'd be pampered by such a thing. ......"

"Well, don't pry too much."

Ruba pours Sakon a drink as if to help him out. It was a good thing, since I wasn't sure how much I could tell him about Mistiff. I don't know about Huso's men, but I don't know about the merchant hop. He seems trustworthy, but if he is asked by a long-time client, I might take his word for it. Black is a fur point, and you wouldn't believe me if I told you it was a mystiff.

And so it is with Fuso!

Fuso seems to be a good description of Fuso. Legend has it that the name Fuso means either a giant tree or the country where it grows. There is Yutani below and Fuso above Yutani. The place where the ten suns bathe. The nine suns are on the lower branches and the one sun is on the upper branches. And Yutani means hot spring, or is it a hot spring?

I was excited to see the island beyond the large red torii gate as we approached. First, we are told that we will land on the island, where we will be told about the skills that will be sealed and about the charms that can be used. The torii gate that stands in the sea is like a crack in the seal, through which people from the outside world can enter and leave the island. The entire country of Fuso is under the seal.

It's time!

Peter says, looking toward the torii gate as well. Peter's unusually excited look leaks out. The ninja I've longed for is near.

We are pleased to announce that a player has reached Fuso. We will now add a card game function.

The card game is a game in which you copy <><> etc. onto blank <> and play against each other. > can be exchanged. It is also possible to make your own cards. After that, you can play against each other in the casino.

Please check the menu for more details.

I got the title [Card Master].

When you pass through the red torii gate, you will be notified that the card game has been implemented.

"Looks like a credit card."

"Black card, please."

I'll take the story anyway. Looks like Peter got the same title.

"First I have to get a blank card. How far down the road are we talking about?

Peter seems to be reading the card's description.

"So the title increases the drop rate of blank cards?"

"Yes. Well, it won't have any effect until we reach the 60th layer."

"Yeah."

After leaving the torii gate, we arrived at the pier, where we found stone steps in front of us and a shrine-like building surrounded by trees at the end of the steps. At the front of the steps is a basin where one washes one's hands and rinses one's mouth. It is probably a shrine, not a shrine like a shrine. I am puzzled if you say that this is a temple.

"In the olden days, we used to do the water divestment in the sea."

It's so much easier now.

Ukon and Amane argue with each other while putting the ladle back in the water, but I would rather not go into the sea where I can't see the bottom. What if something happens inside?　

"......Homura-san's < is more purifying."

Hop is looking at some water in a ladle and talking to himself.

We climbed the stone steps and arrived at a large hall of worship. There does not seem to be a main shrine behind the hall of worship, so I wonder if the deity is the island of Fuso itself behind the hall.　I don't know how to react if there is a phal or something worshipped here.

"Welcome to Fuso!"

I sound like villager A, but I get excited when a black-haired shrine maiden in a scarlet hakama says it to me. Following the miko's lead, I separated from Ukon and the others, who were originally from Fuso, and went up to the hall of worship.

Ruba is thinking of absorbing blacksmithing skills, but since he is not mainly interested in buying and selling, he is with us.

There is no problem if it is just a transaction between individuals, but it is said that the procedures are troublesome if they are going to bring a large amount of Fuso's goods out of the country or sell them in large quantities to exchange with stores.

I thought that this was the parting of the ways, but Ukon said, "See you later," so I guessed that he would wait for me to finish the formalities.

After waiting for a while, the sound of drums sounded, and the priest appeared. As soon as the priest took his place, the drumming stopped.

Hello, I hear this is your first time in Fuso. I know that there are many things that may be confusing to you, such as customs that are unfamiliar to people from other countries, or things that you may not be able to do that you used to take for granted, but I hope that you will enjoy the country of Fuso.

For someone who has made such a grand entrance, he is very friendly.

"I didn't think that the Ukon-sama would bring someone from the outside."

It seems to have had an effect on Ukon and the others.

The priest, who introduced himself as Hata, told us about the manners in Fuso and explained about the <>. > is available in stores in town, but it can also be obtained at shrines, and this shrine is also selling it to rave reviews. The shrine also offers a service in which the skills of the person in question can be put into the < < .

"Can't I learn to make them myself?"

"It's possible if you train yourself."

Oh, let's go ask at the shrine when we get into the country. In the meantime, I will enjoy looking around Fuso. After that, I had a lot of fun having my skills made and exchanging them with Peter. The price of the blank < < symbol> changes depending on the skill level that can be put into it. Moreover, the act of putting the < is not always a success.

"If two people can get so excited about exchanging < < symbols>, the card game is going to be a lot of fun, too. The spirit of completion is burning."

"The copying of a demon onto a card can be done with the target's magic stone, or it can be done quietly by the target himself, right?"

"Oh, yeah. I have to go pick up a blank card!"

After shopping, we went out from the back of the shrine and saw a road floating in the white sea leading to the main island. Ukon and his friends were waiting for us at the end of the road.

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Title

[Card Master].

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