Chapter 41 (1/2)

Blacksmith Volume 3 Chapter 1

The water from the river was very clear

Despite the su out of the forest was really cold

I could see wet rocks shi+ning in the distance, the water on the not evaporated

The horse-drawn carriage was currently parked beside it

After taking off my shoes, I stepped into the water to try it out

As I thought, it’s cold Currently, it’s around two in the afternoon,it’s the hottest time of the day, but that just makes the cold water feel even better

Ah~ I’ that was both beautiful and natural swept over me

Looking around, the land was gradually turningit even more beautiful

“This is the Helan territory”

Iris descended froe shortly after and took in the vieith her ape Vaine could be described the same way

“The water’s so clear! Kya! And It’s cold too!”

Iris stepped into the river while saying so

“This looks like a good fishi+ng spot” Vaine pointed out with a slightly different perspective Well, he’s not wrong

In the river, you could see a few fish swi here and there

I cupped a bit of water into my hands and drank it without hesitation

A cool feeling ihout

The other two drank so me

“It’s great!” “This is good water”

For soly so

“Ah, welcome to the Helan Territory!”

“It’s a nice place”

Iris said with shi+ning eyes

Just by looking at the territory her eyes had begun to gleam, I’m sure they’ll shi+ne even more in when she see’s the rest

‘It’s soetting right now

As Vaine immersed his lower body in the water he said: “I want to come back here sometime just to relax”

Looking closely at hi eyes

They were the eyes of a young boy in his prime

“How about we stay here one night then? We have everything we need, and we can have an arill some of the river fish”

“Seconded!” Iris cheered while raising her hands and ju into the river

“Okay then, let’s get so equipment ready”

First I had Vaine look for tree branches that we could use as replace rods, but because the forest was nearby, it shouldn’t be too hard

After that Iris and I searched through our luggage forlines and hooks

We couldn’t find hooks, so I created soic

Shaving down the end, they slowly became pointed I’m a little anxious because I wasn’t able to put barbs on it, but with Vaine’s fishi+ng skill there shouldn’t be a problem

The ‘fishi+ng line’ that we found was just white yarn…

Itequipht?

Just as we finished, Vaine came back with three branches that were the perfect size for rods

He is truly a dependable man

We i rods were completed

For bait, we used the dried meat we had on us

‘Will fish eat“If they can s” how reliable

Cliest rock I could find, I cast my yarn

The best strategy for fishi+ng is to be patient The scenery is beautiful too, so it’s the perfect time for me to relax and take it all in

Iris stood at the edge of the river and took ai her line

This was probably her oay of enjoying both the coolness of the river and fishi+ng at the same time

Looking at Vaine, he walked in until he was sub

From my viewpoint, he looked completely like a professional

With a slightly apologetic look, Iris called out to“Do you need any help over there?” To which I replied “No,this is just how I do things I like fishi+ng this way”

Seriously, I’ fun here

Anyways, I’ll stop playing around now and start fishi+ng for real!

Ploppingon a piece of dried while patiently waiting for my prey

This is a really relaxing moment for me

Under the cool shade of a tree,healed by the beautiful scenery in around me

“Ah~ This is so blissful~”

“Fufu, just now you sounded like an old man”

At the botto up at me

Apparently,that fact that she was still giggling a bit

“This is only the edge of the Helan Territory and it’s still this beautiful”

Taking a seat beside me, she cast her line into the river

“It is, and I can only i considering the proud face have on, Kururi”

“Fufu~n”

“I can’t wait to see the flower gardens and the hot springs, they’re probably ao crazy”

“Don’t forget the summer resort, it’s the best we have”

“The best? Really?”

Iris started to grin as she ih as , weren’t we supposed to be fishi+ng?

A little while afterrod move unnaturally for a second

Huh? Do I have a bite?

I irabbed the pole

The fish was putting up quite the fight, it was probably a big one!

I tried to reel the thread in as quickly as I could

At that e splash, and the fish had escaped fro but a sense of dissatisfaction

“Aryaryaryaryarya!” Al out from the side

Well, I guess it would be difficult to catch a fish with a hook without barbs

“Ah~ I knew that it would be difficult for an a”

“I still think it’s a on your line at all”

“Oh? Did you see it? It was pretty big, right?”

“Yeah, definitely a big one”

Well, I guess it wasn’t a total loss

It’s still a shame, but oh well

My h

I pierced another piece of meat onto the hook and prepped my rod

Okay, let’s try this one more time

A little while after that, Iris was the next one to get a bite

The fish that bit onto her hook ra one

“Calm down!”

“Yeah”

Iris started reeling in the yarn calilant since the hook didn’t have any barbs