Day 146: Ms. Mia’s Fishing Rod Research Club.
Holy Era 6102, Month of the Long-Night Monkey, 6th day.
Weather: Sunny
Yes, waking up in the morning in a luxury inn sure is nice.
While it is important to save money, treating yourself occasionally is also necessary. Yes, it is necessary.
Hah… Still, it feels like our debts haven’t decreased at all.
It’s a bit late for regrets, but one shouldn’t borrow so light-heartedly…
Is there really no job where you can make a lot of money easily, just like in the stories…?
As I sighed and tried to escape from reality, I heard a knock on the door.
Ms. Mia was there, holding all kinds of tools in her arms.
As I looked surprised by what she was carrying, she pulled out a single sheet of paper.
Ah, the annual Marga fishing tournament! I had forgotten all about it.
Still, what does that have to do with all of this? Don’t tell me the tournament is today!?
Wait, wait one moment! I will prepare at once!
As I frantically began to prepare, Ms. Mia told me to calm down and read it.
And so I inspected the advertisement again and saw that we still had some time left.
…That was a relief. After all, it was 2 gold. I wanted to compete no matter what.
Huh? Then why are you here, Ms. Mia?
‘I’m going to make a fishing rod, meow!’ She said proudly…
Huh?
This was a rather surprising answer. Ms. Mia then looked at me with a serious expression.
She declared that if we wanted to win, we absolutely had to make our own fishing rods.
According to her, you could not use something that was sold in stores if you really meant to win.
The reason was simple. Most fishing rods could not support the weight class of the fish you had to catch to win.
…Still, was it really something that we could just make?
I asked. ‘I have plenty of designs right here, meow!’ She said as she took out a stack of papers.
Apparently, she had been doing research for years in order to win this tournament.
Hmm. Perhaps we really could make it then… Let us try!
Besides, there is something exciting about making it yourself!
And like that, we started to make fishing rods instead of going to work…
I followed Ms. Mia’s orders and cut and carved the materials.
By the time it was midday, Ms. Noa and Ms. Nico visited us as well.
When I explained to them what we were doing, Ms. Noa showed no interest at all, but Ms. Nico’s face lit up as she eagerly offered her help.
Eventually, Ms. Mia and Ms. Nico began to debate on the design of the fishing rods.
When it was night, we finally completed our first prototype.
It was a thin, red fishing rod made of wood and monster materials.
Incredibly light and flexible, it seemed like an amazing product from the eyes of a novice.
Ms. Mia and Ms. Nico were also very satisfied.
Now, we just have to test it tomorrow, and then we could make improvements based on the results.
I hope that it is able to catch fish of any size!
Today’s earnings and expenses:
Silver: -4 (Inn x3 + Soshio) (Bed: ☆, Food: ☆)
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Balance: 3 gold, 89 silver, 21 copper
190 cat coins
Remaining Debt: 19 gold, 26 silver.
｡(‘-‘｡)(｡’-‘)｡ So excited. I can’t wait for tomorrow’s results.