Day 147: A performance test!
Holy Era 6102, Month of the Long-Night Monkey, 7th day.
Weather: Cloudy
…We ended up staying in a luxury inn for two days in a row.
Uhh…we are supposed to be saving money…
I finished dinner with various feelings of remorse, and then headed to the guild to find work.
We would still test the fishing rod as planned, but I wanted to take on some easy work at the same time…
We have to make a little money, after all.
And so we arrived at the guild, and I immediately went to the quest board.
Work that we could do while fishing at the port… Huh? This one…
It was from the Alchemist Guild. And the job was to test medicine…
Is this… Could this be to test that medicine that Ms. Nico had made? They were modifying it, after all.
Hmm… While I am a little worried, the reward is good. Let’s do it!
However, when I went to the reception desk, the medicine he gave me was just what I expected…
Ms. Mia grimaced when she saw it.
‘No, meow! I won’t do it!’
Well, you’re just going to have to bear it. Sorry.
The money was too good to refuse.
After that, I had to persuade the teary-eyed Ms. Mia to accept the job.
However, I wonder how much they were able to improve it?
The color had definitely become a lighter amber now…
In any case, we just have to test it.
Like that, we went to the fishing spot at the edge of the harbor.
As it was where the tournament would take place, it was perfect for testing.
Now then, I would leave the fishing rod to Ms. Mia, while I tested the medicine…
I opened the vial and let one drop fall into the sea… There was no change in particular.
Ah, and the smell had improved dramatically. It almost has no smell at all.
It was unlikely that what happened to Ms. Mia would happen again…
And so I continued to work under Ms. Mia’s concerned gaze.
Hmph. Don’t worry. Even if something happens, we are on land!
I chuckled at her paranoia and continued the experiment.
That being said, it was just a matter of repeating the same thing until something happened.
But just as I started to lower my guard, the change came in an instant.
From a distance, countless fish were coming our way at an incredible speed!
Ahhh! I-I think this is way too much!?
‘That’s why I tried to stop you, meow!’
Hey, Ms. Mia. Something is pulling!?
Just as I said it, the fishing rod began to bend.
It was bending so sharply that I was shocked it did not snap!
I frantically tried to help her, but… Crack!
Ah…it broke after all!
‘Meow!?’ Her scream echoed throughout the harbor.
Alright, time to leave! Time to leave! We have to get out of here before the swarm of fish arrives!
We can make a new fishing rod later!
…Like that, the test for the first fishing rod prototype ended in disaster.
Today’s earnings and expenses:
Silver: -2 (Inn x3 + Soshio) (Bed: ◎, Food: ◎)
+10 (Quest reward)
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Balance: 3 gold, 97 silver, 21 copper
190 cat coins
Remaining Debt: 19 gold, 26 silver.
(ﾉ_-;) Hah… That medicine really is defective after all.
