My First...!?

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Yomogi

GYAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!

Raika

Ahahaha! The splash is huge!
The sea's so salty~!

Chieri

Chieri won't lose to rough waves!!

Shizuku

...

Captain

It's still gonna rock~!
Hold on tight!

Raika & Chieri

Okaaay!

Yomogi

Gyaaaaaah!!!
I'm falliiiiiing!!

Miku

Yomogi-san, it's okay!
We're not rocking that badly!

Yomogi

Uuuuuugh~~~
Why did it turn out like thiiiiiis!?!?

Miku

*Sigh*... I'd like to know that myself.

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Raika

Everyooone! Wake uuuup!!

Chieri

Huh...!?
Wh-What's going on...!?

Raika

This is huge! It's a big deal!!
Everyone, to the living room~~~!!

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Chieri

*Yawn*...
Geez... What is it...?

Miku

It's 3 in the morning... This is ridiculous.

Shizuku

...Raika...

Yomogi

She seems to have gone to the entrance...!
I passed her in the corridor just now.

Chieri

...Yomogi, aren't you sleepy?

Yomogi

I was still awake, so...!

Raika

Morning, everyone!

Raika

The van's here to pick us up, so hurry and get changed.
We're gonna miss the fishing trip!

Yomogi & Miku & Chieri & Shizuku

...Fishing?

Miku

You mean... catching fish, that...?

Yori

Yep. So hurry up and get ready~

Miku

Deputy manager...!? Why...?

Yori

Because I'm the deputy manager of the dormhere.
Ah~ no... this time I'm more like a guardian?

Yori

They suddenly asked me to drive you to the fishing port~
Seriously, that old-fashioned granny is surprisingly scary~

Chieri

Old-fashioned... granny...?

Yori

Shizuku, here. A letter for you.

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Shizuku

..."Sushi starts with catching the fish that serve as ingredients.
Where exactly do those fish come from, and how do they get here?"

Shizuku

"I don't know if this will answer your question,
but I hope it's of some help." ...That's what it says.

Raika

Wow! This is exactly what you were talking about yesterday!

Yomogi

No, but... going out to sea to fish is a bit...

Shizuku

I want to go.

Yomogi

...!!

Miku

Wait...!
Who's this letter from? You're going without even knowing?

Yori

Now, now... There, there.
It's fine, it's fine.

Miku

What's fine about it!?

Yori

Come on, hurry up and get changed and get in the car.
We'll go to the sea, come right back, and go to sleep.

Raika

Okaaay!
I'm gonna be the first one in~

Shizuku

Yomogi, let's get ready too.

Yomogi

...Ugh.

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Miku

(It's definitely, 100%, the Nanny...
She must have arranged everything that same day.)

Miku

(Otherwise, this speed and scale would be impossible.)

Yomogi

Gyaaaaaah!!
*Cough* *Cough*... My throat and my heart are gonna burst...!!

Captain

Ahaha, hang in there a little longer!
We're almost at the fun part—hauling in the net!

Yomogi

Uuuuuugh~~
Sorry for being such a spineless, useless human~!

Raika

Captain~!
What's this huge machine!?

Captain

It's the net-hauling machine.
We use it to scoop up a whole bunch of fish!

Chieri

Captain, what's this big flag!?

Captain

A big-catch flag! We use it on days when we catch tons of fish.

Raika & Chieri

Sooooo coooool!!

Miku

Hey, don't make a ruckus!
You'll get in the way of their work!

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Shizuku

(So a fishing boat is completely different from a cruise ship.)

Shizuku

(I can feel the strength of the waves with my whole body.
And the sea surface is so close.)

Shizuku

The sea... and fishing... are quite fascinating.

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Yomogi

Whoaaaaa, it's still rocking~~!

Captain

All right~ we're hauling in the net!
Time for the adults to work!

Crew

Got it!

Miku

Wow... everyone's perfectly in sync.

Chieri

If only Chieri had subordinates like that...!

Raika

Whoaaa!!
Hey, look! That's a ton of fish!!

Shizuku

You're right. This is...

Captain

They're horse mackerel.
We haul all of them onto the boat and move them into this fish tank.

Captain

Like this...
Heave, ho!

Shizuku

Ohh... the fish tank is being filled up with fish.

Shizuku

Yomogi, aren't you going to look?
I doubt you'll see this very often.

Yomogi

Ugh... Then maybe just a little...

Miku

Look, in here.
Lots of horse mackerel packed with ice—

Yomogi

Gyaaaaaaaah!!!
I made eye contact with a ton of horse mackerel~~~!!

Chieri

That happens with fish too...!?

Raika

Ahaha, that's rare~!
Is it shyness around people, or shyness around fish?

Yomogi

The fish must be shocked too.
The human they see after being pulled from the water is such a weak, bottom-tier human!!

Captain

Ahaha, you say the funniest things.

Captain

Once this work is done, let's make sashimi while it's fresh.

Chieri & Raika

Is that really okay~~~!?
Really~~~!?

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Shizuku

Captain. I may get in the way of your work,
but if possible, could you let me try the net too?

Captain

Huh? With those skinny arms?

Shizuku

Yes. I really want to try it.

Yomogi

(Shizuku-san... Could it be that her soul is trembling...?)

Captain

Hmm... It might be dangerous for you, young lady...

Yomogi

Ugh... uuu... Ah, ah...!

Yomogi

Um!!! I'm so sorry!!!

Captain

You startled me...
What's wrong?

Yomogi

Isn't there some way you could let Shizuku-san
experience it too!?

Yomogi

Her soul might tremble!!
We can't miss this moment!!

Shizuku

Yomogi...

Yomogi

Sorry I can only bow my worthless head!!
But still, please, I'm begging youuuu!!!

Raika & Miku & Chieri

...!

Captain

...All right, I get it!
Let's divide up the work, then.

Captain

You'll put the fish we haul aboard into the tank.
Want to try that?

Shizuku

...! Thank you, Captain.
And Yomogi, thank you so much.

Yomogi

Ugh, pwaaah...
That was scary... but I'm so glad...!

Raika

That was cool, Yomogi~!
You did great, you did great~!

Yomogi

Ehe, uuu... *Sniff*... ehehe...

Miku

Crying and getting embarrassed. You're a busy one, huh.

Captain

Okay, young lady.
Move all the fish in this box over here.

Captain

You won't be doing this alone, young lady. You'll have someone help you!
Those skinny arms can't lift it.

Shizuku

...Yomogi.
Will you do it with me?

Yomogi

Huh!?
But, I...!

Shizuku

I feel like this won't mean anything unless I do it with my master.

Yomogi

—!!

Yomogi

Shizuku-san!! You remembered the lines from Onishigu
that I told you about!?

Shizuku

? What are you talking about?

Yomogi

Isn't that the line from Garyo-kun, the best friend~!?

Yomogi

Right... It's like,
"This fight ain't got no meaning unless it's with you."...!!

Yomogi

Understood!!
With the bond between Shizuku-san and me, let's fire everyone up!!

Shizuku

? I don't think we should grill them.

Miku

What's going on here?

Raika

No idea!
But Yomogi's motivated now!

Yomogi

Come on, Shizuku-san, you take this side of the box!
I'll take the other side!!

Shizuku

Mm. Ready?

Yomogi

"Come at me from anywhere, damn it!!!"

Shizuku

Here we go. Ready, set—

Yomogi

"I'll protect your back!!
Charge in without fear"~~~~!!!

Raika & Miku & Chieri

Ohhhh!!

Shizuku

We... we did it...!

Yomogi

We did it, Shizuku-san!!
We stuffed every last one in~~~!!

Shizuku

Thank you.
I'm glad you were here, Yomogi.

Yomogi

Oh, no, not at all~!
That's too kind!

Captain

Nice, you two were pretty in sync!

Captain

As a reward for your hard work... here.
Try holding one of the fish you hauled up yourself.

Shizuku

Oh... ohh...!

Yomogi

Shizuku-san!!
Is your soul trembling!?

Raika & Miku & Chieri

...

Shizuku

Th-This is...!

Shizuku

...

Raika

Th-That's her smile when she doesn't know how to answer...!

Shizuku

Sorry.
It seems I'm not very good with this texture.

Yomogi

I... I see... uuu.

Captain

Ahaha, that's an important experience too!
And once it's prepped, it's absolutely delicious!

Chieri

Ah, we get to eat sashimi, right!?

Captain

Of course!

Miku

Geez... I'm really sorry for not being more considerate.

Captain

Kids don't need to worry about that.
Come on, let's head back to port!

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Raika & Chieri & Shizuku

Ohhhhh!!

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Shizuku's Nanny

Young lady... I hope this was a good experience for you.

Shizuku's Nanny

I will continue to support your new life
from the shadows, young lady.