Currently Iâm loading my luggage into the cabin to prepare for my departure.
Yeah.
Somehow the space to store my luggage is kind ofâŠ.. AmazingâŠ..
Who wouldâve thought this storage space has a similar subspace to a 4 dimensional pocket of a certain blue tanukiâŠâŠ.
T/N: Doraemon
Who wouldâve thought I could fit in my fishing rod, tackle box and all of my camping gear in a storage space located behind the driver seatâŠ..
Somehow⊠I alreadyâŠ. This car⊠Mo-chan(because heâs a motorhouse)⊠Iâve given up on trying to think about anything related to Mo-chanâs specifications!
Because you know, when I was about to start Mo-chan up, I found out that⊠Mo-chan doesnât even need a key!!
Why? Because this skill belongs to me!
That makes me basically linked to Mo-cha so I can start the engine(?) without using a key.
When I go a certain distance away from the car, the car will lock itself and vice versa, if I go near the car until a certain distance, the car will unlock itself.
Whatâs with this godly skill?!
Furthermore, this car also comes with a navigation system, it can give me information of the nearby terrain.
What a convenient function!
By the way, it seems thereâs a small lake not far from the direction Iâm heading at.
Although I have access to drinking water, as I thought, youâd still want to ensure you have a source of water when doing outdoor activity, right?
Like for washing, cooking and even getting your own food!
Thereâs a lot of benefit in being near water.
Also, after driving for a while, I finally noticed that Mo-chan is really comfortable to ride.
Because of the general structure of a camping car where the driverâs seat is located right on top of the tire, the driving experience usually feels so uncomfortable but thatâs not the case with Mo-chan.
In fact, Mo-chan is more comfortable than the kei-car I used to drive back before I was sent into this world.
Kei-car (軜èȘćè»), a japanese small car.
Furthermore, because of how high this vehicle is, I thought the balance would be bad.
Like I thought this vehicle would be bad with wind and bumpy roads or couldnât move fast but once again, thatâs not the case with Mo-chan at all.
Really, Mo-chan is more stable compared to the kei-car I used to drive back then.
Motorhome skill, youâre amazing!!
ăYouâve arrived at your destination. The navigation is finished.ă
âAh, okay. Thank you.â
I thanked the navigator out of habit, then I turned off Mo-chanâs engine and descended down from the driverâs seat to take a look outside.
Before my eyes, there was a large lage surrounded by dense, green forest along with a clear blue sky with white clouds.
The calm water surface reflected the surrounding scenery like a glimmering mirror.
The water was so incredibly clear, I could even see the aquatic plant swaying along with the waterâs current and some small fishes playing around it.
A sudden thought came to my mind and so, I opened the status windowâŠ.
I knew it, I already knew it.
There was the name of the lake displayed on a side window, located beside the status window.
ăRielle Lake (safe to drink)
A small lake located east of Reesevelt.
The groundwater from nearby mountains gushes out throughout the area.
There are no nearby human settlements so a wide variety of flora and fauna can be seen here.
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Yeah. I see. I can see itâŠ..
Just like what ăSurvivalăexplained.
ăThis skill will provide support in the form of information to ensure the userâs survival by adapting in both physical environment and social environment.
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I was wondering what kind of compensation itâd give me but I never expected itâd help me to this extentâŠ..
Survival-san is really amazingâŠ.
On the edge of the water, rocks in various sizes were scattered all around which seemed to be a convenient place to set up a kamado.
Kamado, a traditional Japanese wood- or charcoal-fueled cook stove.
There were also some driftwood laying around, it looked perfect to use as a fuel to light up the kamadoâŠ..
Suddenly, a splash could be heard and the water rippled along with it.
Perhaps, because the spirit of a fisherman was deeply ingrained in me, my head immediately turned around to the direction of the sound.
From beneath the calm water, a silver fish jumped out, breaking through the waterâŠ!
Upon closer look, the fish were rising from beneath the water enthusiastically, they might be preying on the insects hopping on the waterâs surface.
The details of those fish were also displayed on a status window.
ăMilk Trout (Edible : Extremely Delicious)
A magical giant trout native to Rielle Lake. Theyâre preparing for a breeding season at this time of the year and so theyâre more likely to eat the bait. As the name implies, their flesh is milky white and has plenty of nutritions and fat. Since theyâre a magical creature, they have no parasites and are safe to eat.
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TROâUTâ
TROUT!!
TROUTTTTT!!!
For real?! I can go fish trout in this world too?!
Huh?? Really?!
And not an area trout but a native trout to boot?!
Trout Area Fishing : Itâs like.. A fishing place where you can only do âcatch and releaseâ using harmless equipment. Basically it seems the fish in there are only used for sport and the breed of the fish is limited.
âHuahhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Fishing!! Heaven!!!â
Somehow, Iâm so happy, Iâm so excited, I already canât think of anything else!!!
Things like what should I do first, the place to put my setâŠ. Before I can think of all those things, my body is already moving first!
I ran toward Mo-chan and jumped into the cabin.
From the storage space, I took out my rod, tackle box, landing net and stringers.
After making sure I got them all in my hand, I put on my polarized sunglasses and headed back to the water.
I donât know the outlet of the water here but I could see the inlet of the river on the right side.
There were small rocks near the exit of the inlet, those rocks divided the water and made irregular flows.
The rise of the water near the inlet was pretty high, currently the water was still actively rising.
I wonder if that means I should aim for topwater or shallow water�
First Iâll take this ultra weight rod with a fluorocarbon set and attach a topwater plug, a lure that looks like a fake bait which has the best track record in catching fish and then I will attach this clearplug.
After the rod is set, I will throw it as far as I can.
With a swoosh, the plug went flying into the sky.
Ooooh! It went better than I expected!
It went a little deeper into the active waterâs rise.
The plug splash landed on the water, creating a nice rippleâŠ.. But just when I thought about how nice it had landed, the clearplug broke the waterâs surface and plopped underwater.
âAre you kidding me?! I got one already?!â
While I was panicking from the inside, my body already moved accordingly.
I made sure I was hooking properly by twisting my body a little and reeling it up fast.
Thud!
Something heavy pulled the rod back, the line got dragged away with a ringing sound
In between the intervals, I could feel a slight tug, like the fish were tugging the bait away with their head.
I think this kind of pattern is similar to a rock trout?
While using the flexibility of the rod to parry the fish, I waited and then reeled, waited then reeled⊠It was like an endurance battle.
âNononononoâŠ. This⊠This fish must be pretty big, right?!â
No matter how much I reeled and reeled, the fish kept on going farther away into the lake.
The fish showed no sign of getting tired at allâŠ.
But, I mustnât be hasty.
Donât rush it, donât panic, be calmâŠ.. The fish will become tired eventuallyâŠ!
I could feel adrenaline rushing through me as the fishâs reaction was transmitted through the rod I gripped.
All or nothing.
That was the only thing I could focus onâŠâŠ
âYeeeeeeeshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! Milk trout! I gotchu!!!â
Physically it felt like quite a long time had passed by but actually it only took several minutes to catch the fish.
Without the line breaking, without the rod breaking, the fishâs mouth didnât get dismembered as wellâŠ.
After struggling to death, I could finally put the milk trout in my landing net.
âOooooooooohhhhhhâŠ.! S-so whiteâŠ.!â
From the appearance alone, it looked exactly like the ătroutăI used to fish in a fishing place but it was really, really white.
Talking about white trout, I remembered the fishing place often put an albino trout to be able to see the movement of the fish better but the whiteness of this trout was different from the albino trout.
The albino trout was white with a hint of yellow but this milk trout⊠It was really milky white, just like the name implied and the eyes were really black.
The size was about 50 cm and it was the largest trout I ever catched.
This trout looked even bigger than it should because of how fat the trout was.
After being released from the tension, relief surged forward, my heart was still beating wildly and my knees were shaking.
Well⊠I felt bad butâŠ! For the sake of having delicious thing, I must prevailâŠ!
I pinned down the flapping milk trout and with a sheath knife that I used as both a camping and fishing knife, I made a cut around the gills and the backbone of the fish near its tail.
After that with a thud, I made a piercing, hooked the fish on a string and let the fish soak in the lake.
In the blink of an eye, the surrounding area near the fish was painted in red.
Seemed like the blood draining was going all right.
It was easier to drain its blood while the heart was still beating after all.
I felt a little bad for the fish but for the fish to taste more delicious, it was crucial to drain the blood immediately.
Since I was granted the fishâs life, wouldnât it be better to make sure the fish will taste more delicious?
While the blood was drained, I decided to check the damage on the line and threw my cast off once again!
I waited for the ripples to disappear completely and if there wasnât any response, try moving the rod in a walk the dog techniqueâŠ
T/N: Walk the dog is a legit fishing technique, damn the author really did her homework.
âAhhhh! There it is!!â
The bait didnât drop down like it did before but the water still made quite a splash.
The pull was as strong as the previous fish but the dragging of the line felt so much lighter.
Maybe this fish is smaller than the previous one?
ââŠ..Or so I thought but I got another milk trout.â
The fish that I had just put into the net was about 40 cm long and the body was very thick too.
How do I say it⊠This fish⊠It looks⊠Incredibly good!
I also cut the spinal cord near the tail and hooked it up on the string to let the blood drained out.
Feeling good, this time I put on a shallow plug type and threw the cast away.
The fish that bit on my bait was about 40cm long and had a very fat body too!
âŠâŠ.Rielle Lake⊠Youâre so amazing⊠Donât tell me all the milk trout in this lake are about this size..?!
I want to fish!!
âŠâŠ..My motto is to catch and eat, I donât want to release the fish I got.
But⊠If I got another fish this size, I wouldnât be able to finish them all!
There will be leftovers!
AaaaaaaaaahhhhâŠ.. Iâm in a bindâŠâŠ Iâm totally in a binddddd ahhhhhhhhâŠ..
T/N: You know what, I think Iâm going to drop this novel. At first I thought there would be a lot of cooking and some camping but turns out thereâs so many fishing techniques mentioned here! Itâs too much for a city girl who never held a live fish like meâŠ.
Dear foodie novel, I hope you will get a new daddy/momma soon!