☀️ Arselia and Akonia

Turning slightly pale, she remains silent for a few seconds, then says:
- O-okay... - catching her breath, she nods again to the old man. - If you get the chance and feel like it, you can come see this katana in action sometime later, when I'm being beaten up by optimizers in the arena. Or I'll beat them, if I same luck, but it's hard to guess in advance; in our world, there is a counter for every trick, and more than one. Thanks again and have a good rest of your day! - leaning back once more, she runs back to (or with) Edgelord-kun. - Have you been bored here? Although it all went by quickly.
She gazes somewhere into the twilight sky, but not nearly as long as last time, then turns to him.
- I should confess slightly. A small mini-confession for which I won't need any star. Today is an amazing day, full of strange things and acquaintances, joy, and other unique events, but it also had its anxieties, and moments when despite everything, my spirit somehow sagged a bit. This isn't a complaint - just a statement of fact. Maybe the early wake-up call, or maybe stress accumulated in some places? For example, from the pile of news and other problems that fell on my head all at once. You can't really say for sure. So - sorry if, out of weakness, I allowed myself to show some of these moments of despondency here and there. We are all human, and ultimately I can comfort myself with this mantra, but still, it doesn't quite correspond to how a person should behave in such a situation. But you know what? Now I feel that all those problems no longer matter; my mood has returned to normal and even more so. It's as if the stars above took pity on me and bestowed some of their energy. Or maybe it's not them, but the fact that we are together, and finally free from all the nonsense and other obligations? Like in the good old days. Hmm? - smiling and hugging her companion, she bounces away. - Alright, let's quickly finish a couple or three locations in the background - and then to the Tournaments. It'll be time soon!

Running into the airfield, they bow before the minister-sama-chan, and Ayano takes:
- A bracelet made of Kreeder ropes;
- Purity;
- A treatise "on beauty";
- A figurine for +5 to attack for each unit of charisma;
- The crown of creation in winter time.
The figurine teleports to a room in the villa, taking a slot instead of the painting for +exp; Yun's painting teleports to the wall by Sonata. Everything else will go to the villa later on a truck.

Running to Belyana, she offloads two little treatises written during the time Edgelord-kun was enjoying a 100 kilocalorie cake:

How to approach fishing with a primitive spear?

As is known, the oldest existing method of hunting fish is fishing with a spear.
Water bodies vary. Naturally, where it is deep and the fish is not visually seen – it is better to try and make something like a fishing rod, replacing the rod, line, and hook with available means and materials. But a person does not always have suitable materials at hand; furthermore, there are small areas of transparent and clean water where a large fish can be clearly seen lazily against the bottom. This is where this method comes in handy.

Almost any straight, long stick or branch will do for this tool. The wood should be strong but easy to process with a knife. The ideal option is bamboo, but it doesn't grow everywhere. In those regions of Anuzish where bamboo does not grow, many local trees will work. For example: birch, juniper, hazelnut. It is generally believed that for hunting large forest game, it is important to sharpen the spear well, making a single tip; however, there are completely different requirements for a fishing spear. For this tool, not only sharpness but also the hit area itself is important, because hunting fish with just one point can be a very laborious, if not impossible, process for an untrained person. Here you can use a stick with a fork at the end. For example, make a spear with two, three or more points, depending on how many offshoots come from the fork. Additionally, the hit zone can be increased by tying several sharpened branches or bone fragments, sharp stones to one shaft, arranging them around the base of the spear at different angles and binding them with twine, a shoelace, a liana, or some scrap of strong fabric.

You can also make several points if you split the main end into several parts. Bamboo material is best suited for this.
At a distance of about twenty centimeters from the end, the shaft must be tied with twine so that upon splitting only its end separates, not the whole stick. It can be cut into four to six parts with any blade. To spread the resulting sections apart, the end of the spear should be thoroughly moistened - perhaps even slightly boiled if your situation allows - and wedges driven between the segments. After which it is necessary to additionally tie the end of the spear, capturing all gaps between the points. From there, it's just a matter of technique - simply sharpening the resulting tool with a knife.

If you make the tool correctly, choose the right place and time of day, and put in a little effort, you will get the hang of it quite quickly. You must strike fish with a spear from the water, and at twilight or dawn when they see worse. This way you will have the best chance of success. Sometimes, if you are in a suitable situation, you can even try night fishing with a spear - at such moments, fish more readily come to the shallows, and furthermore, they can be attracted by a torch or lantern from the shore. This method is very effective, but it won't suit every person or every situation.

What should you expect from your first game of golf?

Golf itself is considered a game available exclusively to nobles and rich people. The high cost of creating and maintaining courses, expensive equipment, the aura of elitism created around clubs – all this prevents golf from being a mass sport. Or it did before - for in our days it has become slightly more accessible.
Golf is a sport that develops endurance, teaches how to think through strategy, trains the eye and coordination. Each average game takes about 1 AP; during this time, a golfer walks about ten kilometers across the field, concentrating on the game situation, keeping the desire to rip the ball apart in check, as well as fighting the fear of losing it in the grass or sinking it in a lake.

First, a beginner will be given golf gear: a polo shirt, light pants or shorts, special spiked sneakers for better grip on the grass, gloves, as well as a cap to protect the head and eyes from the sun.
Then the essence of the game is explained to you, and you are allowed to walk through the expanses of the field to feel its atmosphere. Rules may differ depending on the club in which you play and your skill level, so they will be indicated by the coach individually.

Then you are taught the hitting technique.
There are four main elements that the coach will tell you about:
– grip – the way of holding the club in the hands;
– posture – the correct position of the body at the moment of aiming and striking;
– body geometry – that is, its direction relative to the target;
– and finally, the position of the ball itself relative to your body.

Upon completing the basics, you will study the strategy of playing on the field and try various types of shots.
The main ones can be called:
– swing – a full body movement with a long club for a large amplitude. It almost never changes; for different distances, you will change the club;
- chip and pitch - shots after which the ball flies low and rolls far, or flies high and hardly rolls - respectively;
– putt – that very shot that rolls the ball into the hole.

As you can see - nothing super complex! Everything else depends exclusively on your personal desire and persistence, and on your training. Do not be discouraged if you don't succeed the first time. Remember that persistence and hard work can make you such a master who will sink any hole with one shot with eyes closed!

Then (inb4 she rejects them) they upgrade:
- Lord's Ring - with Reima rune;
- Purity - with Vicious Rabbit rune;
- Sad Rabbit Cloak - with Akonia rune;
- Ayannachi and Lordini Bracelet - with Yanagi rune.
While the buckwheat gnome is working, Ayano flips through a model treatise, and inspired by this speed-reading, she puts eleven into speed and five into perception.

Then finally she exhales.
Opening her eyes, she looks for Edgelord-kun nearby, if he followed her and hasn't run out of strength yet, and in that case says:
- Well, now we can go to the crater. This isn't a panacea, of course, but... at least this time my soul is at peace knowing that I did everything depending on me to try not to fail miserably here and not disgrace the honor of the "dynasty". Even if it's not mine... It may be an amateur tournament, but no one will dare reproach me for having treated it half-heartedly.