"How many did you catch?" Ace asked Emi as she pulled another trout from her storage talisman, preparing it for her senpai to grill using her laser.
"Enough, Master," Emi replied, avoiding specifics about how she had likely reduced the trout population in the nearby creek to single digits. Her barrier talisman had allowed her to catch more than enough to satisfy her master's appetite.
Ace frowned but chose not to press further. If Emi had wanted to elaborate, she would have done so before he asked. His gaze shifted to the assortment of herbs and spices Dame Wasp had gathered from the hill for marinating the fish. Shaking his head, he wondered if he even wanted to know how she had managed to procure such a variety within a mile radius of the hot spring.
