Li had secretly been looking forward to being able to fish.

In her previous life, Li had enjoyed fishing for purely practical reasons.

There had even been times when the only thing she ate that day was the fish she caught.

Fish that were caught were eaten.

She had never engaged in aristocratic pastimes like sport fishing.

Someone with real survival experience does not fish as a hobby.

Any fish caught, unless it was poisonous, was eaten.

That was Li’s own sense of justice.

And now, she had obtained a legitimate reason to fish.

There was no way she would not be enthusiastic about it.

Incidentally, in her previous life she had specialized in saltwater fishing.

That was because freshwater fishing required a fishing permit.

That said, it was not as if she had no knowledge at all.

If noble daughters were going to fish in freshwater, simple pole rods would be sufficient.

A pole rod, roughly speaking, is just a stick.

With these, it would not matter if they broke or were lost.

You hang a line from the tip of the stick and attach a hook.

That was where Li’s special kneaded bait came into play.

Kneaded bait is generally expected to smell awful.

However, this was a world with magic and such.

Li had developed kneaded bait that smelled floral while being mixed, but became foul smelling once placed in the water.

A girl who can do anything is truly strong.

And so, Li handed out rods to the noble daughters who would be fishing and taught them how to attach the bait and such.

When Li herself lowered her line to the lake’s surface, she immediately got a fish on.

After all, no one came all the way out here just to fish.

The fish were not accustomed to people.

It was truly a feeding frenzy, with fish biting one after another.

The noble daughters were also letting out cheerful squeals of delight.

What took Li’s hook was a fish resembling a rainbow trout.

She reeled in a nicely sized one and showed a very bright smile.

After that, the fish kept biting steadily and she thoroughly enjoyed fishing until dusk.

The catch was thirty rainbow trout and twenty eels.

It would not be an exaggeration to call it a full on haul.

Even here, Li’s cheat abilities exploded into full force.

After dispatching the rainbow trout using ice created by magic, Li began preparing them.

She cut the gills and drained the blood.

With quick motions, she filleted them and sprinkled on salt.

“Lady Li… amaaazing.”

No one knew which noble daughter had said it.

The gazes directed at the ducal lady as she processed fish one after another were filled with respect.

After finishing the preparation, she had the other noble daughters help and turned the fish into meunière^[1].

The pleasant aroma of butter and herbs drifted through the area.

At that moment, the group that had gone into the forest to gather supplies returned.

Their results were zero.

They were noble daughters who had almost never gathered anything before.

It was only natural that there would be no results.

Facing the dejected noble daughters, Li smiled warmly.

“There is no need to worry. Everyone, you did very well.”

One could tell just by looking at their dirty hands and clothing.

They had done their best despite being unfamiliar with it all.

At Li’s words, quite a few noble daughters let tears spill from their eyes.

“She really is a goddess…”

Lady Alberta, the leader of the gathering group, gently wiped away her tears and deepened her faith once more.

[1] A classic French cooking method and sauce, primarily for fish, involving coating the item in flour, pan-frying it in butter and serving with a sauce of browned butter, lemon juice and parsley, creating a simple, rustic, yet elegant dish with nutty, tangy flavors.