The morning after the week of New Year’s dawned wonderful and crisp. It was one of those slow mornings, where everyone moved lethargically, and most people were half asleep until after the late breakfast. That quiet, lazy atmosphere lasted until we heard a commotion outside. The other women of Soaring Heaven’s Isle, the ones who had gone to Grey Shard Coast, had apparently returned to travel back north with their seniors. All of them looked rather worse for wear, but they all had big smiles on their faces… and were carrying a massive box between them. My eyes widened when they opened it to reveal a tuna twice my size nestled in a box packed with ice. “We heard ye like these, Captain,” Lai Ni said in her thick accent. Seiyu’s eyes were practically sparkling. The party ended up getting extended just a bit. After all, there was sushi to be had, and it was accompanied by the tale of their own hectic New Year’s. The auction had gone wrong when a group of thieves attacked the venue and tried to steal the main event… only to run face first into the girls from Soaring Heaven’s Isle. Comedy, I was informed, ensued. Considering the banged-up clothes some of them had, I suspected they were embellishing how easy it had been to win that fight. Whatever the case, it certainly provided an amusing distraction while I butchered the massive tuna. I was lucky I could reinforce my knife with Qi, because this thing’s skin was like a rock. It was officially the biggest (...)