Raguna manages to catch Anette on her mail run this time (before she dashes off like Sonic The Hedgehog), and thanks her for the letter he received yesterday. She informs him that he needs to read all of his mail before his mailbox gets full. This one's from Mist, so it contains a bit of odd navel-gazing that only she can provide.
There are more bamboo shoots on the field today. Raguna snatches them up and puts them in the shipping bin as he waters his turnips and chops wood. This time, he does all of his running around early. Turner thinks that he ought to try visiting Lake Poli on sunny days such as this one. His daughter, Eunice, is outside doing a little cleaning, wondering what kinds of dishes she should cook for the guests at the inn.
There is one path that he hasn't yet explored, which lies to the west of Kross' farm and up a giant mountain. He reaches a crossroads near the top of the mountain, with one path leading to an observatory, and another to the cornucopia trees. He tries that observatory path first, but is unable to find a building of any sort, so he turns around and takes the other path, which leads to a big bridge.
Lute, an artist with strange clothes and a funny hat is painting a picture near the bridge. He wants to make a living as a painter, but also sells things on the side. (This must be the guy Ganesha told me about, Raguna thinks.) Raguna tells him not to give up, even though it may seem hard. Lute thanks him, but makes it clear that he's just as interested in collecting money for his artwork as he is getting praised for it.
Unfortunately, Lute doesn't have anything to sell at the moment, so Raguna leaves him to his work. He crosses over the big bridge, which takes him to a lake with a single rowboat. Rather than sitting inside the boat, Raguna stands at the rear of the boat (or maybe it's the front; it looks perfectly symmetrical from where I'm sitting) and paddles, all while demonstrating flawless video-gaming balance. He takes the boat to the other side to an orchard. There appear to be cherries in the trees, but he doesn't know how to get them down. He returns to the observatory area where he finds Marco, who is anxious to go to Whale Island with him. Raguna quietly turns him down, and heads toward the island himself, realizing how late in the afternoon it is. He hasn't had anything to eat yet, either, so he munches on the squid sashimi he bought from Rita last night. It tastes weird, but it replenishes a little bit of his stamina and makes him feel somewhat stronger. He takes some time to do a little mining while he's in the cave. The rocks seem large, but even his cheap hammer is enough to break them into pieces. There isn't much he can get from them...just a few small hunks of scrap iron. Soon, the effect of the sashimi wears off, and he feels tired again.
Raguna arrives at home just in time to collect his earnings from Rosetta. Eager to celebrate, he heads down to the Snowstyle tavern to get some food. He purchases a glass of orange juice, and then heads to Laga Springs for his daily bath. An elderly gentleman named Nolan is standing outside the men's room, admiring it for all it's worth.
The next morning is bright and sunny, just as before. Raguna wakes up to see that his first turnip crop has finally grown. He keeps two of them to give to Mist, and puts the rest in the shipping bin, along with the metal he mined from the cave yesterday.
A new letter from Mist comes in, telling him that it's bad manners to not write letters after receiving them, so she suggests that Raguna send her a turnip, just as a test. (Too bad Anette had already made her rounds for the day...)
He spends most of the day in the cave, mining for ore and fighting off monsters. This trip lends him so much loot that he barely knows where to contain it all. By the time it hits 4 PM, he hurries back to the farm so that he doesn't miss a chance to sell what he's found.
After putting more of his ore and scraps into the shipping bin, he goes to check on Mist at her home. She's lying in bed, her face flush with sickness, but insists that she'll be okay after a little bed rest. He gives her one of the turnips he kept in an effort to cheer her up. The arrival of Rags' first turnip crop also pleases Rosetta a bit. Her greeting to him is a bit less snarky than usual, anyway.
At the bath house, Melody suggests that Raguna try making some potions with the herbs that he finds. Tomorrow is supposed to be Lute's first day in the village, so Raguna hopes that he can get something good to add to his house. He contemplates how well his first week in Trampoli has gone, and then heads back home to get some sleep.
