Raguna has managed to grow his first summer crop of the year...some onions. He doesn't take much time to celebrate, though, because his yard still looks like crap.
A letter is delivered to his house from Cinnamon, saying that she caught "a big one", but all she did with the fish was make a mold of it and release it back into the sea. She challenges Raguna to try to outdo her, which he accepts, but doesn't know what to aim for since she never told him exactly how big her own fish was. His catch of the day is a 52cm mackerel, which she seems pleased with nonetheless. As an added bonus, Raguna gets to check out Cinnamon in her solid gold(-colored) swimsuit without her beating him up.
Later in the afternoon, he spends some time working alongside his animal friends tending to the crops. It looks like they've got a long job ahead of them. Rosetta swings by to pick up the produce in the afternoon. She compliments Raguna on his "nice body", but then takes it back, saying she didn't mean it. Uh-oh...someone's blushing!
The next day is a holiday, which means it's time to visit Lute to see what he can afford. The answer to that question seems to be "not much". He could go for upgraded cooking utensils, but he's got his eye on an internal forge upgrade, which costs 8,000 G, of which he only has half. Rather than save the money, he goes on to Selphy's and purchases a book called "More Fine Dining", which slightly expands his repertoire of oven-made dishes to include sandwiches! Before he leaves, Lute informs him that he saw a tree branch on one of the islands of Lake Poli while he was out painting. Raguna wonders if this could lead to another entry point on Whale Island.
He takes a break to visit Bianca's mansion, when the pink elephant that had been hiding in his barn all this time barges in ahead of him and walks up to Bianca, who is understandably freaked out by having a non-human intruder infiltrate her living quarters. Raguna admits that the elephant belongs to him, and Bianca decides that it's not quite as scary up close. She then asks him if she can keep it, to which he also agrees (sine he isn't quite sure how to take care of it himself). Bianca seems happy, and she names her new Loyal Animal Companion "Francoise". In one fell swoop, Bianca made a new friend, Tabatha gets to see one of Raguna's animals, and Francoise gets a new caretaker! Everyone wins!
