Another Life

Willingness Sea Fishing

While Lakes was making his move, the nearest pier to the left was a pier in the corner of the harbor on the south side of the Royal Palace, where two of Connie's men sailed fishing lines.

Originally, since it is a weekday, I will do the office work that I have accumulated, but I cannot fill in the flower stamp because I am injured in my right hand. Because it was mostly an application for a medal, Sofia left it to her to disguise herself as Connie and a civilian and come fishing.

However, from here, the harbor is very vibrant, even though it is a newly created king's capital. It was close to the royal palace, but it was really good to let it go.

Beyond the nearest left-hand eye, there were stalls selling groceries and groceries to people who unloaded goods from ships and sailors, even luxury stores that nobles were likely to buy, showing an unusual crowd.

But Gail. Do you know what the power of evil is, is to spread evil and defeat the true figure! What a sermon boy, he is!

I've heard so much about the skill of evil, but I don't know much about it. I couldn't help but say that I understood... I don't know what to do.

With that in mind, the place near the left was the corner of the harbor, so it was hardly popular. There were people who enjoyed fishing, and Connie, who sat next to him, shook his lap near the left and said.

Master Left Jinji, Master Left Jinji, the float is sinking.

Because it was patience, Connie called me Left Near, and I hurried up the rod, but the worm that resembled the worm, called Aoi Somme, that I was feeding on, was gone beautifully.

"Shit, did you just take the food again? Are these fish really growing with their hands? It's too intelligent."

Unexpectedly complaining, Connie reattaches the needle with a dexterity stick with one hand. Seen from the edge, it looked like a friendly lover.

"Bait... don't you feel sick?

"If you say this is disgusting, you can't live in a ghetto."

"I see...."

I wonder if it was a surprise, but I was surprised to see Connie's stiff words hanging again.

Speaking of which, if you don't think it's my favorite side room, it's inconvenient because you're not my real wife, so if you're going fishing, you should take it with you.

I had prepared a house for my mother to live in when she left the hospital... what a mess she's taking care of.

With that in mind, I ask a question while looking at the left-hand side.

"Hey, it's Connie. Is there any inconvenience in the royal palace?

"Thank you for your time. Thank you very much for your kindness, Your Majesty and your chaos.

However, Your Majesty is a little afraid that you may be dissatisfied with me because you won't let me do anything at night. "

I really want to tell this story to people who think I'm a demon of lust. Well, it seems like Connie is being set up in chaos, and I just can't stand up... but I'm surprisingly delicate.

Even so, Connie is totally one of the chaotic guys. You're chaotic, intoxicated, and loyal enough to throw your life away.

No, well, I know. Chaos was my wife, who was an elder of the Tsutsui and Ishida families, and I knew the family of my ministers, so I also knew the nobles completely, so it would be easy for a slum dweller like Connie.

... that? Perhaps the scariest of my daughters is a mess.

Though I think so, Left Jin replies with a bitter smile.

"I don't like to force myself, I won't do anything until you ask me to. Besides, I feel really at ease with you."

Well, if you shake your hips every night, sometimes you need a holiday. If you don't rest, you'll break inside. Your use is planned.

Connie leaned against his left shoulder and said his face turned red as he looked at the sea.

"Thank you very much for taking care of me. If I were you, I'd be fine, anytime...."

... I shouldn't have played someone I liked. Well, if you like.

With that in mind, Connie and Left Near looked at the ocean silently, and the Left Near reacted to something and said with their gaze towards the ocean.

"... Gensan?

Connie looked back at the words near the left, and one day there was an old man sitting there fishing. As if there were no signs, the old man answers as if Connie were surprised.

"Master Left... but His Majesty made me cry. I was pretty confident."

"Compliments are good. Something wrong?

"Yeah, about two. First of all, the Meshwitz movement will begin with a space transfer for the brave men of the Intelligence Department. The residence was allocated by the Secretary of State after he bought some cheap mansions from a nobleman who had moved from Lake City to Sacramento."

"That dog's family... well, it's better than getting into trouble in a regular dormitory because it's a Marquis house. Anything else?

"From the grass, there seems to be a slight movement between the Asian Union and the Kingdom of Bohemia. We apologize for the delay in verifying the information and for the delay in reporting it."

"I don't mind. So, what's the move?

"Apparently, the Asians were sending messengers to the Bohemian kingdom, which had just occupied the Kingdom of Durham, before attacking the Eastern Union....."

At Al's place... I have a bad feeling.

So, did you check the contents?

"Of course. The content is to join the Sub-Asian Union, but the words were to treat the Kingdom of Bohemia as if it were a country?

King Valenstein was furious, he jumped the envoy's head and sent him back to the kingdom of Visur. "

They're selling fights in all directions. Wait a minute... Isn't this a declaration of war and a way for the Bohemian kingdom to attack the Alliance?

"So the kingdom of Bohemia can attack the Asian Union?

Gensan replies with a smile in his leftmost words.

"Perhaps His Majesty was right. Apparently, however, the Kingdom of Bohemia had read that the Sub Union, which attacked the Eastern Union, would be defeated, and for confirmation, a large number of interlocutors from the Bohemian Kingdom had joined the Eastern Union.

We've also thought about a blockade, and so have the numbers, but with each and every one of us at our disposal, one day, King Valenstein's ears will see the Alliance of Subhumans defeated. It doesn't seem to be moving right now, but if we find out that the Sub Union has been defeated, it will definitely move. "

"Hands-on... that sounds kind of fun."

"Yes, because I can only fight such skill with patience."

... do the monkeys have a lot of fighters?

Besides, the kingdom of Bohemia is a vampire. Zero rhinos have the same combat power as vampires.

Unexpectedly, Left Jin sighed and said.

"Worst case scenario, it could be a triple battle when we invade the territory of the Asian Union... this is a bit embarrassing. Okay, let's deal with this. This matter will be dealt with through diplomatic channels.

I appreciate the information you keep away from them as much as you can, but never impossible. Nothing, even if the information leaks, I'll hold it on to the diplomatic route. "

"I understand. Okay, I'll just... oh, yeah. Your Majesty seemed to have never fished before.

The trick is good, but the bait is better with a wolf. It's about learning to fish, even for small fish, rather than suddenly targeting big things. "

Gensan told me that Gensan smiled unexpectedly, and Gensan put a box containing a small shrimp called a bait wolf, and soon disappeared.

"... that's amazing."

Appreciating the movements of Gensan, Connie answered inadvertently, while lifting the rod.

"Well, this is their main job... Shit, did they just eat again?

Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to fish in the ocean one day, but things didn't work out. Do you want to change the bait here, as Gensan said? "

Well, maybe it's good to change your mood.

Connie puts a needle on the wolf with pleasure, and closer to the left, he draws the thread back into the sea and thinks about the kingdom of Bohemia.

Al is definitely targeting the Sub Union. As Al, it would be better to form a limited military alliance than to collide with the Eastern Alliance and fight in the muddy swamp of Mitsuba, as Al would understand and eat.

The problem is the terms of the alliance, but splitting the territory is a fixed stone. The Sub-Asian Union is a community of five countries, three on the south side of the sea and two on the north side.

As for this, I definitely want the Kingdom of Dwarbuff, which is located to the west of the south. After all, it seems that there is a book written by the person in the vessel.

On the west side, there is the Gard Demon Kingdom of Flair, so it can be used as a buffer zone. In other words, it's the shield of the Devil's Land. I don't think there are any fools attacking the demonic kingdom ruled by the demon king, but it would be better if it happened just in case.

If that happens, it won't be difficult to bring Dwalbuff into the Eastern Union or some kind of protectorate… That being said, Kalissia was a runaway princess of Dwalbuff. I suppose it's an ant to put Calysia at the top. Then I will marry Kanpei.

But what does Al want? It shouldn't be Al's intention to bump into us at a time when the surrounding countries aren't yet calm.

Al must have had some advantage in taking such a risk and attacking the Sub Union. If we knew that, it would be easier to negotiate.....

At that time, Connie shook his left hand, sinking into the sea of thoughts.

"Mr. Left Jinji, there's a float."

Hmm? Ah, here we go.

That said, when the left-hand side hurried up the rod, a small jib of about 15 cm caught the fish.

Wow, I caught it, Mr. Left Kin.

"I caught it, but it's a little tiger. I really liked bigger things, but Gensan said it was important to be able to fish first."

Closer to the left, Connie smiled and took the little bug out of the hook and put on the wolf again.

That's right, unless it's fun, it won't last.

Well, if it's not fun, it won't last.

When I first came here, I looked anxious, but the tea made me look good after my back. I'm relieved.

Besides, I came fishing and my face became brighter because there were no servants. I'm glad I brought you to the port, too... to the port? That's right! Al's aim is to make a deal!

Indeed, Al told Ann and Gustav that he had led many mercenaries in his previous life. Then I know you need money for the war.

The most lucrative transaction is not a land transaction, but a sea transaction. Anyway, the quantity we can transport is overwhelmingly different.

Al's ruling Bohemian kingdom is inland, with no seas. When that happens, even at the risk of going south and out into the sea, we can make a deal with the Eastern Union and raise tax revenues.

We haven't declared war with the Eastern Union yet, so we can make a deal. I see, Al's purpose is money.

Because I understood Al's purpose, the left-hand side seemed to be enjoying it, and when the left-hand side sank again, and the left-hand side raised the pin and rod, the small jib caught again.

Wow, I think we're going to have a little jinx on the table for a while.

Yeah, that's really the momentum.

That said, Connie, who seemed to be having fun, had a smile on her left, and a voice from behind.

"I wonder where you went, or were you here without an escort? If Grand Duke Stark finds us, the sermon will begin again."

Looking back at the words, Keith and Vurel, who appeared as civilians, stood with fishing rods and the like.

"What, are you guys fishing too?

Keith answers surprisingly close to the left, questioning pleasantly.

"It's not fishing. In order to see His Majesty, Bastian told me that I was absent, and if I had to, I was told to dress like this.

Besides, when I went to see him, I was told not to wear a secretary or escort... really, I can't fish during the daytime on weekdays... "

"Ha ha ha, Busty will be careful too. Well, my right arm is like this, and I can't help it because I can't do paperwork, but sometimes it makes me feel good to skip like this.

Sit down and fish... and have you ever fished before?

"My territory was along the coast, so when I was a kid, my father used to take me fishing."

"I'm a total beginner... that's right, who is this woman?

Keith said to the near left and started sitting in awe behind the near left. Keith looked at Chilari and Connie, and the near left replied with a smile.

"Haven't you seen him yet? It's my new side room, Connie.

Connie, this cheeky duke is the prime minister of this country, Duke Keith Wood. And the next serious stiffness is the Marquis of Hervé Verrell, Minister of Finance. "

I greeted him in surprise at the recent introduction on the left, and asked him with a smile whether the sight was interesting.

"So, what do the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance want from me?

To the nearest question on the left, Verrell answers while hanging the fishing line.

"The Princess Hasha Knights captured a large cotton farm. The farmer and his family were executed because all seedlings and seeds were safe and they did not accept the first surrender recommendation.

Nelson, Minister of Agriculture and Water, is delighted to make the farm state-owned. "

"Ha ha ha, Orville? Thank you for motivating me."

"That's right. And even the Treasury Department did a cotton market study to predict the country's finances, but prices tend to go up because the military bought large quantities of cotton and the Serenity Empire produced oil from cotton.

If the treasury stays the same, two years from now... no, three years from now, the balance of payments is expected to be in deficit. As for the Treasury, we're not going to make a budget as easily as we've ever done. "

The Empire gave us oil... maybe it was just cotton that told us about oil... well, we should sell it to the army. The point is, you live separately.

"There's no need to worry about money, don't worry about it anymore."

"Yes, even if the bottom of the treasury leaves, I will not lose my mind and scrutinize the budget."

"I'm delighted to be Prime Minister, but I'd like you to be a little bit hasty."

When Keith and Verel smiled unexpectedly at Keith's words, Keith took the letter out of his pocket and brought it to the nearest left.

"That being said, Bastian sent me a letter from the Rutai Empire."

Left Jinjin handed the rod to Connie and received the letter. Reading the contents, it was a letter from the Emperor. The content was that he wanted his daughter, Prince Asako, to attend a school in Lake City.

The reason was that if I were to marry Sakichi in the future, it would be better for me to learn the rules of the continent than the rules of the Rutai Empire.

Seriously... what are we gonna do with this, security?

Unexpectedly, he asks Keith a question.

"Keith, have you read it?

"No, I learned Lutheran, so I understand, but I haven't read it."

Well, read it.

Receiving a letter from the left-hand side and reading it inside with Verel, Keith holds his head and asks the left-hand side.

"What are you going to do with this, security? I can't believe the Empress of the Rutai Empire is coming to our school...."

"Your Highness the Inner Prince. In the Rutai Empire, the emperor's lineal queen is called the Inner Prince.

Well, the Emperor's words make sense, and you can't refuse them. Ask Minister of Education Respinas to make arrangements.

We should leave the arrangement of the guards and brave men to the Rutai Empire, but we need to talk to the Imperial Court so that they can abide by this law. "

"Okay, let me tell you. But when did you decide to marry His Royal Highness the Inner Prince of the Lutheran Empire?

"What? Didn't I tell you?

That was certainly when I was still paying my dues to the Rutai Empire. When Sakichi was just born, Lana decided on her engagement to Princess Tica of the Kingdom of Torreso.

Well, when I got the Emperor's permission, he said he was engaged to Sakichi. I was a minister at the time, but can you say no? "

When he heard the words near the left, Keith was stunned, but Vuerrel said to Keith, looking at the float.

"Prime Minister, isn't it good? Whatever the circumstances, this will deepen the ties between the Rutai Empire and the Kingdom of Torreso.

In particular, the Kingdom of Torreso is a friendly country that has not joined the Eastern Union but has entered into a military alliance. Marriage to that country will further improve our country's status within the Eastern Union. "

"Yes, that's right. Well, let's be nice."

In order to calm down, Keith stared at the floating, and turned a gentle line of sight to the left and returned to fishing with the rod in his hand. Eventually, Near Left and Verrell catch a few fish, but Keith asks if the disturbance is conveyed or if he can't catch it at all, and Near Left he can't wait to hang the thread in the sea.

"So, Keith, you want to talk to me?

In a recent question, Keith chewed his lips and answered with an anxious face.

"Actually, I have a favor to ask His Majesty....."

"Well, it's unusual for Keith to ask me a favor. What is it?"

"I know His Majesty knows everything, but he dares not say anything to train me. But I want you to stop trying me anymore.

Of course, thankfully, what the Prime Minister says I suffer is that other ministers and subordinates suffer, and the impact is on the people.

If you think I don't have the ability to be Prime Minister, you can dismiss me and have someone else be Prime Minister. So thank you for your wisdom. "

In Keith's words, Connie shook his left knee and said anxiously.

"Your Majesty... it seems I can't offer it, but this is for the people..."

Connie answers Keith with a smile on his left.

"Keith, it's obvious that your talent as prime minister has not been dismissed by the government or Congress. This time, it's just that I wasn't thinking about the people. I'm sorry."

Keith answers in surprise to the nearest apology.

"No, that's not true. I am truly sorry for my lack of energy. If I can continue as Prime Minister, I will do my best more than ever."

"Oh, please continue. And sometimes you need to breathe out like this. It's also necessary to skip moderately. What do you want to hear?

"Actually, I was wondering how to increase the number of ministerial posts… honestly, we are now splitting up our work with the existing ministries, but there is a lot of work everywhere and it's confusing."

... this is getting worse than I thought.

"Well, first of all, the Ministry of the Interior deals with government internal affairs, such as the management of local governments and the management of human resources and elections.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism manages streets and railways, and is responsible for monsters and shipping to and from the streets. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for the purpose of national economy, industrial protection, etc.

I don't know, I can't think of anything else right now. The smaller ones should be put under the ministries as an agency. "

In the nearest words on the left, Keith took a note and nodded to Verrell as convinced by the note he had written.

"I see, this is convincing. Does Minister Verrell have anything else in mind?

"That's right. Your Majesty's thoughts are wonderful, but if I may add, I would also like an institution that supports aristocratic personnel and royalty."

I see. To prevent the royal family from crushing or picking up nobles on its own. When Keith's term of office is over, perhaps the next Prime Minister will be better off with Verrell.

"Yeah, I think that's a good idea for Verel. If there is a third party who specializes in royalty and nobility, the royal family will not be able to crush or collect nobles for irrational reasons.

But when that happens, no matter what anyone says, the strong ones are the right ones... the first generation will be bastie. Bastie would be Raven, and he wouldn't have been killed for resentment. "

Keith nodded as he smiled at Connie who was surprised to hear Raven's name.

"Sure, Bastian is a good fit. I have been doing similar things until now, and the title is also an independent organization, so what about Sir Miyauchi?

No, it's usually in the Rutai Empire. Well, it's hard to think about it, and it's okay if it stays like this.

Well, let's do that. The servants will give Bastie and Testa their last names by saying...

I'm sure the tester is Sakura's last name, but Busty... I wonder what happened. "

That was the closest thing to the left that worried me, but as Verel remembered, he said.

"Well, how about Weiseborn? It is a noble house that is now broken down, but a family loyal to the kingdom of Salz, a famous name in the kingdom of Salz that replaced the king whose last lord was about to be assassinated."

"But there is no point in giving Basti a house that is also famous in the Kingdom of Saltz from the nobles of Saltz, if Basti is averse. I'm going to cut it off with Vaise and let him use it."

When they smiled and said, "That's right," he asked Verel.

"Speaking of which, do you know anything about the nobles, the Viscount Laurent and the Viscount Serbian, who died in the pursuit of the Berkaim?

As a matter of fact, I wanted to attend the funeral, too, but the King was advised by other nobles not to go lightly to the funeral of his minister. There's nothing I can do about it, so I don't know because you went to Kiyohei and Yasubu as my fame. "

To the nearest question on the left, Verrell looks up at the sky as he recalls and answers nostalgically.

"Indeed, Viscount Laurent and Viscount Serbian were the two who were active on the northern front at the end of the Centennial War. Together, they stopped the Imperial Army from going south."

"Well, why didn't you join the army if you were such a samurai?

"They said they were already veterans and that they were going to be young, and that their sons would enroll them in the knighthood department of the school and that they would hide."

I see. He was in hiding, but the kingdom of Cesel was attacked, he couldn't stay, and he joined the fight.

"What is the remaining family structure?

"Indeed, both Milco and Benedict have been killed. Until the last generation, both families were a soldier's family enough to go to war with their mothers.

Indeed, the Viscount Laurent is his wife Elida Laurent. Claude Laurent, the oldest son in knighthood. And Claude's sister and eldest daughter, Anna Laurent.

Anna Laurent said it was too early for her father Milco to debut on the social scene, but she certainly should be at today's party. Perhaps even if the lord kills him, the Laurents will show us that they don't feel anything. "

Well, there's a little bone in it. I wanted to talk to Laurent a lot during my life.

Verel continues to explain to the nearest left.

"And the Serbian house, my wife Irene Serbian. My eldest son, Luciano Serbian, a member of the House of Lords, and second son, Miguel Serbian, a knighthood.

Certainly Claude and Miguel are third graders in class A in Knights, so they should already be brave. "

If you're a brave man, did I make you a brave man? No, maybe it was Charlie who said it wasn't memorable.

But Miguel, the second son of the Serbian family, can't be our master... I wonder if he can do something about it.

"Hey, I'm Miguel, the second son of the Serbians, but I can't inherit the Vicomte, so I'd like to give you a title, can I?

To the next question on the left, Verrell answers with his arms folded and anxiety.

"Once upon a time, in the Kingdom of Salts, I held the throne of the third son. However, as you know, the title of the Kingdom of Salz is set with the territory, so as a result of the award of the cutting title, the territory of the aristocracy has become smaller and more difficult to live in.

For this reason, there is a history that the kingdom of Salz and the succession to the throne is called the eldest son. However, if I forgive it again this time, I wonder if something will happen at the national level soon. "

... it's fine now, but will there be more aristocracy ahead and oppression of the country's finances? Verel is right.

Keith said as if he had thought of what it was like to be near the left.

"Speaking of which, do the Allies have a system to honor their martial arts by giving them medals called medals? You can also create a medal in the Kingdom to make its superior semi-autonomous for one generation. If so, wouldn't we have to squeeze the finances?

Well... for example, how about a royal family crest called the Kashiwa Cross with Kashiwa and His Majesty's favorite spear?

If the material is gold, silver, and copper from above, and it is the Cedar Cross, the Cedar Silver Cross, and the Cedar Copper Cross, you know how much you contributed, and if the nobility wins the prize, how about one of your family and relatives become a quasi-nobility?

... a gold and silver bronze medal is kind of an Olympic award. But Keith's plan is the best.

"Verel, what do you say?

"I mean... well, if I were a quasi-aristocrat, my concern would be worrying. Let's do something about the finances."

"I'm sorry, Verel."

Closer to the left with a smile, Verel smelled slightly, and Keith stood up and said, stunned.

"Now, at the Royal Assemblies next fall, we will pass the bill on ministries and medals. The choice of minister is ours?

"Oh, please."

"Now, let's get back to the selection."

"Excuse me. Ah, the fish I caught, if you like."

With that in mind, Verrell, who had brought out a basket of fish caught in Connie, lowered his head to the nearest left and left with Keith.

... was Keith the only one you wanted to know about the minister? I feel like I've definitely forgotten. Well, in the future, I'll have to look at home affairs a little bit more.

Next to his left, Connie looked twice in surprise at the cage he received from Verrell.

"Wow!

When I looked at the amazing Connie, I also looked in the cage near the left, and there was a fine black sea bream.

"When did he catch such a big fish? It was completely unresponsive and I don't know when I caught it.

Still, isn't there a lot of good fishermen in the Kingdom of Cesel?... I might be the weakest fish. "

Connie smiled and said to the nearest left that he was depressed when he saw unexpected realities.

"Mr. Left, I'm fine. Even a beginner can fish properly, right?

The minister was originally doing it, so he just caught a big one. It's all about now. "

Do you know if you're worried about yourself, have you ever had such an experience, and thank Connie for the slight smell near your left.

"Thank you so much for your concern. You're a sweet woman."

"Such kindness. I think what's really nice about you is Mr. Left Jin.

Rumor has it that he is very strong and merciless, but I think that the real Mr. Left is a really kind person who thinks about his family, his family and his people. "

Having said that, I had a smile on my left proximate shoulder and a head on Connie, and I was enjoying fishing with a slightly smelly, not a lot of faces.

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Eventually, when I leaned for a few days, I put the fishing rod back, stretched out my body, and told Connie.

It's time to go home. Tonight, there's a party hosted by the chaos, so why don't you come out occasionally? "

"That's right. I'm sure the tea will be delighted."

I see.

That said, when the space shifted towards the left and near, a blonde woman, about 15 years old, wearing new adventurer-style leather armor, who was worried about the back, ran into the sight in a place where stalls lined up in the sight.

As it stands, when the left-hand side turned to the rear of the woman, the three people with bad looks were chasing the woman while worrying about the surroundings. Women and trio are moving around without saying anything.

I wondered what it was like. When the left hand side stops and looks at it, I see a woman entering the alley.

That way... it's definitely a dead end. I wonder if the rushing adventurer has hooked up with some sort of organization.

I think so, and close to the left, I ask what happened to Connie.

"Mr. Left, what's wrong?

"Hmm, I suppose you can just leave it like this, but when the body comes out, it won't wake up well...."

Connie, who doesn't know what he's saying, leans his face a little, and closer to the left answers with a smile.

"I kind of saw a girl being chased... but I'm going to help a little. Connie, go back to the palace first."

"Should I call the guards?

"No, it's okay. I don't know about my right arm, but I have iron bars in my gibbs, so it's a weapon.

Besides, I won't lose a fight. Even if you can't use one arm, you can't lose. "

Yeah, exactly like my Yankee. It would be embarrassing to say this if it weren't for the other world.

While thinking so, Connie answered surprisingly close to the left, showing Gibbs with a smile.

"Well, Mr. Left is famous for his strength, so I think it's okay, but please don't be rude. In the meantime, I'll report to the chaos....."

This looks like it's all going to be a mess. Well, to be frank, if you can't get back to trouble, I'll send someone out looking for you.

"Oh, please. Just give me the fish you caught. It will be the ingredient for today's party."

"Okay... please be careful"

Connie lowers his head slightly with a worrying face near the left and returns to the royal palace, where he prepares to immediately pull out the waist flank.

A narrow alley is more advantageous than a long weapon. But I don't care much about the insecurity near the royal palace.

I don't think it's the Hanseatic Chamber of Commerce, but I think it's hard for those who do evil near the royal palace to get moxibustion. Perfect for rehabilitation after your arm has healed.

Though I thought so, I turned my arm once and went to the alley where the women and men disappeared with pleasure.