Mistsplitter as Fuel, a Wooden Post as a Companion

And what was the source of this Hydro Element? Surely that was already obvious.

That was right—the ones who extinguished this blaze were the Sangonomiya Fire Brigade from Watatsumi Island!

Sangonomiya Kokomi and Gorou each held a water cannon and effortlessly put out the fire.

They also conveniently doused the flames Kamisato Ayato had spewed out after accidentally picking up chili sauce instead of his drink again.

(Kamisato Ayato: Why were milk tea and chili sauce put together in the first place!?)??o·(????????????)?o·?

After seeing the two fire engines extinguish the blaze so easily, Aileen in the audience could not help exclaiming excitedly;

"So that's how they solved it? That's amazing! You think so too, right!" Σ(????)?

Aileen asked the wooden post beside her.

That was right, it was a wooden post. An ordinary wooden post.

It was not anyone's codename, nor was it some alchemical item. It was just an utterly unremarkable practice post.

And it looked like it had been taken straight from a Hilichurl camp.

[Paimon: How should I put this? Is this unexpected, or exactly what I expected?]

[Faruzan: Say, where did that wooden post come from? I remember that before I left on the expedition, Aileen seemed to be chopping practice posts almost every day. But why did she bring one to watch a competition?]Σ(????)?

[Aileen: Grand Master, I didn't! Although I really do still practice with wooden posts, trying to knock down as many as possible in one go, there's no way I'd bring one along to watch a competition!]Σ(?д?|||)??

She merely enjoyed chopping wooden posts in her daily life. It was not as if she loved wooden posts, so why would she bring one to watch this kind of competition?

Especially when it looked like she was here with her lover. That made it