Li'l Horsies

**Li'l Horsies** (アジゴ, *Ajigo*) is the sixth episode of the Houkago Teibou Nisshi anime.

## Overview

Due to the request of their club advisor, the Embankment Club goes fishing for Lil Horsies. Once they catch a great haul of the fish, Hina learns how to gut them. On the weekend, Hina's Mother shows Hina her grand father's old fishing equipment

## Complete Summary

Sayaka arrives at the Embankment Clubhouse claiming she wants "Lil Horsies". Yūki denies the request as figuring Sayaka just wants them to enjoy with her beer. However, she notes that she's penniless due to her last spending spree on beer. Although the prepping to catch the fish is hard, Yūki looks at Hina to do it. Therefore, Yūki agrees to fulfill Sayaka's request, only if Sayaka promises to not drink any beer there again and she agrees to the condition.

Afterward, Sayaka drives Hina and Natsumi to a bait shop called Takohigeya to buy some supplies. At the store, they're greeted by the store owner named Akai, Natsumi notes that he looks like an octopus, which Hina believes is true. Hina staring at Akai's head leads him to suspect that he has a fly on his head and offers her to rub it to perhaps make his hair grow back. However, Hina refuses to do so.

Once they gather their supplies the group head back to the clubhouse, where they're greeted by Yūki and Makoto. They all then go fishing for Lil Horsies and in the end manage to catch a large load of them. Toward the end of the day, the club manages to catch a cooler filled with them and Yūki announces that Hina will be taught how to gut fish. The news shocks Hina, but Yūki persuades her to do so as it's a good experience for her to learn something new.

Back outside of the clubhouse, Makoto shows Hina how to gut the fish with your hands as using a knife is unnecessary. The demonstration shocks Hina and she tries to make excuses to not do it, so Natsumi helps her do it, which, disconcerts her immensely. To help with her gutting the fish, Yūki suggests that Hina try visualizing she's unstuffing one of her dolls. Hina does this and sufficiently in a subconscious fashion. Finally finished with her Lil Horsies pile, Hina snaps out of her trance only to become shocked by her bloodied hands.

During the weekend, Hina's Mother calls for Hina and shows her some fishing equipment that she found in the shed that belonged to her grandfather. Hina's mother requests that Hina fish for some "Horse Mackeral", while her father requests for some Lil Horsies. Without hesitation, Hina agrees to the request and goes out fishing for Mackeral, but she first asks for money to purchase some bait from the Takohigeya bait shop. There she purchases some bait that was suggested by Akai. Later, Hina heads back home to retrieve the cooler for the fish and while carrying the heavy supplies heads to the fishing spot. Confident in her fishing skills, she starts fishing, but overtime catches nothing. When she does catch something, the fish she catches slips away leaving her dejected.

Natsumi then contacts Hina wondering what she's doing and Hina informs her that she's fishing for Mackerel so Natsumi joins her. Curious to know what rig she's using, Hina shows Natsumi it and finds out that it's a size 7 which is too big to catch what she's after. From her bag, Natsumi gives her a packet of size 2 hooks and by the end of the day manages to catch a large load of fish.

On their way home, Hina thanks Natsumi for her help and they separate. At her home, Hina collapses at her front door due to the heavy weight of her cooler.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Kotani Sayaka
* Hodaka Natsumi
* Kuroiwa Yūki
* Tsurugi Hina
* Ōno Makoto
* Akai
* Hina's Mother
* Hina's Father