201 8-11 Ains Hale Memorial Festival Preparing for the Festival

The weather was clear.

The sun was shining brilliantly, and the weather was such that it was unlikely that there would be clouds and rain from now on.

Hmmm!　It's a beautiful day, though.

Lord, I'm not ready!

'That's right!　I want you to move!

I'm sorry. I'm on it.

I was stretching as hard as I could in the sunshine and I was warned. This is not good. Because I have you carry heavy things, you should at least give instructions properly.

Because our space is small, we have to make good use of it.

But it's a little bit deeper than that, so we have to make room for materials, a second cooking area, and space to rest.

'Aina, take a little more to the right in there.

You're going to get us through here, aren't you?

'Sir. Is this little one over here?

'Yeah. Maybe the kids will want to do it, you know? I'll get you a smaller version for your own use.

'I see ... that's going to please you.

Yes. He's going to be very happy.

I saw it at a festival when I was a kid and I wanted to do it too!　I thought, "What? I couldn't do it, though.

Of course, it's business over there, and we can't let kids touch the tools of the trade, but when you become an adult, you'll understand.

It makes me happy when my childhood dreams come true....

So if a child says he or she wants to try it, it's my job as an adult to make that happen.

Besides, if I have more than one machine ready, I can make them at the same time when I get out of hand.

I don't know how far they'll sell, but I guess it's better to be cautious.

''Lord!　I've taken care of the materials, so I'll leave them here!

Oh. Keep it in the magic bag!

Okay. Which one?　Are you sure it's the right one?

Yeah. You're good. Let Sorte keep it for me.

'Master. May I bring in a wooden stick as well?

'Yeah, do that. Everybody remember to leave your bags with the people who stay behind when you take a break, okay?　And don't forget to put out what you use and refill it!

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Alright, good. The preparations are steadily getting ready, so let's make a few things to try.

Hey, young man. How's it going?

...Nice timing.

Coming in at the right time to make a prototype, could it be that they were aiming for this?

Well, it's clearer than ever. Good, good.

'Are you sure, my lord?　It's right before it starts and here we are.

'Let me stay wherever I want at least before it starts! We're entertaining guests and there's no freedom during the festivities...

Well I'm sorry to hear that.

And that guest of honor is Lady Sicilian, right?

You're a heavyweight of the Empire. You can't treat him lightly....

You're the one with the candy, aren't you?　What do you think?　Do you think you'll be able to make it work?

Yeah. Here, it's a prototype, you can eat it...

The prototypes were good.

It was bigger than the ones sold at the original world's stall, due to the practice.

'Oh, are you sure?　Well, actually, I didn't know if I could come, so I came to urge you.

It's fine, it's fine. Eat all you want.........

It's a pity that you, no doubt a festival lover, can't do as you please.

You can have another helping.

Oh my lord. That looks delicious.

Hm. Oh, Meira. Well, you're pretty tired, aren't you?

'The only thing I'm busy doing is preparing......... I don't have any more work to do, and I'm going to take today off and enjoy tomorrow....

Meira also has terrible dark circles under her eyes.........

Normally Meira would have acted stoutly and covered it up with make-up, but I guess she didn't have time for that.......

When I raised the prototype to Meira, she received it happily.

''Huh........it's something sweet when you're tired........ Speaking of which, I used the magic tool you promised me to use to bathe anytime. You were so thoughtful to give me a set of hot spring water as well.

Thanks to the holy stone that the vice captains gave me, I was able to make the mechanism much easier.

I was able to make a normal hot water purification and circulation system with the magical stones of water, wind and fire, and the holy stone, and I was able to use the slime membrane and the fine lattice-shaped filter to remove the fine dust.

It was more difficult to make a filter made of fine lines that were finely assembled........

'Oh. If you ever want to change the hot water, just let me know. I'll give you a free hot spring water again.

Thank you for not taking the time to relax. Thank you. I'm sorry. I'll go home and take a bath and get some sleep. Well then.........

Good job. Thanks, Xarame.

'It's not a big deal...'

Yeah, I know. You had a good night, all right?

You go have a good night's rest. But don't sleep in the bathtub. It's dangerous.

I should probably get going too. The food here is amazing.　Thanks for the treat!

Origor sucked on the stick that was wrapped around the cotton candy with a sip and tasted the sweetness to the end, then threw the stick into the trash can he had prepared and left.

Well ... everyone worked hard. So how are we going to rotate the breaks?

'Don't worry, master. I've already decided that.

Oh, really?

'Well, it's a festival we've attended many times. We know when there are more people in the stalls and when there are less, so we've made adjustments for that.

Oh, that's reassuring.

Well, I'll leave it to you to take a break.

Okay. I'll see you then.

Brother!

They called out to me from behind, and when I turned around, I saw only a head there.

Nah, a fresh head........what a bunch of orphanage kids.

'Oh, what's up?　Are you ready for that one?

'Yes!　As soon as we all divide it up, that's it!　But still, I didn't expect my brother to become a business enemy...

No, I don't think it's so bad for business.....

I think that Okonomiyaki and cotton candy are bought by a different crowd.

"I won't lose to you, even if you're my brother!

You can have your shot!　I'll show you what your teacher can do!

What?　I'm not going to lose!

Hmm. Hmm. You want some?

'You sure?　...wasn't, no. I'll pass. I'll come back later with everyone else to get a proper line of food. I've earned some pocket money for today, carrying adventurers' luggage and all that!

Oh, I didn't know they did that.

It's a festival, isn't it? The kids must have been really excited about it.

Okay, all right. Okay, I'll see you soon.

'You'd better come and eat, big brothers!　I've improved quite a bit, so I've got a great deal of grilling to do!

Oh. I'm looking forward to it.

I'll see you later!

See you later, though, and we're within visual distance of each other.

Now, I'm going to take a little rest in the back and--

Oh, it's your regular brother. What's up?　Are you going to open a restaurant?

Thank you. Thank you for all the delicious vegetables.

The person who approached me was a plump lady who always sells vegetables to me.

I'm wearing something a little better than usual, maybe she's going to tour the festival with her husband afterwards?　I'm going to guess.

'Thank you for being my patron, too. So, what are you selling today?

Oh, yeah, it's a sweet treat called cotton candy...

'You sell sweets at the stall?　I don't know what it's like, but 600 knolls isn't going to be a big deal!　I'll spread the word to my fellow housewives!

Thank you. Best regards.

It's okay! Oh, you're going to help out too, Mizella!　I'll definitely come back to buy one!

Yes. Thank you.

The vegetable saleswoman disappeared into the hustle and bustle in the blink of an eye, and me and Mizzella walked away from her back with a plop.

Now, let's pull ourselves together and take a break--.

Oh brother!　You're not going to open a restaurant?　Haha, this is going to be fun!

Hello.

The next person to come was the adventurer in question.

His wife is beside him, and it looks like they are going on a festival date from now on.

"........oh. Hi.

You're opening a store, aren't you? But it's not an accessory shop, is it?

You know what?　You're a great cook, too.　But I've never seen a grimoire like that before.

'Well, we're going to be serving up sweets from the original world,'

Candy?　Wow!　Fun!

Yeah!　I'll talk to the other adventurers, brother!

Oh. Thanks.

All right. The conversation is over quickly.

Now we can take a break.

"Hey, you know, earlier, I was looking for that little beastman adventurer boy--

'Aaaaaaaaahhhh!'

A group of people pointing at us, shouting loudly and running in a doo-doo manner, not caring what they're wearing.

About four beastman girls come running up to my stall.

At the front is a girl from the Itajin tribe.

I've got to admit, I'm not sure I'm going to be able to do this if I'm running at full speed when I'm dressed in a one-piece dress or mini-skirt, unlike my usual rugged adventurer's uniform.

''Brother, please!　Can't you take care of your tail, your tail?

...Yes?

Please!　I have a date after this!　We couldn't get into the raider's office because it was all booked up....

""Please...uhh...uhh!"

Ah.........I see.

Since it's a festive date, I want to get into the spirit and clean the tail, which is an important part of the beastman.......

It's like Japanese women wearing yukata and raising their hair at a festival.

If there are no kimono dressing shops available, they have to ask someone who can do it.

The other girls seem to be the same.

They all crossed their fingers in front of their chests and stared at me in a begging pose, and I could see how serious they were about it.......

"'Yes!　Thank you!

So I gave up the break........

And I didn't have time to enjoy the pretense, even though I finished it on a super express basis, I was just exhausted.......

But I was able to advertise my stall to the guys in the Adventurer's Guild, the girls thanked me, and I got to hear their charming voices, so let's call it good.