202 8-12 Ains Hale Memorial Festival Fateful Encounter

Huffing and puffing, we finally made it back to the stall tent and decided to sit in a chair to rest.

I guess I'm a little tired as expected.........

''Hmm, ah........''

I stretched out my arms as far as I could and stretched my chest, placing my hands on my slightly stiff shoulders to loosen them up, when I was gently put a hand on my shoulder and turned around to see Sorte.

'Lord, are you okay?　

Oh well. Girls in love are so cute, aren't they? They walked out with their eyes wide open.

She was probably meeting up with her boyfriend after that.

But the other guy would be happy to be thought of that much.

'A girl in love.... Hey, am I pretty too?

...that's the thing. Holy....

I let him lean in and stroke his head.

In fact, I'd like to stroke her tail, but it would be a disaster if her hair fell out and got mixed in with the rest, so I have to be patient here.

''Wufu........don't do that out of the blue.......''

But the tail seems to be happy to see me.

The sand on the ground is being blown away by the wagging tail.

I'm still unable to stop it by my own will, and I'm desperately trying to reach out to it, but it just looks like it's holding my buttocks down.

Solte looks a little dissatisfied when I quickly let go of his hand, but he returns the kibisu with his tail wagging in satisfaction.

"Welcome back, my lord. I'm sorry. My stuff.........

Hey. It was a great experience for me to see how jealous I am of Sorte. More importantly, people are starting to show up...

Yeah. It's almost time for the opening ceremony. Normally, I'd hear the lord's greetings in that crowd, but it looks like we can see enough here.

Yeah. So I'm going to sit down and watch.

I can see the stage well enough from where I'm sitting now.

Besides, I've given Oligor a microphone so he'll be able to hear my voice.

It's a hastily prepared special that I made last night, but it should work well.

While I was thinking about this, Oligor appeared on stage at the right time.

'Hmm, ah, ah. Can everyone hear me?''

When everyone answered Oligor's question in a loud voice, Oligor nodded in satisfaction.

''Well then, my fellow countrymen. Let's keep the greeting short and to the point. I hate long greetings too. But first of all, thanks to you all, we were able to hold the festival again this year. Thank you! Let's have a good time!　Let's eat!　Let's have a drink, shall we?　But no lawlessness, okay?　Those who dare to jeopardize the festivities will be severely punished!　Remember that and have fun!'

Crackling applause cheered and the men shouted oohs and aahs.

Everyone seemed to have been waiting for this moment.

'Come on, let the Ainshail Memorial Festival begin!　The festival has three days. Don't go crazy on the first day!'

''Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!''

So the festivities have begun.

Still, that's a nice way to say hello.

I was just thinking about Origor.

"Let's get to work, boys.

Mmm. Yes! Oh! Yes. - Yes! Yeah.

''What........surprisingly bored.......''

Well, when it's just been held, the first thing to go is the stomach. Here.

Aina urged me to go to the orphanage's okonomiyaki restaurant.

There was a huge line of people waiting in line, and the children seemed to be frantically going about their respective tasks while rolling their eyes.

'That smell ... it's irresistible.

Yeah. I'm glad you're so popular.

Apparently, the other side is screaming for joy.

And this one...well, it's not too bad.

It's not that I'm not hungry for cotton candy, it's just that I think of it as a sweet dessert and that will have to wait until later.

It's a good idea to think of it as a sweet dessert.　We're waiting for 20 people right now, and there's going to be more, so you'd better get in line early, whoa!'

.........up.

Caterpillar baked goods are also very popular........

There's no doubt that it's an Ains Hale specialty, so I wonder if people who come from outside come here for this?

''Um. What are you selling here?

Oh, come in. I'm a cotton candy shop.

I've never heard of watame- I've never heard of it. It's probably a cotton-like candy, but what exactly is it? I'm curious.

A little beastly girl with long ears appeared in front of me.

What can I say, although her eyes are shining for her age, she seems to be observing the watah machine, putting her hand on her chin and huffing and puffing as she looks at it.

'Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!　Are you sure you don't want a caterpillar roast, dejesuska?

'Yes Master. I'm more interested in this one for chess.

'Hmmm!　

An uncle looks into the watah machine inside........

He's about the same as Yashis.....or maybe a little younger.

He wears a pair of glasses (monocle), has a kaisel beard that jumps up at both ends, and his hair is pulled back in a bun with his forehead out and his bangs swept back.

Normally, he's a gentleman, but the girl called Chess, whose mouth is sticky with some kind of tallow around her mouth, is turning her head and wiping her mouth... I feel like a big kid.

It's like an application of the spinning sphere and the magic stone of fire. It is made by spraying molten sugar from countless holes with centrifugal force to make it as thin as cotton.

''It seems so.

That's a skill that comes from experience.　

The two of them were making a lot of noise in front of the store, so whatever it was, people nearby were starting to look at us from a distance.

I don't know if it's good or bad, but they seem to be getting a lot of attention.

''Would you like to eat too, Master?''

Of course it is, yes!

Okay, I'll take two.

'Oh, yes. Then it's 1,200 knolls.

I start getting ready while Mizella takes the money and hands me the change.

I took out a stick and threw the pomace into the cotton candy machine and began to make it, and these two guys were watching it closely.

The conversion of magic power is also........efficient.

"Cheesewoo!　Watch and learn!　The alchemist who made this mage tool is several levels better than you.

'Yes, Master!　I know!　The more I look at it, the more I admire the attention to detail in places...

What an awkward feeling it is to make the cotton candy while being stared at so long....

Moreover, the fact that they were focusing not on the cotton candy, but on the cotton candy machine in operation was troubling.

The end result. It's done. Here you go.

Thank you!

Thank you Maas!

When they received the watasame, they first brought their eyes close to each other, not their mouths.

''Wow......... You're so thin, Deyesne.........

'Great, Master. It's so fluffy.

'Oh, Chesu!　Don't eat it before Master!

Wait, Uncle!

Chess-chan took it with her fingers exactly and ate it, but her uncle stuck his face in the cotton candy and began to wriggle around.

It's not supposed to be hot...are you okay?

Puh-leeze. This is ... sweet dejesus.

It's so sweet..... And it was so fluffy, it seemed to melt on my tongue the moment it hit my tongue!

"It's like a thinness for its texture and touch, dessenay. It's good for after you've used your brain. It's delicious!

Thanks to the exaggerated uncle who exaggerates every single death death, it seems to be able to attract customers.

The eyes of the people who are watching from afar can see from the eyes of the strange ones that they want to get in line as soon as these uncles are gone.

'Master. It's on your beard.

Oh. I'm sorry, Daes.

''But this delicate, quirky and daring alchemy technique.......after all....

Yes, Death. Without a doubt, he is the creator of "Vibrator" and "Mike". Hey, brother?

Immediately, the air he wears changes, and his face becomes sharp as he looks straight at me.

He has a grin on his face, but the atmosphere he's in isn't the pleasant uncle he used to be.

If anything, it's the sharpness of his gaze, like that of Yasis, Darwin and Oligor when they're doing serious work.

Shiro stands in front of me at that odd sign, and Solte and Aina step forward to hide me from both sides.

''Hmph........''

As the man smiling wryly on the other side of the desk comes closer to me, White and the others become more alert.

But as soon as I felt a glimmer and something flashed, the man instantly disappeared!　But this time there was a moment of darkness, and suddenly he appeared in front of me - and hugged me as hard as he could.

'Nice to see you at last maaaashta!　My lifelong rival Deyes!

"Hm.

..........

"Wait, wait, wait, wait!

There's too much going on!

Why did you disappear?　How did he show up?

No way, it's spatial magic!　I mean, you're the enemy!

No, White is putting away his knife, which means he doesn't have any hostile intent.

Aina and Sorte still haven't put away their weapons and remain vigilant, but I don't understand the situation either!

"Mmm, I'm gonna kiss you, Deuce!　I'll keep the spit on it, Maas!

"f*ck!　I don't enjoy being kissed by my uncle!

Hm. Hmm, don't do that. I'm hanging up, okay?

"Oh, little girl. I'm scared deyes.... But thank you for not hanging up on me earlier, Daejez!

White was able to see it!

'Hmm. I didn't cut it off because I could see in his eyes that it was a favor. But the Lord likes girls. So no kissing.

"Wow........I'm surprised you could defeat my Light and Darkness Camouflage.......but I understand.... But I get it.....　Patience maaaas!

No, all right, then stay away from me...

No hobby of being hugged by your uncle forever!

Ahhhh, it was so well advertised, but the people who were watching from afar are wow........

That's right!　That's what happens when you're in a tent and your uncle is hugging a man!

'Master!　You're not allowed to go inside the store. You are causing trouble. Come on, hurry up and get out!

Oh, Chess.... Don't you have any idea how much joy I'm feeling right now, Dejesus?

I don't know. Just get out!　I won't clean up your room anymore!

Oh... okay, Daesu. We're going back...

He finally left.........

And you crawled under the desk on your way home........

Well, there's another place you crawled afterwards..........

.........Oh, the fact that you called it 'camouflage' means that she crawled in here too.......

''My master was really sorry!

His apprentice, Chess-chan, bowed his head tightly and firmly.

But the master was fluently brushing away the sand on his face and not even trying to hide his good mood.

''Master Eriodart. What is the one who holds a title, even if it's hypothetical, doing....... As my lord said, right?　You don't want to put a damper on the festivities.

"That's true Dez......... The joy of meeting them prevailed........

A disheveled uncle named Eliodarte.

But I wasn't there; something about the name Eliodarte stuck with me.

I can't remember what it was.......................

Eliodarte..... Eriodart..... Ah, I think I've heard this somewhere, but I can't remember anything!

I don't like this feeling of a small bone stuck in the back of my throat. I want to feel better.

"Oh, hey........it's Eliodarte........

''Yeah. One of the finest alchemists in the kingdom, right?

Ahhh!　Yes!　Hayato said!

As I recall, it was the name of the kingdom's leading alchemist, the count, the alchemist who made that air purifier!

Nice to be around. Yeah, it felt good to be stuck in there so nicely!

You're that Eliodarte.

Oh!　You know my name, Deyes!

'Yeah. I'm allowed to use the air conditioning spell you made for me.

I squeezed Eliodarte's hand and tried to shake his hand.

Then Eliodarte responded to my handshake with a big smile, bouncing on the spot several times like a child.

'You have that thing, Dess!　I'm sure it's not in the city yet, Deesga........ Oh!　This city would be Darwin Dayesnay!

'Yes, yes!　I got it when I got the house from Darwin!　That thing makes me feel good and comfortable alchemizing!　Wow, that thing impressed me!

'That's good to hear, Daesu!　Thanks to your vibrator, I don't have a sore shoulder anymore!　I too was amazed at the increase in vibration frequency due to that precise combination!

Oh, that's good to know!

I'm glad if it helped the rare genius!

And the other guy seems to be thinking the same thing.

I let go of the fact that the two men were smiling and happy with their hands tied and I was more than a little pleased with this encounter.

''Um, master.........''

Master, this isn't good.

Hmm?　What's going on?

What?

What in the world was it?

I've met a famous alchemist.

There are so many things I want to talk about, so many things I want to ask him.

''Uh ... uh ... excuse me, but is it time to go?　I would appreciate it if you would not disrupt the flow of people.　

Ah.........

The armor-clad soldiers who had gathered before I knew it.

Today, they were scattered throughout the festival for security purposes, and were supposed to be responsible for solving the problems. So this was the problem.

I'm sorry!　Master!　Let's go!

"What the hell?　You're trying to break up with my friend.　Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

'Yes, yes, yes!　See, we got to say hello today, so why don't we do it again next time? You're going to get caught!

Hey, hey, don't drag me away!　My Fayetteville!　Aye, cam, bahhhh, bahhhh, bahhhh!

Chessy walks into the tent and drags Eliodarte away with his leg.

Eliodarto reached out to me and left with a very sad look on his face.

I give him a small wave until he is out of sight, and then I bend my waist 90 degrees as best I can and bow to the soldier.

''I'm sorry for the inconvenience!

'Uh ... no, it's fine if it's resolved. But please be careful....

Okay I'm sorry!

So I decided to change my mind and reopen the stall....

I was seen from afar, and maybe people thought it was not a good idea to get close to me, but I didn't get any customers....

In the meantime, thanks to a visit from some children from an orphanage, some of those who followed managed to make the event a success...