111 ③ Day 6 - Friends by the Forest

That way I was able to get the job done safely without ever being hit by a new disaster afterwards.

Little by little, but the customers of the people of the west also came, and when they stuck to the full time, they were able to sell 141 meals of food.

On the sixth day of business, we finally saw the bottom of the customer's leg.

Sixty meals of "Giva Burger," sold out.

Ninety meals of 'Myrmu Grill' were only to be surpassed by nine meals.

Sales of 282 red copper coins.

It would be a good battle to put your chest up.

Going forward, it is unclear how this number will change, but it should be at a high pace far above expectations and closer to its purpose.

I want to add as much value to Giva's meat as it can be redeemed for copper coins.

I want to bring a rich life to the woods.

To accomplish that, we challenged such a reckless battle.

I don't want anyone to bother me - I think.

To that end, we were to visit the settlement of Lou.

After finishing his business, he stopped by Fa's house to refill his essentials, and with his feet he was to interrupt every iron pot along with Vina-Lou.

So far the Sung family has cut the front and made a little bit of it, so we can't just ignore Luu or Rutim's intentions and draw conclusions from Fa's house. So to the talks with Luu and Rutim themselves, Ai-Fa did not try to differ either.

The next day's planting work was carried out by renting a kamado from the Lew family, and for the first time in more than ten days, it took place at the main house of Lew for dinner - and then it was a secret conversation between the three joint-stock companies that was not seriously involved.

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"No way, when the Sung family comes up with something so ridiculous..."

With the earthen bottle of fruit liquor in one hand, with an extremely grumpy voice, Donda-Lou said so.

Remaining in the Great Hall were four men from the Luu main house and Meer Ray-Luu and Vina-Lu. Me and Ai-Fa. And it is Gazran-Rutim, who rushed from the settlement of Rutim.

"Which turn of the Parent Council is it? Stick, if that's not even the Sung family partition, there's nothing wrong with the story. It's troublesome that they can't see their purpose."

Gazran-Rutim, who I haven't seen in about ten days, snaps quietly.

Originally indifferent with regard to the opening of the Accommodation Town store, Dan-Rutim apparently entrusted the full powers to this indecisive trail son.

"Excuse me. First of all, what the hell is that parent-teacher meeting? They say it's a big gathering once a year."

"Yes, it's exactly what that lady named Yamil-Sung said. Once a year, all parents gather in Sung's settlement to check your whereabouts. Whatever the case, the settlement is huge, so if you don't, it will be unclear which house is in what condition."

I see. That date is the 10th of the Blue Moon - seven days from now, isn't it?

In the morning, it may have been for this reason that Ai-Fa was reacting to the "Blue Moon".

"The meeting itself starts at noon, followed by a small dinner party, spent the night in Sung's settlement before returning with the dawn. The Sung family wanted to entrust Asta with their dinner."

"Hmm...... what the hell is it? Maybe the Mida-Sun thing is just a trigger. So I think the Sung family, who found out about my business, planned something... what the hell is the point of calling me to the Sung family?

"I don't know. Instead, isn't it Asta who has something to think about?

I give a small nod to Gazran-Rutim, who returns calmly.

"I mean, I'm curious. That lady named Yamil-Sung knew the fact that my food sold over a hundred meals. It's impossible."

"... I see"

"So, I was just wondering where the hell you got that information from. A person who knows the store's sales, except for the people of Fa and Luu, only exists in Accommodation Town. The father of a vegetable seller named Dora, whom I am cordially entreating, Milan-Math, head of the outdoor area, and a man named Camua-Josh as an example..."

Donda-Lou's eyes gleam only for a moment.

"... and then, I think, about the owner of the lender"

"Lender?

"There's a shop in the lodging town that lends copper coins. I exchange the copper coins I earn there every day, so if you're the master there, it's possible to find out what the store is selling."

In fact, I also exchanged 200 copper coins yesterday.

If you convert that, it's just a hundred meal sales.

"... of which a person named Camua-Josh seems most flaunting to me, what do you think?

"Yes. I thought of that first, too, but Yamil-Sung looked at Vina-Lou and said, 'I knew the Lou family was involved'. If Camua-Josh is a source, we should have known about that from the beginning, and it shouldn't be another deceptive story. Mida-Sung and Tae-Sung have been watching Vina-Lu ever since."

"Hmm..."

"And Dora's father and Milan-Math said they don't know anything, and I don't even think the Sungs interact with the people in the Inn Town in the first place. … so I think the lender gave me some information."

Of course it didn't seem to make any sense to Gazran-Rutim and others.

Copper coins exchanged for fangs and horns will be used up in the course of the day, and the people of the woods will not need to exchange them, so it is only fair.

"… the lender is a trade-off at the life of a lord. So if you're a man by the Lord of Genos, I think you'll have a chance to find out what the store is selling."

The words alone lit Gazran-Rutim's eyes with a light of deep understanding.

"So I thought if you were a Sung family that interacted with the capital, you might have had a chance to get information from it, what do you think?

"That may be so.... No, I think that's exactly right"

Gazran-Rutim said that quietly, looking around at other members who seemed not too convinced yet.

"Anyway, yesterday was the first day of the blue moon. That's the day the Sung family receives their bounty every three months. They visited the capital and found out how many copper coins Asta's shop was getting - I think it's very natural to think so"

Was it?

Then the fact that there was a day between Mida-Sung and Yamir-Sung's visit also makes me feel better.

By Mida-Sung's words, I learned of the existence of my shop in Innkeeper Town.

The day after that, I learned from the people of the capital how much wealth my shop had gained.

Maybe the Sung family decided to solidify their feelings about giving a little bit to my shop for the first time.

"So, in short, the Sung family just wanted to keep an eye on Asta's earned copper coins? Still, they're stupid."

And he shouted boringly as Rud-Lew stirred his yellow-brown hair.

"Well, it sounds like the Sung family. They want to live buried in copper coins."

"You mean those guys, or Zulo-Sung, the head of the Sung family. … I see that in the eyes of his parents, Asta's arms, which produce copper coins, may have seemed rusty and attractive. That's a good story. I thought we should not let the Sung family monopolize its wealth for the sake of being able to convert meat into copper coins, but before that, I guess the profits generated by Asta's shop were enough to confuse Zulo-Sung's mind,"

"But what the hell are you talking about wanting me to turn around? Does that mean you want to steal my technology to cook giva meat?

Then I wouldn't be willing to hide it.

But Gazran-Rutim shook his neck loosely to the side.

"If you're the head of the Sung family at the mercy of decadence, you won't think of anything as far-fetched as that. Zulo-Sung is probably craving your personality. I suppose it would be a good idea to invite her home to join her son-in-law."

"What son-in-law... to that Yamir-Sun?

I just imagined, my spine got cold.

Well, I'm not going to be anyone's son-in-law, even if that's not such a creepy bunch of women.

"My youngest sister in the main house shouldn't have been old enough to welcome her son-in-law, but the women are also in the division, so I don't know about that. … Whatever, that's the only way to get Asta into your hands without violence"

"Doh, that's why you can earn copper coins, so you welcome a foreigner like me to your son-in-law? Whatever it is, can't he do it a little bit?

"Of course, there's no certainty yet.... but as someone who knows Zuro-Sung, you'll be convinced that's the story that falls to the bottom."

Gazran-Rutim breathes heavily.

"Are we going to confuse Asta with the colorful incense of the ladies, or are we going to push Asta's cooking to failure and make her take the blame for it? I don't know what kind of ruse you're trying to get, but you must have gotten Asta's personality into my possession anyway.... Zulo-Sung is that kind of guy."

Then Donda-Lou snapped, "That's crap..."

"That's too much crap, and you're not even yawning. Son-in-law of such a raw and white exotic to the chieftaincy,"

The tone is quiet, but the fire of passion is spilling out of its eyes.

Things As far as the Sung family is concerned, it is Donda-Lu who can't contain his emotions any more than usual.

"So... what are you going to do, kid?

"Su, you're not joking about being son-in-law to the Sung family. I'm not kidding enough that I'm just going to keep the Sung family's number in the first place... but if Mida-Sun runs me down into the lodging town, I'll be in danger of being banished from town at that point, too"

"Why? It's Mida-Sun's sin, not Asta's."

"Yes, but even when I ran out of food in the store and there was about to be a mess between Sim and Jagal's customers, I was about to be kicked out of town. I guess my very existence is neglected by the town's security guards and Milan-Math, who divide the outdoor area."

"... is that the law of the capital?

"Maybe it's one of the feelings of a guard or Milan-Math, rather than the law of the capital"

"Heh, the people in the capital are out-of-the-box. Do we weigh our feelings more than the law?

When Rudd-Lou delightfully clasped his mouth, Donda-Lou irritated him.

"Rudd, can I say something great to you? I'm not gonna tell you that you weigh everything in the woodland code, am I?

"You're following the important code properly," Rud-Lew says back like a child.

With such parent-child interaction sidelined, I let the words overlap even more.

"Besides, as I've talked about before, when I had a mess with that Dodd-Sung, the guards seemed to weigh the human say of the Sung family, not me or Ai-Fa. Combined with that, I think it could even be the worst possibility that Mida-Sung would be punished only by me, even if he was rampaged. That Yamil-Sung woman is trying to put Mida-Sung on me based on the current situation."

As a matter of fact, that's not so much speculation as half of it is my aspiration.

You really think Mida-Sung is chained up, that Mida-Sung could be killed by a guard, etc. - I don't want words like that to be absolutely true.

Isn't it too much, then, too little salvation not to have all the pride of being a folk by the woods or even the love for your family?

"Hmmm... but as for Ai-Fa, you don't want to keep Asta close to the Sung family, no matter what, are you in the mood"

So for the first time, the story was to be swayed by Ai-Fa.

but i-fa just makes his eyes glow a little disturbing, and he doesn't even reply.

Ever since I ran into Yamir-Sung, Ai-Fa has remained grumpy looking.

"I know exactly how that feels. If it's a parent-teacher conference, Ai-Fa herself won't be able to be by Asta's side, and besides - if it's a parent-teacher conference, Sung's family will be here, too. In a way, that family can also be more dangerous.... but is Asta still willing to continue her business in Accommodation Town?

"Yes, business is going much better than expected, so we want to work hard until we can achieve our original purpose"

"Hmm... then again, we'll have to work out a fundamental solution"

With his hands on his disappointing jaw, Gazran-Rutim sinks into thought.

Looking at its side, Rudd-Lou made another belligerent statement.

"Hey, there's nothing wrong with the Sung family offer. So even if they beat that meat bastard up, why don't we just take him back? It's a pain in the ass that you can't use a knife, but if you still have me and the other guy, you're not gonna break your legs, are you?

"But to do so, you will need to wait for Mida-Sun to extend to abusive behavior. If we get our hands on it before we do anything, it will be our sin, and if we are brutally imitated - even if we could solemnly sanctify Mida-Sun, Asta could be banished from town."

As he sinks into his thoughts, Gazran-Rutim returns his words extremely intelligently.

"And for Mida-Sung, who doesn't even know when to show up, it will be hard to keep as many men by Asta. Then you won't be able to do your job as a hunter."

"Oh, my God, make it a pain in the ass. So, what do we do?

"Well...... I still think we'll have to admit once we talk about keeping the Parents' Council's torso"

In Gazran-Rutim's words, Ai-Fa's eyes simmer with gras again.

"But it's very dangerous for Asta to take it alone. I don't know what you're up to over there, so you have to figure out a way to protect Asta."

"Hmm? Well, it's a meeting of heads of household, so there's my father, Dan-Rutim, and the men who accompany me. But you can't protect Asta, can you?

"Yes, that would be a woman's job."

That being said, Gazran-Rutim compared Donda-Lou to Meer Ray-Lou.

"Let the women of Lou and Rutim accompany Asta. … what about making that a condition for taking on a job?

"Hmm? What time do you think we'll keep the Parent Council with Asta?"

Meer Ray-Lew responded that way in a slightly motionless manner.

Donda-Lou even flickers at Gazran-Rutim with his exploratory eyes.

"Yes. Asta's cuisine is a special dish. And the Parents' Conference brings together nearly eighty people. You insist that you need the help of the women of Lou and Rutim, who have already worked their way through it, to cook all that. … so we ask the women of the Sung family to help us and beat up the cooking skills."

"I see. You can satisfy Mida-Sun without me."

"Yes, even more so, I suppose if we let Luu and Rutim know the fact that they have already mastered the technology and let Asta's presence bury in it, Zulo-Sung and others will not be obsessed with one Asta either"

That seemed to me to be quite an effective means.

"It's hard to talk about you, Rutim's husband.... but if you're going to help Asta, there's nothing different about me."

With that said, Mother Meer Ray, laughs more.

The way I laughed at it - it looked just like Rud-Lu or Lara-Lu.

I don't look very alike, but I knew I was a parent and a child, and I still remember feeling out of place.

"Besides, if you're talking about snapping the ass of the Sung women, even better. It's not all the men's fault you're rotting the house. I'll leave it to you guys, but I'd be happy to take it on if it was to keep the women company, wouldn't I?

"Hey, what are you going to do with the Sung family when you leave your job as a bundler?

To Donda-Lou, who says dissatisfied, "You don't mind anything else, do you?," Mother Meer Ray laughed.

"I'm not leaving many people at home anyway. If we leave Tito Min and around Limi, the house will turn around.... Speaking of which, who are the parents going to take with them that day?

"Hmm... if it's true, it's Dulm," Donda-Lou said, glancing at his second brother.

The bandage on the head has come off, but it is Darum-Lou, who is still wrapped around the middle of his face.

"Seven days till the Parents' Conference?... well, how much Dharma's wounds will heal by then,"

"If Brother Durm can't seem to do it, it's me, isn't it?," he gives a voice that Rudd-Lou seems to enjoy.

Well, I'm wondering if Giza-Lou doesn't have a call for you, and the straw Gazran-Rutim looks a little careless in the eye.

"On the night the Parent Council takes place, I will be the one to protect our home if the men who will succeed our parents. Not if it's a small family with few men, but Lou and Rutim must obey me. From Rutim, my second brother will be close to his parents."

"I see.... Still, sticking together with parents for a total of 80 people means that only 40 parents exist, right? Even though the total number of people by the woods is 500, is it much smaller?

"Only the parents of the main house are gathered at the Parents' Conference. The branch won't be swept up."

Speaking of which, Rutim's second brother already had a wife and a son, and he was the head of the branch himself.

But - which means that Fa's head of household, Ai-Fa, who does not exist such as a branch, also participated in last year's Conference of Parents by himself?

That, too, leaves Sung's house with no help from anyone.

Damn, what a tough parent we are.

"Dulm," Donda-Lou sends his second brother a harsh eye.

"Well, there you go, my heart. Block the wound so you can move properly in seven days."

"Okay," Dalm-Lou nodded, "what the heck," Rudd-Lou swoops his cheeks.

"Then it's Giza and Rudd who stay at home, plus Giva and Sati Ray. Then every turn will be taken care of by Tito Min and Limi. I'll take Vina, Rayna and Lara and help Asta with her work. Maybe two or three of us can borrow it from the house."

"If you can get a few out of Rutim as well, which ladies are going to be able to collect with a total of ten. If all those women were always in Asta's place, I don't even think the Sung family would be able to extend to the unprecedented plot in the meantime - how about that?

The words were directed at both me and Ai-Fa.

Just a moment ago - it's Ai-Fa who makes the decision, and it's me.

Do you want to take on the modest work from the Sung family or not?

If you want to take it on, Lew and Rutim are telling me to lend this much help.

In recognition of the fact that my work in Accommodation Town is a huge one that involves the end of the forest, they have already promised to do their part before they were begged for help.

I fa...

A little bitter, I bit my lips.

"Again... do I really have to take the offer from the Sung family"

"Yes, it seems safer to protect Asta in Kama than to protect Asta in Accommodation Town.... because if you leave Mida-Sung, unless Zuro-Sung abandons his obsession with Asta, you will always have the seed of anxiety"

Gazran-Rutim stares at the side of the distressed Eye-Fa.

"And you should let all the families know at the Parents' Conference that what prospect did Fa's house open a shop in Accommodation Town? And it takes skills like blood loss and demolition."

"Huh? Are you going to brighten that up already at this stage?

To my words, Gazran-Rutim nods loudly.

"When this happened, I just had to be there. Let all families know the fact that interfering with Asta's business is an act that inhibits prosperity by the woods. … and if we can give value to Giva's meat, we will be able to gain more wealth than Asta's current business, so in that sense, we may be able to distract Zuro-Sung's eyes from Asta's individual"

And Gazran-Rutim can flatter his mouth all the time.

"After we talked about that at the Parents' Conference, the parents talk about the dishes that Asta and the others made. Wouldn't that give our say even stronger power? If it was such a delicious dish, people in town might want Giva meat, too."

Gazran-Rutim is probably going to use this predicament to take the lead by the woods at once.

The attack is said to be the biggest defense - but it is a little scary and decisive.

"But that's just the way it seems best to me. Donda-Lou will have the idea of Donda-Lou, and it's Ai-Fa and Asta who make the decision"

"Hmm... I'm not helping you in your truck. I'm just lending the women in exchange for what they deserve."

Donda-Lou discards herself in a bluff.

"If you want to use the Ladies of Lou at the Parents' Conference, pay the price. That's all I can say."

"Oh, my God, you're such a solid parent."

Mother Meer Ray says as if she was frightened, Donda-Lou says, "Let it go," and turns that way.

That's how - Ai-fa looked at me on the side.

I'll give you a big nod back.

"I'm just relieved to think about keeping the Sung family's kamado. If that's the Conference of Parents, then I'm not talking about it again for a second. So, with the people of Lou and Rutim, I'm going to correct some of the distortions in the Sung family - but I guess I'm convinced."

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"Whatever it is, I can't stand being interrupted in business by the Sung family or something. If my powers don't extend and I fail, but just for my own personal gain, I can't stand to let the Sungs get in the way of it - no matter what."

Also, there is a feeling of passion in my stomach.

I stared back into Ai-Fa's eyes, desperately suppressing it.

"... well," Ai-Fa glances down.

"... it is very painful to help Luu and Rutim, who are not family members..."

"What a watery rhetoric! You saved Ziva's soul, taught us how to cook delicious food, and tailored Rutim's feast to such a wonderful day? You and Asta are important friends to us, too, Ai-Fa."

And, Meer Ray, my mother says it out loud and laughs.

"So, if you leave the Sung family alone, Asta's shop will be crushed, and Vina and Lara's work will be ruined, right? Then this is not about protecting Lew's wealth. So you don't hesitate. [M] Instead, if you shy away, Lew will lose money. I want you to pick the right path for me after you've done the right thing."

"Then... may I help you?

Ai-Fa only put the fist of his right hand on the floor, staring at Meer Ray-Lew as he was following.

"If it's a Parents' Meeting, I can't get anywhere near it either.... Will you protect my family in the meantime?

"I'll protect you. I will never let the Sung family imitate anything strange."

Instead of Meer Lay-Lou, Vina-Lou also nods at me with a serious face.

Ai-Fa shut up for a while - then bowed his head softly.

"So... I also agree with Gazran-Rutim's opinion..."

Maybe I don't like it when I let myself or my destiny slip into the wrong hands.

So I guess I'm going to have such a bitter face.

But originally, it was impossible for us to open a shop in Innkeeper Town.

If that's not what you mean, it's always been in Fa's house, just between me and Ai-Fa, that's all you have to do to live.

Still, we wanted to set up a shop in Inn Town to guide the end of the woodland - and if we're not going to turn back on the road, we should join forces with Luu and Rutim.

That's how I was going to convince Ey-Fa... apparently Ey-Fa, though so deeply troubled, had apparently reached the same conclusion as me at his will.

I secretly bite the joy without anyone knowing.

"That's settled.... Then let's talk about this later tomorrow morning. I'm going to sleep."

In Donda-Lou's heavy voice, the three joint talks first came to an end.

Lew's family returns to every room, and the three guests head to the front door.

Just like during the celebration of the wedding, Gazran-Rutim was in the step of revealing the night to Luu's branch and me and Ai-Fa in the empty house of the example.

Gazran-Rutim goes out one foot ahead and I wait for the one-armed Ai-Fa to finish wrapping his footwear around.

There, Mother Meer Ray approached.

"Hey, Ai-Fa. I was wondering if I could get you guys to stay in Luu's settlement until the day of the Parents' Meeting?

"... why?

"Well, of course, we're going to have to have a meeting over and over again, and we're going to have to train ourselves on the dishes we're going to serve at the parents' conference. Then it would be more convenient for you to wake up in this settlement from the start, wouldn't it?

"But..."

"You can bring all the meat and vegetables from Fa's house over here. That way you won't have to go back to your house either, will you?... Plus, you don't have to worry about Dalm or Raina. I don't know if you or Asta are around, but I'm sure the pain in those girls' chests is no different."

"Mi, Mia Ray-Lu, what the hell is that...?

Mother Meer Ray laughed a lot as I hurried to catch my mouth.

Even with the same garlic, it is a warm grin that is very different from what Camus is all about.

"I don't know how you feel about your son or daughter. Especially since those kids looked just like me and my parents when they were younger. Giza and Vina are a little difficult though.... Anyway, let's take a look at these troublesome people like the Sung family. Nice to meet you, huh?

That way, without waiting for this reply, Mother Meer Ray also went back to her room.

Me and I-Fa see each other with extremely complex emotional eyes.

"... somehow just today, you reminded me of Mother Meer Ray's vessel?

Ai-Fa breathes small and wraps her leather footwear around her feet.

That's how when I left the house, Gazran-Rutim waited for me outside.

"Good job, Asta to Ai-Fa. You're totally late to say you're still in business tomorrow."

"No. I've finished all the planting before dinner, so all I have to do later is sleep. No problem."

This evening's dinner was served only by the women of Lou, so I probably spent a lot of time working on the planting.

And the firewood that bakes tomorrow's patties and poitans won't even bother the Lou family if you collect them with me and Ai-Fa.

Placing yourself in a settlement in Lou has no negative impact on business. I think it's more like a little loose.

"At this stage, I didn't expect Zuro-Sung to focus on Asta's presence. … or I couldn't predict that Asta would be able to earn so much copper coin in this short period of time"

Under the bright moon, Gazran-Rutim laughs loosely as he moves his feet toward your twist.

"The more Asta's powers were meant to be, the more she was ashamed of herself."

"It's not my power, it's the power of giva meat. When I started doing business, I misjudged the power of Giva meat."

"... with the combined power of its giva meat and that of Asta, it will surely be possible to bring more richness to the woodland. To do so, the Sung family atrocities must be stopped here."

With a calm but very powerful eye, Gazran-Rutim compared me to Ai-Fa.

"Since I also talked to my father Dan and Donda-Lou, I think I need to clarify the situation and join forces with other family members, such as Minn and Ray and Maam.... Together, let's get through this ordeal, Ai-Fa, Asta"

"Yes. Nice to meet you."

The existence of the Sung family is threatening, but as long as there is Luu and Rutim, and Ai-Fa, they will not succumb to the Sung family or anything else - I can believe that.

My own powers are tiny, but they'll be fine.

Yamil-Sung and Tae-Sung, for example, were terribly creepy beings. Even if more troublesome opponents have appeared than those people from now on, there's nothing to be cowered about.

I'll do what I can.

I won't let you crush our store by unjust means.

I swore so firmly to my heart as I looked up at the starry sky painting a different picture from the world I was in.