140 Blue Moon 14 - Before the Storm

In Jomtien, Li-Sudra came to me as promised.

with four Sudra men.

"Thank you for waiting. Best regards again today"

There is no change in the look on Li-Sudra's face.

but on the face of the parent who stood instead, the color of the tension was dark.

"Fa's parents. So far, it looks like the murderer hasn't shown up."

"Oh. You're safe, too. Above all."

"Uh-huh. After this, let's protect our countrymen with our lives."

Sudra's parents, who look a little like monkeys, are burning their fallen, dimpled eyes.

Then Li-Sudra smiled gently at such a companion.

"Parents, if the brave woodside men had such a harsh look on their faces, the people in town would be scared to get close and this would be gone. Go ahead and weigh yourself in."

"Mm-hmm? I'm not saying anything as long as that. Despite the fact that Sung's predecessors and others were full of bones and skins, we are talking about leaving Gene's men, and the men at the branch we saw at the Parents' Conference seemed quite skillful. We will need to be ready to throw our lives."

Indeed, he is the head of Sudra, who is shorter than his wife and whose skeleton does not seem so stubborn. Perhaps it was unusual for a man of magnificent age not to have been so well endowed with stature.

But that face, which is always gloomy, is all too ready to die.

There should have been a way to help Zazz-Sung and others work until they were captured because this happened. Instead of turning down his job, he even bought me an escort.

Sudra's men say these four are the total, and the rest of the women have left them in Luu's settlement on the way.

"Parents of Sudra, there are Luu men lurking in those woods over there. You should be sharing your work with the role of watching the streets and preparing for the raid from behind, so listen to me there first."

"Got it," he nodded to Ai-Fa's words, and Sudra's parents pulled into the Miscellaneous Woods.

In about an hour, me and Vina-Lou will have to head to the Grand Tree Pavilion in the South. Four of the Ai-Fas will be escorted by our guards and four of the Sudra will be escorted by the members who will remain in the stalls.

But this one is a better elite unit as a young man. I'm sorry to say, Sudra's men all feel the bitterness of their lives is getting into their physique, so I wonder if they will not say goodbye and remain anxious in terms of their power.

To avoid sounding like Li-Sudra, I divulged my voice and advanced that to Ai-Fa, and I returned the answer "it doesn't matter".

"He said that, but Sudra's parents would also be able to discuss a man named Tay-Sung alone. The existence of Zazz-Sung is spooky, but with three men left, we won't be late."

Every time I wonder what sensors are available in Ey-Fa's eyes. If you get a chance, I'd like you to tell me the ranking of the hunter's combat power by the woods.

With that in mind, a group of about five people in skin-capes approached me. It is a "pot of silver" that I have not seen since this morning.

"Welcome. Thank you for visiting us on such a day."

"Yes. Today, it's late, so five of us, we couldn't come. I'll buy it for them."

Schmiral and two more stand in my presence who were at "Gibba Burger".

"You mean" Giva Burger "and" Myrmu Grill "five at a time. Thank you every time."

I entrust the stirring of the pan to Lara-Luu, and I grab the poitan.

Then, Schmiral turned to his subtle face.

"Asta. Arrangements, I saw.... Asta, are you okay?

"... Oh, has the arrangement finally been announced? Yes, we're fine."

As I respond, I stare back at Schmiral's black eyes, too.

"More careful than that, all of you. I know it was in the arrangement, but the escaped sinners are really dangerous people."

"We're fine. Astas, I'm worried. Astas, I'm afraid of being attacked, Guards, he said."

I guess I was officially informed this time. Because it is the families who are currently trading stalls who have accused the sinners, there is a danger that the sinners, driven by vengeance, will show up.

The impact, or the customers of the people of the west, had fallen so noticeably. I feel that even the number of passers-by has decreased less than usual.

Dora's father came to buy it with Tara, but even regular customers, starting with Yumi, don't really want to show up.

The anxiety and fear that the people of the west were to have will not be alleviated either, unless the murderer is captured.

"Thank you. But we're really okay. The hunters have protected us many times."

I managed to smile back, but I didn't see any change in Schmiral's serious gaze.

Its eyes look at Ai-Fa standing beside the stall all the time.

"... Parents, I, the head of the Silver Pot, this is Schmiral-Dj-Sadumtino"

"Hmm?"

Standing between the stall and the stall, Ai-Fa, who was letting his sights come and go on the street, sees Schmiral in a much more daunting way.

"What do you mean, my parents? I don't know you, though."

"Asta, I heard. Name, okay?

Ey-Fa frowned suspiciously, turning Schmiral from top to bottom.

"I'm an eye-fa in Fa's house. I'm sorry, but I'm not wasting my breath."

"Ai-Fa, that's a good name.... you, Asta, protect?

"... oh. Protecting your family is a parent's prerogative."

Answering, Ai-Fa looked over the street again.

It is the role of Ey-Fa to keep an eye on the frontline to see if suspicious human beings are approaching us all over the crowd.

"Asta, please. Me, Asta, it's important."

Ai-Fa stole another glimpse of Schmiral.

"... without anyone wishing, I will not protect Asta"

"Thank you," Schmiral snapped, only slightly narrowing his eyes.

That's how Schmiral, at the end of the day, also turned his attention to Vina-Lou, but did not try to speak to you and walked away quietly.

"That Sim guy really cares about Asta, doesn't he? Were you even on edge a long time ago?

Lara-Lew, who was in charge of 'Gibba Burger' with me, asks like that with a strange face.

"No, this didn't mean something special happened. If you dare, I'm glad you're here to buy food."

"Hmm, it's weird.... but well, that's all I had at first with Luu. That doesn't make any difference."

Yes, the edge for me, it's all through cooking.

Even Balan's opponents and Aldas, who have made me particularly close to Schmiral but were to know his name for the first time today, are important to me.

Just exchanging words a few minutes a day, but the edges are on edge.

If you stack it up that way a little bit, even the edges will get thicker.

That's why I can live in another world like this, I'm sure.

Then about an hour later, when it was time to move to the Great Tree Pavilion in the South, three new forestside people arrived again.

Gazran-Rutim and Dari-Sauti, and the name of Sauti are also unknown men.

"Oh, thank you. How was Camua-Josh?

"He still can't change his job tomorrow. That was what I expected, but they even told me I didn't need an escort."

"No need for escort?

Tomorrow is finally the big day to spearhead the Chamber of Commerce led by merchant Zashma.

Of course I was wondering if I could cancel at this convenience, but what does it mean that escorts are unnecessary?

"I don't know what kind of action Zazz-Sung is going to take, so I offered to escort the Chamber of Commerce with all the Sauti men. But since the only people who originally asked the people of the woods were the guides guiding them through the woods, it didn't matter if there were four of them as promised at first."

"But isn't that... dangerous?

"Hmm. If there are two murderers, there's nothing dangerous about even four of them. Still, I offered to get more men just in case, and they stuck me up for an extra favor. After all, people in the capital don't like bugs."

It was Dari-Sutty who answered that.

Even longer than Gazran-Rutim, he is also a great comparable to Donda-Rou if only in stature. The face is soft and rustic, but its large body is filled with the style it deserves to take on the responsibilities of the three chiefs. Age would be a little above Gazran-Rutim.

So, this Mitsujin had the impression that it was more mild and loud, but it still seemed that things were just a little distracting. I do think it would be tough to deal with Camua-Josh in that state.

"I guess they have something called their own pride and pride. It's the Guardian's job to escort the Chamber of Commerce, so he didn't want you there. Whether he's from the woods or not, if he raids a murderer, a business association, let me do my job as a guardian."

"I don't care. Maybe they want to take the murderers with their own hands, just like the people in the castle."

I wonder about that. The impression is that there doesn't seem to be a friendly relationship between Camus and Cycleus.

Or does it even exist in the desire to take over the Sung family of great sinners to Camus himself - the mood of that sober man is also a mystery?

"Whatever it is, they say there are five escorts named" Guardians "against eighteen people in the Chamber of Commerce. He said it wasn't enough to be afraid, such as just two murderers.... and if the killer damages the life, luggage, etc. of the trade union, they will be held accountable because they are the Guardians, so there is nothing to guide them to."

"Really? Maybe you don't have to worry if that Camus says so much."

With Camua, and a man named Hahn of Doug, who hid his face with that bandage. If there are three more of those moves, and yet four more men by the woods led by Dari-Sauti, we won't have to lag behind.

In other words, if you are an opponent that you cannot fathom, even the members who defend this stall lack the strength to fight.

Zazz-Sung's impression from Diga and Dodd was too monstrous, but he was still a dying sick man who had slept for years. No matter how obsessive you are, there must be limits to your ability to do so.

"Then we must also report to Donda-Lou and others, so we will return to the woodland. … Asta, please be careful"

Finally, he stared at me with another powerful gaze before Gazran-Rutim left with Dari-Sauti and the others.

"Then let's leave this one too. Regards, Sheila-Lou"

"Yes. Take care, Asta and the others."

Me, Vina-Lou and Ai-Fa, plus Rudd-Lou and the three hunters who showed up out of the woods, leave the stall.

We headed to the Grand Tree Pavilion in the South as we bought the vegetables we needed along the way and filled our gaze with more than usual.

"I have to decide on a role again. I guess it feels like standing one by one at the front and back entrance, the other looking around the building, the other going into the building with the Astas."

Surprisingly or whatever, it was the youngest Rudd-Lou who was exercising leadership in the escort role.

"I'll leave the entrance to the table to the eye-fa, and then who can go anywhere?"

"Wait. Why am I the entrance to the table? I want to be part of the building."

"Hmm? But if there's a man standing at the inn entrance, the West guys won't be able to get close. Even my father at the inn looked pretty nasty."

Naudis has already spoken before heading to the Kimmus Tail Pavilion. He wants the hunters by the woods to serve as escorts, just in case.

"No, but... even I'm a hunter with a knife down. Whether it's sticky men or women, there's no difference in that the people of the West abhor it."

"That's not true. If you were a bunch of women with beautiful faces like I-Fa, you wouldn't be as avoidable as a man."

"If you're gonna say that, don't you guys look nice like women? Because I'm taller."

Oh, no, it's starting to get kind of disturbing.

but laughing laughs laugh-ray "the one who says a lot more pleasant things".

"But I'm taller than you. I'm getting tired of sitting still, so I'll take a look around. You can make your own decisions later."

"It doesn't matter how tall or anything! Me and i-fa, 'cause this is the only thing that's gonna change!

"... but I'm higher"

"I'm as good as Fa's parents."

"Shh! Sin-Lu! How dare you call me that!

"I didn't say that. As a hunter, Rud-Lew is better than I am."

While we were arguing about such things, we arrived at the Great Tree Pavilion in the South.

"... I don't feel comfortable going into a town building or anything, so I turn to the back door," Sin-Lu said, leaving the front, "because if anything happens, I'll blow a grass whistle," and Lau-Ray disappears as well.

Afterwards, Ai-Fa and Rudd-Lou were left looking unholy at all times.

"Um come on... Asta is the one who knows the town best, so why don't you let Asta decide...?

When Vina-Lou suggested to me in a rather frightening way, Rud-Lou said, "You've decided to choose such an eye-fa!," he twitched like a child.

In front of the store, this is not good.

So I decided to make a statement, too, but when I thought about the mood of I-Fa, I was not going to say goodbye and I was heavy.

"If you can let me make up my mind, I still think it would be good for EY-FA to stand outside... what do you think?

As expected, I = fa gets stunned and stunned.

"..................... why?

"No, the reason is just like Rudd-Lou said. I hear the people of the west are using this inn so much, I don't want to stimulate it as much as possible. Even at the stall earlier, that's why I-Fa was on the table for me, isn't it?

"That's... you're right..."

And as I looked at it, I-Fa softened, and I looked at Rudd-Lou as if I was very sorry for the loss of that power.

"... well. I guess I was the one weighing all my conveniences. I'm sorry for trying to make sense of it."

"Hmm? No, it's not that I'm sorry."

"... but it's true that I'm taller"

"Ugh! That's what it is!

"Nothing. It's a sad word."

Thus Ai-Fa proceeded with his feet against the wall, about three meters from the inn's entrance, and lowered his hips softly.

Turn your dark eyes to the street, holding both knees like a child, not one knee around.

"I watch the streets from here....... asta"

"Yes!"

"... encourage me to work."

"... Yes"

I don't know, the guilt of pushing it all over this chest.

While I chewed the sigh to death, I pushed open both open doorboards, along with my sister and brother in the Lew main house.

"Oh, Asta, I've been waiting for you," Naudis, who was sitting at the reception desk, greets me with a soft smile.

The men and I are face-to-face in the morning, and now there's only one Rudd-Lou, so there's not that much of a nervous color.

"Well, thank you again today. No, no, I'm really relieved to be able to welcome Asta without anything"

"Excuse me. I'm flustered at this convenience. And thank you for the escort."

"No, as long as it's more comforting if there's a dangerous big sinner or something wandering around. People by the woods can't rely on the town guards."

But in the first place, if I'm not allowed in and out, I won't have to be frightened by the Zazz-Sung raid. Still, I was told that I wanted the job to continue as promised - and at the same time that I felt sorry for it, I really appreciated the story.

"We didn't have time in the morning to talk properly, but the food was very popular last night. I never sold it out without adding a piece of meat."

"Yes, I'm relieved too. You can even sell five red copper coins."

"Yes, sir. As Asta suggested, we also sold two red copper coins in half of the amount without fuwano. Even the customer said he couldn't serve five red copper coins to a dish that didn't know the flavor, so he could easily order them."

Naudis looked very satisfied.

I smile back, too, as I unwrap the giva meat I was keeping.

"Speaking of which, how was the customer ratio? Were orders also received from customers of the people of the west?

"Of course it is. There are now a large number of customers who have lost resistance to Giva meat.... just wondering what happens in the future?

I don't even know that.

In the business of stalls, customers of the people of the west have fallen dramatically. If that's the main reason why you might get caught up in some kind of noise when you get close to it, it doesn't seem to have a huge impact on the sales of food in the inn. If this were to rekindle discriminatory feelings towards the people by the woods - the impact would not be insignificant.

"... well, patience until the sinner is caught. Thank you for your continued support, as a sufficient number of customers from the south alone will be judged."

Leaving that behind, Naudis walked away.

Even as usual on the surface, it may still be unsettling to have Rudd-Lou in the same space.

"Hey, the dish you make here is the array that Asta used to make when she lived in Luu's settlement, right? Vina, learn how to make it too, make it at home!

"Yep...? But I only liked that dish about Rudd and Limi...?

Vina-Lou, who had set fire to his skin without having to wait for my instructions, replies carelessly.

Yes, "Gibba's Horned Stew" was one of the most popular nowadays by the woods.

"That's not true! You said Lara and Sister Raina were delicious! Ziva, what a delight!... Well, except for Lady Ziva, she also said the meat is too soft and the flavor is too thick."

"I guess this is kind of human dish in town. If it was a house by the woods, it would be better to use momomo meat instead of rose meat, or grilled tau oil."

While carefully removing the leaves of Pico for preservation that snapped into the three pieces of meat, he said, "What is this?," Rudd-Lou has eaten.

"Well, I guess it's with 'Myrmu Grill' or something. Just tease the sauce mixed with tau oil and fruit liquor and cook, I think it's delicious enough.... It's just that tau oil is expensive. There's a lot to use at home, and if it's good, I have a fa's house and half a piece of copper to go out and buy?

"Expensive, how much?

"About the same amount as fruit liquor, one white copper coin.... but I was going to buy it originally because I would only use a little bit of it in one amount and it would taste good in a pan"

"Then let's buy it! If you have a complaint, grab my horns and fangs!

Kind of seemed like Rud-Lew was in a weird upper mood.

At the stall it was just a job to lurk in the groves and continue surveillance, so there might have been a lot of frustration.

"... it's tough because we won't be able to do the hunter's job properly until the Zazz-Sungs get caught, right?

Speaking up like that as he grilled up the meat chunks, he said, "Really, at all," Rudd-Lou made his mouth a letter to.

"If it's a day or two, it's interesting to go down to town. If this life lasted ten or twenty days, I wouldn't have just done it. Little clans will lose their food."

"No, it just wouldn't be that long, would it? I'll be in trouble too if I make it that long."

"But there's a chance they'll screw up before they show up in public. If you run into Giva somewhere in the woods and screw it up, it'll be Mundt's bait in no time, huh? I wonder how long we'll have to keep doing this."

Well - that's a possibility.

Or, by nature, spending the night in the woods is a dangerous enough act. Sick Zazz-Sung and old Tay-Sung. We will have to assume that they are very likely to decay into the woods without anyone knowing that they are not supposed to have all sorts of gear with them.

Do we then have to remain alert to that phantom for the rest of our lives?

How far does the existence of Zazz-Sung bother us? It was once an ominous word I heard from Yamil-Ray that coming to my chest (Zazz-Sung was a man like a poison chunk...), moving only the cooking hand without rest.

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As such, only two hours passed, and the work at the Great Tree Pavilion in the South was successfully completed.

No good news, no vicious news.

When I left the inn and went back to Kimmus's Tail Pavilion, the stall was already out of business and waiting for us after I had finished buying out for tomorrow.

"I'm out of food today. Bubba sold all of them, but Myrmu had about 80 meals."

All today should be more about life than about sales, that the day is over safely. - Though, I still don't even feel like it.

Whatever it was, when I put my hand on the door to return the stall, I heard a voice from inside lacking restraint before opening it.

"... so we should stop renting out stalls to those people already! If only those guys hadn't come down to town, wouldn't that be the story for everything!?

I freeze unexpectedly.

I mean those guys - of course, you mean us.

"By and large, the castle people are too sweet for the forest people!

"I'm sorry I got caught up in those guys!

"You can't do business without even lending me a stall, so push back the cost of the place!

None of them are familiar, the voices of men.

Once that had followed a quiet gap, the voice of Milan-Math was also heard.

"... where I cut my contract, I would lend a stall around the Grand Tree Pavilion in the South anyway. The people at the castle are giving us permission, so it doesn't make any sense that we made a scene."

"So you won't have to obey promises all the time!?

"Do you spare so much money for a place?

"You too... no, you're the number one, aren't you supposed to have a grudge against the people by the woods?

At that moment, the loud tone of Ba-shin echoed.

Someone must have slapped him to the force, whether it was a table or a wall.

"What's inside of me won't matter now! It's not the people by the woods that are making me uncomfortable right now, it's you! If you're done saying what you're trying to say, just go home! Out of the way of business!

I panicked and backed away from the door.

Both open doors were pushed open from the inside - and the men who came out said, "Hii!" and stifle.

More than ten people from the woods stood in front of the entrance.

How much their fear was.

The merchant-style men, all yellowbrown-skinned, began to tremble, distorting their faces to despair.

but I was the only one who stole and listened to the conversation, so the likes of Lala-Lou and Rudd-Lou are just decent.

"... excuse me. I have business inside, too, so can you let me through?

When I told him that in as flat a voice as possible, the men fled as they were dislodged.

After I dropped it off, I tried to step out again, but before that, the door was pushed open from the inside again.

Milan-Math on the top of the Buddha looks at us in a grumpy way.

"What, business is over? Don't accumulate in front of the store because it gets in the way."

"Yes. Excuse me."

I didn't need this many people to carry the stall, so only me and four of the escorts decided to head to the back of the inn at the head of the Milan-Mouth.

"Um... is it okay to ask for a stall after tomorrow?

As I carry him around, Milan-Math flickers sideways.

"If something happens that isn't right, and it breaks the stall, I'll have it paid for. That was the first thing I explained. Anything else you need to explain?

"No.... thanks"

Of course those words just gave me the grumpy snort of "hmm" back.

When he arrived at the back of the inn where the storage was located, for some reason a slightly longer man with a golden brown head was waiting there.

"Hey, good luck. Thanks again for a delicious snack today."

"What, what are you doing here, you?

To the mundane voice of Milan-Math, Camua returns a grin like a Cheshire cat.

"No, I was just waiting to make sure I didn't mess with the Astas. If you rest in the cafeteria, you'll be stuck."

This was my first time face-to-face with Camus today. If you mean you ate street food, you must have come to buy it after we moved to the Great Tree Pavilion in the South.

"It's good to see you. They're leaving tomorrow as planned."

"Yeah. That's why I wanted to say hello. We're leaving early in the morning, and we'll be back as soon as possible, after the full moon."

Two months - it's been quite a distraction to me that it's only been about fifty days since I've been here.

I can't even tell if it's desirable or not to be without Camus at this time when the relationship between Moribe and Genos has become more complicated.

But either way, I can't move the fact that Camus is gone.

Later, the only thing left is for the human being to haunt his head.

"Speaking of which, I hear you turned down the help of the Sauti family. Are you sure it's not dangerous?

"Yeah? Oh, sure! Even though it's too much for me and Doug's Hahn to hold back three more Guardians, it's not enough to be afraid of just two murderers! There's no reason for us to be attacked by a murderer who lost his mind and ran off into a forest settlement."

"No, you don't know what you're going to do because you're losing your mind. … Besides, I think there is a good chance that the company that protects Camus will be targeted"

"Oh, why?

Camua sparkled her eyes with interest, but I was a little concerned about the existence of Milan-Math.

It's an unrelated story to stick with Milan-Math, but it wouldn't even be what I like to hear, like the topic of the Great Sinner by the Forest.

Milan-Math is working on checking the stall for damage by making an acquaintance.

"... I had a chance to exchange words with each of the people in the Sung main house, but one of them said something strange. Humans live to earn copper coins, because the Sung family is the richest by the woods, and their parents are the bravest by the woods, or something. … I'm sure that's a biased value of Sung's main family that has followed from its predecessors"

"Hmm? So the big company that pulls loads of treasure is a prey to outfits," he said. I see. That's an interesting way of thinking. "

"I hope it's funny. He said that his previous parents, who are currently in the process of arranging it, said something about 'rebuilding the authority of the Sung family'. Maybe that means we're trying to gain more wealth instead of raiding hostile forces like Fa and Luu."

"Ha. But now that we have gained more wealth, can the Sung family's authority be re-established?

"You can't. Because only my predecessors are thinking of that. Instead, there are more people around the woods who think that they don't need more wealth than they normally do."

"That's interesting. I wanted to talk to Asta a lot more before I left for Sim."

That said, Camua smiled a little lonely.

"But I got it. The likelihood that Sung's predecessors, who turned him into a murderer, would attack the Chamber of Commerce really does not exist much. I know this guy is careless when he says his arm rings - etc., but it's the Guardian who cleans up the rough stuff. There's nothing funny or interesting about a peaceful and safe journey."

And with those purple eyes, I look around at the hunters by the woods.

Ai-Fa, Rud-Luu, Sin-Luu, Rau-Ray - everyone was watching this neat man's behavior as he glanced at both eyes without alarm.

"Perhaps it will result in us, the inhabitants of the capital, defeating the person who was the previous chief of the forest. But that wouldn't make us resentful, would it?

"You bet. It's a little touchy, but I can't tell you to shut up and get killed.... If it were you, any opponent would be able to do it in two."

It was Rudd-Lou who answered that.

"No, no," Camus said, waving his arms a little long.

"If possible, I'll catch you alive. Well, the others are rougher than me, so I appreciate you saying that. … but I guess there's no chance that Asta and the others will get attacked, so I guess we should pray for your breath disaster here."

"Right. I look forward to seeing you again in the next month."

When I answered that way, Milan-Math finally let himself go of the stall.

"There doesn't seem to be any scratches anywhere.... If you're done, go home."

"Yes, thank you"

Milan-Math, for some reason, did not try to see this one.

But I had no further reason to stay on the spot, so I had to be honest and disperse.

"Well, then, Camua, take care on the road"

"Yeah, you're in a breath disaster, too. I'll see you, too, Ai-Fa."

Ai-Fa returned a loving salute, and so did her farewell greeting with Camua.

Now you haven't had a chance to face this neat guy for two months?

No, if misfortune comes to either of us, this will be the goodbye of our lives.

I don't know, I don't know how it feels at all.

That's how when we went back to the street, there was a crowd rushing over.

Occasionally, I-Fa tried to turn around in front of me, but that wasn't a murderer or anything.

Girl with long brown hair, ivory skin - is Yumi.

"Sorry, Asta! I couldn't get to the stall today because of my stupid father!" And so on, "Yumi grabbed at my chest, keeping the momentum she had been running.

"Huh? Oh, what happened to your father?

While I care more about the cold-eyed narrower-fa, I just have to respond that way for now.

"That's why! What's the fuss about the sinners around the woods? Because of that, my father wouldn't let me out of the house! My dad just went out so I could get out of here, but the business is over...?

"Yes. Because it's a fixed time."

"That's right. But I 'm-- Wow! What the hell, you guys!

And that's when I finally realized what the Rudd-Loux and the others looked like, and Yumi has been picking up on my chest.

Lara-Luu, the men of Sudra, etc. had retreated between the buildings to avoid getting in the way of traffic, so there were only four hunters there. That seemed sufficient to elicit Yumi's fear and vigilance. My T-shirt is shuddering like a girlfriend and my hands are trembling.

"Yes, it's fine. They're all my countrymen.... er, this is a regular from the stall. She's the daughter of an inn called Westwind Pavilion."

Rud-Luu and Sin-Luu are decent, and Rau-Ray is on the top of the Buddha. And Ai-Fa was - faceless, just letting his half-eyed eyes shine cold.

Yumi looks around at those people in a frightened manner.

"A, you're one of Asta's guys, right?...... sorry. I was a little surprised. Because I've never seen so many men by the woods..."

"The men, they don't come down to town that much, do they?... So, what the hell is going on?

"Yeah? Oh, yeah! I just wanted to say I'm sorry I couldn't make it to the stall today! It's good to see Asta."

While finally getting away from me, still grabbing the fabric of the T-shirt, Yumi looked up at my face a little like she had in mind.

"I'm sorry... it's not like you're apologizing, is it?

"But! If Asta misunderstands me or something, I don't like it! Because I don't see Asta and the others in the woods doing anything wrong with their eyes!... right, you'll be out of the stall tomorrow, right? You're not gonna stay like this, are you?

"Yes. Though I plan to..."

"Oh well. Great.... although there are many stone heads like my father. I know, because they all know! Don't hate boarding town for this, okay?

"... if you say it that way, I'll be fine too"

Yumi smiled happily.

Ai-Fa's gaze hurt, but I was also feeling healed deep down in my heart.

Thus, the 14th of the Blue Moon ended peacefully as it drifted strongly with signs of turmoil - finally, the day came.

It is the fifteenth day of the Blue Moon, when a total of more than twenty chambers of commerce pass through forestside settlements to Sims, the eastern kingdom.

That day, I finally got along with the man.

The root of all the evils that brought corruption and obsolescence to the people of the Sung family - with Zazz-Sung, the former head of the Sung main family.