204 Forestside Love (Bottom)

And the feast day came.

The feast was to be executed in the settlement of Maam.

Maam and Lilyn's house are small, so we can't call too many families. Participants in the feast are the families of both families and then a few representatives of the families, in total thirty people, whispering which feast.

From Minn's house, the eldest sister of the main house, Ama-Min, and the eldest brother of the branch were to participate.

From Rutim's house, it seemed that Gazran-Rutim, the eldest brother of the main house, and the next sister of the branch, participated.

It was the lesson of Lew's family to include unmarried young people in the wedding feast.

But even as the sun fell and the ritual fire lit and the meal sifted with the start of the feast, the opportunity for Ama-Min and Gazran-Rutim to exchange words was hard to come by. The parents of Maam and Lilyn, delighted with the generosity of Rutim, who gave me their son, did not let Gazran-Rutim go.

But well, besides the feast that flooded people's eyes, there was no way to speak too cheaply with Gazran-Rutim, so Ama-Min enjoyed the feast very much, albeit with a lot of complexity.

"Yo, that's a hiccup. Are you Ama-Min from the Ming family?

and a small shadow approaches along with a cheerful voice.

That was Ruh-Ruh, the youngest brother of the Ruh main house.

"Oh, it's a hiccup, Rudd-Lou. Ever since Ray's feast."

"Am I? Lu and Min are not that close to home."

Rudd-Lou was already fifteen, but the eating seems to be worse than the colour, and I'm not too reluctant on the ladies.

Therefore, Ama-Min also liked the proportions about this boy.

"How is Tito Min-Lu? I didn't get a chance to exchange words at the feast the other day."

"Tito Min, the lady is the same. But you're more worried about the Ziva woman. I cry so much every day, I only try to eat as much food as a baby."

"Really? That's worrying......"

"Yeah, I'm worried," Rudd-Lou said, wiggling Gibba's foot meat in his hand.

"Still, you're a Maham settlement. There's only three houses."

"Yes. You seem to be using only two of them. With the exception of Lilyn, the family is the smallest."

"Does that lilyn have only five families even if they all flinch? I can't think! There are twelve of us in this house alone."

"Still, Maam's second brother will be six if he enters his son-in-law, and seven if he is born. If you live hard, you will eventually gain strength."

Saying, Ama-Min puts his gaze around the feast area.

There is a ritual fire burning in the middle of a small empty space that is also difficult to call the square, and the bride and bridegroom sit in the whisper yakura beyond it.

Illuminated by the orange flames, the bride was still more beautiful than anyone else, and the bridegroom looked braver than anyone else.

Since the number of people is small but the grounds are also due to that, the banquet hall is very lively. There should have been Gazran-Rutim among them, but the ritual fire just got in the way and Ama-Min couldn't confirm its appearance.

"Speaking of which, were you really supposed to take Maam's second brother as son-in-law?

"Yeah. About half a month ago, the story was gone."

"Then why don't you come to Lew's wife? My second brother, Dalm, is already 19, and he's not going to take my wife."

Ama-Min shut up and stared back at Rudd-Lou's face.

but Rudd-Lou is biting the meat with his innocent face. I wonder if she just mouthed her thoughts, and Ama-Min snuck her neck.

"When it comes to Lou's second brother, that, uh, brunette man with a very sharp eye? He seems brave enough to beat Lew's parents."

"Right. I guess I lost my temper, Dad."

"Then maybe I won't stop being your opponent. I also have a very rough temper."

"Really? It doesn't look that way. But if that's the case, it doesn't suit Brother Durm."

Ama-Min breathed in relief.

(But I figured even boys like Rud-Lu would worry about that)

Forestside people do different jobs to live a healthy life. Choosing a partner and being a child is one of the most important tasks for the people of the woods.

There are many young, life-scattering men to hunt Gibba. Still, we need to have lots of children from within our youth and raise them so as not to keep the blood of the clan alive. I guess that's why people respect something called a wedding so much and give it their best blessing.

(That's nothing wrong. It's just - I just don't like killing my feelings for that)

So I guess I, too, should find the right person for my partner as soon as possible so that I can overlap my well-being with the prosperity of my clan. Ama-Min thinks that way.

(The stronger you feel about loving your partner, the more powerful it will also be in the clan...... oh my god, that's how Gazran-Rutim said it)

Perhaps Gazran-Rutim thinks just like Ama-Min.

That's why I think he was so sick of seeing the person his partner deserved.

(But if you're as good a man as Gazran-Rutim, you'll find the right mate sooner or later. Not a woman as cute as I am - more like a woman who wants to be my daughter-in-law)

I also felt like my chest hurt properly, but I decided not to care about that.

Ama-Min had come to think of Gazran-Rutim as an irreplaceable friend.

And I feel strongly that Gazran-Rutim seems to have the same feelings.

For Ama-Min, that was enough.

Until Gazran-Rutim welcomes his companion one day, oh sometimes it's enough to exchange words and gain warmth.

If we can survive so much as grow old, have no children, and grow up fine, the day will come when we can exchange words again without worrying about people's eyes.

It's not a bad idea to live dreaming of a day like that coming - Ama-Min thought that way.

"Oh, isn't that the youngest brother of the Lou family there"

And he was called from behind by the pretense to a wild voice.

Looking back, there stood an uninterrupted huge figure there.

Maam, this is Ji-Mayam, the eldest brother of the main house.

"It's been a long way. Are you even enjoying a small feast like this?

"Oh, Ji-Mayam? I'm having fun. No meat, no vegetables."

"Hmm. But it won't compare to the feast that takes place in Luu's settlement. Quickly, we want to be able to have a banquet in the clan."

Apparently Ji-Mayam was past fruit liquor.

He originally has a rough temper, but a wide range of faces have been dyed red and black, and his eyes have sat still. Ama-Min was not less alert-induced, as he is such a giant that even the family of Lou is regarded as the best big man.

But Rudd-Lou laughs innocently in front of Ji-Mayam, who is even bigger than a lid around.

"I see. It doesn't matter how big the house is, I wish I could call all the people I can. You want to bless your family, we're all in this together, right?

"... don't let the fool out. There are more than a hundred members of Lew's family, and there is no way Maam or Lilyn can prepare a meal that fills their bellies."

"Oh really? Then we'll have to work hard on the giva hunt so we can get ready."

"... are you fooling us?

Ji-Mayam's voice reveals noisy signs.

Rudd-Lou frowned cursorily.

"I don't mean anything like that. If you want a big banquet, you're gonna have to hunt Gibba for it. I thought you said you wanted to throw a big banquet."

"That's why you're fooling us."

"Um," Ama-Min decided to snap his mouth.

"It doesn't matter how big the feast is. Families who could not come to this occasion will also be blessing you both at home. There should be no change in the dignity of that feeling."

Ji-Mayam's intoxicated, cloudy eyes glimpse Ama-Min.

"Oh, Ama-Min from Minn's house... this time, my brother has embarrassed me so much"

"No, I do not regard it as a disgrace"

"That's not going to happen. It would be unacceptable if it were meant to be, such as stopping a wedding on the steps of setting a date for a feast. We also strongly appreciate the warmth of the people of Min"

The content of the words is a special victory, but Ji-Mayam's eyes overlooking Ama-Min had lit a light that didn't feel very good.

"By the way, Ama-Min... can't you just let me rinse that shame?

"No, so I..."

"If you realize it, so do I. It's 19, unless you feel sorry for your younger brother, who just turned 17.... but if Ama-Min is also seventeen, wouldn't I rather get a better match than my brother?

On Ji-Mayam's face, a wild grin.

After all, it's intoxicating.

Even if he had a rough temper, he wasn't usually supposed to be such a tyrannical sifter of a man.

Ama-Min sighs inside, saying if he cared about the feeling of caring for others just a little more, he wouldn't have even been refused a dowry until that age.

"I'm sorry, but I don't feel like marrying anyone right now -"

"I'm not gonna break a deal like my brother! I won't go into Min's house to be my son-in-law because I'm just a trailer, but if I were your daughter-in-law to Maam's eldest brother, I wouldn't even let Min down?

"Hey, if you're applying for a dowry, shouldn't you let the parents through? Looks like Ama-Min's in a lot of trouble, huh?

That's what Rud-Lew said as he put his hands behind his head.

Ji-Mayam flickers at you with his gloomy, burning eyes.

"Do you want me to keep my mouth shut, Lew's youngest brother? Even if you're a parent, you have no right to talk about your family's dowry."

"I don't care about the parental muscles or anything. I just don't think if you're that drunk, you're gonna be able to talk good, either, okay?

"That's weird! Just shut up!," Ji-Mayam finally shouted.

Families who were delighted to be around look back at what was happening.

"I'm sorry. Please excuse us for this occasion. I'll talk to you later."

Ama-Min bowed his head and tried to raze around the crowd.

but that shoulder is grabbed by Ji-Mayam.

"There's nothing to run from. I'm not as scary as I look, Ama-Min."

A dull pain runs through Ama-Min's shoulder.

I'm drunk and I haven't been able to add or subtract power.

Ama-Min glimpsed Ji-Mayam's face at a far height as he caught the pain.

"I'm not thinking of you as horrible. I just wanted to leave this place because it's just unpleasant. Let go of this hand."

"Well, you have a much more temperamental side to it. More and more my daughter-in-law deserves it, Ama-Min."

A strong force tries to attract Ama-Min.

While appreciating that, Ama-Min made sure Rudd-Lou put his hands down softly at the edge of his sight.

When Ama-Min bit her lip, she said it would be a rough thing to do.

"What are you doing, Ji-Mayam"

A calm voice was thrown from behind Ama-Min.

"Let it be an act that defies the Forestside learning, such as touching the skin of unmarried women. Let go of my hand."

Even at this time, Ama-Min almost laughed a little.

A fingertip that went past its nose tip grips Ji-Mayam's right wrist, which was grabbing Ama-Min's shoulder.

"Gu" and a low voice echoed, while Ama-Min's shoulder was freed.

Ama-Min glances and hits the person who was standing behind him on the back.

"Are you okay, Ama-Min?

Of course it was, Gazran-Rutim.

The tough face I haven't seen in days makes me smile as soft as I normally do.

"Damn it, let go!... Rutim's eldest brother, Gazran-Rutim?"

I wave away Gazran-Rutim's hand and Ji-Mayam lags behind.

"What the hell is that? Whoever has nothing to do with this, stay on the hook!

"It has nothing to do with it. If your family behaved illegally, it would be your family's stubbornness to restrain it, would it?

That being said, Gazran-Rutim advanced next to Ama-Min.

"Congratulations. This is my brother's wedding place. Stop making noise."

"This is crazy! I was talking to Ama-Min about something important! Don't scratch your extra mouth!

"... were they talking about something important?

Ama-Min lets him shake his head with a puffy.

From Gazran-Rutim, who stood so close that his arm was likely to touch him, there was a clear transmission of strength and heat no less than that of Ji-Mayam.

"He said it wasn't an important story for Ama-Min. Whatever it is, doesn't Ji-Mayam need to cool his head a little?"

"I'm saying it's weird! If you have a complaint, try to leave me with that arm like a hunter!

When Ji-Mayam turned like that, Rudd-Lou, who put the hand he was about to put down behind his head again, raised his voice, "Stop it."

"You've never beaten Gazran-Rutim compared to the power of a hunter, have you? It's just gonna be a shame on you, okay?

"Compared to the power? Yeah, I see! You guys make a big face like that because you give them a winning name for such a joke."

Ji-Mayam sticks his right fist out toward Gazran-Rutim for a long time.

It seems like a baby's head is a giant clenching fist.

"By force comparison, it is forbidden to use this fist! Otherwise, I'm gonna be late for you guys! If it's a struggle with no constraints whatsoever, there's no such thing as this brave man by the woods as me!

"... you seem to be making some mistake, Ji-Mayam"

Staring at that huge fist, Gazran-Rutim said only quietly.

"Our hands are not for beating people, they are for holding a knife. If a possessor of power like you seriously punches a human, he will surely crush his fist more. The bones of the human fingers are not so sturdy.... If that makes you unable to hold the knife, won't you also be able to hunt Giva?

"So-"

"Without even knowing that, were you working on a power comparison ritual? Compared to the power of the hunter in the first place is the sacred ritual of giving thanks to the woods that bring grace. You don't deserve to be named a hunter when you call it a joke or something."

"Nah."

"Please walk away quickly. But before you do, please apologize for being disrespectful to Ama-Min."

Ama-Min was surprised and looked up at Gazran-Rutim's face.

Not as good as Ji-Mayam, but Gazran-Rutim's face, which is so high - even with his serene expression as usual, was just burning a strong hunter's flame in his eyes.

"Don't be ridiculous! You can't even marry your daughter-in-law over twenty, you half-end!

Ji-Mayam waves up his fist.

Ama-Min almost screamed.

But Ji-Mayam's fist cut the sky, and when Gazran-Rutim, who grabbed that wrist, bent over in casual motion, the giant fluttered and lifted off the ground.

One spin in the air as it is, Ji-Mayam's giant is slapped from his back to the ground.

Now it was time for everyone on the spot to look back on Gazran-Rutim.

"Hey, what's going on? Gazran-Rutim, what the hell is this -?"

And it was Maham's parents, none other than him, who rushed by in great distress.

Gazran-Rutim, who quickly awakens his body, greets you.

"We are solemnly cleared because Ji-Mayam repeated his serious words and actions on the hunter. But it must have been barbaric because they had been served too much fruit liquor. It's been a rough procedure, but if I get drunk, I think I'll be ashamed of myself."

Maam's parents let him open and close his mouth with puffiness as he sought air.

Looking at it from the side, Rud-Lew also raises his voice "so-so".

"If I had a father or a brother Giza, I wouldn't have done this. If this is Maham's trail, I think we need to work out some more sexual roots.

"I apologize for the festivities. Please take care of Ji-Mayam."

After saying it that way, Gazran-Rutim has grabbed Ama-Min's fingertips on the fence.

Shortly after Ama-Min gives a shout of surprise, he gets his hands pulled "here".

"Oh, uh, Gazran-Rutim, what the hell is wrong with you?

Gazran-Rutim doesn't answer.

That's how Ama-Min was to be led to unpopular darkness, feeling heat and power at his fingertips.

"Excuse me. I'm a little disturbed."

Gazran-Rutim, who finally stopped his leg, takes his hand off Ama-Min's fingertips in a hurry.

"And I'm sorry. I accidentally touched my hand, too, preaching a forestside lesson to Ji-Mayam"

"I don't care how..."

Answering, Ama-Min wrapped his liberated fingertips, now with his own hands.

"But how did you get to a place like this? I'm sure Maam's parents are surprised, aren't they?

"Oh, right.... I just thought it would be a hassle to worry about people and get the words. I wasn't too sure I could contain my emotions..."

Ama-Min had no idea what that meant.

Gazran-Rutim's eyes seemed to stare at his left shoulder, not Ama-Min's face like that.

"Is that shoulder okay?

"Shoulders? What the hell are your shoulders?

"Is there no pain? The marks on Ji-Mayam's fingers are clearly left behind."

Ama-Min was surprised and dropped his eyes on his shoulder.

Under the moonlight, I can certainly see some finger marks engraved in blue and black.

"Oh, that's true. But it's not a big pain."

"It's a hell of a story to scratch the women's bodies. Let's get some medicine."

"It's okay. Do not leave me in this darkness."

That's what Ama-Min said, careful not to be a sweet voice.

Gazran-Rutim's eyes, still a little left of the hunter's fire, stare at Ama-Min.

"Don't worry too much. When I heard Ji-Mayam's loud voice and saw Ama-Min being grabbed on the shoulder, my heart almost stopped."

"Well, it's a big deal. He's also a wretch in the Sung family, and there's no way Ji-Mayam would be so wretched."

"Just aligning Ama-Min with these eyes is bad enough"

That being said, Gazran-Rutim pushed his fingertips against his forehead.

"Because of that, I also unexpectedly forgot to cut it. I hope the bone isn't broken or something, but I'm worried about it."

"... I'm sorry for Ji-Mayam, but it's a great honor and a great pleasure for Gazran-Rutim to be so disturbed for me and others"

"I'm not exactly happy that Ama-Min would fit this kind of eye"

"Thank you for your concern.... and you're hitting on me. Looking good, above all."

Ama-Min managed to make him smile brightly to the best of his ability to take the occasion away, but there was no change in Gazran-Rutim's harsh eyes.

I just breathe heavily a few times and try to calm myself down.

"So shall we go back to everyone? I think Rudd-Lou, who was watching everything, is giving me an explanation, but I think Gazran-Lutim should also lay down a few more words"

"Wait.... Just for a little while, would you give me some time?

"Yes, what is it?

Ama-Min corrected his residence and waited for Gazran-Rutim's words.

Gazran-Rutim stares at Ama-Min with a strong eye.

However, the face was still deposited and calm.

"... you're beautiful"

"Yes?"

"I should have seen Ama-Min's banquet costume several times before...... today, it makes me look so beautiful"

"Have you withheld me from preaching such words?

Ama-Min scowls at Gazran-Rutim in an upbeat manner.

Around the cheek, feeling the heat.

"No, it's not.... Did Ama-Min see Lilyn's eldest sister?

"There's no way you're not going to see it, is there? It was a very nice bridesmaid costume"

"Yes, I was able to finally get an answer when I saw her."

"Answer?"

"Yes, the answer to the question that has always been obsessed with me."

There was no change in the look on Gazran-Rutim's face.

Just those eyes shining a stronger and stronger light.

"I thought of Ama-Min as an irreplaceable friend. That feeling is still the same."

"Yes."

"At the same time, I thought of Ama-Min as an attractive lady. That feeling still makes no difference."

"... Yes"

"So I finally realized why I didn't want to welcome Ama-Min to my daughter-in-law."

"Well...... really?

Ama-Min opened his eyes to surprise.

A tingling pain runs through his chest again.

"That could be a bit of an interesting story. Can you tell me what the hell was missing from me?

"No. There was nothing missing from Ama-Min. What was missing was me."

"To Gazran-Rutim...? What the hell..."

"Confidence."

Gazran-Rutim said that clearly.

Ama-Min makes his eyes squeeze.

"Confidence, is...? But isn't Gazran-Rutim a finger hunter, even in the family of Luu, and a trail to a big house called Rutim? I don't think that's how good a man exists in this woodland settlement as Gazran-Rutim..."

"But Ama-Min doesn't decide on a partner in those matters, does he? Even Maam's second brother was a fine hunter with no choice.... or did you think Ama-Min would also deserve to be a partner if he were a person of Lou or Rutim?

"Well, you say terrible things. I do not determine human value by the size of my house. Didn't I tell you that?

"I heard. I guess that's why I wasn't confident in myself either. There is no way that I can be recognized as a partner by Ama-Min."

Ama-Min takes a breath.

Gazran-Rutim said in an even quieter voice.

"And Ama-Min also said he wanted to be free until he met the kind of man he wanted to welcome to his partner. I also empathized from the bottom of my heart that it was the right feeling and the right idea. Because you were an irreplaceable friend, it seemed to me that you wanted to respect your will at all costs."

"No, it's..."

But I saw Lilyn's daughter's bridesmaid costume.

That was probably the first time Gazran-Rutim had whispered words to me.

Ama-Min puts his hand on the heart, which began to beat hard.

"So, it made me feel painful. When Ama-Min wraps around his bridesmaid costume, he absolutely wants to be himself standing next to him,"

"But... but you're not going to welcome me to your daughter-in-law,"

"That's because I wanted to respect Ama-Min's mood. In other words, no matter how appealing it seems to me, it doesn't make sense if they don't think that way about themselves."

"It's..."

"You said Ama-Min, too, right? Like Maam's second brother and Lilyn's eldest sister, your relationship with each other is wonderful. I sympathized with those words, too. That's why I think it makes no sense for one of us to seek Ama-Min."

That's how Gazran-Rutim closed his eyelids and then looked at Ama-Min again with a strong eye.

"But I finally get it. For me, Ama-Min was the ideal woman, so all I had to do was work hard and be the man Ama-Min deserved."

"Gazran-Rutim, um..."

"Excuse me, I'm going to trample on the will of Ama-Min, who wants to be free"

That being said, Gazran-Rutim has once again put his hands up at Ama-Min's fingertips.

Ama-Min nearly drew his hand reflexively, but Gazran-Rutim's fingers had no force at all, and he had enveloped Ama-Min's fingertips fluffily and softly, as if even touching a newborn baby.

"Gazran-Rutim of the Rutim family applies to Ama-Min of the Min family for a dowry. Please be my partner, Ama-Min."

…………

"I love you more than anyone in this world. And I swear I will spare no effort until this life runs out so you can be the man you deserve to be loved."

"Gazran-Rutim... you really don't understand the mood of the ladies..."

Ama-Min's voice blurred just a little.

"How can you decide that I don't think my partner deserves the Gazran-Rutim thing...? I have a very hard chest."

Gazran-Rutim lowers his brow as baffled.

Staring back at that face, Ama-Min gripped Gazran-Rutim's fingertips back.

"Gazran-Rutim, please stay the same. If you can keep that promise, Ama-Min will take the dowry story."

From Ama-Min's fingertips, Gazran-Rutim's fingertips escape.

At the next moment, two strong and successful arms have held Ama-Min's body in their arms.

"Thank you," Gazran-Rutim whispered in a trembling voice after literally depriving Ama-Min of his freedom.

An uninterrupted sense of happiness runs through Ama-Min's entire body.

Sturdy chest plates pressed against his cheeks and mouth and he couldn't even breathe.

My heart starts to rumble with so much momentum that it's going to tear.

"... unless you talk to your parents, you won't get a formal contract...?

"I won't let anyone complain"

"... isn't touching the unmarried ladies against the Forestside lesson...?

"It depends on the time and the circumstances."

More power will give you the body and soul of Ama-Min.

Ama-Min squeezed his last words as he was flirted with so much happiness that the five bodies were about to splash.

"Just one thing... just try to get the word over with...?

"Okay, Ama-Min"

When I realized, the tough side of Gazran-Rutim was right in front of Ama-Min.

It is also an act of disobedience to the Forestside scriptures, and Ama-Min's lips, which he almost said, were to be blocked by Gazran-Rutim's lips.

That's how Ama-Min and Gazran-Rutim almost got a companion to spend the rest of their lives with this night.

The lit ritual fire in Maam's settlement was burning brightly and fiercely and majestically forever, just as if trying to bless them as well.