217 (10) The gatherers

The next day - it is the fourteenth day of the white moon.

The day before the meeting with Cycleus.

The town was experiencing a twitchy and disturbing atmosphere.

I guess Zashma's fluttering rumors are finally spreading in earnest.

The people by the woods suspect that Cycleus is committing a great crime.

Such a forestside people will meet with Cycleus tomorrow over the treatment of the blood of the great sinner Zazz-Sung by the forest.

I do not know what would happen if the opinions of both sides were not reconciled.

Such a pressing backward circumstance has come to the knowledge of the people of Inn Town.

Tomorrow, on the 15th, it was decided that the stall business would also be closed.

The same is true for the business of inns, where just three days of raw fresh meat will be wholesaled within today.

What happens after tomorrow depends on the outcome of tomorrow's talks.

In that, Jan's business seemed to be going well.

From what I hear, he sold out 200 food dishes on the first day.

It was a mini-sized dish sold for one red copper coin, so it's the same as the "Myrmu Grill" stall for sale. Nevertheless, it is usually the street business that subsides at about fifty meals, which is a feat, even if many customers buy two meals per person.

Observed on the way to the inn's commerce, Jan's stall seemed to show no less busy today than yesterday.

However, it seems that there has been a slight change in the customer base.

Yesterday the ratio of men and women who were even seemed to be biased against women.

Yet young children also appear to have increased.

Was this an inevitable result, because the sweetness was laid down on the spindle of the flavour?

Colorful fabrics may also have led to the popularity of women and children.

Besides, there were, after all, extremely few people in the east and south, and even the people in the west did not see as one the kind of unreliable man who was teasing fruit liquor from noon.

Somehow, it seems to have become an increasingly polar audience with our store.

If you return the back, Jan's shop is capturing the guests that our store is missing.

In order to make this a future reference, I decided to let it be kept securely in my memory cabinet.

Whatever it was, there was no mistake that Jan's shop was thriving.

And from today onwards, dishes made with baked potatoes were to be sold in three inns and four stalls.

The dishes are as usual, except Poitan is used instead of Fuwano.

With the help of the Earl of Saturas, lord of the lodging town, Polearths made him sell Poitan to so many shops.

Wholesale powdered purified poitane at no hassle cost. On the condition that they also teach how to cook coloring, they asked for experimental sales.

Walking through the outdoor area I was able to see how busy those shops were.

The rarity coloured with eneons and nanals and the presence of such cooking methods in previously unthinkable poitans probably led to interest.

Of course, the fact that Yang's shop, which is becoming a reputation in the Inn Town, uses baked poitane in the same way, must also be working in a good direction.

Moreover, the shop that responded to this request will also be taught how to make milk fat in advance.

Then, milk fat will be used in order from the shop that deals with baked Poitan, and it is possible to call for such a reputation.

Truly, it is surrounding.

And since the appearance of milk fat and so on should have been unexpected for Camus, it should have been entirely a strategy for Polearths and Jans in that regard.

If it stays that way, maybe the plot to reverse the position of Poitan and Fuwano is not a dream at all either.

As Polearth once said, it is a poitan that is exceptionally cheaper than Fuwano, so there was no reason to repel it anywhere, be it on the selling side or on the buying side.

"This situation will also be around the time it reached Cycleus' ear. Now you may still be laughing with your nose, but if you find out that both Dalaim and Saturas are biting one at it, well, you won't be able to stay calm."

Zashma was laughing, saying so.

But this is only a fabric stone to hunt down Cycleus.

It is not with this current state of affairs that we can inflict any kind of pain on Cycleus, because it is still a story ahead of us to produce actual effects.

It's just that your glory doesn't last forever, either, and it puts pressure on you - I guess it's a ploy to put a hole in that sturdy wall.

So, rather, maybe this is a restraint on the people around Cycleus.

Now, the lords of the Dalaim family and others have acquiesced in what may also be an outrage of their own sons.

The Saturas, too, lend a hand to Polearths, no matter how far they put their main hips.

Cycleus' castle is slowly but steadily flailing.

"- You're finally getting into Castle Town tomorrow."

After opening, when I stopped by Dora's father's shop to buy vegetables for dinner, I was greeted by a seriously unattractive face.

"Does that meeting start in Jomtien? Then it should be over in two or three moments."

"Yeah. I don't know if it's clear to me either."

"Whatever it is, it won't take long for the sun to go down.... If Asta and the others don't come out of the castle gate by then, we'll be in a lot of trouble again?

That said, your father looked like he was laughing like he was angry.

"At least I'll be heading out to the castle gate again. Even the people of the South and the East will never be able to shut up."

"Yes, I will do my best to come back safely before that happens"

"Oh, you're worried! I'm most worried about it including Asta!

And now he is a daddy with a squeaky face.

My father, who had concerns that the people of the woods would destroy Genos, had to worry about the safety of the people of the woods.

That, of course, was due to the fact that the forest chiefs drank the conditions from Cycleus in full.

That should be the brothers who divided the blood, as Lyada-Lou put it, and the Donda-Lou and the others assumed from the outset that Cycleus would come up with such a response.

"Taking a lot of hunters of escorts was, as Gazran-Rutim also said, an easy indication of our readiness. Depending on how you get out of there, I'm gonna fight you. Well, that's intimidating."

The fold of dinner yesterday, Donda-Lou said so.

"But I just told him I was taking the Sung family, and that's how much I'm going to react... I guess that means I'm prepared to be rough over there too"

"So, what are you gonna do? You're gonna keep drinking the ridiculous terms that we've been putting out over there?

Donda-Lou grinned like a beast towards Rud-Lou, who said dissatisfied.

"Where's the reason to poke at that? Me and Graf-Zaza are in the meeting room. Dali-Souti also has Gazran-Rutim. I don't care how many foot guards you have, but I'm afraid you're going to be late, and this doesn't even exist. If you're allowed as many as ten escorts, even more."

"But in the context of the talks, will the knife be taken away? So there must be heavily armed soldiers out there."

When I accidentally put my mouth on it, Donda-Lou looked back at me with the same expression.

"So when things get rough, all you have to do is take those soldiers' swords.... and this isn't the only one holding a toe."

Donda-Lou's eyes finally sprinkle a fierce blue flame.

"Sooner than the hefty soldiers in Castle Town hurt my countrymen, I'll hold onto that Cycleus root. Still, if the soldiers seem to resist - then it's a real havoc."

Neither could I, for sure, have imagined how this Donda-Lou, Graf-Zaza, etc. could even be taken by the soldiers.

Perhaps the scariest thing, as Dora's father was concerned, is that Cycleus missees the power of the hunters by the woods, and they have been making a rough scene about it.

"But whatever it is, it's impossible to take a knife from here. Still, when things get rough, which of us or Cycleus do the laws of Genos treat as sinners - the most important thing for us is there."

That said, Donda-Lou saw me with blue burning eyes.

"Anyway, none of the Sung family will give it to Cycleus alone about you. If you're not complaining about your origins, let me explain it to you with your well-rounded tongue, Asta from Fa's house."

"Yes. Okay."

Instead of me, who nodded loudly, I - Fa shouted low, "Wait."

"If that's the chief's decision, I'll follow.... but if you want to take Asta on the spot, let me accompany you too. As the head of Fa's house, I can never concede just one thing about it"

"… six human beings have been appointed to the talks: three sheikhs and three hunters who will give their testimony - Gazran-Rutim, the head of Fou, and the head of Baim."

…………

"Except it's over there that's poking at new conditions. If you insist on accompanying Asta in Fa's house only, let Cycleus know that you will also be accompanied by the head of Fa's house who drew it into the woods"

"... I'm here," Ai-Fa bowed his head.

That's how I and I-Fa decided to come to the meeting tomorrow.

"Asta, stay with me, you'll definitely be back safe, won't you?

I nodded back, "Yeah," to Tara and Dad, who were in tears.

"Absolutely, I'll be back safe. I promise to do everything in my power to do that."

I can't be held responsible for anything I can't even hold a knife.

It's just that I believed in my colleagues who were trying to put their lives and pride on the same end, and just like that, I was willing to squeeze all my power.

That's how we said goodbye to our fathers and left Bedroom Town behind.

In the settlement by the woods, the last big job was waiting for us to celebrate the day tomorrow.

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"Hey, that's awful, it's Ai-Fa on Asta!

When he arrived in the settlement of Lou, he was called upon to do so.

Actually, it's not even that bad, it's the first Rau-Ray I've seen in four days.

"Oh, Rau-Ray. What's going on today?

"What's the matter with you and what's wrong with you? I brought Yamil-Ray. Totos was loaning it to you guys, so come on, walk."

"What, the head of the family, Rau-Ray, is it himself?

But until I was exposed, it was Rau-Ray, who was riding Totos and visiting Fa's house for a little while with Yamil-Ray. More than Dan-Rutim, footwork must be lighter.

"There are dependable families in the house! Besides, I didn't feel like giving up this role."

and so Rau-Ray glanced at both eyes as a hound.

"It's Asta. I'm guessing you'll be sifting dinner from hand to hand today to the Yamil-Rays? I'd like you to sit me down on the spot, too. How about that?

"Yeah? I don't mind at all, but I guess we shouldn't be talking about that to Donda-Lou"

"To Donda-Lou, speak from me! You're gonna admit it, aren't you?

Rau-Ray spread a grin on his face as relieved.

"Thank you! Ever since that harvest feast, I've been wanting Asta's cooking and I've been nagging every day! The Ladies of the Rays have raised their arms quite a bit, but they still haven't even reached Asta's feet!

"Yeah, well, I'll try not to let you down,"

So, when that Yamil-Ray tried to ask where he was, he said, "Oh, Asta!" A stupid big voice was thrown from the rear.

Looking back at you while holding Gill's reins - it was Dan-Rutim who showed up.

"That's terrible! Actually, I have a ritual I'd like to fold in and wish Asta..."

"Oh, yes, if it's about dinner, could you tell Donda-Lou?

"Oh my God! You read my mind!?

I had no choice but to laugh.

More Gazran-Rutim and one woman emerge from behind a surprising Dan-Rutim.

"Asta, were you just home?... Rudd-Lou, I've brought you Oura"

To the mother of Zwei, a woman who was once the wife of Zulo-Sung, Aura, the family of Rutim.

It's a thin, endless bunch of women with brown hair cut around their shoulders.

Though he doesn't look so young as Zwei's mother, he is very angry at the look on his face and his eyes are dark and shady.

"It's a hiccup, Oura. Zwei is on foot with Ama Min-Rutim and others, so I'm sure we'll be there shortly."

"... Really..."

Oura nodded quietly.

I haven't seen her since I buried Tay-Sung in the woods.

From that time on, I don't know if it's something I should be happy with or anxious about that feels like my impression hasn't changed at all.

"By dinner, you still have a lot of respite. Where should Oura be allowed to refrain until then?

Dan-Rutim asked Rudd-Lou, but it was Lough Ray who answered.

"Yamil-Ray threw us into that empty house over there. I was just trying to make you exchange words with your old family."

"Huh? Is that about Mida? Or..."

"Zuro-Sung and Diga and Dodd. Now the Graf-Zazas are watching outside the house."

"So you're heading that way, too?

To Dan-Rutim's words, Oura shook her shoulders frighteningly.

"... yes... if that's allowed..."

"Nothing to shy away from! You guys are forbidden to face each other in vain to get off the edge. On the contrary, he only has the opportunity to exchange words in folds like this?

Then I'll talk to the Graf-Zazas.

Led by Rau-Ray, Oura walks away to the empty house where we sleep.

Dan-Rutim looked uncommonly but slightly worried as he dropped him off behind it.

"Hmm... It's been over a month since Oura and Zwei became Rutim's family. Looks like he still hasn't opened his heart to us. As far as I'm concerned, I'd like to give Mr. Rutim as soon as possible..."

"I guess the impact of Zazz-Sung was that great. Don't rush, I think it's best to wait for them to calm down."

Answer like that with a deposited face, and then Gazran-Rutim looks back at me.

"By the way, Asta. Is it possible for you to prepare a few more dishes for your father Dan as well?

"Huh? Oh, yes, I wouldn't be surprised how many more there were at this time, as they were originally more than twenty large..."

"If that's the case, I would very much like to ask. Five names - but can I?

"Yes, but who and who is it about?

"Dari-Sauti and Graf-Zaza, Fou's parents and Baim's parents, plus five of me. You mean the human portion of tomorrow's meeting."

That being said, Gazran-Rutim was able to relieve his mouth.

"I heard Donda-Lou feed the Zuro-Sungs Asta's dishes, and Dari-Sauti has brought me in to talk to him about whether the people who attend the talks should also gather on the spot. Graf-Zaza brought the Zulu-Sung to the scene himself, and he's still here because Dari-Sautti told him he wanted to talk to you tomorrow."

Graf-Zaza should also eat Asta's dishes, Dari-Sauti once said during the harvest feast.

Gaining something called delicious food, Fa's house and Lew's house were to have so much power. If you deny the deeds of Fa's house, you should know this status quo correctly - but it should have been such an argument.

"If you'll excuse me, I'm going to rent a tototoss from the Lou family and get the parents of Fou and Baim. Dari-Sautti is supposed to come this way after he finishes his hunter's job."

"Hmm! You were going to make me the only one with such a plan! You're sloppy, Gazlan!

"I'm sorry," laughs Gazran-Rutim, pungently angry Dan-Rutim.

"My father Dan has more appetite than the rest of us, so I thought it might become a burden on Asta. It was never done in bad faith."

"Oh, my God! You heard me, it's Asta! I wonder if taking a daughter-in-law is something you can do to keep your father away so much!

"Isn't Ama Min irrelevant"

I got swept up by accident.

but if the number of guests gets so fuzzy, I can't even think about it.

"Then this one will get ready for dinner. Can you take note of Donda-Lou from Dan-Lutim?

"Oh, leave it to me!

It was uncertain what would happen the day after tomorrow, so I bought the vegetables for it. The ingredients will do something about it.

But still, adding seven names is a burden there. We have to deal with this as soon as possible.

"Uh, so how many people are we going to need to cook for right now?

Rayna-Lew asks as she heads to Kama.

"There are twelve main houses in Luu, seven in Yamil-Ray, three in Barsha with me and Ai-Fa - and six in Sin-Luu, originally for 28 people,"

I also wanted to ask Sheila-Lou and Tali-Lou for help in this job, so then I was supposed to make dinner with the Sin-Lou family.

"Plus Dan-Rutim's for 35 people, but if Mida eats about 5 servings and Donda-Ru and Dan-Rutim eat about 3 servings each, we'll need about 46 people."

"Forty-six people - about a little banquet."

"Yeah, but if we all pull together, we'll figure it out."

The time left is approximately three hours.

Tomorrow, however, is a holiday, so everyone can work on their dinner schedule in full operation.

That should have been computationally possible.

"Oh, welcome back! Asta, I baked the Poitan!

In the meantime, Limi-Lu and the others had already begun their work for me.

"Thanks, but I've got more unexpected guests. I'm sorry, can I have about ten more servings, please?

"Ten servings? Oh, my God!

Limi-Luu tries to fly to the food depot.

On that little back, Satti Ray-Lew called out, "Wait a minute".

"Limi is good at his number, so you should help Asta. Poitan, let me take it."

"Thank you, Sati Ray-Luu"

"No," said Sati Ray-Lew, smiling calmly.

"Besides, you use all the kids here in a different dish, right? I will bake Poitan in the house of Sin-Lew."

Sure, her skill as Kamado's number may not extend to Limi-Luu, but I think she's probably the only one who can turn her head that far instantly.

Nothing to worry about was supposed to be necessary because these powerful members are about to get away with it.

"Then the procedure is as explained yesterday, thank you each. I'll fill the missing hole in Satie Ray-Lew."

They participate in the cooking because of the main house of the Luu and the women of the Sin-Luu family, a total of eight, one missing because of the care of the Kota-Lu taken care of by Ms Tito Min.

"But, Asta, the dishes are for seven people at a time - no, if Dan-Rutim means three people on your own, you have to make more for nine people at a time, right?

"Yeah. But for that Dan-Rutim, I'm going to add AVA meat to the dedication. Whatever dedication you take away, you might not be satisfied without it."

Answer like that, then I'll put my head around it.

"So - I usually add seven soups or hamburgers, and about ten servings of abalone meat - so if I make more of the other dishes, I guess that's enough. We originally set a larger portion than the number of people."

Today, we were planning to sift through dinner in a way that was close to the Viking format.

Whatever the number of people, and if we tell Zulo-Sung and others what Fa's house is doing, it's up to us to figure out what kind of food we're selling in the lodging town and whether we should show it with as much variety of dedication as possible.

Thus, today's dedication was - to add "Giva Berg," "Grilled Meermoo," "Stewed Giva Horns," "Meat Chach," "Sauteed Arabiata Style Giva," "Giva Cutlet," "Tau Oil-Tailored Giva Soup," "Caron Milk Tailored Giva Soup," as well as "Giva Spare Ribs," all nine grand varieties.

The calculation is that contributions such as hamburgers and soups will be prepared exactly for the number of people, while the remaining contributions will be made in an amount of 46 servings if 7 or 8 servings are made.

In this, "Gibba Berg," "Myrmu Grilled," and "Tau Oil-tailored Gibba Soup" can also entrust command to Raina-Lou and Sheila-Lou.

And then there will be how efficiently I can assign jobs to everyone.

"Then I will go back to my house and finish Hanba-gu with my mother"

"Yes, please. Rayna-Lew, make sure you're ready for the soup. I'll bring Karon's milk.... ii-fa, can you help me carry the kettle?

"Uhm."

I left with Ai-Fa and Sheila-Lou for how long.

but sheila-lou, who was there before, suddenly stopped, so I'm about to accidentally collide.

"Dalm-Lou... you were home"

At Sheila-Lou's shoulder, I was supposed to make sure of that.

He sprinkled long black hair behind him, with deep scars on his right cheek, the hunter of the eye when he was a wolf - the second brother of the Luu main house, Darum-Lu.

He has been traveling to the Zaza settlement for about half a month now to monitor Zulo-Sung and others. It was also natural that Zulo-Sung was being transferred to the settlement of Luu, so he was returning.

"It's a hiccup, Dalm-Lou... it looks like you're safe and above all"

"Oh," he nodded to Sheila-Lou, then Dalm-Lou's eyes turned to me like fire.

They grab my arms at that fingertip, and I'm dragged out.

So, Dalm-Lou started moving away from just a few moments as it was.

"Hey, Lou's second brother -" he says, raising his voice as Ai-Fa reveals a noisy sign.

"We need to talk to Asta at Fa's house," Dalm-Lu said without even looking back.

"I don't imitate anything absurd. You guys just wait there."

After marching all ten meters that way, Darum-Lou finally stopped on his feet.

I can see him from the Ey-fa's, but I can't hear him. It is such a distance.

I checked horizontally, and Ai-Fa was still a sign that he was going to rush over here, but Sheila-Lou was holding onto that arm and stopping him.

"Oh, you hiccup, Dalm-Lou"

For now, I asked him to say hello.

Dalm-Lou lets go of his hand from my arm and he looks at me all the time.

"Asta at Fa's house.... Are you stupid?

"Yeah? Yes, I have a sense that I'm not very clever..."

"You told me you wanted to protect Ai-Fa. What will you do if you fall into the hands of your enemy?"

Rugged, burning blue eyes glimpse me from close range.

"You missed out on the feelings of Ai-Fa, your thoughts, your desire to protect even your dignity. Was that word that night a snuff escape on the spot? What are you so prepared for, instead of I-Fa?

I had a crush on my chest, and I couldn't even respond to it.

Darm-Lew brings his face closer as he burns both eyes to an increasingly noisy feeling.

"When I couldn't protect Ai-Fa, I said I'd finish you off. But if you screw me first, there's nothing I can do about it."

The voice of Darum-Lou, as if he were desperately trying to contain his passion.

That's how Darum-Lou finally turned my shoulders against each other.

"What do you think will happen if Ey-Fa loses you now? Are you going to devour the depths of Ey-Fa's soul while giving Ey-Fa the despair of losing it?

I felt like I could hear the tingling tone of my shoulder bones.

But Darum-Lou's words were more painful than that.

"That's what I mean by protecting I-Fa. Before you can worry about Eyfa decaying into the woods, you must first remain in Eyfa's place. If you don't even know that - what the hell am I doing..."

"I know!... No, I know, I'm going"

I know that whatever you say is only an excuse.

But I, too, couldn't help but reveal my truth.

"I'm a weak man who can't even defend himself, but he still wants to be by the Ey-Fa all the time - he wants you to live a convincing raw and fate with him until even that heavenly life runs out. It may not be convincing to state this after such a great lapse... but only in that feeling, there is no falsehood"

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"In this one case, I was reminded of my helplessness, too. But still, I want to be with Ai-Fa."

Darum-Lou kept glimpsing the back of my eyes silently for a while before eventually slamming his shoulders off roughly.

And cover your eyes flat with your hands, as if you could catch even a severe headache.

"... please..."

"Huh?"

"Please, don't make me sad any more Ai-Fa"

Abandoned in a low voice, Darum-Lou turned his back on me.

That's how Darum-Lou leaves, and Ai-Fa and Sheila-Lou rush over to me.

"Hey, what the hell is this all about? I just don't get it, Asta."

At about the same distance as Dalm-Lou just now, Ai-Fa gives me an angry face.

"It's a good harvest feast night. It's a good day, why does that second brother have those eyes on Asta?

"Yeah... well, they just scolded me not to fall into enemy hands easily"

Ai-Fa has no convincing appearance at all, and he brings his face even closer.

"That is the lapse of the hunters, the escorts. I don't know if Asta can blame you for that.

"That's not true. Donda-Lou can hardly blame me or Graf-Zaza, so I'd rather... thank Dalm-Lou."

That was what I meant.

Ai-Fa uses his mouth as a letter to, and he still peeks into the back of his eyes just like Dalm-Lou did just now.

"I have no idea.... and you seem to have a heavy mouth when that second brother teases you, Asta."

"Yeah, I guess so."

Ai-Fa pulled herself away and now let her lips grip in dissatisfaction.

Instead, Sheila-Lou smiles at me.

"Then I will return to my house. When you're ready, I'll be right back."

"Yes.... Oh, thank you, Sheila-Lou"

Sheila-Lou, who tried to return the blemishes, even spread a feeble smile in his mouth.

"Nothing is to be thanked that way. … until I am also following my feelings, Asta."

So Sheila-Lou walked away again, too.

I take a small breath and hit my right flat on my cheek.

"What are you doing, Asta," Ai-Fa rounded his eyes.

"No, I just put you back in the mood. … then help me carry the kettle"

I made Ai-Fa laugh.

Ai-Fa frowned softly, then flattened her hand with one on my cheek.

"Sounds very painful, Asta."

"It's okay. It doesn't hurt at all"

I took Ai-Fa's hand and headed to the pantry with him.

The sun floating about halfway between Jomtien and Sunset was twitching and leaning in the western direction.