437 Return Day ① - Nostalgia Inn Town

The 17th of the Tea Moon.

From that day on, I finally got my stall job back in Accommodation Town.

Since it was the fifth day of the tea moon that fell ill, it is indeed the first inn town in twelve days.

It was only on the 15th that I saw how the fatigue would affect the next day, and then I let the day decide to get back to work.

Therefore, I = fa will also be allowed to resume his work as a hunter from this day forward.

In the morning, when I was about to leave Fa's house after a job at the bottom, Ai-Fa was the one who dropped me off with a more frivolous face than usual.

Only one word was spoken at that time: "Let us do our work, therefore".

That alone allowed me to come to work excitedly without any more.

"Well, let's go."

It was Yun-Sudra who took Gill's reins in my place.

Fafa's luggage truck comes after him as it was a day trip for Fafa's house to get out two luggage trucks. It was Tul-din and Lili Ravitz and the young ladies of Matua who boarded this luggage.

"I'm really glad Asta has recovered so far. If you get annoyed at work, don't force yourself to tell me right away, okay? … My new arrival may be tempted to say such words"

The Matua women, who were only thirteen years old, smiled at me with a smile as I stated so. Being a trainee, she participated in business every day, so naturally, she also visited me every day.

"Yeah, thanks. I only took care of you the first two days, didn't I? I'm very distressed."

"No, thanks to Tour-Din and Yun-Sudra, I think I managed to gain shameless strength. I'm very excited to see if I can get Asta to recognize me as a person at work today."

She and the meme ladies, who started training at the same time as the rainy season arrived, would remain underpaid if they were not recognized in public. but of course she doesn't care about wages etc. That was understandable just by looking at that innocent smile.

At her instinct like that, Tour-Din is sneaking up on her eyes. Let me tell him I'll be joining him at the stall today, and Tour-Din will wet his cheeks with tears of joy again.

"... really, it was above all that didn't even matter. Best regards, Asta"

and Lily-Lavitz, who was sitting alone away, quietly calls out.

I turned around and asked him to bow his head.

As always, it is a lily-lavitz as soft as a small vault, yet still unreadable inside. but the i-fa and the others had told me that she also participated in the work every third day at a rate, asking me how I was doing every time she visited fa's house.

In about twenty minutes, we arrive at the settlement of Luu.

Waiting for someone to wish for a ride to this luggage car, it was the Ming and Mufa ladies who came.

"Um, it's going to be more than just the number of people, would you mind if I put you in this luggage...?

"Yeah, sure. But it's unusual for you two to ride this way."

They are on daily duty on the side of the Lou family. Two of the three people who added Ray to this are in business.

"That everyone else has already exchanged words with Asta, which is why we gave in.... Really, I'm glad you're feeling better, Asta"

"I never put my foot up to Fa's house because it would be annoying to be pushed by too many people everywhere, but all of Minn's humans are also happy that Asta is feeling better"

Even the nearby clans and those who were not as interactive as Luu and Rutim gave me such warm words.

Also, due to the different stalls in charge, there are not many opportunities to exchange words with them in the Inn Town. With that part in mind, I guess someone recommended the synergy to them. When I asked him, it seemed like Sheila-Lou was the one.

So we were supposed to head to Inn Town, a member that we don't usually see. With only fifteen minutes on the road, it goes without saying that it was a time filled with much.

And it has been hard again since we arrived in the lodging town.

The first time he visited the Kimmus' Tail Pavilion, Terrier-Mass cried, and Milan-Mus grabbed him with tremendous momentum.

"Hey! Is your body okay now!?

"Yes. Sorry to bother you."

"The one named you..." Ameshorn's Breath, "even though it's already a fine year. What a look!

It is as if this is reproached even for something untrue.

But that's how much Milan-Math cared about me. I had to struggle to loosen my tear glands as they grabbed my shoulders and swayed my body.

Comparing us like that, Terrier-Mass is turning into a crying face.

"But I'm so glad... I've thought many times about going to Asta's house to see what's going on... where I and others rushed and I can't help..."

"That word is enough. Thank you so much, Terrier-Mass. And Milan-Math."

"Hmm!" he snorted grandly before finally Milan-Math let my body go.

Then he still twists at me with an angry look on his face.

"... so I guess my body really went back to being decent?

"Yes, it's going to take me a few days to fully regain my original strength, but I'm thinking about seeing how it goes while I work"

"You mean you've come down to Kokomachi, even though you're not physically enough yet!

"Oh, no, it's only about strength...... really don't worry"

I managed to get Dawn Milan-Math to rent a stall like this.

It was the day of duty of the Lou family to deliver food to the other inns, so greeting the other husbands is after work.

So my next stop was Dora's dad's outdoor shop - and this one made me cry and scratch my hands.

"Oh, Asta! You can finally get down to town! Everyone else told me there was nothing to worry about anymore... but I'm so glad..."

Apparently, my tough dad there, he's creeping his face out. Slipping through the straw, Tara stuck with a cute rain gear on my body.

"Asta, come on, hiccup! You look perfectly fine already!

"Yeah, thanks to you. How was Tara?

"Yeah!"

This one was a radiant smile, as opposed to your father.

Rub a little head wrapped in rain gear around my chest. With so many emotional fathers and daughters pinching me, this time I was about to spill tears.

"Great, really... the first few days, I didn't feel alive! Thanks to you, I'm supposed to go to Selva's temple every day, which I don't usually even get close to!

"Um, I asked God every day! Asta, please don't take your soul! Ameshorn is asleep, so we have to pray to her child Selva."

"Thank you. You made me feel so much better."

My father finally let go of my hand at a time when the only way to deceive the tears in my eyes was to pay off the rain gear hood.

"I'm already going today. It's going to be like this! Be ready now, Asta!... which vegetables are you going to buy today?

I muddled my eyes subtly before paying for the necessary copper coins to buy the necessary vegetables.

"Speaking of which, Tino and Tarapa are finally the last ones in line here! I'll be harvesting vegetables from the rainy season in a few days, so I'll be back for you then!

"Yeah, it's nice to meet you. We'll take you home first and let everyone devise a delicious way to eat."

Speaking of which, nearly half a month has passed since the rainy season arrived. Tarapa, Tino and Pra are out of stock today, which meant that the dedication of the stall must also be radically changed.

"Bye! When Jomtien gets close, I'll be with Tara!

"Yes, I'll be waiting for you"

We headed for the north end of the outdoor area, pulling stalls and luggage.

On that road, Yun-Sudra grins.

"Really today, everywhere you go, you're going to make this kind of noise. Of course, on your way home, you'll be dropped by another inn, right?

"Yeah, sure. I have to go around and say hello to the people I care for."

That was how I was to be able to start my first business in twelve days.

Nevertheless, I'm the only one who was resting, so it's no different in the street business. Also, because of the rainy season, the customer's legs had fallen slightly, so it was really peaceful.

The familiar customers also just casually laugh, "Hey, are you finally back?" These people have only been explained that they are "sick and resting". Still, I was supposed to respond with a sense of gratitude.

Therefore, it became noisy there about when Yumi came to visit.

Yumi glanced into the stall and said, "Ah!," he whispered flashly.

"Asta! Are you all right now? What the fuck! I was still asking if Asta could come over here for a while!

"Oh, yeah. If I couldn't come that day with a warning, I didn't dare to tell her about the day because I thought I would be worried. I'm sorry I bothered you, Yumi."

"Really. Yo! You wondered what would happen for a while!

Yumi also wears thicker clothes than usual and wraps around colorful rain gear that can't be beat by the woodland ladies. In the shadow of that hood, Yumi was grinning at the full face.

"No, Terrier-Mass and I have discussed this over and over again! But even after the fever went down, I heard Asta was losing weight in the gallows. If I see Asta like that, I'm going to cry something!

"Haha. You did."

"It's not funny. Yikes! You were already really worried!

While stating it that way, I knew Yumi was laughing.

Expressions are different, but they've all been so worried about me and all that. I felt so bad about my chest when I attacked the waves of happiness.

"No, but good for you! The Deal one, are you coming today? He was so worried, too!

"Oh, you know about the disease, too, Dial. I've been off for over ten days, so I was wondering if you'd come to the stall once or twice in the meantime."

"Yeah. But he knew from the beginning, didn't he? Probably was rumored to be in Castle Town, wasn't it?

Rumor has it, or I'm sure we're going to hear the situation from around Polearths. It was just at a time when we were interacting with the Chiefs in a matter of the people of the North, so things were being told there almost in real time.

"... Asta, you're still just a little skinny"

"Oh, you know what I mean? I think I almost went back up from the neck."

"Yikes! My neck to my chin just looks a little loose! Asta was originally thin, so eat well and put meat on it, okay?

"Yeah, I eat well every day, so I think I'll be right back"

Sometimes I didn't quite have my next visitor, and Yumi was in front of the stall for a while.

That's how he keeps chatting, and then he looks at me and whispers.

"By the way, I heard that the people of the east lived by the woods saying they wanted to join Vina-Lou as son-in-law, is that true?

"Yeah, it's true. I hear your lord has forgiven you."

"Er!? Do you need a lord's forgiveness to live by the woods?

"Right. I knew it was a special place by the woods. For example, there's no decision to pay taxes by the woods, so if you accept the people in town unconditionally, you'd be in a lot of trouble, wouldn't you? So Mime and Michele are staying in the settlement as guests by the woods, under the title of the Turan people."

"Um, well. It's a lot of trouble.... By the way, what kind of people were you allowed to become by the woods?

"I guess that was the minimum condition to live as a decent forestside people.... And since he switched God from Sims to Selva, I think he could also prove that he was all prepared"

"Oh, so you're not a people of the east anymore, you're a people of the west?...... hmm! Then in what way should a human being, who was originally a people of the west, show readiness?

I finally got to this stage where I had my doubts.

"What the hell is Yumi talking about? No way, someone wants to live in a forest settlement or something?

"Huh? I'm the one who wants to be a forest folk. Haven't you heard from Ey-Fa or something?

"Hey, I didn't ask you! What the hell are you talking about?

"Um? I made up my mind! What about Tour-Din? You didn't tell Asta?

Tour-Din was selling 'Giva Curry' in the next stall. All of a sudden, the spear is pointed at me, and I am very confused.

"Yes. That would be an important story for Yumi, so I didn't think we should talk about it.... maybe that's what happened to Ai-Fa and Yun-Sudra...?

"Oh, my God! I'm glad they didn't think it was a good story."

Yumi laughed with pleasure at the pieces, and Tour-Din also laughed like he was having trouble "haha".

"You surprise me. How long have you been talking about that? I mean, I can't believe Yumi and I-Fa are talking, but I only remember seeing it counting."

"That's it! When they had a welcome feast at the Lou's! You could've split a place to sleep with a man and a woman, right? That's when we all talked!

A welcome feast means that more than two months have already elapsed. It was a word of surprise that such a serious conversation had taken place such a long time ago.

"I'm not talking about something with a specific idea! Living by the woods sounds fun, and the men are a lot of men, so I was thinking it would be nice! What do you think of Asta?

"What do you think... I'm surprised Yumi can make that decision as soon as I think it's a good idea"

"So he said he hasn't made a decision yet! I don't know if there's a man who could marry me."

Yumi was only uncontrolled.

I think, "Well..."

"Well, I don't think that's quite an easy story...... I'm just glad Yumi thought of it that way, skipping the confusing story"

"Really? You think so?

"Yeah. I'm so glad you think I'm going to enjoy living by the woods. Besides, Yumi is a born Genos."

"Uh, if the fathers asked, they'd flip, but hey."

So Yumi laughed a little, then shrugged her shoulder, "No, no, no."

"The trouble is, I don't care until I have a concerned man.... So today, I guess it's up to him! Does this dish Asta sells go well with him?

"Yeah. I don't think there's anything that doesn't fit."

The daily menu I am selling today is fried meat-style meat and vegetables. At a time when the customer's feet were sparse, it seemed more appropriate for a menu that could be made and placed.

By the way, while I was resting, they entrusted the sale of 'Giva Curry' to Yun-Sudra and devised as many daily menus as Tour-Din could come up with. They also asked Raina-Lou and Sheila-Lou for help and managed to make it through the twelve days.

"It's amazing how people in town want to dowry by the woods! Not long ago, everyone was supposed to despise the folks by the woods as a lowlife 'giva eater'."

When Yumi disappeared into the dining room, the Matua women crushed so much as they felt.

Indeed, it is an astonishing story. Schmiral and others first had a sentiment of admiration for Vina-Lou, and at the end of the day they decided they wanted to join their son-in-law, but Yumi was more surprising than he was at Schmiral in a way, because it seemed like the first thing he wanted to do was "live in a forest settlement".

Of course, it won't be as easy to talk about as it would be to make it happen, and I don't see it so serious on Yumi's side either.

but the obvious attitude of Yumi was rather pleasant and comforting to me. It felt like a great reform of consciousness to me just to say that Yumi had come up with such a thing, who had been evading the people of the woods as a people of the biological Genos.

(Even though I don't know, you're making a lot of changes.... well, of course)

From the dining room, you can hear Yumi's pleasant voice. You must be bickering around Yun-Sudra, where my comeback led me back to the dining room.

After that, Dora's father and Tara came along as promised, and very loosely time passed - it was a bunch of "silver pots" that showed up at a time when they might still manage to sell out the food today.

"Asta, business, you're back. Congratulations on your recovery."

Let Radajid, who's going to bow his head without a look on his face, say, "Thank you," too.

"I'm so sorry that you all came all the way to Fa's house. By then, it was still floating in the heat..."

"Yes. Suffering voices, outside the house, I was hearing. A very sad voice, me, my chest hurts."

"Oh, as much as I'm ashamed..."

"Embarrassing, no. Asta, let's thank and dedicate ourselves to each god who was safe."

And Radajid said even more, shining a gentle light upon the eyes of the truncated length.

"The truth is, today, Fa's house, I was going to visit. We're leaving tomorrow morning, Genos."

"Oh really?! You're finally going back to Sim...... I'm so sorry to hear that you only had one month to stay in Genos but could barely exchange words in the second half"

"Yes, but we, many times, Genos, will visit. Day of reunion, enjoying and doing"

But given the travel time, it's ten months before the Silver Kettle comes to Genos again. It also means that there is so much respite for Schmiral to resume his work as a merchant - and that did not change the sadness that he had to be separated from the Radajids.

"Um! Of course they're going to say hello to Schmiral, right?

"Yes. Evening, Lilyn's house, I'm going to head there. The house of Lou will also say hello, you will need"

"If so, could you stop by Fa's house as well? Not many, but I'd like to give you some dried giva meat."

"... but Gibba's dried meat, Castle Town, to be sold, right? Very expensive, I'm listening. We, I think, are difficult to buy."

I shake my head "no" to a clingy Radajid word.

"What I want to give you is regular dried meat, not specially tailored. I want to give it to you as something else, not as a product."

"Goodbye...... I appreciate your concern, but it's still distressing. The value of Giva meat, before and now, is completely different"

"Still, I want you to take it. The Radajids, of course, want the people of Sim's hometown to eat it."

"... hometown people?

Let Radajid tilt his neck and I nod yes.

"I hear Schmiral doesn't have a close family in his hometown, but he still had acquaintances and friends, didn't he? I wanted those people to eat Giva's meat. I was wondering what kind of life Schmiral is living in a remote western land - it would be a little easier to imagine if you mouthed the same thing as Schmiral."

"... Really?"

Radajid has combined his fingertips in a strange breeze and has bowed his head again.

"Thank you for your attention. Be sure to visit, Fa's house. … goodbye greetings, again then"

"Yes. See you soon"

The Radajids bought up all the 'Giba Curry' that had only a few left and walked away to the dining room.

I take a deep breath after dropping off that elongated back.

Really, it was just a month. I slept sick for more than ten days in it, so maybe that's a natural story too - but I was once again reminded of the passing of time and ruthlessness.

(But as long as we're alive, we can see each other again)

Now, all I could do was take that thought.

And - by letting me experience the memory of death more than once in my nightmare, I was able to bite something stronger than ever: raw joy.

(I want to live with everyone. Ai-Fa, as well as everyone by the woods, everyone in Genos and exotic people like Radajid, all together......)

Thinking that way, I pulled myself back just a little and looked up at the grey, dull sky.

Have the gods of this world allowed me to live as a inhabitant of this land?

In the first place, by whose will was I sent to this land?

I didn't even know that - but for the first time, I was supposed to go down to this land and pray clearly to God.

(Please forgive me for continuing to exist in this corner of the world.... because it will never be bad)

Of course, I had nothing to answer.

The Matua women I worked with call me worried, "Um".

"Asta, if you want to get out of the roof, put on your rain gear. It's not good to cool your body down."

"Yeah, thanks"

I stared hard at the gray sky just one more time and then I went back under the roof.

The closing hours of the stall business seemed to be approaching in front of us already.