503 Castle Girl and Forest Girl (below)

It was on the 22nd of the Yellow Moon that a dinner party was held at a restaurant called "Silver Star Hall".

Studying letters from morning to noon, courtesy from noon, and doing the usual routine before leaving Castle Genos with his mother. Busy fathers can't attend today's dinner party.

"So today's partitioner is Pole Earth. You said you couldn't do it, you got your Odifia seat vacated, so you're gonna thank me properly, right?

"Yeah, okay"

While swayed by Totos' car, Odifia was feeling her chest squeaking slightly again.

Whether Tour-Din was coming or not was a situation that we wouldn't know until we got there. This was also in the same mood as waiting to see if the noon snack was the day of the hit or the day off.

After that much time passes, Totos' car stops.

First Eurifia, then Odifia, gets out of the car with each samurai. At the age of six, Odifia was finally able to get off this high staircase alone.

Going down to the ground, martial officers in white armor stand in a sloppy line.

Through the meantime, the Odifias crept through the building's doors.

"I've been waiting for you. Of your reservation, you are Master Eurifia and Master Odifia. We're already waiting for you."

An old woman who looked nice welcomed me that way with a smile on her face.

It was a little fresh for Odifia not to attempt to mention the subtle title "First Son Lady of the Marquis de Genos" against Eurifia.

They say this is a restaurant in the castle town, in the neighborhood where civilians live.

Now, because very expensive dishes are sold, most of the customers are aristocrats. Although Odifia is often taken around for the sake of her parents, this may have been the first time she has visited something like this: a restaurant of its kind.

"Oh, I've been waiting for you, Eurifia. Please take your seats on the side of the wall if you like."

Upon entering the room, Polearth has stated so.

A large table is arranged to the left and right, with several humans already seated. What Odifia could tell was about Merrim, Polearth's companion, and Tolst, Count Turan's family, and Arishna, the astrologer.

"Oh, that seems like a lot of strange seating order. Is this what you think it is?

"I thought about it, not so much. I just wish I could interact with people from different positions as much as possible."

On both tables, seats were set so that the nobility of Genos and the people of the east could be disturbed. In the seat on the left pointed out by Polearth, two eastern people and one aristocratic figure sat, and the five seats across the street were whole empty.

"I see. You're positioned to welcome five forestside people at both tables. It's a delightful way to do things like you."

Eurifia turned to the designated seat, grinning equally at the left and right tables. Odifia goes after him for a little while.

When they got to their seats that way, Polearth raised her voice again.

"I would like to introduce you to the folks at Black Wind Cut Wings. This is your wife, Eurifia, the first son of the Marquis of Genos, and her first daughter, Princess Odifia, the companion of Lord Melfrid."

And here too, other guests will be introduced. All three eastern people except Alishna were men of the Chamber of Commerce called "Black Windcut Feathers," and the strange nobleman was a man in the position of Foreign Affairs Officer.

Next to Odifia there are two eastern people, and over there sits a diplomat: the two eastern people were the vice-presidents of the Chamber of Commerce and the man in second place.

"If it was meant to be, there was supposed to be another diplomat present, wasn't there? I'm very saddened to have taken that seat."

With Eurifia gazing at her, Odifia asked her to bow her head, "I'm sorry."

The diplomat is waving in a panic that "there is no extermination either".

"It was a more distressing story to have your wife alone. Lord Melfried would have been here if he had been, so don't let him sit on the spot as well as his son Princess Odifia."

"I'm very keen," Odifia decided to keep her head down again. I didn't want you to feel bad about your mother because this is your own self.

That's how I also thanked Polearth, the partitioner, when Merrim, who was sitting next to him, smiled "well".

"Princess Odifia seems to have grown up very much while we haven't seen it for a bit. You'll already look like a fine lady."

Odifia was just using freshly remembered polite language.

I don't even have to worry about these words coming out. The journey to a fine lady was still a long way off.

Then the old woman's hand brought tea, and after a while of cheering was continued, the arrival of the people by the woods was announced.

The highs in my chest that have subsided for a while are coming again. Odifia grabbed the hem of her outfit in the shadow of the table, while waiting for the people by the woods to show up there.

Young, brown-skinned humans come into the room like they don't recognize each other.

The people of the woods are invited ten people.

In it, there were two humans with yellow skin. She's a cook named Asta and an unrecognizable ten-year-old girl.

I tried to hide in the shadows of those two, and there was Thur-din.

Odifia didn't think, she moved her legs all over the table.

But Tour-Din seemed less aware of Odifia's existence. When there are a lot of people, Tour-Din usually lays his eyes down.

That's how Tool-Din got to the opposite table with Asta, so Odifia accidentally shouted, "Ah......"

"Oh, will Tool-din be sitting there, too? Odifia wants to talk to you."

When Eurifia raised her voice like that, Tour-Din let her gaze wander with most of her.

The daughter of the people of the west, who was by Tour-Din, smiles and teases in its arms.

"So why don't you come with me to that table over there? I'd love to be with Tour-Din."

She was an adorable daughter, just like Tour-Din, with her hair tied in two beside her neck.

Age and outfit are about the same as Tour-Din. However, opposite to Tour-Din, he smiles cheerfully with a smile. Because of his identity, he seemed to be a people who lived outside the castle town.

Either way, Tour-Din took a seat at this table.

However, my seat is a little out of place with Odifia. The front of Odifia was a wood-side cook named Sheila-Lou, and Tour-din was next to it on its left.

"Alas, you were Sheila-Lou. Short hair and unusual outfits make me look different."

When Eurifia called it that way, Sheila-Lou smiled softly, "Yes."

"The woodland ladies cut their hair and changed their outfits to something new when they gave them a wedding."

"Well, then you mean you gave them a wedding too. Perhaps your opponent is your Dalm-Lou?

Sheila-Lou smiled, "Yes" again.

He seemed a little embarrassed, and then he had a happy smile.

"I knew it. Since I saw you at the Ball of the Earl of Dalaim, I've been wondering if you'll be my companions any day. That's a lovely couple."

"Thank you, Eurifia"

Next to Sheila-Lou, Dalm-Lou was thankful only with his eyes.

I remember seeing this man named Darum-Lou at the ball, too, Odifia. He was wrapped around a castle town banquet costume then, and his hair was beautifully jerked off, but today he felt as crude and powerful as someone else.

I'm sure this is normal to be a hunter by the woods. Odifia had seen several other hunters, but often had strange signs different from these martial arts officers.

But now more than that, it is Tour-din.

Tour-Din had his first meeting, and all he had to do was talk to the girl next door.

No, Tour-Din is laying her eyes down weakly, and a girl is talking to cheer it up.

Odifia is getting sadder and sadder as Tour-Din doesn't look at this one.

"... you are the daughter of a cook named Michelle. Rumor has it you're hungry."

When Eurifia called from her far seat, the girl smiled back, "Yes," she said.

"I'm Michelle's daughter from Turan, and my name is Mim. I will try not to be rude to you, so please allow me to be present."

"It's not even an upbeat meal today, so you don't have to be tough on anything.... you're still leaning in the woodland settlements, aren't you?

"Yes, my father's injuries have gotten a lot better, but until the security of Turan has improved, we have not had to allow him to stay"

"The one called Solemnity of Discipline of the Militia. My partner should be playing a part in that, so I hope Turan gets some rest as soon as possible."

Ever since I mentioned it that way, Eurifia has looked at Odifia for the moment.

"Odifia, weren't you thanking Tour-Din, too?

"Yeah," he nodded, but the words didn't quite come out.

In the meantime, Tour-Din turns his attention to Odifia.

"Oh, it's a hiccup, Odifia. Have my sweets arrived safely every time?

"Yeah."

"Good for you, then."

As relieved, Tour-Din breathes.

So when Odifia tried to say thank you, the cook Varcus came into the room.

"Thank you for waiting. Now that it's five moments down, I'm going to serve you a dish."

Tool-din's eyes will be pointed at you, too.

Odifia wasn't mindless, but she couldn't have interrupted the start of the dinner party.

After that, the food was delivered.

It is the dish of Varcus, reputed to contend for one or two even in Genos.

But to be honest, Odifia wasn't very good at Vulcan cooking.

Varcus has the reputation of being the best at handling vanilla in Genos. Odifia was often surprised by that rare dish as well, but his dishes had to be felt a lot too spicy and bitter.

"Kids' tongues are too sharp, and they feel too strong about the flavor. I guess it's a little too exciting for Odifia because Vulcan cuisine is made for adults."

When it was, Eurifia said so.

Indeed, the Castle cooks had changed the flavor a lot with what Odifia eats and what the adults eat. Odifia feels more delicious.

Besides, it's from Asta, the cook by the woods.

Nor did he often find it very tasty for Odifia, as he did not use as much vanilla as Varcus.

And after all, it is Tour-Din.

My daughter Asta and Rimi-Lou's treats are delicious, too. But it turns out that what seems most delicious to Odifia is Tour-Din's confectionery.

Eurifia says all the time that the confectionery made by the castle cook is not beaten by Tour-Din either. That was incredible to Odifia.

When you mouth the Tul-din treat, you feel happy from the bottom of your heart. The treats made by the cooks by the woods are more delicious than the treats made by the chefs of the castle, and Tour-Din should not have felt otherwise among them.

"... Odifia, you're eating well"

And Eurifia sneaked up on me.

Odifia gives a nod to the incredible dish Chaska as she rubs around.

This chaska also felt a little spicy.

But the people of the east next door and so on have thrown a whole bunch of condiments of a different kind. If I made it that hard, Odifia wasn't going to eat a mouthful.

Still manage to get this far, I can eat without leaving all the food behind.

Odifia's cuisine was only about half that of an adult, and neither appetizers nor juice dishes were so exciting. Odifia also thought it might be his mission to eat all the dishes served because he was the one who pushed others to take part.

Whenever he is served a new dish, Tour-Din brightens his eyes and exchanges arguments with Mim.

I guess these are extremely delicious dishes for Tour-Din. And Tul-din, the cook, was in a very hot mood only when he was in front of a delicious dish.

Odifia thinks all of that, wanting to eat up all the dishes quickly and exchange words slowly with Tour-Din.

In the meantime, vegetable dishes were to be served.

"Well, this is a strange dish, among other things."

That's what Eurifia said.

Odifia felt the same way in a bad way.

The dish was predominantly sour, as bad as bitterness and spiciness.

Odifia also doesn't like mammalian vinegar. It feels like if I could use a lot of sugar to make it sweet, I could manage to put it in my mouth. This dish was not only a mammalian vinegar, but also an inexperienced chunk of sourness.

I can also feel the sweetness, but the sourness is in the way. The sweetness is also mixed with sourness, which makes it taste disgusting. I'm sorry about Varcus, but I didn't think all this was very tasty.

"That's amazing! How can you create such a strange flavor!

And I heard Tour-Din's voice coming this way, and it surprised Odifia.

The person at this table looks back so much that Tour-Din gets annoyed "also, sorry......"

After that, I was trying to escape everyone's gaze and even exchanged words with Mim.

As I watched that, Odifia felt sadder and sadder.

Odifia is still young, so she can't even get into that conversation.

I can't share the joy or the cost of Tul-din's feelings with you. This hard to eat dish also feels delicious to the Tour-dins.

Besides, Odifia was a nobleman in the castle town, and Tour-Din was a cook by the woods.

I guess my taste in cooking is different from the beginning. Odifia is the eating side and Tour-Din is the making side, so that's natural.

But Odifia couldn't stop feeling sad.

It was through the presence of delicious confectionery that Odifia came to know Tour-Din. It is the presence of delicious confectionery that binds Odifia to Tour-Din. It felt kind of a huge shame that we couldn't share that existence in the same way.

"I wonder if this is right in Odifia's mouth. You don't have to eat them all, do you?

Eurifia whispered sneakily again.

Odifia shook her puffy neck sideways and forced a strangely flavored vegetable into her mouth.

When I left the food here, it felt like a tall wall was forming between Tour-Din and me.

At the end of the day I swallowed it with little bite and poured it in with tea.

It was painful enough to weep, but I could empty the dishes.

Looking to the front of the fudge, Darum-Lou had a liquor cup on top of the Buddha. All the men at this table were drinking tea, not wine.

Sheila-Lou speaks with a daughter named Raina-Lou, and Tour-Din speaks with Mim. Fixed by such daughters, Darum-Lou was as quiet as Odifia.

"... Didn't Darum-Lou say anything about it?

and is an euliphia that directs the water as soon as the Guest is quiet.

Dalm-Lou remained on the top of the Buddha, looking back at it.

"I wouldn't have had a hard time getting this far if it was meat or served with me. The food was hard to eat nowadays"

"The people of the woods have the lesson that you must not leave behind cooking, right? I guess I should have split it with my wife."

"... can you imitate such childishness"

Darum-Lou abandons in a grumpy manner and Eurifia laughs delightfully.

Eurifia was thus also speaking to the people of the east and to the diplomats.

They were also much quieter because their daughters by the woods were obsessed with cooking.

When Eurifia speaks, such tranquillity will be driven away to create a pleasantly floating air. This is how Eurifia thinks best about others at all times.

I'm sure people who slap their pussies when they're my best about Eurifia like that don't know anything. Odifia believed that no one was as kind and compassionate as her own mother.

And - when I grew up myself, Odifia always made me think that way, wondering if I could be someone who could think of others like my mother.

"Oh, this is another great dish."

and the bright voice of Eurifia sounded.

Finally, the main course meat dishes were arranged on the table.

This was also somewhat spicy, but it was a dish that even Odifia could eat without being forced to.

It is a dish made of caron, kimmus and fish meat.

A fish is not much to eat. Still, I can imagine that adults would find it delicious. Of these, Kimmus' breasts seemed to be in Odifia's mouth the most.

The cooks are already admiring it. Both Tour-Din and his other daughters have three kinds of meat on their cheeks with a look of joy and surprise. I would be suppressing my feelings not to lose my gratitude, but it was nevertheless clear that they were at the extreme of Daw Young.

Darum-Lou is also now frustrating his dishes with a satisfying face.

The people of the east could not read their emotions, but it was all words of praise to be unleashed from time to time.

After all, it is a delicious dish for adults.

Tool-din, who talks to Mim, was also sparkling in his eyes.

Odifia's heart has sinked to such an extent that there is no more.

Until I visited this place, it seemed to be a lie that I had bounced my chest against my expectations.

Maybe I shouldn't have come to this place today.

I couldn't wait to hate thinking about myself that way.

Even when sweet treats were delivered at the end, Odifia's feelings never changed.

I wonder if it is a delicious treat. But what Odifia was looking for was not this flavor. Even though his stomach was full, his chest was empty, and he was as comfortable as a cold breeze was blowing there.

"Now that you have eaten all the dishes, I would like to greet you with your disciples"

With the words of Vulcus, his disciples are invited in.

A conversation had been held after that with the Vulcas for a while, but it didn't come into Odifia's ear at all.

It's just that at the end of the day, Polearth put up a loud voice, so that's all I managed to hear.

"So let us also deepen our interaction while we enjoy our after-dinner drinks? The guards at the castle gate are talking, so please take care of them for a moment, folks by the woods."

The tabletop dishes were cleaned up and new tea was handed out.

But Odifia didn't even feel like putting her hands up to it.

For one more moment, if we keep quiet like stones like this, will this empty time also mark the end?

Thinking of it that way, Eurifia shook my shoulder.

"What's the matter, Odifia? Tour-din's been calling for you."

"Huh...?

Rounding his blurred gaze, Tour-Din was staring at Odifia.

The face had a very worrying look on its face.

"So, are you okay? I haven't been feeling much better since just now..."

"Yeah......"

We're all getting louder after dinner. To hear Tul-din's words, he needed to get himself on the table.

"So, uh, just so you know..."

"Earlier in the day?

"Yes, so the..."

Thur-din's voice was cancelled by the laughter that echoed from the next table.

Polearths and Tolstoys with booze started to make fun of each other. It seemed necessary to stick up a voice that reached this table for both sides at the edge and edge of the seat to speak.

I want to hear Tour-Din's words firmly, and Odifia makes me get on with it.

Then the people of the east, sitting next to him, rose up softly.

"Seat, move, would you be rude?

"Huh? What do you mean?

When Eurifia asked in wonder, the people of the east nodded yes.

"It's been busy, so they, conversation, seems difficult. Me, seat, swap, how about that?

"That's a pleasant offer, but how about Tour-Din?

Tour-Din rose up freshly with rattles and noises.

Then I look at Mim more sorry.

"Oh, um, mime, I'm so sorry..."

"Never mind about me. Tour-Din was worried about Princess Odifia."

With a smile, Mim looked at the people of the east.

"If you don't mind, let me talk to you about Sim. I wanted to talk to Sims about chaskas, gamas and vanilla."

"Yes, fully"

The people of the east turned to their seats across the street.

Pepper your head down there, and then Tour-Din comes to Odifia. Tea and liquor cups were subtly moved by the old lady at the service.

"Excuse me. You can finally talk slowly."

Tour-Din, who took his seat, has stated that first.

"Um, are you sure you're feeling okay? From the middle of the meal, he seemed a lot less energetic..."

"... since just about?

"Yes. Is it from about being served vegetable dishes? Along the way, Odifia seemed to be crying."

Tour-Din stared very worryingly at Odifia.

It's Odifia's knowing, tender-looking Tour-Din's eyes.

Odifia felt her chest rattle a little different than usual.

"I've tried to call you many times, because I'm not good at shouting out loud... I wish my seat had been closer from the start..."

"Yeah."

"Even when I walked into the room and said hello, the meal started along the way, and I was feeling all heartbroken. I apologize for the halfway greeting."

So Tour-Din let down his mouth on the lid.

"It's really hiccup. The last time I looked at you was around the end of the rainy season, so it's been more than a full month. How was Odifia?

Odifia got kind of stuck in her chest, and all I could say was, "Yeah."

"Really?" Thur-din smiles graciously.

"Um, thank you for all the gifts. The hair decorations I gave Odifia were to be worn at this previous feast… I could have been told by various people that it was a fine ornament"

"... Wasn't it sweet?

"I can't believe it's annoying, that's... I was surprised, and I felt sorry for it, but I was so happy"

Tour-Din was only supposed to be about eleven.

And yet, how can you smile with an adult face like this?

Even though he always seemed weak and didn't quite try to keep an eye on people, Tour-Din sometimes smiled at me like this with a grown-up face.

"But as I told you before, no more other gifts of price are needed. I'm just happy enough to get Odifia to buy sweets."

"... are you happy? Isn't that awkward?

"I'm glad. For they desire all that I make."

Odifia felt something warm filling her chest, which was empty.

Sad feelings melt away with Thur-din's smile and words. It was like, magic.

Tour-Din cared about himself, too.

He felt like a family member when his expression didn't move.

Thinking of it that way, it was such a comfort that the feeling of happiness reached the blurred limbs on the bloodstream.

"So, just so you know..."

"Yeah.... Odifia, I couldn't hear Tul-din"

"Sounds like it. It was noisy around me."

Tour-din smiles with a grin.

"Um, I'm talking about the tea party. Until the visitors leave Genos from a place called the Wang Capital, we will not be invited as Kamadoku's turn. … I'm very sorry."

"... Zane?

"Yes, I recently taught Asta how to make new confectionery. But it's hard to bring something made by the woods to Castle Town because you have to paint it around the fabric."

"Yeah......"

"So this is a treat called Shingeki, but I'd like you to eat that for Odifia as soon as possible. So I look forward to seeing you call it the Tea Party again."

That was the limit of Odifia.

Odifia put on a bounce and stepped out of her seat, putting her arms full and hugging Tour-Din's neck.

"Duh, what's wrong, Odifia?

Tour-Din's hasty voice is heard right next to his ear.

Nonetheless, Odifia slipped her own cheeks onto the warm cheeks of Thur-din.

"Oh, you're back in the toddler again."

A voice containing Eurifia's laughter can be heard from behind.

Still, Odifia had no intention of letting go of this warm presence.

"So, are you okay? After all, that sounds like a bad idea."

A warm feeling has touched my head and back.

I'm sure Tour-Din is holding me to Odifia's little body.

Maybe if it was Odifia right now, the expression was just moving.

I don't know if you're laughing or crying, but it's shaking my heart so much. It was unprecedented that Odifia would be so passionate.

But Odifia nodded her face on Tool-din's shoulder, so no one should have been able to confirm that.

So Odifia didn't do anything wrong.

Odifia is so happy and holds Tour-Din in his hand. For Odifia today, nothing else mattered.

"Tour-din, daisuki"

As Odifia put it, Tour-Din seemed to laugh dull.

"Thank you. I love Odifia too."

Tour-din's warm hand pounds Odifia's back.

Feeling comfortable with it, Odifia embraced Tour-Din with such a strong force.