529 Four Days of the Green Moon ① - Friendly Fire and Land

"What!? So last night, Asta was entrusted to cook that inn!?

The next day is the fourth day of the green moon.

It was still Balan's man who raised his voice when he came to the stall.

"Yeah, your husband got hurt in that inn, so we're going to help him with his job.... What's wrong with that?

"Is there a problem or not?! I don't think that's a good idea!

The use of the word "sloppy" and the like by a magnificent man is truly a smile.

Aldas called me "Fair" while I was thinking about things like that.

"This is Naudis working fine, so you can't even call Asta, can you? Besides, you're hungry for delicious food because Asta's gone."

"Uhm...... but I'm not convinced!

Today, the architect's work seems to have been prolonged, and it was not until after Jomtien's stirring that the men appeared.

So while I finished the street food, I was able to deepen my rapport without worries.

"But we only helped. I was just finishing the same dedication that was decided at the inn, so it's the same whether I'm here or not."

"That's right. You can't even pray to Naudis to get hurt, can you? You didn't say anything about me like a child, so order quickly."

Somehow, interacting with the architects, headed by the old man, had become like a moment of daily pampering relaxation for me.

At the moment, I haven't had any catastrophe on my own, but I've been very heartbroken by the catastrophe in Kimmus' Tail Pavilion, and the movement of the people of the Wang Capital is disturbing. Lyelpham-Sudra and the others, told of the Dougs by I-Fa, were working on the guard's job in such a tense atmosphere.

In the meantime, exchanging words with the lively people of Jagal relieves them of their bitter feelings.

From the looks of it, it just seemed to be surrounded by the men with the mustaches, but as far as I was concerned, I felt a little harem.

And that day, someone appeared to add some more color to it.

The people of Jagal, the son of the iron furniture store, Dir.

"Hey, Dial. That's a little crackly."

Dial visits the stalls at a rate of once every ten or a half days.

Dial, who also took Larvis for you today and stood in front of the stall, looked exceptionally grumpy though.

"Looks like Asta's the same. I heard there were as many as 200 soldiers sitting in the boarding town, but haven't they bothered you in particular?

"Yeah, well, that's longer when we talk... more than that, do you remember these people?

Balan's men watched Dial for a long time.

Dial looks troublesome and looks back at you.

"Who are these people? Did we meet somewhere?

"Hmm. It's rare to see Jagal's young daughter in Genos.... Wait, I think I recognize something on that face..."

"Oh," the first thing I noticed was Aldas.

"You, that's it. You're the daughter of an iron hardware store in Zeland. You did face Asta's stall last year."

"Uh, uh, maybe the Nelwian people? Wow, I miss you!

And a brighter grin spreads on Dial's face, who seemed grumpy.

"I see," he said, gripping his chin beard as well.

"I remember that, too. I was fussing about whether I could eat Giva's cooking or something, that girl? I remember that superior figure."

"No, don't flirt with the old days like that."

Dial blushed his cheeks like they were lit.

"Hmm," the old man hangs one eyebrow.

"Didn't you start to look a lot like a daughter when you used to act like a petty man? As a daughter of my age, that's a good thing."

"Stop it already!

"But it's a lot of oddity to see you face to face in a place like this again. Are you guys visiting Genos at this time of year?

"No, me and some of them live in Genos and they're taking orders for iron fixtures. I'm planning on opening a shop in Castle Town like this."

"What!? So you're saying you've been in Genos since last year!?

As soon as the old man boiled, Ardus laughed bitterly at it.

"Are you going to call people sloppy again? Your obsession with Giva cooking is unusual."

"It's sloppy, what? I'm telling you, I can't even eat Asta's cooking whenever I want, can I? Asta was invited to Castle Town because of them!

"Those guys?" and Aldas tilts his neck.

Deal has been staring at me, staring at my lips.

"Hey, Asta, I'm sorry, can you give me a minute? I need to talk to you about them."

Even for me, this was a valuable opportunity to hear about the castle town.

Leave the other party, Lilli-Lavitz, to do the stall business and travel to the Blue Sky Cafeteria with Dial, who bought the food. Upon hearing the circumstances, Yun-Sudra rushed to the stall again with concern.

"Asta, what the hell are they? I don't call people everyday and get depressed!

"Oh, I knew you'd been to Deal's, too. Dial interacted with Cycleus and Refraia, so I guess the Kingsville people are asking him about it?

"That's right! Let's talk about the old days. Come on! How many times have I heard you say you can only talk like that!

I chewed 'Kel Grill' away, swallowed it, and then Dial looked at me.

"Aye, what the hell do you suspect? I'm persistent in asking if Refraia really took Asta and how the folks at the woods took it back."

"I don't know for sure either, but I'm probably taking the back to see if what was reported by the nobles of Genos is true"

The chiefs have also heard that yesterday and yesterday, for the second consecutive day, they were questioned about the disturbances surrounding Count Turan's house. We managed not to get called in today, but the story was that Graf-Zaza and others are pretty depressed.

"I knew you were talking about that. I haven't been able to get in touch with Polearth since the Kings sat down. I had no idea what was going on."

"Right. But, Deal, if you keep telling me what you know, that's enough. We don't have anything to fall back on."

"Yeah, that's right.... but I was wondering if Refraia would be okay? You've been clearly told that we're not allowed to see each other for a while."

Like a puppy hit by rain, Dial makes a squeaky face.

Even for me, I wasn't worried about Leflaia.

"You know, now, there's not going to be another punishment for Refraia, is there?

"Yeah? Exactly. I don't think so. Rather, it seems that the people of the King's capital suspect that there may be an affair on the side of the Marquis de Genos."

"Oh well. I hope so... because Refraia is getting better too, you don't want to suffer any more."

In Deal's position, it seemed natural to think so. Even for me, I didn't want to think that the treatment of Refraia would be worse than it is now.

(Right. Besides, there was talk about the treatment of the people of the North. Melfried's saying that the people of the woods shouldn't be involved with the people of the north was assuming something like this)

Have the people of Genos not unjustly favoured the people of Mahdra, a hostile nation? Melfried once said that the people of Wang Capital were also focused on that point.

"... Chiffon-Cher is still Lefreia's maid, isn't she?

"Huh? Of course. That's weird, 'cause now she's like the home of Lefreia's heart."

After answering that way, Dial looked fiercely worried.

"Why are you suddenly talking like that? There's no way the Kingsville people are gonna pull that girl away from Lefreia, is there?

"Yeah, I hope not too..."

"Oh, my God. Already! You're getting extra worried!

Dial chewed off 'Kel Grill' like a jerk.

"Anyway, they're not rocks. You're polite up there, but you also know full well that you're looking down on the people of Jagal! We have no business with the Grand Duchy of Zerado!

"So are the people of the king's capital close to the people of Sim?

"Yikes, you seem to hate Sim's people, too. I mean, the King's capital in the west and Sim are far away, so the nobles don't have any connection with Sim's people, do they? Sims' merchants show up everywhere, but nobles won't be dealing with them like Genos."

So what is the treatment of the Sim people staying in the castle town - Alishna and the face of "Black Windcut Feather"?

As for me, I was just following my worries.

"You can't even call Asta to Castle Town without those guys, can you? Damn, it's the plague god itself to me! These people are everywhere in the King's Capital."

And, when Deal was about to turn, Larvis, who was tumbling like a shadow, called me "Dear Deal."

"If you've finished your meal, let's head back to Castle Town. I don't think we should stay here any longer."

"Huh? What's the sudden matter, Larvis?

And I, too, was to be called to Chim-Sudra, who was escorting the Blue Sky Dining Room.

"Asta, it looks like something called the soldiers of the king's capital has arrived. Shouldn't you be back in the stall, too?

I looked back at the stall with dismay.

Sure, which soldiers, with ten, are dense in front of the stall. Customers who had gathered before that were frowning and distancing themselves from it.

"... I wonder if it would be a bad idea if they saw me talking to Asta. I wanted to eat Gibba's food."

Blurring with discontent, Deal wore the hood of his cape.

"It's the only way. I'll find time again. Be careful, Asta."

"Thanks, and so is Dial."

I ran back to the stall while Chim-Sudra escorted me.

but nothing has gone wrong. The women in the stalls are all just silently finishing their dishes.

"Oh, Asta, are you sure now?

Yun-Sudra and others who were serving 'Giva Beans' in my place have smiled back at me.

I've been drained of poison, and I can hear you say, "Yo."

"If I thought you were off today, where were you pulling in? You didn't scare us, did you?

Of a hundred lions long, it is Doug.

That eye compares to Lyelpham-Sudra and Chim-Sudra lined up on my left and right.

"If you're protected by such a fine escort, there's no reason to be afraid. I was wondering if they were better yesterday, and they're always freaking out."

While stating so, Doug still had a fluttering grin on its stern side today.

And instead, another hundred lion length Iphius sounds a strange breathing noise with a shchoke.

"Last night, thank you. What the hell is wrong with you today?

"You'll see. I came here to buy some street food."

The soldiers around him were also grinning slightly in the same way.

Even last night, it didn't make any crazy noise. It was only the words "satisfied, let's say" that were delivered to us after serving twenty Giva dishes and waiting for a while.

"I didn't go belly down in the morning. Then this guy is just good food. It would be ridiculous to pay for copper coins like Kimmus' skinless meat or Caron's foot meat."

"... Really? I'm glad you liked it."

I was lost, but I decided to leave the stall to Yun-Sudra and take the job at the Blue Sky Dining Room.

The Deals pulled up, but the architects' faces still remained in the dining room. The reason why I wanted to draw your attention to it was great.

"Does Asta work there? Okay, I'll move."

and the escorts were Lyelpham-Sudra and Chim-Sudra would switch places.

Another Sudra hunter and Lyada-Lu are also waiting in the Blue Sky Dining Room. Both their names were told that the soldiers of the king's capital were coming.

With that in my ass, let me speak to the architect's face.

"Um, dude, the soldiers are coming here from now on... so, uh, I need you to calm down somehow"

"Hmm? Those guys bought Giva's food? On day four, you finally know how delicious Giva food is!

The ladies, who were also face-to-face with the soldiers in the inn, looked as if they were fine.

but the rest of the guests are rushing to cook. Some of them left their seats with ready to eat dishes.

"Oh, this guy has a fine seat. I feel like a nobleman."

And the soldiers, led by Doug, approach each other.

In that hand, there was just enough food to hold them all.

"Oh, my God, you're just the people of the south. Excuse me for a moment."

As Doug called as he took his seat, the old man returned his gaze.

"There's nothing to get in the way of. Everyone who buys Giva's dishes has a right to sit down."

"Right. That's more than anything. … good luck to the Friends of Fire land"

As Doug said something he didn't quite understand, he lifted the 'Kel Grill' in his hand a little bit, and the old man whispered a fine brow as if it was coming down.

"... are you not neglecting the people of Jagal?

"Yeah? Is there a reason we're neglecting you?

"Are the soldiers of the king's capital neglecting the people of Jagal? The people who stayed at the inn were not easy."

"Those are the little guys in the butthole! I just hope you're not from my squad!

When Doug gave him a laugh, the other soldiers laughed.

Only Iphius, with his odd side, stares into the void without even a dust.

"It was Jagal who raised Zelad, wasn't it? So, it's our job to prune the gelado we grew up with. Without the prey, there's no place to work, so I'm so grateful to Jagal!

"Hmm. I don't know. It's a young one. … good luck to the Friends of the Earth Fire"

After discarding him like that, the old man hitched up a wooden dish with "Gibba Beans" on it about to eat.

I don't know, but that was apparently a greeting exchanged between Selva and Jagal. For me, it's the first sight I've seen.

(Speaking of which, is Selva the God who commands the fire, and Jagal the God who commands the earth? So, Sims is the wind, and Mahydra... er, was it water or ice?

In any case, if Doug's team and architects could respect you, I wouldn't have been so grateful.

I stroke my chest and get to work. Wash the empty wooden dishes with the women of Ray and Muffa.

Because of the lack of alcohol in it, the soldiers never made a fool of themselves.

In one way or another, the facades of the architect are as busier as they are.

So, the people who were far-flung the stalls also probably bought us some rough dishes. The people who bought the dishes of wood are sitting as far away from the soldiers as possible, turning their backs and eating the dishes.

(So far, you don't even hear about a lot of noise going on outside of Kimmus's Tail Pavilion. At this rate, I hope it ends peacefully......)

That's how I finished dishwashing one street, and this would make it okay to go back to the stall - and when I was about to think, all of a sudden I said, "Hey!" The fury echoed.

"Can't the man handle it!? I'm a toddler, and there will be a few more ways to eat it!

It was Balan's man who was angry.

I'll give Lyelpham-Sudra my eye and then I'll run over to you.

"Duh, what's wrong, old man?

"Oh, Asta! Do something about that guy over there! It's going to get worse than this one!

In the direction indicated by the old man, there was the figure of the hundred lion length Iphius.

But since I'm turning my back on this one, I have no idea what touched your scales.

Turning to Doug in confusion, he was shrugging his shoulders with a grin.

"I don't care what you tell me to do, it won't do anything. I'm turning my back on you, but at least I realize it."

"I'm not aware of anything like that! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

Are you stopping your eating hands now, I can't hear anything.

However, only the breathing sound of the example Shkorshko sounded creepy.

"We're totally used to it, but I guess it's that uncomfortable. Hey, Iphius, your friend from the south is totally pissed off, huh?

Doug slammed Iphius' shoulder rough and small.

So I look back at Iphius, and I lose my word.

Ifius had curry all over his mouth.

And since when do I have a forelock on my chest, where I also sprinkle curry juice in a grand splash?

"... no rush, no rush..."

And, with a curry-filled mouth, Iphius squeezed out his cloudy voice.

The old man has a tight eyebrow, and the other faces are creeping themselves out.

"What is that voice? What's wrong with him?

"Oh. Here's how Iphius got his face pierced with a spear from the side. That's when they took my nose and upper jaw. This is how it's been ever since."

With all due respect, Doug slapped Iphius on the back with a bang.

"So well, no matter what you eat, this is how you spill it like a baby. You don't have the upper half of your mouth, so it's natural."

"... no rush, no rush..."

"I'm saying I apologize if this offends you. It's not even that hard compared to Sims and Mahydra's words, is it?

"Right," the old man snapped, finally with a deep crease between his eyebrows.

"I didn't know there was such a circumstance that I roughed up my voice. I'd like to apologize."

"Oh, don't worry. If you were a western people, you might have yelled at me for making a fool of a wounded brave man for the kingdom. If you're from the south, you know what's going on."

Doug was laughing only cheerfully.

The sharpness of the eyes and the intimidating atmosphere originally appeared, so it doesn't seem to be offending. The other soldiers also continue to eat without showing how something unusual has happened.

In the meantime, Iphius stood up loosely.

And it is how he pounded into the deepest seat facing the grove and resumed his meal.

"You're quiet now, aren't you? Never mind, keep eating."

Then Doug turned to me.

"Hey, sounds like you're using better ingredients in a stall. It's better than the food at the inn, and everyone's happy."

"Oh, really? That's frightening."

"Even tonight, you're going to help me with my inn job? Then I expect another delicious dish."

That's all I said, Doug also turned to his people and made them resume their meals.

The old man stares at me carelessly.

"Asta, I'm sorry you made a scene. That was totally, like, worse for me."

"Yes, no, never mind"

"Not at all. Whoever he is, he yells, so this is what happens."

With his mouth saying so, Aldas was tapping on the shoulder of the old man as if he were being touched.

The old man remains on the top of the Buddha and seems to be getting grumpy.

"... Sure, it doesn't seem like a bunch of outlaws. Even if the attitude is crude, the courtesy of being human seems awkward."

Away from the old men and soldiers, Lyelpham-Sudra whispered to me that way.

"But as I was hearing from Lyada-Lu, as a person in town, it seems to be entangled with an unusual force and ominous signs. Even if they recognize the flavour of cooking, you should never be alarmed, Asta."

"Yeah, I know"

They are only soldiers. Visiting Genos, sitting in an inn town, and encouraging the gathering of information are all orders of nobles and superiors.

If the nobles of the Wang capital consider the people by the woods to be their enemies, their swords will be pointed this way. The key thing was the thoughts of the nobles of the king's capital, not them.

(Will I be summoned by the nobles of the King's capital... that's when you're in the right place)

With that in mind, I decided to go back to work.

The stall business was coming to an end, but after this work in Kimmus' Tail Pavilion was waiting for us again.