544 Fourteenth Day of the Green Moon ② - The Power of the Hunter

Then a few moments later, we returned to the Forestside settlement, where we were encouraging a culinary study group at Kamadu Hut in Fa's house.

Kamado Cabin also has a dozen women gathered today. The Sudra family's babies had also settled down about sorting meat to be sold in town, so the Fou and Run women were starting to attend study groups as often as they had before.

The subject of the day is the expansion of variations in pasta sources. Only Tour-Din continued to work on Gateau Chocolate research yesterday, but in Fa's nearest family, he could not use high-end ingredient Gigi leaves as much as he liked, so he was to be entrusted to one Tour-Din.

However, such luxury will also be tolerated if it is a harvest festival or other feast. In order to complete the recipe by that day, Tool-din received a single study, during which the other ladies decided to proceed with their studies, etc.

Of course, we weren't pushing everything on Tour-Din, we were all working on the underneath Gigi leaves and so on, and Tour-Din was adding to the circle when novel ideas and so on flashed with pasta sauce. When we should divide work, we divide work, and when we need to work together, we can hold hands, and they were also getting that kind of ad hoc.

Even in terms of enthusiasm for cooking, I would never take it to the people of the Lou family. We were able to spend a full day diligently and soothingly.

It's just, after all, hard to get rid of the King's Capital inspection team completely out of your head. In terms of waiting times to simmer or simmer ingredients, that kind of topic was really going to be eliminated.

"I guess the soldiers in the Wang capital are chasing Gibba in the Morga Forest these days. It's kind of weird that people in town go into the woods."

That's what the young ladies of Matua said as they stirred up the flavor-adjusted tarapa sauce.

Once upon a time, even on the silver moon, an external human "Seat of Gamleys" was to enter the forest. At that time, however, it was only in the shape of accompanying the Lu family in their hunt for Giva. It may have been the first time in the last eighty years that people in town alone would be working on giva hunting jobs without accompanying hunters.

"I can't believe you're trying to get yourself out of your way before Gibba! Think as much as you like about how horrible a beast Gibba is!

Around noon today, in Accommodation Town, Dora's father said so.

My father had experience with handcrafted spears of gibbons embedded in pitfalls that he had planted around the field. Just a peek from the top at the immobile Gibba led his father to experience the same fear as his hair.

I've only had two face-to-face experiences with living Gibbs. It is the first day of awakening in the forest of Morga and the day after. The first time I escaped my difficulties by falling into the pit myself, and the second time I was to be saved by Ai-Fa - the fear of that time was still carved into my heart in various ways.

Gibba looks a lot like a boar. But it is a more dangerous beast than boar. Even boars are dangerous enough beasts, but I could have guessed that they were more vicious than that, even if they were hunters.

(Probably more than that, because I know that the people by the woods have the power to sneeze. Gibba is so horrible that the people around the woods can't deal with him without putting their lives on hold)

I've seen a hunter's power comparison every once in a while. So what I learned was the unshakeable fact that the people by the woods have much better physical abilities than normal people I know.

Ey-Fa, for example, is slightly less tall than me and has a very smooth physique, but retains incomparable muscle strength with me and others. That was a remarkable difference, as much as I had to think that the nature of the muscles and bones was different.

Besides, it's Sin-Lu. Even though Sin-Lu is smaller than me, I've blown up a big man in armor a few meters pretending to be one of the swords. In the light of my common sense, such imitation should have been something no ordinary person could ever exchange.

In addition to that, hunters by the woods have extraordinary reflex nerves, such as vision, hearing, ability to explore the surrounding signs, ability to kill their own signs, and so on. I guess those too are the power of hunters by the woods.

If the song "Black King and White Queen", once made to sing by the bard Niya, were true, the people by the woods would have been hunting for a beast named Black Monkey in the Black Forest long before Sim's kingdom was established. In addition, being chased through the Black Forest will make you feel better about wandering - at its end, finding a second home called the Morga Forest.

By the time we reached the Morga Forest, many of our compatriots were set to do their part, Grandma Ziva once said. And yet, even after living in the Morga Forest, the number of clans was to be reduced to half in the battle with an unknown beast called Giba. In forestside settlements, only the blood-minded people who survived such a harsh fate were allowed to survive.

I guess it is because they are such that they are still able to continue fulfilling their giva hunting work.

Hundreds of years of harsh raw were meant to give the forestside people unusual power.

Of course the Dougs, I suppose, are excellent soldiers. But as Camua-Josh also said, it is a force to fight between humans, to win wars. Extreme stories, if the soldiers of the Wang capital and the people of the woods fought, the soldiers might have been able to fight for good, without even having a handful of physical abilities - it was hard to think that their power could bring Giva to its full potential against them, etc.

"... Asta, you have a face that doesn't float"

And I was called out from the side by the pretend.

Looking back, Yun-Sudra looks at me worried.

"I think it's time for the stone kiln sweets to bake up, shall I go?

"Oh, no, I'm fine. I was just thinking."

"Really? It will surely help us save them."

And Yun-Sudra smiled with a much chopped face.

"Asta is rarely a fellow countryman by the woods. But I'm sure... Asta has powers that we don't have. I guess that's why Asta has been able to save us ever since."

"What are you talking about? All I can do is cook like this."

"No, Asta lived in some town until she visited the woodland, didn't she? It is a power that we do not have that in that way we can also perceive the human thoughts and feelings of the town. So yesterday, too, could we have driven the soldiers back or suppressed Donda-Lou's anger?

Yun-Sudra had some, very grown-up look on her face.

It seems a little sad - but more than that, it is a happy smile.

"Thinking that way, I feel Asta's presence far away and even a little rusty...... but after all, the joy and pride of being able to welcome Asta like that as a compatriot is all the less. Please continue to empower us as compatriots by the woods."

"Yeah, sure.... Thanks, Yun-Sudra"

"This is the one I want to thank, Asta.... Come on, if it gets too late, Tool-din's gonna kick in."

Yun-Sudra pushed me on the back, and I headed to the exit of the cabin.

On its chest, it seemed as if Yun-Sudra's words were stained with shin.

(Indeed, Yun-Sudra is right. My thought circuit is closer to the people in town, so I can come up with things that I don't think of for everyone by the woods. As a folk by the woods, if I could show that part to a bunch of people, I might be able to help something)

With that in mind, I left the cabin and headed towards the stone kiln waiting for Tour-Din.

Tour-Din is facing the stone kiln with a serious face. Instead, Chim-Sudra appeared as an escort.

"Hey, wait up. Is it a little late for that?

"No. It doesn't smell funny, so I don't think it's burning. The sand on the hourglass is just falling."

"Oh well. Well, let's get it over with."

When I let my gaze wander, Chim-Sudra offered me a silent iron stick. The stone kiln door is pulled out with this appliance.

"Thank you, Chim-Sudra.... Somehow, the combination of Tour-Din and Chim-Sudra is fresh. Did you play any stories?

"No," Chim-Sudra shook her head as I asked her that way, pulling through the stone kiln door.

"Tool-din kept checking on the fire, smelled the smoke, and he didn't look like he was in my eyes or anything. I guess because he's so serious, Tour-Din can create something called a treat that surpasses Asta as well"

"Yes, no, not at all. I'm not strong enough, so I just have to work harder than the crowd..."

And, Tour-Din happens to be smaller.

"Hmm," Chim-Sudra tipped her little neck as she saw him.

"But Tul-din's story has been heard from Yun every now and again. It's also a big story that we're being left to celebrate the Northern settlement... Speaking of which, I hear you were about to be asked to dowry at that young age at the previous feast."

"Yes!? Really, Tour-din?

"Chi, no! The dowry, etc., is not wanted!

"Really? I heard that the men of Havilla had become suspicious of Tour-Din and made a mess with the women of Dhana."

"Oh, that was just a little misunderstanding...... how did Yun-Sudra know such a story?

"I don't know. Well, a bunch of women is something I like to rumor about. You must have asked the women of Din or Lid when we stopped by."

Tour-Din turned red to his ears and was likely to disappear now.

Watching as he looks at it, Chim-Sudra is leaning her neck in a curse.

"What's the matter with you? I think Yun and his women wanted to tell you that that's all Too-Din is a fine Kamadoku number. Yun and others often talk about Tour-Din as if they were bragging about themselves.... but if you feel bad about something, let's apologize"

"No......" Thur-din is getting smaller with a bright red face.

I was sorry for Tour-Din, but there was no way Chim-Sudra was more offensive, and it was about smiling to me watching from scratch.

With that thought in his chest, he pulls a plate for heat resistance out of the stone kiln.

In doing so, the sweet aroma of Gato Chocolate flooded with unpleasantness again.

"Yeah, it's a nice shade. Looking forward to a taste."

Tour-Din nodded silently.

Turning back to Kamadu's cabin with such a tour-din, there were several cheers on the spot today.

"I knew that sweet smelled terrific! The smell of Myrmu has blown away!

"What does it taste like this time? I'm so excited!

Everyone is shining their eyes, headed by Yun-Sudra. It seems that he has completely captivated Gato Chocolate during his tasting.

This tasting is three dishes. Each adjusts the amount of sugar and caron milk and milk fat. I have finished it into a thin dough so that my stomach doesn't get puffy just from tasting it, and I only bake it for the amount of mouth per person.

Thus, when the dough was cooled and then spread to the tasting, more than a dozen Kamadoku turns came up with a nokimi ceramic look.

"Oh, I knew it was delicious...... I'd love to feed the kids at home soon"

"Right. But if you feed this guy first, he's going to be obsessed, so maybe you should feed him some other dishes before he serves them at the feast."

I speak to Tour-Din, sidelined by the wicked and noisy women.

"In two days, yesterday and today, the taste seems to have improved remarkably. Percentage of sweetness and bitterness. What do you want?

"Yes, but I think it would be easier to eat just a little less texture. Besides... you might get tired of eating without a little change in taste."

Tul-din was taking it seriously again, as he had regained his mind.

He said that he had undergone an eye-catching evolution in just two days, but he is still unconvinced.

"If you want to lighten the texture, you might want to put more time on the fire. If you increase the amount of fuwano poorly, you'll have to re-adjust the flavor again."

"Right...... or what about using Poitan? That should naturally lighten the texture."

"Oh, I see. Perhaps that's a good idea."

When I responded that way, I heard a "mmm" from the entrance.

"That smells a lot sweet. Are you wearing sweets today?"

"Hey, welcome back, Ai-Fa. You were early today."

"Not really. I'm leaving a giva in the woods, so I have to go back again."

I guess that means I've already carried one giva. As always, Giva's harvest did not appear to have fallen.

At the foot of Ey-Fa, the hound's brave is causing his nose to snap. It may be reacting to the intense aroma of Gato Chocolate.

"By the time I get back to the next one, the carving limit for leaving the house will also be nearer. By then, you'll have to be ready, too."

"Got it. Be careful, Ai-Fa."

Leaving a reply of "um," Ai-Fa walked away refreshed.

After that I drop him off, Yun-Sudra looks at me.

"Asta, isn't Ai-Fa in a bad mood or something?

"Huh? Why?

"'Cause it's been about half a month since you started helping out with your lodging, hasn't it? So every day, having dinner outside is an act that only the people of the woods do."

That was, indeed, what Yun-Sudra said. Having dinner with an important family is an irreplaceable act for the people of the woods.

"Well, I'm fine so far. Besides, in a few more days, you won't need any help. I originally helped the dining room because I was talking about half a month."

"Really? I hope so..."

Yun-Sudra was worried, but I wasn't worried. As a matter of fact, during my sleep a few days ago, the subject was being raised with I-Fa.

"I can't wait to get some dinner at home."

That's what Ey-Fa said then, lying on his bedding, tilting his face and body toward me. What was floating on that surface was a very calm and soft smile.

The ordeal caused by the nobles of the Wang capital has often resulted in a harsh expression, Ai-Fa, but it is not stuck from morning to evening. These folds give me the same kind expression as before.

Also, with my birthday at the border, the softness of those expressions is extraordinarily appealing. I couldn't forbid my heartbeat to go faster just because I could turn such an unprotected and bland love on Ey-Fa.

"... apparently you don't need to worry"

And Yun-Sudra smiled.

"I was kind of driven by the desire to pinch Asta's nose, but I'll be patient because touching the murmur is an act against my learning"

It was a hard Yun-Sudra insight into what the hell I read in this moment.

While my face doesn't turn red, I decide to start getting ready to clean up later. All I had to do was try the tarapa sauce that was simmering, and it should have reached the chopping limit to cut up the study group.

"I'm looking forward to the harvest festival. I want to see a happy face soon."

The young women of Matua have said so while washing the cookware used with water from the water bottle.

A very fragrant smile, but also a shade that just seems slightly worrying to my eyes.

"By then, I hope the current noise has subsided... Asta, be careful when you go down to town today"

"Yeah, thanks. There's nothing to worry about, because I've got the i-fa's on me."

That's how I tasted the tarapa sauce, and by the time I had finished cleaning up all of it, I had also finished treating the two heads of Giva better.

The time is not long, but five moments down. It's time to head to the settlement of Lou.

Brave entrusted the Fou ladies with a lump of meat, a night meal, and we went for the Leu family in Gill's luggage today.

"... how's the neighborhood ladies?

I nodded, "Yeah," as I rode myself out beside it, because the eye-fa on your stand asked me that way.

"I'm getting familiar with preparing meat for the market, and it looks good. I think I'm getting used to writing down the amount of ingredients on the books."

"Right. The Harvest Festival is something to look forward to."

"Yeah, it's been months since the last time, so we should be able to prepare a fancy feast dish."

As usual, it is a conversation with Ai-Fa.

I'm sorry to hear about the soldiers who went into the woods, but I can't even talk about them on this occasion. If you head to Kimmus's Tail Pavilion, Camua-Josh will bring you some information again. Thinking that way, we rushed to the settlement of Luu.

But we got to know the truth sooner than that.

As we were going south on Gill's luggage, we could see a hunter spanning Tototos from the way he went.

"That... sounds like Lyada-Lu"

"Then again, is that a message to the north settlement?

Even on the first day of the visit of the visiting delegation of the Wang capital, Lyada-Lu was charged with the role of messenger. I was using a luggage truck with Late in it then, but it's too late today, so I guess I'm aiming for a settlement north at the highest speed.

"Lyada-Lu, did something even happen?

When Ai-Fa parked his luggage and called him that way, Lyada-Lou also pulled out the reins.

"Mm-hmm. For more information, ask me at Luu's settlement. I have to get to the north settlement as soon as possible."

"What the hell is going on? The soldiers in the woods must have caused some trouble."

"... you're actually right. They put me through so much trouble that I didn't have to."

Lyada-Lu was the expression of seriousness itself.

I don't think so either, and I'm getting myself out of the side of your podium.

"Yes, what the hell happened? Are you kidding me?

"You stepped into the woods of your own free will, so don't complain if you're going to give your soul back. I should have been prepared for that."

That being said, Lyada-Lou shook his head sideways hard.

"So that's not the case. They also violated contraindications."

"Kee, is it contraindicated?

"Mm-hmm. Those guys - they've stepped into the woods and mountains border. So Valve's wolf attacked us."

I was supposed to get hit in the back of the head with a hammer.

Lyada-Lu regains grip on the reins with a tough face.

"Fortunately, it was the soldiers who hurt me, and it didn't seem to hurt Valve's wolf, though. If I had stepped into the mountains of Morga and hurt the three beasts of Morga - with Morga's wrath, Genos could have perished. I don't think that's what they were after from the beginning."

"No way, that's..."

"Anyway, listen to me later in Luu's settlement. I'm heading north to the settlement."

Lyada-Lu kicked Jidula's flank there, too, with his farewell greeting.

I turn back to Ai-Fa after the appearance of Jidula with the reddish feathers disappears.

"A, i-fa, what the hell is this all about?

"Nothing. Whatever thoughts the soldiers may have had, it is an unforgivable act."

After stating so in a quiet voice, Ai-Fa also whipped Gilr's flank with a leather whip.

As he manipulated Gill's reins, which he rushed out to gain, the side of Ai-Fa had become a more pressing face than any other.