549 Meeting on the 18th of the Green Moon ① ~

Day passes, the eighteenth day of the green moon.

Later that day, we were on our way to Castle Town.

The reason is to hold a meeting with the nobles of Genos and the auditors of the King's capital.

It was the people by the woods who brought the meeting. We held two consecutive meetings on the 15th and 16th of the Green Moon to determine the way forward.

That meeting, which took place at the call of Gazran-Rutim, was also, I think, quite contentious. Still, it would have been because of the decisiveness of the people by the woods that we managed to settle in two nights. That conclusion would soon be delivered to all families and to Marquis Marquis Marstein of Genos, and that was how it came to be today.

"Really, I wonder if this will solve everything. I don't know."

It was Rudd-Lou, the escort, who blurred that way in the Totos car he switched at the castle gate. I've taken a lot of people to the meeting today, so I accompanied you as your escort.

I brought Kamado's turn because I'm looking to hold dinner after the meeting.

But if the proposals of the people by the woods were withdrawn, the auditors of the Wang capital would be absent. At that time, Malstein had stated to me that he wanted the nobility of Genos to sift through the dishes alone.

"Before this, some people didn't eat Giva food. I was wondering if I'd be happy to cook today."

Next to Rudd-Lou, who topped the Buddha, Rimm-Lou is smiling. With the Chiefs deciding the way forward, Rimi-Lou seemed completely comfortable aboard the big ship already.

In fact, whether the truth of the people by the woods is conveyed is five minutes.

In addition, however, we have already received word from Malstein that we will accept all the proposals. The question was whether that would convince the auditors.

But we set the course.

As things stand, I intend to explore the best possible path. If a more constructive path still existed than this, there was no other way to wait for it to be presented by the auditors.

"... Are we sure that we and others will be okay with it?

And the two women who were arraying beside me, they call out worryingly.

It was the women of Matua and Ratz.

Today, for the first time, they set foot in Castle Town as a help to Kamadu.

"Yeah, this is the one I asked for, so you don't have to worry about anything"

"But I knew, I'd be distracted. We are still immature compared to Tour-din and Yun-Sudra..."

"I hope it's okay. Everyone is watching the stall business and the work you do. I chose you two on top of that, so stick your chest out and do your job."

When I overlapped the words, the Matua women finally smiled "yes".

There is a very proud light in those eyes.

It was with Mother Meer Ray's advice that I chose them as my number. Since all Luu's blood is accompanied at times like this, shouldn't we also give the smaller clans more opportunities - that's how Mother Meer Ray told me.

Today, of course, the skilled members are all face-to-face. Rayna-Luu, Sheila-Lu, Limi-Luu, Tour-Din, Yun-Sudra, and so on, and the two of them were to be added there.

Today, the cooks of Castle Town are not invited, but only the people by the woods are supposed to cook. Moreover, the number of people attending the meeting was so cool that Kamadoku was deemed necessary.

There were four hunters to escort it: Rudd-Lou, Dalm-Lou, Chim-Sudra and Joo-Run. Chim-Sudra and Joo-Run were chosen for the same reason as Kamadu's number. The rest of the hunters of the Sudra family talked about doing their job in the hunting grounds of Run's house to fill the hole that Joo-Run had fallen out of.

Joo-Run has no small connection to me or Ai-Fa or Yun-Sudra, but the sin of making everyone noisy is already forgiven, and his strength as a hunter is impeccable, so he was to be elected this time. Even as Birdu-Fow, this is a major role brought about by the Lew family, so I guess he decided to entrust it to two of his smaller clans who won the title of brave man. Neither I nor I-Fa were willing to complain about Birdu-Fow's decision.

So, the meeting will be joined by the three chiefs and Gazran-Rutim, Birdu-Faw, Baim's parents, and me and Ai-Fa, so the total number of people by the woods is 19, with up to ten people in a loosely ridden two-headed Totoss car, separated and boarded on second hand. Although the stall business happened to be a holiday, the hunters were all trying to come to the showdown today by entrusting their giva hunting jobs to their blood clans.

"... what the hell is going to happen today"

When I sneak in, I-Fa says, "Hmm? I've been looking back a lot."

"We've laid out a way forward, so we don't have to worry about anything. And then it will be how the nobles of the king's capital will take it."

"Yeah. That's why I'm worried about that."

"Worrying doesn't change the outcome. Everything stays in the woods."

That being said, Ai-Fa smiled just in front of her eyes.

"At least the words of Asta and Gazran-Rutim resonated strongly in my mind. With the Chiefs, that should be the same. So there's nothing to worry about"

Ai-Fa's soft eyes gave me a tremendous sense of relief.

At last, Totos' car stopped moving.

"We have arrived. Step down carefully at your feet."

When I got off with the words of a Genos martial artist, it was a VIP hotel, formerly the residence of Count Turan.

The plan was to link them up to the dinner party, so the meeting will take place at this location today.

Seven Kamadu numbers and four escorts are led to the bathroom. They go straight to the cook and start cooking. When I can rendezvous with you will depend on the meeting.

Members participating in the meeting will be escorted up the stairs with the guidance of a martial officer. It was the dining room in the large room that was first approached by the auditors.

Today, a huge table is set in the center of the room. After depositing the hunter's knife at the entrance, we sat in the place designated as a martial officer.

Today, Ai-Fa is not an escort either, he is on the side of the meeting.

There was no denying how my figure might be eliminated again, so I hoped for it myself.

Yet the chiefs did not attempt to serve as escorts outside the door.

Originally, even at their usual meetings, the Chiefs don't seem to prepare escorts for themselves. Even if you keep the knife, you don't need an escort or anything if this many hunters are in place.

(Even at today's meeting, there should be no danger of developing into a rough business. We chose a path that we could solve without using a knife.)

When I was thinking that way, I could hear the ringing tone of the bell from afar.

We've reached the promise limit, three moments down.

Then the book behind the room was pulled open, as if waiting for it.

As before, twenty soldiers first come into the room and stand on the left and right walls.

Then the nobles of Genos showed up.

The number of people is seven. Marquis Marquis Malstein, mediator Melfried, mediator's aide Polearth, Count Dalaim Paud, and Count Saturas Ruidros - plus to Count Turan Refraia, who is then a seemingly torst.

It was indeed about the crackling that made him face to face with Refraia.

As always, he looks as brilliant as a French doll. However, I took it steadily. Its white side seemed to grow up every time I saw it.

Thereafter, the auditors of Wangdu also enter the room.

It's Dreg and Talon, and a thousand lion long Ruids.

Ruid today wasn't in armor, he was in the same outfit as he was at the previous dinner party, and he was properly seated.

"Looks like you're all right. First of all, I would like to thank you for responding to such a sudden gathering"

Marstein, who smiled loosely, said so.

It was the people of the woods who asked us to hold the meeting, but it was all Malstein who accepted it and brought all these members together.

"Today, following an offer from the people of the woods, we were to hold these meetings. This is a gathering to solve your misunderstandings and obsessions that have arisen in the last few days and find the right way - well, you did, chief by the woods."

"Oh," he responded, Dali-Souti.

"The disturbances that arose on the 13th and 14th of the Green Moon led to a threat to the tranquillity of Genos. We want to do everything in our power to converge this noise"

Dreg looked like a mess, and Tal-on was listening to the words as he smiled his inner illegible smile.

All the disturbing air in Genos today is triggered by the orders they give. I guess I couldn't even refuse to attend this meeting because of those burdens.

"Indeed, in the Inn Town of Genos, a great deal of certainty seems to have arisen between the inhabitants and the soldiers of the King's Capital. I hear three Inns have refused to accommodate the soldiers, and four Inns have pleaded wanting to step down from that role,"

Following Malstein's gaze, Ruidros nodded "Yes".

He is a spirited, elegant, magnificent aristocrat with an atmosphere somewhere similar to that of Malstein.

"I have prepared a new lodging for the soldiers who have been evicted from the lodging, and I convinced them to be just a little patient now for the four lodgings... unless they show us some way, there will be undeniable danger that there will be another noise somewhere"

As always, I had no real sense of it, but the town of Inn is a territory under the control of the Earl of Saturas. With regard to the accommodation's good offices, there should have been an exchange between Ruidros and the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, Tapas.

"And the residents' anxiety is spreading not only to the residential town, but also to the territory of Dalaim, - was that the story, Uncle Dalaim?

"Yes, the Dareim has long been home to the largest number of humans. If Morga's contraindication is about to be broken, let's just say it's natural."

Count Dalaim Paud, who looks nothing like his son Polearth, responds that way with a laid-back face. It is a small, laid-back, magnificent nobleman, characterised by a splendid beard and a mistletoe.

"It makes sense that the Inn Town grew so much after Genos gained so much richness in the harvests of the Dareim and Turan territories.... So how was Turan territory?

"Yes, there hasn't been any visible and loud noise or anything...... that would be due to the small number of inhabitants and also the large number of older people. But the older you are, the more fearful you should be of Morga's contraindications… I believe that everyone is frightened from the inside"

Tolst, looking like a tired pug dog, answered as he bowed his head.

Rumor has it that it has the weakest appearance in this, but shows quite a bit of skill when it comes to rebuilding the Count Turan family, Tolst. I have a very good-looking temper, so I have a small fondness for this person too.

"As you can tell, there is an extremely disturbing air spreading in Genos today. We will have to do everything in our power to break this situation. … which the auditors must also understand."

"Hmm. If you mean that just pounding on us disgust or sarcasm will make things better, you can try as much as you like."

Finally, Dreg slapped his hatred.

But I didn't feel as energetic as I used to be in that voice. He doesn't even seem to have a mouthful of fruit liquor today, and he looks a lot less pale.

"Of course, such imitation would not break this situation. So we decided to hold this meeting, accepting the proposals of the people of the woods."

That's what I said, Malstein brought his gaze back to us.

Only three people are listening to the suggestions of the people by the woods: Mulstein, Melfried and Polearths. Ruidros, powder and torst were watching us better with a hint of tension.

"We are also worried about the current situation. Underlying this, I guess, is the presence of our people by the woods, even more so. So I thought we should look for the way forward for the people by the woods and let everyone hear it."

After stating so, Dari-Sauti looked back at Gazran-Rutim better.

"I'd like Gazran-Rutim to set me up from here on out, what do you think? Gazran-Rutim is probably the best of us."

"... if the Chiefs want it, I will obey"

Donda-Lou and Graf-Zaza nodded silently.

After confirming it, Gazran-Rutim turns to the nobles.

"To begin with, what I will now talk about will be the general will of the people by the woods. Therefore, no matter from whose mouth it is spoken, there is no difference in its content, so I will assume the role of explanator."

"Hmm. They were talking about finishing the meeting two days ago, but do you mean that they've already taken endorsement from all the clans?

"Yes, it is originally the chiefs who decide the path to be taken by the people by the woods, so it is not necessarily necessary to obtain the endorsement of all the families in these times of fire… this time I conveyed the word to all the families that if there are any people who find it difficult to endorse them. So until today, no one has ever returned the word to the chiefs, so consider all the people of the clan to have agreed."

"It's a hard story to agree with from all of the people that there are 500 to 600. We want to be, too."

As always, Malstein is smiling loosely.

Gazran-Rutim nodded one thing before first looking around at the nobles of Genos.

"We've had three stories with us today. We would like your feedback on whether all of them are considered correct."

"If it's a useful story to put away the current disturbance, you're welcome. What the hell is that all about?

Luidros, who has quite a bit of socialism, smiles and nods Gazran-Rutim.

Gazran-Rutim also seemed to capture the auditors in their sight.

"As a big premise, this time the disturbance would seem to be the result of the auditors' great distrust of the people by the woods. We looked for a way to break that distrust."

"Well, that's more and more interesting."

"… First and foremost, we wish to reconcile ourselves with the Count Turan family"

It was the unfortunate torst that shook my body.

"Wow, what the hell are we talking about? I think the stubbornness of the people by the woods and the Count Turan family has already been removed..."

"Yes, but we remained stuffed with difficult distrust of some human beings. I was just screwing that thought to spin the right edge with the nobility of Genos. We hope to eliminate it."

Tolst was becoming increasingly blue-faced.

At the end of the day, auditor Talon is grinning deeper at the wrinkles in his eyes.

"That's an interesting story. Who the hell were you distrusting in Count Turan's house?

"It is the Lord Refraia of Count Turan's house and his servant, Sanjula"

With a gentle smile, Tall On stopped the movement.

More honest than that, Dreg is pulling himself back like a little.

"Sa, you think it's Sanjula? What do you mean..."

"Sanjula once stained her hands with the sin of betraying Asta's trust and making herself known. I heard the sin was redeemed by the punishment of whipping, but we couldn't forgive him wholeheartedly."

Refraia was listening to Gazran-Rutim with a very quiet face.

But I'm sure you're more upset inside than Tolst. I hoped for her sake, too, that Gazran-Rutim's words would go further into the core.

"Different punishments also exist by the woods. But whatever punishment you inflict, it doesn't make sense unless the sinner changes his mind. Thus, in people who do not even consider punishment a punishment, they never gain the trust of their surroundings. … we could not believe that Sanjula had been revamped"

"But that one is merely a squire..."

And, as Tolst argued weakly, Gazran-Rutim pointed a gentle smile at you.

"But I have heard that he was allowed to be a squire of Refraia, with the suspicion that he is the son of Cycleus, and yet also the implication that it is dangerous to turn away. Therefore, we were unable to de-alert ourselves."

"But I don't think he'll do any more harm..."

"Isn't that up to your husband, Refraia? In the first place, he figured out Asta by order of Lifreia. If Refraia has nausea, he could be a sinner again too - I mean, isn't that what you mean?

Tolst clasped his mouth with a pale face.

Refraia looks to Gazran-Rutim with an unchanging look.

Gazran-Rutim threw a smile at you too, then turned his gaze towards Malstein this time.

"Refraia is still unacceptable for past sins and forbidden to interact with other nobles. That was the story, wasn't it, Malstein?

"Oh. But that would have a stronger connotation because it keeps the disgusting from getting closer to Princess Lefreia than sin is not forgiven. All the sinners in Cycleus should have been cut off, but not necessarily without people thinking about using Princess Lefreia as an instrument of conspiracy."

"... and the other thing, didn't she also consider the risk of her own nausea?

To Gazran-Rutim's words, Malstein nodded "um".

"Princess Lifreia, who was cut off from her father Cycleus, may be disgusted by the Marquis Genos and the people by the woods in retaliation - such an idea was certainly in me, too"

"The root of the disbelief that was rooted in the people by the woods is that. Lord of Genos, we could not trust the Refraia that you cannot trust."

Gazran-Rutim said that in a very quiet voice.

"We don't know much about a human being named Refraia. All I know is that I used Sanjula to figure out Asta. Still, if you, who know Leflaia well, had stated that you wanted her to be trusted, you could have tried as well... but you also treat Leflaia like a sinner. Then we can't really trust Refraia and Sanjula."

"Hmm. But weren't the people by the woods also agreeing to restrict Princess Lefreia's actions? That's how I heard it."

It was Ruidros who put his mouth in the shadow.

Towards you, Gazran-Rutim answers yes.

"If Refraia is a bad guy, giving it freedom is dangerous. So we did what Malstein did.... But is Refraia a bad guy?

"Well, that's a very difficult question to answer."

"We have also had the opportunity to make contact with Refraia in the last year or so, somewhat. It was really a very limited opportunity… not a single one of them saw Refraia as a bad guy."

We don't know much about Refraia.

Only a very small number of humans, such as myself, have exchanged words with Lefreia among the people of the forest.

We were just hearing about Lefreia's desire to give the people of the North a more human life.

I couldn't have touched on that topic more than there were the auditors of Wang Capital - but it was supposed to be a great judgment material, even though the chiefs at the woodside would be to blame for a human being named Lifreia. Dali-Souti and others in particular were in a position where they wished to feed the people of the North a delicious meal out of the same mood.

"If Refraia is not a bad guy, we want to bond back together. In order to do so, however, we must also indulge in the feelings of Refraia herself. Do you resent the people by the woods and Marquis Marquis Marstein, who accused Cycleus, his father, of being a great sinner, Refraiia?

Refraia said, looking straight back at Gazran-Rutim's face.

"My father was a felon, so resentful of cutting it off. Rather, it is you who resent me, isn't it?

"That's why I'm wishing to reconnect. If you're not willing to forgive me, we won't bond."

"... If I can reconnect with the people of the woods, I want to. You listened to my unscrupulous wishes and bewitched my father, the great sinner, to cook Gibba… I am truly grateful for his deeds"

That being said, Refraia narrowed her eyes so that she could see far away.

"But yeah... I think I only thanked Asta properly on the matter. Asta is also a forest folk, so you couldn't imitate her like that unless you got forgiveness from the chiefs."

"Yeah, you're right. After your visit to Asta, the Chiefs decided to hold a meeting and accept the offer."

"Then let me say thank you once again on this occasion. Nearly a year ago, I was just told what to do... but thanks to you, I feel like I've finally been able to fit in with my father. So I sincerely thank you for your warmth"

That being said, Refraia drooped her head deep towards us as she took her seat without sound.

"Really, thank you very much. And I'm so sorry that I badly imitated your countryman, Asta. I swear to God I will never do that again."

Dari-Sautti struck Donda-Lou and Graf-Zaza on the left and right, respectively.

Donda-Lou and Graf-Zaza nod silently, and Dari-Sauti sees Refraia with a gentle eye.

"Let us accept the apology of Count Turan, Lifreia. I hope to strive to bond correctly in the future"

"Thank you," he replied in a small voice, before Lifreia took a seat.

Mulstein nods "um" as he sees it.

"Nor do I now doubt Princess Lifreia's mood. After all, there was no way that a disgusting person could not be wary of approaching Princess Lifreia, who was to inherit the title at such a young age."

"Then Refraia will be deprived of her freedom without sin. Isn't that too much of an intangible story?"

"Right," said Gazran-Rutim, smiling Mulstein.

"The Forestside Chiefs have petitioned that if Princess Lifreia is a trustworthy person, she should not be treated as a sinner. I'm thinking of accepting the word"

It was Ruidros, Powd and Tolst who gave me the look of surprise.

"Marquis Genos, does that mean - forgive Princess Lifreia for socializing?

"You're right, Uncle Saturas. Originally, Princess Lifreia had been sentenced to six months' imprisonment. That was to be greatly reduced in order to inherit the title of the Count Turan family… Princess Lifreia has spent more than six months since then, like a bird in a cage. With that deed, I think the princess's sins have been redeemed."

That's what I said, Malstein looked more like Tolst.

"But also, the young princess cannot perform the official duties of the Count family, and it is customary for guardians to divide up when this happens. As always, please rebuild Count Turan's house, Tolst."

"Ha... but of course it is"

Tolst was bowing his head in a frightened manner.

Side by side with it, Dreg snorts "solder".

"That's a farce. Why do we have to show off this farce?

"Did you suspect that the Marquis Genos and the people by the woods conspired to break the Earl of Turan's legs? Then I wonder if there will be an obligation to see it all through"

With that said, Malstein smiled and narrowed his eyes.

"Also, how much I sniffed around Doug, it is difficult to find a sign that the saint Jura is the son of Cycleus. We used a lot of manpower at the time to look into it. Right, Mel Fried?

"Yes, Cycleus, how thoughtfully he erased the proof. Weren't you concerned that if your identity were known, Silhouel would harm Sanjula"

"Uhm. That means that no matter what, the Count Turan family will be entrusted to the hands of Princess Lifreia and Tolsto. The auditors would like us to encourage them in their official duties in the future."

Dreg was crawling his fingertips on the table looking for an unlikely drink.

Tall on is immovable while hiding his inner heart behind a soft smile.

And Ruid was still so faceless that he couldn't beat Melfried.

"Now I'd like to get to the next story. Now let's talk about the auditor."

Gazran-Rutim took the words that way, smiling quietly.