566 A Day in the Blue Moon ① ~ Invitational ~

Thus the day passes, and it is the day of the feast of rapprochement.

One day of the Blue Moon, we were still working on the street business that day.

Nevertheless, the only thing encouraging commerce is the stalls managed by Fa's house. The people of the Lou family were ready for the feast, so until then, we were in business.

Today was supposed to be a holiday, but in keeping with the dates of the bozzles, this was supposed to shift the holiday as well. If we survive today, since tomorrow is the long-awaited holiday, this quarter's working day, which was followed by the event of a feast of rapprochement for the study group on the harvest festival, was also the closing day.

The stall is expanded to five units and employees are also full members. Me, Tour-Din, Yun-Sudra, Faye Baim, Lili Ravitz and the women of Gaz, Ratz, Matua, Meme and Dhagora, for a total of ten.

By this time everyone was an expert in the commerce of stalls, so I see no obstacle to my work. Besides, with the exception of Lily-Ravitz, who is like a less emotionally legible vault, everyone had fun and a full look.

"... the feast by the woods will only be held this evening."

And it was Balan's amusement to lead the architect of Jagal who had called him that way.

When I smile and say, "Yes," he's sniffing at me like it's not funny. Then Ardus, who was lined up next to him, jerked off his back.

"Are you still mumbling? This is a feast where the people of the woods and the people of the west deepen their rapport, so the rest of us won't be calling.... or if I joined that, I wouldn't be at work the next day."

"I understand," the old man said, remaining on the top of the Buddha after all. An old man who is always the top of the Buddha, but with the depth of the wrinkles placed between his eyebrows, the degree of frustration can be guessed.

Even for me, it was not long before I wanted to invite the architect's face to the feast.

But it was said that it was inappropriate to invite the people of Jagal and Sim, because it was an act of deepening rapprochement with the people of the west.

That agenda, by the way, had been shaken up at such an early stage. Because Dial and Arishna, who were spending time in the castle town, wanted to attend the feast, a conversation was turned from Polearth to Donda-Lou, which combined with a backdrop on the agenda.

As a result, this time the people of Sim and Jagal have settled on the conclusion that they would prefer not to.

The only exception was Bozzle, who had been living in the castle town for years now as a disciple of Vulcus, and was almost a Genos people in his position, so attendance was to be allowed specifically.

"The ladies work early every morning, too, right? But don't you have a holiday to stay in Genos for two months?

Even if I did have a conversation, the old man just responded less to the word "oh."

Aldas, who sees it, explains it with a laugh.

"If you take a day off, it'll probably cost you a fortune. But on a convenient day, I'm off to work in about half a day. If I can't do it and fall off the roof, that's why I can't take it back."

I nodded, "I see," while making "Giva's Pot Meat" out of the Hoboi oil I could buy in Castle Town.

"But after all, if you drink and make a scene, you want to take your time the next day. I don't drink alcohol, but I try to adjust it to be a holiday the day after the feast."

"What, Asta doesn't drink? When I was about Asta, my dad and I used to take bottles."

That being said, Aldas laughed lavishly, but after all, the old man remained silent.

Aldas pulls in a smile and looks back at the old man a lot more worried.

"Hey, how can you cheer me up? I know you're jealous of the people you called for the feast. Even we can have delicious Giva food at the inn at night, so we won't be so depressed, will we?

The old man just repeated the word "understand".

When your old man gets so stuck up here, I can't stay either. So I'm going to show you my belly proposal, which was warmer than ever.

"Um, today's feast can only be invited by the people of the west, but if I invite the ladies to the woodside on a different feast from that, can you come?

The old man has been staring at me with his bottom light eyes.

"... you want to invite us to a forest settlement?

"Yes, I was going to talk to the forest chiefs and the nobles of Genos after they also acknowledged this... as a general rule, it is not forbidden for the forest people to invite people from the town into their settlements. If you're the guys who visit Genos every year, you're sure of yourself, and because there's this kind of interaction, you don't think they'll disagree."

"... but it is the fashion of Jagal that makes the feast scarcely drunk. Whatever we do, the younger guys won't be working the next day."

"So how about the night you finish all your work? That way, it will stand in the name of a farewell party."

The old man's eyes opened with excitement.

"... that we, after work, will have a feast by the woods on our last night in Genos?

"Yes, but I'd like to spend the last night or so without water with your friends, if that means..."

"Even though we're poking each other in the morning and evening, is there any more water or snag!

The old man gave a twitch, so Aldas took me for "whoa" to a bitter mix of laughter.

"Then it's like you're mad at Asta. If Asta's serious, then we're happy."

"Of course it is. I'd be more than happy to invite you and Aldas to the woods. … or I've been wondering if I could manage to stay another day because I wasn't sorry that I couldn't invite everyone from Jagal at this feast"

"But we eat a lot, don't we? If it's a feast, I guess we'll eat twice as much as the people of the west."

"It's okay. Because the people of the woods are the same thing."

"Then it's settled," Aldas said with a full smile.

"But the chiefs and noblemen need your approval, right? Don't expect too much, we'll wait for the end of the blue moon."

So the dish was finished, so Aldas smiled and headed towards the Blue Sky Dining Room.

The old man looks like he's angry, poking me in the chest more and more, then going after him.

As a group of architects disappeared, Yun-Sudra, who was in charge of 'Kel Grilling' in the next stall, laughed furiously.

"Asta, I also thought of one thing: why not open the feast in the square of the Fou family?

"Huh? Not the Lou family square?

"Yes, I think it's right that a feast like today be held in the House of the Chieftains, but it's Asta who's most cordial with those southern people, isn't it? Then it seems right to open it at Fou's house close to Fa's"

Yun-Sudra, who describes it that way, had a very pleasant smile.

"I'm sure the Lew family will want to join us, so that invites them as guests. So we're in the opposite position of being invited to the Lou family, as we are today."

"I see. It's painful to take care of the Lou family every time. That might be a pretty good idea."

"Then we'd love to invite you too!

And the Matua women, who were both helping me and Yun-Sudra with the stall, smile and come in.

Towards you I nodded, "Yeah."

"This is how the people who work in Inn Town deserve that feast, isn't it? Then let's talk to the Chiefs in that direction."

I've never had a banquet with Gaz or Rats or Ravits. This may have been an excellent opportunity to hold another feast of different interest, both at the Harvest Festival and at the Luu family feast.

(But before that, on the 10th of the Blue Moon, it's the Parents' Council. I don't think it's gonna turn out like stopping the stall business, but I'm gonna have to catch your attention)

And before that, it is first of all the feast of the day.

I had to finish the day's work unconnected, suppressing my feelings of standing up.

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It is thus the long-awaited, closing hour.

Because the number of dishes was just slightly lower than usual, we sold all the dishes before the two prescribed moments arrived.

Then Totos cars approached from the northern direction at a time as if they had anticipated it.

Once it stops at the entrance to the town, a small figure descends from your podium onto the ground. It had flax hair and tinted eyes, nothing more than lait.

"Were you just finishing your business? Looks like you were right to go out early."

"Good day, Late. You borrowed your luggage safely."

"Yes, there is a shop in Castle Town that specializes in renting out luggage cars"

While Late states so, the people on the carriage descend all over. Camua-Josh and Zashma, plus Bozzle and Siri-Low and Roy.

"Hey. Hey. As promised, I brought the cooks with me. They just have to keep delivering it to the woodside in our luggage, right?

"Yeah, thank you. … you all look well and above all"

The three cooks greeted me back in their own fashion. The cook team and the "Guardian" team were all supposed to meet for the first time, except for Roy and Camua-Josh, but for once, no boredom seems to be happening.

It was Camua-Josh who offered to prepare the Totos car ourselves. He must have been careful this time because of the large number of invitees. We were down to town in three luggage cars today, too, so the rest of us should have been able to ride along without having to.

"Well, let's just get going. Others should be gathered at Kimmus's Tail Pavilion."

After we've cleaned up, we're going for Kimmus's Tail Pavilion, along with Camua-Josh and other Totos cars.

Along the way, I also said hello to Dora's father.

"Hi. Is Tara already Kimmus's Tail Pavilion?

"Oh. Yumi just got through, so they took me with them. Take the trouble, but say hello to Tara."

Dad can't be in the field tomorrow morning because he has work to do. However, since this would also be the third time that only Tara had been invited to the woodside, there was no color of concern in his father's face.

"Tara will definitely give it back to you safely. Tomorrow we'll send it back to the same limit as last time."

"Yeah. Tell everyone in the Lou family I said hi."

Say goodbye to your father, and we'll let him resume walking.

When you arrive at the Tail Pavilion of Kimus, now say hello to Milan-Math.

Milan-Math, who also demodulated completely from last month's injury, responded to our greeting with a stubborn face.

"The Terriers wander around the warehouse behind them. I keep the keys to the warehouse with him, so I need you to return the stall to me. It's like forgetting to put your keys back before you head to the woods."

"I understand. I'm sorry for always taking care of you."

"It would be this way to take care of you. Tell the Lew family I said hello."

The holiday-unknown Milan-Math has yet to visit forestside settlements. I turned to the back of the inn wondering if it would be possible to create that opportunity sooner or later.

Over there, the young people are speaking out in a lively voice. Terrier-Mass, Yumi, Tara, and three young men who visit the woodland for the first time this time.

"Ah, Asta! Have you finished your business yet? That was fast!

First of all, Yumi gives a good voice in prestige.

Then Terrier-Mass hid himself on that back for some reason.

"What are you hiding from? Doesn't it make sense to just hide now, even though we spend the night together anyway?

"So, because I knew it was embarrassing!

Terrier-Mass' face, which looked like Yumi's shoulder, had turned bright red sometime.

Make sure that beautiful ornament shines on that hair, and I'm convinced, "Oh."

"Maybe Yumi lent you a banquet costume?

"Yeah! Because I was allowed to wear a banquet costume, it would be a waste not to wear it, wouldn't it?

Yumi herself, who describes it as such, also has an increasing number of ornaments than usual, with transparent shawls hanging from her shoulders. Tara, smiling instead, was also wearing flower decorations on her scorched brown hair.

At the last feast of rapprochement, neither the people nor the guests by the woods wore the feast costume. but at Grandma Ziva's birthday celebration, Yumi, who was to see the gorgeous feast costume by the woods, said, "Let's wear it again this time!" He made a suggestion to the Lew family.

As a result, he was allowed to wear a banquet costume at this feast. So, it would be a backdrop that Yumi forcefully lent her feast costume to Terrier-Mass, who never even wore it on her birthday celebration.

"Are you going to hide behind me all the time during the feast? You don't have to be so shy because you know Asta."

"I'm embarrassed because I'm a familiar person!

"Hmm? When you get here, don't lose your mind."

Needless to say, Yumi flew off to take the steps.

Terrier-Mass, who suddenly lost the jetty, said, "Ah!" and it shrinks.

But no matter how much it shrank, I couldn't hide its appearance.

What Yumi prefers is fashion, also known as Sim-style, in the Inn Town, where it passes with the people by the woods. Hence, the feast costumes lent to Terrier-Mass were also of such a similar design.

The chest is concealed with a piece of cloth, and the shoulders and navel are rounded out.

From hips to ankles is a long curly skirt with slits as deep as one foot is exposed.

And then there are wooden and metal ornaments embellished on the neck and arms, and semi-long hair is also adorably shaped with hair embellishments.

Terrier-Mass with a less flashy face compared to Yumi, but that feast costume never looked good.

"Hey, sounds good, right? If you're cool with this stuff from time to time, you're gonna get more innkeepers, right?

"Wow, a little girl like me dressed like this, just a bunch of things!

"A little girl is older than me. Am I a bad person?

"Yu, Yumi looks like an adult, so this kind of outfit suits you. I'm always seen younger than my age..."

"Isn't that why you're dressed wild? If you were so colorful, they wouldn't think you were a little girl."

Although it is true that Terrier-Mass was not a well-developed type like Yumi, it felt oddly smooth.

Or is it a gap because you are usually dressed in boring outfits? As far as I'm concerned, I was about to get in a little trouble with my eyes.

"That's how it's lit up, you're adorable again. It's not like Yumi."

When one of the youngsters who had been turning to the sights for a long time, Yumi said, "Ugh!," he hoisted his brow.

"I'll tell you what, if I give Terrier-Mass a little bit, I won't be the only one, will I?

"Heh, that's the place, it's not cute."

"Honey, if you guys think you're cute or something, your spine's gonna get cold."

After being so slightly evil, Yumi pointed to the youngsters with supple fingertips.

"I asked Asta to say hello before, but one more time. From the right, Ben, Levi, Cargo."

It was the young people of the Inn Town, none of them under the age of twenty.

One way or another, it has an unflattering wind. They were all bad friends of Yumi.

Except they are regular guests of the stalls, and they are friends who made a scene in Dalaim together at Easter. Although this was the first time I knew the name, for me it was just someone I knew.

"I'll take care of you today, Asta."

The biggest, oldest young man, Ben, laughs at me in a hurry.

He's a young man who's been obsessed with "go back to the woods" as soon as we open the stall.

But more than a year has passed since then, and it is with Yumi that we have become obsessed in the first place. Such certainty had been beautifully washed away at the time they became regular guests of the stall.

It was a suggestion from the Lew family that they were to be invited as new guests.

Only Tara can be invited from the Dora family this time, so that's how he suggested we add a few more guests in addition to the Camua-Josh ones.

At the end of the day, it was of course Yumi who recommended the three Bens.

They have often turned their envious eyes to Yumi, who is invited by the woods.

There were no humans with that much enthusiasm around Tara or Terrier-Mass, so they were to be elected as they were. Young people with a nasty temperament, just like Yumi, but not so outlawed, and already have quite that intimacy with Kamadoku's number working in the stalls. I was wondered if he was quite the right candidate to be allowed to participate in the feast of rapprochement.

"In a luggage truck, can you split it into three people? My baggage truck and Fay-Baim's."

"Uh, then the men, don't use Asta's luggage. That's a little more comforting, isn't it?

As well as the humi at the top of the line, they don't differ from Tara or Terrier-Mass. I just attended Grandma Ziva's birthday feast the other day, and I didn't feel any signs of being scared.

"Well, then, the Bens are in my luggage. Let Yun-Sudra and Tour-Din join us in the feast."

As such, the arrangement of the luggage was arranged quickly.

Though Tour-Din is extremely people-friendly, Yun-Sudra is casual and social. And since she is a very attractive girl, the Bens were in a pretty good mood.

"You guys, just in case, why don't you give the woodland ladies a funny little tease, too?

"I know," Ben said tongue-in-cheek when Yumi said as he boarded the luggage car.

"If you're not ready to join your son-in-law by the woods, don't get your hands on it, okay? Mostly, I know how crazy hunters are by the woods, so I don't know how bad they can be."

"Ahhh. Don't forget the words when you drink."

That's how four luggage cars set out for a settlement by the woods.

Gill's luggage is quite busy when I blur the reins. Ben and Cargo were joyously bickering with Yun-Sudra, and Levi, coming off of it, called out to your table.

"Hey, Asta. Noble princesses don't show their faces until dark, do they?

"Yeah. They should be here shortly before sundown."

I used to treat Levi with respect, but since this time it turns out that he is younger, he has been given a cheerful mouth.

By the way, it was this Levi and so much Ben who made the noise together in Dalaim on Easter night. I remember that Ben was the one who lost his hips in the appearance of Mida-Lou when he first started trading stalls, and Levi was the one who overheard Mida-Lou's former evil deeds.

"I was so happy that everyone accepted the participation of the nobles. I don't think they like the nobles very much in Innkeeper Town."

"Mm-hmm, but, well, since the noise of the example subsided, I guess my eyes on nobility have also changed a bit. I haven't heard any bad rumors about nobility since."

The noise in the example was, of course, the commotion concerning Cycleus.

It was only by judging Cycleus, Lord of Genos, who had second power, that the people of the town were able to avert much of their antipathy to the nobility.

It was also an effect that Malstein deliberately targeted. Since Cycleus had singled out the noble name of Genos by defending the Sung family of humans and laying blame for not being in the Red Beard Party, he sought to gain popular support by brightening up his sins.

And on that occasion, Malstein feels weighed down by something called political transparency. Even in the disturbances surrounding Wang's auditors, Malstein was planning to connect the hearts and minds of the people by publishing the facts.

"So, what comes today is the princess of Turan who took Asta, right? I'm talking about the exact hands-on thing you did last time, is that the one you're gonna be okay with?

"Yeah. You should be fine over there. I've seen Leflaia face to face a few times in the past year, but since Cycleus was cut off, it seems like he's been revamped."

"Hehe, I knew Asta was amazing how many times she looked at the princess of Turan."

Half of them have a tearing tone, Levi said.

Even if the antipathy toward the nobility is alleviated, I guess you never want to get close to the nobility.

But still, they didn't try to differ from Lefreia's seat.

Yumi, Terrier-Mass and Tara, as well as their guardians, Samus, Milan-Mus and Dora's opponents, were alike. After hearing the opinions of those people, Donda-Lou told Polearth that he would accept Refraia's participation.

(I wonder what chance Refraia has of exchanging words with the Yummies. Looking at it seems like it would be more of a hiatus... well, it's just gonna have to be)

While I was thinking that way, the luggage truck was arriving in a settlement by the woods.

Get in your luggage from the tight trail of the gradient to the thick road running north and south. Then the shaky Bens got a little quieter too.

"The settlement of Luu, is coming soon. Are you ready for your heart?

"Ooh. Just take me with you."

I nodded and whipped Gill once again.

If we get this far, Luu's settlement is already at the end of his eyes and nose. I stopped my luggage a little in front of it and waited for the next luggage to line up next to me.

Fay-Baim's driving luggage truck stops and from there the Yummies descend to the ground. After I saw it, I laughed at Fay-Baim on your stand.

"Then here we are. Tomorrow's study group, please, in your usual time"

"Yes, please enjoy the feast"

Following Fay-Baim's driving luggage, Matua's daughter's driving luggage also runs north down the road.

Then this time, a luggage car was sidelined with Late holding the reins.

"You've arrived. What should I do with my luggage car?

"Let's keep the luggage at the end of the road and take only Totos. Leflaia, who will arrive after this, is supposed to bring in the soldiers of the escort, so shall we go a little further so as not to disturb them"

So we parked our luggage about ten meters from the entrance to Luu's settlement and freed Totos.

Standing down on the ground, Ben and the others are finally looking around with a tense face.

"Oh, man. Gibba doesn't come that close to where people live, does she?

"Yes, we are cutting trees so that the fruit that feeds Giva doesn't grow near the house, so that's ok with that. I've never seen Giva show up in a settlement before."

Even if they answered that way, Ben and the others looked around anxiously.

It is the forest of Morga, where Giba lurks. For the people of the town, it was a foreign country itself.

"Hey, you're finally a settlement by the woods! My chest's kind of pounding at me!

After all, Zashma looks around the surrounding woods in a way that is fun and irresistible. Even for Zashma, this is her first visit.

"It's a lot of people I meet for the first time, and should I finish my introduction here? This is Yun-Sudra and Tour-Din, invited as guests and Kamado numbers by a different house from the Lou family."

Yun-Sudra behaves well, and Tour-Din bows his head aside.

"This is Bozzle, Siri-Low and Roy, the Castle Town cooks. Siri-Low and Roy were also invited to the last feast"

The Bens were eager to exasperate their curiosity to Bozzle's behavior. Even if they are not aristocrats, they are rare to them simply because they are the people of the city of Castle.

Removing the hood and collar roll, Siri-Low has a much stuck face and has hidden behind half Roy. It would seem more convenient to have a big bozzle if you were to hide yourself, but well, it's not what I'd say anyway.

"So this is Kamua-Josh and Zashma from" The Guardian, "plus Laite, the disciple of Kamua. We are all guests of the stalls, but the people by the woods are very helpful in bridging with the nobility of Genos, etc."

Yumi was joining Ben and the others and seemingly interestingly judging Kamua-Josh and Zashma. In one of the auditors' cases, Yumi was to bond with Leyt, but it was almost his first time with Camua-Josh. However, the rumors should have been heard from Tara and Terrier-Mass.

"This is Terrier-Mass from Kimmus's Tail Pavilion, a lodging town inn, Yumi from the Western Pavilion, and Tara from the Dora family, a vegetable sale in Dalaim. And then..."

"We're not the kind of houses that give you names on purpose. You're doing evil with Yumi, Ben, Cargo, Levi. All residents of Inn Town."

"Hey! Don't you dare say bad things to people! You're the only ones who do bad things, aren't you?

"What are you talking about? You're the best guard I've ever seen."

Yumi kicked Ben's ass and then I'm sure Siri-Low was better.

"Ah, look! Siri-Low's scared! I'm just getting along, so don't imitate me like I'm giving you water!

"Beh, I'm not scared of anything!

It is Siri-Low who lurks in the shadow of Roy as his face turns red.

Camua-Josh smiled slightly as he looked around at such people.

"While I was away from Genos, the people of the woods and the people of the town had so much interaction. It's kind of emotional."

"Yes, and thanks to Camua-Josh for the help."

"I was just moving with my own thoughts. It's all a tribute to the people of the woods."

After stating so, Camua-Josh looked around at the people.

"Still, that's quite a number of people. Twelve, with the exception of the Astas? You mean Princess Lifreia and her favorite sanjula will be added to this?

"Yes, and then there are going to be a few coming out of other chiefly muscles and small clans as well. They say there will be about seventy people of the Luu blood family, so eventually there will be a hundred of them, and which number will it be?"

"A hundred! That's a big deal!

"Yes. Still, if all of Luu's blood comes together, it's over a hundred people, so it's still about as small as a big harvest festival."

"Right, right," Camua-Josh laughed a lot.

"Speaking of which, at Gazran-Rutim's wedding feast and all, that's not how many people were gathered. I could only peek from the shadows."

"A peek at the feast? Why did you do that?

"Haha," chuckled Camua-Josh as Yumi raised her voice in surprise.

"At the time, we didn't have enough friendship with the people of the woods. Before that, they could have stuck a knife in it."

"I miss you. Deepen your intimacy with Darum-Lou, who poked that knife today."

After stating it that way, I also looked around once again at the people on the spot.

They are twelve guests who are fragmented in the times they meet, in the way they meet, and in their birth identity. It was a story of great pleasure and pleasure to be able to invite so many varied members to the feast.

Of course, this is a feast hosted by the Lew family, so I'm half like an invitee.

But I'm sure that if I hadn't lived in a woodland settlement, it wouldn't have even led to the fact that I would have invited people from the town to a feast.

With the readiness and pride for that fact in my heart, I wished to see this feast.