567 A Day in the Blue Moon ② - Preparing the Feast

Together with twelve guests and two compatriots, I set foot in the square of the settlement of Zaru.

Of course, in the square, preparations for the feast are in haste. Many simple stone tears are put together, white smoke is coming up from houses all over the place, and the only young children who seem to swallow are those who are not old enough.

Zashma and Bozzle, who visit the settlement for the first time, and Ben and his three young men, are turning their gaze around as a hunk of curiosity. For the second time in roughly seven months, Siri-Low and Roy faced a lot of tension, and the faces except for that looked extremely enjoyable.

"First, then, I greet the main house of Luu. Mia Ray-Lu, the chief's companion, should be in the cabin, so come here."

I walked across the square as I waved back to the ladies of the division waving from afar.

In the middle of the square, a pile of firewood for ritual fire is already assembled. As I bypassed it and turned to the back of my mother's house, the heat and vibrancy of Kamadu's cabin came through as soon as possible.

"Hey, you've arrived. Welcome to Lew's house, guests."

The door to Kamado's cabin was open, so as soon as I stood at the entrance, Mother Meer Ray came out.

Mother Meer Ray's eyes are turned to the guests lined up in a bright and flashing light.

"You've come a lot. On behalf of my parents, Donda, I'd like to say hello first. Can you tell me the names of the first people to show their faces?

Zashma and Bozzle, Ben, Levi and Cargo give each a name. Meer Ray's mother smiled so gleefully as she nodded yeah.

"I'm Mia Ray-Lu, the daughter-in-law of Donda, the head of the Luu main house. Let me welcome you. Thank you, Asta and the others."

"Yes. Then we'll get to work. Can I keep the gills here?

"Oh, I don't mind. Besides, let me keep the steel over here."

The men will give you every hips weapon. Kamua-Josh and Zashma, as well as Leyt and Ben, possessed daggers.

"Yeah, I'm going to drop it alone. Vina, can you give me a hand with this?

"Yeah, I wonder what...?" Vina-Lou appears in an elegant foothold, along with a dashing voice.

Of course everyone should have known about Vina-Lou, who works in the street, but the Bens had their eyes a little rounded. When you go down to the lodging town, it is the mastery of the women by the woods to wrap themselves in vales and shawls, so you may be confused by the colourful fragrance of Vina-Lou, which reveals lustrous skin.

"Hey, keep the steel for me. I'll take care of the long ones."

"Oh, yeah... well, I'll keep the steel. Wow..."

Vina-Lou reaches out to Ben and the others as usual. The three youths, greatly dodgy, were to hand over the dagger in their hands.

"Ah, Asta. When I got home, I-Fa told me to speak up. I'm talking to Ziva in the main bedroom."

"Okay. Where is Tia?

"That girl, too, is with Ai-Fa and Ziva. Ziva wants to talk to that girl."

Camua-Josh glanced hard at Mother Meer Ray's words.

"The Red Wildlings were also brought here, weren't they? If you'd like, could I have a word with you, too?

"Yeah? The people of Genos talked about keeping your face out of the red wildlings as much as possible... Speaking of which, you were born with room"

"Yeah. I don't have a hometown, I'm a vagrant. Thank you, Lord Genos, for your permission to exchange words with the Red Wildlings."

Speaking of which, it looks like Camua-Josh originally remembered his strong curiosity about Tia.

"Got it," Mother Meer Ray nodded with a smile.

"Well, what about the rest of you? Another tour of Kamado's work?

"Yes, we would like to greet Lord Michelle and Lord Mime, may I?

Bozzle's words were also to be accepted with pleasure. Siri-Low and Roy seem to accompany it.

"We will greet you from one end. What are you guys gonna do?

"I don't know, I'll stick with you for now. I'd like to take a look around."

The rest of the members are how they dare to greet Yumi around as captain. Zashma, not interested in the red wildlings, was also wishing to accompany you there.

"Then do whatever you want later. I'll take you to Michelle when I get rid of this steel."

So we were first to split into two hands. Yumi and the others start their tour from the main house Kamadu cabin, and once the rest of the members go to the main house's mother house.

That's how when Mother Meer Ray stood in front of the motherhouse doorboard, she heard a voice from the other side called "Baugh".

Occasionally, Siri-Low hides behind Roy's back.

"Hey, what is it? It sounded like a dog."

"Ah, yes. You're the watchdog at my house. The dogs are with us today."

At Count Turan's residence, he should have released his guard dog at night, so I guess the Siri-Laws also found out it was a dog.

But for some reason, Siri-Low had a blue face and had it on Roy's back.

"Uh, maybe Siri-Low doesn't like dogs?

"Yes, a dog is a very dangerous beast when mishandled. It's natural to be alert, isn't it?

"It's okay. My dog doesn't attack people in vain."

Mother Meer Ray, who laughed and put her hand on the doorboard, looked back at me more as she remembered there.

"Oh, but were you talking about Zilbe in Fa's house not wearing Grigi fruit seeing humans as enemies?

"No, with me or Ai-Fa by my side, there's nothing dangerous. Don't worry, Siri-Low."

When the doorboard was finally pulled open that way, Zilbe popped up momentum and said to Siri-Low, "Hia!" It was to make me scream.

But Zilbe was just happy with my return. After landing at my feet, I just shake my tail happily.

"Hey, what is it! Oh, is that really a dog!?

"Yes, he says he is a kind of dog called a lion dog, raised in Wang Du to provide noble protection"

I let him explain it that way, but Siri-Low was rattling and trembling with a snag on Roy's back. Roy is sighing and spinning his brown hair.

"You know, Siri-Low. I don't even think I'd be a shield if that stupid, big dog came at me, do I?

"Oh, well, it's better than not!

"Don't you deny the shield?"

Roy made his mouth a letter to, and Bozzle gave him a luxurious laugh.

"I've never seen a lion dog before, but you look pretty cute. So, are you a hound?

"Ah, yes. This is my hound, too."

Since the hounds at Luu's house are paying for it at work, only Jilbe and Brave were on the spot.

Brave, not as sweet as Zilbe, stares at us with black eyes while holding back in the dirt.

"Well, shall I leave the steel? Asta, should I call Ai-Fa?

"No, I want to speak to Tia, so let me interrupt too"

So only Mother Meer Ray and Vina-Lou with the knife, me and five Camua-Josh and Rayt, were to creep through the doorboard.

Shortly after entering, the hall is deserted. After arranging the Guest's knife at the wall, Mother Meer Ray led me to Grandma Ziva's bedroom.

"Ziva, I've brought Asta and her guests."

When Mother Meer Ray spoke, she heard a reply saying, "Come in..."

When I opened the doorboard, Grandma Ziva was sitting on the bedding, right next to it, looking like Ey-Fa and Tia.

"Ziba-Lou, it's a hiccup. I'm back now, Tia."

Grandma Ziva smiles and Ai-Fa nods back without expression. And Tia stood up just on her left leg.

"Asta, you're back safe. Was nothing disastrous?

"Yeah, sure. Was Tia behaving yourself?

"Uhm. Now I was called by the oldest of the Lew family, and we were talking"

What the hell did Grandma Ziva have to say to Tia?

Before I asked, Camua-Josh peered into the bedroom.

"We were out of time, the oldest, Ziba-Lou. Looks like you're strong."

"Oh, you were the guest, Camua-Josh... you look good too..."

"Yeah, thanks to you. I am truly delighted that you have invited me to the Luu family feast today"

The first is the usual, reunion greeting.

Then Camua-Josh saw Tia with a strange crystal-clear look.

"That's the red wildlings of Morga, isn't it? If you like, could I talk to her too?

"Hmm? Of course I don't... but what about you, Tia...?

"Tia is told by chief Donda-Lou not to exchange too many words with humans who are not forestside people"

Camua-Josh grinned as Tia said so with a serious face.

"It's okay, I'm not a Genos people, I'm a windmill who doesn't have a hometown. The Marquis of Genos has accepted my exchange of words with you."

"I don't know, Tia follows the words of the people by the woods"

Taking Tia's gaze, Mother Meer Ray smiled, too.

"The Marquis of Genos is the one who told me to keep you away from the people in town. If the Marquis of Genos agrees, we have nothing to complain about."

"Right. If so, I don't mind tier"

Camua-Josh nodded one thing and summoned Late, who had refrained behind him.

"This lait, too, was originally a people of Genos, but now it is in my custody. If you don't mind, would you two excuse me, Ziba-Lou?

"Oh, I don't mind... just sit wherever you want..."

Camua-Josh and Leyt enter the room, and Ey-Fa, who rises in exchange for it, leans over to my ear.

"I can't just leave Tia with the Ziva lady, so until I'm done talking to her, I think it will be with me. You do your job."

"Yeah, roger.... but what is Grandma Ziva talking about with Tia?

"It seems that the Ziva woman is interested in something called living in the mountains of Morga. We have been talking about it ever since we arrived in the settlement of Luu"

In the period of rest, Ai-Fa should have visited the settlement of Luu with Tia after working on the work of the house and the training of the hunters until Jomtien. Then already, more than two hours will have passed.

"Well, it does seem like the Red People are putting themselves in a much stranger life. I don't know if the Ziva woman would be interested."

"Oh well. I'll let you know when I get the chance."

But now, I have to do my job. The Lew family was supposed to cook feast dishes under my command.

"Then I'll be excused for this. Ziba-Lou, again just now."

"Oh... I expect good food, Asta..."

I also greeted Grandma Ziva, who smiles softly, and Tia, who looks remorseful, before Meer Ray and I left the bedroom behind.

That's how Mother Meer Ray laughs as she heads outside the house.

"That tier is a strange daughter. But you seem to have very innocent sexual roots, so much so that you want to welcome your compatriots as long as you allow them to."

"Yeah, I think so too"

But it is an unforgivable story, whether it be the law of Genos or the code of the Red People.

No, once you're down the mountain, maybe the code of the Red People doesn't matter, but you still can't move only the laws of Genos. Besides, Tia herself strongly hopes to return to the Mountains of Morga, so whatever she thinks about it, it was inexplicable.

(Everybody, if you can go back to your hometown, that's best. When the time comes, I'll have to send Tia out with a smile on my face)

And for me to lose my way back to my hometown, this forestside settlement is my hometown.

No matter how warmly I was welcomed into the land of the margins, my happiness is only in this place. So I wanted to return you to your hometown as soon as possible for Tia's happiness.

"Ah, Asta. Are you sure?

Returning to the front door, Yun-Sudra and Tour-Din were deflected with Zilbe and Brave.

The bozzles said Vina-Lou had guided them to Michelle, and they don't look anymore. Then it was time for us to finally get to work.

"Tali-Lu has a story to tell, so please feel free to use the cabin over there. I'm looking forward to the feast dishes from Asta and the others."

I also said goodbye to Mother Meer Ray, and we went to the Kamadu cabin at the Sin-Lu family. I was supposed to work there today.

That's how when I headed to the Sin-Luu family, Lyada-Lu and his second brother's boy were encouraging me to train swordsmanship with a stick of wood on the side of the house.

Lyada-Lu, who noticed us approaching, stops and turns around.

"Asta, you're here. The other women have already begun their work."

"Thank you. Then I'll rent you a kamado cabin."

As we tried to get past the street, my second brother's boy also smiled and bowed his head.

He is the younger brother on Sin-Luu, who in another year will reach the age of thirteen of a hunter apprentice. Sleek stature resembled that of a father or brother, but a gentle face feels similar to that of a mother. It was hard to believe that a boy who looked so adorable would be out in the woods in about a year.

(Well, Sin-Lu or Rud-Lu something must have been sarcastically cute around this time)

With such emotion in my chest, I knocked on the doorboard of the cabin.

When the doorboard is opened with the reply "yes," it is the young ladies of the Fou family who stand there.

"Oh, I've been waiting for you, Asta. Besides, Yun-Sudra and Tour-Din, thank you very much."

Behind Kamado's cabin, the women of Run and Lid were also waiting.

This is the total member of my unit for today. When Fa's six nearest families also wished to attend the feast of rapprochement, Kamadoku had arranged to assemble early because one man and one woman were allowed to attend.

"In the meantime, I was beginning to look down on vegetables. I've collected the cut vegetables in iron pans over there and there."

"Thank you. We'll be ready soon, so keep working."

Until sundown, there will be about three hours left. The three of us who rode ahead of us were going through a lot of work, so we were going to be able to start work without a rush.

For the first time, the three invited to the Luu family feast are working in a very daunting facade. Moreover, they did not participate in the business of the lodging town, and they had the opportunity to bond with the people of the town who had heard more rumors than ever before, so that they could play their chests there.

"I started selling Giva meat in town even at Fou's house, somewhat more opportunities to show my face with the people of town...... but still less time than the street work, and once every few days, so I don't think it compares to the Astas"

"Lid's house, for example, didn't even get a chance to do that. I'm really excited about the feast today, and it was so hard to fall asleep last night etc."

The hands of the work remained unstoppable, and everyone stated so.

Clean your hands with the water from the water bottle and let me laugh at you as you begin your work.

"It's a delightful story for me to say that you look forward to interacting with the people of town that way, something you couldn't have thought of a year ago, could you?"

"Because all the humans who attended the festivals in town and the Luu family feast seemed to enjoy it. We've always envied it."

When the Ladies of the Run said so, the Ladies of the Lid also said yes.

"If Zaza's house at the Parents' Conference also recognized the business of Fa's house as the right thing to do, we Lid's humans should also be able to help Asta. Thank you for your patience."

"Yes, I sincerely hope so."

That Conference of Parents is also approaching nine days from now. Whether business in the Inn Town will be poisonous or medicinal for the forest people will finally be decided on the spot.

Was the Zaza and Baim and Ravitz families, who had taken a negative position, supposed to move their minds in the past year? What was the sentiment of the Sauti family, who were neutrals? And the rest of my family still support Fa's house? Though I'm sure I'll be fine, in a corner of my mind, I couldn't get over my nervousness and anxiety.

While words are exchanged that way, time flies by.

Eventually, the doorboard of Kamado's cabin was knocked about an hour later.

"Oh, was Lord Asta here? I was allowed to enter the room by someone on the table, but may I interrupt?

It was a group of cooks led by Bozzle.

"Of course," I said, smiling.

"This is all the cooks, invited by Castle Town. Six people in this cabin are invited by another house."

When I introduced him like that, each of the first three people I saw greeted each other with a courtesy.

"Were the Bozzles at Michelles' until now?

"Yeah. Then in turn, I'm giving you a tour of the cook. I never saw a very interesting job in any house."

The bozzle looks perfectly satisfying.

Roy is on the same Buddha top surface, and Siri-Low has a slightly stuck face. For the first time in seven months, it was difficult to extrapolate from the look on their face what mood they came to.

"What can I say this way, but I am still surprised by the quality of the people who are working on cooking. Somehow, rather than working at home, we all feel like we're all working on cooking as professionals."

"Oh, because the people by the woods are very diligent. Especially today, as I'm working on a feast dish that takes more effort than usual, I guess I'm extra careful"

"I see. Well, that was very impressive that everyone seemed to enjoy it. We don't want to forget how we enjoy cooking, even though it's business."

That's what it should be called a year's work, Bozzle's words felt quite heavy.

Now, you have a smile and a big smile on your face. If it were a bozzle, Dan-Rutim and I would likely not feel comfortable exchanging drinks.

"Hey, are you really going to serve Chaska today?

And that's what Roy, who was sorting out Tool-Din's work, has said, so I make him nod yes.

"I worked on that research all yesterday and all yesterday, and I was finally able to finish it in a way that was close to my ideal. We'll be ready to reach everyone in small quantities, so we'd love to hear your thoughts."

"They won't tell me, so I'll let them. I don't think I'll be able to finish Shaska's cooking in two days or so."

Then Siri-Low also turned a sharp eye on me.

"Even though there was a loose end to how many, they originally use a large amount of Chaska to which Varcus personally mounted the business story. If you seem to serve crude dishes, you will disappoint Varcus."

"Yes, I am very excited to see if it fits your mouth as it was a satisfying success for me"

That was my, heartfelt word.

Whether or not other people can think of Chaska, similar to the white rice they love, as delicious. So far, I was concerned about the reaction of the people in town, as it was well received by Ai-Fa and Kamadoku by the woods who asked me to taste it.

Either way, we're still at the bottom of the line. In order for you to taste the freshly cooked chaska, you will need to reverse the time and finish it exactly.

I was able to get to work with a great deal of exhilaration and anticipation.