When Yumi put the basin on the table, she settled her hips in the empty seat. This was a table for six, so valuable vacant seats were left behind.
What was on the basin were a number of dishes that we have spoken of so far. It was just one serving at a time, so I guess this is Yumi's share.
"Finally, I could serve a single dish. Hey, how was our food? It's changed a long time ago, hasn't it?
"Yeah, they were all delicious. This stew was fantastic."
"Eh heh. With my mother, it bothered me a lot! Now you're selling so well that you can't beat other Giva dishes!
Yumi cheeked all over her mouth for its excellent stewed dish. The Yumi I've been working for is going to be the start of dinner.
"If we don't all have enough, add more and more, huh? From here on out, I get copper coins every time."
"I'm already just teasing the first copper coin I paid. I think I can still eat as much as I want."
While stating so, Levi cut off one of Yumi's Chizimi-style okonomiyaki and took it away. Yumi, who was rubbing soup-tailored 'Giva Curry', said, "Ah!" and snap Levi's neck in a twitch.
"You thief! Shall I call for a guard?!?
"Don't say anything hard about cutting one. If I called the guards, wouldn't the other guests run away?
"Ugh! If you don't have any copper coins, you should make money at the casino! Because you, too, have arms about next to cargo!
"You can't compete without your ex. Tomorrow, I'll see you around for a while."
When Yumi stopped twitching, she turned her eyes on the levi.
"Well, if you play so much, you'll run out of copper coins, too.... Father, it still doesn't work?
"Then I won't be able to use it anymore. You've done evil. You've been punished."
As Levi shrugged his shoulders and raised his fruit liquor, Terrier-Mass said, "Um..."
"Sorry for the bump. Is Levi's father a bad addition?
"Yeah? Yeah, my dad hurt his leg in a man-foot job. I've been falling asleep for months. I was crushed on one leg by a broken Marutai."
"Really... I'm sorry to hear that..."
"Hang on. Selva's punishment came down because she was so evil when she was younger. My mother left when I was a hungry ghost."
Then Yumi sighed.
"That's why this guy's making money for his dad, working his legs and going through the casino. With as much arm as cargo, I guess it would make it easier."
"Hang on. Even cargo doesn't win every day, does it? But when the sun goes down, there's no other job."
In the words of Levi, Terrier-Mass embarked on himself with a contemplative facade.
"Well, then, what about our inn, etc? I can't pay that many copper coins, but I think they'll make more money than gambling..."
"In the Terrier-Mass Inn? Your father won't like a frigid one like me."
"Les, Levi is not frigid or anything! Even my father, I'm sure he'll be happy!
Pouring fruit liquor into his own glass, Yumi said, "Hmm?" and lean his little neck.
"But aren't you staffed enough? In Kimmus's Tail Pavilion, people from the neighborhood come every day to help."
"Yes. One of them has gotten weighted, so I was just looking for new manpower. We only have a father, so I'm sure you'll be happy about Levi."
That's what I heard, too, with the extension of the public discourse. You know, your daughter, who served raw roasted meat to the soldiers of the King's capital, gave you a son.
"Then you're just fine. My dad hates young men, so I couldn't even hire Levi. Stop going to the casino and work hard at night."
"Come on, don't make it easy. Young people like me don't want to be your father anymore."
"If it was you, wouldn't you be okay? You don't look as bad as Ben."
Yumi laughs at the shards, Terrier-Mass stares at Auntie and Levi.
"Yes, how about that? This one would really help if Levi worked for me..."
"... then let me tell you something. When I was younger, my dad used to play squid in the casino and get his fingers cut off. Besides, it's a bad habit, so I only had about a day job. Can you really trust a man raised by such an outlaw?
"Yes, I trust Levi"
Terrier-Mass was staring at Levi with some desperate face.
"Right," Levi breathes as he takes his head.
"Then can you talk to your father? If I could, I'd wash my legs off the casino. If I keep doing this, I'm going to imitate my father one day."
"Yes! Thanks!
"To thank you, it's this way.... Thank you, Terrier-Mass"
When Levi smiled lightly, Terrier-Mass became red and annoyed.
Yumi looking at the sight raises the edge of her mouth, "Hmm."
"Levi, I've told you before, if you give Terrier-Mass a little bit, it's not just that, is it?... If I can be held accountable until the end, I won't say anything."
"Don't be silly. You can't be dealing with me."
Levi puts on his head with disappointment, and Terrier-Mass turns so red.
Then Levi turned to us like he was getting back on his mind.
"It's been a long time. I'm sorry. Never mind, Asta and the others will make a scene."
"No. I think it's a fine thing to be supporting the house with its youth"
Fay-Baim, who doesn't change one complexion after drinking fruit liquor, said so with a serious face.
"And there was also a time when we, the house of Baim, were enlightened by poverty. Even in Inn Town, you can't have as many copper coins as you want."
"Well, yes. Well, I can afford to play like this, so it'll still be better."
But I'm sure Levi does that, putting up his body every day. How hard he had worked to make bronze coins and bought me street food with it. Thinking about it, I'm getting kind of hot on my chest.
"Yumi, can I have a word?
And that's where Joo-Run approached.
Yumi, looking back, smiles uncontrollably "hey".
"Looks like your table was buzzing, too. How was your cooking today?
"Yes. They were all delicious. Everyone in town was impressed with how skillfully they could cook Giva's food."
After stating so, Jou-Ran pulled out the lateral whistle that was on his hips.
"Actually. Everyone around me told me to blow the whistle. Doesn't blowing a horizontal whistle on this occasion annoy you?
"Oh, it's not time for the house around you to sleep either, so it doesn't matter at all. But if you suck, you might be able to complain to other customers."
Saying so, Yumi spilled more white teeth.
"But well, I guess Joo-Run would be fine. I was wondering how much you lifted your arm."
"Then let me blow it. If you complain, I'll apologize."
Joo-Run is smiling happily, too. It was an innocent, childish way to laugh.
"Levi, which song should I play? Again, is it 'Feast of Vairas'?
"Oh, I guess that's okay. I'm gonna listen to you very carefully."
Jou-Ran nodded and raised the horizontal whistle to his mouth on the spot.
Clear whistle tones echo in the dining room, which was surrounded by hustle and bustle. People who didn't know the whispers looked back at Joo-Run by surprise.
It is the "Feast of Vairas," which I also heard about the other day at the feast. It was a lively, brave, cheerful song worthy of the title Feast of the Fire God.
However, the transverse whistle originally had a pitiful tone that smudged on the chest. The pity went hand in hand with a lively tune, which felt like it was giving depth.
Joo-Run's fingertips are moving very smoothly, even though it's such a fierce song with fingers. Besides, I guess lung viability isn't the norm. Being such a small instrument, my skin felt frightened and trembling.
But I like even that feeling. In a thin, bright dining room on a candlestick, I was supposed to think of a lit ritual fire.
We all surround the ritual fire and become as comfortable as we are enjoying the feast. Was it the effect of this brave song, or was it an association because I've always heard it at a feast - it felt like it was both to me.
Many people have closed their eyelids and laid back in their melodies. The body was shaking small to fit the rhythm. Even Ai-Fa lay her eyes down, as if she were still listening.
After blowing a whistling melody, Joo-Run lowers the horizontal whistle.
Really, people cheered.
"Do it, brother by the woods!
"Hey, give him a glass of fruit liquor!
Of all the fuss were the guests of the Inn who were not Yumi's friends. The people of the east keep their mouths shut and just clatter their hands at the calf.
"No, that's just it! It was so much more than I thought I'd only been practicing for two days!... Oh, were you practicing this way by the woods too?
"Yes. When I had time, everyone was listening"
Joo-Lan and Yumi were grinning with heartfelt pleasure.
There comes a sill, with an earthen bottle and a drink cup close to his hand.
"Yes, it's from a customer over there. Are you glad the one you broke with Alou's juice?
"Oh, thank you, Sil"
A second visit, Jou-Ran, had already remembered Sil's name. Sil is also laughing as she pours fruit liquor into the glass.
"If you like, you can play another song. Everybody's gonna be waiting for that."
"Okay. What I've learned is" Examining the Moon Goddess "and" Traveling Morning, "which is better?
"Oh, that's both good songs. Let me hear them both in turn."
After stating so, Sil looked back at Yumi.
"So how fun it would be if you sang. You're good at both songs, aren't you?
"What are you talking about? I'm done with my job, right?
"Even this Joo-Run wouldn't be blowing it at work. Let me hear you sing."
Then Jou-Ran looked down at Yumi with a decent face.
"By the woods, when it comes to songs, it only exists about a lullaby. If Yumi is good at something called town song, I'd love to hear it."
"It's not like I'm good at anything. Sometimes a drunken guest just sings to me."
"What are you talking about? Not many people go to the inn for your song, are they?
It was my first ear that Yumi was good at singing. Whether it was Easter or a feast by the woods, Yumi had just danced with pleasure.
"It's so annoying. Don't let the song ruin your whistle, okay?
"Yes, thank you"
Instead of Joo-Run, who smiled and laughed, Yumi stood shabby.
"So can we start with" Examining the Moon Goddess "?
"Yes, yes, whatever you want"
In cheer, Joo-Run started blowing new songs.
I've heard this song several times. It's a relaxed, three-beat song.
Cheerful, but more moist tune than "Feast of Vaillas". It was like weaving an Arabic-style atmosphere into a waltz.
Eventually, to the melody, Yumi's singing overlapped.
The voice of Yumi, who is a little husky, is unusually transparent. It was a singing voice in my ear, even though it was so beautiful, I wouldn't do it so well.
Goddess of the Moon - taught during the day, it would be the song of God called Eira. It seemed to be a song where a woman who preceded the wedding vowed eternal love to the moon god Ella.
Apparently, Eira is also a goddess of love and purity. Happiness and anxiety about giving a wedding with your beloved partner is spoken of all the time. The people who were in the dining room seemed to be hitting the song with Shinji.
(Yumi and Joo-Run are a big deal. Perfect for breathing, too)
I don't have the musical literacy, but it didn't seem like it would take a lot of advanced skill to just melody with songs and whistles. If you could carve out the rhythm with percussion instruments, maybe you could fit in a little harder.
But my thoughts were similar, and the two of them were brilliantly completing the song. Even though the transverse whistle was such a cool volume, Yumi's singing was not beaten by it either, and it seemed as if you were raising your temper to further heights.
That's how my daughter in the song greeted her morning and the story ended when she was wrapped up in the light of Aryl, the Sun God.
More cheers and applause than just now occur with a twist. Now the women seemed much more heart-shaking.
Yumi does her hand on her hips and breathes "ugh".
The fingertips of Joo-Run were swept from side to side.
"Yumi, it was wonderful! Now that was something called a town song!
"Hey, what? It's not that big a deal."
"No! Blowing the whistle, it was as if the story of Yumi was in my eyes! Will my daughter in the song be able to give you a wedding safely?
"I don't know. You don't have to ask the person who made this song, do you?
Yumi laughed and waved her hand away, poking a small poke at Joo-Run's chest with the back of his hand.
"But you were a big shot, too. It was so easy to sing."
"Thank you. I'd be honored if Yumi told me that."
People, still cheering, are banging their hands.
There, two figures approached.
It is the women of Fou and Run.
"Yumi, it was a great song...... you had such a great talent"
"No, you exaggerate! It's not like this is a real bard song."
"No, it was really great"
The two women had both moistened their eyes.
With his moist eyes, he compares himself to Yumi and Joo-Run.
"Yumi, this gathering, too, must be coming to an end. Before I do, can I just ask you one thing...?
"Hmm, what? Don't be shy now."
"So let me ask you... does Yumi hope to be the companion of Joo-Run?
That sudden inquiry almost turned me upside down.
Ai-Fa narrows her eyes sharply, and Fay-Baim frowns at her camouflage.
But other people, they swept up Yumi and Joo-Run, and they all had their eyes rounded properly.
"Me, with Joo-Run? No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
"'Cause... you two seemed so unraveled... and from what we've seen, it seems like you look great"
With that said, the women of Fou stared at Jou-Run in the cut.
"Besides, Joo-Run, who had been sinking all along, was able to regain so much energy after exchanging words with Yumi"
"Yes. Even Joo-Run wants Yumi to be his partner?
Fortunately, that conversation seemed to only be heard by us sitting at the nearest table. Sil is pulling across the counter, and the other customers are letting their conversations resume when they see that they don't even seem to be playing for a while.
In such a stirring, Yumi and Joo-Run had their eyes closed.
"Shit. Did we look like that? I'm sure Joo-Run is the easiest man to talk to, so I think he figured it out."
"So wasn't Yumi giving Joo-Run his thoughts?
Yumi was extremely light, nodding "yeah".
The women of Fou and Run are looking back at Yumi as if they see even the hard ones to believe.
"Is that true? You don't have to worry about us, do you?
"You'd think Joo-Run was a fine man, wouldn't you?
"Ugh, yeah. It's splendid, and I thought you were a man. You're honest and polite."
"And yet you weren't distracted?
When the Fou women stuffed up, Yumi nodded "Yeah" again.
"Why not? If you were Yumi, who wanted to marry him by the woods, it would seem like Joo-Lan is the right match."
"Oh, shh! Don't say that out loud because if your parents ask you, it's gonna be tough."
"But I'm not convinced! To Joo-Run, is it also something missing?
Yumi sighed deeply as she put her head on.
"I don't think it's like talking to the person in front of me. Even Joo-Run, you don't feel well, do you?
"Yes, no, don't worry about me. Neither was I ever deeply bonding with Yumi with that feeling..."
"Yes. Then I'll tell you... Joo-Run is younger."
"Yes?" each of the two women was leaning her neck.
Yumi flaunts her mouth a little embarrassed.
"Joo-Run is sixteen, isn't he? I'm seventeen, so I'm one older person. So that's not how you saw Joo-Run."
"Yeah, but you're only one year old, aren't you? Does it also exist in the town in the habit of not having a wedding with a young man?
"No, that's not what I mean. I'm one of these floating people, so I want to accompany you with someone solid. I think Joo-Lan is a fine person, but I don't know... yes, he feels like a brother"
"Joo-Run looks like my brother..."
The two women were letting their gaze wander in a very bewildered way.
"You're not saying that in a bad way, are you? Because I love Joo-Run. Yeah, if Joo-Run was older than me, that might have taken my mind off him in one shot."
"Really... I'm a year older than Joo-Run, too, but I never thought of it that way"
"Oh well. I met Joo-Run when he was weak. You might get mad if I told you this to a strong hunter, but he's a cute one."
That being said, Yumi poked Joo-Run in the chest again.
"You didn't think anything of it, so don't worry about it. We're going to be friends. Right, Joo-Run?
"Yes. That's what I was thinking too. I still couldn't forget the women I once had in mind, so I thought of Yumi as an irreplaceable benefactor who listened to me personally."
After stating so, Jou-Ran put his hand to his chest.
"But... what is it? When I was listening to Yumi's words, I kind of got a tingle around my chest."
"Uh, did I feel bad after all?
"No, that's not what I meant... if I had met when I was older or more energetic, I'd be wondering what kind of bond I was supposed to have with Yumi... and that's how I felt about it"
To the words, the women of the run took themselves out.
"Then again, wasn't Joo-Run also distracted by Yumi?
"Yeah? What about that...... no, even if it was, you can't bother Yumi"
"If Joo-Run puts his thoughts to you, is Yumi annoying?
To the words of the women of Fou, Yumi said, "Yeah?" He glances at himself.
"Meh, annoying or something... I didn't even think about that."
"From what I can tell, I think you two look great!
"Yes! If Yumi is my opponent too, I am going to get myself quickly!
"Yeah? Maybe you guys were paying attention to Joo-Run?
They both said at the same time, "Yes!" He nodded.
"Yes, it's not! Then what are you gonna do with me?
"No, we have both already been denied a wedding."
"That's why I want Joo-Run to be happy,"
"And Joo-Run has a temper for the forest folk."
"If it is Yumi, the people of the Inn Town, who will be the companion, can Joo-Run be happy without losing his Joo-Run appearance?
From what I can tell, the momentum between the two women was fierce. That yumi is twitching and pulling itself away.
"Hey, just wait a minute. I don't feel like I'm in love twice or three times."
"Then why don't we continue to deepen our ties?
"That's right. It's not too late to hope to be a family by the woods. Like Asta and Lilyn's house Schmiral, even parents should be allowed to become a family by the woods."
Yumi was upbeat and watched Joo-Run.
Both Yumi and Joo-Run are lowering their eyebrow butts in a bewildered manner.
"Duh, what are you gonna do, Joo-Run?
"Oh, I don't know either. I just can't sort out my feelings yet either... so I'd be very happy to get some time to figure that out."
That said, Joo-Run smiled with his eyebrows lowered.
"Actually, I also thought of Yumi as a dependable sister. Perhaps having such thoughts about someone who is not of blood is a sign that they are so distracted."
"Yeah, well. I'm glad you said that."
Yumi blushed slightly.
Turn that way to hide it and flicker your hands to get rid of even the puppy.
"But well, my sister and brother can't even give you a wedding. We'll get along just the way we've always been, so... we'll see how we feel."
"Yes," Jou-Ran smiled innocently, erasing his puzzled expression.
The women of Fou and Run breathe in a satisfied manner for the first time.
As the Joo-Runs returned to their seats, Yumi sat rough as she stroked her cheeks.
"Ah. I don't know what it is. It's a story.... Levi, if you say anything extra to the Bens, I'll bust you, okay?
"Hang on. Such a man is too much for you. Shouldn't you be dowry while you're not letting him get away?
"Shut up! I'm telling you, you're two years younger than Terrier-Mass, too!
"It doesn't matter to me," Levi said, letting him keep his mouth shut, but Terrier-Mass looked more red than Yumi.
Yumi opens up the fruit liquor, and then she sees me.
"... you heard Asta too, didn't you? What do you think of this?
"Yeah. I guess I don't need to rush anything. They're both important to me, so I want you to deepen your bond and come to a conclusion."
"Oh well.... Yeah, well, I will."
Yumi began to stumble through the leftover dishes, feeling soggy at all times.
Ai-Fa and Fay-Baim stare at the look with the utmost calmness. Every time I think about it, I guess it's a stance of not talking about the rest of the family.
Neither was I. I didn't mean to make an extra statement.
I'm just thinking of shaking my head and responding if I get a consultation from Yumi or Joo-Run. Whether that develops into a full-fledged romance story, or ends with a friendship between a man and a woman, I was hoping that both of you would go along a convincing path anyway.
There you go, wow, cheering.
Looking back, it appeared that at some point Tour-Din, who had been in the cooking, had just appeared with basins raised along with Sil and Yun-Sudra.
What was on that basin was a small sliced gato chocolate.
"This guy's been behaving like everyone else in the woods! You happen to be lucky to have guests with you!
This was served to the guests, which would mean that the end of the feast is current.
Will Yumi and Joo-Run entertain us with songs and lateral whistles one last time? With such anticipation in my chest, I received a plate of gato chocolate.