591 The Invisible Hand of the Great God ⑤ - Truth Is In Darkness

That's how we asked the architect of Jagal to build the house.

That, of course, was the conclusion after much more than a marginal tortuosity. By clearing all the conveniences on the side of the architect and on the side of Fa's house, we finally came to that conclusion.

For starters, it's on the side of the architect - which, surprisingly, wasn't so intrusive. Few new requests for earthquake damage appeared to have emerged from accommodations and houses that had dealings with architects led by Balan's old man. If repairs and inspections are carried out properly every year, there will be no damage from any of those earthquakes.

So, what about inns, houses, etc. that we haven't had a deal with before, and that's because of the economic situation, and yes, they can't ask Jagal architects for repairs. The architect is Jagal, so when he makes a request to the boys, it costs a lot.

In addition, even if a new request comes in, we can set our own priorities. If Fa's house were to make a request, that's how the old man said it to me, trying to make it a top priority.

It took me and I-Fa a night to indulge in suggestions from such a man. At the end of the day, Ai-Fa decided to make a request to the architect.

The vast majority of the reason for this would be because there were so many assets in Fa's house.

Without needing to be pointed out by Day-Ravitz, Fa's house had won frightening silver coins over the past year alone. It was a tremendous asset to both families.

"It may be a disgraceful deed to take care of a family without blood without trying to capture its wealth"

It seemed that that was the idea underlying Ey-Fa.

Let's say we reject a suggestion from the old man.

In doing so, the rebuilding of Fa's house will take an even less time. In the meantime, we'll be sleeping in the extra house all the time, and eventually we'll be able to get a story from the extra house about wanting to help rebuild. That was, as much as I appreciate it - I = fa cared about the point of whether it was the right thing to do to sweeten such people's generosity.

There will also be the idea that it stinks of water to let down generosity from your fellow countrymen.

But if you grasp the wealth you own, you will also no longer have to put unwanted hardships on your countrymen. As an eye-fa, I wanted to weigh you down.

"And the house by the woods was originally built at the mercy of the people of the south. Is it possible, then, to have the same house built as before?"

Ai-Fa said so, too.

When the people by the woods lived in the black woods, they lived in houses knitted with grass. That must have been a house like that sacrificial hall.

But in order for it to rain like a scowl around this Morga forest, that wasn't strong enough. So it was not long after moving to the woodland of Morga that the people of the woodland invited the people of the south to learn how to build wooden houses.

I heard those stories within the last year, too. Schmiral and Ai-Fa, who were invited to Fa's house as guests, told such stories as part of a public discourse.

"If you build a stone house or something like that in a forest settlement, it'll be a laugh, but if you can build a house just like before, then nothing's wrong.... and I think so, what do you think?

"Yeah. I'm no stranger to relying on the ladies, either. Instead, I'm starting to think it's the right kind of grasp of wealth."

The remaining problem is the cost of it.

But there was already an estimate that Fa's house assets were too much to cover. He told the old man about the construction and size of Fa's house, and asked him to calculate rough numbers from it.

As you said, that was a lot cheaper than I thought. I was talking about 20 workers working from morning to evening and it would take three days - the price being nine silver coins.

"With only nine silver coins, can you rebuild your house?

When I accidentally questioned him like that, the old man was so tannic that there was no more.

"Are you trying to tell me our arms are cheap? You seem to live a much wealthier life."

"Oh, if you were being rude, I apologize. I had no idea what the market was..."

I always wondered if red copper coins were worth about 200 yen a piece. So, silver coins are currencies worth 1,000 red copper coins in one piece, so if it's nine silver coins, it's 1.8 million yen.

When it comes to 1.8 million yen, it is of course a lot of money. but if the house were to be built, it would still feel cheap was my feeling that I was born and raised in a country called Japan.

However, in this land, it is not as easy to build wealth as it is in my homeland. For example, a day job is a couple of red copper coins per hour at best.

Given that, 20 human wages of nine silver coins for three days of labor - a lot of money, which means that there are fifteen red copper coins an hour - were probably expensive enough.

(Well, of course, the rewards you get will vary between the partitioners, the old man and Aldas, and the locally hired workers.)

When I conceived it that way, my old man mocked me.

"I'll tell you what, this is a basic fee. If it had been, it would have cost twice or three times the price of lumber and the hassle of bringing it to the scene."

"Oh I see...... you may use the surrounding trees as far as lumber is concerned. That's how the rest of the family builds their homes."

"Hmm. Then this is the market. Well, whenever there's anything else you need, I'll let you multiply the price each time. And when there's something wrong with your story, and you need more time to finish it, you need three silver coins a day."

Based on that exchange, we were supposed to ask for a job.

Opening the stall just like yesterday and encouraging the cookout job, another line of architects soon visited me, so I could tell my parents that I had given their consent.

"Heh, did you really get the acknowledgement! I can't believe we built Asta's house. This guy turned out to be funny!

Aldas had a very hazy voice, and so did the other workers.

Only Balan's old man, however, is alone on the top of the Buddha.

"This one, too, could have made adjustments to the job. You don't mind starting work tomorrow, do you?

"Yes, I'm fine. Were the people on the previous appointment okay?

"Hmm. There's nothing to be said about this because this time I was relaxed and the full moon was also sitting in Genos. By the 31st of the Blue Moon, you should be able to finish all your work."

Speaking of which, last year's stay should have been about a month and a half. It was on the way that I met him, but he visited Genos in the middle of the green moon.

"By the way, are the Astas still going to hand out Giva dishes for a while without taking copper coins like this?

Aldas asked me that, so I nodded yes.

"At least, it's decided to hand it out for free until tomorrow. We talked about it after the nobles checked on the lodging town."

"Right. Then we'll pay for the copper coins, so I was wondering if you could manage to get the giva dishes ready at the scene? I don't have time to go down to Innkeeper Town, I don't know, just grab some dried meat. Then I won't be able to help."

"Oh, if that's the case, I was going to cook a meal in advance. No need for copper coins, so don't worry."

"Is that true?," Aldas twinkled his eyes.

The old man has a wrinkle between his eyebrows with an indescribable face.

"Then we should pay the copper coin exactly. It's only a job to build your house."

"No. You've kept your plans open for us for three days, so thank you at least. Parents will appreciate it, so don't bother."

Plus I had one more thing to tell you.

"So, this is a message from another parent...... can we have dinner with some people after work?

"Yeah? What's that all about?

"Yes, the head of the Fou house we take care of and then the head of the Ruu house, the chieftaincy muscle, wants to have dinner with the ladies. On the 31st of the Blue Moon, I invite you all to a feast, so I'd like to exchange words before that."

"I mean... are we talking about inviting us to a house by the woods?

"Yeah. Exactly twenty people can't, so I'd like to invite a couple of people who were the Lord, how about that?

Although the architects are regular guests of the stalls, they have little interaction with the hunters by the woods. I was somewhat anxious, even for me, about how these invitations felt to them - for now, Aldas was laughing delightfully.

"That sounds like a fun offer. Oh, man, of course you'll take it, won't you?

"Uhm... but what do we do on the way home? Night forest is a dangerous thing, isn't it?

"We'll get your luggage out here and send you to the Grand Tree Pavilion in the South. That's how I've invited guests to the woods a few times before."

Still, when the old man had an obscure face, Aldas said, "What's going on?," he twisted his neck.

"Stick around, there's no reason to say no, is there? If Asta and the others can talk about dinner, it's worth going to."

"But... some strangers seem to take a toll on me, I don't care"

That certainly wasn't out-of-target because both Birdu-Foo and Donda-Loo have made such offers in an effort to identify the personalities of the guys.

"If I offended you, I'm sorry. However, I think both Fou's parents and Luu's parents wanted to tie the edge because of the opportunity. The people of the woods and the people of Jagal have been in a state of discord for a long time..."

"That's right. Even you hated the woodland people until you got along with Asta. I want to invite people from the south to the woods, so it's obvious that I want to keep them a little priceless."

"Hmm......"

"The people of the woods are currently searching to live correctly as the people of the west. So Selva and Jagal are friends, so I think they want to deepen their bonds as friends."

With the utmost sincerity, I gave my old man a laugh.

"Of course, I'll be with you at either dinner. It's not such a tough gathering, so could you have dinner with me?

"I didn't say no to the basket. I just didn't think I'd mind being trampled by a stranger."

"He's a stranger, which is why he wants to tie the edge. In other words, my family told me about it, so I thought I'd like to see it face to face."

"Family?" said the old man, looking like he was going to get hurt.

I'll point you to Yun-Sudra, who worked in the next stall.

"She is the family of Fou's blood. Sooner or later, the feast that invites you will be held in the square of the settlement of Fou."

Then I point to the other side of the stall.

"So, the Lew family is their home. Dark-haired and red-haired girls are both daughters of the chief. And the other two sisters take turns doing street business, so the boys should know."

The Luu family duty today was Rayna-Luu and Lara-Luu.

"Heh," Ardus rounds his eyes.

"Were those daughters out of such a fine house? Maybe that murky, colorful daughter-in-law is a sister too?

"I'm sure that's Vina-Lou. Yeah, she's the eldest sister of four sisters."

"Doesn't that seem like more and more fun? Don't think hard, I honestly think you should take the offer, okay?

"... so I'm telling you I didn't say no"

The old man wandered his rich jawbeard with a bumpy face.

"If you want to call us so much, do as you please. I don't need it. I don't know if I've got bad luck."

"I'm sure that's okay. At Easter, men from the woods and people from the south exchanged drinks."

"That's right. I'm going to be invited to a feast, but I won't start worrying about you."

So, after a little meeting about the reconstruction work, the ladies went back to their work.

When I breathe, I hear the voice "Asta."

"You've been talking to me a long time. I'm tired of waiting."

"Ah, Yumi. I'm sorry, there's been a bit of trouble.... Oh, I told Joo-Run that Yumi was safe. Joo-Run was so relieved."

"Well, he said he didn't care about that story. Besides, I've been talking to Levi."

"Oh, Levi was safe, too. Good for you, then."

Levi didn't even show up at Kimmus' Tail Pavilion last night, which was worrying Terrier-Mass to death.

"Yeah, I haven't looked at you yet. Louis just ran into me and told me that Terrier-Mass was worried. By the end of the day, I think you'll be in Kimmus's Tail Pavilion."

"Oh well. But if you were safe, why didn't you show your face to Kimmus's Tail Pavilion?

"Come on? Didn't you even fix the house? I'm sure the house Levi lived in was pretty old."

That being said, Yumi lifted her eyebrows slightly.

"Well, there must have been some kind of situation. Don't let the girl worry you. We're talking, aren't we? If I run into him, I'll scold him."

"Yeah, well, don't overdo it"

That's how Yumi also received The Poitan Roll of Giva Meat, which left early.

After all, today, the whole town is on purpose and full of hasty signs. The luggage trucks loaded with wood were hiccups, and not many of them were walking with chickens in bandages.

But not so dark atmosphere. It was just somewhat of a slaughter, but it was also somewhat of a festive disturbance reminiscent of festivals and such. I had the feeling that people were boiling their vitality to get out of the ordeal, the fervor of a damned mood.

(Not as good as the folks by the woods, but the people in town are a pain in the ass, too)

I kept cooking Giva meat while renewing those thoughts.

Like normal business, there's not a peak first thing in the morning or around Jomtien, but hiccups push people. Yesterday and so on, we almost ran out of food at about a moment down the road. Even today, at this rate, the closing hours seemed to be much quicker.

Arishna's visit is so insignificant.

I accidentally raised my voice, "Ah," when I realized that I was standing on my feet a little further from the stall.

"Sorry. I'm borrowing one from the dining room for a second, can I leave it to you until then?

That's what I told the Matua women I worked with, and then I turned to the Blue Sky Dining Room.

I asked Fay-Baim, who was doing his job there, to assist me with the stall, and now I'm headed over to Arishna.

"Alishna, you were here. If you like, can I talk to you?

"Yes, that's why I came"

Arishna nodded quietly at her usual condition.

I feel my heart pulse, but I lay the words on top of each other.

"The day after we deposited the arm decorations from Alishna, Genos was hit by a major earthquake. Maybe... wasn't this, like, a catastrophe-free amulet?

"Yes, you're right."

"Well, after all... Arishna foresaw that earthquake"

Alishna tilted her little neck, still with a missing expression of emotion.

"The art of star reading, foreseeing calamity, is possible. … but the people of the west, the stars, have not read or weighed"

"Huh? What is that?"

"The king of Selva, Sim's moves, he hates them. It is unforgivable. Even if it were a great disaster, foreseeable, capable, believable, unforgivable. Sim's moves, moves the country, must not be, thinks."

Alishna's voice was very quiet.

"The feeling, the wrong thing, I don't think. Four kingdoms, the land of sorcery, it's different. It is a kingdom of stone and iron, born of four great kingdoms, sorcery, abandonment. It's a trick, it's heavy, it's unforgivable, it's natural."

"But then why..."

"... I, Genos, am a guest. Genos, calamity, if you get close, Marquis Genos, I'll tell you. But the Marquis of Genos, the art of star reading, if weighed down, would be angry, King of Selva. So, disaster, if you get close... Marquis Genos, leave nothing to talk about, prepare for it, I think"

Speaking that way, Arishna approached me about half a step.

Black, mysterious eyes peek into my eyes from up close.

"And to me, too, what you don't talk about, you should wish. So I won't tell you anything."

"Huh? No, but... you just told me everything, didn't you?

"Everything, even if it's a story. Asta, I, Disaster, I foresaw, I mentioned, so even if I did, I answered."

"So... everything we've talked about so far, even if it's not true, right?

"Yes, the truth, in darkness"

That rhetoric made me laugh.

"Okay. Trying to find that darkness must be something you shouldn't do."

"Yes. Something dangerous, I think. Sooner or later, the Wang Du's inspection team will come again, all the more so."

If we find out that Malstein moved the militia by the results of the star reading, it's bad - I mean, I guess that's what it is.

"Got it. Then I'll decide not to pursue it.... But just one thing, okay?

"Yes. What is it?

"How can Arishna show me so much about myself? This is the second time you've deposited an anti-disaster amulet."

Alishna narrowed her eyes just a little.

"Asta, it's People Without Stars. Therefore, Asta's fate, you can't read it, you can't. So, worry, it becomes. Me, Asta, irreplaceable beings, I think, so healthy raw, I want you to send, I hope."

"Really... I'm so grateful you care about things like me that way"

I laughed at Arishna and let her pull out the disaster-resistant arm ornament.

"Well, I'll pay you back."

"Yes," Arishna received it.

but keep it up and offer it to me again.

"Asta, here, can you keep it?

"Huh? Is there any disaster still looming?

"No. But disaster, every time we approach, under Asta, we visit, it's tough. If you keep it all the time, you can rest assured of me."

I got to laugh again.

"Alishna, then you're going to admit that you foresaw that disaster was approaching again."

"... even if it's a story"

Alishna is only faceless.

I was kind of hooked up with an unfathomable black cat and was supposed to receive arm decorations.

"So when should I give back this arm decoration?"

"I don't know. When Asta and I, bond, broke?"

So Arishna gave another courtesy.

"Such a day, not to visit, I hope. Now if you'll excuse me."

"Yes. Thank you for taking the time.... Ah, Arishna. If it was meant to be, it would have been a day to sell 'Giva Curry' tomorrow, so I'll ask Jan to deliver it."

Alishna stared me in the face and then thanked me again.

"Sincerely, I am delighted. Asta, it's irreplaceable."

"Thank you. To Castle Town, be careful."

I went back to the stall.

Fay-Baim turns his gaze a lot.

"Are you okay? It seemed strange."

"Yes, no problem"

Such stories should not be spread out in a broad way. No one should be involved as much as possible in stories like the King's Capital in the West teasing.

(But then, are you saying that the soldiers of the militia were not informed of the circumstances either? If that's all you can work for, that's a big deal)

Or maybe it had only been informed by a captain, but whatever, I wondered if such a story should be left to Malstein.

That's how time went too far and finally ran out of 1,000 meals of food. As for the time, it's just a moment down the road, and it's still a lot quicker to finish than usual.

"Hung. Now if the people in town taste free meals, they'll be reluctant to serve copper coins in the future, sir"

Zwei-Rutim was blurry as he cleaned up behind the stall. Lara-Lew, who was helping with that, shrugs her shoulders, "It's okay".

"How much copper coin did you spare, because food doesn't come down from heaven. There's no fool who doesn't know that."

"Hung. Some fool would have spared a copper coin to raze the grace of the forest, sir"

"You're the one who says funny things! Let's get this over with."

Neither is reluctant, it is a thirteen-year-old combination. I loved this combination.

All I have to do is go back to the woods. Loading all our luggage into the van, we decided to go for the Kimmus Tail Pavilion.

So I discovered an unexpected person.

It's Levi.

Levi stood still in front of Kimmus's Tail Pavilion.

"That's Levi. What's the matter with you? Guys, I was worried about you, right?

When I called, Levi looked back cursorily.

Seeing that, I'm stunned. In the last two days, Levi had finished like someone else.

"Yes, what the hell is going on? Did you get hurt somewhere?

"Oh, Asta... no, I'm not getting hurt anywhere."

But Levi had built a neighborhood under his eyes, and his cheeks had been slammed. Always neat to the mandible, it grows to a thin, insensitive mustache.

"Then what's the matter with you? It's not normal, is it?

"... nothing. I'm just here to put on a bully."

And it came to pass, that Levi set foot upon the Kimmus' Tail Pavilion. I also entrust Gill's reins to Tour-Din, and then I go after him.

"Well, Levi! What the hell is wrong with you!?

Terrier-Mass, who had refrained from attending the reception desk, also raises his voice as if he were in heaven.

While turning away from that anxiety and joyful look, Levi proceeded to walk to the front of the reception desk.

"... do you have a husband?

"Yeah, yeah. If you're a father, you're fixing a broken shelf in the kitchen... but what's really going on? Aren't you looking like a sick man?

"... call your husband."

Terrier-Mass frowned so he could cry and then said, "Dad!" He raised his voice.

From the door behind the reception deck, Milan-Math appears as a sleigh. Towards you, Levi bowed his head deeply.

"Milan-Math, I'm so sorry I took two days off on my own. About me... today only, cut the edge"

"What?," Milan-Math glanced.

Terrier-Mass is squeezing his hands like he's about to cry.

"If you think you've finally got a face, what's that saying? If there's a situation, explain it."

"... there's nothing I can do to make you talk like that. I'm so sorry for all the inconvenience."

"If you're sorry, explain the situation. So you're saying it's getting silly to work seriously?

"Father..." Terrier-Mass takes to his father's arm.

Regardless of that, Milan-Math continued to dazzle Levi with a strong, glowing eye.

"Yesterday's earthquake, what happened? You've been working on your feet, haven't you?

"... on the other hand, it's nothing. But I can't work in this inn anymore."

"I have no idea. From what I've seen, five bodies seem satisfied, and I don't see any reason why I can't work."

After stating so, Milan-Math frowned rudely.

"Maybe something happened to your father? Dad was sleeping with a broken leg."

Levi shook his shoulders as he kept his head down.

"My father... is in the diocese of Vaillas. You must still be sleeping swallowed."

"The Basilica of Vairas? That's just... wasn't there a collection of people with terrible injuries?

Levi answered yes in a low voice.

"We lived in a long shack in a slum... and the earthquake before that crushed him. My father was underneath the rubble, and now he's hit a couple of abalones."

"That's a pity story. But why would you quit your job? If the house was crushed, you'd need more and more copper coins, right?

"There's nothing more you can do with decent money. In a few more days, even the cathedral will be expelled. And then... it's over."

So Levi laughed low.

It is a rough way of laughing, Levi et al.

"From now on, we're going to have to live in worse places than ever. If you don't want to drown in the wild, you just have to pull into the back of the slum. It's like Geez's nest hole, where real villains are partitioning."

"Why do you have to live in such a place? If you work seriously, you could live in a more decent place, though?

"A more decent place will be filled with more decent people. We're not the only crushed people in the house. But there's no such thing as a poorer person than us. Waste like us has to be pulled into the shade."

"Then you should work even more seriously, though? Once you've saved your copper coins, you can move to a decent place."

"You know, the villains around you won't forgive me. Do the copper coins you earn get taken away by the bad guys... or you just have to be a bad guy yourself"

Levi couldn't see the look because he was bowing his head.

I'm just shaking my round back small.

"Why do you think a villain is a villain? Bad guys, this is how they break themselves down. There's no other way to escape, so you have to survive being a scoundrel."

"... then I'll keep your salary. If you give him as much as he needs when he needs it, he won't even take it away from you by villains, though?

"No, you can't. If I worked in a place like this, that would keep the bad guys' eyes on me. I can tell you to give me that guide because I'm going to push you in the middle of the night. If I refuse... well, I'll kill you."

I've been losing my word.

Terrier-Mass is, by chance, spilling tears.

In the meantime, Levi continued to speak in gloom.

"That's where we're going to live. So... I'm out of touch with you guys."

"Hmm. If you want to cut off the edge, do it yourself"

Milan-Math shook off Terrier-Mass's hand and approached Levi slightly.

"If you want to be a bad guy, you can be a bad guy. If you want to die wild, die wild. It's your life, do as you please."

"Dad, no..."

"So what do you want to do? Leave me alone with all the grumbling and crying! You think you can survive with such sexual roots?

Milan-Math blurred Levi's shoulders, forcing him to cause his body.

Levi stares back at Milan-Math as he bites his lips.

"Answer me, kid. You want to be a scoundrel? You want to die wild on the side of the road? You want to cut off from us?

"... if we don't cut the edge, we can't."

"I didn't hear that! I'm asking you what you want to do!

With Levi's shoulder grabbed, Milan-Math put his face much closer.

Levi starts tearing with his lips chewed.

"Even I... I want to live for real. But..."

"Then why don't you do your best for it! Because you have such sexual roots, you're going to have a breakdown!

Milan-Math pushed Levi's body away.

I panic and hug Levi's body from behind.

"Behind the ground floor, there's a storeroom. You live there today."

"Yeah... but my dad..."

"Though your father would have decided to bring you too! Clear up what you don't want, and you can make a place for the two of them to sleep! If you know what I mean, clean it up!

Levi, away from my arm, stared at Milan-Math with a flashing face.

"How come... you and I just looked at each other..."

"If you have a complaint, die wild! I'm not so fond of you as I am of you."

Milan-Math turned his back on Levi as he turned away.

"Decide whether you can disappear from my front or clear the storage. I'm in the middle of fixing the shelves."

Levi snorted again, tears pounding over the floor.

"Thank you, Milan-Math... I will never forget this grace..."

Milan-Math snorted "Hmm" and then disappeared into the cook.

Instead, Terrier-Mass rushes over to Levi.

"Good for you, Levi...... please feel strong. Western gods never let go of a child who tries to live righteously"

Levi couldn't answer, killing his voice and continuing to cry.

Terrier-Mass is also smiling at Levi like that with his cheeks wet with tears.

I let Levi speak to me while I breathed a secluded relief.

"I'll help you clean up, too. So after that, let's go pick up your dad together. Just because there's a luggage truck."

I have decided arbitrarily, but everyone on the table will not speak out against it. I could have believed that.