602 Twenty-eighth Day of the Blue Moon ② - Reunion

When I was led to a tea party venue set up in Komiya's garden, I was waiting for the same rash on my face there as last time.

Eurifia, the companion of Melfrid, his son Odifia, the Lord Refraia of the Earl of Turan, Rittia and Merrim of the Earl of Dalaim - and Dial and Arishna, who took their seats one step ahead of us.

"Hiccup, everyone by the woods. Thank you so much for taking the time out today."

First Eurifia, the inviting lord of this seat, greeted me that way, smiling loosely.

Instead, Odifia stares at this one. Ahead of that gaze is, of course, Tour-Din. Tour-Din was smiling like he could not see, taking that straight eye.

"We've become really hiccups. You all look great."

It was Rittia, the mother of Polearths, who said so. Merim, the companions of Polearths, is no stranger to you.

"Today's Tea Party, we've been looking forward to it. We're very excited to see what kind of treats you serve."

"Yes! If you're happy, I'm happy!

He is Rimi-Lou, who answers well, and Tour-Din, who bows his head in a frightened manner.

Then Lifreia also raised her voice, as if she had waited for her turn.

"I was looking forward to today's gathering, too.... and Asta. I'm sorry I let you take the time in the middle of work the other day."

"No, it's outrageous. I was so happy that Refraia took the trouble to get to me."

Since I had other ladies' eyes today, I also replied in polite terms.

Refraia, wearing a white dress, not a mourning, stares at me with a very calm look.

"A few days have passed since then, but it hasn't changed my feelings. Stay tuned."

"Yes, it's nice to meet you."

Eurifia, who watched this interaction quietly, said, "Oh?" and nod his neck.

"Your lords seem to be the first to see you. Are you with the Lew family?

"No. I'm the eldest brother of Ran's branch, and my name is Joo-Ran. I was offered an escort when I had a meeting with the people of the King's capital."

That's what Joo-Lan had answered with an unusual, unyielding look.

Eurifia smiles, "Yes."

"You can't beat the Lew family, you're a fine lord. If I had invited a lady of your age, I would have made another big scene."

Even so said, Joo-Run looked cool, "Really?" It is quite reliable and full of my pace.

At that time, he was taken by his first name, and another cook came up. You're supposed to keep the cook with us, it's Siri-Low.

"I greet all your ladies. I'll leave the tea party cook with you today, Siri-Low."

Siri-Low, wrapped in white cooking clothes, graced.

However, my brown hair is sweaty and damp, sticking to my forehead and cheeks. She had already begun to look down in the kitchen.

"Oh, Siri-Low. Nice to see you again today. I was looking forward to savoring your sweets again."

"Excessive words, I'm afraid"

As always, Siri-Low is not as talented as he is in front of the nobility.

And she had a very serious eye, and she didn't try to look at us side by side.

"Now let's get the confectionery ready. I just want to tell you one thing before I do… I'm not going to compare flavors today, so thank you for your intention."

"Huh?" said Siri-Low, sounding out of his heart.

"Really? I thought it was customary for tea parties to have a flavor comparison afternoon."

"Yes, but today, under the circumstances... Odifia actually said she wanted to take a tour of the cook. Then Leflaia and Merrim gave him a name, so I want you three to give him a tour."

That said, Eurifia smiled with a grin.

"If you visit the cook that way, you'll know who made which treats, too, right? I'm interested in doing a taste comparison, so I decided not to do it today."

"Really? I understand that."

Even though he answered that way, Siri-Low was still a mindless face. And for the first time, they'll see us better.

(Right. I lost to Tour-Din last time, so I wonder if he was burning in that snowflake)

However, I was somewhat uncomfortable with the flavor comparison pastime, so I was talking about this measure as if it were possible.

Of course, Tour-Din looks more relieved than I am. Last time Siri-Low was shown to be in tears, Thur-din was rushed.

"Well, it's nice to have you ready for some sweets."

Saying so, Eurifia rang the silver call that had been placed on the table.

A samurai and soldiers lurking in the shadow of a diagrammatically thick stone pillar come over here. There are two samurai, one of whom is Chiffon-Cher. Chiffon-Cher smiled more subtly at me as he headed to Refraia with a slight foothold.

"We will wait for you here. Odifia, can't you stand in the way of Tour-Din?

"Yeah," he nodded one time, and Odifia stepped down to the floor. Refraia and Merrim also rise with your ladylike elegance.

"Now I'll show you to the chef"

He started walking in the lead as Shayla escorted her husband, Merrim. Chiffon-Cher, instead of Refraia, accompanied by an elderly maid, instead of Odifia, followed. That's how we ended up walking at the back of the guard.

"... it's been since the feast that I see you. Was nothing damaged in the earthquake the other day?

When I asked in a whisper, Siri-Low said, "There was."

"The pantry shelves have collapsed and precious pots of liquor and so on have been broken. Varcus was so sad that he couldn't even look at him anymore."

"Really? That was a disaster."

"… did you not do any harm?

"Yes, several houses have collapsed, but no one was seriously injured. The house I lived in was crushed, so I had to rebuild it."

When I answered that way, Siri-Low opened his eyes a little.

"Isn't that a lot of noise? Were you sure it was okay?

"Yes, the new house has been successfully completed. … thank you for your concern"

"Beh, I'm not worried about anything."

And when Siri-Low let his lips hang slightly, Joo-Run called out from across.

"I'm Joo-Run, a forest folk. Yumi said she wanted you to say hi, Siri-Low."

"Yu, does Yumi mean the people of that lodging town? How come you, the people of the woods, are asked to speak like that?

"I was also invited to the feast the other day, so I was supposed to bond with Yumi there. I've seen you a few times."

That said, Joo-Run smiled with a grin.

"Yumi seems to want to look at you more often. I hope we get another chance."

"Ha..." while Siri-Low had a very complicated face. She's also by no means the social type, so she's probably a little preoccupied with Joo-Run, the only innocent hunters by the woods.

That's how we arrived at the cook while we were making a small exchange.

When that door is opened by the hand of a martial artist, Merrim gives him a "well" bounced voice.

"This is how a fine cook existed in the Swan Palace, too. And it smells so nice."

The cook was already full of sweet scents. The person who stood in front of him as to where it came from stripped off the white mask in a bit of a panic.

"I apologize for this. May I help you, ladies and gentlemen?

It was Roy the cook. Even today, I guess I was accompanying you to help Siri-Low.

Turning to Roy, whom I salute, Refraia calls on him to "lift your head".

"It was Princess Odifia's suggestion today that the three of us should be given a tour of the cook. I will try not to disturb you, so do not worry about us."

"Ha... I understand"

As Roy was squeezing his eyes a little, Refraia leaned over his ankle as if he were cursed.

"Oh... I feel like you've seen it before. Maybe you used to work at Count Turan's mansion, too?

"Yes. I was entrusted with the servant's meal. My name is Roy."

"Servant's?... So when I imitated Asta in disgrace, was it you who was taking care of her?

"Yes," Roy nodded as he managed to calm down.

Refraia responds, "Yes…" with a far-sighted look.

"At that time, you annoyed me too. Does that mean you're working for Varcus?

"Ha... no, I am still on my apprenticeship to help Varcus with his apprenticeship's work"

"You are. I had no idea."

Speaking in a calm voice, Refraia looked back at Siri-Low more.

"I'm sorry for taking so long while I tell you to keep working. Go ahead and get to work, too, Siri-Low."

"Yes, sir."

Siri-Low praises and then wears the white mask that was placed on the table. It is an odd mask made of fabric, with holes only in the eyes, nose and mouth. Roy also put the mask back on and Merrim laughed "well".

"You're working on your cooking job wearing those things. I think the cook I know only wore a hat or so."

"Yes, it will be conceived by Varcus so that sweat does not spill"

"It's like a masquerade. If I come across you in the dark, you're going to scream."

Merim, the companion of Polearths, is a very small and youthful lady. Fresh laughter, by the way, doesn't make it feel sarcastic at all. "I'm afraid so," Siri-Low praised, then approached Roy.

"Okay, well, let's get the rims started!

This prepared ingredient is already arranged on the workbench. As an escort, only Ai-Fa stayed in front of the door and Joo-Lan was to wait outside with one of the martial officers.

Sure, it is a fine cook, but when this many people gather, it is quite densely populated. The three ladies stood side-by-side on the wall, following their respective samurai.

Rimi-Lou, who is about to start working around his nose, turns back to you ladies.

"Oh, you know, how was Odifia amazing?

Odifia remained faceless and nodded, "Yeah."

Those gray eyes have been locked on to Tour-Din since the beginning.

"Tool-din, too, was he a prick?

"Yes, in the earthquake the other day, one of the houses in the branch was crushed... but there were no major injuries to my family, and as you can see,"

The story should have already been communicated to Odifia through the messenger as well.

Odifia still nods, "Yeah," with no expression.

"It was so dull. It smelled like a broom, just like Tul-din did."

"Thank you. I also prayed to the forest and to the Western gods for the safety of Odifia."

Tour-Din smiled with a face full of charity.

Indeed, Odifia shrugged her body softly, so the soft-served maid raised her elbow voice.

"Don't disturb me, Princess Odifia. She's going to work for Princess Odifia."

Odifia nodded, "Yeah," again.

No heart, it is like the puppy is bowing his ears. The truth is, don't you want to rush to Tour-Din and hug that body all the time?

"... Odifia, did you like the stall treats we've been delivering for a few days?

When Tour-Din called for more, Odifia raised her face a bit.

"Yeah. It was so good. My grandfather and grandfather said it was delicious."

"Thank you. I'd be so happy if you were happy with Odifia."

Now Odifia seemed to be shaking her invisible tail. This young princess doesn't seem like a puppy with clear ears and tails.

(It's been a month and a little while since you two looked at each other. Hopefully we'll have time to slow down and exchange words later)

With that in mind, I decided to get to work. First of all, it is the help of Tour-Din.

Follow Tul-din's instructions to separate fuwanos, poitane and caron milk, etc. Odifia stared wholeheartedly at Tul-din's use of those ingredients to continue cooking.

If that's a paragraph, now he's helping Rimi-Lou. Since the bottom preparation was already complete, draw water into the iron pan and set it on fire. In this case, it was a step toward taking the turn of fire.

"It's still a brilliant handiwork for everyone. Rimi-Lou and Tour-Din are so young, they impress me."

I could hear Merrim stating it that way. Perhaps, he's talking around Refraia.

"This is how I sometimes get a peek at my work in the cook, even in my own house. It's fun to just look at how many ingredients are going to be cooked."

"Yeah, I never peeked at the cook. I didn't really want to see the meat before I baked it."

"Oh, yeah. So today, you asked for a tour because it's meat-free confectionery making?

After a lot of silence, Refraia said no.

"I asked for a tour because I had to bond rightly with the people by the woods. That would allow us to spend some time together, wouldn't it?

"Oh, did you? But you won't even be able to speak much in the middle of your job...... then how about if you want to talk to Ai-Fa?

I looked back on that word, too, by accident.

Merrim smiles with a smile, staring at Ey-Fa in the face of Lifreia. Refraia looked up at the side of Merrim like that.

"Were you being kind to her? That was kind of a surprise."

"Yes, I greeted Count Dalaim at that time because he had a ball at his house to deepen rapport with the folks by the woods."

"Oh, I see... Speaking of which, there was talk about her servings at a previous tea party. Did that mean you wore your lady's banquet costume?

Ai-Fa, standing in front of the door, looked back at the ladies on the top of the Buddha.

"That's true, but it's not like we're going to get rid of it."

"Yeah. You're kind of unimaginable. But since you look so brilliant, you must look great in your lady's banquet costume."

"It was already a glowing beauty. My mother-in-law, Ritia, also wants to invite people from the woods to the feast."

That said, Merrim smiled with a grin.

"I guess we need to first understand the people of the Wang Capital. Me and Rittia are looking forward to the day when we can invite the forest folks to Castle Town at will."

Ai-Fa was silently returning only his mercy so that he would not lose his gratitude. Try Ey-Fa, the feast of the castle town that has to be wrapped around a cramped banquet costume will not be so heartbreaking.

(But you looked great in that dress. As far as I'm concerned, I'd love to see it again and again)

I added firewood to Kamado while I was inside.

The Siri-Laws look like they are still fighting an iron pot. The smell of fruit was strongly felt from there as to what kind of confectionery it was wrapped around.

"Well, I'll cook this one in the kiln, too"

and Tool-din with a huge heat-resistant dish sets it in an iron oven. When a new scent flooded from there, Odifia, who had been silent for a long time, called out "Ah".

"The smell of Gigi...... are you crazy about Gigi today?

"Yes, it is. Would you have preferred a different treat because I used Gigi leaves a lot these days?

Odifia shook her head plumply when Tour-Din said she seemed a lot worried.

"Gigi's freak, best of all. but it was delicious."

"Thank you. I would be very happy if you liked today's treats too"

When Tour-Din smiled as relieved, Odifia was moisturizing her body again. Whenever Tour-Din smiles, it is how he is driven by the urge to jump.

"Okay, I got it -! Hey, Asta, can you taste it?

And Rimi-Lou, who had encouraged him to look down in the next kamado, offered him a wooden plate and a wooden spoon.

I agree comfortably and taste what was simmering in a smaller iron pan. It seemed impeccable.

"Yeah, I guess that's okay. All we have to do is wait for this pan to finish."

"Yeah! Can I ask Asta to stay like this?

"Absolutely. I'm more used to handling this pan."

"Thanks! Then, please!

Leaving it at that, Rimi-Lou rushed toward you ladies.

"Um, I'm Limi-Luu from the house of Luu! Can you talk to Rimi until we can get that pot over there?

Each of the three ladies looked back at Rimi-Lou's smile in wonder. In it, Merrim smiles tenderly.

"I'd love to hear your story, but is the job better?

"Yeah! About half an hour, I don't have anything to do."

"Then be sure to let me talk to you. As a matter of fact, since just now, I've been concerned about the sweets Limi-Luu is making. I had no idea what kind of confectionery I was trying to make..."

"Eh heh. Asta taught me how to make new treats! I'm sure everyone will be surprised."

This won't bore you for a while. And if it was Rimi-Lou, it should have been a great help to spin the right edge with the nobility of Genos.

(The only people who could face the nobility in an official setting were the men in positions. This kind of interaction should be so important that you can't beat it)

If you can finish the confectionery before Siri-Law, Tour-Din can join that circle as well. Otherwise, Odifia will be delighted.

With that in mind, I decided to keep the fire going.