664 South Fruit ④ - Face to Face

After resigning from Tanto's Grace Pavilion, we returned safely to Luu's settlement.

It was supposed to be a study group at Fa's house, but I had to attend the Luu family dinner tonight, so I'm rescheduling. Therefore, during the Kama part of the Luu main house, an extraordinary study group was also held today.

"Welcome to Lew's house, guests. I'm the partner of the head of the family, Donda, and I'm Mia Ray-Lew."

First, Mother Meer Ray, the partitioner, moves in and out. Instead, Raina-Lou, who is also face-to-face yesterday, was politely bowing down.

"I'm Cornelia's Dels, and this guy is my partner Wads. You mind if I give you a tour of us, too, until Mr. Chieftain gets home?

"Oh, of course I don't mind. … just let me keep the steel before then."

The lesson has been explained in the luggage car. Wads looked a lot like he didn't mean it, but he offered a big, hip long sword and a dagger of nostalgia.

"I did keep it for you. Don't worry, there are no people in this settlement who do evil."

"Hmm... if you had such a fine swordsman, you wouldn't have come any closer if you were an outlaw"

Speaking in a cloudy voice, Wads is twisting Lyada-Lou on the side. Lyada-Lu was looking back at it with a calm face.

"I'm not a swordsman, I'm a hunter, and I've already pulled myself out of that job. I'm just a family member who helps me with my work at home."

"Hmm. You have a broken leg. But if I cross my sword with you, I'm gonna be able to run and run. Hey."

With a muffled face, Wads abandoned it that way.

"The rumor that the hunters by the woods were full of monsters was true. You're the hunters of the Lou family who won the fight in Genos, aren't you?

Lyada-Lu opened his cleavage eyes, perhaps unexpectedly.

"Are you a people of the South? Are you also hearing about the martial arts party in Genos?

"Oh. Me, too, because I competed in arms trials three years ago. I missed my number one seat."

"Right. … Sin-Lu, who was the number one seat at that meeting, is my child"

"What?," Wads glanced at the giant.

"Oh my God, did you... so you're just talking about you and that kid just happens to be strong ah?

"No. Neither I nor Singh have ever won the last in comparison to the power of the Lew family. And by the woods, there are several families with no less power than the Lew family."

"Well, it's a bunch of monsters, after all."

Saying so, Wads lowered his mouth to the lid.

Doing so transforms a tough face into a much more innocent looking face. Slightly obnoxious tones went hand in hand, and he seemed so adorable.

Mother Meer Ray, who watched such an exchange between Wads and Lyada-Lu with a smile, turns to me. Wads' knife had been carried to his mother's house by the hands of Vina-Lou.

"Well, let's get started. Today, can you tell me how to use the ingredients that my customers are about to sell?

"Yes, we haven't officially made a promise that we can buy yet, but because of this, I think I'll let Dels look at the cooking."

Everyone's eyes were shining on expectations as they gathered on the spot. I guess the people in Luu's main house were asking me how wonderful this ingredient is. In it, Michelle, who had exposed one Buddha's top surface, raised her voice from the wall.

"You were talking about ingredients made from fermented tau beans. Is tau oil another different ingredient?

"Yes, the tau oil is liquid, but this one is solid. However, it is very soluble, so I think it is easy to use for any dish."

Baiyuan is only at first sight, so I decided to let everyone know how it tastes first with Giva juice.

Simply simmering meat and vegetables and throwing miso is already a fine dish. The people who tasted it were shining their eyes.

"Oh, I knew it wouldn't taste good. I think this one tastes better than tau oil juice."

Mother Meer Ray, too, is a full grin.

Then a small reddish brown hand crept from under the workbench.

"If it's so delicious, I'd like to try the tier too"

"Hey, what's that? Is that where the humans hide?

Wads, wanting to see what was going on around the entrance, raises a barbaric voice. Tia snapped, "Shit," and stood up seemingly.

"I was hiding because I thought it would be better not to face the people in town as much as possible. I accidentally put my hands where I could see them."

"I can't believe it. I didn't even feel this kind of sign that humans were hiding, did I?

I guess it was my habit as a swordsman to crave the signs of a human being indoors. Wads looked heartily surprised.

After all, Dels is not looking like he felt it, and he's "humming" his nose.

"Is that the one called the Red Wildlings? My brother told me about it. Stick together. Can we just look at each other?

"Yes, because within the morning, the Lew family took confirmation with their lords. We plan to have dinner with you.... so nothing, you didn't have to hide, did you?

The second half of the words are directed at the tier. Tia, who had a taste of giva juice on a wooden dish she received from Mother Meer Ray, looked up at me with her garnet-like eyes.

"But people in town might be scared of Tia. I thought it would be better if I didn't show my face."

"Hmm. I don't have the muscle to be scared of a toddler like you... don't you?

Dells' gaze was directed at the wads next door.

Wads has a lot of pulled face and is soaking sweat on his forehead.

"Oh, I'm not scared either... but look at him like he's a monster."

"If you can feel it, you must be a fine swordsman too."

In a quiet voice, Lyada-Lou had such a reputation.

Tia has a strange face, spinning a wooden dish.

"It was soggy and delicious. But you don't use vanilla."

"Yeah. It might take a little while to explore compatibility with vanilla. I don't think there are many dishes in my hometown that combine ingredients like this with vanilla."

"Even tau oil doesn't go with vanilla. Or in Genos, are they eating in such a rare way?

Really, Dels comes up with an unpleasant voice. When it comes to vanilla, it reminds me of Sims, so there are not many people in Jagal who react to rejection.

"If you're in a castle town, it wouldn't be uncommon to combine tau oil with vanilla. In boarding towns, I think it's common to go with Myrmu and Kerr roots."

"Hmm. Myrmu and Kerr roots are not even vanilla"

"But with spices, we're together, right? I think the chit fruit goes well with tau oil and miso, and I think it seems to use vanilla."

"... so that 'miso' would be your hometown ingredient?

"Oh, excuse me. What are you going to name this?

"... it's still being devised"

Dels put his arms together and brought it to the back wall.

"Fair enough. Use whatever you want first. Whatever you do with vanilla, if you can make it into a delicious dish, don't complain."

"Yes, well, I'll give it a try."

Whether it is juice, boiled or baked, this ingredient can be easily used. The key would be to combine it with other seasonings. As well as the roots of tau oil, sugar, myrmu and kel, I want to make sure they go well with the fruit of the hoboi, the hoboi oil, the distilled liquor of Nyatta, the fruit liquor of Mamaria, etc. It still seemed enough after that to make sure it went well with Sim's vanilla.

"Speaking of which, is it time for a new chaska to arrive? Thanks to this ingredient, I miss Chaska so much."

When I speak that way, Vina-Lou says, "Hmm...?," he tilted his neck.

"I wonder if this ingredient goes well with Chaska...?

"Yes. In my hometown, it was a classic combination of chaska and miso soup.... Oh, of course, it's not Chaska itself, it's an ingredient similar to Chaska"

Vina-Lou stared at me with pale colored eyes.

Then, I can flatter my mouth.

"I don't know, I remember the first time I created Bullshit. Wow... but nothing, Asta doesn't want to go home...?

"Oh no. Were you looking so sentimental? I didn't mean to."

"Yeah... I wasn't as frivolous in the face as Asta was then..."

It was Vina-Lou who described it that way that made it seem like it was some unusual look. There was a deep expression or something... and when I was a Mercy Mother, it was a gentle smile.

Nearly a year has passed since then, I am 18 and Vina-Lou is 21. So there's no way you haven't grown.

(I started on Curry a little before Dan-Rutim's birthday, so the black moon? Really, it's been a year since then)

Thinking of that as a smudge, Wads gave another "uh-huh" and a barbaric voice.

Looking back at something, my beloved parent is standing at the entrance. At its feet were also the appearances of Brave and Durmoor.

"Hey, Ai-Fa. Did you cut it up today on a half-time break?"

"Mm-hmm. I was wondering if you were a Jagal guest."

With a pristine face as usual, Ai-Fa turned his attention to the Dells, who were forming right next to the entrance.

"I am the head of Fa's house, a man named Ai-Fa. Asta, who you took up business with, is a family member of my house, so let me show you."

"Oh, you're the rumored hunter. My brother told me all about it."

Dels took his back off the wall and turned back to Ai-Fa with a fluttering smile.

"I'm Dels from Cornelia, and this is my partner Wads. Please do me a favor."

"Mm-hmm. Your brothers took great care of me. I hope that you will have the right bond."

After stating so, Ai-Fa turned her gaze back towards Wads.

"By the way, what are you so surprised at? Are women hunters rare?

"Hey, I heard from Dells too, but hey... it was even more different than I expected, so I was surprised."

Wads stared at Shiatsu Ai-Fa in a way he felt terrible.

"Wow. Even though it's so different, it looks strong when you look at the monster... and I'm going to get twisted with one arm."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

"Hey, I don't know how you got up to this other guy. Hey. Awesome. You're still so young."

Being praised for the power and appearance of the sword at the same time, Ai-Fa had become what seemed to be a complicated face. Besides, I guess it was hard to complain because the wads seemed so innocent. As a result, Ai-Fa was to look back at Mother Meer Ray, with her head on the top of the Buddha.

"... In the meantime, let us keep the steel. And would you get the braves some water?

"Oh, I understand. If you want to stay for how long, why don't we keep the hunter's clothes?

"Uhm. Now, please"

Ey-fa takes off his fur cloak with refreshment.

Occasionally, Wads raised his voice "hehe".

"I'm really working out, but it's a colorful body. If you were a southerner, you'd want your wife."

Exactly. I = fa also had patience and turned the Willow Eyebrow upside down.

but Dels speaks up sooner than that.

"Hey, Wads. I thought you said it would be against the learning to praise the look of the woodland ladies? Don't let one rude word drool in your face."

That's how Dels was bowing his head toward Ai-Fa.

"Sorry about that. I'll be perfectly clear with this guy, so give him a break. I didn't mean anything wrong."

"Uhm.... were you hearing from the Ballans about the Forestside learning?

"Oh, sure. Otherwise, it wouldn't be worth it to go all the way to Nelwia.... can you forgive him for his disrespect?

When Ai-Fa returned his eyebrows to their original position, he quietly stared back at Dells' serious face.

"I don't want to turn my anger on people who know how to be polite. I'd be happy if you weighed the Forestside lesson."

"Thank you. I'll be careful in the future."

Dells showed more white teeth before hitting his elbow on his partner's flank.

"Be there," he blurts, and Wads bows his head as sorry. So, the settlement seemed to have been exchanged.

(Courtesy at the root...... I don't mean it, I wonder if it's an indication of my desire to respect the business partner)

That's what I was thinking.

Of course. So, I don't make a bad impression on Dells. Whatever it was for business, there seemed to be no respect for them.

(Maybe it's surprisingly compatible with the people by the woods)

With those thoughts in mind, I decided to resume my study group.

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Thus it is that night.

Me and I-Fa were invited to the Luu family dinner again, and instead there was the appearance of Delus and Wads.

The dishes served on the large plates are made by Donda-Lou and Jiza-Lou in return. Wads looked like he was taking another hard spit on the power of Donda-Lou and others, but Dels was relative to it with the usual mundane smile.

"I am sincerely grateful that you invited me to the Sheikh's house yesterday today. Besides, I hope this is going to be a very fruitful encounter."

To Dells' words, Donda-Lou snorted heavily, "Hmm..."

"Maybe the first time I've visited a forest settlement and I'm not so scared of people since Camua-Josh. … If you don't have evil feelings, a new bond will be formed."

"Then it's a relief. And then we'll see if business brings us together well."

Donda-Lou nodded one and then began to say more or less pre-meal wording.

It is the beginning of supper, when the people of the woods recite it. Even today Rud-Lew looked around at the food with a face full of expectations.

"It looks delicious from the smell already. Come on, Rimi."

"I know. Yo. Let's start with this meat."

Because it's not even ten days since Rudd-Lou returned, Limi-Lou has been looking very entertaining since last night. I'm always energetic Limi-Luu, but it seems to be boosting even more when it's Lud-Luu's turn.

Such a small hand of Limi-Luu splits the meat exactly into a plate of Lud-Luu. It is a miso roasted giva loin that was investigated for adding or subtracting seasonings in today's study group. The topping was served with plenty of raw vegetable salad from Tino and Nenon, where the Japanese-style dressing was hung.

Since I am also a guest, the caterer is being held by other women. Rayna-Lew handed out the juice dishes, Vina-Lu handed out the boiled dishes, and Lara-Lew handed out the roasted Poitan.

"Oh, this Poitan is also painted with ingredients called miso."

I laughed "yes" because Sati Ray-Luu gave me a voice that played for the Poitan dish.

"I applied miso with tau oil and sugar to the potato and baked it in a stone kiln. I'd like to try some miso-flavoured pizza."

"I can't wait for that. I won't be able to mouth the aromatic dishes in a few moments… I would be very happy to eat them before then"

It had been so long since Sati Ray-Luu's birth control was announced, but no significant changes had yet been revealed in that body. Instead, Kota-Lu smiles and cheeks miso roasted poitan.

"That's just Poitan, isn't it? But it has a strong flavour, so when you eat with other dishes, you should eat the regular Poitan here."

When Lara-Luu calls it that way, Kota-Lu nods "Yeah". It is a smiling exchange between a young aunt and a young nephew.

That's right, and I've had a series of words called miso again, but I wonder if it's damaging Dells' mood? That's how I thought about it, and I glanced at Dels' complexion - he was slowly eating his meal, smiling and watching his mother and son eating miso roasted potatoes.

(Well, if you try Dels, I guess this is part of an important research)

But that wouldn't have discouraged Dells. The people of the Lou family were eating us food in the same way they looked extremely satisfied as last night.

The stewed dish is made from rose meat and aria, chacci and nenon, which is made to taste relatively soft. It was intended to provide an example where even a highly flavored miso can make delicate flavors.

In contrast, roasted miso is strongly flavoured with guts. It has an intense flavour, aimed at the tolerable rigidity of the people by the forest. It also uses sugar, myrmu and kel roots, and then red fruit liquor, which is one dish that you would like to taste along with a pile of raw vegetables.

And the juice dish is a hot pot.

The pot I know still had more miso flavor than soy sauce. Of course, Rayna-Lew's "tau oil-tailored pot" was excellent, but he was also proud of its unbeatable completeness.

"Oh, none of this is delicious... my tongue seems to fit this miso..."

Grandma Ziva, smiling loosely, said that to me.

Ey-fa, who was quietly going on a meal, is also happily narrowing his eyes when he realizes it. Of course I had one feeling with Ai-Fa.

"... in the meantime, I think I could tell everyone by the woods how wonderful this ingredient is."

That's what Dells was laughing at.

"Well, if I'd been complaining about this much better food, I'd have had to turn back to Cornelia, too. Half thanks to Asta for cooking like this."

"Oh, really. Hey. It's not comparable to when you taste it in Cornelia."

Wads is getting his mind back on it, too, and he's getting ahead with his meal. That's just the owner of the giant, and he seems to have an unbeatable appetite for hunters by the woods.

After eating the dishes of one street, Donda-Lou turned his attention to the Dells.

"This guy sure is an excellent ingredient, I guess. But you were talking about your distrust of nobility."

"Oh. But settle in with the story that someone named Jan, who Asta introduced me to, will engage you with a trustworthy nobleman. He's the second son of Count Dalaim's family, and he seems to be a Polearth... but that nobleman is also a kind of man to you, isn't he?

"Polearths? You could say we were the first aristocrats to hold hands."

"Then don't worry. Well, I can't say for sure if I don't actually show my face."

"... how can a man as careful as you not suspect anything of the people of the woods?

To Donda-Lou's words, Dels stroked his big nose with "Humph".

"It's not like you suspected anything. My brothers seem to have placed their full trust, but that's none of my business. I only believe what I feel when I see it with my own eyes."

"... so you identified yourself as someone worthy of credit, do you mean?

"Of course, I'm still in the middle of something. That's the same thing with you, isn't it?

That said, Dels took a pinch of miso roasted poitan.

"Trust isn't something you can do in a day or two, because you've had a year or two of connections, and the one who betrays you betrays you. But, well, I haven't been betrayed by your expectations so far. I'd appreciate it if you thought the same way."

"Then I'd like to ask you one thing."

And Giza-Lou raised his voice to the lid.

"In your hometown, there was a misinformation about the people by the woods and the nobility of Genos, I hear. You advised Asta that the affair was dangerous."

"Oh, perhaps the lord of Genos has turned his hand on this so that there is no bad weather in the western territories. I'm guessing you couldn't reach the southern territories."

Dels shrugged his shoulder a bit as he grabbed the miso roasted poitan.

"I can't believe that a clan living in the woods defeated a bad nobleman, because that's the story that people below seem to rejoice like a bard song. Funny, the weather must have spread.... but if you try to be king of a country, it's a big case that rocks the foundations of the kingdom. So I guess you've been blinded by the Kings of the Capital."

"But the lord of Genos also turned his hand to the western territories, as you said earlier"

"Oh. But from Genos to the king's capital is a month in Totos. If that's all away, the story will also screw around somewhere. That's the way it is."

After soaking up the fruit liquor with his face, Dels once again sees Giza-Lou.

"But there's no stopping the wind. I think you have to understand why the Kingsville people are making a scene and hit it here?

"Hmm. Does it naturally mean we should accept that the people of Wang Du do not feel comfortable with the people by the woods?

"No, no. I'm talking about what they're making a fuss about, why they don't try to trust themselves, why, and if there's a misunderstanding, we just have to figure it out."

"Hmm..." Jiza-Lou stroked his successful mandible.

"To Genos, it is predicted that the man of the king's capital will come again. And of course, we're going to do everything we can to make sense of them..."

"Oh, you seem so honest. It's just that people in the west have a lot of twisted ideas, so watch it."

After stating so, Dels smiled more.

"But, well, it seems boring for you to acquire the little dexterity of the people of the West. If I could, I'd like you to break through with that idiotic honesty."

…………

"If you've offended me, I apologize. I'm only honest because I'm a southerner."

Dels stated that, but Giza-Lou probably hasn't offended him or anything. Though it is difficult to read inside, I could have guessed about it.

Perhaps Ziza-Lou was interested in this person named Delus.

And it was my mood as it was.

I don't really make people feel bad, even though I feel bad about it anyway and I can feel something disgusting about my attitude. Confident, fearless, and perhaps honest personality, as he says. I was starting to feel something unique, unlike Dora's father, who seemed bold and delicate, both in the crude and warm Zashma.

(Business still doesn't know how to fall, but you got close to someone interesting.)

With that in mind, I decided to move on with my meal, too.

In the meantime, the first contact between the people of the Lou family and Dels seemed to be able to come to an end in the utmost serenity.