665 South Harvest ⑤ - To Castle Town

Three days pass, and it is the twenty-first day of the month of ashes.

It was a street holiday and we were headed to Castle Town at noon.

The aim is, of course, to see the meeting between Delus and Polearth and the bargaining of ingredients by the Castle Town cooks.

Twelve members came from Moribe. Me, Raina-Lu, Sheila-Lu, Limi-Luu, Tour-Din, Yun-Sudra, Malfila-Naham, Mim. As an escort, he was a facial rash: Ai-Fa, Rudd-Lu, Lyada-Lu, Barsha.

It was a lot bigger, but I heard that Vulcus and the others would be attending as cooks in Castle Town. Rayna-Lew and Mimes wanted Varcus to get another taste of the dish, and that was recognized by both the winner and Polearth.

And it wasn't until Ai-Fa and Rudd-Lou left the hunter's job that they accompanied him because of the "Hurricane Party" winds that were still making noise in the lodging town.

However, your scent has been a little sedated in the past few days. According to information from pedestrians flowing from Doug, a huge crusade force has finally been formed in the western region to begin the search for the Hurricane Party.

If Hurricane Party were to escape, it would be nothing more than the mountains of Sim in the northeast. It was also whispered that the Hurricane Party, as Zashma once said, had not appeared on the east side from the point that it was five days west on Totos from Dabbag, so it would still not come close to a well-guarded Dabbag or Genos.

But also, even if they were to talk about it like that, Ai-Fa or Donda-Lou never failed to be vigilant. Until the story of sending out a pick-up unit from Castle Town was delivered, it was enough that they were even prepared to send out more hunters.

Compared to that, although it is the end of the story, should it also be noted that Malfira-Naham is still included in the Kamadu number?

This was the result of my personal offer.

"I feel a great talent for Malfira-Naham as a hakadu number, so I think this kind of experience will also be a property. Besides, isn't it a fruitful deed for the Ravitz blood clan, which has never had a chance to connect with the people of the castle town before?

I vented like that, and was told by Lilli-Lavitz to Day-Ravitz, and that's the acceptable outfit.

In addition to switching cars in front of the castle gate and going for the VIP hotel, Malfira-Naham was naturally showing off the acid-depleted goldfish.

"Oh, oh, this is already inside the castle town, isn't it? Ho, ho, are you really glad that I and others have stepped into a place like this?

"There's no point in us being forgiven and Malfilla-Naham not. Even during the baptismal ritual, Malfira-Naham would be stepping into the castle town, wouldn't he?

"Well, because all the people of the woods were doing the same thing... Wow, wow, I can't believe immatures like me would visit places like this as Kamadoku's number..."

Because of the large number of people, this time it is divided into two cars. Wads, who got in the same car as us, was laughing delightfully instead of Dels.

"I don't know, I'm restless. She's my daughter. That little girl over there, she looks better, doesn't she?

The little girl, of course, meant Tour-Din.

Tul-din, who was trapped and quiet by me and Yun-Sudra, lays his eyes down in a frightened manner.

"Wow, I... happened to have a couple of opportunities to be invited to Castle Town, so I finally started not to disturb my mind."

"Yeah? But you're the best candy maker by the woods, right? That's what the little girl from the Lew family said?

That was the word exchanged at the dinner of the Lew family when the wads who had eaten the Limi-Lew whichever grill praised its arrangement. Rimi-Lou at the time is not here because he is in the other car with his brother and sisters.

"Sure enough, the sweets you sell in the street were delicious. I don't even have eyes for sweets."

"Oh, yeah. Thank you very much."

"Before we go back to Cornelia, I was wondering if you could rub a more splendid treat? If it's copper, I'll pay."

"Hey," he said, looking like Dells could not see him when Tool-Din got so small in a troubled way.

"You're facing villains, so don't hesitate to raise your voice. Your daughter's in trouble, isn't she?

"Oh, my God. You're the bad guys."

"That's why I keep quiet."

Dells had stated that, but Wads was getting more comfortable with every day he lay on. At first it was an unfathomable impression, but it was apparently brought about by tension as an escort and then by vigilance towards the people by the woods. It's been a remarkable change of attitude since we exchanged so many words at the Lou family dinner.

I am also able to feel extremely friendly with these two names. Dells had an incredible charm, and Wads feels adored. I was reminded in a good way that the people of the south also had many different people.

In the meantime, the Totos car arrives at the VIP hotel.

It was originally the main residence of Count Turan's house, that VIP hotel.

Barsha was looking up at its brick building as she narrowed her eyes emotionally. Barsha was set to face the Cycleuses on this occasion and reunite with Zida.

"Oh, I've been waiting for you, folks by the woods. … and more guests than Jagal."

When we walked through the door, Polearth was waiting for us. We could only follow two soldiers, a light figure.

"I've heard from Jan. I am the second son of Count Dalaim's family, assistant diplomat, a man named Polearth. Nice to meet you."

Dels was still finally gracious with his slightly larger eyes half-eyed.

"I am a stubborn merchant named Dels, doing business in Cornelia. Thank you very much for your hard work today."

"No, no. I hear your prepared ingredients are incredible. I've been looking forward to this day."

I hear Dells has mistrust of the nobility because of one stuffing in the King's capital in the south. Compared to the nobility of Jagal, it was difficult to imagine what impression he had of Polearths from his prestigious standing behaviour.

"Then those who step into the kitchen will be cleansed in the bathroom. I've already cleansed myself, so I'm on my way to one toe."

Guided by his last name, he is taken to the bathroom where he knows his own name. Barsha and Lyada-Lou said they would have guards outside the door, and only Ai-Fa and Rud-Lou were to clean themselves up among the escorts.

"Hmm. I didn't know you were going to clean yourself up just by stepping into the cook. It's an aristocratic and graceful way of doing things."

With bumps and blurs, Dels takes off his clothes and throws them away. Seeing that look, Rudd-Lou raised his voice "heh".

"You're a swordsman over there, so I guess it's natural, but you have a pretty good body, too."

Rudd-Lou was right, I hardly saw anything called luxury meat in Dells' body. There's meat all over the thick skeleton, and even if I punch him, he feels sturdy.

And to the wads, it is a splendid stature that the hunters by the woods are also Kakaya. Moreover, the color was surprisingly white underneath the garment, so me and others had associated heraklass plaster statues, etc.

"... I'm not training myself. It's getting old."

"Hmm. Well, it's true that the people of the South originally seemed stronger than the people of the West."

"It's just that the people of the west are too weak. If they were West people, I wouldn't lose either."

Abandoned as such, Dels steps slightly into the bathroom. Me and Rud-Lew decided to take off their clothes and go after it, too.

It was somewhat of a strange feeling to purify oneself with the Dells, who had just turned up a few days ago. But, well, this is what a naked cling would be like. Nevertheless, I feel like I'm the only one exposing a much poorer body because I'm the owner of great physical beauty that makes me want to call myself a young lion.

"It's over there, but it feels good. Besides, it looks like you're burning fine grass."

Wads is smiling delightfully in the vapor of the hawabara. Originally, the slightly pink sunburned face became reddish, and the whiteness of the body appeared to be remarkable again.

Seeing that look, Rudd-Lou tilts his neck "hmm".

"Look, sometimes the people of the South have big men like you."

"Oh, we call it ancestral."

"Ancestry?"

"Ouch. The people of the south were originally of the same descent as the people of the north, but there is a legacy that their bodies have become tiny within living in Jagal. I don't know if you're lying or if it's true."

"Oh, is that why? Something tells me that the great people of the south are a little like the people of the north."

To that word, Dells has turned a slight eye.

"Have you ever seen the people of the North, living in the south of Selva like this?

"Oh. There are hundreds of northern people in the place called Turan. I've been in a forest settlement for a while."

"... oh. You didn't even hear that from your brothers."

"Didn't you tell the Ballans? The people of the North were working to cut the streets from Genos to Sims."

Dels began to wiggle his shady hair on the top of the Buddha.

"Hmm. No way, Genos. But I didn't know he was using the people of the North as slaves. Well, the north and west are hostile countries, so there's no other way."

"Oh. Slavery is a way I don't care either. But if you complain about it, it's like the Kingsville guys are going to make it."

"That's a natural story. You're not allowed to get used to Sims' people with us. … but I want you to keep it around the border."

Discarding it that way, Dels began to rub his body with a wooden paste. Instead of dirt, it is a momentum that is likely to scrape off to the epidermis.

With such a delth on the sidelines, Wads calls on Rudd-Lou.

"Hey, are all the people of the North as big as me? If that's the case, it's a great family."

"No, I guess the guys I saw were all bigger than you. I was getting rid of Gibba without a knife, and they were pretty big guys."

"Oh. Ah. But I'm sure you guys are stronger. If the people of the North were stronger than you, how could Selva have been destroyed by Mahydra?"

The content of the words was noisy, but Wads' expression was innocent in itself.

Such wads, Dells flinches.

"Hey, I didn't slap you in the mouth for nothing, you fucking cleanse yourself. After this, we have an important business meeting to discuss."

"Oh, my God. Until just now, you were talking to me."

That's how we ended up behind the bathroom.

but here was one thing that I couldn't see again. Dells and Wads left the bathroom and first plucked the body's water and began to smear a creamy liquid on its face and arms.

"What are you guys doing?

"Hmm? Oh, this is some medicine oil stuck in Panem's sap. If we don't put this on the sun, we're gonna burn real quick."

"Heh. Are all the people of the South like that?

"Oh. Genos seems to have as much sunshine as Jagal. If we cut this guy off, he'll be walking around in a headscarf like the people of the east."

This seemed to be quite an interesting intercultural exchange. It's been over a year since I started doing business in Inn Town, and I've made friendships with a number of people from the south, and I've never heard such stories before.

So when we finally left, we waited for the women to clean themselves up.

Wads raises a strange voice as he stands at the edge of the corridor without a location.

"Those daughters are rubbing their bodies naked these days. I just imagined it would make my hips squirm. Ooh."

"You know... some of these two families are screwing around, right?

Dells has bowed his head to us since he poked Wads' flank in a sluggish manner. With his hands behind his head, Rudd-Lou is tilting his little neck.

"Nothing, why don't you just imagine it? If you say it in front of the women, it might go against your manners."

"That's right. Man to man blossoms in glossy tales, what can't you do?

"So I'm not talking about doing it in front of my family, you tangy tree"

As far as I'm concerned, I wanted to strongly endorse Dells. There's no way for me to have fun with a glossy tale about Ey-Fa. With regard to the other women who are important compatriots, of course.

After a while then, the Ai-Fas also came out into the corridor.

The skin is exhilarating and the damp hair is very lustrous. Wads' extra words made me more aware of it than I normally do.

"... is there anything on my face?

"No, I'm not following any of them"

"... that's an attitude that makes you want to kick your leg asexually"

While Ai-Fa wouldn't kick us in the leg, we were set to go for the cook.

They take me around the corridor where I fit in and lead me to the bigger chef. Besides Polearths and Jan, there stood a line of nostalgia. To Varcus and his four disciples, Timaro and about five cooks.

"Hey, hey, I've been waiting for you. I'd like to finish the ingredients first, but is that okay?

"Yes, let's follow Lord Polearth's decision."

Dells, Wads and I are the only ones led to the upper seat. The other ladies stood beside the cooks and only Ai-Fa followed them as they deserved.

"Thank you for waiting. This is Lord Dells and Lord Wads, who delivered some interesting ingredients from Jagal's Cornelia. Although they originally talked about coming to Lord Asta, the cook by the woods, to sell the ingredients, we are supposed to proceed with a business discussion on whether or not we can't even handle them in Castle Town or Accommodation Town."

With a smile on his face, Polearth said so freshly.

"But before I do, I thought I'd start by letting you taste what the ingredients are. I would love to have your opinions on the chefs you have gathered."

That's how, under the gaze of Polearth, Dels pointed to the top of the table. It is an example crate, which was carried in advance by the squire. It's different from what I left behind, but it's about the same size, and it's packed with tau bean miso inside.

"Make sure it tastes good first. After that, we want Asta to prepare a dish to try."

The small surnames who refrained from doing so at the wall stop by and split the ingredients from the crate into plates. It is just a pinch of flavor, just as it was during the Inquisition in the Innkeeper Town. But that seemed enough to surprise the cooks in line.

"I see, this is... a really deep flavor. The words of Lord Yang, which are comparable to tau oil, did not seem excessive."

That's what Timaro said, as if to represent us all.

The other cooks are face-to-face with their close counterparts, whispering their thoughts. Roy and Siri-Low, Tartumai and Bozzle, too, that was similar.

In the meantime, Varcus raises his hand with a blurred face.

"This is an unknown taste. I heard you processed it using tau beans, is that true?

"Yep. Precisely in the form of a party with fields in Cornelia who has twisted the cost of their research. There are no other people in Jagal who can handle this ingredient besides us."

Varcus remained on the same look, "wonderful," he whispered.

The other cooks are so colored with it. That Vulcan recognized the value of this ingredient with just one lick. Even for me, it was quite a heartbeat development.

"Well, why don't you prepare a dish for me, Lord Asta?"

The smiling Polearths made me go cooking with Raina-Lou and the others. Nominally, they came to Castle Town with this help.

The cooking procedure was already untidy, so it didn't come down to everyone's movements. Murphyra-Naham and others look like they are in the extreme of tension, but just looking at them on hand is brilliant.

As before, a stewed dish of Ma Guigo made from stir-fried meat and vegetables, giva juice and milk fat is made up. The cooks were also inspired by the scent that engulfed the cook in the process.

"Thank you for waiting. Give us a taste."

The lowest surnames hand out the plates in total. Occasionally, the cook heard an exclamation.

"Hmm... that's a taste that doesn't betray expectations. Well, I guess half of it's because of Lord Asta and the others."

With a stout face, Timaro said so.

And instead of the silent Varcus, he raises his voice, "I agree," as if the bozzle could not be revealed.

"Am I to be born of Jagal? This feels extremely, delicious. Asta and the others have great ingredients, of course."

"No, I'm born in the west, and I think this guy tastes a lot better. I'd like to deal with Silver Star Hall."

Roy's voice was overwhelming, and he responded accordingly. I guess I returned the word to the bozzle individual, not to everyone. But the words reached me, Dels and Polearth well.

"Apparently, everyone has found great value in this ingredient. Of course I feel the same way."

Polearth looks back at Delus as he grins at his full face.

"I would definitely like to handle this ingredient in Genos. Let me just move on in the other room."

"Yes, thank you"

Dells was only shrugging, bowing his head.

There, Vulcus approaches without sound.

"Excuse me. May we also deal with this ingredient on this occasion?

"Yeah, you're free to use what's in your crate."

To Polearth's words, Vulcus says, "Thank you."

Then that white, thin fingertip grabbed Dels' hand without any foretaste.

"This is a great ingredient. I sincerely hope that this business meeting will be successfully concluded."

"... thank you for that," Dels replied on the top of the Buddha. I want to wave Varcus' hand away, but it is how he manages to hold it back.

But Dels was not going to be forced to have that much patience. Because Varcus' fingertips were quickly laid down on me.

"And Lord Asta. The dishes just about did a great job. I am very proud to be able to taste the dishes of Lord Asta for the first time."

While stating it that way, Vulcan's expression is still blurred. However, from that fingertip holding my hand, I felt a definite enthusiasm.

That's how Vulcus releases my hand on the verge of Ai-Fa raising a voice of caution. Once again, after thanking Polearths and others, Vulcus returned to his disciples.

The Vulcans will now begin to indulge in the ingredients with their own hands. Only me and Raina-Lou were supposed to see the Polearth-Delus deal, and the other Kamadu numbers were supposed to finish the dishes that would feed Varcus.

I'll leave you to Rudd-Lou and Llada-Lou, and we'll move into a separate room. We were supposed to surround the table in a small room that had been used for talks before.

"Well... I hear you already have rough terms for buying and selling that ingredient."

In a position where Polearth is like a host, business talks can begin. It had already been communicated through Jan regarding the price and portion of Dells' offered subscription.

"From the looks of the cooks, I don't think I have a problem buying up the amount you offered. I mean, if I wanted to distribute it to both Castle Town and Accommodation Town, I'd probably be about to run out of quantity. In that case, is it possible to place additional orders?

"Yes. If you feel like it, you should be able to prepare twice the amount you have presented"

"Double! Then there will be no shortage of quantity. You don't have a problem with preservativeness, do you?

"Yes, as much as tau oil, it is possible to keep it. Enhancing preservation while not destroying the flavor was the thing that bothered me the most."

Other times, after confirmation of the route of distribution and the interval between shipments, Polearths rubbed a much more serious face.

"One more thing, whispering concerns... you're the only ones who can handle this ingredient right now, right? But if this method of making ingredients is spread to Jagal, a human being might show up wanting to trade for a cheaper price. Even then, we're tied to a contract and no longer allowed to deal with each other."

"You may have concerns. No matter how much we hide how we make it, if the humans with the fields of tau beans twist their heads, one day we'll get to the right answer. … but it seems difficult for those people to sell at a lower price than we offered them. Making that ingredient takes as much effort and ingredients as tau oil, making it extremely difficult to finish it cheaper than tau oil."

"Hmm. So you guys are trying to sell this ingredient for the least profitable price from the start?

"Yes, that's why we made Genos our deal. This is not the case in this neighborhood, where you can buy so much ingredient in bulk. It's possible to keep the amount we offer at that price because you can buy it regularly."

Rubbing his big dough nose, Dels overlaid the words that way.

"Also, if you still don't seem to be able to pay for your concerns… maybe the contract should mean every year. If so, can we make a deal with you safely?

"Hmm. Are you guys okay with that?

"Yeah. If what we bring is the cheapest and the highest quality, we'll lose our dealers."

The tone was polite, but it still seemed like there was strong pride in Dells' words.

Polearths is shaking his fluffy cheeks satisfactorily.

"If it's a year-to-year contract, the people who stand on top of me will happily accept it.... So, if even the people of the woods would be present as spectators, you'd be signing with us, right?

"… it would be an unwanted pleasure if you worked it out that way"

"Yeah. As for this one, there's no reason I can withdraw that suggestion."

That being said, Polearth bearded a really warm smile.

"Only a year or so ago, only one nobleman managed the distribution of ingredients the way he liked them. It's only natural that you should be careful... and I'm very happy that the people of the woods have been chosen as the bearers."

"... are you happy, are you?

"Yeah. It's an extremely delightful story that the people of the woods are winning that much trust. Mostly, we noblemen and people by the woods are the same people of Genos. The fact that the people of the woods are trusted is just like the fact that we are trusted."

With an innocent smile like a child, Polearth was telling me that.

Dels kept staring at that smile as he rubbed his nose.