668 East Hurricane ① ~ Attack ~

Twenty-two days of the ash moon.

And they went out with Dells and Wads unto the city of Castle, the day after that.

For many people, the day was extremely difficult to forget.

But precisely from the night before that, this commotion has already opened the curtain - and, to put it further, from a farther away day on, the germination of this scourge was born unknown.

But of course, you couldn't have foreseen that for us.

Even in Fa's house, the soothing air flowed as usual that morning.

"Is Ai-Fa going to head out to Sudra's hunting ground today?

Before your work began, when I called it that way, Ai-Fa responded with a "uhm" and then twisted my face.

"But all I have to do is get rid of the hounds. It's been a few days and I wonder what it would be like to head out to Sudra's hunting grounds."

"I know. Even the hunting grounds of Sudra are short of giva, so if Ai-Fa is added there, the harvest will run out in no time."

But as far as I'm concerned, it kind of felt like a very congratulatory thing for Ai-Fa to go into the woods with the rest of the hunters. Not least with the people of Sudra.

By the way, it seems that what Ai-Fa refers to as a gesture is to convey skills for handling multiple hounds. Ai-Fa had a reputation for brilliant use of Brave and Durmoor, so Lyelpham-Sudra was set to have a strong interest in it. So far, Sudra only possesses one hound conceded from Fou, but since it has been decided to talk about buying further hounds by the woods, she probably thought of preparing for it.

If Sudra's house has mastered the moves, the blood folk, Fou and Run, of course, should pass on to the northern settlements through Gene and Sung, Dana and Havilla, and hence Gene, who work with them for a few days. Given that, it did not seem to me that the house of Sudra, which serves the work of different clan people and hunters, has a much larger role to play around the woods.

"Are you using two hounds alone, even by the woods, about Ai-Fa and Schmiral? It's a big deal, even though I didn't let Similar take care of me."

"Hmm. Praise be to the hounds, not me. Because they're so smart, they can give you more than ever."

With a very solemn look on his face, and a very loving eye, Ai-Fa was stroking the heads of Brave and Durmua.

Zilbe looked at it with envy, so I decided to stroke that big head. Gilbe, his youngest and sweetest, was waving his tail with joy, in his biggest physique.

"The time limit for returning should be the same as usual. I don't suppose you'll ever be invited to Lew's house all of a sudden today, huh?

"Yeah. When it comes to business with Dells, I'm waiting for a reply from the nobles. I don't think he's been moving for a while."

During such interaction, the first luggage truck came to Fa's house. It is the first time that Kamadoku will help you get down in the morning. At the end of the day, I turned around full of Zilbe's tenderness before turning back to you.

"Thank you very much. I'll see you later."

Encouraging his salary job, Ai-Fa grabs a snap of the cunt with a nod of "um". I smiled and waved at you, and then I went to Kamado's cabin with the women.

While the ingredients are being transported out in this way, the number continues to increase. The duty of today's stall was the blood of Ravitz and Baim, and others brought together the folks of Fou and Run. Of course, the full-time Tour-din and Lad ladies, plus Yun-Sudra, face each other.

Where those people flocked, I let them say, "Well."

"Before you work on it, just a little bit, okay? Actually, I need to talk to you guys."

"What's the matter, in advance? Don't hesitate to tell me anything."

I bow my head, "Thank you," to the Fou women who respond with a smile.

"It is very painful to talk about this… I would like to talk to you about the study group day at Fa's house"

"Study group? It's decided to put him away for a day at Lew's and Fa's house."

"Yes. Can't you let that mean once every three days?

Fortunately, no one had a dissatisfied look on their face. However, many people are strangely inclined to their little necks.

"Well, of course, I hope you do what Asta wants... but how did we end up talking about that?

"Maybe you want to have more days of study groups at the Lou's? That would be better for Asta..."

"No. You may even rent a kamado from the Lou family, but that's not what I'm saying. As a matter of fact, I wanted to create a day for personal training..."

Tour-Din raised his face like a hack.

Yun-Sudra is also staring at me with a slightly worrying face.

"As a matter of fact, I had the opportunity to mouth some great food in Castle Town yesterday. So I felt like I couldn't stay or stand... and I couldn't lose."

"Heh! Asta, but that's how I think about it."

The women of Fou rounded their eyes as if surprised from the bottom of their hearts.

"But if that's the case, I don't care about us, why don't you just train as much as you want?... No, of course, I'd like to get Asta's help."

"Yeah, but I don't want to imitate Asta's legs."

"That's right. We didn't feel comfortable taking care of Asta anymore."

"No. Even regular study groups let me do whatever I want, so that's really about enough. However, since it is difficult to stay in the lodging town or study dishes that I don't plan to deal with at a regular dinner or feast… I wanted to make a free day on the 3rd that doesn't depend on the time, place or content."

The women of Fou smiled at me with a grin.

"If Asta wants to, she can do whatever she wants. Are you sure you want to go on the third?

"Yes. That's enough, that's enough. It feels like a study group at Fa's house, a study group at Lew's house, my personal study group, turning it around one day at a time, and it's all going to be the top of the day on the third... Can you acknowledge that?

"There's no point in accepting it. I'd appreciate it if you could deal with me on the third. Hey, guys?

Thankfully, everyone was smiling and nodding at me.

In the meantime, Tour-Din is seriously in his own face, nodding with a creep. After all, Yun-Sudra had a clearer smile than anyone else.

"So, what do you do with the daylight? Are you going to start today?

"No. Today is Fa's house as planned, tomorrow is Lu's house. So from the day after tomorrow, I'd like to incorporate my personal training day. It feels like the third day of business and the holidays will be my personal training day."

"Yeah, I get it. I'll tell the people in the house. The job after Jomtien is as good as ever, right?

"Yes, I apologize for the increase in the percentage of people I vacate my house"

"So you don't even have to bow your head like this! If Asta had trained us to be as good as ever, that would be the best thing for us."

Surely this is an occasion where we should say thank you rather than apologize. I gave it my best thought and said, "Thank you."

"Now let's get down to work. Thank you again today."

The women began their work looking energetic.

In the meantime, Yun-Sudra and Tour-Din come closer to you and me.

"That's what Asta thought by mouthing the cook's dish called Roy."

"Yeah. Something's inspired me like never before. All of a sudden, it was bad for both of us."

"Yes, no! I think once Asta is more trained than ever, she'll be able to cook even better!

To Thur-din's loud voice, the surrounding women look back. Tour-Din got upset with his face turning bright red.

"Thank you. Tool-din has been saying that to me for a long time. While I'm at it, I'm going to get excited too."

"Huh? Were you and Tour-Din having such a conversation?

"Yeah. That was the Silver Star Hall in Varcus, and it was the way home when we had dinner with the Black Wind Cut Feathers guys."

If I could know as much about the ingredients of Genos as I do about Varcas, I would surely be able to make a dish that tastes better than Varcas - even as things stand for Tour-Din, I feel that the dish I make tastes better than Varcas's, and Tour-Din gave me a hot valve that way, based on the great premise that culinary skill does not compete with the others in the first place.

"That was around the end of the Yellow Moon, so is it going to be three months ago? Until today, of course, 'cause I'm going to try my best... but I've been thinking about taking another step on a new path."

"Earlier, they also talked about staying in the lodging town, right? Maybe you're thinking of learning under that cook named Jan?

"Yeah. And you want to beg Giese to teach you, too. Do you remember? You know, the owner of the inn and your elderly..."

"Yes. You're an old man with Sim's blood in it. From her, will you learn how to handle vanilla?

"Yes. Actually, the story was also raised on the way home from Silver Star Hall. But I haven't had a chance."

After I answered that, I made the two of you laugh.

"So, after the stall business, if you stay in the lodging town, you'll leave one of the cars behind. If anyone wants to volunteer, I'm thinking of staying with you."

"Huh? But is that what Asta does to train herself?

"Yeah. On the spot, I'm only going to train thinking about myself, too. It's just that my parents forbid me to wander around the lodging town alone, and I think that Raina-Lou and Sheila-Lou will want to accompany me one way or another."

Tour-Din raised his face and let those blue eyes light the light of anticipation.

"So... will I or Yun-Sudra also be allowed to wish to accompany you?

"Yeah. As strong as the Rayna-Lew guys are, I thought you might want that."

"Of course!," Thur-din shouts out loud again.

Now he also forgot to cover his surrounding gaze.

And Malfira-Naham, who was silently carving Aria across the street, comes up with his elongated neck all over.

"Oh, oh, uh, wow, can even immatures like me join you in that?

"Yeah, sure. Except if Naham or Ravitz's parents agree to that."

"Oh, oh, thank you. I'd like to convince the parents somehow."

"Oh, but now because of a band of bandits called Hurricane Party, the Inn Town is also making noise. Tell each parent that you will stay in the lodging town only after the noise has subsided."

"I get it," I saw three people nod, and I decided to focus on the job in front of me.

That's how I do my usual work, but my chest is swirling with something like passion that has no place to go. That's how impressed I was with Roy's cooking.

(I also think Roy's cooking was still unfinished... but it doesn't matter how complete it is. I must have been impressed with Roy's mind)

There was no such thing as a single person once thinking about doing a good job with my dish and the Varcus dish.

Even me and Varcus himself didn't think about incorporating the method into their dishes, whilst acknowledging the power of their opponents. That's how we behaved differently.

Of course, I don't wish to devise dishes as complex as those in Castle Town.

However, if we knew more about the various ingredients that flooded this Genos, we would be able to create a better dish than we do now - and that's how we thought once again.

(I am not willing to abandon the moves and aspirations I learned from my father. Instead, I want to train so I can make the most of it)

Otherwise, it won't be easy to exceed my father.

I want to go beyond my father, who is the most respected cook in this place. Maybe that's what I thought was the identity of the sentiment in me.

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After we finished our descent, we joined the people of the Lou family for the lodging town.

Even today, Lyada-Lu and Barsha are accompanying us. Accommodation towns also had increased security, so it seemed unnecessary to put on a more escort role, but Donda-Lu and Ai-Fa did not compromise. It was a policy to escort the Hurricane bandits until they were crusaded or reported to have fled back to their hometown of Sims.

"I'm sorry I even have a house job in Lyada-Lu and Barsha. Is the house okay?

Lyada-Lu was on board today, so I'll ask him that, manipulating Gilr's reins. Lyada-Lou, who is always deposited, responded "um" from an invisible place.

"The kids are getting bigger, and they're totally out of hand. I can clean up my salary scales, my fur job, etc. after I leave, so there's no problem."

"Really? In the next year, the child in the middle will start training the hunters."

"Mm-hmm. I hope he grows up to be a fine hunter, just like Singh"

After I answered that way, Lyada-Lu's voice approached the fence.

"Wait. Something tells me I can't wait. Once you've packed your bags."

"Huh? Yes. I understand."

I slowed it down a little bit so I wouldn't get hit by a subsequent luggage truck.

When the luggage stops that way, Lyada-Lou hisses off to the ground with only one leg. From behind, Barsha says, "What's going on?," he called out.

"There seems to be some noise going on in town. I'll protect this place, so why don't you take a look at it?

"I understand. Just give me a minute."

A large Balsha crosses the side of the luggage car at great speed. When I realized, Thur-din and Yun-Sudra were showing their faces from the side of your podium.

"Duh, what's wrong? No way, did the bandits of the eastern people show up?

"Hey, I don't think the town will ever be attacked within a high day like this...... but I guess something happened"

It wasn't until Tay-Sung escaped the hands of the Camua-Josh people and took off that he could stop his legs on the way down the road like this. At that time, Sin-Lu took on the role of watching things as Barsha did.

(So at that time, you were making a lot of noise with people who condemn and defend the people by the woods. What the hell are you talking about today)

We had to wait for Barsha to return, staring at Lyada-Lu's reliable hindsight.

That's how it's been for a few minutes. After which, Barsha runs up the road.

"No, it was quite a noise. Apparently, the Hurricane Party, the bandits, showed up late last night in Turan."

"Yeah? How did the bandits of the East people get to Turan?

He said, "He's already been in the lodging town, so he asked me to ask him."

Lyada-Lu responded sharply to the words.

"Is Turan the territory of Genos? If the bandits showed up so close, shouldn't we turn back to the woods?

"That's what the guards want us to do. That's what the lord said."

"How could a lord of Genos do such a thing?

"Er, when the brave, well-known forestside people snag with fear, the inhabitants may become more and more anxious. The people protect the prestige of Genos, so they don't have to worry about encouraging commerce."

After stating so, Barsha put his successful arm in front of his chest.

"It was noisy down there, by the way, because the guards were gathering ahead of us off the road. If all those guards had goose necks, they wouldn't be able to get anywhere near any bandits with 20 men. I mean, if you attacked Turan last night, I think you'd be running away from here because the Genos crusaders are already bloodthirsty and looking for a place to go."

Lyada-Lu held his mouth for a while, then eventually said.

"In the meantime, let's go down to town once. So if you feel any danger at all, you decide to go back to the woods.... because that is the will of the chief."

"Oh. I will obey Lyada-Lu. There's no difference, is there, Asta?

"Yeah, sure."

Discontinuing the business of the stall is an extremely disingenuous story. But I had been told to think best of my safety, and even I have no objection to that word. There's no way you can risk not only yourself, but your precious brethren who have been kept from different clans.

That's how we waited for Lyada-Lu and Barsha to get in the luggage car before heading for the Inn Town again.

As we continue down the serpentine hill, eventually signs of disturbance loom. As Barsha said, a huge number of guards seemed to be waiting ahead of us on the road.

"Oh, you're finally here. Come on, let's go."

And, when you leave the road cut open to the edge of the forest, a familiar voice flies in. Looking back, Marus stood with a spear longer than his height.

"Ah, Mars. Thank you very much."

"Uhm. I told as many female swordsmen as I did earlier, but the Inn Town is firmly guarded by the Guardianship. The inhabitants of Genos and the pedestrians who have lost their way will be waiting hungry, so just sell them Giva dishes."

The way out is a little square, but the space was completely filled by the guards. Even here alone, there seems to be nearly a hundred guards lined up.

"Ko, this is pretty obscure. Is Accommodation Town really safe?

"It's safe because we're being rugged. I'm telling you, the only people we're protecting here are the people by the woods, not the people of the lodging town."

"Huh? What does that mean?

"There are five paths leading to the woodland, in all? The entrance to that road is all guarded by the militia. Well, there will be no reason for bandits to attack forestside settlements, but you and Genos are the subjects we protect."

That was an amazing story. This road that we have come by, and the road of the suspension bridge in the vicinity of the house of Fa, and the road of the north in the vicinity of the house of Sung, is still a path that leads to the villages far from Genos, such as the road in the vicinity of the settlement of the north and the road in the vicinity of the house of Sauti. Placing guards of guards in such places is not just a matter of time.

"Wouldn't it be hard to step into the woods if we just held these paths back? Well, it would also be possible to draw through the woods on foot, but then we would throw away all the tototosses. Bandits never head to the woods until they throw away their precious toys."

"Yeah, I'm sure you're right."

The western part of the edge of the forest facing the town of Genos has been untouched for decades, after certain trees have been felled so that the fruits that could feed Giva do not grow. Pico or Leelo or Grigi do not grow in that area, so there is no reason for people by the woods to step in. In other words, it was a lesson not to pick up firewood or anything else in this area because when humans trample and vandalize it, Gibba becomes easier to get by.

The western part of the edge of the forest presents what should also be called a natural element, in merit of such an act. That was only a consideration to keep Giva away from Genos at all, but this time it seemed like it could have been a breakwater to protect the settlement from the outside enemy.

"Of course, Turan and Dareim and the accomodation towns are protected by more soldiers than that. The bandits and the like will be after they escape anyway, but it is the crusader's job to follow them. Let's do our job."

Then Lyada-Lou, who was listening from the side of your podium, said, "Okay?" He raised his voice.

"With this place, would it be within the lodging town? If the Inn Town is well guarded, does it make sense to place more guards in this place?

"What. Would it be more secure if they protected forestside settlements with double protection?

"I wonder why you're trying to get there and protect me from the woods. Are the people by the woods in any dangerous position?

As Lyada-Lou overlapped his words, Mars waved, "No, no, no."

"On the south side of the woods, there would have been a new path to Sims, wouldn't there? If the bandits hear that story, they might think about escaping from it to Sims - and someone standing over us, that's what you thought. So we talked about how the path leading to the woods should be more firmly guarded."

"Oh, I see..."

"You don't know, but as soon as they raided Turan last night, this is how all five roads leading to the woods were sealed off. Besides, by the gates that separated the settlement from the example path, a small, albeit dormitory was built. The duty men who were packing there testify that there were no intruders from last night until the morning. Now the bandits have no choice but to flee the streets north. As early as today, the Crusaders will get the job done."

"I know the phase. Thank you very much for your kindness and consideration."

Mars shrugged his shoulder uncomfortably as Lyada-Lu quietly saluted him.

"We're just following orders from our superiors, so we're not in the right position to be thanked. … you should not worry about anything and encourage business."

"Yes. Thank you. Please be careful, Mars."

"Hmm. I don't know what the mountain people are, but it's not much compared to Gibba."

Marus, once deeply borne by Gibba's raid, waved the spear's tip as he stated so. If you realize it, the line is split and the road is ready. Mars is a platoon leader, so I guess some of these people are direct reports.

We moved forward solemnly, caught in the tip of a high spear.

When I go into the Inn Town that way, there are more guards there as well. Even though security had originally been reinforced, there had been an even greater increase. Even the pedestrians who lost their way were so densely populated that it is such a busy look.

But the atmosphere of the people on the road felt more calm than it had been until yesterday. Does this mean that if you are protected by so many guards, you don't have to fear the bandits? Indeed, no matter how frightening a clan is that of the mountain people, if they storm a place like this, they will be crusaded instantly.

(But the question is, why was Turan targeted?)

It wasn't until we arrived at Kimmus' Tail Pavilion that we learned the answer.

Not only the Milan-Maths, but also Camua-Josh and Leyt, were waiting on the spot.

"Hey, hey, I've been waiting. Exactly, I was thinking that this noise would turn me back to the woods. Apparently, the words of Lord Genos have been properly conveyed."

"Oh, yes. Did Turan get attacked last night? I was told to hear more about it at the Inn Town."

"Yeah. It was first thing in the morning in town, because you had your touch turned. … apparently last night was attacked by the northern people's quarters in the heart of Turan."

I was flabbergasted by the words.

Lyada-Lou, who followed me all the way inside the inn with him, is frowning at the urchin.

"Is that about those northern people who were clearing the way by the woods? Why should the bandits of the East attack the North? Were they a clan with deep ties to the people of the North in the first place?

"Yeah. The purpose of the Hurricane Party seemed to be to liberate its northern people. So it was the soldiers guarding the quarters who were attacked... and the people of the North who turned down Hurricane Party's offer."

"What! Have the people of the North also been attacked?!?

When I gave him a disturbed voice, Camua-Josh turned his tender gaze.

"Asta told me that you had an interaction with the people of the North who would be Eleo-Cher. Only the elderly men who were the compilers of the people of the North were slaughtered and abandoned by Hurricane Party."

That's how Camua-Josh explained it to me in hindsight.

Later last night, the bandits uncovered the soldiers on the lookout with a blow arrow of paralytic drugs, breaking into the quarters of the people of the north. So he called on the men, who are the summermen of the people of the North, to be one of us, because I will free everyone who is here -

"But the man in the summarizer refused to do so. They said resolutely that they were slaves, but could not be allowed to become bandits and hurt others, and those around them agreed with it. So one of the Hurricanes slaughtered a bunch of men around him, and the people of the North made a fuss, so they rushed off - so it seemed like a backlash."

"Oh, the man, has he returned his soul?

"No, they're still wandering the border between life and death. Soldiers on the lookout have only been made inoperable by poison, so there have been no deaths so far."

That being said, Camua-Josh narrowed his eyes as if he were smiling.

But dwelling in its eyes is a sharp light, like trying to see something in the distance.

"I'm going to head out to Turan to hear more about it. The purpose of the Hurricane Party seems to have been to liberate the people of the North who are being held captive as slaves... so targeting Genos doesn't really come down to it. In the territory from the mountain of Sims where they live to the southernmost part of Selva, more people from the north should have been in service as slaves. It doesn't make any sense to go after Genos like that."

"Hmm. Are we talking about it taking a month and a half from here to Sim's Mountain? Well, then, there's no way I can get away with it. That's a completely ridiculous imitation."

With a voice at the extreme of displeasure, Milan-Math discards it.

"Right," Camua-Josh smiled.

"But there must be some reason to imitate such absurdity. I want to find out."

"Oh. I'll leave the trouble to you. We just do business as usual. Now, get ready for the stall."

Instead of Milan-Math, Terrier-Mass stared at Levi as he squeezed his hand worryingly. Levi nods back to force it and Lars smiles softly as usual.

Then Lyada-Lou raised his voice, "Wait."

"Is Accommodation Town really safe? I want you to let me know what Camua-Josh thinks."

"Right. No more, I think it's safe. I can't believe the bandits attacked my territory, just as they spit on my face if I try to be noble. It is also, among other things, robustly guarded because if this leads to casualties for traffickers and others in the town of accommodation, the safety of Genos will be questioned. Until Hurricane Party is crusaded, the militias will be stuck."

"Right. I'll take your word for it.... of course, if you don't feel for yourself, I don't know for sure"

"Yeah. Try to get to the outdoor area first. I'm sure you'll feel safe."

There were no lies in the words of Camua-Josh.

At the northern end of the outdoor area, the entrance to the Inn Town, there were more soldiers waiting than anywhere else.

That number would not have fallen below 500, as if to prove Zashma's words: "Even the people of the twenty mountains could be repelled if there were 400 soldiers," more soldiers were deployed.

And numerous guards patrol even in the groves that spread behind the outdoor area. Now the bandits' attempt to get closer to the boarding town will only be suicidal. That's why the people of the town were safely walking the streets.

"I see… indeed, this place seems to be safe"

After stating so, Lyada-Lu looked back at Barsha.

"With all this protection, I wouldn't have a problem alone for a while. I'm sorry, Barsha, but once you get back to the settlement, will you please tell Chief Donda about this?

"What are you talking about?

"Everything. I want you to tell Donda all about the guards and the words that Camua-Josh said, and the accommodation town you saw on this scene. If you don't tell them now, the hunters will be in the woods."

"Got it. Then I'll borrow the tototos."

Barsha took Zidula's reins free from the luggage car and disappeared across the crowd.

While dropping that off, Camua-Josh is laughing thinly.

"Right. I think Donda-Lou should also keep a good idea of the current situation. If you find anything in Turan, I'll tell you by the woods."

That's how Camua-Josh walks north on the streets lined with soldiers, along with Late, who pulled the reins of Totos.

What a fuss. I couldn't even decide what to think while I was getting ready for the stall.

(Mostly, I've been out to free the people of the North, but I can't believe I slashed them away if I don't listen to what I have to say... isn't the way I do it unscrupulous)

How can you do such an outrageous imitation? I don't know that either.

I guess I had a long, sunken face. As if worried about it, one of the customers who had been wandering in front of the stall threw his voice.

"Come on, let me eat some delicious food. There's no reason to put up with an empty stomach."

I gathered my strength and laughed back, "Right."

Even though it is such a disturbing day, the sky was still refreshingly clear today.