748 Tour of Castle Town ① ~ Various Entrance ~

At dawn is the seventh day of the purple moon.

We were looking for Castle Town in the early morning, as planned, today, after a busy three-day hiatus with a lodging stop in the town, a dinner party for the Lou family celebration.

The purpose of today is threefold. Visiting the Silver Star Hall, a restaurant in Varcus, and holding the Kamadoku number for your lady's tea party, and sightseeing the castle town on foot.

It was still due to the proximity of Easter of the Sun God that the appointments were to be packed in this way. Since the middle of the Purple Moon, the Inn Town has been busy and this business is going to be busy, so I settled in to talk about accomplishing all the events in Castle Town before that.

Well, I only remember being called to Castle Town last year for Easter, and it may be possible to have such a sudden convocation this year, but it was my false truth that I wanted to keep one apart here in the mood.

First, let me show you the town of Castle Town, while interrupting "Silver Star Hall" and enjoying your dishes, before going for Swan Palace, the venue for the Tea Party. That was the plan of the day, after offering sweets to your ladies, to take a stroll through the castle town once again.

There are as many as fifteen people attending this major event.

Polearths said they would issue passes for up to nine people, but it was there that Eurifia would give her a name and that the minutes of the members attending the Tea Party would be issued separately.

Five people will use Eurifia's prepared pass. Me, Tour-Din, Limi-Luu, Ai-Fa, Rud-Luu.

Nine people using prepared passes for Polearths became facial rashes: Ziza-Lou, Gazran-Rutim, Raina-Lou, Sheila-Lou, Mime, Vina Luu-Lilin, Yun-Sudra, Malfila-Naham, Ray-Matua.

To this is added the Schmiral-Lilyn, who participates with a hand-held pass, which means fifteen.

"If the people by the woods were walking in so many people, they would catch the eye of the Sacraments."

It was Yun-Sudra who spoke as such in the carriage, even more so in the pursuit of the castle town. I was rocked on the same carrier, and I said, "Oh, yeah."

"Well, that's how you make the people of the castle town get used to seeing the people by the woods, because it's one of your purposes. Be careful not to spoil the blame offer from the Polearths"

"Wah, wah, in one of our deeds, the people by the woods may be repelled by the people of the castle towns, right? Mi, Mi, it's a thought that pulls me back."

It is, of course, Malfira-Naham who said so. Instead, Ray-Matua was grinning at the full face. After all, the joy of being able to attend today's event is worse than the pity of not being able to attend yesterday's celebration of the Lou family.

By the way, a condition had been put forth by Polearth that, in issuing a pass, he would be a man who knew his face and name. Ray-Matua and Malfira-Naham also had the experience of going all the way to the castle town, and at that time they were making me greet them slightly, but it is a blur to see if Polearth really remembered his face and name. Maybe that statement was formal, mindful of the ears of Fermes and Gerd's nobles.

Whatever, it is with pleasure that their admission was granted. Always with the languid Yun-Sudra, they also revealed their joy in the blink of an eye.

Of course, Tour-Din is shaking his little body softly, looking unable to hide his joy. In the case of Tour-Din, there is also the joy of seeing Odifia, so the anticipation is also a bit off. In the luggage of Gilr, driven by Ai-Fa, there was plenty of air floating like a tin.

When you pass past the still less busy morning lodging town and eventually arrive in front of the bounce bridge, the luggage truck is made to stop. From the luggage cars of Lulu and Zidula came down all the people of Lulu's blood.

"Dear Forestside, I've been waiting for you"

And there comes one daughter approaching. This is Shayla, the samurai of the Earl of Dalaim, the guide of the day. Another, Shayla has been peppered and greeted with a magnificent man, a use from the Marquis de Genos family.

"Today, thank you.... Dear Ai-Fa, It's a pleasure to meet you."

"Uhm. Welcome, I'd like to wish you well today"

When Ai-Fa responded with a solemn face, Shayla smiled in a gruesome manner. Apparently, my love for Ai-Fa hasn't diminished yet.

"We will now give you a pass. Nine people who have received forgiveness from Count Dalaim's house are kindly requested here"

Me and Ai-Fa are in charge of the Marquis de Genos family, so we head to a magnificent man. This Mitsujin was always the person who came to the stalls of the Inn Town and was receiving confectionery from Tour-Din.

"Please return this pass when you return. If you lose it, it can create cumbersome procedures, so be careful."

"I understand. Thanks for the inconvenience."

I just checked the passes I received.

It is a thin wooden plaque just about the size of a cash card. A faint inscription was engraved on its surface, with a small marquis crest on the right edge.

(Seems easy to counterfeit except for the baking marks on the crest, but I guess that's a horrible felony)

Everyone seemed to get a pass while I was thinking about that.

"Well, let's come. There's a checkpoint inside the castle gate, so show the attendant your pass."

It is usually a procedure omitted by the nobles in their teasing.

With Shayla and the others in the lead, we were set to cross the splendid bouncing edge in two rows.

Because it's still early in the morning, or people trying to get in and out of the castle gate, we don't see much. I screamed my chest so loud, I stumbled through a giant castle gate.

Beyond it is a little square, lined with such a number of guards. but I guess it's been spoken through beforehand. I could never turn a blind eye.

The square is surrounded by tall wooden walls, from which it is not yet possible to ascertain the town of the castle. The wooden walls have only one entrance and exit, and although the two open doors were wide open, they are firmly guarded by the guards. If a person without a laissez-passer sought to break through hard, it would be their turn.

A checkpoint was a brick hut, lined up sloppily along a wooden fence.

It is a bungalow, long built on the side, with large windows cut at equal intervals. On the other side, the clerk seems to be waiting for you. And one guard per point of contact was holding off.

"We will be living in the castle town, so we will be presenting our national identity cards at the checkpoint on the left. Please present your passes at the checkpoint on the right."

Following Shayla's instructions, we proceeded to the checkpoint.

There were more than ten contact points, so one person lined up from the edge. I turned my foot to the deepest point of contact, and Ai-Fa, who pulled Gill's reins, of course, lined up afterwards.

"Nice to meet you," he says, presenting his pass to the desk.

The attendant there was an old man with a gentle face.

Again, there must have been some sort of story going through here. I'm going to check the letters on my pass without much trouble on me or what I'm looking like. Besides, he also looked like he was querying something in writing.

"You're Lord Asta, the cook of the people by the woods. What are you looking for today?

"Yes, at the request of the Eurifia of the Marquis of Genos, we are going to the Swan Palace. In my spare time, I plan to ask about an acquaintance's restaurant or show you around the castle."

"I understand. Within today, you can go in and out as many times as you want, but you are not allowed to reveal the night within the walls. By sundown, return your pass here and return."

"Yes, roger that."

There was no unexpected development, and I was allowed to pass.

"Don't go too far away," he says, and next time, Ai-Fa will present you with a pass. Even then, the same interaction seemed to have taken place.

Heading to Shayla, everyone gathered without waiting.

The next step is to take care of the baggage cars we have been on.

We could choose to keep the luggage on the spot or bring it all the way into town, and they both paid for it.

"If you allow unconditional admission by luggage truck, the streets get very mixed up. For this reason, a higher admission fee is prescribed than depositing."

We were told that beforehand.

Today, only Gill's luggage will be admitted. The carriage is loaded with dishes delivered to the Vulcas.

That's how I left the Luw family's luggage, and it's finally admission to Castle Town.

We walked through the door guarded by the guards and we had to step on the spot.

There awaited was the masquerade of a stone town.

It is, of course, a view that has never been seen more than once through the windows of Totos cars.

But this was the first time we ever set foot in this place.

"Wow, I knew it was amazing! The ground, the house, they're all stone built!

Rimi-Lou, who at some point leaned perfectly next to Ai-Fa, raises a hazy voice. While looking around with a sharp gaze, Ai-Fa was responding "um".

Indeed, as Rimi-Lou put it, everything about stone building was a roll.

I was born in a more civilized land, but things are still different from the townships formed from concrete and asphalt.

Because civilization is underdeveloped, it should be a great struggle just to prepare so many natural stones and bricks. And yet, considering that all of this was made by manpower, it was going to be kind of distracting.

On the front of the door is a thick and splendid street. Just about the same size as the main street that penetrates the boarding town, about ten meters wide, with cobblestones straight ahead.

On the left and right side of the building is a stunning array of brick buildings. They are all splendid, four-story buildings. That goes on as far as it extends, so this was nothing else to call a beauty.

"On the front, can you see the shadow of the building? This will be the castle of Genos, where you will live."

Shayla told me to stare, but there was just a pompous black shadow at the end of the street, and I had no idea until the shape.

"The castle town is built in a way that encompasses the Castle of Genos. The outermost part is the inhabited area of the people, the inner part of which is shops, lodgings, and so on, and the inner part of which is a cathedral, a meeting hall, and so on, and your neighborhood."

"I see. Is the VIP hotel we're usually invited to located in your neighborhood?

"No. That was originally the mansion of Count Turan's house, but it is located close to the shopping area. Perhaps you chose the place to make it easier to call the merchants who handle the ingredients."

Speaking of which, it was one of several mansions owned by Cycleus. Originally a separate residence, how long has it been treated like a main residence in order to keep the business close?

"Now, if you'll excuse me."

And a man of the use of the Marquis family has finally given a token of his gratitude. Behind it, a large two-headed Totos car sat down. He will be returning to Castle Genos in that Totos car.

"When it's five moments up, I'll be picking you up at Silver Star Hall. Thank you, Lord Shayla, for your guidance."

"Accepted. Welcome home with care."

Totos cars run down the streets with freshness.

Looking at it, Giza-Lou was nodding "Hmm".

"Speaking of which, you're also allowed to run Totos in Castle Town. Usually, we're in a car too, so I'm just saying... if humans are going down the same road, we'll have to be careful."

"Yes, but narrow streets are also forbidden to let Totos run, so there are rarely any crashes or anything like that. Stop by the end of the road as you continue down the street."

After answering that way, Shayla offered her hand to the street.

"First, let me show you to Silver Star Hall. Be careful not to get distracted."

With Shayla at the forefront, we finally start taking the streets.

We're at the rear of the line in relation to Ai-Fa pulling the luggage. From that position, I was able to indulge in the shagging of the women.

Yun-Sudra and Ray-Matua, among other things, look around a little bit in such a fun way. Though Tour-Din and Malfira-Naham look a lot more surprised, they still seem to be dawning.

Slightly older Raina-Lou and Sheila-Lou are exchanging words in a rather calm way. Schmiral-Lilyn and Vina Ruh-Lilyn are also spouses. Gazran-Rutim was in the lead, looking like he was asking Shayla something. Giza-Lou and Rudd-Lou are in one formation among the ladies so that they can cover all of their long rows.

So, it's Limi-Lew and Mim walking by us.

As I mentioned, Remi-Lu is more obsessed than anyone else, but Mim was somewhat more of an ideological face.

"What's up, Mim? Is it also something of a concern?

"Oh, no, that's not what I meant... I just thought I wouldn't feel nostalgic after all"

That's what I said, and Mim grinned.

She also became a folk by the woods, so she wraps around a vale and shawl for the town. Even when I saw it under the bright day, I knew the whirlpool patterned piece was fresh and yet loving.

"It's something you don't quite remember before you were five, is it? I can barely remember those days, either."

"Really?," and it was Ai-Fa who freshly stated that he seemed to be injured.

"The more time passes, the more faint the memory will be... but still, let's not forget it completely"

"Hey, I guess that's a big personal difference. Some people seem to remember when I was a year old or two, but I can't believe I remembered before I was five."

"What a... unreliable story."

"Ai-fa's memory is remarkable. Maybe I'm more of a majority or mime."

That's what I told Mim to laugh at.

"Well, it's the present that matters more than the past. I wonder if I can enjoy this journey with everyone."

"Right!" and spilled a grin, and Mim rushed forward. Thus, on Thur-din's defenseless back, he hugs. Yun-Sudra and the others who noticed it were raising their gorgeous voices.

"Speaking of which, Mim and Michelle have changed identities three times with the people of the castle town, the people of Turan, the people of the woodland. I guess that's a strange life to beat me."

"Hmmm... I guess so"

The voice of Ey-Fa, which responded as such, was strangely mysterious.

Those eyes that stare at me are also somewhat distressing.

"What's the matter with you? Are you worried about something?

"No..." he mumbled, then Ai-Fa invited me. As I approach, my lips come to my ears.

"You lost your mother at the age of seven? So, assuming your memory up to the age of five is blurred... wouldn't your memory of spending time with your mother be much more limited?

It was so unexpected to hear the words that I was left alone for a moment.

Later, warm emotions twitch and spread to your chest.

"It's okay. Even if I don't remember anything, I can't forget how happy I was with my mother."

When I whispered back like that, Ai-Fa smiled gently, "Well."

"I'm sorry about that. With me, I don't like being brought up with my parents... but I couldn't help it."

"You don't have to apologize. I truly appreciate Ey-Fa's awareness."

How can you come to such a realization from such a little public discourse? It was the kindness of the bottomless Ey-Fa that seemed to shake my chest.

Meanwhile, the line keeps moving forward. A narrow sidewalk appeared every few dozen metres, but there were no shadowy figures there either.

"You have so many homes, so few people.... but usually more, then people are walking, right?

and Rimi-Lou spoke to no one.

I only respond to "um," so I'll give you my personal opinion.

"We were invited to Castle Town, mostly around Jomtien or around noon. I wonder if this time of year means that we're all going to the place we're looking for or we're doing some work in the house."

"Mm-hmm. Ah. I'd like to see some people from Castle Town soon."

Limi-Luu's wish was to be fulfilled in minutes of things.

As Shayla turned her foot on some of the side roads and pushed further there, she hit a large square.

On a scale, it would have been more splendid than the square of Vairas in the boarding town. There are plenty of stalls lined up on the outer perimeter of the square, with young women, toddlers, old people, etc., coming and going. Besides, the people of the south, who had Totos pull the luggage, and the people of the east, who wore the hood deeply, were also seen.

The central part of the square is furnished with a huge pedestal and lion stone statues that make such people look like them. It was a cluttered bustle, unbeatable to the lodging town at noon.

"This will be a square located between the residential and shopping districts. There's nothing dangerous here, so take a look."

Listening to Shayla's words, we wandered around the square.

And the people in the square are looking at us like that. Forestside people also have different skin shades than the people of the east, and the clothing that is wrapped around them is unique. And the presence of a hunter who wrapped his fur cloak around him and lowered his knife should have been much rarer.

"... a lot of the people in Castle Town don't even know what the people by the woods look like, did they?

To Ziza-Lou's inquiry, Shayla nodded "yes" in a somewhat frightened manner.

"Until I first met Master Ai-Fa at the Mansion in Dalaim, I was ashamed, too, to have turned myself in to everyone by the woods. Every once in a while, even I went out to Dareim, so many of the inhabitants would not have had a chance to see you by the woods."

"Dalaim's Mansion? Does that mean the Count's mansion?

"Yes, when Asta was found in Castle Town, I was to welcome Master Ai-Fa to your mansion."

And, Shayla dyes her cheeks slightly, and Ai-Fa puts her head on a grudge. In the mansion, Ai-Fa will change into a castle costume, and it was Shayla who helped him with it.

"Many of the inhabitants of the castle town live only within the castle town. If, like me, I serve any Earl's house, it will also give rise to an errand that goes out to your territory… Otherwise, I guess there is no reason to leave the castle gate"

"I see. That's sticky, I guess it's not even a funny story. The people by the woods and the women who do the shopping work were about to go out to the lodging town... even the people of Dalaim stated that there was no business going out to the extra land other than the people who do business in the lodging town"

"Right," he said, voicing his consent was Gazran-Rutim.

"If it's not a shopping or business affair, you don't have to go out to the other side of the country. Wouldn't humans be divided into two kinds?"

"Two types?

"Yes, a man who returns his soul without a step out of the land where he was born, and a man who travels from town to town - the latter, for example, a Camua-Josh or a traveller, or a man of the Chamber of Commerce. And the exceptions are those who, in their noble capacity, must interact with other territories - such as the nobles and diplomats of Gerd, Fermes, and Marquis Genos and Melfrid. Marquis Genos once traveled to the king's capital."

"Hmm. So what kind of a division would we be? This is how we're going to Castle Town, and we used to go to Accommodation Town and Dareim."

The way Giza-Lou and Gazran-Rutim talk to each other like this was such a rare circumstance for me. Of course, where I don't see them, they talk a lot, and I've seen them far-sighted, for example, during a feast, but what conversation is going to take place between these two - it's been a long time of whispering interest to me.

Knowing or not my mood like that, Gazran-Rutim overlaps words with a serene face.

"In large part, it would mean a human being who returns his soul without taking a step out of the land where he was born. Moribe, Inn Town, Dalaim, and Castle Town are all the territory of Genos. We will probably return our souls without ever leaving the land of Genos"

"Uhm. That would certainly be true"

"However, this is how we are stepping out by the woods. Isn't the people of a castle town who have never been outside the castle gate like humans who have never left a forest settlement? Of course, this is how many people from the outside world visit the castle town, so they can't compare it to a settlement by the woods… I guess it's not so odd to live a full raw without a step away from your homeland. My grandfather Ra and others never set foot outside the woods."

"If you're a man by the woods, you'd have more people like that. People like Ra-Rutim may have become more rare in Luu's blood."

Then Rudd-Lou said, "Nah!" He shouted out loud.

"How long are the Giza brothers going to be gone? We're here to see Castle Town, aren't we?

"That's right. Yo! Let's go see what's for sale in the stalls!

Rimi-Lou also hitches a ride and hugs Giza-Lou's tedious arm.

Giza-Lou, who seemed to smile at all times, seemed to smile bitterly with her eyes as thin as thread.

"Totally, it's my siblings who are inconspicuous. … Now let me look at this place"

"Yay!," Rimi-Lou jumps a little.

That's how we finally reached the stage where the people of Castle Town would step into the hissing square.