765 Six Family Harvest Festival (9) - One Heart

Me, Raina-Lou, Fermes and Gemd, four of us, push our way through the swirling square of hot air.

Eventually, when he arrived at the next kama, there were familiar faces on his face.

"Yo, sister Raina to Asta. You two, guide the nobles?

Rudd-Lou sitting on the rug laughs cheerfully at me. There was a gathering of young men, including Chim-Sudra.

Most of them were youths of the six clans who participated in the comparison of power. But there were also some unfamiliar faces, the heads of which were Gene's men in giva fur.

"Asta at Fa's house? I haven't had much of a chance to show my face before."

Gene's men, who looked like a northern clan and had a stubborn flesh and a great face, turned their strong light eyes to me.

Then Chim-Sudra, who sat next to him, introduced me to another unfamiliar young man.

"The men over here are from the Sung family. You wanted to say hello to Asta, so you were just fine."

The middle-bodied, but hunter-like, tough looking youngsters bow their heads. I smiled, too, and I gave him my thanks.

"Were you with the Sung family? Are you enjoying the feast?

"Yes, compared to the power of the hunters, I was heartily surprised by the delicious feast dishes"

Guilt works, or there are many low-back people in the Sung family. But from its tight side, I never felt unnecessary humility.

"These guys look at Sung's hunting grounds all the time. Sometimes I want to go into the woods with the rest of my family."

Rud-Lew said so while twisting "Crispy Roasted Giva".

These guys apparently indicate the Chim-Sudra, Gene and Sung men. It was a well-known fact that the northern clan and the hunters of Sudra were visiting Sung's hunting grounds for a few days.

Moreover, Rudd-Lou is familiar with Chim-Sudra, as well as with Gene's men because of his experience of staying in settlements in the north. This is how the members spinning those edges were meeting together.

"... but you were Chim-Sudra."

And, Fermes has plugged in flutters and words.

"It must be a rare story that you have the power that a brave man deserves at that young age. I was breathtaking every once in a while when comparing the powers I saw during the day."

Less loving, Chim-Sudra put Fermes' beautiful smile on her upper hand.

"Do you even remember my name for missing the seat of the brave man? It sounds like a rumor."

"Oh. Are my rumors spreading around the woods? It's an honor."

"That's - that's right. People like you are no longer nobles or diplomats."

Rudd-Lou turns back at ease. Of course, Fermes didn't look distracted and smiled.

In the meantime, introduce the people who were there to Fermes. The young men were turning their eyes to Fermes and Gemd, like a noose to explore.

"... it's Asta. You want me to act with you until I can move?

And, Chim-Sudra sneaked up on me whispering, so I let him shake his head, "No."

"I don't think you need to worry about anything. It's time for me to be able to move."

"Right. If anything happens, you should speak to the men nearby."

It was an open fact that Fermes was obsessed with me, so this is how some people noticed me.

One of them, Raina-Lou, speaks to Fermes with a well-behaved smile.

"Shall we now proceed to the next kama? It's about time you started cooking seafood."

"Really? My stomach is quite full, but if I cook in front of it, my hands are going to get rough."

Fermes is Fermes and has a good love for everyone. If you speak of difficulty, is that what nowadays beauty will feel? Moreover, it was difficult to tell whether the bond had deepened because it had been in the same condition since the first time we met.

(It's just that I feel so comfortable with Gemd that I can feel so human)

Gemd, however, always refrains from taking a step back and rarely exchanges words with Fermes. Even though Fermes was an unbeatable beauty, his chances of hearing it were so limited.

(Somehow, this is how fluffy time always passes. Maybe that's all Fermes is trying to do as a diplomat... it's hard)

While I was thinking about it, I arrived the next time.

It has intense aromas of caron milk and seafood. It was a clam chowder-style juice dish, which was in charge of Yun-Sudra's squad.

"Oh, this juicy dish was delicious, too. If you don't mind, can I get you a drink?

When Fermes spoke, the elderly Run women replied with a smile, "I understand," she said. The young women of Fou, who worked with them, look a lot more alert and steal a smile from Fermes.

"How about Asta? Has this dish been spoken of yet?

"Ah, yes. Before the feast began, I was asked to taste it. … but I'll have a drink"

A hot juicy dish with hot air was handed to me by the women of the run.

Not only shellfish similar to that scallop, but Mallor similar to Ama shrimp and Nunyompa similar to octopus are plenty used. Besides, since there are no ingredients similar to celery, it may not be appropriate to say clam chowder. However, the taste was guaranteed. Yun-Sudra reproduced the recipe I taught her with great skill.

"Oh, that's delicious. I am proud that such delicious dishes are made with ingredients brought in from Wang Du."

When Fermes smiled innocently, he smiled as did the women of the run.

"It would be an honor to say that to a man named Noble of the King's Capital.... Was this ingredient, such as Mallory or Nunyonpa, from the Wang capital?

"Yeah. Didn't you know?

"I don't really care where the ingredients come from. Younger people seem to be keen to talk about it."

"Really? Both Mallory and Nunyompa are sea creatures, so everything should have been brought in from the king's capital. The sea of Sims and Jagals is far away, so even this Genos won't be able to buy it from you."

The elderly women of Fermes and Run were able to communicate with each other. While rubbing the same dish, Raina-Lou secretly examines how it is.

That's how we finished the dish, and instead we turned our legs to the rug that was ready.

In contrast to earlier, it is a facial rash centered on the young ladies, where the young men are also stirred together. In it, someone who noticed us said, "Oh."

"Asta, you're finally here to see me. We're late to speak, but the first minute of Ramen, we're done handing it out."

That was Sarris Lang-Fou, who was in charge of Gibba Bone Ramen with me. I say, "Thank you," and I try to keep my head down.

"I'm sorry I couldn't make it back. Yun-Sudra said you'd see how it went, were you okay?

"Yes, Yun-Sudra has returned to her body because this job is done."

Answering that way, Sarris Lang-Fou salutes Fermes. Fermes thanked him gracefully.

"Stay tuned and enjoy the feast dish. I just want to say hello."

Sarris Lang-Fou introduced us to the people who were there. One of them had a less familiar daughter, but that was the ladies of Vera, who were the offerings of Dari-Sauti.

(Oh, this is just your daughter who used to have a raw meat job. Then maybe...)

It must have been my expectation, and the young man who had refrained next to it was the hunter of Fou. The story was, however, that the women of Vera, who received the work of raw meat, and the men of Fou, who received the role of escort, were most likely to give their hearts.

(I can't believe Vera's human opportunity to visit Fou's settlement, because it doesn't. Hopefully this will deepen the bond again)

After a while of exchanging words, we decided to leave the place.

Fermes laughs at me as I strive for my next kamado.

"As far as this is concerned, it feels like the people by the woods are deepening their bond with or without the edge of blood. It used to be a lot less interactive between families, didn't it?

"Yes, it weighs the edge of blood. I don't think there was a side to being alienated from someone who wasn't a blood family."

"That was the occasion for the fall of the Sung family, wasn't it, to be reviewed? From Gazran-Rutim, that's how we want to do it."

Fermes had her eyes squeezed like a maiden in love.

"Also, it must have helped to deepen the bond that we started dealing with tototos at the same time. If this were such a vast woodland settlement, it would have been difficult to deepen clan-to-clan exchanges without tototoss"

"Yeah, you're exactly right. Thanks to Camua-Josh and the others for leaving Totos in the woods. Otherwise, the forest people wouldn't have been able to handle Totos."

"And those Camua-Joshus brought Totos to the woodside dressed as a chamber of commerce to uncover the Sung family's great sins, didn't they? So it wasn't just a coincidence, but a pile of likelihood was the inevitable result."

Raina-Lou, who was secretly blinking his ears, was blinking his eyes. Even for me, it's kind of an argument that I want to sort my head out.

"I find those fateful odds beautiful. There can be no such thing as coincidence in this world. Everything is a pile of livability, and the Son of Man calls it destiny.... don't you think so, Asta?

"Ah. It seems a bit difficult for me to talk about."

"Really? Well, I guess there's no point in thinking about such stories with your head. Whatever you think, you have to live by your destiny."

Fermes gave him a laugh when he shrugged.

And then he flies his gaze across to me walking side by side.

"So I have no desire to interfere with Asta's fate. Rest assured, Ai-Fa"

I was so surprised that I had to look back.

When are you gonna do this, Ai-Fa walking right next to me? The sharp glance looked at Fermes with a blur on my cheek.

"Bit, I'm surprised. Speak up, Ai-Fa."

"He seemed so eager to talk that he got out of the way."

Rin and tight facade, Ai-Fa said so.

"Finally, you're allowed to stand out of the brave seat. Let me do my part."

"Yes, good luck. Don't worry, I'm not imitating anything to get scolded by Ai-Fa."

"... I am not in a position to reprimand the diplomats of the King's capital"

Ever since I responded that way, Ai-Fa has been watching me.

It's okay, I make you laugh. Fermes and I should have only spoken very calm words.

"But it would be time to get together by the time even the horizontal whistle is blown. Did you finish your meal, Asta?

"Yeah. Well, I guess I've got about 20% of my stomach filled"

"So, isn't it filled at all"

Ey-Fa's brilliantly shaped eyebrows are tightly hissed. I am in a position to be reprimanded by Ai-Fa.

(I just wanted to tour Kamado with Ai-Fa)

I wanted to explain it that way, but I didn't sneak around blushing Ai-Fa in front of Fermes, so I kept my mouth shut.

"Well, I'm going to have some. I wonder what the next kamado will be."

The hedgerows that flock to Kamado are already looming in front of us. When I lined up there, it was not a kamado, but a round-tailed table, and the gratin was separated from a large plate for heat resistance.

"Oh, Asta. I'm just about to bake up a new portion."

Yun-Sudra laughs furiously at me. This was also a feast dish for her squad.

"Yun-Sudra, thank you for earlier. Sarris Lang-Fou told me the story."

"Yes, because the ladies of the Run took your work, I had nothing to exchange for once."

Still, I'm sure Yun-Sudra would have looked around at Gibba Bone Ramen's Kamadu and his squad's Kamadu. When it comes to partitioning Kamadu's work, he is Yun-Sudra, who has the power to slip alongside Thur-din.

Yun-Sudra put a bright smile on Fermes, who flashed on my behalf.

"It's also finished with seafood. How's Fermes?

"Thank you. So, can I just have half of it on the plate?

"Yes, I understand."

Gratin, mainly mallor, is divided into wooden dishes.

Gemdo received the same thing, and me, Ai-Fa and Raina-Lou decided to have a gratin with Guiba's intestinal meat.

"... I don't think Fermes has ever had a funny story since I acted with him."

And I can hear Raina-Lou whispering to Ai-Fa, nagging. Ai-Fa was short and only answered "thank you".

(Solidarity increases when enemies can, what a story, but if thanks to Fermes the bond between Ai-Fa and Raina-Lou deepens, that's ironic)

I felt a lot more complicated and was supposed to eat delicious gratin.

Yun-Sudra, who was colluding with Fermes, is turning a smile at me like that.

"Asta, there's got to be some tour-dins in that rug."

"Oh, you are. Well, let me say hello."

Apparently, Tour-Din and the others were touring Kamadu in the same order. I had just broken up as much as I did earlier, but Ai-Fa and Fermes were supposed to be barely face-to-face.

Thinking that way, approaching the rug spread a little further away conveys some noisy signs. Busy is everywhere together, but it's just a sign that it's not normal.

"What, you've been chasing us?

And George-Zaza, who was sitting on the edge of the rug, raises his voice. There was a cheerful smile on his cheerful face, so I could breathe in relief.

"We were touring Kamado, too.... Is something wrong?

"No, I'm not talking about sticky noise"

George-Zaza returns his gaze to the center of the rug. Sitting there were the heads of Zei-din and Sung.

Sung's parents are deeply depressed as they take Zei-Din's hand. It is the young ladies of Sung who softly lay their hands on its back. And tears were shining in the eyes of the women, and Sung's parents seemed to be spilling tears on the rug as well.

"... you are a truly fine hunter, Zei-din. We are no longer blood, but we are truly proud of ourselves..."

Sung's parents were bringing words that way with trembling voices.

Zei-Din is listening to the word with a face that is making something up.

(Right. Zei-din was originally from the Sung family, right?)

Zei-Din was to be taken by the Din family because his early soul-returning companion was the blood muscle of the Din main house. If Tul-din hadn't been born, Zei-din would have been supposed to live as a Zei-sung all along, too.

Sung's parents are tearful that Zei-Din was able to regain his power as a hunter at Din's house.

Seeing, Tul-din watching over both of those appearances had also spilled tears in his lap.

"... Tour-din, are you kidding me?

Odifia, who was sitting right next to him, takes Tour-Din's hand worryingly.

"It's okay," Thur-din smiled with a wet face in tears.

"... apparently I was a little confused, too."

Eurifia snapped like that with a low hissing voice.

"I was wondering if it didn't affect the people in the division that much because it was the people in the Sung main house who committed the major crime... that seemed incorrect"

"Hmm. There will be separation in the weight of sin, but it won't change the magnitude of the influence"

Georg-Zaza replied that way with a powerful voice.

"Whether it's the main house or the branches, it doesn't make a difference that we've been out of giva hunting jobs for over a decade. It's not a big deal for a man like that to gain power as a hunter."

"Yeah, I guess so..."

"If you say at last, Zei-Din there was removed from the Sung family and taken to Din's house. There is no Din blood flowing on Zei-Din himself, so it is like being cut off from all blood clans. Digga, Dodd, etc. living in Dom's settlement would have been a punishment without much difference."

After stating it that way, George-Zaza laughed.

"However, Digga and Dodd had their presence, and Zei-din had the presence of Tour-din. There would have been no shortage of heart support."

"Uh-huh. And even we were meant to support Zei-din and Tour-din."

From a little further away, the voice of a young man rises. Seeing it, it was the eldest brother of the Din main house living with the Zei-Dins.

"And Zei-Din, no doubt, would be the pride of the Din family. Anyway, in the last three harvest festivals, the hunter of Din, who was given the name of a brave man once, is Zei-Din alone."

Unlike an oligarchy and unfathomable parent, this elder brother has an awfully casual personality. He said so with a smile, without the other person being frightened even by George-Zaza.

"Besides, Sudra's men are telling me that the Sung family is also regaining their power as hunters. You're redeeming your sins properly and you're on the right path, so you don't have to worry about anything."

"Huh. Even Tsubasun's parents are not sick and weeping. You must be sharing joy with Zei-din."

"If you ask me, are you right? Well, I haven't been crying forever, share the joy with a smile."

Apparently, this occasion should have been left to the George-Zazas. Neither George-Zaza nor the men of the Din family were once family members of the Sung family, so they are not human resources at all.

I glanced over at Ai-Fa and Fermes and decided to leave the scene.

As he walks, he gets the word as Fermes felt it.

"I intend to visit all the major clan houses by the woods, but that still didn't seem to be enough business. There must be a lot of words that can only be heard in places where different clans meet."

"Yep. I guess that's true"

"It's a very meaningful night. I think Melfried and Polearths and Euriphia think the same way."

At that time, a bustling group approached us.

Before I could raise my voice, one of those groups said, "Ah, it's the Astas!" I call on you. It was what a group of personalities, to Yumi and Terrier-Mass and Jou-Ran, with the addition of Refraia and Sanjula and Musul.

"Oh, Fermes. You made it with Asta."

Refraia pinches her skirt with a soaked face. "Yes," Fermes smiled back.

"Were you with the people in the lodging town? You seem to be spinning your edges from the force comparison."

"Yeah, for me, I was the first friend in the lodging town."

Yumi looked pioneering after being summoned by a friend, but still never looked disgusted. Rather, he watches with vigilant eyes about Fermes.

"I was just offered by Lan's parents to start a song and a lateral whistle. Listen to the humi song if you like"

When Jou-Ran spoke with a smile, Yumi said, "Already!," he elbowed his arm.

"He said he didn't need that publicity! I'm sure the noblemen have heard more fine songs from time to time!

"Is that so? I can't really imagine a person singing a better song than Yumi."

After answering that way, Joo-Run lifted his forehead with a slightly embarrassing face.

"Also, Yumi is still a person in town, so there's no reason to protect the woodland mastery, but when her complexion touches her, her heart gets noisy"

I guess I'm getting rid of Yumi smashing him with his elbow. Yumi blushed, this time kicking Joo-Run's leg.

"Now you're not complaining, are you? I'll be right there!

"Yes, well, so will the Refraiers."

"Yeah, I'm looking forward to the song and the whistle."

Yumi and Jou-Ran walk to the center of the square.

Then Terrier-Mass approached us snuggly.

"Oh, uh, can I join you until the end of the Yumi song?

"Yeah, sure."

Exactly. Terrier-Mass alone against the Refraiers would be out of hand. Terrier-Mass looked relieved and was leaning on Raina-Lou.

By the way, Yumi is a fully armed banquet costume, but Terrier-Mass was only wearing ornaments over his regular outfit. Terrier-Mass shouldn't own many ornaments, so he must have borrowed them from Yumi.

"Then why don't we, too, enjoy the song and the whistle?

Fermes smiled and agreed with pleasure.

So take both the Refraiers and find a place to admire them. I was looking forward to Yumi's song too, so I wanted to hear it carefully.

Before the ritual fire, young men are beginning to gather. It will be a young people who have mastered the horizontal whistle. In it, Rudd-Lou was tight too.

We had an empty rug to watch it from the diagonal, so let me line up there. The people around them were beginning to cheer the Yumi to hurry.

"By the woods, I hear there was no culture of songs. Did that humi bring you the joy of the song?"

"Yeah. There only seemed to be about a lullaby around the woods.... Is Fermes preferred to sing or whistle?

"I'm not interested in horizontal whistles, but I prefer songs"

That said, Fermes smiled with a grin.

"Songs include the thoughts of the people who lived in those times. It's also interesting that the lyrics vary slightly from land to land, and I like the fact that deeply familiar heritage can be put on a beautiful melody"

Fermez seemed to be the reason for this, but I was fortunate if he preferred a song anyway.

In the meantime, the head of the run, who appeared out of nowhere, shouts out loud.

"Then even at this feast, I'm going to ask Yumi to perform something called a song. I don't know if many guests will hear about it for the first time, but I want you to enjoy it."

People were responding to it with cheer.

Wait for it to quiet down, then Joo-Run blows the sidewind first. It was the first melody I ever heard of.

Eventually, as some men melodied over it, Yumi's singing resonated after a while.

"Hmm." The Princess Knight's Coming Out. "

Fermes whispered in a low voice.

It is an upbeat, cheerful and brave, song worthy of the dawn. It was the song of the princess knight coming to the first battle, and the brave lyrics suited Yumi's voice perfectly as well.

"... maybe this is a princess knight zelia song?

When I asked in a whisper, Fermes nodded, "Yes."

"In the inheritance passed down to Selva, when it comes to the princess knight, it refers to Zelia.... Speaking of which, I hear Asta saw the story of the princess knight Zelia in a puppet play"

"Yes, that was a brilliant play"

With a pleasant twist on Yumi's singing voice, I let him answer that.

"Really?" Fermes smiles as he closes his eyelids.

"The skill of those puppeteers was quite something. Given that childhood, I think it's admirable."

"Yes, I can't wait for the day to come back to Genos"

"... did Asta see any other puppet plays besides the princess knight Zelia?

Fermes' voice is whispered so as not to disturb those who are listening to Yumi's song. I whispered back, "Yes," the same way.

"I saw only one thing the night before I left Genos. I just... I think it was titled 'Misa and the Three Oaths'"

"Is this the story of Fate God Miza? That's an interesting story, too."

Fermes' body is shaking loosely from left to right. In exchange of words with me, Fermes also enjoyed Yumi's song.

"My favorite part of the puppet play is the story of the ordeal of St. Alesh. Asta, did you know?

"No, it's my first ear. Is it a famous story in the West Kingdom?

"Yeah. As for Miga, it would be one of the most famous stories. At the masquerade, Lord Aug was dressed as St. Alesh."

When it comes to the costume of Aug, Fermes' aide - I remember it as though it was a common blacksmith outfit.

"If you get a chance, Asta must also... I hope it's included in those puppet players' performances, but what do you think"

"What do you think? I think I'll ask Rico and the others when they get back."

"Yeah, definitely," he whispered, and Fermes suddenly lay his own hand on mine.

"It's kind of a very, very peaceful comfort. … I think it's a lot of crackling to talk to Asta like this"

"Oh, is that right? I think it's only been about six days since I met you in Castle Town..."

"At that time, I was accompanied as a diplomat... and of course today, that doesn't change, but does the festive air still make me this comfortable?"

Fermes' eyelids slowly open and Hazel Eye, in a strange hue, stares at me from up close.

"I want to deepen my ties with Asta more, away from the position of a diplomat. Asta wanted it that way too...?

"Yes. I was hoping to deepen my ties with Fermes as one individual."

"If so, could you work it out that way...?

At that time, a reliable voice called "Hey" was heard from the opposite side.

I don't have to look back, I'm Ai-Fa. Even the blue eyes that glowed like those of a bobcat seemed to imagine a thick voice.

"What are you doing to each other like that? I need you to take your hands off my family."

"Ooh... wasn't the opposite sex the only one forbidden to touch that body?

Fermes let go of my hand, laughing dullly.

"But I also had something I wanted to tell Ey-Fa, so it might have been just fine"

"What. Let me hear it."

"We want to invite Asta and Ai-Fa to Castle Town before Easter arrives. As my personal guest."

Fermes was, as usual, an innocent smile.

I look back on the other side and check the top of the Buddha in Ai-Fa.

"Does a personal guest mean they want to invite us, regardless of our position as diplomats?

"Yes, but I cannot leave my position as a diplomat altogether, so I would also like to invite the people of the Marquis de Genos and of the chieftaincy to join me. Would it be safer if I tried it on the i-fa's?

Ai-Fa remained bitter faced, "Hmm," he snorted.

"I'd like to hear those stories just as slowly. Now it's the song of Yumi."

"Right. I knew I was, too, feeling up to it. Let us now enjoy this wonderful singing voice."

That said, Fermes closed his eyelids again.

Ai-Fa flickers at my face and then glances back at the Yumi's.

(Oh man. I knew this night, too, the groove between Ai-Fa and Fermes wouldn't be filled)

And that's the same for me, so it's not something I could say that sounds too great. I'm not as vigilant about Fermes as I am about Ey-Fa, but even with all this time, I still couldn't figure out how to interpret the existence of Fermes.

(Well, you just have to do it slowly without hurry)

Thinking like that, I blurted my gaze.

In the rug across the street from far away, you can see Giza-Lou and Dari-Sautti and Melfrid. Polearths is a little far away and seems to be surrounded by older women.

In the rug as much as just now, the Tour-dins are listening to Yumi singing. Sung's parents had calmed down, too, and he was upright with his spine.

It is the bozzles who are listening while standing in front of Kama. Siri-Low, who is quite close to Yumi, wonders how he feels about this singing.

And in the immediate vicinity were the figures of Ray-Matua and the young ladies. Until the start of Yumi's song, he may have been bickering with the bozzles.

The people of Baim and Naham still seem to be acting together. Mora-Naham's large figure was a good landmark.

Are the men of Fou and the women of Vera also developing a secret bond? The figure was buried in a shadow and could not be confirmed.

Speaking of which, I still feel like I'm barely seeing Day-Ravitz today. It's about him, so maybe he was consciously distancing himself from me or Ai-Fa again.

Few people in the audience are clapping. Among other things, it was a bunch of Gazz and Rats that kept it busy. They shouldn't have had much of a chance to hear Yumi sing, but they liked it a lot.

All in all - so many people gathered from all over the place, singing their hearts together and listening to Yumi's songs.

After this, I'm sure we'll be dancing to play the grass whistle. It is a dance time, introduced from the boarding town, unrelated to the proposal.

Until just a little while ago, we couldn't even think of a man without a blood edge gathering at this feast.

Moreover, this time, guests are also invited from Castle Town and Accommodation Town. In the first place, it was Yumi, the people of the Inn Town, who was currently bringing everyone's heart together.

In it, Fermes is thus calming his hips.

It's hard to read the inside, but hearing Yumi sing, I'm sure it's not acting.

This is how the people gathered here came together after different events.

That's how I wanted to believe that Fermes and I would someday understand each other sincerely and share the joy.

(Speaking of which... When I heard Yumi's song in Westwind Pavilion, I wish I had some Fermes here, but there were times when I thought about something like that)

The wish was to be fulfilled today.

If we continue to do this in the future, one step at a time, we will also be able to deepen our ties properly.

With that in mind, I decided to relax to Yumi's comfortable singing voice.