776 First story Behind the stage (I)

"No, I'm still looking forward to the Harvest Festival for the rest of my family!

It was his youngest brother, Rudd-Lou, who said so in a cheerful voice, manipulating the reins of Totos.

Only his eldest brothers, Giza-Lou and Raina-Lou, are listening to that word in the carrier. The three men were now aiming for the settlement of Fou in order to see the harvest festival to be held in the six families, including the house of Fa.

"Speaking of which, is Rudd also the first to see the Astas' harvest festival?

Since Ziza-Lou remained silent, when Raina-Lou responded that way, Rudd-Lou said, "Whoa!" He raised his voice vigorously.

"Because the last harvest festival was only invited by the Zazas, and only Brother Giza and Chibi Limi went out at the harvest festival before that, right? This is the first time I've seen their harvest festival!

"Oh well. I'm so sorry Rimi couldn't make it out this time."

"That's okay! He's already seen it! This is my second look at Brother Giza."

"I'm going out on behalf of the chief. And don't forget that you and Raina are my depositions, Rudd."

He said, "Wow! But you can't keep me from feeling excited, can you?

Ziza-Lou shook his head all the time, clasped his mouth.

Seeing its calm side, Raina-Lou is much more captured by emotion.

(Speaking of which, Rudd is no longer scared of Brother Ziza. I can't believe when I was a kid, Brother Giza just scolded me a little and I cried... even after I started fulfilling my job as a hunter, if Brother Giza was serious and angry, he'd have a bright blue face)

Is that because Rudd-Lou grew up, or because Giza-Lou stopped getting too angry - perhaps both?

Even for Raina-Lou, Giza-Lou was a scary brother.

Giza-Lou seldom even roughs up his voice. Or maybe I've never seen him like his father Donda-Lou or his second brother Darum-Lou before.

So, Ziza-Lou was very scared. He was so quiet, cold, and so heavily angry that he might as well have been yelled at.

Since then, Rayna-Luu's scolding by Giza Luu has almost disappeared. In the first place, Ziza-Lou never scolded anyone else unless he imitated them to be out of the norms of the people by the woods. Raina-Lou had a serious temper in one way or another, so he was just spending his time naturally since he was about ten years old, and didn't get to the point where he pissed off Giza-Lou.

But there are many people in Lew's main house who have a nasty temper. Both Rud-Luu and Lara-Luu, sometimes even Vina Luu-Lilin and Darm-Luu, were brutally scolded by Giza Luu. The only thing that was escaping the difficulty, even though it was a mess, was about the skillful Rimi-Lou of turning his anger over with the innocence and frankness he had before him.

(But I wonder if that's because Limi was young. But Brother Ziza means he should have been about fifteen years away... and Brother Ziza, who was another hunter, had less chance to take care of the young rimi, so maybe he had less chance of getting angry)

Either way, the sisters, except Limi-Luu, had been scolded by Ziza-Lu quite often. Each time, he was aroused by strong feelings of fear and sadness.

So why is Ziza-Lou so scared?

Recently, Raina-Lou was feeling like he was finally figuring out why.

Giza-Lou does not allow himself to fall outside the norms of the woodland. It felt weighed above all that the people of the woods would live rightly as the people of the woods.

I'm sure that's because he was born as the eldest brother of the Lew family. From the time the Lew family was in conflict with the Sung family, they were supposed to live right so that they could serve as role models for the people by the woods.

Since ancient times, the Sung family has been considered an enemy of the Luu family. A few years before Raina-Lou was born, I hear that the Mufa women were harmed by the Sung family, and that's why the bond was decisively severed.

The Sung family then followed a path of decadence. They monopolize something called the compensation paid by the nobility of Genos, they don't even try to hunt Giva properly, they play and live - and that's how it was whispered in the Lou family.

With that recoil, I wonder how much correctness the Lew family sought.

When did we destroy the evil Sung family, so that we could lead our fellow forest brethren as new chieftaincy muscles, so that we could weigh in on things like woodland codes and learning?

I guess that belief was also strongly handed down to the eldest brother of the main house, Ziza-Lou, Raina-Lou believes.

Ziza-Lou was a serious person, just like Raina-Lou. I therefore wondered how much stronger I was to be bound by that belief than my father, Donda-Lou, who was lavishly and harshly tempered - something that did not seem to Raina-Lou.

(So we were afraid of Brother Ziza. When Brother Ziza scolds us, it feels more like he weighs the code by the woods than his love as a family... that's what scared me and that's what made me sad)

Of course, Giza-Lou has a deep love for his family. I've never doubted that one point.

But, therefore, Giza-Lou, when speaking of the Forestside Code, was aroused by the fear and sorrow that he felt as far away as others in red and that his bond would remain broken - that he had been abandoned by this strict brother.

(So after all, maybe it wasn't Rudd who changed, it was Brother Ziza)

Rudd-Lou, he did get stronger. I think he grew up a lot, not just as a hunter, but as a human being.

But no matter how strong you get, if Ziza-Lou hadn't changed more - if Ziza-Lou had created an air of weighing the woodland code more than the existence of a family, etc., you wouldn't be able to sweep away from grief without fear.

Even now, Ziza-Lou weighs in on the norm by the woods. The people of the woods must feel strongly that they should abide by the code and the scriptures.

However, in the woodland today, the learning itself was undergoing a major transformation.

Today's Joint Harvest Festival is another day. Originally, celebrating the harvest festival to be celebrated between the blood clans, together with the bloodless clans, and even inviting a large number of guests from the town, was supposed to be an outrageous exercise in woodland learning at all.

But Ziza-Lou did not seek to differ in his deeds. Rather than honestly accepting the decisions of the Conference of Parents, it seems to me that we are trying to determine, on our own initiative, whether this is the right thing to do.

In addition, the people of the woodland today are taking this path after transforming numerous lessons.

He welcomes Asta and Schmiral-Lilyn and Michel, who were exotic people, as his compatriots, and is baptized as much as possible as the Son of Western God, to do everything in his power to spin the right bond with the people of the town. All of this would be the kind of thing that was unthinkable a long time ago.

It seems to me that Ziza-Lou is well receptive to all of them.

I didn't accept it unconditionally, and I know with my own heart that that's the right path.

Forestside people have made numerous mistakes so far.

Without even trying to feel that we are the people of the kingdom, we have weighed only the codes and lessons of the times, and we have repelled the existence of the outside world. As a result, we have missed the Sung family's great sins, jeopardizing the future of the clan.

I'm sure that's because the first step was wrong.

More than eighty years ago, the people by the woods moved from the black woods of Jagal to the woods of this morga. At that time, I was unable to bond correctly with the Marquis of Genos, ruler of this territory, or with the people of the towns living in the same territory. I think the distortions that emerged from it have erupted all at once in recent years.

Even in the days when he lived in the Black Forest, the people by the forest did not seek to bond with the presence of the outside world.

I guess therefore, the people by the woods were to buy the anger and fear of the people of Jagal and be burned black woods.

If the people by the woods had refused to change and weighed all the ancient lessons, the same debacle might have awaited them by this Morga forest. About that time, the people of the woods were in a critical situation.

(So I guess Brother Giza decided to reconsider that he shouldn't just protect his old habits. What should be done in order for the people of the woodland to live correctly...... maybe they are trying to figure out which ones to weigh and which ones to transform)

So maybe it's no different that Giza-Lou is serious and stubborn.

However, I reconsidered what I weighed my learning for, and came to the conclusion that it was for the well-being of my clan - so I may no longer have the fear or sorrow to inflict on others.

"... what are you staring at in my face from earlier?

And Giza-Lou came back towards Raina-Lou on the fence.

Completely void, Raina-Lou accidentally said, "Huh?" and I let my gaze swim.

"Beh, nothing, there's no reason... I was just remembering the old days"

"Back in the day?," Jiza-Lou frowns at the shavings.

By the woods, falsehood is sin. So Rayna-Lew decided to honestly confess.

"Yeah. My old brother Ziza was scared... until he was about ten years old, and I was so scolded by him."

Giza-Lou has become an increasingly blushing face.

"How come all of a sudden, you're supposed to remember something like that? Besides, I don't remember scolding Rayna that much..."

"Well, compared to Rudd and Lara."

Then I heard an unpleasant voice from the table of lords, "What the heck?"

"Don't remind Brother Giza of anything extra. I can't believe I was scolded when I was a hungry ghost.

"No, I'm gonna scold you now and then."

Ziza-Lou's response was hilarious, and Raina-Lou laughed with a stifling smile.

Ziza-Lou laughs bitterly as he narrows his eyes even more like a yarn.

"I don't know, I don't know. You're not doing anything to get scolded in the shadows, are you?

"That's not true. Don't worry about anything."

When Raina-Lou answered that way, the speed of the luggage was slowed down.

"Look, we've arrived at Fou's settlement. Don't talk too much."

As the luggage stopped immediately, Raina-Lou and Giza -Lou decided to get out of the luggage.

of the settlement of Fou, is the entrance to the square. At the center of the square are piles of firewood for ritual fire, where people are bickering. Guess we already have quite a crowd of guests from the extra room. There should still have been a lot of respite for the covenant carving, but it's quite busy.

"Ah, you guys from the Lew family! Hey, over here. Yo!

Walking along with Rudd-Lou, who pulled the reins, he was called out that way.

Fou's head, Burdu-Fou, deals with a large number of guests. It was one of them, Yumi, who raised his voice.

"We just arrived, too. Giza-Lou and Rudd-Lou are a little hiccup!

Giza-Lou returned the courtesy and Rudd-Lou waved back at ease "Yikes". Raina-Lou is going down to Accommodation Town one day awake, so both Yumi and Terrier-Mass face each other all the time.

On the spot, however, there was also a crowd that was face-to-face for the first time in a few days.

To Roy, to Siri-Low, to Bozzle - the cooks of Castle Town. Probably arrived in the same luggage as the Yumi's. On that occasion, there was also the figure of Ai-Fa.

"This is, thank you for your help the other day. Ladies and gentlemen, how are you?"

A bozzle with a big body makes me laugh cheerfully. Roy raised his hand silently, and Siri-Low thanked him small with a stubborn face.

"Then the guests will be guided to the cabin. And the men of the Lou family,

By the guidance of Ai-Fa, those people were led to the back of their mother's house.

Later left over Birdu-Faw comes along with a tight face.

"Welcome to the settlement of Fou. I want you to see what we do today."

"Mm-hmm. Of course I'm going to"

Giza-Lou returned it that way with a calm face.

Then I take a serious look at Bardou-Fou.

"... to face Fou's parents is a bump."

"Hmm? Right. Chieftain Donda-Lou and I face each other during our meeting with the nobility, but I think Giza-Lou and I are a little crackly"

"Hmmm... sounds spectacular, above all"

Giza-Lou looked like he was choosing something to say.

Birdu-Fow doesn't look like he noticed it either, and turns back to Rudd-Lou.

"I'm sorry, could you keep your luggage outside the settlement? The side of the house is already full of other cars."

"Uh, it doesn't matter. Rayna, can you keep your sister's banquet costume somewhere?

"I understand. Keep it with steel."

Raina-Lou went back to the carrier and took out the banquet costume wrap.

When I go back, a toddler less than ten years old keeps a knife from the Ziza-Lou's. Rayna-Lew's banquet costume was kept by a girl of the same age.

"Oh, speaking of which, you've learned not to leave work to young children who are not ten years old."

To Reina-Lou's words, Berdu-Fou nods "um".

"Kamado's work deals with fire, so it's dangerous.... Speaking of which, does the Lew family give jobs to children under the age of ten?"

"Yes, we are going to help out especially from those who have not been determined to be of age and have been found not to be in danger. My sister, Rimi, and so on, it's Lew's turn to fold her fingers."

"Right. Maybe if we apprentice the Lew family, we can grow up as young and as good as Limi-Lew."

With that said, Birdu-Fow was able to flatter his mouth.

He is a long, tough looking face, but the way he laughs is gentle and gentle. The fact that Birdu-Fow is a fine person was also heard by his father and brothers.

"Well, I'll leave my luggage. Giza brothers, do it right."

"No, I'll go with you. Birdu-Fow, again, just a little."

Raina-Lou had no choice but to chase after them, because they had returned the blemishes.

Rudd-Lou looks back at Giza-Lou as he seeks to be outside the square.

"What did you do? Brother Giza is in a position to say hello to the other parents, right?

"Before I do, I need to ask you something.... How do you see the power of Fou's parents?

"How? Birdu-Fow is a powerful hunter."

"I know that. But I felt more powerful than I had seen before."

Rud-Lew said, "Hmm?," he tilted his neck.

"Well then, Birdu-Fow. 'Cause you're not old enough. Probably about the same age as my father?

"If you are a hunter of that age, your growth should be extremely loose. I think I feel like I've grown more than that, but is that my fault?

Giza-Lou looked a lot more serious.

Rud-Lew thinks even more "hmm" as he stirs his yellow-brown head around.

"Oh well. I'm also for my father's sake, because I'm heading out to Castle Town at the end of the month. Every time you do that, you're face-to-face with Birdu-Fow. So maybe he didn't care as much as Brother Giza."

"So, still?

"Oh. 'The Eye of the Weak' is just a guide to comparing yourself to the other person's power, isn't it? So, I don't feel like losing to Birdu-Fow, but you've been feeling the same way for a long time."

"Does that mean... Berdu-Fow continues to grow as much as Rudd does,"

"Well, it's just the atmosphere I feel. I feel like I've made a difference to Birdu-Fow, if this is what you mean."

"Right. It's only natural for a young Rudd to grow, but it would be surprising to hear that Berdu-Fow is growing about the same at that age"

Then Rud-Lew rang his tongue, "Huh."

"If I told you that, it wouldn't change my dad or my brother Giza, would it? It feels like it's going to arrive in one more step, but that step doesn't fill at all."

'Cause we're gonna be growing up too.'

"My father, of course, even Brother Giza is older than me. Doesn't it seem strange to grow up just like me?

Giza-Lou, who had a serious face, gave him a smile all the time.

"Didn't you gain a lot of strength at such a young age? I don't think I had as much power as you did when I was sixteen."

"That doesn't mean I can compete with my 16-year-old brother Giza."

"Encourage training. It's all a guide to the Mother Forest."

We arrived outside the settlement, so Rudd-Lou freed Lulu from his luggage.

That's how he returns to the square, while Raina-Lou calls on Rud-Lou.

"A hunter, isn't it amazing? I can't hold hands together, but I can see what they're capable of."

"Hmm? Even so, we're just talking about the atmosphere. I don't feel like losing to the Joo-Run one, but when we put our hands together, it's hard to win. Come on."

"Still, you can feel it, can't you? I can't even imagine the power of Kamadoku without actually eating the food."

Then Rudd-Lou laughed, "Ha-ha-ha."

"I see. I can't wait to find out how much Roy and the other guys put up their arms."

"Not only Roy, but Bozzle and Siri-Low, too.... Well, I've never had a bozzle dish yet."

Rayna-Lew replied that way, but it was still about Roy's growth that bothered him the most.

Anyway, he is challenged to do things like incorporate Vulcan and Asta at the same time. There was no way I didn't care what dishes that would produce.

(Today, both Roy and we are guests. When will you be able to mouth your next dish?)

When Raina-Lou sighed that way, Giza-Lou had also turned his gaze.

"I know some people think it's Kamado's turn, but our job today is to see this harvest festival through. Don't forget that."

"Yeah, I know," Rayna-Lew responded, adding a stubborn word.

"But the Giza brothers are good, aren't they? I can see the power comparison of the hunter. You're looking forward to it, aren't you, having nothing to do with work?

Ziza-Lou, he pushed and shut up perfectly.

I wonder if I've said something extra, and when Raina-Lou shrugs his neck, I can smile bitterly at that mouth.

"This is what got me stuck with the stars. But even you, because you can mouth Asta and the others' feast dishes, could it be the same thing?

More soothed by his brother's expression than the content of the words, Raina-Lou was to laugh "haha".

"I knew you were looking forward to a power comparison. Well, if you're a hunter, it's obvious."

"Mm-hmm. Maybe it wasn't just Birdu-Fow who grew up."

It was kind of asexual, warmer in my chest.

I'm sure if it was Rimi-Lou or Lara-Lou, it would have been hugging Giza-Lou's arm.

But if I imitated myself when I was also eighteen, I was going to surprise Giza-Lou a lot, so Raina-Lou just decided to send a heartfelt smile.