929 Harvest Festival in Northern Settlements ① - To Northern Settlements

Jagal's mission left Genos on the 23rd of the Tea Moon, three days after the dinner party where we kept the cook.

Jagal's mission was carrying as many as thirty baggage cars and as many as a hundred soldiers, but the story is that almost the same number of baggage cars and soldiers were also sent out of Genos. That's all the preparations were needed to transfer hundreds of people from the North.

They also loaded those luggage trucks with some ingredients that they could have bought out of Gerd. After taking it back as a sample and giving it a taste to the rightful people of the Wang capital, it is up to them to decide whether or not to start a deal.

Of course the Roblos of the mission could not have bought it directly from the Arvach. Bring it back only as an exotic ingredient that you could buy from Genos. Whether or not a deal starts between the King's Capital of the South and Gerd, brokering Genos between them - the answer comes after the full month.

"And the return of a man named Chiffon-Cher to Genos will also take place after the first month."

It was Tour-Din who said so in a somber tone. She used to see Chiffon-Cher at a tea party, so she was still knowledgeable among the people by the woods.

"What kind of comfort can it be to be separated from someone who has deepened his bond so much... I can't even imagine"

"Yeah, you are. I guess I'll just have to get over all this with a strong feeling."

For my part, it was rough not to look at Chiffon-Cher and the full moon. I mean, it's already been about a year and a half since I met her, but I only had enough to count that I actually looked at her.

Refraia, of course, must have been a daily pattern. It would be nothing but painful to have to live apart with such an opponent and the lily moon - but there should still have been happier raw ahead than ever before.

And for the record, Sanjula, the servant of Refraia, was also added to the group aiming for the capital of the king of the south. The name is an escort for the Chiffon-Cher individual.

Long journeys are extremely dangerous in this world. I suppose, of course, that would not have been the case if so many soldiers had protected me from being attacked by outlaws, but I guess I could not have been optimistic as a Refraia.

Besides, since it is convenient for the Count Turan family to bring Chiffon-Cher back from the King's Capital in the south, there is no obligation for the soldiers of Genos to defend themselves until they risk their lives. Even in the sense of passing a brother-in-law in that respect, it was a story of the need to accompany Sanjula.

"Therefore, I, during the full moon, am absent. … Lyelpham-Sudra, please say hello"

The day before leaving Genos, Sanjula, who visited our stall, said so. A long time ago, he seemed to take one of the things Lyelpham-Sudra told him, "Should we not bond more with the people by the woods?", much heavier.

"Sanjula, please be careful. I look forward to seeing you again."

"Yes, Asta, this kind of thing, please, is out of line...... thank you, Refraiia"

Even as Sanjula, it would be the thought of a severance to leave under Lefreia. But also, if Leflaia so wishes, she must not be able to refuse. Hard to read inside Sanjula, but only that he weighed the existence of Refraia more than he did, there was no doubt.

Thus a group transferring the people of the North left Genos.

Suddenly the mission has only stayed for about six days, and even though I and others have only looked at each other once, it is kind of like a hole in my chest. Well, I guess that's not a strange story either, as the mission's Roblos and Forta were the only impressive people, and this would be the farewell to this life from the people of the North except Chiffon-Cher.

But it was only a matter of a few days before I could be so emotional. From the end of this tea moon to the beginning of the red moon, we still had two major events left.

It was, that is, a harvest festival in the northern settlements and another feast for the sending of the people of Gerd.

◇

First, it is a harvest festival in the northern settlements.

The day was set as the twenty-sixth day of the month of tea. Totally frightening, but the day was set to coincide with the street holidays.

That morning, we were set to go north on three luggage cars.

This time invited to the harvest festival were the faces of Fa and Rutim. Fa's house, as the person responsible for making a difference in the harvest festival, Rutim's house became an invited carriage, respectively, due to its relationship with Morn-Rutim and Dick-Dom. Additionally, Zaza's family, Din and Lid, had invited parents and Kamadhu to help, but that had been staying in since the previous day, so they had acted differently.

"Compared to the power of hunters and feast dishes, you're just looking forward to it! If it's possible, I want it to compare to power!

Dan-Rutim, who boarded Gill's luggage, said so. Rutim told me that only ten families were leaving, so this was the one who decided to take care of them for not being able to get in one luggage truck.

By the way, it was Pratica and Nicola in the third luggage truck. Together with guests from Castle Town, they were also allowed to visit. As a settlement in the north with closed ambitions among the woodlands, it should have been a tease to be truly generous.

"Dan-Rutim and Gazran-Rutim have already visited the northern settlements many times, haven't they? What's it like over there?

"Hmm? Stick around, I don't think there's anything different about it from any other settlement! When you first visit a settlement in the north, etc., the air is perfect for you!

Originally, Luu's blood and Sung's blood were in sharp conflict. How horrible the hunters of the North, who were the heads of Sung's family, were, I too was savored at the first Parents' Conference.

But we are invited as guests to that northern tribal settlement that was so horned. That was nothing more than a testament to the transformation brought about by the woods.

"Dim-Rutim, too, have you visited settlements in the north?

When I inquired that way, the apprentice hunter-boy Dim-Rutim shook his head sideways, "No" on the top of the Buddha.

"Luu's blood clan and northern settlements had a lot of family coming and going, but there was no reason for a young man like me to put out. Today's harvest festival is like I was forced to join you."

"Stick, it won't be an impossible wish. I believe that it is young people who should deepen ties with the rest of their families."

Rutim's head of household, Gazran-Rutim, replied that way with a serene look as usual.

"Also, a comparison of the power of the northern settlements will be a great stimulus to you. Feed it and encourage such training."

Dim-Rutim had a tenacious face and nodded "yes".

That's how the leading luggage truck began to slow down as we drove down the woodside road for all the little hours.

"Uhm! Looks like you've arrived in the north settlement!

To the left and right of the road, a narrow sidewalk was visible.

But the luggage carriage goes straight ahead with a loose foothold. Gazran-Rutim, I hear it's a crossroads leading up to the Dom and Gene settlements.

That's how Zaza's settlement appeared at the end of the road.

At the end of the north-south road, long cut open by the woods, the Zaza settlement existed.

The leading luggage truck shall be stopped at the entrance to the square.

Then a little shadow rushed in from the square. He is still a young boy, about ten years old.

"Welcome to Zaza's house! Rutim and the fa people, right? I'll show you to Dom's house, can you put your luggage over there?

The boy is calling on Mim Char's lord, but he even heard us.

Either way, the three luggage vehicles are U-turns. As I walked into one of the sidewalks I had just barely made, there was a small square spread over there as well.

"The luggage truck, please, at the edge of the square! Totos will be at Zaza's house!

Following the boy's guide, we freed Totos from his luggage. Pratica was manipulating two Geld-born tototosses, so the boy has his eyes rounded to its uninterrupted size.

But as far as I'm concerned, it was the people who got out of Mim Char's luggage car that bothered me. From Rutim, five families of men and women were coming, but two of them were Zwei-Rutim and Oura-Rutim.

I heard it was the first time they had visited this place since both names became Rutim's family. And yet, as far as the young Zwei-Rutim was concerned, he didn't even have the opportunity to visit the northern settlements when he was a family member of the Sung family.

Zwei-Rutim is on the top of the Buddha, and Oula-Rutim has a soft look, each looking around Dom's settlement. It was also difficult to guess what thoughts were coming to that chest.

"Oh. You're here already, Asta to Ai-Fa"

and a long shadow approaches there. Dom It is the sister of the head of the main family, Rem-Dom. Lem-Dom sent a colorful stream to Ey-Fa, then waved a grin at Rutim's face as well.

"Gazran-Rutim and Dan-Rutim, too, hiccup. It sounds like a breath disaster, above all."

"Yeah, you too," Gazran-Rutim responds correctly at the fold.

And when he discovered what Dim-Rutim looked like, Lem-Dom said "Oh" again and circled his eyes.

"You're just Dim-Rutim from the branch, aren't you? I'm so glad you're here."

"Hmm? Why would Lem-Dom be so happy to see me?

"I was in the middle of a martial arts club. That was quite an interesting spectacle."

Lem-Dom laughed at the garlic and proceeded to walk in front of Dim-Rutim. Though Dim-Rutim is also vertiginously growing, he is only a 14-year-old young man, about half smaller in the head than Lem-Dom, who has a length of nearly 180 cm, and may have lost in muscle mass for everything.

"You and I don't seem so different in strength. Seeing you hang out with the swordsmen in town like that, I'm supposed to hurt my body. I'm glad you feel the same way today."

"... will Lem-Dom still join the force comparison?

"It's not natural. Am I a good hunter, even as an apprentice to the women?

Lem-Dom laughed invincibly as he looked down at the top of Dim-Rutim's Buddha.

"Well, have fun today. I'll show you something interesting so much that you can't even beat the harvest festival of the Luu blood."

At that time, from the direction of "hey!" I heard voices.

Looking back, a small and large figure rushes over here. Dom's family, Digga and Dodd.

"But you're here already. I've been waiting for you, Oura - to Oura-Rutim, Zwei-Rutim."

Oura-Rutim narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Yes," he said.

"You're hitting on me, Dodd on Diga. It's good to see you."

Oura-Rutim and Diga are probably not ten years old apart. But they were originally step-children.

Zwei-Rutim, who was not his brother-in-law but a real parent and child, looked up at his belly brothers and said, "Hung!," he snorts.

"Didn't you guys get big again? One of these days, you're gonna look like Mida-Lou, sir!

"That kind of thing doesn't make you any bigger. If it was Rutim's house, you could eat all you want."

Dodd was more of an answer like that with a laugh. Sure, he felt meaty again, although his back length was lower than mine.

Excess meat and the like, however, probably don't even exist. Even from the top of your outfit, you can see the unusual exuberance of the monk's cap muscles and broad-spinned spine. Moreover, since I have been all-backing longer hair lately, my face is revealed as tough as a dog, but the expression was very soft and gentle.

Digga feels like she's back again. Both upper back and body thickness no longer seem to be more than Gazran-Rutim. Would a delicious meal have allowed him to develop further, even though the growing season would have come to an end?

And that face, which is tighter than before, has a look similar to that of Dodd. He's happy as a child to meet his former family for the first time.

"Ah... you were with Ai-Fa and Asta"

And he also approaches us in a blatant foothold. Seeing that look, Lem-Dom spilled a bitter laugh.

"What, you guys? It's like a hungry hound."

"Let it go. It's a hiccup, okay?

Both Diga and Dodd smiled hauntingly. Looks like we're finally losing our grip because we've had more chances to show our faces here lately. Once trying to harm me and Ai-Fa, etc., is incredible.

"We'll do everything we can today. I'm still an apprentice, but I can't see you."

"Oh, because if you expose yourself to ugliness in front of Dana or Havilla, you'll be ashamed of Dom."

"Well," Ai-Fa smiled with only her eyes.

"I'm looking forward to seeing how much power you guys have put in. Be willing to take the throne of the brave, and do your best."

"Hehe. That's just what I want too much."

As I had thought before, Diga and Dodd seemed to put their hearts to Eye-Fa for once. As he gained strength as a hunter, he became able to feel the power of Ai-Fa, and that seemed to impress him. It was also odd to say so much about Rem-dom's remarks earlier, which made me think of the look of a hound leading to my husband.

By the way, the non-human families of Fa's house are gathered here, of course. Sachi, the black cat on my left shoulder, is indifferent, but the Braves were watching Digga and Dodd.

"So I'd like to show you to the settlement of Zaza, would you mind?

And that's how the boy who led us this far called out. Is it still uncommon to welcome this many guests, who are flaming their cheeks in the face of tension? Other than hanging on his shoulders like a sagging made of giva fur, he looked no different than a toddler in a marginal settlement.

"You're going to say hello to Graf-Zaza, right? Well, then, when you're done, stay here. There will be a rush to prepare the feast dishes."

It was against Oura-Rutim that Lem-Dom spoke out that way.

Oura-Rutim smiles that don't distract people and turns back to you.

"Thank you for your kind offer. I think we will follow the words of our parents."

"Oh. Even Gazran-Rutim wouldn't blame you for that, would he?

"Yes, some people will want to see Kamado's work, so I think I'll let my other family go free"

Then Dan-Rutim said, "Right!" and shouted out loud.

"Of course Graf-Zaza has to say hello to Morn, Dick-Dom and Gene's parents! Until the power comparison begins, I want you to move around appropriately!

When Dan-Rutim said so, Lem-Dom snorted colorfully, "Humph."

"I'm sorry, but could you put your greetings to Dick behind you? It's a little quiet right now."

"Hmm? Was it something to distract you?

"Yeah. It just seems like you're intent on doing it this time compared to the power of the hunter. Maybe he's concerned about the old wounds on his right hand."

That said, Lem-Dom laughed at his throat.

"The fist bones are so stuck, and there are no deficiencies in the hunter's work, though. Still, I guess you're in a state that can't be called complete. It's already crazy that Dick, who's always taking it, is crunchy in the morning."

"I see! I can't compare my powers with my hands, so I think I know how it feels!

So we went for Zaza's settlement for the first time.

On that road, Dim-Rutim speaks to Ai-Fa.

"It's Ai-Fa. Do you have the eye of the weak? Is that Rem-Dom really as powerful as I am?

"Hmm. I can't tell you for sure, but I don't think there's anything to say about it."

"Well," Dim-Rutim said, turning his mouth into a letter to.

Ai-Fa leans his neck a lot.

"What's the matter with you? What a disgruntled face."

"Uhm... is that Rem-Dom about a year after he's still out in the woods? Also, until then, you shouldn't have as much training as the men... and it seems impudent that you are as powerful as Lem-Dom."

"Hmm," Ai-Fa thought face.

"How many months have you been out in the woods?

"It's been a year and four months since I was born in the ash moon"

"But a few months in it, you must have been resting on your hands."

Indeed, he served as an escort in Castle Town and Doug during that period. He should have returned earlier than Dan-Rutim, but he should have rested for at least a couple of months.

"Whatever it is, the hunter is supposed to finish his apprenticeship period in about two years. You and Lem-Dom are still apprentices, so there's no point comparing power here."

"But I don't think it makes any difference that I'm impudent."

"No. To the apprentice himself, impudent or nothing. The key is how rightly you will gain strength by the end of two years."

That's what Ai-Fa said, with a much tougher eye.

"Seeking strong power is never the wrong idea. But if you think too much, let's be evil. Now I think it would be the main road to encourage training without hesitation, without worrying about the power of others, etc. That should help you."

"... until Ai-Fa was fifteen, too, were you encouraging her to train with such feelings?

Ai-Fa's harsh glance gave him a much farther glance.

"Right.... until I was fifteen, there was a father instead of me. I followed my father's back, and because I was comparing it to my own power, I may have grown something that would be 'the eye of the weak'... but still, I don't remember being sick of my lack of being. Just as excited as possible to be a good hunter as my father."

Dim-Rutim opened his eyes in dismay.

"I-Fa... since when have you been in the woods alone?

"of the red moon, which turned fifteen, will begin the following month. I lost my father that month."

It was extremely unusual for Ai-Fa to talk about his family in this way.

Dim-Rutim drops his shoulder quietly.

"Is it because I - Fa - have survived so many trials that I have come to acquire so much power and mindfulness? … I really feel impudent about my lack of clarity"

"So I'm telling you not to be sick of the existence of others that way. Damn, you don't know."

The tone was harsh, but the expression on Ai-Fa's face was gentle.

"In the first place, don't you have so many comforting bloodlines? It should be Gazran-Rutim and Dan-Rutim who lead you right."

"I don't want my parents or Dan-Rutim to look like this.... Oh, no, I'm never underestimating the existence of I-Fa!

And, Dim-Rutim rarely blushed.

"It's just that I-Fa is... so young, and she's a bunch of women, but she's gaining so much power... maybe I'll stick with her, too"

"That's a funny one. At the time we met, it seemed a lot harsher to me."

"So, that was hard to believe that Ai-Fa had a mutual match with Dan Rutim... so don't you have to steam back such an old story"

"Stick around, I'm not making fun of you. I just wanted to tell you that you don't have to go after me or anything."

With a gentle look on his face, Ai-Fa said so.

"I was only forced to make a harvest by the Sacrifice Hunt. By pushing himself into distress in that way, he would have been able to help more quickly than any other hunter... but now he thinks it was the wrong way to ignore his own death. Not fearing death and not looking at death are similar and completely different things."

…………

"Because Fa's house had few families, he would have had to rely on the fruits of Gibba's visit. My father was also a hunter of exceptional power… at the end of the day, he was to return his soul young. I think" sacrifice hunting "was so dangerous that it would have been forbidden in other houses. He used to have a strong anger at me for doing" Sacrifice Hunting "with Donda-Lou."

…………

"But we could have made the hounds a family. It was also possible to obtain a rich life by selling the meat and dishes of Giva. In the future, no matter what kind of family you are, you will be able to make a definitive harvest without carrying out a" sacrifice hunt "or anything else. So you don't have to chase me on my back, which I gained strength from the Sacrifice Hunt."

"No," Dim-Rutim insisted.

In its eyes, there is a kind of puppy glittering light.

"After all, I respect Ai-Fa. You're probably more than I thought... a fine hunter and a fine parent."

Ey-fa, who had always kept his expression faceless, spilled a bitter smile as he could not reveal.

"Really, you're not sure about him. Well, rather than be scorned as an evil hunter or something,"

"If anyone says I'm an evil hunter, I'll beat him up instead."

Apparently, Dim-Rutim was also once again fascinated by the eye-fa.

Well, I guess that's an impotent story, too. Ey-Fa, who behaves as a hunter, is remarkably good and full of power from my eyes. It must be glowing to apprentice hunters like Diga and Dodd and Dim-Rutim. Walking next to the two people I talk to, I could secretly take pride in not being gained.

"Well, this is Zaza's settlement."

Guided by the boy, we set foot in the settlement of Zaza.

Surely Dan-Rutim is right, there's nothing different about it than other settlements to look at. It was also unbeatable in the settlement of Lou, and there were likely to be six houses.

Behind those houses, smoke and hot air are rising. It wasn't even supposed to be four moments up there yet, but Kamadu is starting to work. Firewood for ritual fire was piled up in the center of the square, ready without the thought of brave men sitting on the altar or the simple maniacs for thermal insulation.

"Have the women of Dana and Havilla already arrived, too?

When Gazran-Rutim inquired, the boy cheerfully said, "Yes! answered."

"All the ladies are here to prepare the feast dishes! Babies, toddlers, etc. were also transported in luggage and should now be collected in a branch!

That's how the boy looked back at Ai-Fa.

"The hounds, too, are gathered in those branches! Shall I keep your hounds, too?

"No. This is how I want to take you to the carving limit where the force comparison can begin. They prefer to be exposed to the sun."

"Really?" he answered, then the boy got a little twisted.

"By the way, um... your black hound is a lot bigger. I've never seen a hound like that before."

"This is not a hound, it's called a watchdog. It was once ceded to the nobility of the King's capital, who usually gives it the role of guarding the absence of the house"

"You were!... Um, can I touch that watchdog later?

When Ai-Fa replied, "I don't mind," the boy glowed with joy.

Zilbe is strangely tilting his thick neck as he advances through the palm and square.

That's how we got to Zaza's main house.

When the boy speaks, a strange man appears all the time. He still looks young, but he's a big man with drawings, like Dan-Rutim. Because the fur is not worn, its harsh face is also revealed.

"The guests of Rutim and Fa? You'll have to wait."

Something was a development reminiscent of the Joint Harvest Festival the other day. Even then, a tough brother-in-law welcomed us to Ravitz's main house. Well, the women will take care of their work and their toddlers, so this is how it unfolds naturally.

From there, however, the expansion was different.

More than one man appeared before the head of the family, Graf-Zaza.

"Oh, I've been waiting for you! That's a hiccup, Dan Rutim!

"Oh, you're Lid's parent! Sure, this is a hiccup!

Rad-Lid and Dan Rutim laughed lavishly as if they were brothers. The men of Lid and Din who were on board were relaxing in this Zaza's main house. Having admitted Zei-din's appearance next to Din's parents, I would like to say hello.

"It's a hiccup, Zei-din. It's Zaza's Harvest Festival, we've been waiting for today."

"Mm-hmm. I find it sincerely difficult to come to a place like this"

Zei-Din, a tanned man around thirty, said to me that way, smiling softly at the moustache's growing mouth.

Originally, it was customary to accompany unmarried young families on such occasions, but Zei-Din was allowed to attend because he was a brave man at the Joint Harvest Festival. Tour-din when he told me about it, it was something that already looked sincerely happy.

And of course, I'm very happy to have a feast with Tour-Din's dear father.

To express that sentiment, I tried to overlap the words - I was supposed to limp my body to the last appearance of a man.

It is an unrecognizable man. At least not Din or Lid's family.

He's longer than anyone else on the spot, has a workout body, and he's got a quintessential look. Its face, unbeatable and powerful by Donda-Lou and covered in a black-brown mustache, had the appearance of what I would call the incarnation of Giva.

Yet the person had major characteristics different from those of the others.

The man suffered a severe old wound to the head.

What kind of strange disaster would it be to bear such a profound burden? The right half of the head is drawn red and black, and the outer ear is completely missing. Now, the left half of his head had dripping black and brown hair, so the vividness of the ancient wounds had become so prominent.

"Hilarious, fah's men to Rutim. It came a long time ago."

Heavy voices are exhaled from the mouth covered by a wretched mustache.

With that voice, I was to be surprised again. It was a lot of crackling, but it was the voice of Graph-Zaza.

"Um, that's awful, it's Graf-Zaza! Looks like a breath disaster, most importantly!

After saying it that way, Dan-Rutim smiled.

"But under Gibba's fur, you kept such a face hidden! It's a lot of flashy old wounds, but what the hell did you see?

"Hmm... when I was still immature, I was pushed off a cliff by Gibba. I got my head cut off by a rock bed, and for a while I got to wander the border between life and death."

Just listening was the kind of episode that made this one hurt.

But if you look closely, that face is nothing more than a face that was hidden in the shadow of Gibba's fur. That was how powerful it was by the big old wounds.

"Sphyla is at work, and Georg will be seeing it too. Are you guys a sight for work, too?

"Mm-hmm. And both of these names should be new to Graf-Zaza."

Under the gaze of Ey-Fa, Pratica and Nicola advance out. Platica had the usual, riddless expression, but Nicola had lost her complexion a lot. I guess I'm just getting barometric pressure from the power of George-Zaza.

"Hmm. The one named Kamadoku from Gerd and Castle Town? … let me check your name."

"It's me, Ger's cooking number, Pratica-Ger Armaya"

"Wow, my name is Nicolas, and I work under the chef of the Count Dalaim family, Jan."

Graph-Zaza had bottom-light black eyes that evenly twisted the appearance of both names.

"I'm the head of Zaza's main house, one of the three chiefs by the woods, Graf-Zaza. If you trample the woodland code in this Zaza settlement, I will punish you.... about the woodland code, shall we?

"Yes, the Forestside Code, I will not break it, I pledge"

"Yes. Wow, I swear too."

"... unless you break the woodland code, you're a guest. If there's any inconvenience, I'd like my family to let me know."

Thus Graf-Zaza looked back at the men of the flesh. He picked me up first, a big young man.

"Until the force comparison limit, you should join the guide. You never treat your guests roughly, do you?

"Mm-hmm. I'm confused"

That's how we decided to quit Zaza's main house.

A man joining the guide greets him once again. He was the son of Graf-Zaza's sister. She lost both her parents and brother when she was younger, so both her sister became a family member in the main house.

(Speaking of which, I'm talking about my youngest brother, George-Zaza, being the heir because even in Zaza's main house, my eldest brother and second brother have returned their souls. I guess more humans return their souls young than other settlements)

Whatever it is, none of the hunters of the northern settlements I know possess unusual force. Neither was this young man out of that impression.

With all these hunters in place, we'll be able to compare our power to the battle. I don't like rough things, compared to the power of the hunter. I don't even have blood on my hands - even so, I kind of remembered the highs in my chest just today.