968 Birthday of Fa's parents (2) ~ Remember ~

"Dinner party, Vulcan, I want to welcome you, I'm thinking."

Alvach, along with three of his compatriots, circled to the back of the stall after four dishes and told him so.

"Vulcus? Do you mean me and Vulcan will keep the cook?

"That's what I was thinking at first. The Earl of Turan, dinner party, imitation."

At the Earl of Turan's dinner party, Vulcan and Jan used the anomaly of preparing three kinds of dishes and confectionery. I remember that was a pretty interesting attempt.

"But Vulcans, I hear about new ingredients, how they are handled and how they are studied. I hear it's impossible to handle rainy season ingredients because it's not established."

"Oh, I see. I still don't have the rainy season ingredients, so I don't know if I can combine them with the new ingredients."

"This time, the ingredients of the rainy season, the taste, is the real thing. Aster, new ingredients, forced use, unnecessary, non-existent."

While saying that, Alvach's eyes seemed to be blinking with distressing light.

"Just... Geld, before I go back, I'm thinking about Vulcans, new ingredients, dishes I used, and tasting them. Aster, rainy season ingredients. Vulcan, new ingredients. Is it inappropriate to separate?

"No. I don't mind at all... but what is Vulcan's part of the research?

"Mm-hmm. But I've found some uses, I've heard. Even so, I want to show it, I want it, I want to think about it."

Even for me, cooking with Vulcan's new ingredients is a project I've been waiting for. I would be grateful if you could show it at one end.

Well, can we consider that direction? I'm afraid of the approaching date and time. "

"Not at all. This will be the last dish for your stay, so I'd like to move my arms for you too."

"Thank you," Alvach glanced slightly.

Well, please. Housekeeper Genos, I will tell you the story. "

"Yes, thank you.... ah, are you leaving already? I think it's time for Platica to return."

Platica left Totos and his wagon here, and soon afterwards went to the stall village. It takes time for her to taste carefully, but in the meantime, Alvach and the others are having this much to cook, so it should have been time to get back to work.

"... unnecessary. If you don't have business, you don't have to, you don't have to, you're thinking."

"What? Why?

"Platica, mood of nostalgia, and deep concern exist by combining me, my face, and my heart. Still, determination, immobility, useless pain, need to bear, nonexistence, thinking."

While feeling unexpectedly warm, I said, "You're so kind."

Alvach kept his eyes slightly open and replied, "Platica, precious, compatriots."

"Now, if you'll excuse me, I'd like to say hello in five days."

"Yes, be careful down to the castle."

And Alvach and his men departed behind the rain.

The Ladies of Rats, who were working on the same stall, smiled with joy again.

"I just finished talking about Dial... and I like the people in the east."

"Yes, I feel the same way"

Thereafter, there were no unforeseen events, and the stall business ended.

Clean up and head to Kimus's Tail Pavilion, where Tali-Loo and Lyada -Loo appear from a passing building. It seems that this building was the "Zeria's Tsurugi Pavilion".

"Oh, Aster. This was a pleasure."

"Thank you very much. Would you like me to come back with you?"

"No, I have to pick up Toth and the van and pick up the Mufa people."

Her husband, wearing a jacket, also appeared when she exchanged such words in the rain.

"Oh, I'm surprised. What, you're on your way home too?"

"Yes, how was cooking?

That's right! It's a pleasure to be reminded how much trouble we've had!

With all his energy, his husband turned to Tali-Lou.

"Please do me a favor. I'll be careful not to take care of you as much as I can."

"No, I've been told it's my job to take care of them."

Tali-Lou smiles with a relaxed feeling, and her husband breaks his face with joy. On the first day of work, it seemed like an impeccable start.

Say goodbye to the Tali-Loo, and we'll start walking again. The people of Run and Lid should have stayed for a while after joining the rest of their families who were touring the town.

"After all, it is convenient to own a luggage truck. I'm going to talk to my parents about whether I should prepare for Rats' house."

"Oh, that's nice. Even the cooking job might come around sometime."

The fact that the small clan bought their own Totos and luggage car is also a testament to the certainty of abundance that the people around the forest have gained. Once again, I felt comfortable being reminded of the weight of time, one year and nine months.

If we return the stall, we will first aim for the settlement of Lou.

From here on out, I'll switch my head and get ready for Ai-Fa's birthday.

What a day I've had, I've been biting my own joy.

"Ah, I'm back! Aster, I've been waiting for you!

Upon arrival at Lou's settlement, Limi Lou, who had been waiting in Rain Square, bounced around in her jacket. It is a smile reminiscent of the morning hounds.

"Hey, were you waiting outside in the rain?

"Yeah! I was looking forward to it, and I couldn't stay still!

Today, I was supposed to invite my dear friends back.

"Well then, I'll call Grandma Jiba too! Ah, I'm sure Ludo will come in the van later, so can you give me a ride with him now?

"Yes, of course.... ah, I wonder if you could just give me a moment before that. I want you to pick flowers at the edge of the forest."

"Flowers? Didn't you pick the celebratory flowers yet?

"Yeah, I pick up firewood with Ai-Fa in the morning, so I don't have a chance."

So I went with Limi Lou to the edge of the woods.

Rimi-Lou is like a puppy and fairy in his jacket. Especially today was Ai-Fa's birthday, so it seemed like a happy aura was being released.

"Ah, I'm looking forward to it! Ey-Fa is 19 years old! When I first met you, it was so tiny!

"Ahahah. But maybe it was bigger than Limi Lou. I mean, was Limi Lou even smaller back then?

"Yeah! Limi was only two years old!... I see. Then it's smaller than you are now! It feels strange!

Kota-Lou was finally three last month. I was a 1-year-old baby when I met her, so I couldn't help but feel impressed.

"I don't have any memories when I was two. Limi Lou was well remembered."

"I don't really remember Limi either! But I remember the sparkling hair of Eye-Fa and the gentle blue eyes!

When Limi Lou was two years old, I was eleven. Just imagining those girls bumping into each other on the road by the woods and wandering amusely made my eyes hot.

And since that time, Grandma Jiba, who was already an old age, has been watching the interaction between young children while looking happily.

"The birthday of Jiba-Lou was probably around the end of the Zhu moon. Looks like it's going to rain this year."

"Yes! I can't celebrate in the square, but Astas will come, won't they?

"If Donda-Lou or Ziza-Lou will forgive me, of course. I haven't had a chance to disturb my home lately, so I'm looking forward to it."

In the last few months, Darm Lou and Vina Lou Lillin have left their homes at Lou's main house. After that, I didn't remember having dinner at home.

"Is Jiba Lou going to be 87? That's amazing, too. You look well, I really appreciate it."

"Grandma Jiba is much better! I'm begging you to hold Limi when she gives birth to her baby!

In less than ten years, will Limi Lou also have a wedding ceremony?

Even when she was 100 or 200 years old, she wanted to have a happy time with her family.

(I'm really feeling kind of strange.)

Ey-Fa, whom I met when I was seventeen, turned nineteen. In light of my feelings, it was about time for high school students to become university students and social workers, so I felt very grown up.

But Ai Fa hasn't changed. Of course, the exterior and the interior are growing greatly, but the essence of the roots still doesn't seem to have changed at all.

I'm sure that's what everybody does. I was often embraced by these feelings because of the many people who celebrated their birthdays around the tea moon last month.

Just think of Ray-Matua for Tour-din, Giza Lou for Donda-Lou, Kota Lou for Rud-Lou, and Vina Lou Lillin - all these people are getting older.

Tour-din, who was ten when we met, turned twelve. This meant that Tour-din had caught up with Lara-Lou when he first met him.

Of course, Lara-Roux was 13 at the time, so he had the impression that he was more grown-up than Tour-Din today - on the other hand, he seemed to have a more childish side than Tour-Din today. Lara-Lou, whom we just met, was already like a rat fireworks.

And Limi Lou is going to catch up with Tour Din when we met soon, which was supposed to be a big change from 8 to 10 years old.

Vina Lou Lillin will be between the ages of 20 and 22, and Ludo Lou will be between the ages of 15 and 17. Vina Lou Lillin and others changed remarkably due to the wedding ceremony, and Ludo Lou kept pace with me and Ai Fa's age when we met. It was also an emotional story to think that me and Ai Fa would catch up with Dam Lou when we met.

And their father, Donda-Lou, is 44 years old.

As a young man, I can't feel the big difference between the ages of 42 and 44 - but when I think about how much more Donda-Lou can do as a hunter, it still seems like a big deal. If I were to retire from the hunter's job, I would have inherited the seat of head and chief from Ziza-Lou.

That's how I'll turn 19 in less than three months.

If I had spent time in my hometown, I would have graduated from high school a long time ago - I didn't think about going to school or getting a job, so I should have been working in the "Turtle Shop" from morning to night.

I've grown so old.

I'm going to be nineteen years old when I was in second grade. No, if it's based on your original birthday, you're probably already 19. Unknowingly, I decided to go back to my second life here, resetting the months I had spent in the original world and earning a new birthday called the "24th of the Yellow Moon".

(In the past year and nine months, my body has grown well. He's so tall and his face has changed a lot... 20 years old if he's 20 years old, 30 years old if he's 30 years old, I guess he can age with everyone)

I think that's a really happy thing.

So, what's going on in my hometown?

I wonder if time is passing at the same speed as here.

Is Lina already about to turn 19?

What will he aim for when he graduates from high school? He said he intended to go to college, but that had not yet been confirmed in the second grade of high school.

And my dad-- did my daddy cure his injuries properly? I wonder if my father was able to get out of the hospital safely after a light truck broke his legs complicated by flying fast and saying, "It's a miracle he's alive."

And the "Turtle Man"?

I wonder what happened to the Tsurumiya, who was threatened by the Raiser and finally burned.

I wonder if that land has been appropriated.

How does my father and Lina feel about each other?

Tsurumiya and I were lost at the same time, and my father and Lina...

"... hey, Asta!

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For a moment, I closed my eyes and repelled the feeling of dazzling.

When I opened my eyes, Limi Lou hung around my stomach, clouding my blue eyes with concern.

"Great! Suddenly Asta stopped moving, so I was worried about Limi!

"Oh, I'm sorry... I think I was obsessed with thinking."

The sound of rain grains hitting my jacket, the cold wind blowing through my feet, and the scent of a tree wet with rain are all coming back to me with great momentum. It seemed like I was really in a state of forgetfulness.

"Are you sure you're okay? Doesn't it hurt anywhere? You have to be careful with the sick during the rainy season.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Thank you for your concern."

I stroked Limi Lou's little head from above the colorful hood.

"I was supposed to be thinking about something fun, but I just remembered something sad. What are you doing on such a happy day?"

"... did something sad happen?

"No, I'm happy every day now. Because I'm happy... sometimes I remind myself that I'm not happy."

That said, I laughed at Limi Lou.

"I'm not lying. Do I look sad?

"Yeah, I guess I'm fine now...."

"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm fine because I have Ai Fa and Limi Lou."

There is no way for me to make amends for my father and Lina.

Therefore, it was the only way for me to keep thinking about my father and Lina.

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Now, let's get ready for dinner.

After I got Mizora flowers at the edge of the forest, I took Limi Lou and Grandma Jiba back to Fa's house.

Limi Lou, who had been worried for a while, regained her vitality and said, "Whoa!" and shook a small hand. Today, I also canceled the study group and dedicate all my afternoon time to preparing dinner.

I remember Ludo Lou sitting here last year, but instead, Sallis Langford and Aimford of Love are here today. At Grandma Jiba's suggestion, we were invited to join us today.

Along with Kota-Lou, Aim-Fow, who is three years old, is slightly lowering his hips to the rug by the wall alongside Grandma Jiba. While comparing his appearance with a gentle look, Sallis Langford once again bowed to Grandma Jiba.

"Thank you so much for speaking to us today. But aren't you really bothering me?

"I don't know why I'm bothering you... but I really wanted to talk to you on my birthday last year..."

That's what Grandma Jiba said, placing a soft smile on her wrinkled face.

Both of these names met for the first time on last year's birthday. It means that the two names who have developed ties with Ai-Fa from different places in different ways have formed new ties through the existence of Ai-Fa.

"Besides, it was Ai Fa himself who decided to invite us... If you want to thank me, I'll give you a plenty of words of gratitude..."

"That's right," said Sallis Langford with a smile.

"Well then, Aim is being a big boy. Don't bother the eldest."

Aym-Fow of Hayamiya-san nodded, "Yes," and then looked up at Grandma Jiba.

When Grandma Jiba smiles, "That's a good boy...", her mouth falls apart. I was not sure if I remember seeing Grandma Jiba once when she was two, but I didn't seem afraid of an old man who didn't exist close to me.

Well then, good luck cooking! What should we start with, Limi?

"Well then, I'll ask you both to grind the meat. In the meantime, I'll finish my soup cooking."

"Nikuchi, Ryukai! Sallis Langford, nice to meet you!

"Yes, thank you"

Even though the room was dark due to the rain, it was bright as if the sun was rising just by the presence of Limi Lou.

Limi Lou and Sallis Langford started grinding meat, and I set the iron pot on fire. Grandma Jiba was watching me like that.

"It was kind of a quick year... time feels faster every year... but I think this year was more like a quick one because it was fun..."

"Yeah, there was a lot going on."

If I had counted one by one, the enumeration would be empty now. The involvement of the forest people as a whole has led to major changes in the Parents' Council, the baptism of Western gods in the cathedral, and the sale of fresh meat and stuffed meat in all clans.

"Vina and Dulm wed, gave Schmiral-Lillin a son, welcomed Jeddah to their family... gave birth to their first child in Gazran-Lutim, Morn-Rutim started living in a northern settlement... there was so much going on just with Lou's bloodline..."

"Yes, the Morn-Rutim wedding has finally been arranged. It's all about congratulations, most importantly."

"Fa's house must have been tough...? I met Tia, I was attacked by outlaws, and I met a nobleman named Fermez in the last year...."

"Yes. Farewell to Tia and banditry attacks are not pleasant memories... but I believe that even those events are linked to a pleasant future and the right destiny."

"Asta... is getting stronger..."

That's what Grandma Jiba said in a slender tone.

"From the day we first met, Asta was so gentle... I thought it was because he was so strong that he could behave so gently... but now I feel so reliable that I can't beat the hunters..."

"If that's true, I'd be happy. Anyway, I'm a person who can't get anywhere."

"No... Asta is a fine person... otherwise I wouldn't have recognized Ei Fa as my family..."

Grandma Jiba's frightened voice was soft and pleasant like the fresh breeze of spring.

"What makes me so happy... is that such an aster has met Ey-Fa... and my dear friend, Ey-Fa, has been able to meet such a kind and splendid person as asta... and I can't help but be happy..."

Yeah! Limi thinks so too!

Limi Lou, who was mincing the gibbon meat with great momentum, deliberately stopped her hand and laughed at me.

"It was thanks to Miuna Asta that Ei Fa was energized! Otherwise, we wouldn't have celebrated our birthday together like this!

"My presence is just the trigger. Limi Lou and I were friends in the first place, so we just had a chance to make up. The same goes for Sallis Langford, of course."

I stopped working and smiled back at Limi Lou and the others.

"I'm also happy to have you in such a fun circle. Good luck forever."

"Yeah! Sorryyyy!

Limi Lou smiled and then began to shake the meat cutter again happily and accurately.

So Gilbert, who was relaxing under the entrance, barked happily. The sound of the voice alone made it clear who was approaching.

"It's a long time ago, but I think it's Ei Fa. I wonder if I've finished my job yet."

I put a lid on the wobbly iron pot and headed towards the entrance.

Beyond the foggy rain like white threads, Ai-Fa, who carries the gibbon, approaches. At his feet, he also saw Brave and Durmua.

"Ey-fa, good work.... wow, it's been a rough day."

Ai Fa, who was carrying a large luggage, replied with a small number of words. Even today, Ai-Fa was carrying a gibber that was twice as heavy as herself.

And that muddy figure tells the story of the severity of gibber hunting during the rainy season. The stronger the rainfall, the better it could be, the more disastrous the rain was.

"I don't care because I get dirty.... the guests are already here."

"I'm coming! Ey-fa, good luck!

"Good day, Ey-Fa. I'm glad you're safe today."

"Welcome back, Ey-Fa... oh, what a fine guinea pig..."

Not only Limi Lou and Sallis Langford, but also Grandma Jiba came to the entrance with the wall. Aim-Fow also grabbed Grandma Jiba's belt and stared at Ai-Fa.

Ey-Fa opened the door panel in the demolition room, threw a gibber at you, and then turned back towards us at the entrance.

"You went all the way today. I'm so happy to welcome everyone to Fa's house."

The area was dark and I was covered in mud, so I didn't know if I was dying my cheeks.

However, those blue eyes are narrowed happily.

"I'm a little bit of a worker, so I'd like you to relax until dinner. If I hang this guinea pig, I have to go back to the woods."

"Eh! You caught such a big gibberish, and you're still working?

"No, I left another gibber in the woods. I succeeded in draining blood there, so it would be a waste to feed Mundt."

"Eh! Even though it's rainy season, did you catch two guinea pigs by yourself!?

"I'm not alone. There's Brave and Durmua."

So Ey-Fa disappeared into the demolition shed.

This is Limi Lou going back to the workshop and saying, "Wow!" she exclaimed.

"During the rainy season, hunting gibbers is tough, right? Everyone says it's hard because your eyes, ears and nose are dull!

"Yes, I think I'm feeling even better today because I can see Limi Lou and the others."

Even with me, it was full of pride.

And thank my mother, the forest, for Ey-Fa's safe return.

Speaking of which, if it were true, the Lou's blood would have celebrated the Harvest Festival on the Red Moon or the Zhu Moon.

Limi Lou said as she resumed Minch's work.

"I'm disappointed because I can't compare feasts and strength in the rainy season. But if you eat all the grace of the forest, the guinea pig will disappear, so the rest period won't be delayed."

I see. Well, that's a shame. "

"Yeah! But this time, Donda said that the hounds might shift us to the yellow moon!

"Thanks to the hounds? Oh, because the hounds can hunt more guinea pigs than before, so it'll take time for them to eat up the woods?

"Mm-hmm! Still, I can hunt two of them all by myself, but Ey-Fa is amazing!

As for Limi Lou, that seemed to be the point. Instead of the Harvest Festival, I guess I'm full of heads about Ai Fa all day.

"Then your harvest festival is expected to be the yellow moon at the beginning of the rainy season. By that time, I would have waited for Morn-Rutim's wedding, so let's celebrate again."

"Yes! Morn-Rutim's wedding is a northern settlement, isn't it? Don't worry, Limi wants to go too."

Rutim and Dom have no reason to invite blood tribes to challenge the new arrangement that weddings are unrelated to other blood tribes. Still, it should have been said that as much as a parent person invites as a witness - is it still the case that unmarried people aged 15 or over are given priority on the spot? Recently, Reina Lou was frequently elected.

"As far as I'm concerned, I think we should invite Morn-Rutim and his deepest opponents. Who is close to Morn-Rutim at Lew's main house?

Limi and Lara are the best friends! Raina said she hadn't talked much until she started a street food business. "

"I see. If you think about it, sending unmarried people over the age of 15 to a bloody feast is to deepen the bond that leads to the wedding... then it doesn't seem necessary for Rutim and Dom's wedding to focus so much on the practice."

"Ah! Can you take Limi with you then?

"I don't think it's possible, but Reina Lou is interested in cooking the rest of the clan banquet, so she might want to go there for that reason. Shouldn't we discuss this carefully with Donda-Lou first?"

"Ok! Aster, thank you!

With a smile filled with Limi Lou, I feel happy too.

Then, Ziba, who sat back on the rug, threw a laughing voice.

"After all, Aster is kind... Aster is smart enough to come up with that kind of story, but if he's not gentle in the first place, he won't turn his head to it... I think it's hard for me to think about the kindness of both Limi and Reina..."

"I don't know. That's a little too much lifting."

However, I was proud to have someone as good as Grandma Jiba say so.

Thus, Ai Fa's birthday fell into a soft air this year.