1019 Harvest Festival of the Blood of Lou ⑤ ~ Beginning of Banquet ~

It is sunset.

When we finished preparing the feast dish and returned to the square, the feast preparation was completed without delay.

As soon as I was ready to serve my meal with a simple kettle, I gathered in the center of the square, where there were already five brave men sitting on the altar with logs.Sitting on the rug at his feet are the hunters who won the heroic seat.

"Now, let's begin the Blessing Ceremony!Ritual fire! "

It was Min's parents who so declared.Each of Lou, Rutim, and Ray's parents was a hero and warrior, so Min's parents were next in line to him.

Young women in banquet costumes set fire to the ritual from all directions.

Subsequently, the peripheral scorchfire was also lit, and the dusk was quickly driven away.

The square is home to nearly 160 blood relatives and more than 30 guests.

Minh's parents raised their voices to those people.

"Congratulations to the five brave men who won the match!Wake up and receive blessings from the named hunter! "

Five women gathered under the altar with their grass crowns raised.They were also young daughters in banquet costumes.

"The brave man of temperament, the youngest brother of the Lou family, Lud-Lou!"

Limi Lew jumped up on the stage and covered her precious brother with a grass crown.

After rubbing her sister's red brown hair, Ludo stood up on the stage.The cheers of the bloodline echoed until the sky was out of sight.

"Dan Rutim, the hero of the cargo, the ancestor of the Rutim family!"

Up on the stage was Zwei-Lutim in the banquet costume.It seems that Dom's wedding was followed by a major role for her in the family home.

Dan Rutim, laughing with haha, woke up a slender giant.

"The wooden climber, the head of the Rutim family, Gazran-Lutim!"

It was the young women of the branch who gave you the grass crown.Apparently he is the eldest sister of Gazran-Lutim's brother.

When Gazran-Lutim wakes up, Dan-Lutim slaps his back with a laugh.But Dan Rutim, the exciter, smiled brightly while shining a white thing on his acorn.

"Guillain-Lillin, the brave bartender and head of the Lillin family!"

A young lady as young as ten years old dedicates her crown to Guillain-Lillin.She is the oldest unmarried woman in Lillin.

Guillain-Lillin stood up slowly, engraving the wrinkles of laughter.

"Giza Lou, the brave fighter and eldest brother of the Lou family!"

It was Reina Lou who dedicated the grass crown to Giza Lou.

Reina Lou in the banquet costume smiles very happy.In return, Ziza Lou was still unable to read, but she must have chewed the joy and pride of this moment in full.

"These five will be the heroes of today's power!Next, congratulations to ten brave men! "

From here on out, it will be the first new attempt at the Lou family.

No, it was the first time that a grass crown had been given to five brave men.Until now, only one person who had won the victory until the end had been dedicated to the grass crown on a large scale.

"Sin-Lou, the hero of the temperament, the head of the Lou family! Likewise, Zida!"

Another branch of the crowd presents Sin-Lou with a grass knitted necklace for Jeddah.While everyone was showing a solemn face, Mime looked at his smile without hiding it.

"Cargo carrier, eldest brother of the Mummy family, Ji-Mamu!The head of the Ray family, Rau-Ray! "

Ji Mam has an unfamiliar crowd, and Rau-Ray still gets a necklace from Yamil-Ray.Rau-Ray smiled in full view, and Yamil-Ray had his neck thrown through the neck with a cool look.

"Darm Lou, the wooden climber warrior and head of the Lou family!Likewise, Sin-Lou! "

Lara-Lou for Darm Lou, and another woman for Sin-Lou.Lara-Lou was secretly laughing at Sin-Lou, who was given a second necklace.

"Giza Lou, the eldest brother of the Lou family, the brave man of the stick!Mida-Lou, the family of the Lou family! "

And the women of the new branch appeared, each offering a necklace.Since the Lou family had many winners, there was a feeling that unmarried women were being mobilized.

Mida-Lou's necklace is a special accessory that is more than twice the size of the others.Mida-Lou also had a body that couldn't move his expression, but his cheeks were always shaking happily.

"Fighting hero, head of the Lou family, Donda Lou!Digdo-Lou, the head of the Lou family! "

In particular, the necklace can be delivered to both names who have a great appearance.

Donda-Lou had a quiet look, and Digdo-Lou had a brave smile, each blessed.

"These ten will be the heroes of today's power! Ten of the five heroes will be the first new habits to be adopted - but I doubt that these hunters have the power to celebrate!I hope that you will spare no effort to offer your blessings this evening, as we await a discussion at a later date as to whether you will continue this new practice in the future! "

In response to the words of the head of Minh, the people let down their cheers again.

And the five brave men and the eight brave men stood side by side like statues of the gods of war, and heard the voice of their blessings.

"Now, let's begin the Harvest Festival feast!... it's Donda-Lou. "

"Hmm... I've invited a lot of guests today, but I want you to share the joy of the day without waking up.Bless Mother Forest, the Four Gods, and all our compatriots! "

The voice of "Blessing!" was sang with great momentum.

I've been to a lot of feasts before, but it was probably the most momentum of them all.And afterwards, I was about to stand up and dazzle as if the hot wind were blowing on my vitality.

I'm sure it's the largest number of people ever.

However, the enthusiasm and vitality were swirling on the spot without explanation.

Perhaps everyone was waiting for the rainy season to dawn.

It was the first harvest festival in six months, and at the same time it was a feast for the Lou family for the first time in more than two months.

(The last time I was invited to a banquet where all of Lou's blood would gather... was probably a farewell party to Silver Urn.)

That was the middle of the silver moon, so it was almost four months ago.

That feast was also very festive.The number of guests would have been a fair number of Silver Jars and puppeteers.

However, the square of the day was filled with vitality to such an extent that it could not be compared.

"... how long have you been stunned?Are you ready to cook? "

And Ey-Fa, who was hanging next to him, whispered in his ear.

Looking back, Eye Fa smiled with her eyes alone.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I'm overwhelmed by the momentum of rust."

"That's what I knew about you.But we can't just stand there forever.Yun-Sudra and the others are already back there. "

"Yes, sir. Let's meet again."

Me and Ey-Fa managed to avoid a crowd of crowds and try to simplify things.

There, Yun-Sudra and the others have already warmed up the iron plate.At the arrival of the Lou family, the female guests did not wear a banquet costume.

"I'm sorry I'm late.Is everything all right? "

"Yes, we'll take care of the cooking and Asta will enjoy the feast."

Nominally, I and I-Fa were invited to the feast, and Yun-Sudra and the others were assistants in the work.My job was to finish the banquet, so it was Yun-Sudra's idea to leave the rest of the chores to themselves.

"If Cyril Rowe hadn't been invited, I'm sure the women who helped would have been turned over to Asta, and there would have been no reason for us to join.Don't worry, I can enjoy the feast after this job. "

"That's right! Four people are enough to prepare the dishes!"

Ray-Matua was also energetically sympathetic, and Toor-Din and Marfila-Naham nodded with a smiling expression.

"All right, then, let's sweeten everyone's courtesy.Let's deliver the food to the brave. "

"Yes, the iron plate will warm up soon, so please wait a moment."

We prepared chijimi okonomiyaki and grilled udon noodles today.Since it was the concept of serving a ready meal rather than making it, we are going to start cooking.

Tino, which resembles cabbage, was about to reopen for sale, so I use a tinfa similar to cabbage as a substitute.And to both okonomiyaki and grilled udon noodles, we added a new Yural-pa similar to spring onions.

In addition, the okonomiyaki sauce is slightly maromaro chit-pickled similar to the soy sauce, with a slightly spicy flavor.For grilled udon noodles, we used tau oil divided by smoked fish stock and Nyata distilled liquor, aiming for a simple but satisfactory taste.

As those dishes were cooked on an iron plate, people caught by the smell approached the straw.As many of the women were committed to their work, the majority of them were men and young children.

"Please wait while we deliver to the brave first!Everyone is preparing as much as they can! "

And while baking the okonomiyaki dough, Ray-Matua smiled and said so.It's kind of like a street food business as it is.

Eventually, I put the finished dish on a board instead of a pot, and I set out to be the hero's altar with Ai-Fa and the two of them.Many banquet dishes have already been delivered there.

"Excuse me, if you don't mind, I'd like you to join me."

"Oh, isn't Asta Ey-Fa?I didn't have time to talk today!Take your time! "

Dan Rutim, who was biting the meat, welcomed me with a generous smile.From the side, Ludo Lou also peeked at his face.

"Hmm. Oko-yaki and udon noodles.Both look delicious. "

"Yeah, they're both confident."

I brought five plates of cooking, so I delivered the wooden plates to all the brave.

Then Ziza Lou, who was sitting on the right edge, turned her yarn-like eyes towards me.

"... is this lid a banquet dish prepared by Astas?"

"Yes, I hope you like it."

"... something seems strange to me."

Hmm? Is that so?

Certainly, if we were to prepare two kinds of dishes, we might normally have made it a more hobby-oriented combination.I dared to choose these dishes for a reason - should we talk about it here?

So when I thought about it, Dan Rutim called me from the other side.

"Speaking of which, what about the Dom family?Have you seen Astas? "

"No, I haven't visited the square yet, so I haven't seen him."

In the meantime, I decided to postpone the explanation to Ziza Lou.Even with me, I wanted to disclose the situation, preferably without the eyes of others.

"I see. Dan Ruthim and Gazran-Lutim are here, and Zwei-Lutim and Oula-Lutim are so busy with their work that the people in the main house are only as busy as Ra-Lutim."

"Hmm! Well, you don't have to worry about anything because you're as much of a stranger as you are!"

With a plate of grilled udon, Dan Rutim laughs with haha.

Then Rau-Ray, who was sitting on the warrior's rug, twisted his neck towards us.

"Hey, your food looks delicious too.Do we still have our share? "

"Oh, I'm sorry, it's just eight people, so it's gonna take a while.But you should bring it to me as a priority. "

"Hmm, I see... I'm tired of twisting my neck.When you've spoken with the brave, come to our rug. "

Rau-Ray said that, so I decided to deepen my interaction with the brave people first.

Ludo Lu, Dan Lutim, Gazran Lutim, Guillain-Lillin, and Ziza Lu, all of whom are known for their thoughts.Well, there were parts of Jiza-Lou that were not easy to read on the inside, but I didn't have any reason to evade now.

"Congratulations to Guillain-Lillin, too.It's getting harder and harder to wait for Schmiral-Lillin to return. "

"Mm-hmm. But if they tell you that my partner had conceived a child, let's not forget my story."

Guillain-Lillin said that, laughing with a bright, wrinkled face.

"It's quite a pleasure to have a child in a few months after a wedding.I'm not looking forward to it anymore. "

"That's true. When I remembered it, I felt it again."

Then, Ludo Lu, who seems to have spoiled our food earlier, also slipped his neck.

"I also continued to stand up with Sheila Lou.It's funny how Vina and Dulm get to be parents. "

"Yeah, next thing I know-- Oh, no, nothing."

"Hmm? What's next?Aster and Ei Fa were supposed to be two years older than me, right?Isn't it about us first, rather than toughening people up? "

"That's why I stopped telling you, but don't bother."

So I was kicked in the leg by my fellow Eye-Fahs with that strength.

There, two small figures approached.

"Let me wait! Gibberish ramen!If it's not enough, you'll bring it to me right away! "

It was a friendly combination of Limi Lou and Tara.Each bowl is topped with teacup-sized mini ramen for 5 people.First they gave priority to the heroes, and the rest to the hero's rug.

"... it's Limi. Are you asking Tara, a guest, to help you with your work?"

And when the stricter Ziza-Lou raised her voice like that, Tara slightly advanced ahead.

"Tara said she wanted to help because she wanted to be with Limi Lou!I'm so sorry if it's awkward! "

"... if it's a story offered by the guest, it won't bother me.You're small, so be careful not to bump into drunk men. "

"Yes! Thank you!"

Tara smiled and placed a wooden plate of "Gibba Bone Ramen" under Jiza-Lou.

Then Dora's father shows up after her.

"Oh, Tara came here, too.Be careful not to spill dishes. "

"Yeah! Is Dad alone?"

"Until just now, I was with Ben and Cargo.I wanted to congratulate Dan Lutim and the others first. "

Since the time of the banquet of rapprochement, there has been a complete deepening of interaction between the two.Dan Rutim shook the bottle of fruit liquor with a smile.

"Even Dora hasn't spoken at all yet!Did you enjoy the power comparison? "

"Yeah, it was really amazing. Dan Rutim was a wonderful runner."

Father also blessed Dan Rutim's victory with a bottle of earthenware.

"Once again, the hunters felt terrible.Without that kind of power, I guess you can't take on a gibberish. "

"Hmm! The hounds have made it a lot less dangerous!However, it is difficult for hounds to use their strength against hungry guineas, so we must keep practicing!If you only rely on hounds, you'll lose the power of a hunter! "

"That's really nice. I can't sleep with my feet up.... oh, congratulations to Ludo and Gazran-Lutim.And Ziza Lou..... "

"I'm Guillain-Lillin.Did you sell Durham vegetables? "

"Oh, yes, the parents of Lillin.I'm sure he said hello a few times. "

Dora's father swallowed fruit wine with Guillain-Lillin.

In the meantime, various people come to the altar of the brave, and say the words of blessing.It was a happy and enthusiastic moment.

Then it was time to move on to the Hero's rug, and the white bozzle appeared.

"Thank you for your patience.I've finally finished cooking, so I've come to deliver it. "

"Oh, the gibberish in the castle town!I was looking forward to hearing the rumors! "

Led by Dan Rutim, a lot of people are going to shine their eyes on expectations.Of course, I'm one of them.

Nicolas and Platica are also at the back of the bozzle, and cooking is arranged on the altar by their hands.Each of the bozzles served as a partitioner, preparing a total of three dishes.

"It goes well with the grilled dishes prepared by Cyril Rowe, the fried dishes prepared by Roy and my prepared gibberish parcel."

"Ah, is Roy and Cyril Rowe cooking the same food as before?But since then, it's been a lot of practice. "

In the words of Ludo Lou, the bozzle answers with a smile "Yes".He was wearing a white cooking costume, but of course the mask was removed.

"I was passionate about it while I was helping my mentor Vulcan.I think it's a level of completeness that can be delivered to customers immediately. "

"He's looking forward to it. Even the one I ate that night wasn't delicious enough."

Ludo Lu slightly threw Roy's fried dish, which he stabbed with a spoon, into his mouth.

"Wow, heh!... but it's delicious.Hey, let's try some jiza, too. "

Jiza-Lou is one of the people around the forest who loves "Giba Katsu" so much.

After eating fried food silently, Ziza Lou frowned deeply thinking, "Hmm..."

"It seems quite unusual to use vanilla all the time... but even if Asta and Reina told me it was a new dish, I wouldn't have doubted it at all."

"After all, that's right. I think it's just as good for us as it was made by Kamado-chan near the forest."

"That's the best thing you can say," the bozzle laughed happily.

Your eyes are staring down at me.

If you don't mind, Asta-san and the others are welcome.We carried extra here. "

"Thank you, I'll cut you one."

First of all, from the deep-fried dishes, the taste was certainly so intense that it was not compared to before.

How many prototypes have been repeated?It has a rough taste that strikes the tongue, but it is in good harmony.Spiciness, sweetness, bitterness, and sourness were all strongly asserting themselves, but it was felt that "Giba Katsu" was carefully combined with the original flavor.

Sweetness and sourness come from the sauce on the back.Originally it was Roy who put sweet undertaste on the meat, but it had already been stopped since the last study party.Seals resembling lemon, waxes resembling summer chestnuts - and lamb and berry fruits resembling apples - seemed to be in abundance.

The bitterness is mostly the leaves of the guitar.Combined with the aroma of the clothes fried with oil, it has a strong presence that is unbeatable to the taste.In addition, it seems that some of the fuwano powder was crushed with rampa fruit similar to peanuts, which also produced an exquisite texture and aroma.

I wonder how many kinds of herbs are used, not just spice.It seemed to be based on vanilla similar to chips and cumin, while adding a variety of vanilla to enhance the flavor.

"Mmm, it's delicious! It's delicious, don't drink this!Dora, you should try it too! "

"Are you sure?... oh, it sure does hurt.But it's another delicacy than usual. "

Dan Rutim and Dora's father were both smiling.

Jiza-Lou looks back at the bozzle.

Speaking of which, does this use the fat of the gibbon that I received from around the forest?

"Yes, I have forgiven you gentlemen of Genos for using it for this day."

Regarding the distribution of guinea pig fat, it was on the agenda at the meeting at the beginning of the month, and it was part of the current discussion.

However, Roy and the others asked Pollus and others to use it for cooking at the forest feast, and they accepted it.They said they were paying the bronze coins they had set, making lards out of the fat they bought from the Lou family, and encouraging them to train.

"Gibba fat is a great ingredient.If you are also recognized as a product, I think you will be able to buy quite a lot in the castle town. "

Ziza Lou only replied "I see."

Even around the forest, Gibba's fat was used as a candle ingredient, but if it was the same price as the oil used in the town, the people around the forest would not be in trouble - what Roy suggested in that way would of course be in Jiza-Lou's ears through Reina-Lou.If that had sold more fat than the candles used, it would have brought more wealth to the forest.

"Hmm. This dish is delicious too.I think it's as good as the dishes Astas cook. "

And Guillain-Lillin, who talked about Cyril Rowe's cooking, said so.

Certainly, this one is also delicious.It's just a dish where the roasted meat is served with a vanilla-based sauce, but it has a very powerful flavor.

Meat also shows signs of ingenuity.Not only does it seem to be applied to Karon's milk, but it also seems to be underflavoured with other seasonings.You never had a strong flavor, but rather a hint of vanilla was just added to it, but by overlapping with the strong taste of the sauce, it seemed like it was gaining a difficult depth.

Besides, the grilled meat is exquisite.She insisted that she couldn't leave it to anyone else, and Cyril Rowe should still be baking the meat on an iron plate.

And since Roy is also working on his own fried food, it is only one bozzle that can move freely.

"So the last one is your cook."

Ludo Lou watched the wooden plate cook.The bozzle is called "Grilled Gibba Meat Wrapped", wrapped in a gray brown fabric.It's a mellow, cute size that crushes the ping-pong ball lightly.

"Certainly, there are a lot of these dishes at the castle town feast.I don't really remember this color. "

"You are using black fuwano bought from banana.We heard that Poitan is the mainstream around the forest, so it's not used very much. "

Ah, the one who uses soba or something.I occasionally eat soba noodles, but I feel like I miss finishing black fuwano in this way. "

Ludo Lew threw it into his mouth without any concern.

As you massively move your mouth and chew, your eyes open wide.

"Oh... this is so delicious."

"If you like it, I'm glad."

"No, it's really delicious. I didn't think it would taste better than freshly baked meat or crispy dishes."

That was quite a statement.Especially for the people around the woods, the dishes prepared by Roy and Cyril Rowe seem to suit their tastes better.

And I had a great sense of expectation, and when I tasted the dish - it was, of course, remarkably delicious.

And this is a dish that I remember somewhere.In the dough, thinly sliced guinea pig meat is stacked on top of each other, during which various seasonings are inserted, spreading a variety of flavors with each bite.

Also, even though it is the room temperature for making, the taste of meat blossoms with the heat in my mouth - it is this mysterious feeling that I remember nostalgia.

"I see. You used to serve these dishes with caron meat at some kind of feast.Was that, perhaps, a dinner party for the Earl of Durham? "

"Oh, that's a nostalgic story.I've forgotten what kind of food I served that day, but when I skipped the feast chef, I'll probably be serving this dish. "

I didn't get so many chances to talk about bozzle cooking, so I'm sure there's no mistake.

Then Gazran-Lutim, who was silently eating food, raised his face.

"The Count Durham dinner party should have involved Darm-Loux, Sheila-Loux, Geol-Zaza, Spira-Zaza, and Dari-Sauti.Were they also eating something called the Kalon dish? "

"Er... yes, that should be it. I suppose so, Ey-Fa?"

"Hmm. Everyone talked about some of the dishes that the nobles had prepared, saying that they shouldn't shy away from them.And a similar dish would have impressed you and Sheila Lou so much that everyone on the spot would have eaten it. "

That's Eye Fa with more memory than I do.

The bozzle was smiling somewhere with a ticklish face.

"I received a compliment during the banquet, but it is an honour for Astard and others to impress me so much.I've changed the flavour a lot to match the gibbon meat, but did it meet your expectations? "

"Yes, it was even more delicious than the food I cooked back then.It seems to bring out the deliciousness of gibbon meat more than completely.I'm sure people who have spoken of bozzle dishes at previous feasts will think the same way. "

"Thank you. Actually, I'm just doing my job at the shop, and I still have this one piece of satisfying gibberish food."

That said, this time it's a bozzle with a cheerful smile.

"Like Roy and Cyril Rowe, I didn't make this dish to take into account the preferences of the people around the forest... but if you were satisfied with it, I suppose there was originally something that matched the preferences of me and the people around the forest.As long as you're happy. "

"Hmm! I think it's delicious too!I want to eat more! "

Dan Rutim threw a new bottle of fruit liquor at the bowl, echoing the laughter.

"I've barely talked to you!Relax for a while! "

"Ah, no, my colleagues are still in the middle of their work -"

"But do you have a job carrying food?Today's assignment was to cook delicious food and deepen the bond!Then it would be better to swallow alcohol than to carry food!... ah, you too, my daughters! "

Platica and Nicolas were still there.

When Nicolas was getting a little confused, Platica spoke on her behalf.

"Now, I think I'll get your permission, Cyril Rowe.Could you wait a moment? "

"It's good to tell such stories!... I'm sorry, can you tell me that? "

The women of Ray, who were serving another dish, nodded "yes" after looking back at Dan Rutim with a neat face.

"Why don't you tell the people in the castle that these three won't be back for a while?"

"Hmm! Tell Rutim's predecessors that he couldn't refuse because he was too aggressive!"

Thus, Dan Rutim's work led the bozzles to get caught up in the enthusiasm.

But I'm sure Dan Rutim's claim is correct.As for me, I wanted to share this joy with Roy, Cyril Rowe and Yun-Sudra as soon as possible.