1080 Feast of praise ① ~ Departure

The official decision to hold the feast of praise was made on the 18th of the green month, two days after the last tasting.

A feast of praise is said to be a feast to celebrate the chef who won the big tasting.Me and Tour-Din were invited as the main guests for the grand feast.

But as well as being the guest of honor, we were also the cook of the day.While we receive blessings from all the people of Genos, we must prepare our own feast meals for them to enjoy.It seems that this is a tasting and set event that His Highness Dakarmas independently devised in his hometown - but he also devised a pleasant plan.

About 300 people are invited to the feast.Not to mention the nobility of the castle town, the idea is to gather all the people involved in the tasting and all the humans in Genos and hold such a grand feast.

Needless to say, neither I nor Toole-Din was given such a big banquet.In the first place, this was the first great feast ever to be held in Genos, so it was only natural.

Therefore, whether or not to accept this offer, discussions were to be held between the three chiefs and Fadin's family around the forest, but as a result, we came to the conclusion that we would be challenging this major role.

"It's very uncomfortable for me to be entrusted with such a major role... but I don't think I can do it just by preparing sweets."So please respect Asta's feelings, which will be even more difficult. ”

That is what Tuol-Din claimed.

"That's right... I think we'll manage if we keep going from one day to the next."However, of course, it would be nice if a large number of people could help..... "

When I spoke like that, Ei = Fa, who was opposed to the Three Patriarchs together, had a sharp glance.

"Is it really possible to prepare a feast for 300 people?"Besides, this is a foolproof offer, so at least you should be allowed to ask us to reduce the number of guests. ”

"Yes. Of course, this is my first attempt, so I can't say anything too trivial... but I don't think I can do anything with everyone's cooking skills right now."It might be easier to prepare a banquet meal for 100 people in a time when I didn't know it at all. "

When I answered that question, Ghazlan-Rutim, a traditional scholar who was present at the meeting of the Three Patriarchs, smiled apologetically.

"It's about me and Ama Min's wedding feast."We are still grateful to you for listening to our frivolous offer. ”

"Oh, no, no, no, no, no! Even then, I could feel great joy and achievement.... so this time, it's the same story that we asked for in anticipation of our power, so I'd like to accept it as it is. "

After such an exchange, we were able to consolidate our feelings.

The meeting with the chiefs took place the day after the tasting, and on the following day the acceptance reply was to be delivered to the castle town.Therefore, it was decided to hold a feast of praise.

When that happened, it was the people around me who would be responsible for the next struggle.

Of course, it was the people of the castle town of Genos who suffered the most.We need to make arrangements so that a large-scale feast like no other in history can be held without delay.Moreover, since the nominal organizer was His Highness Dakarmas, the royal family of the south, this should have been a major event that would have crowned the prestige of Genos.

Well, what kind of a commotion it was, I decided to leave it aside for the time being - for now, the date of the feast was set on the 28th of the green month.

It is 12 days after the last tasting.I guess we needed that much time to get everything in order.Even for me, there was a lot of work to be done, such as setting up a donation and establishing a work procedure for the person who would help me, so I didn't have time to waste.

“But then the royal family will stay in Genos for half a month.”

Ei = Fa had a dull face, and she was saying it like that.At the time of the last tasting, the royals had stayed for a month and a half.

However, contrary to this plan, Princess Dell Share did not wish to visit Moribe after the tasting.

Well, we're doing everything we can to prepare for the feast, so you might have thought about it - but it would have been more humble than the old Arvach and Pratica.Although Princess Dershare is hoping to learn how to cook on the edge of the forest, she has only visited the edge of the forest twice.

"Well, I was watching the cooking every time at the tasting, and it would be the same at the glorification feast."I think that's what makes you satisfied. "

That's how I convinced myself.Whatever it is, we must now concentrate on preparing for the feast.

But in the meantime, I've been inviting Baran's dudes back to Fa's house.This time, the houses of Fow, Lan, Sudra, Din, and Lido were invited to the facade of the architect, so the three of them invited Fa's house again.

"I'm sorry for being so busy."Asta and the others are so busy preparing for the feast, aren't they? ”

"No, it has nothing to do with the preparation of the dinner."Besides, the feast will take place at the end of the Green Moon... and your stay will be halved.Until then, I couldn't stand to be patient. "

When I answered like that, Ardath and Maiton laughed happily and gave me a very gentle look on the face of the Buddha.

By the way, hello and Ardath are also invited to the glorification feast.The people involved in the tasting were invited on a priority basis, with the exception of a few.

Only a handful of those excluded therefrom were from the Eastern Order, led by Kukhuel.

Pratica and Alishna are invited, so it's not due to their origins.Rather, they were the ones who offered to refuse.

“I'm sorry, but we're in Genos for a month at the moment.If it is true, I would like to take a seat even if it is not necessary... but if we stay any longer in Genos, the upcoming itinerary will go significantly mad. ”

That's why the [Black Windcutter] led by Kukuel left Genos the morning after the last tasting.

"In three months, I will bring back the ingredients from the Western King's City."Until then, Asta and the others, please be well. "

At the venue of the last tasting, Kukruel said something like that to me.

And one more thing, he sneaked up on me and told me an unexpected story.

"So, I'd like to ask you for nothing... Next time I want to taste it from Sims to Genos, I've been told by that southern prince Dakarmas to bring more ingredients than ever before."It seems to have been communicated not only to me, but to the heads of all the trade associations. ”

"What? What is that supposed to mean?The South Mission should only bring back Gerd ingredients, right? ”

"It seems that he wants to use Genos as a relay point to distribute the best ingredients to the southern capital."Gigi, like Gerd, is not directly involved in the war between the east and the south... but it's definitely a ruinous act.Maybe we were invited to a tasting to get through it. ”

His Highness Dakarmas is the only one who knows what's in his chest.

However, there was no doubt that he was a ruined power.

And one more thing, a situation with a pleasant surprise broke out.

Even the administrators of the large fields were invited from Dalaim, and Dora's darling was included in them.

"I didn't think we'd even be invited to a castle feast!"After all, the royal people are the ones who are very nostalgic! "

To put it mysteriously, there is only a field in the territory of Dalaym.Therefore, Dalai Lama becomes the keeper of the field.So no matter how big the feast was, it was unlikely that the people of Dalai Lama would be called to it - and here again, the ruinous deeds that had taken place since the beginning of Genos.

Incidentally, people who serve as chairpersons of various businesses are invited from the station town.It seemed that such people were as close to the Satulas family as tapas, so they would not be invited if it was a very large feast.

"Nevertheless, it is unprecedented for all the chairmen of the chambers of commerce to be invited."On the other hand, unless we do that, it will be difficult to gather 300 people in Genos alone. ”

When the outline of the attendees was announced, the tapas at that time also said so.

This time, it's a very big feast.

Me and Toole-Din will make me feel even tighter, but no matter what, it won't change the job I have to do.We will do everything we can to please all those present, without distinguishing between strangers and those who are not.

Then, after the last tasting, we would spend our days in a hurry - finally, we agreed to celebrate the feast of praise.

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The day before yesterday, we made a careful breakthrough, and with those results, we decided to head for the castle town.

However, this time, instead of the original wagon, the Totos car that picked up was supposed to come to pick us up at the edge of the forest.This time, the number of people is large, and if you add a huge amount of ingredients to it, it will become a capacity over in your own wagon.The day before, a Totos car from the castle town delivered the ingredients that needed to be refreshed.

The threshold of departure is the third moment of ascent.

At this point, the aim of the castle town is 50 hunters and 10 hunters.This was undoubtedly the largest number of people in the past, since ten more hunters were expected to rush to the beginning of the feast.

Incidentally, of the 50 Kamado, 20 are also attendees of the feast.We heard from the castle town that they wanted to invite 20 men and 20 women, so it became such an assignment.The remaining 30 Kamado play a part in the cooking during the feast, but these people also perform a big job in the castle town, and they had a great enthusiasm for it.

(Nevertheless, the number of 50 people is very large.Probably there are 600 people in total around the forest, so nearly 10% of the population will go to the castle town.)

In addition, there are 300 attendees at today's feast, and 40 of them are people from the forestside.Again, given the distribution of the population of Genos, it should have been the same number of people.

Shortly before the meeting time, there were thirty people gathered in front of Fa's house.It seemed like too many people would cause confusion, so the other half of the group gathered in the village of Ruu.

And here were also the faces of the northern settlement that had been staying at Din and Rid's house since the day before.Their faces are Georg = Zaza, Sphila = Zaza, Dick = Dom, and Morn Rutim = Dom.

"... it's been more than a year since Sphila-Zaza went to the castle town."

And when Ei = Fa called out from herself even though it was unusual, Sphila = Zaza answered "Yes" with the usual sharpness.

"It was said that I shouldn't have approached the castle town for a while after making such a commotion, but I was finally able to get forgiveness.We'll never make the same mistake, so don't worry. ”

"I wasn't worried about anything other than Sphila = Zaza... but I don't think there's any reason to send you to the castle."

When Ei = Fa repeated her words like that, Sphila = Zaza had a sharper look.

She once had a passion for the knights of the Saturnus Knights, Laylis, and brought unexpected disturbances to the edge of the forest and to the castle town.And today, Reillys was supposed to come to the feast.

"After all, it seems that Ai = Fa is worried unnecessarily."Above, let me show you the innocence of ourselves by action, not by words. ”

"That's not why I'm suggesting you make a scene."I just... thought you might have unnecessary suffering. "

As Ei = Fa continued in a calm voice, Sphila = Zaza's eyes softened as she remembered something.

"I'm sorry." It seems that I am a little distracted, too.... but today, it's a blessed feast for Tuul-Din, who has done a great job, and I really wanted to accompany them. ”

"I see. It is only natural that you should wish for that if you are willing to intercede with Toole-Din."I'm sorry I took up so much of your mouth. "

"Not at all." Thank you for taking care of my feelings.... I promise I won't show you anything unusual, so don't worry. "

It would be unusual for Eifa and Sfira-Zaza to speak in such a serene atmosphere.After all, time is something that greatly changes the relationship between people.

As I was chewing on my emotions, a Totos car arrived to greet me.

There are five Totos cars with 10 passengers, compared to the number of 30.Loading ingredients into the free space should have made a good calculation.

"Thank you for your patience."Yes, today, the junior officer will send Asta of Fa's house to the Red Torii Palace. "

And, the person who got off the leading gentleman's platform breaks his knee with a conceited gesture.It was a girdle, a large, frail young man who spilled curly hair from under the helmet.

"What's the matter?"You don't have to say such a greeting to me, do you? "

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

With her knees on the ground, Gardel smiled weakly like him.

However, it will take a few hours to prepare the banquet meal.When I was told that I was the main guest, the contents of my head were full of cooking.

"Anyway, let's go. First, I'll load the luggage.”

If there are thirty people on the edge of the forest, such a task is also a moment.

Once again, we're headed for the Red Torii Palace in the castle town.

"Finally! Today is more than a tasting!"

Rey-Matua, who was supposed to get in the same car, said so.

"It's a big story to have a feast for 300 people, but we need 50 people here!"If you think about making six places by yourself, it doesn't seem like anything! "

"However, the person who came to the feast will eat more than ten kinds of food and sweets by themselves."If you think that you can make six of them by yourself, isn't it really difficult? "

It was Naham's youngest sister who became completely friendly at the tasting.

"That's why it's so hard, my chest is lifting up!"Isn't Ray-Matua surely the same? "

“That's right! It won't be a breeze to do an easy job!”

Thanks to Ray-Matua and the others, the chunks of lightness, the seats of the Totos cars were filled with extremely pleasant air.

Today, all 16 people involved in the tasting are participating in the tasting.In other words, most of the women who are usually involved in the business of stalls are included in the 50 people.Only Yamil-Ray and Lili-Ravitz could have offered to decline.

"If I join them, the parents will stick to me."From morning to evening, I work hard, and at night, I'm distracted by the thought of my parents taking care of me. "

Yamil-Ray had declined the job with those words.

Indeed, since Lau-Ray's degree of chaos rises sharply when alcohol is ingested, it is a shame to take him out to such a large feast.At the feast on the edge of the forest, he seemed to be moody with His Highness Dakarmas, but on the contrary, it was not entirely clear whether the rude Nori would work in the castle town.

However, it is difficult to believe that Yamil-Ray offered to decline for that reason.Therefore, in the arrangement of "up to 20 men", I thought that it would be detrimental to fairness for all Lu's blood family to want to sit on the table.

Rud-Lou, Sin-Lou, and Zida had also indicated that they would like to attend at an early stage due to the fact that Rimi-Lou, Lara-Lou, and Maim are invited as guests.In addition, Ziza-Roux and Gazlan-Routim had been offered seats by the chiefs from the beginning, so at this point, the number of Roux's blood family had reached a considerable number.

(Besides, Lau = Lay is an aesthetic shape that can be folded around the forest just by its appearance, and it would be troublesome if even the princess of the castle town started to see it... I wonder if Yamil = Lay would even think of such a thing.)

Well, aside from the circumstances, today's elite troops, excluding Yamil-Ray and Lili-Lavitz, are in full swing.From the members who were not involved in the stall, Sufila-Zaza, Morne-Rutim-Dom, Ea Fou-Sudra, Mille-Fei-Sauthi, and the women of Fou and Run joined us, so it is already a stone's throw.

Then, with the willingly burning Kamado and the hunters escorting them on board, the Totos vehicle arrived at the Red Bird Palace, which is today's venue.

Reina = Lew and the others descended from the Totos vehicle that had joined the Lew family.With that in mind, the two Totos cars just opened the door and no one came down.It was Tuul-Din who came out of it.

Well, then, Asta and the others will come back later.

Yeah, let's do our best.

The Red Torii Palace cook alone was too small, so the confectionery team led by Tour-Din became inspired by the work of the Swan Palace cook.

The crew consists of ten members of the Zaza bloodline, including Sfira-Zaza and Morne-Rutim-Dom, as well as the Din and Lid women who usually help with the work of Toole-Din.The guards were of course Georg-Zaza and Dick-Dom.

After saying goodbye to them, we boarded the Red Bird Palace.

The number of guards is 40, and the number of escorts is 8.Since there are four cooks here, it was divided into ten people and two people.

But before we do that, it's the usual bathhouse.

To cleanse myself with me, Ziza-Lou, Gazlan-Rutim, Rud-Lou, Sin-Lou, Zida, Chim-Sudra, Joe-Lan, and Baym's eldest brother are reliable faces.Luu's bloodline gave him the right to a large number of seats, but he took the initiative to take on this long-standing task of escort.

"Today, I was finally able to visit the castle town."Yumi has been busy here for a while, so I couldn't get to meet her face-to-face. ”

Joe Lang said so as he cleansed himself with a slogan.As a hunter on the edge of the forest, he has a soft face, but his body is still so sharp that he can't be beaten by other hunters.

"Is Yumi a castle feast costume today?"Just imagining how beautiful it is makes my heart bounce. ”

"Hmm. If that's how it feels, I think I should give you a wedding soon."

When Rudo-Ruu cheerfully struck the hammer, Joe-Lan smiled and shook his head to the side.

"With even the slightest hesitation in Yumi's mind, we can never imitate it lightly.Besides, I want to deepen my ties with Sams and Shill even more.Then they can give it to their daughter-in-law with peace of mind. "

"Hmm. You don't think Yumi can mess with other guys while you're doing this?"Unlike the forestside, you're allowed to fall in love overnight in town, right? "

Jo-Ran looked back at Rud-Roux with a smile on his face.

"Yumi herself will never forgive such an imitation.Rudo-Ru has known Yumi for longer than I have, but you doubt her cleanliness? ”

"If you're angry, don't force yourself to laugh."You've changed, after all. "

After such a smiling scene, we decided to leave the bathhouse.

Rudo-Ruu and his men are prepared to serve their familiar warlords.Rud-Lou, who had already learned how to wear it without the help of his niece, was leaning his neck through it.

"At any rate, if it's a feast, we can get dressed in a feast costume, right?"And yet, do I have to wear this all the time? "

"Yeah. Maybe that's what this palace used to do."I'm sure Princess Dellshare will also be visiting the kitchen. "

Sin-Lou then shouted, "But."

"It's amazing how the banquet costumes were prepared for all forty people attending the feast.Is a castle town banquet costume worth a lot of money? "

"Ah, including that, I hear you're grateful from His Highness Dakarmas."After all, you're a prince, so you probably have copper and silver coins in your pocket. "

"So... is it possible that that Dakarmas prepared all the expenses for this day's feast?"

I don't know the details, but the host is only talking about Dakarmas, so maybe it is.

And of course, the cost of the tasting and staying in Genos until now should be paid for by His Highness Dakarmas.His Highness, Dakarmas, has cut off all his possessions and has been spoiling events like this.

(Well, as far as we're concerned, we're just trying our best to prepare a feast meal so as not to disappoint His Highness Dakarmas.)

After reuniting with the female team, they split into four groups and headed for their respective kitchens.I, Reina-Lou, Rimi-Lou, and Yun-Sudra took charge of the team and finished the dishes.

But this is my job as a sidekick.Therefore, my team has gathered powerful people such as Malfira = Naham, Ray = Matua, and Fay = Baem, so that they can keep track of my absence.

(So far, I've been at the forefront of all of this, I guess.)

At the Joint Harvest Festival, there was also a sidekick system, and at other clan harvest festivals, it was my stance these days to prepare some dishes as the guest's turn.There were already many excellent kamados growing up around the forest, so I was careful not to talk about it as much as possible, and I was trying to assign everyone the same amount of responsibility and share the same amount of joy and sense of accomplishment.

As a result, Reina-Ru in the Ruu family, Tour-Din in the northern settlement, and Malfira-Naham in the joint harvest festival including Lavitz each assumed the role of a partitioner.I was more than happy that they grew up that way. [M]

But I will be the partitioner today, and I will be responsible for all of this.In terms of confectionery, it is the domain of Tour-din, but in terms of the cooking carried out in this Red Bird Palace, it was under my responsibility from one to ten.

(If you think about it that way, it will seem like a challenge to His Highness Dakarmas.)

After three tasting sessions, I felt like I had been questioned about my pride as a cook and my beginnings.I think there was a section where I tried to see the whole thing from a step back in order to watch everyone grow and support the development of the food culture of Genos, but it felt like I was dragged out of the middle of the stage by His Highness Dakarmas clawing on the collar.

Of course, I think I'll keep that kind of stance going forward.What I want is that the rich life of the people around the forest be maintained, and that a food culture be established so that people can enjoy delicious meals even in places where I am not present, and I am not interested in personal fame.

But again, I want to be more than my father's cook.

If so, we should sometimes be at the forefront and shoulder great hardships.I wanted to walk the same path as one of my fellow countrymen who lived in the same world, rather than lead everyone as a guide.

(It is ridiculous to think that you are at the forefront in the first place.Reina = Luu and the others had only been able to develop enough strength for two years or so.If I were you, I would be easily overtaken.)

I'm not brave enough not to want to lose to Reina = Lou.

However, I hope to work hard together with the same aspirations in my heart.

That's why I wanted to do my part in this glorification feast, just as Reina-Lou, Toure-Din, and Malfira-Naham do their part in the feast of their clans.As a Fa family member with no blood, I'm sure this is a unique opportunity for growth.

(That's why, when I pushed through the story... do you think I want to be a person worthy of Ai = Fa?)

As I gave up on my thoughts, I stepped into the cook I had been assigned.

The one who awaited her was Princess Dershare with a smile on her face.

"Asta-sama, it's been a long time!" You've been hungry for over 10 days!I'll give you a good tour of what I haven't seen before today! "

“Yes, thank you very much.”

That's how I got to work on my big day.