1201 House Luu's Dinner ② - New Offer

It is the night.

Eighteen people gathered in the hall of the main house on that day.

First of all, the residents of this house, Donda-Lou, Mia Ray, Granma Ziba, Granny Tito Ming, Ziza-Lou, Saty Ray-Lou, Kota-Lou, Rudy-Lou, Rudo-Lou, Reina-Lou, Lara-Lou, Rimi-Lou - The guests are me and Ai-Fa, Tikatras, Vichezo, Degion - and, as the representative of the Souti family who stayed to teach Giba hunting practices, the face of the young patriarch of Vera.

"No, what a fine dinner!" You can't beat the food and the number of people surrounding it at the castle dinner party! I am truly grateful to you for inviting me to this magnificent dinner! "

Though Tikatras was alone, Degion and Vichezzo felt more focused than usual. They're letting go of all their weapons, according to the customs of the forestside. I was snooping around, too, but Vichezzo and the others had a lot of incomparable weapons underneath their black suits.

However, it was originally said that they could not compete with Ei = Fa even if they were two, and Donda-Lou and Ziza-Lou, who had no less power than Ei = Fa, were in the room. In addition, since it was even the patriarchs of Rudo-Ruu and Vera, who possessed the power of a hero, it might not have much to do with the presence or absence of weapons.

All the Donda = Luu people are looking at the behavior of the guests with a sharp but calm look. Tikatras and the others had visited the village of Lou to celebrate the feast of the castle town, so only the patriarchs of Vera met for the first time. Vera's patriarch should have received the previous information from Dalí-Sauthi, so she was not surprised by Tikatras' appearance and narrative.

"Now, let's begin the dinner." I want guests to start with their own style. "

As Donda = Lou recited the pre-dinner wording, Tikatras was repeating it together.

Well then, I'll take it! First of all, it's the result of the study group!

Without resorting to the help of his servants, Tikatras divided the dish himself. The fried beetroot we developed at today's study group. As the representative of Kamado's turn, Reina-Lou explained it to her family.

"This is a deep-fried beeswax meat. Please let me know if it's a good dish for the people around the forest.”

Reina = Lou is also polite to Donda = Lou and Ziza = Lou in front of guests. The last member of the male family, Rudo-Ruu, responded with a "hee".

"It doesn't look that different from the fried and grilled dishes so far." It's just a little thin, though. "

"Yeah, but the flavor must be a lot different."

While listening to Reina-Lou's words, everyone reached for the dish first. I'm sure it's customary to share your thoughts first when you reveal your new dish.

We used the full time of the study group to complete this dish. The moiety that was ultimately determined to be most desirable is loin. Even the Giba cutlets were cut into several millimetres of standard loin, covered on one side with myrtle leaves, wrapped in eggs, covered with fuwano flour, and then fried in the best Hoboi oil.

The later seasoning is a specially tailored sauce with dried kiki that resembles dried plums and adds noodle sauce. As usual, we couldn't make Worcester sauce around the forest due to lack of tarapa, so we needed trial and error.

"Huh! Somehow, it tastes delightful!" Somehow, it feels like you're eating a part of Giba that you don't know! "

After all, Rudo = Lou was the one who raised his voice first.

Reina-Lou, with a serious face, said, "How about that?” he asked.

I don't think Giba's meatiness has been compromised, but don't you have a bad feeling about it?

"I won't do it at all." It feels strange because the bite response is different than usual, but it's not a big deal compared to when I ate my gut for the first time. "

"Yes, I think it's delicious," said Saty Ray-Roux calmly.

"It feels really strange to respond to such a thin, bursting bite... but I don't have any bad feelings at all." You think so, don't you? "

Hmm. Compared to Hanbagh, I don't think it's such a strange dish.

Ziza = Luu told me that, so not only Reina = Luu but also Lara = Luu breathed a sigh of relief. Today, the three sisters and I accepted the preparation of the dinner.

"Donda, what about my dad?" It may feel a little soft, but it's because it's thinly sliced! "

Rimi-Lou asked with a face full of expectations, and Donda-Lou responded with a sniff of "Hmm".

"It's not that I have complaints." But it doesn't look like Giba's grease is used for this. "

“Yes, I thought Hovoy's oil would be a better match for the taste of dried chicken and myrtle. When I can buy Tarapa sometime, I'm thinking about trying a combination of Lady Thunder Thunder Thunder."

Reina = Lou answered with a grim face, and Donda = Lou snorted, "Hmph." After that, he was silent, so he said, "Do as you please."

”If you can cut it so thin, I'll be able to eat it somehow... I think it's very delicious, Raina, Lara, Rimi...”

Granny Jibba spoke up like that, smiling at the three sisters.

Tikatras raised his voice when the discussion between the families broke down.

"This is a really wonderful taste!" After all, beeswax meat is a delightful treat! I haven't eaten enough gibbous yet, but it seems like it's a new flavor! "

“If it suits your mouth, I'm glad,” Raina-Lou replied politely.

“I tried to avoid passing through food stalls today, so I would appreciate your candid feedback.”

“Thank you for being so carefree! As much as I appreciate being surrounded by such beautiful people and being able to taste such wonderful food!”

Then Ziza-Lou thrust her thin thread-like eyes at Tikatra.

“Tikatras, is it still difficult to keep the habit of not praising the opposite sex?”

"Yeah! That's difficult!" But I've come up with a good excuse! "

Is that a good excuse?

"Yep! I'm not praising the look of a woman as beautiful!" There was no distinction between men and women in those words! If so, wouldn't there be some permissive aspects to it? "

Ziza-Lou slightly tilted her stubborn neck.

"You certainly said that the people around the forest are beautiful for both men and women." But as long as it includes the presence of women, is there not a big difference? "

"No, no! Besides, it's not just about appearance!" Of course, Eiffa and Reina-Lou are beautiful without a price tag, but that's because the glow of the soul is the beauty! Even if you look beautiful, if you're ugly inside, you're ruined! Such things are in line with unpleasant songs and paintings! When I'm moved by beauty, interpret it as including an appreciation of inner beauty! "

"... but there must still be a lot of people here who don't have much interaction." So how do you know the beauty of the inside? "

Ziza = Luu said so, without letting herself be tempted at all.

Tikatras is not frightened at all and repeats his words with a smile.

"I guess that's all I can say about sensitivity!" Astonishingly, I feel beautiful about all the forest dwellers I'm seeing right now! And so is the beauty of the Luu family! It's the first time anyone, from an old man to a baby, has felt so beautiful about him! "

Having said that, Tikatras looked back at Hakurin and Vera's patriarch.

"But! You and Asta are not taking any chances, so don't get me wrong!" Wrapped in such radiance, I feel like I'm going to dazzle! "

Vera's patriarch was silent and greeted with grim looks.

I was lined up next to it as the same guest, and I was dazzled by the thought.

(As the head of Vera's family, would you add me to it anyway? Is that...... the true meaning of Tikatras?)

Tikatras would have said that I am not a natural forest folk, and that my soul is seen differently than the people of the Four Gods. I'm curious about what Tikatras said in his mood just now.

Then Ei = Fa sneaked up on my arm with her elbow.

When I look back, I get a little grumpy eyes. I reflected and smiled back at you.

(Yeah. Whatever Tikatras thinks of me, it's me.)

While I was distracted, Tikatras and Ziza-Lu's questions were over. I'm not sure if Ziza = Lou was convinced by Tikatras' words, but in the meantime it must have come to the conclusion that there was no choice but to repeat the words. It was a picture of Tikatras wrapping up in smoke with appropriate words, if he didn't know much about the situation.

"So, what are you guys going to do now?" You've made a lot of noise in the station town and the castle town, right? "

Rudo-Ruu asked like that, and Tikatras said, "No, no!” he replied aloud.

"The area of Genos is interesting, so there's still not enough to play with!" Besides, there are a lot of unresolved business deals! "

It's a business meeting. It looks like you're doing business with a variety of opponents.

"Yes! Genos is a territory that is richer than the capital city!" Besides, there are more travellers to the south and east than any other territory! From a merchant's point of view, I can't help but sit down! "

Well, you still have the guts to stay in Genos.

"Of course! I'm in the position of awaiting a reply from His Highness Dakarmas about Miso's pedestrians in the first place!" No matter how quickly you reply, it will be in the middle of the black moon! "

Next to me, Eiffel was chewing out a sigh. Speaking of which, Tikatras was asking His Highness Dakarmas if he could bring his own miso back to the southern capital.

"Well, as long as you're in Genos, you won't be helpless!" From now on, I would like to see not only the castle town and the station town, but also the forest area, Dalaym and Turan! ”

“We're not involved with Dalai Lama or Turan. However, with regard to the forest-side settlements, how do you plan to measure them?"

When Donda-Lou asked with a heavy voice, Tikatras twisted his neck, “That's right.”

“A settlement on the edge of a forest is a so-called special autonomous region. It's unacceptable to step foot without a real reason, but... it seems that the definitions are not defined at all right now, so I'm also bothered by it."

What is a definition?

"That's why it's about the one sentence that says why it's true." I want to see the life of the people around the forest, but is that part of the reason? "

"You've already spent half a day in Luu's village." What are you going to do about it? "

"That's why it's all about life!" For example, when we visited open lands, we stayed for only a few days to take a closer look at how they lived! "

"Why?" asked Ziza-Lou briefly.

Tikatras looks back at you with a smile.

"For some reason, it's fun!" In the first place, I love the breath of nature, so just spending time in nature makes my heart flutter! By living the same time as the people who spend time in nature, I can feel even richer! Maybe this is another instinct that's been engraved in prehistoric times! ”

"... a prehistoric era?"

"Yep! You guys must be getting in touch with the people of the sanctuary, right?" We used to live in nature like them!... well, I was practicing magic back then, so I guess it's completely different! But anyway, we built the Stone City 600 years ago! Even if we are left with nostalgia for the breath of nature, there is nothing strange about it! "

Ziza-Lou grabbed her mouth and Donda-Lou opened it in the form of a baton touch.

”That's... as if you've met the people of the sanctuary yourself.”

"Yeah! Actually, that's true!" This is the law of the kingdom, so I refrain from speaking publicly! "

In response to Tikatras' clumsy response, I almost dropped a wooden plate.

As Ei = Fa's eyes sharpened, Vichezzo reacted with a twitch and carved a wrinkle into her eyebrows.

"...... Ai = Fa. I'd appreciate it if you didn't spill your guts on me."

"Excuse me, we had nothing to do with the people of the sanctuary."

"Oh, it was the Pharaoh's house that kept the lost children of the sanctuary!" In the end, you were even allowed to step into the sanctuary, right? As much as I envy you! "

Tikatras patted his shoulders as if to soothe Vichezzo, laughing softly.

Ei = Fa looked at her smile as she managed to retract her temper.

So you didn't step into the sanctuary, did you?

"Of course! I tried to get close to the boundary of the Sanctuary Mountain and scream all night!" Then, I could only exchange words with the people of the sanctuary who came to see how they were doing! "

And it seemed to me that it was indeed an act of the law of the kingdom. In other words, intentional contact with the people of the sanctuary is almost a violation of the law.

"It seems that this Morga mountain is inhabited by a red people!" It was the Yellow People that I came across! His whole body was dyed yellow, and his eyes were shining golden! Perhaps Shirri's Glenn tribe was a Huang people until 600 years ago! The atmosphere of that Jedida boy is so similar! ”

"... what kind of words did you exchange with the Huang people?"

"Rather than exchanging words, it's just being driven away!" He threatened to shoot an arrow if he didn't get out of here, so he ran away with his crawling body! "

Having said that, Tikatras spilled white teeth like a prankster.

"By the way, the Huang people were also wolves in the sanctuary!" Do the Reds make wolves and great serpents compatriots? After all, the land of the west is an easy climate for wolves to spend time in! "

"... you're really traveling around all kinds of lands..."

- Granny Ziva was the first to speak.

Tikatras looked back at you with the same expression.

"Of course! But it's only in the last ten years or so that we can be free!" That's why there's still a lot of land I'd like to visit! "

"I see... so what do you want to do around the forest...?"

"Oh, I see! That's what I'm talking about!"... Hmm, as far as I'm concerned, I'd like to stay in a forest village! It's a hassle to go back to the town all the time, and when you go back to the town, you'll be stuck in the middle of the night, and it'll be difficult to disturb you in the morning! "

"In the morning? What are you doing in the woods?"

Rudo-Ruu asked, and Tikatras turned to you. It is a neck that often turns when it is twisted.

"After all, the men have the job of hunting gibbons from Jomtien, right?" Then you can only deepen your interaction in the morning and at night! It would be nice to be able to have dinner together, but we'll have to interrupt you in the morning to see how you spend your time in the village! ”

You can either sleep in the morning or take care of the children

"That's why! I want to see them with my own eyes!"

Then Rudo-Lou took control and Donda-Lou opened his mouth.

"But we never allowed the nobility to stay." I can't take responsibility for that. "

"Responsible? No matter what happens to me, no one will be held responsible!" Of course you know that we are preparing a pledge for that purpose. ”

"But we are taking the steel from our guests." So if you were harmed by the outlaws, it would be that the customs around the forest have harmed the guests. "

"Hmm?" Tikatras tilted his elongated neck.

"I'm not sure what you're talking about, but... Degion and Vichezzo still keep all their armor." If an outlaw attacked at this moment, what would happen? "

"Of course, we will do our best to protect our guests as we have the steel in our custody." We can also return the steel immediately based on our judgment. However, if you fall asleep in the middle of the night, it won't be the same. Moreover, I've heard that outlaws who aim for the wealth of others come to us at night... We have a job hunting gibbons, so we can't keep them till bedtime. Therefore, we cannot allow the nobility to stay. "

"I see! It's like the people of the forest!" Perhaps if we decided to reveal the night in a wagon like the puppeteers and Platica, we would be allowed to stay in a corner of the square? ”

"No. You seem to be bragging that you have a lot of wealth, so you are more likely to be targeted by outlaws than those people." I'm not going to allow you to stay here to keep your bloodline safe... and that's what every patriarch would think. "

And Donda-luw answered him, with strength that was not rough, but that yielded not unto anything.

But for some reason, Tikatras shines his eyes like a child.

“So what if it's an empty house?”

"... an empty house?"

"Yeah! How many empty houses are there around the forest?" That's how I hear the puppeteer Rico rented out those spaces during the day, working on his plays and making puppet costumes! ”

"That's the ruined clan settlement." But the empty houses in those places are decaying, and I'm sure they won't be able to sleep over. ”

"Sleeping is enough for a wagon!" I always use my wagon to reveal the night when I'm in the periphery! If it is an uninhabited settlement of a ruined family, will we be allowed to reveal the night in a wagon? "

Donda = Luu, who was a regular sage, replied.

"In order to decide whether to allow it, it is necessary to hold consultations among the three chiefs. But... are you really willing to reveal the night in such a place?"

"Yes! In such an environment, I don't have to spend the night!" Then you can start exploring other villages first thing in the morning! As for me, it's a perfect place! "

Tikatras is a full smile, and Degion is unresponsive. Vichezzo and the others were more casual than uninhabited villages.

(This looks like a sticky win for Tikatras.)

Looking at Ai = Fa, it seemed like she was biting off her sigh.

And Tikatras folded even more.

"Well, that depends on the outcome of the discussion!" Now, can you please discuss one more request? "

"Hmm? What more do you wish for?"

"I want to taste the feast on the edge of the forest!" As far as I'm concerned, it's a glamour that can't be beaten at a castle feast! ”

Was this already assumed? Donda = Luu replied "Ahh".

“The nobility of Gerd and the royal family of Jagal were once invited to the feast. Of course, I'll call the council, but I can't refuse this time."

"Thank you! So the nobles of Gerd were invited to the wedding feast and harvest festival!" I would like to see such a feast, if possible, but what about it? "

Ei = Fa's shoulder touched my shoulder.

Looking back, Ei = Fa put her hand on her forehead and hid her expression. Of course I knew what Eifa was upset about.

"I don't think the wedding feast will be held as conveniently as it is... but we have to discuss the Harvest Festival with the clansmen who will do it."

Donda = Lou hid herself from the heavy voice, but Reina = Lou and the others were worriedly looking at Ei = Fa and me. Needless to say, the closest people to hold the Harvest Festival in the current forest area were the Fa and the nearby clans.

(Since you invited Alvach and the others to Zaza's Harvest Festival, it would be difficult to say no....... I wonder if this is also the guidance of God of Destiny or something)

For my part, I pray that Ei = Fa will not struggle too much.

The first night of Tikatras' arrival passed with considerable noise.