153 • Celebration Day at 13 (Medium)

The next day, the 25th of the blue moon.

As planned, I headed directly from Accommodation Town to Luu's settlement, where I was to discover a strange sight.

"Wow, what is it, then?

Surrounded by seven houses, the great square of Luu's settlement.

In that corner rolled an unusual mass of meat.

Wrapped in a whirlpool patterned fabric, it's a piece of meat like a mountain.

In the meat hunk, the little children flock, shuddering.

"Do I look like something other than Mida?" he said to me., "Lara-Luu responds on behalf of the women.

No, it is obvious at first sight that it is Mida. I didn't understand what you were doing.

I still don't know what it means to keep moving forward with Lara-Lu et al. holding an iron pot and seeing it as close as possible.

Mida was in big letters on the ground.

The giant is very sweaty and has a much rougher breath.

As it breathes, its almost circular abdomen also rises and falls sharply. The toddlers tried to balance themselves by standing at the top of their meatloaf, just whispering fun voices, and climbing harder and harder, which was typical when it came to athletic playthings.

The number of people is about five. Three are boys and two are women. They are all toddlers under ten, I guess, because they all wrap up clothes for children. The smallest girls, etc. look like only about three years old at best.

"Um... this isn't abusive, is it?

"Does that look like it?

"No, I don't know"

At least, I didn't see any pieces of malice in the children's smiles.

What about Mida, McCowwwwwhale launched on the beach, and I'm not sure she's conscious either.

and - there, one man approached from behind the house.

"It's my family, Mida. I would have rested long enough. Let's get back to work."

He was a less familiar man.

Is he about forty years old? He is slender, tall, mustache wrapped, and has long black brown hair tied behind his neck. The slightly sim-like cleavage eyes are dark blue, the face-length faces are sharp and tight, and he is quite a tannic man.

"Water... Mida wants water...?

"Then suck it yourself. You drank the water from the water bottle."

It is a harsh voice, without forgiveness or reluctance.

Mida began to cursorily lift her upper body, and the children on her belly were jumping from it with a "squeaky" and enjoyable scream.

So I said, "Wow!," he screams, which doesn't seem to be a bit of fun.

And all of a sudden, from behind him, he was made a soft object.

"I'm sorry. Wow... I didn't...? I'm starting to feel bad..."

Being pressed on the back by a dangerous feeling, I tried quickly to file an objection, but Vina-Lou's face, which I saw on my shoulder, was really turning bright blue.

"... Oh Sheila, are you home? The ladies in the main house had a hard time."

A magnificent man is shifting his gaze from Mida to us.

So I get it. He was the father of Sheila-Lou and Sin-Lou, his predecessor, Lyada-Lou.

If you look closely, you can even drag your right leg unfettered.

Even though the men fit each other when they were in the woods, they did not wrap their hunter's clothes, nor did they lower their machetes.

I cut off my leg muscles, I couldn't fulfill my job as a hunter, and I gave the seat of my parents to my younger eldest brother, Sin-Lu, as the previous head of the branch, the youngest brother of Donda-Lu - that's what this Lyada-Lu was.

"You are -" that sharp blue eye sees me.

I stayed possessed by a haunted Vina-Lou and let him bow his head as firmly as he could.

"Nice to meet you - wasn't it? I'm Asta from Fa's house."

Such an introduction would not have been necessary because I live alone in this woodland with white skin.

But I've been taking care of Sin-Lew's house a lot. I wanted to do my utmost courtesy to that predecessor.

"Sure, you've never seen me face to face like this. I am Llada-Luu, the previous head of the Sin-Luu family. My daughter Sheila's always looking after me."

You thought the same thing over there, Lyada-Lou quietly saluted me.

After all, somewhere - the atmosphere seems similar to Sin-Luu or Sheila-Lu.

"Um, what kind of work does Mida do?

"Hmm? This guy's got a job collecting wood from the edge of the woods right now"

Following the gaze of Llada-Luu, who bent his neck, a pile of round-tailed mountains crept into the shadow of Sin-Luu's house.

It is a mountain of wood that is much thicker than the firewood we usually harvest and has bright cuts.

"It's not the hunter's job, it's the harvesting of wood?

"That's right. He's got power, but he won't be able to move any longer. This could also be another hunter's foothold, which meant we were going to let him engage in another job for a while"

Within those words, Mida finally seemed to be able to perceive our existence.

Surrounded by toddlers with a smiley face, he went to the ground and said in a strangely tall voice, "Is that...?," he snaps.

"You're Asta... Asta's here...?

"Yes. That's a little hiccup, Mida"

Really, Lara-Lew said, "Why are you talking like that?" and went in.

"This guy's younger than Rudd, right? I'm only a year old from today."

"No, but -" he called, and I remembered.

If you are three years younger, then it may indeed be other manners to speak respectfully or politely.

"- Mida has a big body, so at the beginning of her acquaintance, she mistook me for an elderly man. So from now on, can I just let you talk back to your normal way, Mida?

"... yeah...?

Mida shivered her cheekmeat in a way that she didn't understand what it meant at all.

Then, buffoo and exhale.

"Oh... I was looking at Asta and I'm glad I'm hungry...? Mida wants something delicious...?

Not at all, it looks the same.

When I met Tay-Sung's wreckage about nine days ago, it was already as lamentable as the end of the world had come, and no matter how badly Ai-Fa or Yamir-Ray tried to cry - fortunately, there was no such shadow left.

"We still have time for dinner. Good luck with your work so you can have a delicious meal?

And it was Sheila-Lou who told me to teach in a gentle voice.

I look back at you in surprise, and then Sheila-Lou turns her eyes round as surprised, too.

"What's up? Have I said something strange?

"Oh, no, I'm sorry. I haven't really heard Sheila-Lou talk like that either.... Sounds like a really big sister."

"... I don't know, I'm embarrassed"

That said, Sheila-Lou got annoyed at first.

I put my head on Lara-Luu's chilling gaze - and then I also noticed Lyada-Lu's gaze, making me sweat more chilly.

"No, um... sorry about that"

"... I don't know what you're apologizing for, but it's time for us to get back to work"

Remaining quiet and harsh, Lyada-Lou looked more at the children surrounding Mida.

"You guys, if you don't have a job, play over there. You can't go near Mida while you're at work, okay?

"Yes."

"Bullshit, Mida!

"Let's play again, Mida!

"Yeah......" Mida shivers her cheekmeat again.

As usual, I can't read the expression, but I felt a very unfortunate light floating in my eyes that looked small like that little pig.

If so - I'm sure you'll be fine.

I was able to say goodbye to Mida with a little relief.

"Bye, Mida. Good luck with your work."

"Huh... is Asta leaving already...?

"No, we're having dinner at the main house today. I'll talk to you later when I have time."

"Yeah...... ok...?

So, with Mida on her ass trying to get up cursorily, we decided to let the march resume.

Even so, the iron pot Sheila-Lou and Lara-Lou had belonged to the Sin-Lou family, so the two of them will head to your house, and I will only head to the main house of Lou with Vina-Lou with a thousand birds' feet.

"Mida came to Luu's settlement, and it's been over ten days, hasn't it?... Still, can't you overcome your bad consciousness"

"I don't know how we can all behave normally... Ugh, disgusting..."

"But oh and if you work hard every day, Mida and the crowd - even if it's difficult, can you be about Dan-Rutim in shape?

"... I wonder if my heart will hold until then..."

While we were having such a conversation, we arrived at Luu's main house.

Say hello to Sati Ray-Lew, who was leaving a message, and then head to Kama while behind.

That's how I tried to turn the corner against the wall, and now I ran into Limi-Lu.

If you describe it more accurately, Rimi-Lou on Totos.

"Ah, it's Asta! There you are! Welcome to Lew's house!

Having gained some immunity from living with Gill, I didn't have to rush into that sudden appearance either.

Well, I was pretty surprised inside.

"Hey Rimi-Lou. Can you ride Totos by yourself?

"Yeah! It's still hard to make him run, but hey"

While manipulating the reins with great pleasure, Rimi-Lou put Totos' head around in the same direction as we did.

They are about the same size, but have slightly darker feather colors than our gills, with even darker colored feathers mixed around the torso and neck, with a slight tiger stripe pattern. If you observe it consciously, there seems to be such an individual difference in Totos as well.

"Hey, what did you name Totos in Fa's house? This girl is a lulu!

"Oh, Lulu. That's cute."

"Yeah! It's Lulu's house tototoss, so it's Lulu!

"Mine, it's Girl," he asked, wondering if Totos had been given a name even by the Zaza and Sauti families.

"Gill and Lulu. Ah. You're a little bit alike, aren't you?" and so on, Rimi-Lou is a pleasant appearance.

"Oh, Vina, thank you. Asta, welcome to Lew's house. Thank you for taking the time today."

In the meantime, Mother Meer Ray and Rayna-Rue were waiting for her.

"Look, Remi, Asta's here, so we're done taking a break. Get me Totos."

"Yes," Rimi-Lou said, passing straight ahead.

Vina-Lou also unloads and disperses in still a bit of a neat shape.

"Thank you, Asta.... Um, didn't Lara notice?

I nodded back, "Yeah," to Raina-Lou, who called in a whisper from next to my mother.

"I mean, I was just thinking maybe I'd make dinner, and you wouldn't be surprised by that in itself. I didn't even talk about it."

"But it's about Asta, so I'm sure Lara will prepare some amazing dishes, right?" is Mother Meer Ray.

"Hey, I've been thinking a lot about it, but I'm also afraid to buy an unhappiness with unfamiliar dishes, so I just added a little accompaniment. Basically BBQ dishes with tarapa sauce so don't expect too much"

And despite what I'm saying, Mother Meer Ray and Raina-Lou looked at your face with a very anticipating look.

Really, I just add a little topping, so I don't really want you to raise the hurdle...

Whatever it is, it is the beginning of cooking.

The truth is, time is full because I want to finish not just the meat dishes for dinner, but even the planting work for tomorrow.

"Thank you for waiting! So, Limi is better off with Asta... Oh, shouldn't she be helping?

"Yeah. Because this is my job. - But today, I wonder if it's just tough."

If you think about it normally, finishing everything before dinner is a difficult task. It is customary for work in the Inn Town to continue until after supper on the day it is finished on time.

But I'm not even planning on staying in Luu's settlement today, so I'd like to finish everything within the moment if I can.

"Um, Meer Ray-Lew. I'm sorry, can you lend me a hand today? We'll pay the same price as business."

"Hmm? Then shall we call Vina back? You haven't even been so short of firewood lately, have you?

Yes, it was. On days when we don't stop by Fa's house, Vina-Lu also generates a firewood collection job for only an hour.

"No, but if it was anyway, you'd want me to help you all the way to dinner. Anybody free at the branch?

"Then one of us will help. I've already cooked the Poitan, so it's enough for both of us."

"Oh, then, please," I breathed relief.

"Okay, well, good luck with that -! I don't know what to do at first.

Rimi-Lou smiles and sticks around at my feet.

Then Raina-Lou said, "Oh, uh, the..." and he hurriedly raised his voice to the mood.

"Wow, I'll help Asta!... is that a no...?

Limi-Lew looks back properly, and Mother Meer Ray shrugs her tedious shoulders.

"I don't mind either. But if it's a price to pay, I don't know if I should lend my arm to Rayna."

"Eh! Even Limi can do a good job!

Rimi-Lou swept her cheeks puffy.

"Even your job in Accommodation Town, Rimi wanted to help! He didn't even take me to the Parents' Council! Why are you always leaving the rim behind?!?

"Well, you're just a little kid. If I could carry an iron pan, I wouldn't mind a rimi, not a lara."

I flashed.

"Then if you get a luggage truck for Totos at Fa's house, it might even be possible for Rimi-Lou. Then I stopped by Luu's settlement and I was supposed to take care of all my stuff."

"Yeah? But if you'd bothered to stop by here, you'd be far away, wouldn't you?

"No. Either way, the road we use in Fa's house has a suspension bridge, so it's impossible for Totos to get through. Then I thought it would be sensible to rendezvous in the settlement of Luu and all head from the south road to the lodging town."

Rimi-Lou said, "Yay!," he jumped up.

Seeing that look, Raina-Lou begins to mow.

"Hey, Mother Meer Ray. Vina, it was the Sung family who gave your sister the lodging town job, wasn't it? Then, um..."

"Yeah, but now I'm in a tough relationship with the guys at the castle. I just got rid of Rudd's escort, and I think he should stay with Vina until the meeting is over."

"... yeah, right," Raina-Lou drops his shoulder.

"Limi, you too, right? You can't have a little boy like you in a boarding town until you think he's not your enemy."

"It's all right! I'm sure Donda will kill a castle man!

No, I think I'm gonna have trouble getting hit.

Whatever, while you're talking like this, precious time passes by moments.

"Well, let's get started. Limi, you've got to help us."

Mia Ray, put your mother's voice on the signal, and we started working.

"This one has commercial supplies. Let's get rid of it. Let's start with the hamburger patties."

"Yes, then, it's Aria minced and meat ground"

Really, Rayna-Lew's face changed.

It's a strangely serious face.

Though he is a people by the woods who do not break his sincere attitude to his work. I wonder what you're so intent on doing.

"Which shall I take? Or will you two finish one task?

"Ugh, yeah. Shall we start by carving the aria together and split it it between the role of sautéing the aria and the role of grinding the meat when it's done?"

"I see... once the fried aria has to cool off the heat, that procedure is the most efficient"

I wonder what it is.

While Rayna-Lew's leopard freaks out a lot, I carve Aria with a Sim cooking knife.

"... Was the knife even made of eighteen white copper coins?

"Yeah. That's right."

"It's an incredible price, but it sure is a great cut. Asta's handling it, so I guess it feels extra like that."

In that way, Rayna-Lew himself handily chopped Aria while observing Hiragana and me.

"... what's wrong? I don't think this is a job anymore, huh?

"No. I don't think that chronic mind should have.... I noticed at the Parents' Meeting that Vina and Lara are getting very handy with their numbers."

"Huh? But Sheila-Lou and I are the only ones dealing with knives in Inn Town, right?

"Yes. So you're talking about the way the work goes and what you use your free time for. Sheila-Lou -- on top of that, it felt like the handling of swords and fires was even better."

While talking, Rayna-Lew's fingertips precisely carve Aria.

"Perhaps now I and others will not even be at Sheila-Lou's feet anymore. If Asta had guided us for almost a month, that would be natural."

"Well, I don't think so."

"That's true, I do. I'm still a child, so I feel a little sorry for it."

And - Rayna-Lew, with a face I'd never seen before, laughed.

As I'm saying myself, it's Raina-Lou with a slightly younger spot. Very serious and gentle in its sexual roots, but it often comes up with a little bit of an intuitive face, on the other hand.

Girlish girls that are harder to handle than even innocent Rimi-Lou or the clear Lara-Lou of joy and sorrow - that was my impression of Raina-Lou.

But the look on Raina-Lou's face that I showed then - I wonder what to describe it as. A smile full of strong will, similar to enemies and jealousy. He is a resolute smile anyway, like a warrior challenging the showdown, and yet strangely entertaining.

Do you see Sheila-Lou as a rival?

Of course, not as a sheath of love or anything, but as a bunch of women who specialize in Kamado numbers.

"... Oh, excuse me! Well, it's not like I feel bad for Sheila-Lou, is it?

and Rayna-Lew went back to her childish face again to see the mothers behind her.

Meer Ray Mothers are skinning Chatch, unaware of anything.

"I just wanted to encourage Kamado-numbered work more than ever. Sheila-Lou is an important family member. Even if I regret it for a little while, I will never imitate you to leave your family alone with that!"

"No, I didn't think about that. I guess it's important to be upbeat."

Answering like that, Rayna-Lew stared at my face for a while before finally smiling softly as she was relieved.

Not to say goodbye, maybe it's emotional instability.

But I don't know - as far as I'm concerned, I've been inspired to support Raina-Lou's change of heart just a little bit.

Sheila-Lou is seriously encouraging the drilling of cooking, probably because he found his worth there.

My technology can be a means to gain wealth and help my family live. Also, my family looks happy eating my own dishes. So I want to work harder - I think that's how she thinks.

But from Raina-Lou, I don't really feel that kind of upright emotion like a folk by the woods.

What Rayna-Lew holds is something more moisturizing...... vague upliftment, unclear purpose, unidentified impatience, so isn't it?

Maybe that's a desire for approval, something like that.

I wasn't going to be a saint prince, either, so much so that I thought it was impure.

In the world I was in, that wasn't uncommon.

I think anyone had more or less.

Naturally, I also think something like that is clearly rooted in me.

Early on, I smelled something like myself in Rayna-Lew.

The smell of a half-service cook who overshadows his dignity and worries himself about cooking.

"... what is it? Your hand's stopped, isn't it, Asta?

And now Raina-Lou points me out with a pranky grin.

That look is also something I haven't seen much of before.

Maybe Raina-Lou is on the way to making a big difference.

So will it look unstable without saying goodbye?

But the stand-up behavior that heralded that change - it was very exciting to me and I found it very appealing.

It sounds rough, but I'm not talking about sex.

If exaggeration was to be allowed, it might have struck my heart with a hunch of the advent of a future rival.