839 The Twenty-ninth Day of the Purple Moon ⑤ - The Beginning of the Feast

We were led to a celebratory banquet with a small surname guide.

At its entrance there is a reception desk, with red and blue flower decorations distributed. It is a landmark for us to turn down the invitation to love. A companion receives a red flower ornament, and a companion receives a blue flower ornament.

"We were also talking about letting you accompany us if you have a partner or lover. Unfortunately, I was single, so I couldn't even prepare my daughter for the feast."

Dunlo, a resident of the Inn Town, whispers with an ironic laugh.

"That's why I don't expect to hear from the princess of Castle Town. The people of the woods are very clever, both men and women, so I guess these kinds of gestures would be appreciated."

"Haha. I guess for everyone, anyway."

Speaking that way, one of the samurai who was waiting for me on this occasion called on Dunlo.

"Now, if those who won the Totos Early Run tournament, stay here. We'd like you to come in through another entrance."

"Copy that. I'll see you later."

Five, including Schmiral-Lillin and Rudd-Lou, disappeared across the corridor in the lead of the samurai. The rest of the winners are all aristocrats, so I guess they're already heading that way on a different route.

The only people left are those by the woods who were invited as guests. Vera's parents and Zaza's family are waiting in as many rooms as they did earlier, so it's a rash on Ziza-Lou, Raina-Lou, Vina Luu-Lilin, Dari-Sauti, Mil Fei-Sauti, Georg-Zaza, Tour-Din, Chim-Sudra, EA Fou-Sudra, and I, Ai-Fa.

"Is that it? Rayna-Lew got a blue flower decoration, too."

When I called, Rayna-Lew smiled "yes".

"Rudd was also to be present, so we treated him as his companion. I don't think the aristocrats are going to put on a funny little tease, just in case."

Rayna-Lew has a past once obsessed with Leeheim. Well, it's Raina-Lou, who has attracted so many boys so far, I guess I've never been over to keep an eye on him.

That's how we got our names checked and put them in line in the order of admission.

After I see that alignment complete, my last name opens the door to both openings.

"Dear Dali-Souti, Sheikh Mir Faye-Souti, Sheikh of the Forest, you are admitted."

Again, this time, the top batter was the chief Dali-Souti.

From beyond the door comes a great twist. Although it has not been so uncommon for people from the woods to attend a feast, it is still hard to get used to it.

Following with two Zaza bloodlines, Luu's bloodline and Sudra, and finally me and Ai-Fa entering, the twist was communicated directly.

It is a vast hall, no less than the Red Bird Palace, where the masquerade was once held. The vast space had already been filled in half by nobles and their squire.

A huge chandelier glistens over his head and a fuzzy carpet is laid at his feet. The wooden tables placed everywhere were prepared with decorated vases of beautiful flowers, and there was also a truly luxurious textile strand on the collision arranged between the walls.

On the wall on the left hand side, the musicians wearing blue gray outfits play relaxed songs at any volume that is not in the way of conversation. The preparation of the dishes was to come, but people had glass of vitreous liquor in their hands, as if the sweet aroma of fruit liquor were teased by the tone of the soft instrument.

That's how I accidentally hacked and breathed as I walked along following the Raina-Lou's, glancing at the end of the hall.

There was a magnificent statue of Selva, the Western god.

It is about the same size as the statue of God that once met him in the cathedral. It had a back length of about three meters, which was so powerful because it was installed on an overlying pedestal.

His hair, which stood upside down like a flame, four wings growing on his back, a giant spear raised on his successful arm, and a face as harsh as a statue of Jen Wang - his hair and skin were crimson as the Fire God deserved, and his eyes seemed to be embedded with jewels as if he had solidified the flame again.

When I compete with this statue, I am caught in great awe.

The figure of Selva, the Western god who is the incarnation of the flames, is so divine and full of power - and he did not vigorously awaken my memory when I returned my soul in the fire.

"... what's going on, it's Asta?

And Ai-Fa grabbed my arm on the lid.

I panicked and laughed at you.

"Sorry, I was overwhelmed by Selva's statue again. I'm just watching from this distance."

Ai-Fa peered into my face looking very worried as she frowned.

I nod, "It's okay," as my heart is filled with the warmth of that eye.

"You've explained this before, haven't you? If it was Selva, the Western god, who brought me into this world, I'd only be grateful."

As for the sentiment I once had in the cathedral, I had no qualms about Ai-Fa.

I lost my life in the fire, but I wasn't burned down by the Western god Selva. Instead, it was Selva, the Western god, who gave me a second life when I was dead - that's how I was guessing.

"Come on, let's go. Raina-Lou and the others are going after us."

When I let my heartfelt grin come to mind, Ai-Fa finally let go of my arm.

Dari-Sauti and the others have surrounded an already nearby round table. And there, as early as possible, some of the nobles were out to greet me.

Nobles of high rank, have not yet entered. As a result, few people knew their names on the spot, but they were nevertheless able to get acquainted only a little by the numerous feasts they had attended so far.

So when we arrived at the round table, the young ladies crowded with colorful banquet costumes.

"Dear Ai-Fa, Thank you for your time!

"How beautiful you look. The Princess Knight Zelia costume was beautiful enough to keep an eye on... but the feast costume by the woods looks great too"

"Oh, and yet, I knew Master Ai-Fa's Rin wouldn't be compromised by this look either. Please, I'd like another dance song."

Ai-Fa had managed to squeeze her strength so that she wouldn't end up on the top of the Buddha, while just giving back her courtesy.

Will that make your ladies more indulgent again? So much so that the surrounding people look back at what the hell is going on, a glorious air is formed on the spot. When I was careful not to touch your lady, I was so motivated that I could only be ejected outside the wheel.

"... what the hell kind of noise is this?

And Rayna-Lew whispers to me like she didn't see me.

"Oh, yeah. Looks like Ai-Fa has some kind of attraction to attract the lady from Castle Town. At the harvest festival, it looks like the women from the woods were attracted to it."

"Oh, I see... I guess the hunter, Ai-Fa, has the charm to go through the manhood somewhere"

Rayna-Lew grinned, looking sideways at the table.

"Over there, my sister Vina is surrounded by men. Well, I'm wearing this flower decoration thing, so I guess I don't have to worry about anything."

Indeed, there, Vina Luw-Lillin was in your duty to greet your sons.

However, on behalf of Schmiral-Lilyn, who is absent, Giza-Lou stands up for his sister Sugu. Your sons didn't seem to sit there that long, whether or not they were overwhelmed by that quiet force, but it was nevertheless like a person trying to speak up was constantly following.

But also, the more Vina Ruu-Lilin's charm, the more I would have thought about it, too. Originally, Vina Ruu-Lilin existed during the dehumanization of color and pheromones, and since her wedding with Schmiral-Lillin, she has come to experience even deeper charm. The colour that had been emitted without a whirlpool was condensed or something - it was like a moist calm was added to the glorious glamour.

"If my sister Vina, before I gave her the wedding, had been in and out of Castle Town frequently, it might have been so noisy that she couldn't compare to me or Sin-Lu"

"Yeah. But it must have been quite a noise under the water when Raina-Lou was there, too"

"I'm sure that's because something called the people by the woods was still unfamiliar. Otherwise, there is no reason for people like me to be entertained."

"That's not true. Even Raina-Lou..."

And I was supposed to swallow words along the way.

Rayna-Lew looks ridiculous and laughs when she dulls.

"You don't need to lift me up until Asta contradicts you. More than that, look, it looks like Ai-Fa is asking for help."

Ai-fa is so much taller that he stared at us more closely on the head of the little lady. Indeed, that seems to be an eye for SOS.

"Um, what do I do? I can't send you ladies... and I was wondering if Rayna-Lew could come and storm with me?

"Yes, I don't mind..."

At that time, the arrival of the Count's house was communicated from the entrance.

The ladies swallowed their voices and turned back towards the entrance. Poking through that gap, Ai-Fa quickly fled towards us.

"... you killed me, Asta."

"I'm exaggerating. Wasn't it the policy of the forest people to make efforts to deepen ties with the people of the castle town?

At an angle that was invisible to Raina-Lou, Ai-Fa let her lips hang together.

There, the people of the Count Dalaim family come in.

Since Easter approached, Pol Earth has been completely shabby. Our Lord Paud, his companion, Rittia, his first son Addis, and Merrim, the companion of Polearth, all seem to be magnificent too. Besides, today, the Lady of Addis was there to join.

"Hmm. Addis' partner was talking about having a baby and not being able to leave the house, but I guess he finally settled down"

And that's what Dari-Sauti said in a whisper. He also exchanged words with various nobles during the feast, so he seems to be overwhelmed by circumstances I don't know about.

Whatever, the next is the Earl of Saturas. My first son, Leeheim, is a winner of the tournament, so he hasn't been there. Our Lord Ruidros took some family members for a wide walk into the back of the hall, grinning at Eagle Fling.

And finally, the Count Turan family, led by Refraia. As always, it was a boring formation between Tolst and the two, followed only later by Musul and some of his squire, who wore the white attire of a martial officer.

"I see, the higher the nobility, the later it comes"

To Rayna-Lew's twinkle, I say, "Yeah."

"So the rest is with the Marquis Genos, and..."

So a new twist boiled down.

"Lady Fermes, Duke of Veheim's house. Baron Berry's house, Master Aug," was named.

It is Fermes who leads the way.

It was a breathtaking thought on my part.

Fermes, usually just wrapped around an undressed gray longcoat, appeared with silver ornaments on a light purple based longcoat.

Compared to other nobles, it would still have been qualitative.

But it was originally Fermes who looked outstanding out of the standard. Besides, today, the poor girl looked so mesmerized as she braided her long flax hair beautifully and draped it down her chest.

White in color, a surprisingly delicate face.

I can't even see the color of my eyes when I'm away like this, but still, I can feel the brown and green serious hazel eyes mysteriously blinking.

That's how he just walked silently and didn't catch people's eyes like a stage actor.

Aug, the aide, continues after Fermes on the same Buddha top surface. He is a magnificent man, who grew a brown beard and had a skeletal body like a people of the south. I think my back length is about the same as mine, but it seemed to look tougher than it actually was when I was by the small, idle Fermes.

After those two names, the martial arts officer Gemd and his two lowest surnames continue. Gemd also had a deep, carved and righteous face in Gemd, and as a people in the west he was quite long, so some of his ladies looked blinded there as well.

Fermes, who was traversing the hall in a relaxed foothold, leans his gaze slightly as he tries to pass past us.

At the same time that Hazel Eye captured me, a poor smile was spoken for.

But of course, we don't try to utter a word, we go straight to the back of the square.

"Hmm. I knew you were someone with an atmosphere."

When I laughed, Ai-Fa nodded "uhm" with a frivolous face.

In that way, finally, the admission of the Marquis de Genos is communicated.

Mulstein lay down with an arrow wound, and it was Melfried, his first son, who walked at the head of it.

Or only three members of the family of first sons, Melfried and his partner Eurifia, and his son Odifia, to whom Malstein's partner has already returned his soul. There were no men and brothers in Melfried, and their sisters and sisters were only after their daughter-in-law to the other house.

Melfried is dressed in samurai-like courtesy, Eurifia is a luxurious feast costume based on light water colour, and Odifia is an adorable pure white feast costume.

Melfried stepped through the hall in a grand foothold and stood in a place where the people of the Counts waited. of the statue of the gods of the West, at their feet.

"… now I would like to perform the award ceremony for Totos' early run competition"

A hard, sharp voice from the whip of steel emanated from Melfried's mouth.

As the head of the Kingsguard Corps, it must be a familiar thing to raise your voice. The voice reached every corner of the hall, shutting up perfectly the people who were interested in chatting.

"This tournament will have been held at the suggestion of Lord Fermes, a diplomat of the King's capital. It was the first attempt in Genos, so it seemed difficult to completely erase the anxiety of what kind of backlash it would have been - but the dedication of those involved in the tournament still made it possible to reach a successful end. Please allow me to express my gratitude."

Malstein also had the amount of lord's instrumentation that caught people's eyes and ears again, but Melfried didn't seem to have lost it either. If the properties of Mulstein were a loose inclusiveness, would Melfried be a heavy or powerful traction? Both the faceless look of the iron mask and the glare of the grey eyes glistening like moonlight were felt to highlight such properties of Melfrid.

"Moreover, it seems that the martyrs who watched the tournament also held no less Daw Young than the martial arts club. I would sincerely ask you to congratulate the eight winners who fought such a great battle and were to have a brilliant result"

People were responding to Melfrid's voice with a slight applause that made them feel elegant.

Melfried nods one thing and looks back at his squire.

"So here are the eight winners"

"I understand.... From there, the winners will come. Please welcome me with applause."

A door set on the left hand side of the hall was opened by the hands of the servants.

"Belonging to the Knights of Saturas, Lady Leiris... the people of Saturas, Lady Dunlo... the people of Rosedd, Lady Dawn... the people of Zeland, the kingdom of the South, Lady Muratos... you are hereby admitted"

Walking the lead was Raylis, whom we all know well.

He is a young prince, who was once set to burn his antagonism against Sin-Luu and later to compete with George-Zaza over Sphilla-Zaza. He also wrapped his samurai-like pure white courtesy and proceeded to the upper seat of the square with a gentle smile.

Following that, Dunlo is applauded by people as he manages to keep his chest open to barometric pressure. I had a nervous face, but I was still certain of my footsteps.

Dawn, the mercenary, is walking without any fear. He's wrapped up in a shitty outfit, but I guess he looks familiar in the castle town of Genos. Few young princes and ladies cheered to stand.

The last muratos follow the previous three with a murky face. Whether it's the original personality or the reveal of tension, it's the Buddha's top surface that reminds me of Balan's old man.

"This is followed by the admission of the top winners who have advanced to the final match.... 4th, 4th Battalion Leader of the Militia Corps, Dear Devious"

Dawn's long, unbeatable Devious appeared.

Very often, the venue is engulfed with laughter, and Ai-Fa is about to creep away.

"What, the one... isn't it a masquerade today?

It was also natural for Ey-Fa to commend it that way, and Devious was wearing something like a hat mimicking a lion for some reason.

His face is well exposed and he is dressed with a lion's face on top from his forehead. If I may say so, it has a design similar to that worn by the northern clan, but unlike that one where real fur is used, its lion's face was what a rarity it was because it was obvious that it was a naive crop. How humorous is that gap to be a decent courtesy garment from the neck down.

"... third place, people by the woods, Master Rudd-Lou"

Rudd-Lou, wrapped in an orange cape, appeared refreshed.

With the usual bright look, I don't see how you're feeling. Still, I didn't put my TPO around properly and put my hands behind my head, so it's the foothold I deserve to call "refreshing". There was a young lady by my side, but I could hear her spilling an exclamation like "oh" or "well."

"Number two, first son of the Earl of Saturas, Master Leeheim"

When Leeheim showed up, there was such a big applause. It would be the aspirations of Leeheim himself, or the praise of those bordering on the Earl Saturas family.

Leeheim is quite a young man. Slightly longer hair was caressed perfectly with oil, in a fairly lean physique, with a look that was not nearly as pristine as that of his cousin, Leiris, but how bad or aristocratic.

Today, however, he has a strangely lukewarm look. I was showing a lot of remorse when I lost to Schmiral-Lilyn in my last battle, so am I still dragging that sentiment?

"Number one, folks by the woods, Master Schmiral-Lilyn, you're in."

When Schmiral-Lilyn entered, he was filled with a different temptation than ever before.

It is Schmiral-Lilyn, who has the appearance of a people of the east. Long-lasting silver hair is probably a rare shade in the west or east, but there are no other distinctive features. Black eyes in the long cut eyes, high nose beams and thin lips, long skins and black skin - they were all supposed to be the general appearance of the eastern people.

So perhaps it was Schmiral-Lilyn's appearance of the people of the east that surprised the people.

He is such a figure, but he is a people by the clean woods - and he has entered his face with a soft smile.

(If I were someone who knew Sanjula, I wonder if I would ever even face this kind of smile)

But I was also greatly surprised by Radajid's smile during the day. After all, the smile of the people of the east, which is naturally faceless, may not shake the heart of the man who sees it.

Besides, Schmiral-Lilyn's background and so on would be widespread among the nobles. Because the people of the east abandoned God and their homeland to become the people of the woods, there's no way that doesn't inspire people's curiosity.

The fact that such a Schmiral-Lilyn finally appeared in front of them may have inspired so much interest.

"… and above will be the eight winners of the Totos Early Run Competition"

Eight of the winners were inducted by their lowest surnames and stood sloppily in front of the Melfrieds.

Schmiral-Lilyn is at the left end, and Raylis is at the right end. When those eight greeted us, people blessed them with applause and cheer. Of course I was one of them.

"Well, I'd like to award a medal."

To Melfried's words, the winners split left and right by four.

And when one by one is called by his name, and he advances to the foot of the statue of God, he is given a silver medal in his breast. It was Odifia who played the role of awarding, so everyone was to break their knees for the young princess.

"Princess Odifia, would you have liked this silver lion crown?

And when his turn came around, Devious called him that way.

Odifia is slightly inclined to the neck with a dolled, faceless look.

"Not really... I liked Odifia better than Kamenbu-kun"

"Uhm, well. I didn't even think about it, but the princess's father was about to scold me, so I stopped."

The hall was engulfed with laughter again.

Ai-Fa is arm in arm, sighing.

"Is this a sacred ritual, blessing the brave man who won the battle? Nobility is unexpectedly tolerant."

"Yeah. Well, I guess it's better than being narrow"

Afterwards it was connected and the remaining winners were also awarded medals.

Once again, when Schmiral-Lilyn returns to his original position, the applause winds up.

In the meantime, I snuck up on Vina Lew-Lillin.

Vina Luu-Lilin narrows her eyes in a way that even looks sleepy, staring at her partner. I didn't know how honorable it would be for the forest folks to win these fights - but still, so many people praise and celebrate the good fight of the Schmiral-Lillins. My breasts were full of pride, and I didn't feel like questioning Vina Ruu-Lilin's chest.

"We shall now begin the feast of celebration. I want you to relax for a while until the feast dishes are ready."

In response to Melfried's words, both open doors opened wide open.

A samurai or a surname comes into the room to get a wagon or a basin. The aroma of the dishes spilling from it made people cheer anew.

"Yo, it's finally over. And then you can do whatever you want."

and Rudd-Lou and Schmiral-Lilyn approached us.

Wait for the Dari-Sautti and Giza Rue to say their naughty words, and then I'll go ahead and walk with them too.

"Good luck, both of you. And congratulations in advance."

"Thank you," Schmiral-Lilyn smiles happily.

Then Rudd-Lou turned on me in disgruntlement.

"I don't care what you think right now, both of you. It's a word for Schmiral-Lilyn. Asta won't talk to me like that."

"I'm sorry. Good day, Rudd-Lou. And congratulations. The last competition with Devious was really amazing."

"Heh. Because Lulu showed me his guts."

Rudd-Lou laughed and poked me in the chest.

"Oh, I'm so hungry already. Chefs in Castle Town started cooking Giva food, didn't they? I'm not complaining about any dish, but I don't want to sweep my stomach just with the meat from Kimmus and Karon."

"I'm sure you'll be fine. I guess you can expect it to taste better."

That's how we set out to enter the celebration banquet.

Neither can we interact with the noble people, headed by Fermes, second only, but first we wanted to let the tongue drum on the feast dish of Dia.