930 Harvest Festival in the North Settlement ② - Preparing for the Feast

We finished greeting the chief Graf-Zaza, where we were to split up second-hand. It is a group that will show you the work of Kamadu and a group that can rest in Dom's settlement.

There are ten people who will be showing off their work. Me and Ai-Fa, Platica and Nicola, Gazran-Rutim and Dan-Rutim and Dim-Rutim, and three women. Included among them are the raucous young ladies helping with the Lew family stalls.

Four people are heading to Dom's settlement. It's Oura-Rutim and Zwei-Rutim, and two men. We still have about three minutes left before the start of the force comparison, so we should have been able to deepen our ties carefully in the meantime.

The four-headed tototoss connects to the side of the mother house, so that we can start by taking a look at it from the kamadu cabin in the main house.

There awaited were the women headed by Sufila-Zaza. When the men of the guide spoke, all of them stopped the hand of the work and offered a deep salute.

"Welcome to Zaza's house. Don't hesitate to look."

With the usual tight look, Sphilla-Zaza said to me that way.

The Platicas are also face-to-face with Sphilla-Zaza for the second time, but the rest of the women will be the first to see. but even as they welcomed the exotic people of Pratica and the castle township of Nicolas, they were not disturbed and had Kamadu resume their work.

The number of people is seven, including Sphilla-Zaza. Everyone wears fur breasts, bands, etc. from the top of a woodland outfit. In Zaza and Gene, wearing fur ornaments, and in Dom, bone ornaments, were the lessons of the northern settlements.

"Are all the Zazas working here?

When I asked him that, Sphyla-Zaza nodded "Yes" as he continued his work.

"In the Kamado cabin of the main house, only the people of Zaza are to be gathered. Some of the others are working with Din and Lid women elsewhere."

I can see that, but I can see through my gaze.

The person I was looking for was simmering a twist and an iron pan in the back Kamadu.

"Oh, hiccup, Mae Jean-Zaza. Remember me?

The disappointed physique women of Bone Tai slowly look back here. Blue-eyed, older women.

"It's a hiccup, Asta at Fa's house. … you came to see me and so forth."

"Of course it is. Thank you for your help with that verse."

"... I was taken care of every now and then, but I don't think I remember this one taking care of me"

It is a response with no shards of love. but she is originally this kind of temperament. Far back in the day, he stayed in the settlement of Luu with Sphilla-Zaza and was trained in Kamadu's work.

Pratica and Nicola are serious, and the women of Rutim seem intrigued, each eager to see how their work is. Time was to pass silently for a while because Zaza's face was holding his mouth.

The silence was broken at the moment I tried to call on everyone to go to the cabin next time.

"Oh, gentlemen, there you are"

The women of Rutim, who were solidifying around the entrance, cleared the way. It was none other than Tour-Din who showed up from there.

"Oh, that was a lot faster. There are still many moments left to begin the power comparison."

From after Tour-Din, Georg-Zaza also appears. He had also removed his fur coat, so his unexpectedly young face was spared.

Sooner than we say hello, Sphyla-Zaza turns back to you.

"Georg, you were following Tul-din around, after all. Shouldn't you be resting yourself in case of a power comparison?

"Even if you walk around the settlement, you can't lose your strength. Just leave me alone."

Since I answered like that, George-Zaza has laughed at us.

"Are you guys a sight for work? These guys have no love, so they must have been bored."

"No. Handy, interesting, watched"

Taking the initiative, Platica was to answer as such. This was also the second time it was face-to-face, as we were similarly seated at the dinner that invited the Alvach and the others.

From between those two names, when Tour-Din stepped inside Kamadu's cabin, there happened to be only three Zaza women surrounding it.

"Thur-din, would this not have been a problem?

"Um, I'd like you to check the numbers on this book..."

"You cut these vegetables after Jomtien, didn't you? Was Aria definitely finely chopped?

It is kind of reminiscent of Malfira-Naham at the former Joint Harvest Festival. but Tour-Din had been entrusted with the feast of the northern settlements for a long time now, so he was far more senior than Malfira-Naham.

I guess that experience also trains Tour-Din. It was normal for me to be a little naughty, but I will return accurate answers to the questions. As far as I'm concerned, it wasn't quite - no, it was a pretty emotional sight.

"You guys rely too much on Tour-Din. In the morning, they would have just confirmed that."

And that's what Sphyla-Zaza said in his solemn face.

The strong eyes of the light look out for one young woman.

"Were you simmering the pan without even being fueled? If so, you should confirm it sooner"

"No, I thought there must have been no mistake...... dude, just in case......"

"Then you should check with me and other human beings first. If you keep sweetening Tul-din, you won't be able to train."

"But," the women let her mouth shut.

"It is also a lot of crackling for me to give Tour-Din a free hand. I guess there is no shortage, as Sphyla-Zaza goes all the way to Din's house..."

"Shit, not all the time. Before this, I was supposed to take a trip to welcome you, Pratica and Gerd."

"But you also revealed the night at Din's house that day, didn't you? My meeting with Tour-Din was more than a month ago."

Tour-Din still travels to the northern settlement the day before his holiday to guide his cooking. but lately I've been hearing that I only get a chance to go out once or twice a month because I often get errands on holidays.

Anyway, as far as I'm concerned, I can still see Tour-Din being loved by everyone in this northern settlement, and it's senseless again. Tool-din at the time has become mundane, as long as he smiled.

"Oh, well, I don't mind, so if you have any concerns, don't hesitate to ask"

After saying it that way, Tour-Din smiled at Auntie and Sufila-Zaza.

"Su, Sufila-Zaza, too, thank you for your attention. Was there anything wrong with you, too?

"Yeah, yeah, this one's fine. Tour-din has given me a good hand."

Sphyla-Zaza has made her face a lot more red. She's admiring Tour-Din at her, so I guess she's having a hard time making a compromise with her solemn behavior toward her family. She is also seventeen years old or there, although Sufila-Zaza is visible to adults.

That's how he looked around at the ladies' hands for a while before Tul-din left the room. We were in trouble, and we'll take a ride.

"Havilla and Dana are also added this time, so the partitioner Tour-Din is tough. On a scale, is it as good as our harvest festival?

"No. The total number of five families is over a hundred, so I think there will be more than ten than our harvest festival."

"More than a hundred people? I knew it."

When I nodded with my convinced face, Tour-Din leaned his neck wonderfully.

"Um... what do you know?

"Oh, I'm sorry. Didn't you tell Tul-din this story?... As a matter of fact, I've been thinking about Zaza's blood family for a long time now because it must be more than they declare."

"Shinkoku...? I'm sorry. After all, I don't know..."

Speaking of which, Tour-Din wasn't even on the spot.

It's not like Tul-din cares, so I decided to explain.

"When I was first invited to the Parents' Council, I was told that there were seventy Zaza blood families. You were discussing which clan should be responsible for the next chieftaincy muscle. Seventy people in seven families are too few, so I thought they must have measured differently."

"Oh I see...... if you add Din and Lid, the number of blood clans will rise to over 140. How did that end up being half the number?

"I wonder if the extremely different numbers mean that I didn't declare the number of people under the age of 13 or 15 after all. Given the forestside mastery, the area would be a good number to separate."

"Whew!" he shouted out loud was Dan-Rutim, who had tucked away a little. Dan-Rutim not only has an excellent sense of smell, but also an extremely good hearing.

"There must have been a hundred of Luu's blood families at the time! More than that, all forty were numbered?

"Oh, no, I think there were between 110 and 120 of Luu's blood families at the time, too. I was wondering if that must be why the food ran out so quickly at Gazran-Rutim's wedding feast."

"Even if not, Asta's food was delicious!... but the Sung family should have been about forty at the time. If you had 180 people, including your family, it wouldn't have seemed strange to have a bigger face."

Then the bright Gazran-Rutim answered the question.

"The current Zaza bloodline includes fifteen members of the branch who moved Mr. from Sung like Thur-din there, plus Digga and Dodd. If so, the total number of Sung blood families at that time was 163."

"Hmm. But still, isn't there enough people for Zazz-Sung to think about setting up evil on the Lew family?

"Zazz-Sung may not have figured out the right number of people either. Or... about a year and a half after finishing the parental conference, didn't the number of Zaza's blood families increase significantly?

With a very gentle smile, Gazran-Rutim said so.

Dan-Rutim said, "Hmm?" and lean his neck toward the shavings.

"It is true that the Zaza bloodline will have also gained a great deal of strength in the last while. Thanks to the delicious food and the copper coins that sold Giva meat!... but I don't count the number of children under the age of five in any family. Then all of a sudden, the number of families increases."

"If so, has the number of humans returning their souls decreased?

Gazran-Rutim overlapped the words that way, with some clear glance.

"We have gained wealth by selling giva meat, filling our hearts with delicious dishes and allowing us to come to the hunter's work with stronger force. It also allows you to do your job safer by having a hound in your hand. Even in Rutim, no hunter has returned his soul in the last year or so, right?

"I see! You mean if there are no human beings to give back their souls because of hunting and hunger, there will be more families! I finally get it!

Dan-Lutim turned to me and Ai-Fa with a huge laugh.

"Then that means all thanks to Fa's house and Schmiral-Lilyn! As Fa's friend, as Lilyn's blood, I'm proud of you, I'm Ai-Fa to Asta!

Ai-Fa had a solemn face and just nodded "um".

There is just a very proud light in those eyes. It was that look that made me even more proud of my chest.

"... O Tour-din, how long have you been speaking on this occasion? Is there anything else waiting for you?

When Georg-Zaza called it that way from the sidelines, Tour-Din let his gaze wander with the mundane.

"Oh, yeah! I'm sorry, but I'm sorry to bother you here."

"No. Because of that, we're coming with you."

Still, I felt disturbed by the blood clan interaction, so I decided to ask Tour-Din and Georg-Zaza to take the lead.

The two names of the difference in height exchange words without giving in. Tour-Din is twitching and growing, but Georg-Zaza seems to be growing just as well, and the height difference between the two seemed not to have changed at all since I first saw them.

(I'm all grown up, so it's natural for the younger George-Zaza to grow up)

And that's how I thought as I snuck up on the side of Ai-Fa walking next door.

It was us when we met, only about two or three centimeters apart, but now it's about five centimeters apart. It also meant that I was growing more than that, because I think I was somewhat, albeit tall, in I-Fa.

(But me and Ai-Fa are almost nineteen. Yeah, yeah. Being as tall as a diga, I guess not anymore)

When I thought about it that way, I was starting to think that I-Fa could lay eyes on me.

"... is there anything on my face?

"No. I came to the woods, and it's been almost two years. I was just biting my emotions off."

Ey-Fa looked lost in his choice of expression, causing his lips to hang out as a result.

"You still have three months left till your birthday, don't you? It's too soon to bite your emotions."

"Yeah. But until Ai-Fa's birthday, it's been half a month. I'm not looking forward to it now."

Ai-Fa dyed her cheeks a lot and poked me in the temple.

Really, Pratica, who was walking right behind me, said, "What's up?" He asks.

"I don't care. Leave us alone."

"But it's right in front of you, so sight, go in"

"Then keep your eyelids closed!

"Now, walk, it won't stay"

Ai-Fa left his face red, and he was to scowl at me.

It is a moment of bliss to be jealous of the eye-fa with such a face, although not Devious the other day.

When they arrived at the cabin next time, Morn-Rutim and Dom's women refrained from doing so.

To that appearance, Dan-Rutim shouts out in delight.

"Oh, that's a hiccup, it's a morn! Plus, the Dom ladies are going to be breathing, above all!

The women of Dom were greeting Dan-Rutim with a smile on their faces. Rutim's face will have plenty of opportunities to visit Dom's settlement, and Dan-Rutim's sociability is out of standard. Also, Dan-Rutim should have always taken the lead in running Mim Char, such as when calling Morn-Rutim to Luu or Rutim's settlement.

But the Dom women I know well are Lem-Dom alone. Let me tell you with great curiosity that there seemed to be no other muscular ladies like Lem-Dom.

The average height feels quite high. Drenching Giva's bone ornaments on her upper arms and hips is similar to Lem-Dom's. Besides, there seemed to be so few older women than Zaza.

(So, there are less than ten people... Well, the family by the woods concentrates on the parent muscles)

Besides, I hear that in the days when the Sung family was a parent, they just took daughter-in-law and son-in-law and never sent family members. Such means were used to protect the Sung family's secrets. I guess that has forced the brave, well-known northern settlements to decline as much as any other clan.

But if you believe Gazran-Rutim's words, the number of families in any family should be increasing. I was supposed to sneak a prayer so Zaza's blood could thrive.

"Asta and I-Fa, too, are hissing. I am truly delighted to be able to celebrate with you both."

And, after greeting Rutim's family, Morn-Rutim told me so.

The back length is 150 cm there, but she is a very cute girl in a plump shape with a corn. Besides, would it have been time for her to turn seventeen? I didn't feel any significant change in my adorable round face, but it still seemed like I was growing up every time I saw it.

"Ah. You are Pratica and Nicola, aren't you? I am the sister of Gazran-Rutim, the head of Rutim, and my name is Morn-Rutim. Thank you for coming to the end of the feast"

"Greetings, thank you.... By the way, you, why, are you working? Today, cooking, working on, only Zaza's blood, listening"

"Yes, I will be staying at Dom's house, so I will be working on preparing feast dishes today"

Morn-Rutim was laughing frankly and answering as such.

It's hard for me and the others to get a sense of it because I look up at Luu's feast every once in a while, but she's been staying at Dom's house for about ten months now. Hasn't there been any progress in your relationship with Dick-Dom - hard to deduce from that uncontrolled smile?

"Please do not hesitate to speak up if you have any questions, as I am now in charge of the partitioner at this Kamado. … Now if you'll excuse me"

Morn-Rutim's dedication. Oh, my God, Tul-din was never to blame for the questions here. However, the women of Dom also have a respectful eye for Tour-Din.

It's just - apart from that, a lot of people came looking sharply at Ai-Fa. I guess I still can't look at it because I'm in a position where I was heavily involved in Lem-Dom's departure. After a while, one of the free ladies in her hand approached Ai-Fa with a resolute face.

"Excuse me. You're Fa's parent, Ai-Fa, aren't you? Your name is often heard from Lem-Dom."

Ai-Fa only replied, "Uhm".

The women regain their posture after showing a lot of fright in the frivolity. These women also seemed to be more than Ey-Fa if only on their upper backs.

"I hear Lem-Dom was allowed to live as a hunter by the recognition of his power by you. Of course, the last person to make a decision is Dick-Dom, the head of the main house, so you have no responsibility whatsoever… I wanted you to see Lem-Dom come to the power comparison as a hunter"

"Mm-hmm. Me too, I'm going to"

Ai-Fa was only pale.

But in those blue eyes, there is a light that does not take seriously. Satisfied with it, the women retreated.

"See you soon. If anything happens, please speak to this person."

Following Tour-Din, we decided to leave the cabin too.

We talked about staying in the cabin, where the Ladies of Zaza, Gene, Havilla and Dana each worked, and the Ladies of Dint and Lid were placed there two at a time.

Both Havilla and Dana's family have had a few greetings during Easter. In your cabin, those women greeted me with a smile.

"It's a hiccup, Asta at Fa's house. It's a great honor to have Asta eat our dishes."

As I thought on Easter, Havilla and Dana seemed to have a character unlike any of my smaller clans. Living in the confines of the northern and Sung settlements seems a somewhat peculiar environment, but this does not seem to have any distinctive personality.

"Is that still due to the fact that both the Sung family and the northern clan were closed and both Havilla and Dana had weak interactions? Not only did the Sung family, which had just taken away their family, but the northern clan, which is obsessed with strong blood, probably didn't really deepen their blood ties with other blood clans."

Later, Gazran-Rutim spoke that way.

Indeed, neither the Sung family nor the northern settlements have had a harvest festival in recent years, so I guess there have been few opportunities to deepen ties in that respect.

"But since abolishing the Sung family and becoming a new chieftaincy muscle, Graf-Zaza has shattered his heart to deepen ties with other blood clans. I don't think I've ever consigned myself to a northern clan again."

As proof of such Gazran-Rutim's emotions, the women of Dana and Havilla were behaving uncontrollably in this Zaza settlement as well.

Nor does the beloved sentiment towards Tour-Din seem to have been beaten by the women of the North. When Tour-Din made his move in the northern settlement, there were several women from Dhana and Havilla, and the bond was deepened there.

"Tour-din, how's this one doing? If you don't mind, could you give me a taste?

It was the Ladies of Havilla who called me that way in a certain Kamadu cabin.

These women seem to admire Tour-Din, among other things, making their brown eyes sparkle. Somehow, it's like Digga or Dodd or Dim-Rutim admiring Ai-Fa.

"Yes. I think it's a great job. Thank you for the rest of your time."

"Thank you. It is all thanks to Tour-Din that we have been able to cook so much"

The women were holding Tour-Din's hand in a way that was impressive.

Watching me look like that in a full mood, Thur-din explains me embarrassingly.

"Oh, you know, this is Havilla's eldest brother's companion… before I was supposed to pick up the dishes for the wedding feast"

"Oh, I see. That's what happened."

Sure, the women still seemed a lot younger, but they wore married outfits.

Then George-Zaza comes to his mouth with his face.

"Told you, I remember you, too. Were you Havilla's eldest brother's companion?... Looks like you and Tour-Din were able to bond back correctly, above all."

"Yes. The verse was also taken care of by Zaza's youngest brother"

and the havilla ladies dyed their cheeks slightly.

When I wonder what you're talking about, George-Zaza overlaps words with laughter.

"Before he gave the wedding, he suspected that Havilla's eldest brother was having concerns with Tour-Din, and he had a bad conscience. But you jumped Tul-din in the middle of your job?

"Yes, I swear, I didn't mean to... without even apologizing to Tour-Din, I ran away"

The women of Havilla look back at Tour-Din in a nasty manner.

Tour-Din looked back at it with a very gracious look.

"It's all, it's past. I've been looking forward to having a feast with crackles today"

"... thank you, Tool-din"

Holding Tul-din's hand again, the women moistened their eyes.

For God's sake, Tour-Din had deepened ties with different opponents even in places I didn't know. I'm like warming up my chest and remembering a little loneliness - kind of like watching even my precious sister grow up.