When I finished the stall business and went back to the settlement of Luu, there was a pleasant surprise waiting for me.

The reconstruction of the two houses had finally been completed.

I noticed that, and Mim said, "Wow," he said. As he jumped off the carrier, he jumped into Barsha's chest waiting for him in front of his new house.

"Wow, wow! You're finally done!

"Oh, I just finished assembling Kamadu and the stone kiln. What do you say, splendid?

"Yes! I think I've become more splendid than before!

After that, Mim also laughed at Michelle standing next to him.

"Hey, that's amazing, Dad! Now we can live together again!

"Well, no matter where you live, it's no different."

Then Sheila-Lou, who got out of Jidula's luggage, also approached you.

"Then you have to move bedding, luggage, etc. Would it be okay if I left it to Barsha?

"Oh, sure. I don't know about that kind of work. Michelle and Mime can get to work."

"This is the only guy with a job. I'll help you."

"You can say it. My legs aren't in the right shape yet, so leave it to me."

As always, there were three amiable people.

Then Malfira-Naham, coming off the carrier, calls out, "Oh, that".

"Oh, oh, those three aren't always family, are they?

"Yeah. Michelle and Mim are parents and kids, but Barsha's different."

"Oh, yeah, right. So, but it kind of makes me feel like we're all family."

"Right. I'm guessing we've been living in the same house for about seven months now, so in the meantime, family ties have sprung up."

To the lavish Balsha, to the unfathomable Michele, the innocent mime. The addition of Zida here will never disturb harmony. each family that has walked a completely different raw, but a definite bond was felt there.

(Speaking of which, Mim and Zida looked pretty good together. It's not weird to be a real family.)

With all that emotion in my heart, I decided to go for the cabin in the main house.

The surroundings of the Kamado cabin are deserted. So as I was freeing Gill and the others from their luggage, Tia's voice came down from overhead.

"Asta! You're back safe!

At the same time, a small figure flickers down. Apparently, it was more of a tree climb.

"I'm home, Tia. How's your leg?

"Uhm! No force at all, but it looks like the bones are totally connected!

Tia was finally allowed to remove her escort from this morning.

The right foot peeking through the hem of the piece seems slightly thinner than the left foot. Originally thin, it's hard to tell, but after all, my muscles have fallen off a lot.

Besides, Tia had her knees and ankles secured with an escort because she had broken her shin bone. I haven't moved my joints at all in the past month, so I feel a lot stronger there. The story was that they need only one more month to fully recover.

"Don't be impotent though. Well, you know your body best."

"Uhm! Leave it to Tia!

Tia looked happy, smiling. It is an uncontrolled smile that will inadvertently follow this one. I wonder how happy I am to have been able to remove the cramped escort.

Whatever it is, when we reconnect the gills to the trees, we turn our feet to Kamadu's hut.

It was the faces of the main house, Laina Luu, Lara-Luu, Limi-Luu and Tito Min, who were waiting for us there. Today, I hear Mother Meer Ray is off. Sheila-Lou and Vina-Lou, who were on stall duty, will be joined to begin their work.

"Speaking of which, I haven't seen Satie Ray-Lew lately."

Rayna-Lew answered yes when I called this one while I got to the same job.

"It's like a platter that Kota wants to sweeten to her mother and Sati Ray stays at home as much as possible. And... oh, you can say that already, right?

When Raina-Lou looked back, Grandma Tito Min nodded with a smile.

Make sure of that, then Raina-Lou smiles with a grin.

"Actually, it's like Satie Ray had two eyes."

"Oh, did you? Congratulations! Let me say hello later."

"Yes. Sati Ray, too, will be delighted. Just last night, we were also told by Sati Ray."

Then Limi-Luu, who was simmering the sauce of Nenon, also raised his voice, "Ugh."

"Baby, you look so excited! I wonder if I can give birth soon. I can't wait."

"That's true. I can't wait either."

Lew's main house was seven brothers. I'm sure Giza-Lou will want to give him as many children as he does.

"But before you do, it's Rutim's house first, right? Ama Min-Rutim's stomach, what was getting so annoying! I was wondering if we were going to have a baby soon?

"Right. Apparently, it's the middle of the white moon. I don't know if it's weird when you're born."

The Sudra twins, who were born prematurely, are also growing up fast. Both Kota-Lu and Aim-Fou seem to be growing every time they see them, and the day of joining the Rutim family here made me sincerely eager to wait.

(Those kids are walking down the road we cut. Keep your mind tight, we need to clear the right path)

It was happier for me to be considered that way.

Because of the congratulations, the people of the Lou family also feel more floating than usual. In the meantime, Malfira-Naham raised his voice as an uncle.

"Sa, Sa, Sati Ray-Lu is the daughter-in-law of the eldest brother in the main house, right? Hey, I really congratulate you on having a new baby in the elder brother of the main house of the chieftaincy muscle. We sincerely congratulate you."

"Thanks. Hey. But did you ever face Satie Ray?

When Grandma Tito Minh called out as such, Malfira-Naham nodded, "Yes, yes".

"Yes, yes, I just wanted to say hello once. On my way to this kamado cabin, I came across a place where I was giving up my toddler..."

"Did you? I only saw him once, and he remembers his name. Thank God."

"Come on, it's hard to be rude to the chieftaincy people, and, naturally,"

Then Lara-Lew said, "Hmm?" and he looked at me.

"Then you know my name, too?

"Or, of course. Ho, the third sister in the main house, Lara-Lew, right?

"Heh. So, what's this one over here?

"This is my youngest sister, Rimi-Lou. You two often go down to the lodging town together, so let's not forget.... nor, of course, will I forget the names of Tito Min-Lu or Meer Ray-Luu"

"Hmm, that's amazing. If you were me, you'd soon remember that letter."

That being said, Lara-Rue pointed to a list of ingredient names and culinary names on the wall and a spreadsheet of 99. Malfira-Naham also nods, "Ha, yes".

"Hey, hey, I think I could only remember for what I managed to get stretched out there. Wow, just what I and others have remembered, it hasn't helped yet..."

"Huh? You just remembered all this? Ma-sa! It hasn't been ten days, and you don't have that!

"Oh, uh, so, but the... hey, falsehood is a sin..."

Malfira-Naham began to swim his eyes in such haste.

Lara-Luu is looking back at that, frowning at Uranzu.

"I remember all about this guy, about Sister Raina and Sheila-Lou, right? I haven't even remembered half of it yet."

"Ha, yes. Oh, really..."

"... what does this say?

"Yes. It says," Karon's milk fat. "

"What about this one, then?

"Well, it says Poitan's Stone Kiln Grilled with Gibba's Bekon and Gamma Cheese and Tarapa"

Lara-Lew shook a bright red ponytail and looked back at her sister.

"Hey, was it a good fit now?

"Yeah, it fits. You're amazing, uh... sorry, I didn't remember your name yet"

"Wow, wow, you don't have to remember my name or anything. Na, if you can only remember that you're a Naham person, that's enough."

After stating so, Malfira-Naham lowered his eyebrows to a slice.

"Besides, I've never spoken of most of the dishes written there. Oh, I don't think that makes much sense when I remember my name."

"I don't think so. Or you'll be surprised to even remember the name of a dish you've never eaten"

"Ha, yes. Just imagine what kind of dish this is, hmm, my chest is pounding... and maybe that's why my name was carved into my head"

Rayna-Lew looked back at me like he was impressed.

"Excuse me, but does Asta already remember all these letters?

"No, I'm ashamed, that's refreshing. I try to remember the ingredients as consciously as possible, but still not yet."

So I came up with one fact.

"Speaking of which, Malfira-Naham seemed to be good at calculating copper coins as well. For once, have you already mastered these ninety-nine calculations as well?

"Ha, yes. I was told that it was the knowledge necessary for business, so I started by remembering."

Indeed, it was I who explained it that way. But I just taught him how to read numbers and the rhymes of 99.

"... if I sold 24 dishes of three red copper coins, do you know how much it would cost?

Malfira-Naham stopped all the movement perfectly, often silently, and then said, "Hey, is it 72 pieces? answered."

"Wow, it fits. So, if I sold thirteen boxes of 150 red copper coins of giva meat, how much is it?

"Yeah? Uh, uh... 65 and at 130... let's say, 1950 sheets?

When I said, "You fit," people screamed all at once.

"Ho, does it really fit? I thought only Asta and Zwei-Rutim could calculate so quickly..."

"Yeah, it should fit. But you can't calculate this fast just because you remember Jiujiu, can you?

Exactly what I thought a lot too and asked, Malfira-Naham began to bow his head with a pepper.

"Ha, yes. Now the women of Ravitz and Naham are also being taught the trick of calculating the meat because they have been given the guide to selling it in town."

"Computational tips?

"Yes. So, the calculation just now, once replaced with fifteen white copper coins. Oh, and I divided that copper coin into ten and five pieces, each multiplied by 13, and then added the total."

"I have no idea what you're talking about! Sister Raina, do you understand?

"Yeah. It's hard to multiply 15 and 13, so you multiply 10 and 13, 5 and 13, and add that answer. That's the way Zwei-Rutim teaches other women."

"... I'm just listening, I'm getting a headache"

Lara-Luu had a laid-back face, and Vina-Lu and others looked like they had abandoned the game from the beginning.

In the meantime, Rimi-Lou said, "Really -!" I raise my voice.

"You do it differently, but you get the same answer! Funny!

"What, you, could you calculate?

"Yeah! I wrote it here because my head would hang on to it the normal way"

Seeing, the surface of the workbench in front of Rimi-Lou was wet with water. He was working on the calculation of the multiplication I passed on with his fingertips soaked in water from the water bottle.

"But the Zwei-Rutim way, I could just calculate it in my head! It was a little hard to multiply 5 and 13 though!

"I knew Zwei-Rutim could count on you when it comes to calculations. Sautti and Ravitz talk a lot about themselves."

But more surprising than that was Malfira-Naham. She has acquired unbeatable computational abilities to the folks of Fou and Die, just by listening to the information.

"You didn't just have cooking skills, you even had such talent with you. I'm so jealous."

When Sheila-Lou mentioned it that way, Malfira-Naham probably started shaking his head sideways.

"Meh, there's no annihilation! I'm still pulling your legs."

"I don't remember Malfira-Naham pulling my leg. I've never seen anyone so memorable."

When I hitched a ride too, Malfira-Naham was making his eyes black and white in such a confused way.

The people on the spot are all impressed. Everyone understands the difficulty of learning to read, write, and compute characters.

"... you seem very good, even as Kamadoku. I'm very excited about what kind of food you're going to cook in the future."

Raina-Lou's blue eyes, which are described as such, also felt something like a very pure bud of confrontation.

but after all, Malfira-Naham just bows his head in a frightened manner.

(Surprised. This could really be the first time a bunch of women have had such talent for this)

With that sentiment in my chest, I decided to resume my interrupted job.

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"... in that way. Murphyra-Naham surprised me once again."

At night, while having dinner at Fa's house, when I made him report it that way, Ai-Fa responded with a faceless look.

"Um... I'm not offended by anything, am I?

"Don't be crazy, you lying bastard"

I = fa slightly blush my cheeks, while he screws me.

While relieving myself of that adorable trick, I let the words overlap.

"Whatever you do, you should be able to read, write, and calculate letters. I guess I'm starting to feel more and more excited about the future of Malfira-Naham."

"Hmm. I guess that's why you did those tricks in homes all over the place. I don't know, but if that lady had so much talent, I'd love to hear it."

"Yeah. I'm sure she'll have a good influence on Ravitz's blood family."

When I answered that way, the next tier stood up completely.

"I've eaten up all the broth. Can I have another drink?

"Yeah, fine. Can you do it yourself?

"Hmm. Moving like this should also help to regain strength"

Tia headed toward Kamado with cautious footsteps, careful not to let her knee creep away.

While dropping that off, I = fa also do the cream stew.

"By the way, I'm talking about Camua-Josh... he said a lot of crazy things again."

"Oh, yeah. We didn't even think about Zazz-Sung's curse."

"Whatever. There is no way to say anything about the people of the woods who are still dying and do harm to their countrymen. The souls of Zazz-Sung and Tay-Sung should have been returned to the Mother Forest"

After stating so, Ai-Fa breathed heavily.

"Mostly, big sinners like Cycleus and Silhouel still don't have much reason to curse Zulo-Sung, whose son he is. It should be us or the Lew family who were burning their grudges when Zazz-Sung died"

"Oh, you're right. So it's just a coincidence."

"Mm-hmm. There's no way human resentment could have created such a great calamity. Camua-Josh also worried unnecessarily."

I could feel so relieved that Ai-Fa looks perfectly fine.

Tia, who returns in the meantime, starts cooking again with a flourishing appetite. Looks like we're eating more today than usual.

"All you have to do is hope Zuro-Sung is okay. Even if it was a more painful punishment than death, he would have hoped to return to the woodland settlement after ten years of hard labour without giving his soul back."

"Yeah... all this has to do is pray to the woods and western gods"

"Mm-hmm. But he was also the head of Sung's main house. There is a strong hunter's blood running through him, so if only he had regained his power, he would return his soul if it was easy."

I wanted to believe that, too.

Zulo-Sung would have been allowed to return to the woods if he had served a ten-year prison sentence. I did not want to think that Zulo-Sung's readiness to bear the sins of the Sung family all by itself and hope to be judged by the laws of the kingdom would crumble in less than a year, etc.

"Well, I can't stop thinking about it right now. Will Zulo-Sung be informed sooner or later if he is safe?

"Yeah. Looks like they'll let you know via Wang Du, so it's going to take a long time."

"Then we'll have to wait for that day. Everything will be guided by the forest."

Ai-Fa had a solemn face and put his hands up to the stewed dish served on a large plate.

but the tier, which was a moment faster than that, creaks up the ingredients with a wooden spoon for sorting. Ey-Fa, dressed with his nose screwed up, dazzled Tia with a much thicker gaze.

"Hey, that sounds like a lot of food. This isn't your only meal."

"Mm-hmm. It's like my body wants a meal. I want you to give me a break because this is what Tia needs to do to regain her power."

"Damn, where does such a small body meal fit in?"

Ai-Fa said bump, splitting the stewed dish that had been left on the large plate into wood dishes.

"So the people of Jagal were able to successfully complete their work?

"Oh, yeah. It seemed like you were putting it in pretty good shape, but I'm talking about something that's going to work out. Tomorrow morning, you'll be by the woods."

"Right. First, you're going to visit Fa's house, right?

"Yeah. It's a step from here to the settlement of Sung."

Tomorrow it will be the White Moon, and work will finally begin on the reconstruction of the Sacrifice Hall. And if you go as planned, the night after tomorrow it's a feast in Fou's settlement.

However, the feast also serves as a farewell party. I wasn't sorry to think this was going to be another long goodbye to the ladies.

"The ladies were supposed to have been staying for two months, but it was kind of a short while. When I think about the next time I see you, ten months later, I get distracted."

"It's too early to spare a goodbye. .. and the time of ten months is only a matter of time before it passes"

That being said, Ai-Fa was able to relieve his mouth slightly.

"Wasn't the past year just a short while? On the other hand, it makes me wonder if it's only been a year."

"Yeah, right. I broke up with the old man and the Schmirals on this day last year... and Zida attacked me. But on the way home from Xuanrong Pavilion or something."

"Mm-hmm. I was there, too, so I remember very well. Sin-Lu was unconscious to Zida, and she suffered a hand injury."

"Oh, yeah, yeah. That's where Sanjula helped me."

By that time, Sanjula was a secret detective sent by Cycleus, and Zida was targeting the people by the woods as her father's vendetta. Both of those are now able to form a definitive bond.

"It's a vivid one, isn't it? Fa's house has so many more families."

"Well, there's a lot of people who don't have a family."

When Ai-Fa said so, Tia stood up completely.

"The broth is gone. Can I have another drink?

"Wait! I know you're not the only one eating!

"Ey-fa, 'cause you'd be eating two more drinks, wouldn't you? Tia needs a meal."

As Tia approached Hikohiko nearby, Ai-Fa grabbed her own wooden plate and chased it.

"Wait! I'm first!

"But Tia got here first."

"This is crazy! I'm the head of the family!

Hearing the lively voices of Ai-Fa and Tia, I let my meal resume.

I knew somewhere, I was left feeling snug. Is that because goodbyes to the ladies are approaching piecemeal, or because Zulo-Sung's body is worried - which I didn't know for sure either, but from tomorrow I just had to encourage myself to try again with renewed feelings.