Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

On a small high hill surrounded by small mountains, the village was. Cool in summer, not windy in winter...... It is a relatively large village in a location that seems to be well drained even when it rains.

At the entrance of such a village, I thought I had cut out in the woods, and bound a few trees, and a gate was erected on an unfortunate scale. However, there is not an examination there or a gatekeeper standing...... There was no indication that there might be an introductory examination. Though it was not a strange size to say a town on the scale of the settlement, it was sometimes too remote, perhaps with few visitors or raiders coming.

Eve exhales a sigh of relief as she passes through the gate.

"Maybe it's a good thing they didn't seem to take the money to get into the settlement, huh?

It was Catalina who reacted to it.

"What? Sometimes they take money?

"If people don't live in towns or villages come in from the outside, it might be a good idea to take money, right? If you did that to the residents, you might think they wouldn't because you buy objections, but the travelers are the ones who leave immediately even if you buy objections, so from the people in power, it might be easier to take the money?

After hearing such an explanation of Eve, Rosemary now asks.

"Is that a weak bully?

"I don't know. Eve said, 'The town our inhabitants created could be such a good town. So those who come from outside, for the maintenance of the town and the inhabitants, should pay!' I might think you're taking the money. Most travelers might think that the only way they can contribute to the town is by way of an entry tax…. So, I'm not doing weak stuff bullying, maybe that's, like, politics? (I wonder if Yuki would say a different reason again...)"

Listen to Eve explain that ——

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—— Three girls who will be silent for some reason. Within, Fei Long seemed to be thinking about whether he could not go about Eve's explanation. Perhaps you could not understand the meaning of the phrase "contribute to the town".

The other two were surprised by something, opening their mouths to pompous. Nevertheless, unlike the Fei Long, they didn't seem to have been able to go about explaining Eve...... Later, when we looked at each other, Rosemary had a proud look on her face and Catalina had a bitter smile. Well, Eve herself seemed unaware of the interaction between the two because she was thinking differently.

With such an exchange, Eve and the others finally entered the village. And look at the people who were there ——

"Ah..."

—— Now Eve will solidify.

Anyway, the people who lived there ——

"Yu, there are so many people like Yuki..."

—— All the white people...... Yes, this village is inhabited by the same race as her sister, Yuki. Snowwoman, Snowman (?) because it was a village.

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Then after going around the village for about two weeks as if to indulge in something...... Eves, finally remembering their purpose, once returned to the entrance of the village.

"I wonder if Yuki used to live in a village like this too... Ah, Yuki is a homunculus, so if she lived there, she might be your sister Nuru... But this village...... Yuki's likeable, spicy smell of food could be standing up!

"... Master Eve? Don't forget your purpose. If we don't get back soon, we're gonna be late for lunch, right? Master Yuki won't be able to make curry!

"That's right. Uh, wheat shop, wheat shop..."

and Eve trying to remember where the grain dealers and thought shops were, remembering the signs hung on the village buildings.

Then, before she remembers, Catalina points her finger towards the end of the street.

It didn't say "Kokomori", but the shop over there had a sign with a picture of wheat on it, right?

"Over there? Eve, you might not have noticed... You've been watching this a lot, haven't you?

"Yeah. Only that store, 'cause it didn't feel like it was hard"

"Oh, yeah...... Could it be that Catalina... doesn't like spicy food?

"Um... if I say I hate you, do I hate you? It's not like you'll ever eat it, but I think it's rude to cook and ingredients like spicy (...) (...) until you put up with your thoughts"

"Well, maybe... (You hate spicy food a lot...)"

"… be careful," Kokuri

Because I was going to make a spicy curry for lunch today, or a mentor who somehow exchanges eye contact when I hear about Catalina not being good at spicy food. At that time, Feilong also seemed to understand the content of the exchange, but soon afterwards she had an unfortunate look on her face because she also, like Yuki, liked unmatched spicy things...

"Hurry for now?

"Yeah. This way, huh?

Behind Catalina, who cuts the lead and starts walking, Eve followed... The four headed to the grain store where Catalina said she saw them.