Isekai Ryouridou

③ Council of Chiefs

That's how we returned to the woodland settlement.

Unfortunately, the master of Westwind Pavilion was in a bad mood for me to break my promise, so Yumi had been delivering the story from last night that he wanted a cooling period for a few more days.

More importantly, this is the one who broke his promise under any circumstances, so there is no excuse.

So, when we got back to Luu's settlement to the inscription that it was time for the Raina-Lu guys to cut business - there were two other Totos besides Gilu and two roofless luggage cars waiting for us.

Totos and luggage of the Zaza and Sauti families.

The Chiefs were returning even faster than us, and they remained in the settlement of Lou.

I breathed a little and then turned my legs to the main house of Luu with the Ai-Fa's.

"Father, we're home," Rud-Lew says, pulling open the door.

Following that, I stepped into the Lou family, seeing the sight as I expected, and tightened my feelings even further.

Donda-Lou and Giza-Lou. Gazran-Rutim.

Graph-Zaza and the men for you.

Dari-Sauti and the men for you.

And Fou's parents, and Baim's parents.

A total of as many as nine men were sitting in a car seat and poking at each other with difficult faces.

"Hey Asta at Fa's house. It's important to see how safe you are."

The first person who gave me a voice was Dari-Sauti, one of the three chiefs and the young head of the Sauti family.

Park square face with a larger physique than Ziza-Lou or Gazran-Rutim. He has shown a fairly friendly attitude towards Fa's house, and is a benefactor who is also actively trying to master the skills of blood drainage and cooking.

"Hi, it's been a shame. Um, this time I've caused you all a lot of trouble and hardship -"

"It doesn't change the situation when you say your apologies at the tip of your mouth. If you feel responsible, take a seat."

And he whispered to Graph-Zaza with a voice at the bottom.

This one wears Giva fur with a head, still a grand old man who is the head of the Zaza family as a Trinity chief.

Its beastly sharpness of gaze is comparable to that of Donda-Lou, and it also has the most quey and horrible appearance on this occasion where the hunters of the war assembled.

He is no different from his fellow countrymen by the woods, but he is also in a position to have a negative view of the business of Fa's house, so he is an inconceivable benefactor to me and I-Fa.

Either way, me and I-Fa were going to head over to the people of the Lou family and sit down next to Fou's parents.

Sin-Luu, the escort, and the four youths leave there, and Lud-Luu forms the left-hand side of Donda-Lu.

"The meeting with Cycleus was successfully concluded first"

Gazran-Rutim speaks in a way that stands for Together.

"Although we were talking about what punishment would be imposed on the sinners due to future interrogation. The story that Cycleus himself was not involved in this case led me to the conclusion that you should believe it."

"Really?... Will Refraia still be guilty too?

"Of course it is. In fact, it was the men of my people who took Asta, and it was only at their discretion that they chose the unlawful means at that time - but they did not allow it to Asta, who wanted me to go home, because it was the person named Lefreia who kept it in that hall. That's what Melfried, who was present, said, even though a minimum sentence of imprisonment would be inevitable."

Forbidden - do you mean jailed or something?

Though a mastermind, she is ten years old and which young girl. I was supposed to feel worse than I had thought beforehand.

"And it seems that sinners named Musul and Sanjula will be punished for whipping. Cycleus begged for pardon, so we might not be able to get Genos deported."

"That's a total joke. We have no idea what it's like to hope for pardon, but if we pile up copper coins, we'll be able to reduce our sins."

And, Dari-Sutty shrugs her shoulders and comes with her mouth.

"Besides, a responsible human being is a lighter punishment, because it doesn't make sense. If those under his command had forgiven it, knowing that they had sinned, there would no longer be any difference in the weight of sin."

"Yes, you are. … and the fact that they also slightly injured the owner of the inn and treated Asta as a guest after taking her away would make it difficult to seek further punishment."

If Melfrid, who is reputed to have an absolute belief in one point of upholding the law, makes that statement, I can only accept that it is.

However, Musul, a resident of the castle town, still seemed to remember with concern that the disgraced Sanjula would gain freedom of movement within it again.

"So, um... did they also mention that Sanjula is the son of Cycleus?

"Yes. But Cycleus was denying it. A man named Sanjula is just a man hired by copper coins to explore situations such as outside the Inn Town and Genos, he said. - And he said that he was only inspired by his curiosity because he was also keeping an eye on Asta's stalls, because they call him such a reputation in Inn Town."

"Really..."

Often, silence falls.

Then Graf-Zaza raised his voice as he was waiting for it.

"So, what are you going to do, turn to the head of Fa's house?"

Ey-Fa, who was wearing a single knee claw just like everyone else, puts a strong eye over you.

"Of course, if we can get the permission of the Trinity chiefs, we hope to continue our business as before. Is it not only for the sake of a rich life, but also to connect in that way with the people of the boarding town, which is the right way for the people by the woods?

"I, too, endorse Ai-Fa. … it is all the more clear in this one case that the Inn and Castle Town should still be regarded as something else altogether"

It was Gazran-Rutim who gave me the backing of Ai-Fa that way.

"Like us, the people in the Inn Town don't even seem to be able to step into the Castle Town unless they get something called a pass. And if you think that it is the nobles of the castle town that rule this Genos - can you also assume that the people of the lodging town are closer to the people of the woods than the nobles?

"The people of the town are close to us, so...?

"Yes, or would it be easier to get an understanding to rephrase it as being close to us? It seems to me that the current situation, in which the people of the woodland and the people of the residential town are repelling your existence, is the right one. Over the past few days, as I went down to Accommodation Town every day and interacted with them, I got to make those thoughts even stronger."

It is a calm gazran-rutim as usual, but its eyes shine stronger than those of Ai-Fa.

"And we were also going to be hated by the people of the boarding town because we could not bring to justice the sins of Zazz-Sung, who was once a chief. That's how I see the relationship that has been distorted, with Ai-Fa and Asta getting it right. That's why I think Fa's house should continue to do business in Accommodation Town as before."

"... but it must be remembered that it is only a few days before Lew's house can serve as an escort"

So I opened my mouth to Giza-Lou, who sat on the right hand side of Donda-Lou.

It is the same as Graf-Zaza, or if you do poorly, you should be more suspicious of the likeness of Fa's house than that, Giza-Lou.

Naturally, I was supposed to hold my breath.

"Lew's family is in the period of rest, and it's just half a month today. The grace of the forest has not yet recovered, but it is time for a hungry Gibba to be in tune when she shows up. At a minimum, you won't even be able to remove your escort until the 15th of the White Moon, but you should never be allowed to break a man's hand into a non-hunting job for any longer period of time"

"That's natural, isn't it? The guys with free hands, they're gonna start getting ready for the hunt tomorrow, right?

To Rudd-Lou's words, Giza-Lou nods.

"If the chiefs find the deeds of Fa's house to be right, let's obey the decision ourselves. But with us, I can't help you with that until I second my job as a hunter. How the hell do you think about that around there?

"It's - of course, Giza-Lou is right. If by the day of the 15th meeting, you don't reveal the nature of a man named Cycleus... it will also be harder to keep doing business as before"

Ai-Fa responds that way to a little bitterness.

This, indeed, must have been more true of Ziza-Lou.

When he was preparing for the Tay-Sung raids, he had no other role to play as an escort than that of a hunter because Cycleus had strictly ordered him not to "take a break from business".

But now we do business of our own free will.

If the period of rest was to come to an end, we could not rely on the Lou family any more.

And yet, unless you can fully believe that you would have let Cycleus lose his legs, or that he was innocent, you won't be able to continue your business without escort.

If we don't settle on the 15th of the White Moon, and the problem is going to be sent forward again, we're going to lose our way of going about business.

I decided to bite my teeth inside to see how I had never been able to assume such a normal thing.

Giza-Lou's thin eyes, which seem to be laughing at any moment, compare me to Ai-Fa satisfactorily.

Then, from our side, Fou's parents raised their voices.

"Then, in that case, you should help the rest of the family when they rest on the hunter's work. In less than a month's time, the houses of Fou and Lan and Sudra will have a period of rest, so there are others waiting for them."

I looked back at you in surprise.

Fou's parents, who seem slightly too skinny among these fierce men, look back at me with a strong eye.

"Now, six men at a time in the morning and noon served as guards, didn't they? Fou, Lan and Sudra alone can gather as many men as they want."

"So, but - with all due respect, it's not like you can afford as much manpower in Fou or Run as Luu, is it? Don't you need to help the women do their jobs, even without a hunter's job?

"You can fulfill that with the men left behind. We couldn't respond to Asta's desire to help the women. If I can help you this time, I'm not as happy as I am."

"... can I make such a cheap contract without even checking with the parents of Run or Sudra?

It was Baym's parents who came to me with words like that.

This one, by contrast, is a short, sideways disappointing, magnificent man. He is in a position to participate in a clan gathering as a representative of a small clan that is negative for the deeds of Fa's house.

"No problem. Lan is Fou's family, and Sudra wants to help Fa's house more than we do. … and at any rate, a period of rest will come to Gaz and Ratz's house. If these people take over the role of escort, Fa's house will also continue to do business while scissoring for a short break."

"So the Astas have to keep doing business while taking the escort men with them permanently? Your mind is a big deal, but I can't tell you all about it."

and Rudd-Lou gives a cheerful voice.

Today it was a serial wandering day, Rudd-Lou, but there was a very pleasant grin on its face at the crackle.

"As far as I'm concerned, I'm almost done with Cycleus and some fucking noblemen by the next meeting. And then again, you're gonna lose your chance to help Fa's house, but if the Astas aren't gonna be dangerous, that's number one, right?

"Absolutely. Danger never leaves."

"But there is no proof that Cycleus has sinned. Unless Camua-Josh and the others get that proof, there's no way they're gonna decide Cycleus to be a sinner."

Carefully, that's what Gazran-Rutim said.

No matter how close you get to Fa's house, it's a gazran-rutim that doesn't lose its fairness.

"… and whatever the nature of the nobleman Cycleus, we must also prescribe the treatment of the Sung family."

And that's what Graf-Zaza said in a heavy voice.

"If we don't get rid of that story in the first place, there's no business. … it will not be obvious how much longer we discuss this. As far as the Sung family is concerned, it's okay to make a decision based on what we just talked about, right?

"Huh? Have you decided what to do with them?

I accidentally raised my voice of surprise, and Graf-Zaza made me laugh.

But it wasn't him who answered me, it was Dari-Sauti who sat across the street from him.

"Our conclusion remains the same. Regardless of Diga and Dodd, who have committed the crime of escape, we do not consider that any further punishment is necessary because they have already punished the four Mida, Yamir, Oura and Zwei to take away Mr."

"Really? Then..."

"But also, if the monarch, Lord Genos, is asking for further punishment, he cannot make the words go away. Therefore, on the day of the talks, we took seven human beings, who were the Sung main house, starting with Zulo-Sung, and came to the conclusion that we would let them interpret it in their own words."

"Uh... are you taking Mida and Yamil-Ray to a meeting place? Isn't that too dangerous? If Cycleus were to force us to take their form..."

"If it seems unreasonable to extend to such acts, you can't still follow Cycleus' words, Asta at Fa's house"

Only calmly, Dari-Sauti said.

"But our monarch is Malstein, Lord of Genos, in the position that Cycleus is his spokesperson. If the person insists that the Sung family needs a heavier punishment, there are others who will actually make the Sung family listen and weigh their sins."

"Yeah, but maybe that's just pre-construction for Cycleus, and he's really looking to put the Sung family back on the chieftaincy muscle, right?

"And it's just Yamil-Ray's imagination. We have no choice but to identify the Lord of Genos and the sincerity of Cycleus. … of course, when its sincerity turns out to be incompatible with the people of the woods, I don't intend to obey the promise."

Somehow, even the big Dali-Souti figure felt so much bigger.

No, it's not just Dali-Souti. It seemed that most of those on the spot were beginning to exude their killings as hunters as if they had even been greeted by their lodging enemies.

"It's Asta from Fa's house. We may be at our limit."

"Shh, the limit?

"Oh, yeah. The nobleman named Cycleus can hardly find reason or justification as your main muscle.... I think we've had the same story before in this Luu settlement, but instead of softening the thought, it just increased with every chase of the day. I'm starting to wonder if it's hard to treat that man like this as Lord Genos's deputy."

Still, Dari-Sauti was a serene expression, never exasperated.

"And with regard to the script of Cycleus, it should also be passed from the mouth of a man named Melfried to Marstein, lord of Genos. If the lord still doesn't try to move, does that mean that he admits that Cycleus is doing the right thing?

"Yeah, yeah... whether you admit it's right or not, it seems like you're leaving everything to yourself"

"Then we too, with the actions of Cycleus, are in the sincerity of Lord Genos. If Cycleus was unreasonable enough to get the Zouro-Sung and the others, let's take the knife and fight it."

"- Are you going to point a knife at Genos?

"If Lord Genos still thinks Cycleus makes sense, I guess that's how it turns out"

Dari-Sutty nodded loosely.

"We've spent eighty years by this Morga forest. For those of us who do not know the times we have spent in the black woods of the south, this land is our only home.... but you cannot live while worshipping the unqualified man of a monarch as a monarch. Fortunately, there was no disagreement in that regard."

"Really..."

Previously, Graf-Zaza said it was inevitable that Genos should be abandoned, and it was Dari-Sautti's position to resist it.

Then it's only been about ten days, but in the meantime the Chiefs are face-to-face with Cycleus twice.

Especially since I strayed Cycleus head-on at the last meeting and he flirted with it, that may have caused me to feel decidedly suspicious.

"Of course, we don't want to abandon our homeland either, Asta. But I didn't think I could take the sincerity of someone named Cycleus if I wasn't ready."

Gazran-Rutim speaks quietly.

"What action will Cycleus take after taking Zulo-Sung and others and letting them hear the words? What words do you throw up? In contrast, how does Melfried behave that he is faithful to the laws of Genos? With them, we are going to choose the way forward. Unless Cycleus takes the knife, neither will we."

"But on the occasion of the talks, that sword will be taken away in the first place, won't it?

"Yeah. So we're going to have dozens of escort men outside the hall on that day. So that you can step into the hall with the signal of a grass whistle,"

Was the specific story decided that far?

I don't know, I'll swallow my saliva.

"At the point of taking that many men, Cycleus will also be able to perceive our readiness. Over there, you shouldn't be able to take the knife so easily. Neither are we going to waste our lives."

"Yes......"

"And I haven't decided on this yet, but I believe this story should be extended to accomodation towns"

"Huh? To the lodging town, is it?

"Yes, though it should have already been revealed to the innkeepers from Asta's mouth on the point that we have come into conflict over the treatment of the Sung family. Furthermore, I think that the fact that we suspect that Cycleus has committed numerous crimes through the use of Zazz-Sung et al. should be spread to the Inn Town without covering it up."

"... I'm not yet convinced about that idea. What's the point of such an act?

Graf-Zaza asked that in a suspicious voice.

Gazran-Rutim looks back at you quietly.

"There are two reasons for that. For one thing, it seemed that the people of the Inn Town had the right to know the facts. And the other thing is, you shouldn't have put a knife in Genos without it."

"That's as far as I heard earlier. I'm asking you why you thought that."

"Yes, because I thought those of us who suffered the atrocities of the Sung family had the right to know about the people of the Inn Town. Isn't that a natural story, especially since there are even those who have lost their families in it?

The appearance of Milan-Math or the Late boy resuscitates in the back of his brain.

They should have already been informed of that fact by Camua-Josh.

But there are as many as thirty people in the Chamber of Commerce who were once killed by the Zazz-Sungs. I guess the right to know everything also exists for everyone in those families.

"And with regard to the other point, even if we were to end up in hostilities with Cycleus, I thought we should correctly inform the people of Genos about how it happened. On top of that, do the people of Genos feel that either the people of the woods or Cycleus make sense - so if people choose Cycleus, can they also literally decide that there is no place for us in this land?

"... no matter what the rest of us think, why don't we just go down the path we think is right?

"Is it? It is with us, the people of Genos who live in the territory of Genos. We spend our lives hunting Gibba, buying the grace of the fields protected with it to satisfy our hunger. Either the people by the woods, the people of the town, or they are damaged, this raw will not be established. So, even if the blood muscles are different, isn't everyone living in Genos, in a big way, a compatriot?

…………

"But we have lived for eighty years, avoiding you. If you are really an incompatible being, that's how you're going to have to live without interference, but it's the presence of Zazz-Sung and others that has made that relationship worse in the last decade or so. Wouldn't it have started if we had to figure out the certainty and misconceptions of that matter to see if we were incompatible with the people of the Inn Town?

I understood Gazran-Rutim's claim so painfully.

The people of Moribe are too indifferent to what is called appreciation and misunderstanding from the rest of us - a matter that I also had concerns about from a very early stage.

But how many people on this occasion understood the word properly?

As far as I can tell, only two people could feel the signs.

Dari-Sautti and Ai-Fa.

"Well...... at least there's no reason to strongly disagree with Gazran-Rutim's opinion. If Cycleus had been innocent, we would only be regarded as scapegoats who doubt the innocent. I'm actually suspicious of Cycleus, so I'm not afraid of the consequences. Instead, if I was wrong, I would like to redeem my unknown sins by being cursed with a liar"

Dari-Sauti said so.

"That's kind of a hard story. Doesn't that mean you can go ahead and talk more favorably with the people in town on your side? Even yesterday, that's the kind of operation that put things right with the people in town, isn't it?

"Of course, such thoughts exist," Gazran-Rutim smiled back in Rudd-Lou's words.

"Well, I agree with Gazran-Rutim, too. I've never had many allies."

"Are you saying that the people of the Inn Town will be on our side? Whoever the mastermind was, it was the Sung family that actually caused the damage to the town, wasn't it?

Rudd-Lou laughed when Fowe's parents asked him about it.

"So you're talking about flipping those parts too and letting them know everything, right? Whether it's us or Cycleus who's wrong, the Lord of Genos isn't enough to decide that. Aren't you talking about the fact that the people in Inn Town who actually looked at the pain deserve to decide that, too?

"Hmm..."

"You don't have to be unfair. Besides, it's true that we left Zazz-Sung out of the wild. That Zida guy seems to have lost his grudge against the people by the woods, but not as long as the rest of us think the same way - right? Some of them may still continue to resent the people by the forest. Then it would be better for us to know everything and be hated."

"... your tongue turns a lot, Rudd"

And - this is where Donda-Lou opened his mouth for the first time.

Rud-Lew turns to you and laughs again.

"My father was a lot quieter, wasn't he? I thought you were asleep."

"Don't flatter me.... Whatever it is, we're walking the path we believe in. I'm not going to hide that from anyone. If Gazran-Rutim wants to do that, why don't you just let him do it on his own?

"I don't think that's a problem."

Dari-Sauti said so, and Graf-Zaza expressed passive endorsement by passing silence.

It was Baym's parents who cast a slight doubt there.

"But is there such a possibility that a nobleman named Cycleus is innocent? I can't even trust a guy like Mundt."

"Hmm. That would make everyone in this room feel the same way. In the unlikely event that that man is proven guilty of anything - I guess that means we don't deserve to lead the people, Graf-Zaza, it's Dari-Sutty."

"Oh, but I don't even think it's necessary to point a knife at the monarch muscle. You should take responsibility for trying to steer the people in the wrong direction and retreat from the seat of the chief. … and in some cases, you will need to dedicate this neck to Genos as a great rebel sinner."

Dari-Sauti said so lightly.

Baym's parents stare suspiciously.

"I believe I will never fall into such a situation - but if I lose Dari-Sauti and the others, who am I to call chieftaincy this time? You're not gonna tell me to let the Sung family do it again, are you?

"All you have to do is dictate that at the Conference of Parents. Why don't you and Fow's parents get chosen?

"Well, that's a stupid story..."

"We were elected chief because we were second only to the Sung family. But that's not always the right story. It's your job to drag me or Dari-Sauti or Graf-Zaza down the road, just like Zulo-Sung."

That being said, Donda-Lou has a beastly grin on his crackle.

"Unless we are prepared to do so, the people by the woods will make the same mistake over and over again. It's the job of every forest dweller to determine whether a chief is qualified to be a chief."

"You're certainly right about that. We couldn't stop the Sung family atrocities, and we should keep walking based on that failure."

After saying it that way, Dari-Sauti made his residence right.

"Then I wonder if I can wrap up the story with this. If there's no problem, I'd like to tell my family what I've been talking about in the light."

"Oh, there was one thing I wanted to tell you, too. That Por Earth guy came to see me again today."

That's how I tried to explain it for a long time, but I didn't see any aromatic reaction.

I guess the hunters by the woods don't pin what Poitan's cooking method was told.

The only one of them who seemed to embark on himself with interest was still Gazran-Rutim.

"Did Camua-Josh also have such a ploy? You really are a bottomless person."

"I don't know one thing right now, but in short, the source of Cycleus' power lies in wealth, and if we lose that wealth, Cycleus loses power, too, right?

Dari-Sautti has asked me with my head on, so I make him nod, "Yes," he says.

"Anyway, it would have been difficult to rescue Asta without that noble effort such as Polearths, so you can let him do what he wants. If it's not against the forest code, there's no objection."

Both Donda-Lou and Graf-Zaza seemed to agree with Dari-Sauti.

"Well, now is the time to close the story. Share the circulars to the other families as before."

and when Dari-Sauti nearly said so.

The door to the house was knocked from the outside.

"Who is it," Donda-Lou asks, and the voice returns, "It's Sin-Lou the branch".

"A man from the town has visited the settlement of Luu. As soon as possible, I want the chiefs involved."

"You think you're a person in town...?" And when the indoors are colored,

"Where the hell is that?... No, it's faster to worship your face. Rudd, open the door for him."

Rudd-Lou nodded and ran with the knife to the front door in his hand.

Except for the people in the Lew family, they all keep their swords.

We were holding back in the lower seat. We were close to nature and the front door, so I-Fa kneels carefully and tries to cover me.

So I was supposed to see them from the gap between Ai-Fa's supple hips and arms.

Big shadows and little shadows.

The bigger one was a stranger, the smaller one a stranger.

"Thank you for waiting, everyone by the woods. Sorry for the late return."

"Late! It was you!

I let my hips float by accident, too.

Flaxseemingly soft hair with bright, shiny brown eyes. The boy, wearing a traveling cloak around his idle body and grinning, was the Late Boy, a disciple of Camua-Josh.

Is it, then, the guardian or something of an escort who refrains from doing so? He was a magnificent, albeit arm-wrestling, grown-up man with no less cuddly looks and robust flesh than a hunter by the woods, with black brown hair snapped behind him.

It is a travel outfit in a cape, as is Late, but from its matching eyes peers an old leather breastplate and hand, and a sheath of a half-moon knife lowered from his waist.

"Are you a Camua-Josh squire? … that you have finally reached your purpose?

To Donda-Lou's words, the late boy nods yes.

It's just the heart that doesn't break your smile while putting this many hunters in front of you.

The older man next door looks around at Donda-Lou and the others, with a vigilant and suspicious look on his face like a Tang Lion.

"So, what's wrong with my husband? Besides, I guess the guys at the branch came home safe, too, huh?

"No. The people of the Camua and Lou families have not yet returned. We were the only ones sneaking around and coming back because the militias were in formation in the north of Genos and it was kind of a swordswallowing atmosphere."

"Hmm. So you're saying that a woman like the bandit leader's partner is still outside Genos?"

The word "no" was returned to this question.

"Maybe the Camuans won't even make it to the 15th of the White Moon. So we're the only ones back.... I'm sorry, but can't you keep your precious witness until the day of the meeting?

"The human woman in town, in this settlement? I don't think a woman can stand it."

"Is it? Probably okay......"

And the late boy smiled and shook up the big man on the straw.

The big man snarls his nose roughly as "Hum".

"Wouldn't such a weak woman have a Red Beard Gollum companion? I don't know if they're from the woods, but there's nothing worse than a leopard in a gauze."

The leopard of the gauje is the name of the beast that inhabits the mountain of Masala that Zida, the son of the Redbeard Gollum, was encouraging him to work as a hunter.

Does that mean that Zida's mother also encouraged her to work as a hunter with her son?

Nevertheless - the man's voice was raggedly cracked and strangely difficult to hear. It's probably full of force, and if you shout it out, it's going to be a thunderous roar of Donda-Loumi.

"So can't you please? Maybe Cycleus doesn't even know we're back in Genos, so if you're not careful, it shouldn't bother you."

"Bring them with the woman before you overlap the words. I don't answer until I worship the woman's face."

"Ha... I'll introduce you now"

With a smile that didn't kill the bug either, the late boy pointed to the big man on the straw.

"This is Barsha of Masala, who was the leader of the Red Beard Party and the companion of Red Beard Gollum. Best regards for the next five days"

"Please... should I bow my head too?

With a dosty copper voice, the big man - Barsha, the wife of the red-bearded Gollum, said so sarcastically distorting his mouth.

Naturally, I didn't seem to be the only one who lost too many words.