We Live in Dragon’s Peak

Mistral says it's a strange dance and watches Kagura at night with interest.

Priscia was also seriously watching as she carried both hands of food hard into her mouth.

By the way, we watched Kagura at night on our feet, so little Priscia and I alternately held each other and showed her.

I'm surprised you two ate more than I thought. [M]

Cultures and customs are different, so I was afraid maybe they wouldn't show interest.

If I wasn't interested, I'd be in a hurry if I had to show you somewhere different. [M]

Where can I show you to the year?

Neither the park with the fountain nor the bustling downtown area with merchants is the kind of place to show you the night before the New Year's Eve, is it?

What about the royal castle? Usually boneless stone royal castles must be beautifully decorated by now, illuminated and shining by the light.

Many of those who do not gather in the temple head to the royal castle.

Even the square in front of the royal castle is liberated by the people, and at the dawn of the year, the royalty faces out of the castle's observation room, so some people head to the royal castle for it, right?

Speaking of which, you said Listeer would show her face this year, too.

In doing so, the square in front of the royal castle may be unusual and crowded.

If you think about it, you won't even be able to recommend a tour of the Royal Castle.

If it's just Mistral, I still think Priscia's gonna be absolutely lost because she's free in the crowd.

I wonder what Listeer is doing by now.

I wonder if you're having a fancy ball with the nobles on the spot.

Slatton and Crescio, plus I'm guessing Namy's in on it.

Of course, the Fourth Princess Celeste will be there.

The witches Keeli and Inea should not have gone to the royal castle because the temple's events are of the highest priority.

It's not until they've successfully completed next year's year of travel and are officially married that they can really be with Listea all the time, is it?

Am I with you when you can't get married after your traveling years?

I can't officially marry Louiseine until after next year, either.

I wonder about Mistral.

I wonder if the Dragon Nation also has a gift about marriage.

I look at Mistral. [M]

You noticed my gaze, and Mistral looked at this one, and smiled.

"Nice dance. We sometimes dance lively too, but this is completely different. It feels so harsh."

"Yeah. He said this dance has been handed down for thousands of years. It's a dance dedicated to the goddess of creation, so sacred."

"Elnea wanted us to watch this."

"Hehe, too bad. This is not my destiny. Of course, this is great, too."

I laughed and gazed back at Kagura at night.

Mistral leans his neck against me and turns to me again.

Then just fine, the dance is over and the performance stops.

At the same time, the hustle and bustle returned to the square.

"Over?"

"Yeah, watch the stage."

"Mnh-mnh, I'm done eating"

"Yes, wipe your mouth. It's almost the end of the year."

The fact that the dance is one paragraph is proof that the year is near.

I'll wipe Priscia's mouth and receive the dust.

"Mnh-mnh, hug. We don't really see each other."

First cup of eyes. Priscia stretching her back.

Once Kagura was over at night, Mistral lowered Priscia downstairs, but as soon as she had her face cleaned, it was a hug reminder.

Do you like hugs or have you been very interested in Kagura at night?

"Yes, sir."

Mistral smiles bitterly and can hold him again.

But, you know, you won't need that any time soon.

I smile inside. [M]

On stage, the witches and clergymen who had finished dancing were going back to the temple once.

And instead it emerged from the temple.

He was an even cleaner outfit than the witch he was dancing, a witch with a decorated cane that was much bigger and more beautiful than what Louiseine had.

Long, straight stretched brunettes are likely to reach the back of their knees.

Drawing a long hem, the brunette witch takes to the stage.

This is followed by the appearance of a man and a woman dressed in equally sober witch clothes, cleric clothes, going up to the stage and lining up behind a brunette witch.

The witch had all the sceptres.

"What's that?

Answer Mistral's question properly this time.

"The brunette witch in the front row is the witch-head, the representative of the temple in this country. This is what I wanted to show you."

While the witches and clerics lined up on stage, those who were in the square with no one sat down.

"Come on, let's sit down. You have to sit down and see what's coming."

I prompted Mistral to sit down with Priscia.

Me, too, of course.

If you look, some of them are sitting on the cobblestone of the square, worshipping hand in hand.

Square in front of the temple surrounded by harsh air.

The hustle and bustle also subsided with the sitting people, and at some point silence was visiting in front of the Temple Square.

"Ah, it's Luiseine"

Priscia shrugged in a small voice about just reading the air, too.

Louiseine stood near us.

Mistral kicked me out, but you were close.

"Hehe, because this is where I'm in charge"

Luiseine smiles at Priscia.

Apart from Louiseine, there were many witches in the square, all with the same sceptre as Louiseine.

The witches are the only ones standing in the square right now, so you stand out.

In the stage, the witches and clerics, headed by the witch heads, seemed more in alignment than anything else.

Among the witches were Keeli and Inea.

They don't seem to notice me. [M]

Waiting for something with a serious look.

I drank my spit and waited for it.

Silence wraps the square in front of the temple for a while.

From far away from the royal castle, I could hear the bell multiple times.

"The year is up."

I'll teach my neighbors Mistral and Priscia only to sound.

At the same time as the beginning of the year, the bell provided for the royal castle rings, informing the entire Wang capital of the New Year.

But the people gathered in the square made no noise in celebration, waiting for what was quietly a solitary drink.

Shirin.

When the sound of the bell disappeared, the witch's head slammed the floor of the stage with a stone clash of tines.

Then the bell attached to the scepter rings.

Shirin, Shirin, and the sound of a sober bell spread across the square.

A witch placed all over the square. There's a witch lined up on stage.

He similarly slammed the ground with a cane and began to ring the bell.

And.

In front of the Temple Square, the grand performance began.

The witch-head celebrates with a clear voice.

This is followed by an overlap of the low voices of the clergy.

The witches' transparent voices overlap.

The witch in the square also began to voice and play the eulogy.

Praise the goddess of creation.

Bringing blessings to a new year.

People. The country. And so that the world may be at peace, and the priests pray.

The congratulations are like readings, like poems, given in strange melodies and scales.

The witches seemed very divine to me.

Holy. Clean and beautiful.

Mistral and Priscia were also listening with a strange face, though I'm sure they didn't understand what the congratulations meant.

The bell sounds. The blessings of the priesthood went and the prayers of the people filled the square.

The end was closed with a witch-headed New Year's greeting, and the people who were finally in the square were happy at dawn.

Everyone gets up, hugs their shoulders with the people around them and greets them for the New Year.

Someone confused and stupid was trying to touch Mistral's shoulder, and his murderous gaze was pointed at him.

"Congratulations"

"I've never seen such a lovely way to celebrate a new year. Happy New Year."

"Mmm, that was awesome."

"Looks like you two were satisfied, that's good."

We greet each other. [M]

On stage, the witch heads were returning and Kagura was starting to resume at night.

I couldn't show you what I really wanted to show you.

Looks like Mistral and Priscia were satisfied, and I guess it's a huge success.

Early in the year, good luck.

Hopefully with this flow, you'll be safe when you travel.

"Well, I guess it's time to go home."

Catch Priscia dancing in imitation of Kagura, says Mistral.

"No, no. I'm going to sleep with your brother tonight."

"No, no, no, no. I can't do that on a boulder."

I have to go to your grandfather's house now.

If I take Priscia, what do I have to explain?

"If I say any more, I won't let you out of the village anymore."

"Ugh, mist mean"

"Yes, yes, you can be mean. Now let's go home."

Priscia bursting.

But there's no way you can get away from Mistral, is there?

Mistral hugs Priscia disappointingly and greets me home.

"When the new year settles, we'll go to Moss Square again."

"Yeah, we'll all be waiting."

"Yeah, thanks for everything this year."

"Welcome."

"Souvenirs."

"Yes, yes, I'll take the meat."

"Yay!

I still wanted to be with the Mistrals in the aftermath of the big chant at the beginning of the year, but you just can't keep getting a morning like this, can you?

"I'll see you then"

"Hey again."

We wave.

"Oh, by the way, back in the woods?

"Heh heh, yeah"

"Be careful."

"Don't worry"

Mistral is beautiful, and Priscia is cute, so watch out for weird people. And from now on, when you go to the Dragon Forest, you'll see a strange eye when you have witnesses. I wasn't careful, but Mistral seemed to understand me properly.

He smiled back at me as he touched the one-handed stick on his hip.

Yeah, don't worry about it.

I waved again and said goodbye to Mistral and Priscia.

There were still many people in the square, and Mistocel and Priscia quickly disappeared into the crowd.

Ahhh.

I should have accompanied you to the forest entrance.

You don't need to part here, do you?

If you're worried, you should have stayed with me as long as possible.

Even more so, I dropped my shoulder disappointingly. [M]

This is the kind of place I haven't been yet, is it?

Reflection.