Volume 3 Chapter 1 Part1 (1/2)
Translator: ノンぶりyuu
If you spot any mistakes, feel free to point it out ~
Enjoy
Chapter 01: A Strange Painter
Hiiro and his party finally arrived at the town near the border, 【Surge】, but an unexpected incident occurred
”Hey, what's theof this?”
”N-no idea…”
Hiiro frowned sullenly whereas Arnold as next to him, twitched his cheeks
A large number of people had set up stalls and had attracted a crowd in front of thee that it was bothersome to count them all
Hiiro, not a fan of the hustle and bustle, got irritated by the rising heat
”I-is there a festival today…?”
Muir titled her head char She was fascinated by the endless line of stores in front of her eyes
”Mhood smells”
”Arf!”
Winka and Winger both twitched their noses while looking restlessly at the stores with various foods and drooled
Then Arnold as pondering on a thought, realised so
”Wait a minute Is today the first day of 《Urui》?”
”It is, Uncle”
By the way, in this world 《Urui》refers to the 《month name》
January: NalwineJuly: Kelves
February: NunuiAugust: Urui
March: GuweronSeptember: Ivanness
April: GuvirisOctober: Nalbress
May: Losron November: Hisui
June: NoruiDecember: Grisron
These were the months of this world, each with 30 days Incidentally the year was 《Anol》 It is currently the year 《Anol 2114》
”What's so special about today?”
”Don't you know, Hiiro? The annual festival 《Raer Festival》is held on the day”
”《Raer Festival》”
There were also seasons in this world In japan those would be called spring, summer, autumn and winter
Spring: Esuil
Summer: Raer
Autumn: Jarvas
Winter: Riu
”It's currently 《Raer》, right? They're holding stuff like this all over the place to brush off the heat”
Hiiro listened to Arnold's explanation
(I see It's just a summer festival)
Hiiro's discorehen he realised that It was already hot to begin with, there were a hot headed guy beside him and this crowd on top of that only added oil to the fire It was really irritating
”Were you thinking soht now?”
”Ah Nope, I was just thinking that you're hot-headed, Old Man”
”Listen here! Even if you have to lie, can't you deny it? What're you answering honestly for? Dammit”
”That's why you're hot-headed”
”Th-this Brat, seriously one of these days…”
Arnold clutched his tre fists Muir's face suddenly appeared in Arnold's view Her face was flushed as she watched the bustling people
Arnold thought of soether
”Okay, I've decided! Say what you want but I've already decided!”
”What's with you all of a sudden? You finally lost it?”
”Shut up!”
Muir also blinked in surprise
”We're staying here tonight, right? Then let's enjoy the festival too!”
Those words hten up They seehted
Muir wanted to enjoy the festival but couldn't say it out loud Winka just wanted to eat food
”I see Then have a good tiuys I'll be at the inn———”
”Wait”
Hiiro tried to leave but Arnold grabbed him by the shoulders
”Let o”
”No, no How can you be like that now? Let's enjoy the festival”
”Not interested”
”Mhm, you sure you wanna act like that ~?”
”… What do you mean?”
Arnold raised his index finger and smirked Hiiro was irritated at that and wanted to knock him out but he resisted
”Listen, the 《Raer Festival》here in 【Surge】is quite big”
”There are a lot of shops ~ Moreover the special thing about this festival is that there's a super popular stall here”
Hiiro's shoulders twitched as the words ”super popular” piqued his interest
”On top of that, they hold coe】 Well, the food stall wins every year… See what I' at?”
”… I see Do they have that kind of delicious food here?”
”I think you'd be quite pleased”
”Mhm”
Arnold ell versed about the state of the world It didn't seee】 He also didn't see nor had he any reason to The words ”delicious food” became like bait
Hiiro's fighting spirit rose He made up his mind and went ahead of everyone
”H-hey”
Arnold was disappointed when Hiiro didn't respond and wondered if he had failed to persuade hi around
”Lead the way already What if the good stuff sells out, Pervert?”
”Do-don't call me pervert!”
Arnold shouted angrily but his mouth formed a small smile Muir and Winka were also thrilled from anticipation Four people and an animal decided to enjoy the festival for a while
”… 《Burning Peach Candy》?”
Hiiro n of a store Arnold widened his eyes in admiration and said
”Oh, they're selling quite the rare fruit!”
”hello! How about it? It's cheap!”
The stall owner, an energetic oldwith courtesy Muir and Winka looked at the 《Burning Peach Candy》displayed at the stall with sparkling eyes
”Old Man, give me four… no five!”
Arnold also added Winger's portion Winka thanked hi, ”Don't worry about it”
”Sure thing! Oh, the littleone ~!”
”Th-thank you… Ehehe”
”Mhm, thanks”
Muir and Winka smiled happily Hiiro and co received the food Hiiro watched the Arnold
”Is it good?”
”Yeah, you bet ~ The fruit is shaped like a burning fire and while it's candy, it's also soft enough to easily chew Well you'll understand how burning it is once you try it”
Hiiro ate atold to He could certainly bite it off easily and the taste spread through hissuddenly popped inside his mouth”
”——— Mhm?!”
”Hehe, surprised? The popping fruit on your tongue is the true value of the《Burning Peach》!”
Arnold shouted, boastingly The flavour was indeed addicting It wasn't too sweet and yet it was still a treat for your taste buds Hiiro concluded that this was surely popular with kids
Muir was holding onto her cheeks with an entranced expression Winka opened her ser was chewing on the candy
Hiiro and co were hungry so they gulfed down the candy and went into the crowd of people
”Okay! Onto the next one!”
They went gour under Arnold's lead
(I see, so this is a festival If it's got good food then it isn't all that bad)
Hiiro never went to festivals when he was back in japan so he was quite drawn to this new experience
However as was typically for Hiiro, he wished the croasn't there
A lot of stalls were sie and drawing lots
Muir was enjoying those ga for a while Hiiro's mentality finally started to reach its limits
(Ah, this sucks People bump into me and step on my feet… Can't they all just disappear?)
His thoughts started wondering to dangerous places Then he spotted a rather large stall The sign of the stall read:
《Happiness Shark Sandwich》
Arnold as also looking at the san, was surprised
”N-no way… That Happiness Shark…?”
”You know it?”
”O-of course! It's an ingredient that every cook would like to prepare at least once!”
Hiiro assu from Arnold's excitement
”Listen, the Happiness Shark are found in the 《Great Blue Sea》and live in the deepest part They rarely come up to the surfaceIt's super rare but sos Its body has a beautiful pink colour and it has an emerald horn on its head It's said that every part of its body is edible, even its horn and teeth!”
Arnold's whole body trembled with excitement as he spoke but Hiiro basically had no interest in animals, so it went in one ear and out the other There was only one thing that Hiiro wanted to ask
”So, is it good?”
”Of course! Listen, its taste is said to… Top even the 《Aqua Hound Meat》!”
At thatintent
”Y-yeah… But”
”What?”
”Look over there”
”Mhm?”
Arnold pointed at a cylinder lottery wheel like the ones often seen at shopping districts There were a lot of people queued up in front of it
”They only have a limited amount… So you have to win that to eat it”
”Say what?”
Shock ran through Hiiro's whole body Co able to eat this meat? Hiiro bit his lips at the torture
”Each person only gets one try and it looks like several have already won… Oh, it's written on the plate that there's only eight portions left… The line's pretty long to so I guess it's impossible”
Hiiro clenched his fist in frustrated when he saw Arnold throwing in the towel Winka paled in despair at Arnold's words
She also wanted to try the meat like Hiiro
(Wait, wait That 《Aqua Hound Meat》esome But I can't eat the even more delicious iving up are not in my vocabulary!)
Hiiro raised his face with a jerk and glared at the stall