Vol 2 Chapter 107 (1/2)
The Festival
(Part 7)
The man looked at the snow sculptures lined up outside of the
They probably iures had limbs, but while they all had bodies, none looked the same
Like the people that lived in this world, the snow sculptures varied infinitely, accepting all kinds of life
However, people couldn’t accept life
So land, sometimes resources, so entire races
The country where the man had lived in his childhood was like that
Established through a coup d’etat, it had the policy of giving preferential treate the rew up in was torn down
The orphanage accepted both human children as well as those that weren’t human
The rieved
Why was it a crime for him to be with his friends?
Why were huroup, divided away from the other races?
There were no clear responses to the adults that atteiven a unanimous, ‘Humans are the only ones to assume the form of God Rattle, the creator and father of all humans, so we are the dominant species’
There wasn’t any definite evidence
There was nothing that could prove those words
Using that thought of being the do any naysayers,them those that have an inferiority complex
What couldn’t be surpassed was bad What was mediocre was bad
The hed
Holding their hands out to him
Facing hiht, friends that had many varied forms
“… Don’t go”
As he reached out his own hand, the man’s heavy eyelids raised and he realized he had a lapse in awareness He saw that the snow sculptures lined up out of thehadn’t changed
Seeing the snow sculptures lined up next to each other brought up an old memory; the man had a weak, but definite smile on his face
Several days later
The central plaza’s stone pavement was completely exposed
With fire stones spaced apart evenly, the plaza was filled with people, practically overflowing
There was one of the country’s taxation offices in the plaza, but since right now there was a stage set up, concealing its front entrance, it wasn’t like anyone was there for hostilities
What was installed at the center of the stage was a metal pole with a wind stone fastened to it in order to enhance the voice of whoever spoke into it… it was a loud speaker
Also, sitting on a table installed diagonally so that it could look over the plaza were four people: Lord Hector, the branch’s representative Branch Vice Manager Dennis, Annabelle as the judge representative, and the industry guild’s Euripides as the sculpture artisan representative
The dog beastkin Katie standing on the platfor
“I will now begin the Lunéville Snow Festival’s competitive show”
Having spoke fluently, she bowed and descended froe to Ilya and the other branch employees, her face in satisfaction from the cheers
Katie looked lively as though she were unconcerned with it, but Ria was shi+vering next to Ilya, clinging to a fire stone Ilya earing a pea coat, with Katie in athe three kinds of coats provided for use, she earing a duffle coat, but even with that she wasn’t able to bear it
(Because she’s a cat?)
While Ilya looked at Ria and thought so bad about her, Elizah went onto the platform
“Then first of all, I will explain the rules”
While she read out from her cue card, Ilya and them went to the audience area
“Everyone, after you go around the whole town to see the snow sculptures, please fill in the nu slip ill be distributing”
Seeing the paper distributed along with the explanation, a man spoke up
“There’re three places to write?”
“Of course, it’s so you can choose three If there were just one, everyone would choose their own right?”
Laughter rose up froeous skill
“The criteria to choose is free for everyone to decide on their own What’s the nified, what’s the h I said the ood, you know? That one isn’t included in the competition!”
Another bout of laughter spread through the crowd
The one put in front of the branch was a snow sculpture made by Elizah and Cynthia Its motif was Haku