There was some unexpected trouble, but the harvest festival for me, Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san to participate in was finally approaching.
　After gathering at the entrance of the inn, before moving to the Forest of Spirits, where the event will take place, Sieg-san holds out a package wrapped in cloth to us as we gather.

Mr. Zeke?　What's this?
....
'What?　Is that your lunch?　Thank you!
....

　Apparently, Mr. Zeke had packed a lunch for the three of us.
　The harvest festival is held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and while there are some who will return to town once to eat, the majority will prepare a packed lunch.
　I'm sure you've heard that Zeke-san enjoys making sweets, and I've received a few myself, but they were all really carefully made and delicious, and he said he usually cooks a lot, so I'm looking forward to having them for lunch.

　After thanking Sieg-san firmly, we received our lunches and everyone moved to the venue.
　By the way, Lilia-san and the others are not going to participate in the harvest festival. In the event that you're in a situation where you're worried about the safety of the black bear, the security team has been destroyed, it seems that they've decided to call for volunteers from among the participants of the hunting competition to patrol the perimeter of the forest of spirits, and Lilia-san and the others seem to be participating in that part of the event.

　When we arrived at the exit of the town of Rigforesia, many people who seemed to be participants in the harvest festival had gathered there.
　It's not the same as yesterday's hunting competition, because there are many women and children?

You have a lot of kids.
The main purpose of the harvest festival is to get to know the spirits. Especially for the elves, a good performance at the harvest festival is a promise for the future. All parents who have children want their children to participate in the festival.

　It's a good thing that the elves are loved by the spirits, because it is an honor to be loved by them, and if they do well at the harvest festival, it will open the way for them to become spirit mages.
　I'm sure that the spirit mage is a very privileged position among the elves, and as a parent, I'm sure they want you to advance in that path.

　It seems that while Ray-san was explaining to us, Lilia-san applied for our participation, and the elven man who seems to be in charge of the harvest festival comes to talk to us with a soft smile on his face.

It's a good idea to have the three of you who are participating in the event listen to an explanation and a few notes. It will take some time, but........

　The elven man gave us a welcoming look and approached us as he said this and immediately afterwards his body floated. No, I was lifted up.

"...You have the contempt of death to waste your master's time, which is worth more than a thousand pieces of white gold!　Now, let's tear it to pieces right here and now!
Anima take your hands off me. Where the hell did you come from?
Ha!

　Suddenly, Anima appears and grabs the man's chest and makes a boisterous statement while lightly lifting his body with one hand.
　Anima obeys my words and immediately lets go of my hand, turns to me and salutes.

'Good morning, master!　I'm patrolling the streets right now!　In the midst of all this, I saw some disrespect towards the master, so I came here to 'weed out' the undesirables!

　
　It can even be called a super theory, and I decide to give instructions while holding my head in my hands at Anima's thoughts.

''Yeah. I'll be fine here you can go back to work.
'Ha!　Anima, we will now return to duty!
Yeah ... good luck.
'What a waste of words!　Then I'll take it myself!

　After straightening up sharply and replying as loudly as ever, Anima returns to her pilgrimage with a regular gait.
　After seeing it off, I bow to the man who looks confused.

''I'm sorry, Anima excused me...''
'Oh, oh no I see you are the master of the rumors...'
"Rumor?
Yes, I've been warned that if I say anything disrespectful to my master I mean, you, in front of her, she'll instantly beat me up.
I'm really sorry for everything.

　How do you get to be alerted to the level of alerting that goes around in only nearly half a day!　What the hell did you do, Anima?　Ray-san's sighing like he's given up on the whole thing.
　It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're going to do with it.


















　The explanation of the Harvest Festival is not that difficult to understand, and once you listen to it, you can understand most of the content.
　The flow of the harvest festival is simple: the participants are given a bag with a function similar to a magic box, and they put the harvested fruit into it.
　Also, this bag was made by a spirit, and it seems to have a function to determine whether the fruit in it is this year's or last year's, etc., so that it is not possible to cheat.
　As a precaution, you are told not to harm the spirits, not to throw garbage into the forest, and so on. If you break these rules, you'll be disqualified from the game.

　It is said that if you grip the magic crystal attached to the bag in the event of a problem, the guards around the spirit forest will be able to tell your location immediately.
　After all, since there are many children who participate in this event, many safety measures have been taken in that area.

Then, Aoi-chan and Hina-chan. It's advice from experience, I'm sure the spirits will appear a little after you enter the forest, but spirits are very timid. You should not approach them suddenly, but wait for them to approach you. As long as you remember that, 'the two of you' can get good results.
"Yes!
Well what about me?
'Kite-kun.....yeah. I think you should just do what you want, as you see fit, don't you?

　Fear gave Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san some advice... but I didn't have it!　Why!

"Miyama-kun.
What is it?　Mr. Ray.
''The 'winner's prize' is an assortment of fruit, but the freshness of the fruit deteriorates quickly. I'd recommend putting it in the Magic Box as soon as possible.
"...no, I didn't win, but...

　I don't know what the joke is, but Ray-san makes it sound like I have a chance of winning.
　No, I don't think I'm as good as the original spirit mage, no matter what.

'Oh?　Luna, what's that?
"I've been placing a 'bet on the winner' over there, and I've been 'all in' on last month's paycheck for Mr. Miyama.
You can buy some for me, too.
Yes, sir.
'Hey ... Miss Lilia?　Ms. Luna Maria?

　When Lilia asked when she saw the wooden bill that Lunamaria-san had been holding in her hand for some time, to her surprise, it seems that Lunamaria-san has participated in a harvest festival bet.
　No, that's fine, but why are you betting on me!

'Oh, Luna. Me too, please.
Me too!
....
'Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san too?　Why is Mr. Zeke taking out the money without a care in the world?

　I have no idea how this happened, but everyone starts betting on me.
　No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.　

　Dear Mom, Dad--The harvest festival is about to start, and I'm going to be a part of the festivities... I don't know how it happened, but Lilia and the others. --I've been nominated as the winner!