Chapter 567: The banquet after the sacrifice is for...
The same site, the same square, the same group of people, but the surrounding atmosphere is completely different.
The eerie festival lasted for more than an hour until it was completely over. The demons Kira was worried about did not appear. The banquet that followed finally restored some popularity to the town.
It was only natural that a banquet should be held after the sacrifice.
The feast between the gods and humans is the final step of the entire ceremony. In the traditional sense, this represents people's needs and satisfaction in both material and spiritual aspects.
After observation, Kira found that this festival was closer to the ancient Roman or Greek sacrifices than the Japanese shrine maiden sacrifices or the European saint sacrifices. It was basically divided into three steps: sacrifice, serving wine, and revelry.
However, here the serving of wine and revelry seemed to have been combined into a banquet , and because there was magic in this world, some magic-related elements were added to the ceremony, such as the magic circle mentioned earlier.
In short, since Kira was visiting the festival, he naturally had the nerve to stay for a midnight snack, which included roast suckling pig, grilled steak, lamb skewers, grilled fish, vegetable soup, juice beer... He was simply eating to his heart's content.
The residents here were also very hospitable. Not only did they not charge Kira, a stranger who was not a resident of the town but came unexpectedly to attend the festival and banquet, but young and beautiful girls would slip little notes into his arms from time to time.
Kira originally refused, but was afraid that it was a bill or something like that, so he had no choice but to accept it. And since he had accepted it, he had to take a look at it before he could feel at ease. So Kira took a look, and only after he was sure that it was not a bill did he feel completely relieved.
As for what was written on the note... Kira said that he was a good man who kept himself clean, not a lecherous uncle like Gildarts who flirted with young girls wherever he went.
The moment he saw the contents of the note clearly, Kira suddenly understood why so many people participated even though the atmosphere just now was so terrifying.
Because this is a perfect party that only happens once a year, for one night only, where you can have fun all night long, exclusively for young people, and that only appears in dreams!!
There are no naughty kids making noises, no nagging old people, only adult men and women who are equally young, energetic, passionate and bold, and who enjoy the nightlife.
"I feel like I was accidentally involved in a big party..."
Looking at the group of men and women in front of him, with smiles on their faces, dressed in fancy clothes, either undressing or wearing heavy makeup, eating meat, drinking wine, dancing, singing by the campfire, and occasionally flirting with the handsome men and beautiful women around them, Kira couldn't help but take a sip of fruit wine to calm his nerves.
Then he seemed to think of something and silently replaced the wine with juice.
Boys, when you go out, you must learn to protect yourself!
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"What did you say?! You hold the festival at night because you have to work during the day?!"
After hearing this explanation from the drunken girls, Kira was stunned. He opened his mouth for a long time and couldn't say a word. After a long time, he asked, "Are all the people here so dedicated?"
"Of course!"
A fair-skinned and beautiful lady in a leopard print bikini came over carelessly, and stretched out her powerful white right arm to try to hug Kira's neck, saying rudely, "How can you earn money without a job?"
Kira quietly moved aside and then asked, "But for work, we have to endure the sacrifice in that atmosphere?! Can't we just take a day off? It should be okay if it's just one day, right?"
"What are you thinking about, little brother?"
On the other side, a lady with flaming red lips seemed to be unable to stand steadily due to drinking. She staggered and fell twice before standing in front of Kira. "This festival requires all the young people in the town to participate! How can we let all of them take a day off? If that happens, the whole town will be paralyzed, right?"
"Is it that serious?"
"Of course!"
Really? I don't believe it!
Although he really wanted to say this, he felt that since this was said by a local, Kira felt that he did not understand the situation, so he decided not to deny it.
"Of course, there is another reason."
"Um??"
In the moment Kira was stunned, Ms. Yourong grabbed Kira's red hair and pressed his whole face against her tall breasts. She said suggestively: "If the sacrificial activities are held during the day, some things will be inconvenient to do at the banquet later~"
Is this matter of yours...serious?
Kira struggled for a long time before he could breathe the air filled with the aroma of alcohol. After taking a few deep breaths to calm himself down, he asked curiously, "You guys are so drunk now, can you get up and work tomorrow?"
The other party smiled lightly: "Think about that tomorrow!"
“…”
So it’s not that you feel you can’t give up your work, but you simply like the atmosphere of banquets like this!
"Hey, little brother, my cat can do somersaults. Do you want to come and see it?" The two mature older sisters casually lifted their hair and cast a coquettish glance at Kira.
Kira's breathing hitched for a moment.
You're testing me like that? Which man can't stand such a test?
"...What a coincidence! My cat can not only talk, but also fly!" Kira puffed out his chest proudly and held up three fingers at the same time, "And there are three of them!!"
After saying that, he didn't care about the looks of the two people, and turned away without hesitation, leaving behind a chic and uninhibited back. The two older sisters were stunned, and when they looked at each other, there was obvious regret in their eyes.
"Don't mess with me...the people here are too scary!"
Kira left quickly, still in shock, with a look of shock on his face. He had never expected that in such a small town, there would be two great talents, Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Child, at the same time. He was really surprised!
The square was very large, and there were many people participating in the banquet. Even if they lived in the same town, they might not know each other. So as long as Kira didn't take the initiative to explain, others wouldn't know that he was an outsider. After all, who would have thought that an outsider would participate in the local festival and stay at the banquet to eat and drink for free?
Thinking of this, Kira smiled inwardly, picked up the bone-in meat next to him and took a bite: "It smells so good!"
It feels really good to have no one knowing me and yet be able to eat for free !
"You are...Kira-san??!"
Kira: “…”
Did the slap in the face come so quickly?
The strange yet familiar voice made Kira pause in his chewing: How could anyone in a place like this know me?! Am I that famous?
When Kira turned around, he realized that the person who recognized him was none other than the young female reporter whom he had met twice recently.
"It's you again! Miss reporter!"
There was no way. I couldn't remember the other person's name, so I could only call her "Ms. Reporter". I didn't know how she recognized me. It must be because I was too handsome and too recognizable!
Kira and Zena were not actually very familiar with each other, but the other party was barely the only person he knew here, so they chatted for a few more words; and because Zena had just come of age, this was her first time to participate in a town festival, and naturally her first time to participate in this kind of banquet, so her mood was still a little turbulent at the moment.
"I thought it was just a scary ritual or a normal banquet, but I didn't expect it to be..."
As a reporter, although not yet a full-time employee, Zena still has an eye for detail. In the past few dozen minutes, she has already discovered the unusualness of this party from the behavior of others, so she seems a little restrained and shy at this moment.
"No wonder children and the elderly are not allowed to participate. It turns out it's because..."
Thinking about the past few days, those people who knew that she was about to participate in the first sacrifice showed her ambiguous and teasing looks, and the girl's fair face couldn't help but blush a little.
'Damn it! Why does this town have such a custom? ! '
