PMBPHP Chapter 92

Today, a week after returning home, December 23rd seems to be the day of the Holy Beast Festival.

“Holy Beast?”
When I returned home and heard the word from Gresis-sama for the first time, I tilted my head.

“In our country, we worship holy beasts as gods. It is said to be the god who created the beastmen, and it is a festival to give thanks to that god and get benefits.”

“There was such a festival. Is a holy beast a god in the shape of a beast?”

“No, the true appearance of the Holy Beast is said to be unknown, and it is said that it will appear in the way we want to see it. So, in order to reflect the figure that exists in us, a mirror is placed on the altar of the temple.”

Was there a mirror?
I tried to remember the temple where we had the wedding, but I couldn’t remember it except for the signing.

“It is believed that during the Holy Beast Festival, the Holy Beast will visit the country from the time the sun sets on December 23rd until dawn and share happiness with the people. In the meantime, continue to light candles and make it a landmark to invite the holy beast to your house. In addition, it is believed that if you put an object next to the candle, the Holy Beast will share your happiness with it and it becomes an amulet.”

Gresis-sama explained it to me.
Around six o’clock in the evening, a huge candle, which is said to continue burning until tomorrow morning, was placed on the platform installed in the hall of the residence, and the fire was lit.

“I’ll take the hair clip I got from Gresis-sama.”
“I’ll take the handkerchief that Lilith gave me.”

Like everyone in the mansion, I put the item I wanted to use as an amulet by the candle and prepared to go out.

Outside, it’s rude to show yourself to the holy beast. So the upper half of the face is masked.
I wear a long coat with a hood, wear a hood over my head, and go out.

“Lilith, please stand up with your arms spread out a little. I’ll put on perfume.”
“Is it perfume?”

As I was told, when I spread my arms while standing, Gresis-sama sprayed my coat.

“Everyone is dressed the same, so each of them wears the perfume they mix and identifies each other. Even if you get lost in the crowd, the beast man’s nose works, so you can be found right away.”

I concentrate on the smell of the perfume that was sprayed on me.
I’m in trouble. Unlike the perfume used by humans, I can’t feel the smell.

“I don’t know the smell at all.”
When I thought about leaving, I was a little worried.

“Don’t worry, I know. And I won’t let go of your hand, so don’t worry.”

Gresis-sama entangled his fingers in my fingers and held my hand firmly.
I’m still not used to holding hands, so it’s embarrassing.
But I’m also happy.

When we go to the royal capital by horse-drawn carriage and go to the square of the festival venue, it is crowded with a lot of stalls.

Unlike the meat festival during the day, the night festival was very fantastic, with candles placed with a certain sense.

The strange thing was that flowers were sold in various places in the stalls.

“Why are they selling flowers?”
“That’s a flower for flowering.”
“For flowering?”

“It is a flower that the holy beast is said to like, and when you shed the flower into the river, it will reach the holy beast and make your wish come true to thank you for the flowers. That’s what has been said. It is even said that if you don’t do this, there is no point in coming to the Holy Beast Festival.”

“If you’ve been told that much, you have to buy flowers.”
Immediately, I bought flowers with Gresis-sama and had him take me to the river.

Candles were also lit in the river.
However, the number of candles is small, so it’s quite dark.

“This flower glows in the dark. In order to enjoy the light, this place is intentionally darkened.”

When I saw the flowers I had, which Gresis-sama told me about, they were glowing blue.
When I look at the river, a lot of blue light is blinking.

“Beautiful.”
“Let’s shed flowers too.”

When I gently drop flowers into the river with Gresis-sama, the flowers flow slowly, probably because the current is slow.

“Ah!”

Every year, at a fixed time, flowers that were not in the motherland were flowing. The flower was called the flower of happiness by the people.

That was this flower, wasn’t it?
I remembered that the chamberlains wished for my happiness and gave me a lot of presents for me who couldn’t get out of the royal palace.

“What’s wrong?”
“I feel like this flower helped me meet Gresis-sama.”

The wishes of the beast people living in the Kingdom of Tenar are happy and cherished in the Kingdom of Seiran.
I’m happy with that connection.

While staring at the shed flowers with Gresis-sama, I asked the holy beast.

I hope I can be with Gresis-sama forever.
And like this flower, I hope I can contribute to someone’s happiness.

 

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So both the beastmen and the humans think of that flower as a flower that brings happiness. They would probably both be upset if they were told that they had something in common.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter and thank you for reading!