Kira is very depressed, how can she take this situation?

Do you want to say, "I'm sorry, I'm the author you call the author who lowered the level of literature"? Will she be so embarrassed that she toes on the ground and dig out a three-bedroom apartment?

Fortunately, I just gave a bad review for Versailles, otherwise if I boasted vigorously, and the other party came to say "garbage", wouldn't it be very embarrassing!

It's okay to Versailles, and it's right!

Long live Versailles!

Until the two separated, Kira did not identify himself, since the other party was not his reader, it was not interesting to show his identity, and the reporter's lady, whose name he had long forgotten, would not change his opinion about the book because of this, or pester him for an autographed photo.

……

Traveling is to gain knowledge, traveling alone is not to be bound, it stands to reason that Kira should be like Gildas, wandering around the world and constantly adventuring, stepping on mountain peaks, walking through town after town, and then discussing the magic of life and the human body with local beauties everywhere he goes, even if he is occasionally tired, he will not stay in one place for too long.

But Kira had been in the town for a week.

The reason for the stop is not that there is irresistible food, wine or beauty, but that there is an important festival coming up here.

On the first day I arrived in Kira, I heard that at this time of year, the people of this area hold a festival called 'Nongtoki Matsuri', in order to pray to the gods in charge of farming that the local weather will be good and the farming will be good in the coming year.

At first glance, this festival is similar to the 'harvest festival' in Magnoria, but after learning about it with the locals, Kira learned the difference: the 'agricultural festival' is to pray for a good harvest in the coming year, the 'harvest festival' is to thank you for this year's harvest, the latter is a procession to celebrate, and the former is a serious ancient sacrifice that is said to communicate with the gods and offer sacrifices.

To Kira, it sounds like the legendary god of jumping.

Yes, this level of magic is among the highest in the world, and there are even mechanical tribes, and the vast empire whose territory spans the entire Western Continent still retains this ancient custom of praying to the gods to raise crops.

It stands to reason that the world of Demon Tail is a westerly fantasy world, and the Albarez Empire is even more so, and it doesn't match this kind of ritual activity at all, but it just exists, and it is said to be a custom that has been preserved since ancient times.

In the spirit of joining in the fun, Kira simply stayed. He planned to experience the foreign culture at that festival, and in the future, he would use it as a capital to brag about to the younger guild juniors, or future generations, and now use it as a material.

Half a month after Kira's stay here, the day of the 'Nongshi Festival'.

The sun is setting and the sun is shining, and the townspeople are ready to make sacrifices.

The main members of the festival are the young people of the town, and according to the locals, the elderly and minor children are not required to participate in the festival, they only need to attend the feast at the end.

As for the reason...... They don't know either, that's how the custom is anyway!

Young men and women, who made up about half of the town's population, wore a pure white cloak as usual, as in previous years, and gathered in front of the mysterious ancient ruins on the west side of the town, all with solemn expressions.

In the center of the huge square, there is a high stone platform, and young men and women who are waiting quietly stand under the stage, standing around it in a circle and circle.

On the high platform, at the edge are placed livestock such as pigs and cattle prepared for sacrifices, as well as wine, fruits, bread and other food, and a strange magic circle is drawn on the ground in the center, and in the center of the magic circle is a thick stone pillar, which is dancing with golden fire.

Kira, who was standing in the crowd, looked stupid: "This 'agricultural festival'...... Is it really used to pray for good weather tomorrow? Why do I look so much like a ritual to summon some demon?! ”

This is to be placed in Yin Shugar, who is properly considered to be the church of some superstitious dark magician, or the follower of a cult god, or some demon!

As time passed, the afterglow of the setting sun reflected on the altar began to migrate.

At the moment when the clouds dispersed and the moon rose, several people who seemed to be in charge of 'communicating with the gods' walked up to the altar, they were each separated by some distance, standing along the edge of the magic array, looking at each other and then slowly speaking, under their leadership, the rest of the people standing under the stone platform also began to chant in an orderly manner.

The voice is low, solemn, and solemn, and it makes people shudder!

Looking at the scene in front of her, Kira couldn't help but whisper to herself: "It's already strange that the time of the festival is chosen at night, but I didn't expect the ceremony to be even stranger!"

”

Isn't it, how outrageous it is to contact the god in charge of farming to choose it at night!

As for their way of connecting with the gods...... Kirata heard that the men were singing the most popular piece of music in the town, one that almost all the inhabitants had heard since childhood.

He had heard this music once before, and at that time he only thought that the melody was not bad, and the lyrics were all about thanking for this year's harvest and begging for the next year's continuation, which was not too much of a problem, so he didn't savor it, but now that it sounds, Kira only feels eerie and terrifying. Well...... The two are probably the difference between nursery rhymes and horror nursery rhymes.

Cool moonlight, mysterious festivals, strange rituals, white-cloaked residents, terrifying songs......

The last time Kira encountered a similar situation was when Leon found a group of his men to collect the Moondrops on the island of Karna in order to release Daliora.

Right now, just like that moment!

But they told me that these people were praying to the weather gods for next year's crops? Are you kidding!

I can't make up the thirteenth shield of the empire like this!

The moonlight, the altar, the residents, the white cloak, the magic array, and the horror song all make up a terrifying scene, which is replaced by a person with poor psychological quality, and it is estimated that he will be scared away directly.

"What a weird atmosphere! In other words, these people will not be believers in Jelf...... Wait a minute! I'll go! They are the citizens of Jelf!

”

Kira complained casually, but only reluctantly reacted halfway through the words, this is not the place where Yin Xiugar is secretive about the name 'Gelf', but the Western Continent where Gelf is worshiped as the emperor!

Although judging from the information collected, this festival has nothing to do with Jelf, but since he is a resident of the Albarez Empire, this pot Jerf has set his back!

The ritual lasted for more than half an hour, after which several people on the stage brought the sacrifices they had prepared earlier—the livestock—to the center of the magic circle and killed them one by one.

This is part of the process of this festival, sacrificing livestock!

Sacrifice is one of the most common rituals in all magical worlds, but the sacrifice varies depending on the object and purpose. For example, an uncle who returned from another world drove the goblin to sacrifice the head of a cow; Another example is that some humans sacrifice their souls to demons in order to gain great power......

In Kira's view, as long as it was not a human sacrifice, it was acceptable.

The scarlet blood slowly flowed up the magic array, and soon soaked it in a brilliant color.

Under the moonlight, Kira could sense the majestic magic power slowly converging towards the magic array, and then as if something had been activated, the entire magic array emitted a dazzling red light.

"This is what you call building a bridge of communication with the 'gods'?"

Kira's eyes were fixed on everything in front of her, not daring to be careless, for fear that a dark mage who was going to destroy the world would suddenly erupt there, or something like an evil god or a demon.

His intuition told him that this place, this ritual, this so-called 'god', contained a great secret.