Spirits don't eat food, do they? Do you still want to do that?"
Of course not. Genie doesn't need to eat. The actuality that they can live without food is what makes them so special. But we can entertain them with our appearance.
When I went over to the people who were planning the menu for the meal, they were having such a conversation.
The spirits do not need to eat the food. All they need is magical power, and with good magical power, they can live. But they can enjoy the appearance of the food.
The elves, who have a strong belief in spirits, want the spirits to enjoy the appearance of the food.
The festival is for the spirits, so I think it's good to entertain them,......, but it's better to not only entertain them, but to make it something we think tastes good.
Yes, but ......
The discussion seems to be about whether to give priority to entertaining the spirits or making it something we think tastes good.
"Oh, Lelunda.
"Lelunda, isn't it?"
They noticed me and called out to me.
Inside the house, they are discussing what to serve as the menu for the spirit festival. Surrounding the table are people of various races, including beasts, elves, and ethnic groups.
The elves were the most enthusiastic, but the other races were also seriously discussing.
I'll help with the discussion.
I'll help you. Then, please come this way.
Mr. Sinorn said and pulled out a chair for us. Sitting on the chairs, everyone began discussing what to cook for the spirit festival.
The staple food of the beastmen is meat, but since the spirits live with the elves, would a menu of wild vegetables and the like be better?
Something that uses the bounty of the forest in abundance and that the spirits would enjoy--that's a difficult question to answer.
Recently, life in the village has become more comfortable, and the variety of meals is gradually increasing. Seasonings have been created, and everyone has been devising and cultivating delicious foods.
I had never cared for any kind of food as long as I could eat it, but it turns out that everyone has his or her own taste preferences.
What kind of food do you think is good for Lelunda?
I think it's good to entertain people with the appearance of the food, but I don't think it's good for the spirits. But the spirits, they always seem to be having fun just because we are having a festival. They always seem to be having fun just because we are having fun,......, so I thought they would be more pleased with something that we think tastes good.
The spirits look happy when we are holding festivals, even if they are not festivals that involve spirits. The spirits are wandering around as if they are having a good time just because we are smiling and laughing.
I think that the spirits might be worried that we are not pursuing taste in order to entertain them with our appearance. I had a feeling that if they ate it and we looked at them and said it didn't taste good, they would worry, saying, "What's wrong?
I think that what we are enjoying more than anything else - that is what the spirits are enjoying.
I don't know, because we can't see the spirits, but yes. Then we have to make sure we enjoy ourselves.'
'It's natural for us to enjoy ourselves, but since it's a festival for the spirits, it's only natural for us to enjoy it more for them.'
That's true, but what exactly are we going to do to entertain them? What exactly do we do to entertain them? If we want to make the festival more visually pleasing, we should make it more colorful, right?
Spirits don't eat, but they can still be visually pleasing to the eye.
If we enjoy cooking, why don't we have a ...... cooking contest?"
I suddenly thought of something that we could enjoy and that the spirits could also enjoy, and then I remembered what Sadda and the others had told me about the city.
I heard that they hold various competitions in the city.
I heard that everyone competes with each other by doing something on the same subject.
I thought it would be fun if we and the spirits served as judges. ......
From what I had heard from Sadda and the others, the idea of a competition sounded like a lot of fun.
Everyone responded to my words.
A cooking competition? That sounds fun.
Spirits love festivals.
I agree. The spirits love to make noise together, so I am sure they will enjoy it. But, it is better to decide who will be the judges for the cooking competition. We can't make enough food for everyone. Or we could take turns judging everyone. That way, we can entertain the spirits there. Of course, we need to entertain the spirits with regular food as well. ......
I was happy to see that everyone nodded in agreement with my suggestion.
I was afraid that the discussion of the menu of dishes would not be useful.
The elves are very enthusiastic about participating in the cooking competition.
Maybe I should join in with Kayu and Shinomi. I thought about inviting them to join us.
--The girl and the preparation for the Spirit Festival 2
(The girl, who is a child of the gods, suggests having a cooking contest at the Spirit Festival.)