Mohangje (毛港祭).
This somewhat unusually named festival is a sacred ceremony held every year around this time on Sky Island.
As always, it is a festival based on the scriptures, and the events and ceremonies reproduce the biography of the characters in the scriptures traveling back along the river and preaching the gospel to the people.
And the protagonists of this homehang festival are the 10 select students of Ephnell who have just entered the Sky Castle.
‘It’s like becoming an actor in a theater.’
Simon had a long piece of cloth wrapped around his body. A red veil was wrapped around his shoulders and neck, and a crown was worn on his head.
It’s a classic old fashioned outfit. I heard that the costume of the past missionary Samuel was reproduced as it is, but since all the selected students are doing this, it seems that they have traveled back in time hundreds of years.
“Ah, Mr. Euclid!”
Lisa No. 9 walked out of the locker room. Her lemon-colored hair and the corolla on her head suited her very well. She feels like a fairy, and she smiles as she moves in front of her Simone, fingering her corolla.
“What, is something awkward?”
“No, it suits you well.”
Simon said sincerely. At those words, Lee Sarah was blushing to the tips of her ears, and two girls passing by heard the conversation and whispered in surprise.
“Oh, they say it’s Euclid!”
“You skipped a few steps.”
“?”
Simon tilted his head, and Lisara, blushing even more, lowered her head hastily.
“Well then, today’s festival, let’s do our best together!”
Then he ran away in a hurry.
Simon is blinking his eyes without knowing why.
“young.”
Suddenly, I feel a hand clasping my shoulder from beside me.
“You pretended to be neat on the outside, but you walked around behind your back, didn’t you? Because I knew that.”
Simon sighed and turned his head. He was laughing, showing his sway, a head one head taller than he was.
“You are of the same kind as me. I knew it from the moment I first saw it.”
Why do I meet so many people who claim to be ‘of the same species’ these days?
Simon said, pushing him away with his shoulder.
“This is an island high in the sky. Because of the insight that the Great Mother oversees, please refrain from vulgar expressions.”
“Ayyyyy.”
Sway hated it, as if he had heard something gross.
“I don’t know about anyone else, but that’s why you don’t fit X well.”
He was right.
Because it’s a necromancer.
“Anyway, you don’t seem to know much about the culture here since you’re from outside the country. Can I give you some advice?”
Sway put his arm around Simon’s neck again.
“Priestesses who came up from middle school are called by different titles depending on how friendly they are. Taking you as an example, Priest Euclid, Brother Euclid, Sir Euclid, and finally Euclid. The closer you go, the closer you become.”
“ah.”
“In other words, the fact that Number 9 openly called you ‘Euclidean-sama’ when others saw it.”
Sway’s eyebrows twitched up and down.
“You are mine. announcement.”
“… … Thanks for the great information.”
“Little details like this are important. I always call a woman by her first name, whether it’s the first time or the first time. Then everyone went crazy.”
He licked his lips with his tongue and giggled.
“Do you think they treat me special? This kind of illusion is very useful to use.”
‘I wish I could die.’
There are people who don’t fit even if they die physically.
To Simon, Sway was like that.
No matter how much I think about it, I’ve never done anything that he would like, so why are you pretending to be so friendly?
“Sway!”
At that moment, I heard one of the selected female students calling Sway.
Sway glanced at her, then turned to Simon.
“Then let’s go first. By the way, after today’s festival, I’m going to have a hearty drink with the girls at Ephnell, so if you have any thoughts, come.”
Simon said, putting his hands together reverently.
“I am grateful for the offer, but the goddess said to despise desire and build a tower of faithfulness, so I politely decline. Priest Sway.”
“Because X doesn’t suit me.”
Sway left with a disgusted reaction.
Soon, the conversation between the selected female student and Sway was heard, albeit slightly.
-Ah, Mr. Sway! What did you talk about with Priest Euclid? He was feeling a bit reluctant.
– I don’t know what! Euclid, that bastard is fun. talk to you later
In fact, it was a good situation for Sway, who is the real power of the selection students, to look at him well and influence him, but Simon still did not want to get close to him.
It wasn’t because I was trying to get Lethe to work.
“Laus! Brothers and sisters!”
The door burst open, revealing the 3rd year lyrinet of the Fnel Student Council.
“Everyone, this ‘mohangje’! Are you ready to have some fun?”
“yes!”
The selected students all stood up from their seats and responded vigorously.
“And Brother Sway?”
Lyrinet, who had been looking over the starting students, pointed out Sway.
Then he took the action of picking up his clothes.
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“I know you’re in good shape, so lock up your clothes.”
Sway clicked his tongue and said a word as he straightened his clothes.
“Isn’t it a kind of sin to damage the welfare of the people of Sky Island like this?”
Are you really crazy
Simon looked at Sway with that thought in mind, and Lyrinet responded casually.
“That welfare is enough just for my beauty. Everyone go!”
***
Coming out of the changing room, Simon and the selected students headed to the first starting point of the Sky Island waterway.
In front of the canal, a high podium covered with fur was prepared, and countless crowds of welcomes from Sky Island gathered in the streets, waiting for the festival.
“Fellow Saints of the Holy Federation! You have waited a long time.”
The priest standing on the podium exclaimed loudly.
“On the day of the festival, the goddess blessed me with clear and sunny weather! Now, let me introduce you. These are the 10 selected students who will lead Ephnell in the future!”
Wow!
Receiving great cheers and applause, 10 selected students, including Simon, walked up to the podium. Simon looked around and was a little dumbfounded.
‘This must have been a huge festival.’
Epenel’s deity worship service is connected to various events and ceremonies in Sky Island, and this Mohangje is the most representative among them.
It is said that the mohangje has been continued without a break for the past few hundred years.
Lyrinet said urgently.
“Hey everyone, smile! smile! Just do what you prepared!”
It was natural to feel intimidated by the attention of so many spectators, but all the starters smiled brightly and waved their hands at the spectators.
“Ha ha ha ha ha!”
Excitedly, Sway untied the front of his clothes again and came forward with his arms raised. The crowd burst into boisterous laughter. In the distance, Lyrinet’s sigh was deepening again.
“The Great Goddess said to the missionaries, By my will, I speak of spreading the teachings in the world and awakening the people, which are the commandments of light. Missionaries go out to sea by boat… … .”
As the elderly priest read through the scriptures, he heard a commotion behind him.
‘Meryl!’
The representative of the selected students, number 1 Merrill, was approaching this way holding a large flag.
Unlike the other selectors, Merrill wore a cape around her shoulders and a more luxurious garland. Her dazzling divinity shone on her banner, and her white smoke billowed ceaselessly into the sky.
‘wait for a sec.’
Simon scanned Merrill’s flag with his eyes.
‘I feel like I’ve seen that flag somewhere… … ah!’
It was the ‘Flag of Filya’, an artifact Simon’s Death Knight used during his lifetime. The saintess of the people, who has become a legend now, is so famous that it seems to have been reproduced.
Soon after, Merrill approached, planted a flag on the altar on the podium, knelt on the floor, and prayed with her hands clasped together, causing white flames to rise from the altar.
“The symbol of the people and the symbol of the sky meet and cause a miracle! The Great Mother has permitted sacred missionary work today as well!”
The priest at the podium spread his arms.
“Prophets! Follow the will of the light and set sail!”
Simon and other selected students came down from the podium one by one and boarded one by one on the boat floating in the canal.
Soon, everyone moved aside, and Merrill, who had been appointed captain of the fleet, got on board and came to the front.
“Set sail!”
Simon was relieved. After Meryl lost in her new math class, she was constantly depressed, which bothered her, but this festival seems to have restored her confidence properly.
Seeing Meryl waving her arms, I felt a sense of happiness that I couldn’t hide.
– I’m so happy! I will never miss the first pick!
At the same time, I feel such a determined mindset.
While the heat of the festival is getting higher and higher.
“… … .”
There was a gaze watching from the top of the big tower.
“That’s my friend.”
His true identity was the General Secretary of the Holy Federation, who was in charge of this Euclid incident.
She stared at Simon from the top of the tower, then looked back.
“The saintess did a great job by disguising an investigator hired through private routes as the dead Euclid.”
jerk jerk.
As soon as those words were finished, Lethe was coming up to the place where the Prime Minister was with her hands in the pockets of the castle.
she snorted.
“Are there any complaints? He said he would not spare any support.”
“There will be no complaints.”
The Prime Minister spoke in a calm voice.
“I also want this case to be resolved more than anyone else. I would condone a greater eccentricity if I could find and catch the murderer. but.”
Her pupils turned to the side.
“I wonder if you have other thoughts besides solving the case, I have a small concern.”
Lette laughed.
“Oh, concerns? Is it a concern that the saintess who received her revelation will not be found here first?”
“Saint Lethe, I think you need to learn how to speak in a relaxed manner.”
“Even if I say it in a nice and nice way, I can’t understand it, so I’m not doing this to punch you guys in the ears.”
Starlight flashed in Lethe’s eyes as she smiled and spat out evil words.
“I am more concerned about your actions in covering up this insane situation with so much effort. Could it be that the murderer is doing this because he is connected to you?”
“You are talking too much.”
The Bishop of State, without blinking an eye, extended his arm wide and pointed out the window.
“Look.”
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Now the ‘voyage’ begins.
The select students on the ferry are rowing their way through the canal where flower petals are floating. Everyone is thrilled, praying, laughing, and clapping their hands.
“What matters is not the truth. The belief that this happiness will continue in the future. Residents and selected students, everyone is happy and having fun. Could that be what happened?”
“My head hurts when I hear your dog poop philosophy.”
Lethe turned and walked away.
“A lie is just a lie no matter how well it is packaged.”
***
It was a completely different experience for Simon.
A waterway in a beautiful sky island with clean water flowing and flower petals floating on it.
If you look up while rowing on a small ferry there, petals and paper firecrackers are falling under the sky with flake clouds. The left and right sides of the waterway are full of people cheering.
“Welcome, student! If you have a hard time studying, come to my house anytime!”
“I want you to train hard and become a true missionary leading the Federation!”
The residents of Sky Island warmly welcomed the selected students by floating flower petals on the waterside of the waterway and putting carefully prepared bouquets on the boat. The selectees were thrilled. Some even shed tears.
After Simon waved to the residents, he observed other motives.
Each of the selected students had a different way of enjoying the festival.
“sister! I will become a priest like my sister!”
“huh!”
No. 9 Lisa was on the boat and interacted with the children or stroked their hair.
“Tonight at Zaville’s Tavern at the time of the third ringing of the evening bell. You know what I mean?”
Even during the festival, if Sway sees a woman, he will take action.
and.
“I! I will arrive in first place!”
Merrill was rowing frantically and was the first to move forward.
This was not a competition, but a kind of parade on the canal, and I recognized it as a race.
‘Shouldn’t Meryl have come to Kizen instead of Ephnell? I think he will adapt very well.’
At that time, Simon was smiling while thinking about trivial things.
“… … … … .”
There was one starter rowing behind him, his sharp eyes shining.
An incident was about to happen.
