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Chapter 599 part 2

Eventually, the dreamlike dance came to an end, and Meripapa-san stepped forward to speak… Yeah, he’s totally putting on a character, but his words, heavy and sincere, carried memory and emotion. He spoke at length, with flowing passion, as if recounting the long history and memories to everyone gathered, as if speaking gently to the ancestors of the frontier who had lived through those eternal years. Yeah… he’s obviously forcing himself to sound stiff and formal. Still, he’s probably trying really hard to sound dignified… and hey, to someone who doesn’t know him, he might even look like someone important. Clothing and character-building really do matter, huh?

Then Murimuri-san, now changed into shrine maiden garb, stepped forward and explained the two bows, two claps, and one bow, guiding the frontier folk through the proper way to worship as they passed into the prayer hall… But the offering box got rejected.