The date of the Moose Centaur Tribe's Moon Festival changed every month.
The Old Chieftain and the warriors always went with their instincts, usually settling on a date only a few days before the Moon Festival. This time was no exception.
During the Moon Festival's duel, Gelman defeated Chichol with the Sacred Moonlight Greatsword, earning the respect of nearly the entire tribe.
Before him, Don Freecss had been the only human to earn such status and acclaim among the Moose Centaur Tribe.
After the Moon Festival ended, the Old Chieftain arranged suitable lodgings for Gelman, Ging, Shizuku, Biscuit, and the others.
Their lodgings were next to the house where Don Freecss had once lived. With Scylla accompanying him, Ging was permitted to enter Don's house and look around.
Because Don had been an old friend of the Moose Centaur Tribe, he had been given a private residence of his own here.
Everything inside had been prepared for Don, but the intervals between his visits had grown longer and longer.
Ging soon returned disappointed, however. He had found almost nothing there.
Apart from a stack of papers that might have been fragments of the New World Travelogue: West Chapter, Don Freecss had left behind no other clues.
Ging also questioned the Old Chieftain, Scylla, and others who had been in close contact with Don Freecss, hoping to confirm what Don had been like the last time he was here.
Once again, he was disappointed. No one could give him any definite information.
Without exception, their descriptions focused on how Don Freecss had been completely wrapped in a robe, with only his face, hands, and feet exposed. His behavior had also been strange, and he had been unwilling to interact with many people.
Ging told the others what he had learned. They