The day You and the Star disappeared (Houkai Kingdom)

## Stargazer's Note

* Qixi: Double Seventh (Wikipedia)
* Qianxing: Star (EN client translation?)
* Huangyue: Full Moon
* Huang: Moon
* Tangyuan: A Chinese dessert that is a ball of glutinous rice flour and water that has been either boiled and served in a hot broth or syrup or else deep-fried. (Wikipedia)

### Stargazer's Note I

#### Qianxing Pavilion

Imperial Year ■■, Qixi.

Qianxing Pavilion was built in Huangyue City a while ago, as a venue for praying for the blessing of the weather on Qixi Festival every year, and enjoying the lanterns with the people.

The building was good, and the lanterns are also good, but the process of this ceremony was too complicated. I heard that some court musicians even specially prepared the dance of prayer...

Hmm, my generation wouldn't dance that kind of boring dance, we must find a way to slip away.

#### Strange Person

Imperial Year ■■, Qixi.

I met a strange person today.

I was sneaking out to look at the lantern, but I might as well be stopped by a girl who rushed halfway, claiming that I was a relative with her. There were few strong mens chasing after her, and immediately stretched out her hand to me, asking for compensation.

I couldn't get away from it for a while, and worried that it would attract the guard, I had to give them some silver coins. It turned out that she knocked over the store's dim sum shelf on the road but didn't bring a penny. Seeing that I was about the same age as her, she subconsciously asked me for help.

Later, she learned that the girl had also sneaked out. She said that she was specializing in bamboo fans at home. Because of her strict tutoring, she was forbidden to visit the Qixi City. She had to cross the wall and run. Now she has successfully slipped out several times. I really don't know how this little girl who went out without even carrying silver coins went to the lantern market. She has no life experience. The first time I ran away from home, I took away all Rita's deposits.

...Although Rita seriously criticized me for several days later.

#### Bamboo Fan

Imperial Year ■■, Qixi.

I met that strange girl again this year. She seemed to be in trouble again, and was being reprimanded by the shopkeeper. When she saw me again, she felt relieved. I had to help her make money.

She insisted on paying back the money, so she borrowed more money from me. I was immediately curious, but after a while, she carried a bunch of blank bamboo fans and took out a carving knife and carved some patterns on the fan bones as I wanted.

The young girl told that writing wishes on the fan, and often carrying it around will make their wish come true.

No one would believe such kind of childish nonsense. But the girl was very stubborn and led me to accompany her to sell together.

I didn't expect to shout for a while, and there really was a group of people to buy it.

I suddenly realized that the people who bought the fan were wearing guard uniforms of the Huangyue City.

It was Rita herself who stood across the street and waved at me with a smile.

Later, I bought the remaining bamboo fans, picked one of them, and thought about it for a long time before writing.

.......I will find a chance to give it Rita, as a gift.

If it weren't for Rita, it would be impossible for the Huang Empire to be as peaceful as it is today.

### Stargazer's Note II

#### Red Bean Tangyuan

Imperial Year ■■, Qixi.

I didn't go to the lantern festival tonight. The cold sickness I experienced during the northern expedition in the previous years seemed to be severe. I was forced to rest in bed by Rita.

Staying in the house and listen to the drums from the Huangyue City is a kind of torture.

Just as I was planning how to lead the guards to sneak out, Rita suddenly came back, carrying the red bean tangyuan.

The taste of this red bean tangyuan is different from that of Feng's Sweet Shop. It seems that she made it by herself.

.....Well, Rita did better.

#### Remains

Imperial Year ■■■, Qixi.

This ruin is really boring, and I will bring a few more books as soon as I know it.

By the way, if you can eat the red bean tangyuan of Feng's Sweet Shop, there are Smiley Face, osmanthus cake, lotus crisp, caged golden milk tart, honey fried green plum, fish-stuffed lotus bun, crab-stuffed orange...

It's a pity that I can't go to the lantern market this year.

It is estimated that Rita and Theresa are standing in the Qianxing Pavilion and praying.

#### Latern

Imperial Year ■■■■, Qixi.

I don’t know when the bamboo fans will be sold at the lantern festival. It is a festival tradition to use bamboo fans as a wish to make such random statements.

Tonight is a lot of fun. After many years, the man returned to Huangyue City. We visited the lantern market together, saw the flower boat, and ate a lot of snacks that I always wanted to eat.

The man obviously wanted to eat snacks, but he was always embarrassed to speak. It's funny to see the guy staring at the dim sum.

He also bought me orchid hairpin and said told me to wear that would add a festive mood.

Really naive. It’s not that having flowers and hairpins is even a holiday, but that everyone is together, not talking about government affairs or mentioning the world, just eating sweets, walking down the street with lights... This is what Qixi is all about.

It would be great if it could be like this every year.