The next morning, Noel entered the academy with one goal.
Finish the calendar.
He walked into the main hall.
“Good morning.”
The scholars bowed.
“Good morning, Lord Noel.”
Noel placed a large sheet of parchment on the table.
“We have months.”
Everyone nodded.
“We have years.”
More nods.
“We have festival days.”
Nods.
Noel took a deep breath.
“But we don’t have…”
He wrote one word.
WEEK.
Silence.
A scholar raised his hand.
“What’s a week?”
Noel stared at him.
“…Exactly.”
Seven Days
Noel explained that a week would contain seven days.
The scholars immediately asked why.
Noel thought about it.
“Because it’s a useful cycle.”
One scholar frowned.
“Why seven?”
“Historically…”
Noel stopped.
He realized that explaining Earth’s historical calendar would create even more questions.
“…Because seven works.”
The scholars exchanged glances.
One wrote:
Seven days because seven works.
Noel immediately stopped him.
“No, don’t write that.”
😂
Naming the Days
The scholars now faced the difficult part.
What should the seven days be called?
One proposed:
Stone Day.
Another:
Water Day.
Another:
Sun Day.
The students started suggesting increasingly ridiculous names.
“Isobu Day!”
“No!”
“Son Gokū Day!”
“Absolutely not!”
“Lord Noel Day!”
“No.”
Everyone laughed.
Finally, Noel suggested simple names based on the seven-day cycle.
Firstday
Secondday
Thirdday
Fourthday
Fifthday
Sixthday
Seventhday
The scholars stared at him.
One slowly raised his hand.
“That’s…
extremely simple.”
“Exactly.”
Another scholar whispered:
“Perhaps too simple.”
Noel pointed at him.
“Do you want another three-week meeting?”
“No.”
The Working Week
The academy then developed a standard schedule.
Six days would be regular working and learning days.
The seventh would be a general rest day.
Noel explained:
“People need time to rest.”
The farmers immediately agreed.
The builders agreed.
The merchants agreed.
The students were especially enthusiastic.
“Does that mean no classes?”
Noel smiled.
“On the seventh day.”
The entire student body cheered.
The teachers looked exhausted.
The Calendar Becomes Official
By the end of the week, the scholars had finished.
The official calendar now contained:
1 year = 12 months
1 month = 30 days
1 week = 7 days
360 regular days per year plus several special festival days.
The scholars proudly presented the final document to Noel.
He examined it carefully.
“Good.”
Everyone smiled.
“We’re finished.”
Noel nodded.
“Yes.”
Then a farmer walked into the room.
“Lord Noel.”
“What?”
“If every month has thirty days, what happens to the extra days?”
Noel slowly turned toward the scholars.
The scholars looked at one another.
Silence.
Noel sighed.
“Festival days.”
The farmer nodded.
“Ah.”
He left.
Noel looked at the scholars.
“See?”
“See what?”
“We’re done.”
The First Official Rest Day
The following week, Liyue experienced its first official rest day.
Something strange happened.
The city became quiet.
Farmers rested.
Builders rested.
Teachers rested.
Students rested.
Merchants reduced their working hours.
Even the academy library closed for the day.
Noel walked through the streets.
“This is…”
He smiled.
“…actually nice.”
Then he noticed something.
Isobu was sleeping.
Son Gokū was sleeping.
Even Aran was sitting beneath a tree.
Noel laughed.
“Everyone took this very seriously.”
One Person Didn’t Rest
Noel suddenly heard footsteps.
He turned.
“No.”
The scholar froze.
“But Lord Noel—”
“Today is a rest day.”
“I only wanted to read.”
Noel pointed at him.
“Reading is allowed.”
The scholar smiled.
“Really?”
“Of course.”
“You scared me.”
Noel laughed.
“Rest doesn’t mean you can’t do anything.”
He looked around.
“It means you should have the freedom to slow down.”
The scholar nodded.
Then sat beneath a tree and opened his book.
Noel smiled.
The Tailed Beasts Discover the Calendar
That evening, the Tailed Beast connection activated.
Shukaku.
Noel smiled.
Kurama.
Gyūki joined.
You created a weekly rest day.
“Yes.”
Son Gokū laughed.
Humans need rest?
Noel stared.
“Everyone needs rest.”
Isobu added:
I already rest most of the time.
Noel sighed.
“That’s not what I meant.”
Son Gokū laughed again.
Then why don’t we get seven rest days?
“Because then nothing would get done.”
That sounds perfect.
“No.”
A New Historical Milestone
The academy recorded another entry.
Year 7
The Liyue Calendar is standardized.
The seven-day cycle is adopted.
A weekly day of rest is established.
Noel looked at the record.
“Now…”
He smiled.
“…we finally have a proper calendar.”
The system appeared.
[Calendar System Completed.]
[Civil Administration improved.]
[Historical Recordkeeping improved.]
[Nation Development: 34%]
[Morax Template Synchronization: 22.8%]
Noel nodded proudly.
Then another notification appeared.
[New administrative requirement detected.]
[Currency system not yet standardized.]
Noel’s smile disappeared.
“…No.”
Aran looked over.
“What?”
Noel stared at the system.
“It wants me to invent money.”
The scholars immediately gathered around.
Isobu’s laughter echoed from the lake.
Son Gokū’s laughter joined from the southern road.
Noel slowly lowered his head onto the desk.
“Why is building a nation so much work?”
To be continued…