Vol 6 Chapters

This is the chapter list for Volume 6 (Book 6) of the Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi novel. Chapters 1-8 are from Fan Translator By Choice and the links will take you to her site (I am forever thanking her for her time in translating more than 80% of Volume 6, it's a hard work...). Chapters 9-10 are my own translations.

Volume 6 

あやかしお宿に新米入ります

The Newly-harvested Rice Enters the Inn for the Spirits^

Description 

Autumn is coming to the well-established Tenjin-ya Inn in Kakuriyo (the Netherworld) where the spirits live. Aoi, who was kidnapped by the rival inn Orio-ya, cleared the curse of the Southern Land after completing a dish with much difficulty. Waiting for her triumphant return is the warm and very busy days with her friends at Tenjin-ya. While thinking of a new line of souvenirs and move forward with the preparation for the Autumn Festival, the Moonflower Restaurant will be reopened. At such a time, Aoi received an invitation from Ōdanna for an orchard date. Although it’s supposed to be a normal invitation, after going through the Orio-ya case, Aoi realises that she wants to know more about Ōdanna... 

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Autumn's Newly-harvested Rice (in which Ōdanna asks Aoi for a date at an orchard)

Chapter 2: The Village Hidden in Hyakumemomiji Part 1 (in which Ōdanna and Aoi have a date at the orchard)

Chapter 3: The Village Hidden in Hyakumemomiji Part 2 (in which Ōdanna and Aoi try to rescue a village by... cooking)

Intermission 1: Another Worthy Opponent (in which Ranmaru and Hatori visit Tenjin-ya, narrated by Ginji)

Chapter 4: A Secret Girls' Night-out (in which Aoi, O-Ryō, Kasuga and Shizuna had a girl's night out)

Intermission 2: Akatsuki and a Letter from Utsushiyo (in which Akatsuki receives a letter from Suzuran, narrated by Akatsuki)

Chapter 5: The Tanuki's Marriage (in which we learn more about Kasuga's impending wedding)

Chapter 6: An Uncle, Pampas Grass, and Moon-viewing Sake (in which we - and most importantly Aoi - find Ōdanna in an onsen...in his birthday suit...)

Chapter 7: Tenjin-ya's Hotspring Manjuu Part 1 (in which Aoi designs a hot spring manjuu)

Chapter 8: Tenjin-ya's Hotspring Manjuu Part 2 (in which Ōdanna shows Aoi his vegetable garden)

Intermission 3: Kasuga and O-Ryō (in which Kasuga tries to make up with O-Ryō before the former leaves Tenjin-ya for good, narrated by Kasuga)

Chapter 9: The Autumn Festival at Tenjin-ya (in which Aoi cooks pumpkin dishes for Ōdanna-sama, who finally dot-dot-dot her)

Chapter 10: A Tumultuous New Beginning (in which Tenjin-ya learns of Ōdanna-sama's disappearance from none other than Raijū)

In addition, Cherry Lining translated part of Volume 5 Chapter 9 (the last chapter, about Ginji partly confessing to Aoi of the identity of the masked kind ayakashi) here, and Volume 5 Epilogue, narrated by Ranmaru here. FTBC also translated Volume 1 Chapter 5, where Ōdanna-sama took Aoi for the first time to Yōto, thanking her for rescuing Tenjin-ya from Matsuba-sama's wrath. Here's the link. It's a lovely read too...

Note:

^ FTBC was right when she said that Vol 6 title can be interpreted in two ways. 新米 is "newly-harvested rice" or "novice, beginner, newcomer". There is no novice coming to Tenjin-ya in Vol 6, but in Ch 10 we know that Raijū comes to Tenjin-ya. However, he's not a novice per se, because he definitely is cunning and does not exhibit any "newcomer" or "newbie" attitude at all. 

OTOH, there are some instances where the stories point out to the literal translation of 新米 as "newly-harvested rice". In Ch 1 we have O-Ryō, Kasuga, Akatsuki and even Sasuke hoarding Aoi's stock of new rice. In Ch 2 we have Aoi making Ōdanna some onigiri (aaah! Onigiri!) from the newly-harvested rice. And last but not least, in Ch 9 Ōdanna-sama was making a commentary on how blissful he feels every time he eats rice. 

Thus, I think the title is heading more towards the "newly-harvested rice", though Raijū's reference does not escape me.