Legend

The alchemist who entered the cafeteria with Ray... Roger was stunned.

There were already many guests in the dining room because of the evening and because the food was so delicious, as Lindy said.

Fortunately, there was an available seat, so I sat there and asked the restaurant clerk if he could cook for Seto, who was outside, and I accepted it with a little trouble.

That's because you knew an adventurer named Ray who subordinated Griffon, or because there was a skilled alchemist, Roger.

Ray didn't know about it either, but he accepted that if he could get a good price, so Ray started ordering food for herself and Seto.

At first, Roger and I thought it would be okay to drink like this when we looked at the price of the dish... but from the end of the order, Ray and Seto ate the dish.

Regardless of Seto, Roger just suddenly saw Ray eating that much food in his little body.

So Ray finally stopped eating after cooking for more than ten people.

... At the same time, I saw other customers around me stopping Ray from eating, and I had various expressions of surprise and relief.

An adventurer is a person whose body is capital.

Also, it is not uncommon for meals to become irregular if requested, and in some cases not to eat without drinking.

It also affects the area, and there are quite a few adventurers who eat a lot.

But... you can still say that Ray's diet is unusual.

As a matter of fact, I could eat a little more if I wanted to try it on Ray.

"Well, it was Roger. In the meantime, I'll pay for what you did to Seto."

"... thank you."

Roger answers Ray with an unbeatable expression of complexity.

In fact, it's true that Ray and Seth had unexpected meal volumes, but that's not an amount Roger could afford.

As a 20-year-old alchemist, I had the pride of making the best money in Egginis, and it wasn't really a mistake.

That's why Roger went there on his own.

In that sense, it can only be said that the person involved was bad.

"So, I'd like to ask you a few questions. Golems sold in Egginis."

Yes, that was the biggest reason Ray was going to forgive Roger for trying to harm Seth with just a meal.

Normally, if the person who tried to harm Seto, even if he broke one or two bones... but he didn't reflect at all, it wouldn't be strange for him to amputate his arm or leg.

However, in this case, it was an easy opponent for Seto to defeat, and when Roger saw Ray's strength, he realized that he couldn't do anything about it.

For reasons around here, Ray had a fairly minor punishment, even against Seto.

"Golem? You want to buy my golem? Unfortunately, the golem I'm currently making..."

"No."

"Gh...."

You wanted your golem because you were confident in your skills.

I was just satisfied with my self-esteem, but I was shocked by Ray's quick denial.

"So, what is it? What do you want to hear?

"Anything, I recently heard that high-performance golems have been sold in Egginis that have overshadowed conventional wisdom."

"Hmm!?... you, too."

It was Roger who tried to say something reflectively in the middle of hearing Ray's words, but he managed to endure it and said just that.

It's not like I talked about it normally, but it was like I was forced to suppress my feelings that were about to explode and made a voice.

Of course, Ray also noticed how Roger looked, but now he decides that he wants more information than Roger feels, prompting him to continue.

"Ah, if you're buying golem anyway, it's better to have high performance, right? Luckily, there's plenty of room for money."

"Isn't it affordable for adventurers around here?

In Roger's words, Ray remembers that he only said his name.

Most opponents think of Ray's name and the presence of Seth as the only thing they can think of… Roger didn't know about Ray's existence and hate.

"If you sell that griffon, you might be able to buy it... no, it's nothing."

He doesn't seem to be stupid to know anything.

I noticed Ray's gaze sharpened in the middle of the conversation and stopped talking.

Ray shows his guild card to Roger as he gets a little moody.

"This is... a Rank A Adventurer!?

The cafeteria calmed down in an instant in response to Roger's words.

Egginis is also a quasi-city in size, and there are quite a lot of adventurers because it is also treated as an autonomous city.

Above all, it was not uncommon to hire highly skilled adventurers as escorts, as many of the people who came to Egginis were aristocrats and big merchants.

But if you're still a Rank A Adventurer, it's a small number.

It's not that she's not here.

Nevertheless, there are certainly fewer Rank A Adventurers in Exgenis than there are in Gilm.

Ignoring the surroundings, Ray asks Roger to return his guild card.

"Now you know, right? I have enough money to buy a golem without a problem. Besides, I don't know if it can be used to make Golems, but there are also materials for monsters in the forest of demons around the border."

"What!?

Hearing Ray's words, Roger turned to Ray in surprise.

Ray doubts that.

Considering what happened with Seto, there is no doubt that Roger wanted some material.

Nevertheless, Ray doesn't intend to give Roger any material at the moment.

The Monster of the Magic Forest material is definitely a very rare material in the Gilm.

You don't have to give Roger the material here, you just have to go to the shop where Ray wanted to buy the golem, where he ran out of money... or give him the material to build a more high-performance golem.

(Besides, the golem I want is a high-performance golem that came out recently in Exgenis.)

Ray thinks as he carries the food that is still on the table to his mouth.

Roger opens his mouth to Ray.

"Please, could you give me that material?

"Decline."

As expected, Ray immediately returns the word.

"Why!

I don't suppose Roger would have thought his proposal would be rejected.

Why are you doing such an irrational thing? Turn your incredible gaze toward Ray.

However, after eating the skewered meat, Ray turned to look stunned.

"Have you forgotten why you're drinking with me and Seto in this cafeteria? You tried to hurt us... or Seto. I've done a lot of work here on that one, but that's why I still have a bad impression of you. And why do you think you can buy materials from me in that state?

I think I'll forgive Ray with a degree of luxury because he can bring out a lot of useful information.

Still, I don't think you're a friendly person.

"Gu, well, that's... but the materials you get in Exgenis can't create a higher performance golem than their own!

I somehow understood the words and the story Lindy told me that Roger was an expert alchemist.

(Roger says that their golem is definitely what I want. It's a golem that came out of nowhere recently. And Roger was trying to build a higher performance golem than that one, but he couldn't do it with the materials that are currently in Egginis.)

Egginiss consists only of making a golem, and that's why we gather all the materials we need to make a golem.

Still, many of the materials that come together are necessary to make a typical golem, and the rare materials Roger currently wants are not so readily available.

Not to mention, it is the material of a monster in the Devil's Forest who is usually banned from entering the border... It is also the material of a Rank A monster, so Roger would naturally want such material.

Ray knows that, but that's why Ray has no reason to respond to Roger's request.

"From what I'm saying, you can't make the high-performance golem that's been rumored."

"... of course. I can't imagine how to make such a high-performance golem. Golems have been developed in Exgenis using a completely different technique."

Ray was surprised by Roger, who honestly admitted that he lacked skills.

Because I didn't think I would admit my lack of technical skills based on the previous exchanges.

Little... really just a little bit, but Ray's got a reputation for Roger in him.

Nevertheless, it has not yet reached zero which was still negative.

"So you needed rare materials to catch up with that unknown technology."

"That's right. There is no doubt that I am highly skilled as an alchemist. But there must be something else that the Golems still have better performance. I need to get something of that, too. Of course, it's not that something is the same, it's better if it's my own."

Looking at this, you know why Roger is running wild.

Nevertheless, if Roger were to be asked if it was acceptable for him to try to harm Seth, that would be no.

"I heard you're a good alchemist and you belong to a pretty big shop, right? So how about we make some kind of deal with the group that makes that high-performance golem and get that technology?

It's no use.

Though it came to mind, Roger shook his head lightly at Ray's words, saying that it was feasible enough.

"Why?... have you tried it already?

"That's right. I made a deal with him, but he refused."

Isn't that because you left before?

That's what Ray was trying to say, but I'll see how Roger's doing and stop him for now.

Given Roger's personality, it was easy to imagine that he certainly said it from the top when he held the deal.

Even if Ray was able to make a high-performance golem, he wouldn't want to do business with someone like him from the top.

Alternatively, if we are at a disadvantage, we may have a different story.

In the current situation, it is advantageous for those who have the technology to create an overwhelmingly high-performance golem.

I see. Then you have to create your own technology and do your best. That's how those who developed those high-performance golems developed their own technology, so they could build golems that were better than Roger's, right?

"Gh...."

Roger couldn't say anything to Ray.

That's probably because there's no doubt about it.

In other words, if we can establish our own technology, no matter what it is, we can do it.

In that sense, even the poor would be equal if they had talent.

... but it's still a big premise to remember the minimum technology, so you'll need a financial margin to learn that technology.

"But... if it's so easy to establish a new technology, I'm not so worried."

I guess so.

New technology is a long way from there.

Some people in the world fly the journey at once, but hate and Roger are not geniuses, even if they are excellent.

"So you're looking for unusual materials because you want to do something about it.... I'm not going to give you Seto's materials."

Alternatively, if Seth was sleeping, he might have lost hair or feathers, but Ray was not going to tell him about it when he thought about trying to harm Seth.