Legend

"Welcome, Ray. To be honest, I didn't expect to see you again so soon."

When I entered the building, which is a blizzard, there was already Nina there.

When I saw Ray, he immediately called out.

The gaze is only on Ray.

Alternatively, if Seth were here, Nina's gaze might have been directed at Seth, but Seth would not have been able to enter the building as usual, so she waited outside.

... the assassins placed as escorts to this building, the ordinary slum-dwellers, were worried that Seth was right next to them.

The masked man guided Ray to the building, did he finish his business, or he dropped his head short toward Ray and disappeared somewhere.

Instead of going into the Ajito, into the darkness of the night.

Because it belongs to Wind and Snow, can I join you in Asia?I didn't think so, but I decided that there was something to be done in the wind and snow, and I didn't make a special sound.

That's why the current storm and snow agitation… but not the real agitation underground, the main characters of the abandoned house prepared as a camouflage were Ray and Nina.

Many of the men who came here with Ray were blinded by Nina's beauty.

Nina's beauty attracted even the gaze of the opposite sex... in some cases.

It is precisely because of this beauty that I am in charge of negotiating the snow and wind.

Sometimes, in order to make the other person drink what they want with a color scheme that uses that beauty.

"Well, honestly, I didn't expect to see you again so soon.However... in this state, I could only think of a storm or snow to be relied on. "

"That's a pleasure, I'd say."

For the first time, Nina's gaze will be directed away from Ray.

There was a look like trouble.

Of course, because it's about Nina, Ray doesn't think it's from the heart.

Perhaps you're deliberately making that look to show people who are with Ray as negotiators.

"My request is to hide these people.These guys have something to do with the Dolan Workshop.It has nothing to do with the blood blade. "

I'm sure you are.

The blood blade was connected to the Dolan Workshop because there was definitely a contract, and Nina gave it to Ray.

Then, when such a disturbance occurred when it was not that long ago, of course, Nina did not think that Dolan Workshop was involved in this incident.

But even if I think so, Nina thinks that the case with the blood blade is already over.

So if we can bring back one of the Dolan Workshops now, that's the trouble.

"Of course, I wouldn't say it's free because you asked me to.I have a lot of iron ingots from this series of incidents, but I can give them all to you. "

"An iron ingot...?"

Nina looks a little confused about the reward that came out of Ray's mouth.

Of course. I don't think Ray suggested an iron ingot as a reward.

"You give me a lot of unexpected rewards."

"One of the things I came up with was what you wanted.... as an Assassin Guild, how many blacksmiths do you have?I thought we'd need an iron ingot if we let them build weapons. "

In fact, it was Ray who had only the idea of pressing on the excess iron ingot, but I don't think it would be a problem if it helped with the snow and wind.

"Yes, if you ask me if I need it, I do.Still, I didn't expect to offer it as a reward for this. "

"Anything else... I see.A variety of magic potions obtained from the blade of blood.That's what happened, isn't it? Someone who's been looking into it in the snow and wind.I don't mind giving it to you. "

The moment Ray said that, Nina's expression turned into a surprise.

As a negotiator in the midst of the snow and the wind, Nina, who had summarized many negotiations so far, was as surprised as ever.

If you look at it, it's nothing but surprise.

Ray certainly noticed what Nina looked like, but she didn't intend to say anything about it.

(Maybe I didn't know, but there was some special... expensive magic potion.I don't know exactly what kind of medicine it is.)

I was a little worried about Ray, but I'm sorry to hear about the medicine here, but I don't want to give the magic medicine as a result.

That's why Ray didn't say anything about it.

"Is that... really okay?"

"Oh, that's fine. How about that? As far as Nina's concerned, I don't think it's a bad deal."

"That's right. Is that really enough for you?This is a good condition for us to question. "

"Then please add another one.On a snowstorm scale, you can do anything like lift a slave collar, right?These people here have been enslaved in the middle of the day, or by totally illegal means.I want you to do something about this. "

"Okay, I'll take it."

Lightly, that's what Nina tells Ray's request without hesitation for a moment.

Ray, I didn't expect Nina to say that clearly, but what exactly was the magic potion?I just decided not to worry about it the other day, but I think so too much.

"Oh, wow. I see.... that's what it looks like."

Surprised by Nina's condition, Ray tells those wearing the collar of a slave, including Anne.

I was glad the slave collar came off, but can I rely on the Assassin Alliance?Anne and the others looked a little awkward.

"Thank you, Ray. Thank you."

Lindy was the one who said thank you on behalf of Anne and the others.

As an adventurer, I suppose I was able to cope with the assassin quite a bit.

Alternatively, it may be that even if Nina's beauty was in front of her because she was the same woman, she didn't stop moving like the men.

"Never mind. What about you?Anne saved my life, and I think I can do the same with Anne and Ilnara. "

"No, I'm going with Ray.Fortunately, I don't have to worry about Anne anymore.Then we have to find Goliath. "

"... that's right."

There are many things Ray thinks about Lindy looking for Goliath.

If Goliath had really been captured by the Dolan Workshop, it would probably have been... no, almost certainly not strange if he had already taken his soul.

Lindy is certainly aware of the possibility, but now she doesn't seem to want to believe it anyway.

I didn't think Lindy would listen to it honestly, even if I said something here... specifically, no problem.

On the contrary, the strange thing to say here is that it becomes too stubborn, and if we don't stop finding Goliath, that's not strange.

"Ray-san, can I come back to this conversation?I'll take care of these people... No, I don't mind hiding them, but how long are they going to be exactly? "

Nina called out to Ray to block Lindy's words.

If you look at Nina, it's no problem to keep Anne and Ilnara, but that's why you can't keep them forever.

In order not to do so, it was necessary to keep a specific separation from the beginning.

Nina has no choice but to turn Ray into an enemy, and there is no such thing as snow or wind.

However, even if it's Ray's request, there's no way we can imitate hearing Ray's request unconditionally.

That's why I threw these words at Ray in the current situation.

"Until one of the Dolan workshops is finished, that's not what Nina wants to hear, is it?"

"Yes, exactly how many days?"

"... for a few days. Well, that's hard.In the meantime, what is the maximum number of days you can afford iron ingots and magic potions? "

Regardless of the iron ingot, even Nina, who was used to negotiating about magic potions, changed her expression.

That's why you think there's a lot of time left.

"That's right. I'll give you the maximum... twenty days?"

"... that's much shorter than I expected again.I thought I could use a little more room. "

And the magic potion.

I didn't say anything, but the words that came out of Ray's mouth smelled like that.

Nina shook her head against such a ray.

"Ray is underestimating the organization called Dolan Workshop.It is true that we are the biggest Assassin Alliance in Egginiss, but if Dolan Workshop takes it seriously, it will not help.... of course, if the wind and snow are fighting it with all their might, we will be able to buy some time.But I can't do that with hate and the reward. "

Nina says that the amount of the reward is simply insufficient.

Anyway, it's not funny that Ray would pay so much for this one.

"Do you have something to pay for?"

That's why Ray asks those who fled with him.... specifically, towards the Ilnaras, not the slaves.

Those who have been enslaved naturally have no personal belongings.

Or even if they had, they would have been taken from them when they were enslaved.

But Ilnara and the others are different.

Even though I was an alchemist at the Dolan Workshop, it wouldn't be strange if I had something to pay for it... Ilnara shook her head.

"What are you expecting from us when we run away dressed up?"

"Something to pay for.... it's not a thing, it's just a kind of knowledge... right? "

Nina nodded, turning her gaze just like that.

"Of course, it doesn't matter if it's knowledge.But if that's really good for the snow and the wind. "

"Well, yeah. How about that?Can you provide any benefit to Snow and Wind as an Alchemist who makes Golems? "

"That's...."

Ilnara looks confused.

No, it wasn't just Ilnara, it was other alchemists.

(With this state of affairs, it seems difficult to tell you to prepare some knowledge that will benefit the snow and the wind right now.)

Ilnara and Ray are working together to address the irregularities currently taking place at the Dolan Workshop.

It's no wonder they're wondering if they can help the Assassin Alliance as alchemists.

"In the meantime, they'll be hiding for at least twenty days, so decide what to do in the meantime.Or we can't deny the possibility that the Dolan Workshop case will be solved in 20 days. "

"... okay."

After about 30 seconds of silence in Ray's words, Ilnara answers.

For Ilnara, as Ray says, the Dolan Workshop will be finished in 20 days.

Although Ray intends to do the same, this case is slightly different in nature from the case we have been dealing with.

To be honest, I don't know exactly how soon Dolan's workshop will be cleared.

I don't plan on wintering in Egginis, so I'd like to clean it up before winter starts… but that's just what Ray thinks, and I didn't really know if it's going to happen.

That's why when something happens, tell Ilnara and the others to do something by themselves... Ilnara and the others nod to it, even though they don't understand all of Ray's words.