Legend

In Fairyland, Ray was still talking to Elena and the others with a pair of orbs.

The story itself was about black masses, about Gamelion's cooking, what kind of life he lived in fairy townships, and there was a lot of chatter.

Talkin 'like that... and eventually Marina shows up on the other side of the orb pair.

I'm home. I've met Dusker.

Normally, you'd be rejected if you suddenly wanted to meet the Lord at night.

However, it seemed that they were allowed to do so because of the fact that they were dealing with a marina.

If Dusker wanted to say he didn't want to see the marina, he probably would have said something about his own black past.

Or maybe Marina decided that something important had happened to her and decided to meet with her.

Anyway, Marina's return meant that she was able to meet Dusker safely, which was definitely very helpful for Ray.

So, how was it?

"It seems that Dusker has been gathering a lot of information since I went there, but there was nothing wrong with it." There seems to be a lot of quarrels and clamor, but that's even more so now, isn't it? "

I see. Quarrels and uproar are not uncommon in Gilm.

There were usually quarrels in the Gilm, where many adventurers were originally gathered.

If it's a little skirmish, it's everyday tea.

However, if there was a big fight that caused damage to the neighborhood, the guard would be called in.

In addition to what was previously such a situation, many people are now gathering for additional construction work.

Some of them are naturally strong-minded. Or maybe you came to a strange place, so you don't want to be underestimated.

Anyway, there is a small fight and disturbance in the current Gilm as every day.

However, now that autumn is already deepening, the early ones have already returned to their hometown, so the number of people in the Gilm is decreasing.

Still, there must have been quite a fight every day.

"Isn't that right? However, in that sense, it's true that there was no disturbance that seemed to be a disturbance." However, since we only moved the personnel who could move in the current situation, we can't deny that there is a possibility that there is something in the place that Dusker and his subordinates are not aware of. "

"There's nothing you can do about it." If it's still daytime, it's quite a while now. "

I don't know the exact time because I haven't checked the time firmly, but it seems to me that it is already past 10pm.

If you're Japanese, even elementary school students who are still awake at the entrance of the evening are not strange.

But if it be ten o'clock in the afternoon in this Elgin, it is already near midnight.

Because it is in this world that the night is early and the morning is early.

"By the way, what was Master Dusker doing?" Could it be that you've woken up somewhere you were asleep already? "

That's not possible, is it? Dusker was still awake. Of course, I was still working.

"That's..."

Ray also understands that Dusker is very busy.

In addition to the expansion work, it also includes the spice of the green man, the lizard man, the lake, the space leading to the other world, the dragon that Ray defeated, the fairy home, and the leech... Gamelion is also included at this time of year.

That was all I could think of, and I was recommending other plans for the ground ship.

I'm taking care of those jobs.

Of course, other than that, there were also very busy days going on, such as normal work as a lord or a person who wanted to visit.

That's why Ray, to be honest, is doing too much work. It makes me think.

Still, Dusker has no choice but to do what he has to do.

If this was an incompetent aristocrat, I might be able to imitate him by throwing out his work.

But hatred and Dusker are capable aristocrats.

It was not only competent, but also capable enough to lead the Neutrals, one of the three major factions present in the Kingdom of Mireana.

That's why you can continue to do your job in this situation.

(I wonder if Dusker-sama's physical condition is okay? No, well, in the winter, there's a lot of work to be done, so maybe you just need to take it easy at that time.)

In the circumstances, if Dusker were to get some kind of illness... even if he caught a cold, his work would be delayed all at once.

I work until this time, and then I manage to get my day's work done.

In the middle of such a busy day, winter will finally come to an end.

... but it also proves that it will be busy again in spring.

(There was something about peace in the run-up to the next war, but there was nothing wrong with Lord Dusker.)

Looking at Dusker's situation, that's what Ray thinks.

"Anyway, in the current situation, it's not that I've done anything to the Gilm, so you can rest assured.... I don't think I'll know more information until tomorrow."

I see. You've caused a lot of trouble to Master Dusker and his men.

All of a sudden in this world, I was called at what should be called midnight, and this happened.

It seemed to Ray that some people might be dissatisfied.

"Oh, I don't think you have to worry about that much." A lot of Duskers' men like Duskers. Besides, Dusker was also summoned for sudden errands, so I will give him the reward he deserves. "

”Is that... should I give it to you?”

If Dusker moves his men on the project he brings with him, and some sort of reward becomes necessary, it would be better for him to pay the reward.

Asked, Marina shook her head sideways.

There's nothing wrong with this kind of thing. Ray may not be very realistic, but Dusker is the lord of this Gilm. ”

Gilm, the only periphery of the Mireana Kingdom.

There are many kinds of materials, including materials that can only be obtained here.

And many will come to desire it, and the tax that will be brought about by them will be a great sum.

That said, we are now spending a lot of money on Gilm's expansion, and the money we have saved up to now is being consumed in vast quantities.

Even if there is a torrent forest with excellent wood as a building material, a huge amount of money is needed to expand the city of Gilm to the size of a city.

In that sense, the current Dusker is not financially affordable.

Once the construction work is finished, it won't be so difficult to recover the loss.

"Really? If Marina says so, I'll believe it... but I'm not saying anything, so don't make Dusker too hard on me."

It's all right. I heard about you earlier, and I've been using healing magic.

Then you're safe.

The healing magic used by Marina was very effective.

Even with all the fatigue in the Duskers, there's no doubt that we can do something about it.

”Yeah, I think I'm exhausted, so I think I can get a good night's sleep today.”

Convinced by Marina's words... and putting the conversation back on track.

"Anyway, it was nice that there was nothing particularly wrong with Gilm." I'm glad... but I wonder what was the black mass that showed up in the Trent Forest. "

If there was no disturbance in the gilm, why did the black mass appear in the forest of Trent?

I don't think that Ray would do such a thing for no reason.

”For example... this is really an example, but now that the people involved can use the black mass, how about the operation test?”

"I know what Elena wants to say, but I don't think we need to go all the way to the Trent Forest for the operational tests?"

”The ability of the black mass was quite troublesome, wasn't it? It also has the ability to metastasize. In other words, in order to really fight this black mass, we needed someone like Ray who could really fight for us. Besides, if you look beyond, Ray's in the way. Death is no problem. No, you'd be more than happy."

"That's..."

Elena's words were understandable to Ray.

But that doesn't mean I'm completely convinced.

If it's a new battle force that has just been made available to some really strange people, it doesn't have to be Ray or the others to test its performance.

That's why we had to make sure that the black mass had what kind of ability and how to operate it, and then we had to hit Ray and the others.

(In fact, if that black mass had been able to move freely, and the number was a hundred instead of this time... it wouldn't have been a bit stylish)

Of course, Ray is confident that he'll take care of it.

But for now, only Ray's magic could defeat the black mass.

If it was stuck within a certain range, otherwise it might have burned a wide area of the Trent Forest.

If that happens, you can't defeat Ray, but you can harass him.

In a so-called, harassing and aggressive way.

Even Ray could think of such a thing right away, so even the people involved in the case could definitely think of it.

"After all, it's a little doubtful to think of it as an examination. Besides... I'm afraid there's been a lot of damage where the black mass has been transferred. I don't know exactly how long it is."

The large black mass was the entrance to the metastasis.

Ray and the other team launched a very powerful attack.

If anyone were here, they would be dead, or destroyed by any kind of magic item.

(Ah, maybe that's why nothing happened in the Gilm?)

When carrying out a diversion and an act of decency, the diversion will be carried out first.

However, if the first joyous move was to attack Ray and the others through a large black mass and suffer damage, it would take a lot of damage and cannot be dealt with before taking action.

It was just a prediction, but it was also a fact that I was convinced when I thought about it.

"The attacks we carried out caused damage to those involved in the attack, so we couldn't really attack.... what do you think?"

I think there's a possibility.

That's what Marina says right away.

Perhaps Marina was thinking the same thing as Ray.

No, it's not surprising that other people besides Marina think the same thing.

Ray's thoughts weren't really sudden.

"In other words, if the people involved in the attack recover from this painful hand, this time it may be a real attack rather than a funeral."... that's why they release a lot of black clumps all over the city during the day. "

Ray had the worst idea.

If that were to happen, the damage that Gilm would suffer would be considerable.

It was not only the buildings that touched the black mass and absorbed it into black dust, but also the inhabitants of the Gilm.

In that case, if you do it badly, you will stop building Gilm... On the contrary, it's not strange that the only city on the edge of Gilm will be abandoned.

It was quite dangerous in terms of wasting the construction work until now.

I think Dusker knows enough about the area, right? I wonder if you're giving directions about that area by now. "

Marina's words were enough to appease Ray.

In this situation, it's quite understandable to Ray that Dusker would give such instructions.

... but at the same time, it means that Dusker can't sleep yet.

The lord is really in trouble, isn't he?

Hmm, my father wasn't as busy as Lord Dusker, but I often saw him busy.

Elena murmured at Ray and said that on the other side of the orb.

Unlike Dusker, who ruled the periphery, Elena's father, the Duke of Kelel, ruled the vast territory of the Duke's Realm.

There is no doubt that there is another difficulty that is different from the one that is unique to the periphery.

"In other words, being a nobleman is tough."... it seems like a lot of people would want that from themselves. "

I don't want to be in that position.

I thought so, Ray.