Legend

"Hmm, you're going to take another half month... that's just boring"

Ray whining in the carriage.

When Luno heard the words, he turned his gaze as if he had been frightened.

"You can say you're bored. There's no way you're the only one riding Seto back to Gilm first, is there?

"Sort of. If I'm really the only one going back, I guess I can't do it any more than I'm hired as a supply officer."

"Naturally. If they do that, they won't just disrupt discipline, they'll starve us to death."

One of the knights, who was in the same carriage as an escort, squeals like a shudder.

He's a different knight than his escort on his way to the Seremouth Plains, but he still treats Ray comfortably, I guess, because he sees him as a fellow Larks territorial army.

I only live in the city of Gilm, where the elite adventurers gather, and I feel comfortable with Ray now that he's given an alias and even got awe, because Dusker pays attention to the neighborhood and attaches knights of that character as escorts.

Yes, now the Rays. The Larks Army had already left the Seremouth Plains and were on their way to the city of Gilm.

Now he's still progressing with Dusker, who is also the Larks Border Master, but about half of the Knights, including Dusker, head to the King's Capital to attend a ceremony celebrating the victory of the war, otherwise the Knights and Adventurers head straight back to the city of Gilm.

"Even so, a ceremony"

"What, are you jealous? I didn't think you'd be interested in that."

I turn my gaze to Luno, who shrugged, and said that the knight saw something rare.

"Sure, I'm not interested in annoying ceremonies or anything, but it's true that some of the extravagant dishes that go out at parties and the aristocratic ladies who dress them have something to attract."

"... cooking. Indeed."

It was Ray who reacted to Luno's words like that. However, when it comes to cooking rather than dressed noble women, it seems to be Ray.

"Sure, you can eat rare dishes if you attend an aristocratic party... but you have to mention extra skill to attend, right? Maybe if you have a status as a nobleman, like Master Dusker. In that sense, if Ray was at a party, he would have found it in good food and good liquor."

"... so you want me to get caught up in a noble rub? I'm not kidding. You don't have to eat extravagant dishes, but it's easier in the city of Gilm where you're free."

(Especially considering Renodis' home, he'll definitely get involved in the rubbing first)

An arrogant aristocratic face whines inside and loses ahead from both shoulders only for a moment in the back of his brain.

In the end, it was left entirely to Dusker to deal with the Renodis case. Of course, even for Dusker, it was one of the bargaining materials against the aristocracy… and it was only to become one of the fairly large bargaining materials that I was happy to take on the aftermath.

Most importantly, I used the egg and its ancient familiarity, Berda, because I had intended to do so from the beginning.

"Noble rub. I wasn't that active this time, and it doesn't really matter. If I'd been at the ceremony, I'd have enjoyed cooking and drinking slowly."

"... if you're not active, there won't be anything called a ceremony in the first place"

Ray groaned small at Luno's words, but one of the knights who heard the words smiled small.

"You're not, are you? Luno is entrusted with the role of escort for Ray. And Ray will naturally be more conscious of that escort than he is of attracting people's attention."

"Whew, you think I'm gonna get involved too? I'm sorry to hear that. Then, as Ray said, should we just go back to the city of Gilm?"

Zito eyed Ray against Luno, who briefly flipped the foreword.

Still, it's not the kind of atmosphere I stuck around somewhere before the war, and I guess it's the soft atmosphere because I won the war.

If the battle in the Seremouth Plains had been defeated, it would have been certain that the Bestian Imperial Army would have avalanched into the Kingdom of Mireana by now.

"Even so, this war was easier than I expected. The actual battle ended in about a day, and even in that battle, the Neutralists just rammed into Ray's magically confused spot, or later shot the magic in from behind as support for the Kings who fought as a positive force when the ambush attacked the enemy's main formation,"

"It's not uncommon for me to continue fighting for a few days or a few weeks to a month if I'm bad at it.... In fact, the supplies in Ray's mysteries are hardly being used, are they?

A knight who receives the words of Luno and turns his gaze to Ray.

"Oh. It's the dish I brought as food that I consumed the most. I'm sure that's why he behaved so luxuriously as a victory feast."

Behind my brain, Ray remembers a banquet held as a feast of victory.

Tons of dishes that are supposed to be used as food. Those dishes, which were still freshly made and were in mysteries, were massively behaved at the banquet. Thanks to this, Ray was more drained than he was fighting in battle.

In such a state, the Larks Army proceeded down the street.

A few days after I started traveling from the Seremouth Plains, the number of people in a row was gradually getting smaller.

On the way there, the troops of the nobles accompanying them left to return to their territory.

Of course, the nobles are acting together with the Larks Army as neutrals because they participate in the ceremony that is scheduled to take place in the Wang capital, but they still can't take all the forces they were leading to the Wang capital. If you imitate that, the Neutralists flipped an anti-flag against the King... it's also possible they would say that.

"... are you serious? You finally defeated the Bestian Imperial Army, why are you making such a nasty rub?

Ray gives it back to me unexpectedly when the knight tells me he's free in the carriage, but the knight tells me it's only because it's now.

"We have rid ourselves of the imminent threat of the Bestian Empire. Besides, the damage over here is minor when seen by the entire army.... It's just a matter of the Kings being the ones who suffered the majority of that minor damage. The Neutralists sold quite a few names thanks to you this time. That's only natural given the alias deep red on you, isn't it?

"Well, that must be an undeniable fact."

The captives of the Bestian Imperial Army recall the gaze they turn to themselves and nod, Ray.

"Even though a royalist nobleman once disputed the enemy general, you were undoubtedly the most famous in this war, and hence Master Dusker, who had hired you. I mean, it's neutral. You think the kings of the biggest faction would be happy with that? They'll try to put some difficulty into it and cut the influence of the neutrals they raised in the war. With that in mind, it's not the best option for you not to go to the king's capital."

Ray, who doesn't know how to be polite to nobles, etc., doesn't know what kind of difficulty can be attached. As Ray, I had no particular objection to the words of the knight that seeped so out of words.

"I know this is the danger of pissing you off if you are at least a royalist nobleman who took part in the war... unfortunately, because the royalists who took part in this war are the ones who cannot be called very mainstream. Even if I hear it, I won't be able to really feel it until I know the dangers of actually pissing you off. I'm sure the aristocrats know your dangers in some detail."

A knight with a bitter smile.

Rumors of the manipulation Ray had carried out against a nobleman named Renodis, who tried to assassinate himself, had spread to all the nobles of the Royal Mileana Army.

However, it is also true that while Dusker took the story that way, most of it was just confirming Ray's strength with his own eyes, in a sense, there was an air of deserved.

Ray, a nobleman, has shown strength to convince even the nobles of high pride that way, but that is only a story for the nobles who took part in the war. I didn't see it in person with my own eyes to confirm it, and in the case of people judging by what people have heard, it's not necessarily that they don't give me the unwanted tease against Ray. In that case, there was more than enough fear that what would eventually await would be winds such as a restraining order against Ray.

Given that, Dusker's decision not to take Ray to the King's Capital would have been so correct that there was no more.

"... if they put out that flaming tornado in Wang Du, they'd be more damaged than that even though they defeated the Bestian Imperial Army at the corner. And Ray has Seto."

Luno, who was listening to the knight, squeaks smudgingly.

With limited means of flying, even the Dragon Knights, who exist as the strongest group, were easily kicked in front of Ray and Seto. With that in mind, it was clear that if there were any kind of restraining order in the King's Capital, as long as Seto was present, there would be no harm in vain.

"Anyway, Ray and we can get back to the city of Gilm safely like this. Later problems…"

"... Problem? You still got something?

The war is over, and I will definitely not go to Wangdu, where there will be rubbing. And yet, why is there a problem? Ray asked with that meaning in mind, but Luno flaunts his shoulders and opens his teat.

"Ready? So many adventurers are being driven out of the city of Gilm into war. Of course the defensive power of the city remains to some extent, but it is still only the minimum necessary. Given my previous experience of participating in the war, I'm pretty sure the request to be brought into the guild first would be overdue. Of course, urgent requests and crusade requests that are susceptible to harm will be cleaned up as a top priority, but conversely, requests other than those that are not urgent or crusade requests. That kind of request must have accumulated quite a bit on the request board.... you better be ready, huh? When you return to the city of Guild, it is likely that you will be able to prioritize requests from your Guild for a while. Usually it feels like this one picks out the request and takes it to the counter... but I'm sure it'll be busy until the request is cleared up somewhat."

"... Wow..."

Ray listens to Luno and groans unintentionally.

I would welcome a crusade request as Ray, which is basically aimed at collecting monster demon stones, but I don't like other requests that much. Of course, it's not that I don't do it at all, as I did when I asked for an escort, but it's true that I still don't like it. Even with that request for an escort, there is no doubt that there was a thought that a monster might attack you just because it was an escort.

(Then you should choose a request that would allow you to fight the monster a little that way....... I hope I can figure it out in 3 months before I go to the labyrinth city)

"I can't help it. We have to work hard here, and that's how dangerous the city of Gilm can be in so many ways."

"Right. Sometimes our knights ask us to come around."

"Are you sure? A knight does what an adventurer does."

"Not good, of course, but there's no point in following the rules so that the economy and safety of the city of Gilm can lag behind, is there? For that reason, there's a certain degree of silence... only when the adventurer really can't get around."

When I said that, the sound of the carriage door knocking.

"Who?

While deciding that Seto walking next to the carriage would not have been an enemy, Luno still asks just in case.

"I'm from the Knights. Master Dusker's calling Ray, so come on in."

That said, it was indeed the knights belonging to the Knights who opened the door and showed their faces. It's a familiar face, whether it's Ray or Luno.

Naturally, the knight who was talking to Ray could not have known the face of his colleague, greeted him with a grin and opened his mouth.

"Master Dusker? Why again?"

"It's time to split the road to the border with Wang Du. I guess you want to talk to Ray, who is also this special medal, before that. And I think there's a lot of precautions."

"Oh, have you even come to such a place yet? Okay, I'll take Ray right to the carriage where Master Dusker is riding."

The knight says so and takes Ray to the carriage in which Dusker is riding.

For some reason, Luno, who should be an escort, stays in the carriage without following Ray.

"Hey?"

"You're basically safe here. Besides, the adventurer sees the aristocrats so safely. I don't like having trouble breathing."

"Master Dusker is not the kind of person who cares."

Even if the knight told him so, Luno was dropping off the Rays with his shoulders full of forgiveness.

In the last few hours, it will be divided into a group returning to the city of Ray and Gilm and a group led by Dusker on his way to King's Capital.

As for the magic items handed down to the Larks family of rewards, this means that Dusker will return to the city of Guild, until then, he will receive only the basic rewards in the Guild.