Legend

"... was it good?

On the way home from the Levisole family, Ray calls out to Elaine as she strokes Seto's head walking next door.

To Ray's words like that, Elaine nods with a grin on her mouth that she has no problem.

"I tried to meet him in person. Okay. He's a typical power deceased who's only interested in his own interests. That's what a lot of aristocrats and kings do..."

Ray couldn't deny Elaine's words like that. In fact, I have seen such aristocracy more than once.

Even though some time has passed for a meal at the Levisole family, there are still times such as when we are about to enter the evening. You can see a bright red sunset in the sky.

Even in the evening... No, I should say it was because it was evening, and the hot air was enveloping Eggzil.

"And it's hot. Should I still have given you a ride in the carriage?

Elaine sends an abominable gaze into the sunset.

When I came out of the Levisole family, an adventurer came to meet me in front of the dungeon and told me I would take a carriage.

But as a person who refused Schaffner's proposal without question, I can't take care of the carriage, and this is how I walk around the city.

The Levisole family is to the east of Egzil, so they are walking straight west... it is just said that more than 200,000 people live there, and Egzil is very large. By sundown as it is, Ray turns his gaze to Tsuji carriage and opens his mouth, deciding that it will not be possible for the Alliance to return to the inn anyway.

"Why don't you get in the carriage?

"Hmm, as far as I'm concerned... what about Seto? Exactly... No, you look fine"

I look at the carriage running at the end of my gaze and agree with Ray's words as I smile bitterly.

Because there were monsters like Big Boa and Bicone walking behind the carriage.

Perhaps the person in the carriage taemed it, or a monster summoned by summoning magic.

(If it's summoning magic, once it's back to its original location, there won't be a problem, so it's probably a thamed monster)

Whimpering so inside.

But some of those Elaine's thoughts fit, but others were wrong.

Summoning magic consumes magic not only when summoning, but also when repatriating - returning the object to its original location. In other words, given the consumption of magic, it is better to keep the monster you call once unless there is more to it, which saves you magic, and you can deal with it immediately when you have to.

... If you do, you will naturally need to pay for bait and stables on the monster you summoned, but it will depend on the person's judgment.

Anyway, by paying somewhat more, they allowed Seto to follow the Tsuji carriage, and Ray and Elaine stay on the Tsuji carriage to the guild.

Tsuji The monsters who were following the carriage were also getting used to it, although at first they were scared that it was just the submissive working in the labyrinth city.

Still, I'm still somewhat out of movement, I guess, because it's still hard to get used to completely against griffons.

The Rays, who disembarked from the Tsuji carriage and headed for the Alliance, were fortunate enough to arrive at the Alliance before sundown completely.

However, naturally, the adventurers returning to the dungeon were crowded more than just in the evening because they had bought each material and magic stone in their guild, or because the requested adventurer had been rewarded separately.

And while many knew Ray's name and alias Deep Red more than it was basically during a sparsely populated time period that the Rays had used the guild until now, on the contrary, not so many had seen him in person.

As far as Elaine is concerned, it is fortunate to say that she is not known to be a princess general, because of the intentions of the guild and the upper echelons of Exil - the Silva, Marchelle and Levisole families - and her identity is also hidden.

But naturally there are those who know more about Elaine than there are those who participated as mercenaries in the spring war from Egzil. Still, Elaine's identity did not spread because many had the fear of seeing but not knowing what it would look like if she were involved in a detour to the existence of the Duke's Lady, or because she was stabbed with a nail by the guild.

Anyway, I head straight for the buying counter with Ray's face and name spreading in chains, like an adventurer who knows Ray is surprised by Ray's presence and the first person to see it and understand Ray.

Even the guild had corresponded to many staff at the time of writing, but still the processing is made without partitioning. Several adventurers approach the rays lined up behind such a queue...

"Hey, idiot! I said stop it!

The adventurers of an acquaintance who understood their purpose rushed to a halt.

Probably because the grin that was in the mouth of the men who approached the Rays was an abusive one.

"Oh, my God, it's so red. If you think about how strong he is, he's a kid. I have a good woman who doesn't deserve it, and I'm just gonna let her scratch a little shame."

"Fine, don't! Sure, it just looks like a kid on the outside, but I'm pretty sure his strength is real."

"What? Are you scared of a kid like that?

"Oh, you're scary. I hear from the guy who took part in the spring war. Rumors are that you've burned all the frontlines of the Bestian Empire. Besides... this one is still rumored to be involved with the Silva family."

"... are you serious..."

As the adventurers watching Ray speak like that, a man's guild clerk, who looks like he's in his 40s, approaches Ray and Elaine and speaks out as if to prove it.

"Dear Elaine, Ray and Bosque are waiting for you in the same room as before. Please go upstairs as soon as possible."

A voice as big as letting the adventurers who were watching Ray around deliberately listen.

(No, I guess it's true that it was actually meant to be)

Somehow understand the intent of the Alliance staff's actions, and turn their gaze to Elaine before nodding.

For those who know who Elaine is - and naturally the guild goes in - an adventurer who doesn't know what's going on will want to stop Ray from getting involved and pissing Elaine off as a result.

I said, I can't put that on the table any more than I've been asked to hide Elaine's identity. I guess the result was to tell the surrounding area that Ray and Elaine were in close relationship with the Silva family.

(Ma, I don't mind if the murmur goes away)

Ray nods to the guild official as he sees the deliberate voice he was hearing dwarfed until a few seconds ago, especially as the adventurer who was about to tangle with himself just walks away saying he was sorry to be stared at by the Silva family.

"Okay. Elaine."

"Um, got it."

Nodding to Ray's words with all his heart, he leaves the line and goes up to the second floor of the guild.

As he continues up the stairs, Ray turns his gaze and speaks to Elaine as she walks next door.

"It's a long day ahead of us in the upper echelons of Exile."

"No, you're not. Perhaps the Silva family at first... Bosque is the one who has business with us and has been waiting for us in the guild we have met before. I guess the exact flow is that Schaffner Levisole got a little bit out of the side."

Turn a small, surprising eye to the words that came out of Elaine's mouth.

But it was true that the adventurer, who was serving the Levisole family as soon as he got out of the dungeon, was put on the carriage with little or no politeness.

"Well, does Tsujitsu fit? But then you think it was just a pretext to want me to sell the Demon Stone?

It was Ray who inquired about Elaine walking next door, but it was a voice from someone completely different than expected who had returned the word to it.

"No, you don't. I don't know what it's all about, but it's true that the Levisole and Marchelle families are blood-eyed and collecting demonic stones. Furthermore, because the Levisole family is weaker than the Marchelle family due to the difference in our Lord's power, you would have asked the two of you to sell the Demon Stone only to the Levisole family, even in the sense of doing something about it. I suppose they tried to get in the way of Master Bosque and gather more demon stones that were not enough for them."

The voice was brought from the person who stood in front of the door where Ray and Elaine were headed.

At his age, in places like his late 20s and early 30s, he creates a pitiful atmosphere that strongly impresses the beholder with his sharp, sliced eyes and all-back green hair.

When I saw the clothes I was wearing were so-called butler clothes, I could easily imagine what the man in front of me was like.

Although it is somewhat uncomfortable that the butler is in the Adventurer Alliance.

You must have noticed that Ray and Elaine were looking at themselves. The deacon man gracefully praises with his hands on his chest.

"Nice to meet you, Lady Elaine, Lady Ray. My name is Sanctions and I am the deacon of the Silva family. Thank you for accepting this invitation from Master Bosque, who is also my husband. Bosque is already waiting inside, please come in."

"... ok. Let me do that. Ray, let's go."

"Oh."

Nodding briefly, Elaine approaches the door with Ray. Then Sanctions, who remained gracious, quickly returns to his original position and knocks on the door.

"Dear Bosque, Elaine and Ray are here"

"Let it pass."

When the door is opened according to the voice from inside, it moves sideways to set aside from Ray or Elaine.

What Ray and Elaine saw passing next to Sanctions like that into the conference room was a look at Bosque looking through some sort of paperwork.

Ray opens his mouth as the giant man, who would deserve to be wielding a giant claymore who is also his weapon if he were to be, is somewhat uncomfortable with the action of reading and signing documents.

"So, what are you doing, imitating what you call on purpose?

"Before I do, I'd like to ask..."

Bosque cuts words there once, throws the documents he was reading out onto the table, and then turns his gaze toward Ray and Elaine.

Is the sharp eye because I was putting my mind to paperwork? Or because Ray and Elaine came to the guild late?

A sharp gaze is directed at Ray, who thinks that way, and Bosque's mouth is opened.

"I hear you were called to the old Levisole family before you came to the guild.... How'd it go?

Ray flaunts his shoulder small as he lowers the hood he was wearing to the question he has asked with a carnivorous grin as if to clump and peel out his fangs.

"You can't just talk about other people's information so easily. What can I do for you?"

I guess Ray's answer was unexpected. No, or was it what you expected? Bosque snorts with the grin of a carnivore.

But Sanctions asked me what I was talking about in the hallway, so it didn't make much sense to hide it.

"Huh, well, I didn't think you'd crack your mouth that easy. It's just, well, it's not hard to predict. Perhaps in the name of selling demon stones to ourselves as a priority, harassing me for waiting for you."

Or maybe he heard what we were talking about in the hallway. Or is it simply sharp not by appearance? Either way, Bosk snorts again just saying he doesn't care what Schaffner thinks or anything.

"I don't care about that old age. Either way, all he can do is harass me and Puri's wife. If only I could do the job of ruling the Exil at least.... so let's get down to business. You guys went through 11 levels underground today, didn't you?

"What? Oh, well"

While Ray suddenly tilts his neck at the content of the story he flew, he nods that there's nothing in particular to hide about this one.

But that must have been the point for Bosc. Point your sharp gaze at Ray.

"So. Did you notice anything strange about the 11th basement? Tell me specifically if you can."

"... what happened?

Ray unwittingly asks back to the gaze of looking at himself, feeling something half as close to killing him.

Bosque gazed at Ray like that and eventually decided he couldn't go on without hiding the situation. Exhale small and open your teasing mouth.

"Abnormal species were identified in the 11 basement tiers. That's in the form of a few of my disciples being attacked."