Legend

Ray and Seto picked up a room overnight at the wheat pavilion at dusk, and the next one on their way was the lord's hall.

It's almost dusk time, but it's because of the decision that it wouldn't be strange to offer to see Dusker now.

However, only one Ray was on his way to the Lords' Hall.

Seto was supposed to be on his way with him, but Seto's return to Gilm quickly spread, caught by people waiting to play with Seto as soon as he stepped outside the one-step inn, leaving Seto with no choice but to leave him on the spot and go to the Lords' Hall by himself Ray.

Most of all, Seto himself is willing to stay on the spot because he feeds a lot of people who can help him.

"If you look at it this way... it doesn't look that different."

Ray whines as he walks down the road and looks around.

It hasn't actually been two months since I traveled from this guild, so I guess that sentiment is natural in a way.

Still, there are still summers and people come and go more often than usual, and the views of the city seem to vary from place to place.

Continuing down the street in such a way that it feels half as close to sightseeing, we eventually see fewer shops and at the same time more security guards.

Probably because we approached the Lords' Hall.

"Hey, you. What are you doing up ahead?

One of the two guards walking in from Ray's direction of progress asks.

Unfortunately, the guard who had spoken out had just come to Gilm about 10 days earlier and had just become a guard relying on the brink.

That's why Ray, who was lowering his dragon robe hood, sounded subtly suspicious and called out.

Or if Seto was there, it might have been another story apart.

The question of how much the presence of Seto is recognized in this guild was asked because I didn't like it.

Most importantly, even though it is a Rank A monster, it does not strike a human being, and it is not surprising that it is only becoming a specialty of Gilm that Ning Ro is nostalgic.

Anyway, as a guard, the new man called out to Ray to try to get a handle on him quickly...

"Hmm? Oh, you, Ray. When did you come back to Gilm?

A guard who was acting with the newcomer waves to Ray as he writes off the guard's misfortune.

Ray also opens his mouth gently with his hands up to the guard who has been speaking out in a restful state.

"Just now, I have a little business for Master Dusker and I'm headed to the Lords' Hall."

"Hmm. An adventurer sounds like a lot of trouble, too. Don't imitate anything strange. Oh, and this guy's new to the guard recently."

"Huh? Seniors? Huh?"

A guard who has called out to Ray raises a bewildered voice to Ray, who is comfortably speaking to his predecessor.

For such a junior, the guard smiles bitterly and opens his mouth.

"This guy is Ray. He's also a pretty famous Rank C adventurer in the Guild.... No, you got Rank B?

"Oh, before you travel through the Guild."

"... Ray?

I guess the junior guard finally understood who he was talking to when they called Ray's name again and at the same time found out he was a high-ranking adventurer in Rank B.

He opens his eyes wide and opens his mouth as if he even met a high-ranking monster in front of him.

"What's Ray... Could it be deep red?

"It's true they often call you that."

"Excuse me!

Affirming the alias deep red or no, the junior's head is immediately lowered.

Well, that wouldn't be impossible either.

The alias Deep Red is famous in many ways. That's in a good way or... in a bad way.

And in a bad way, some of the famous stories were about relentlessly extinguishing charcoal if it was someone even nobles didn't care about.

... I guess Ray's ray stems from the fact that the story itself is not so wrong.

"Relax, I'm not going to eat without sight."

"But seniors..."

"... apparently I shouldn't be here. In the meantime, if you're done with your business, can we move on?

"Ha, yes!

Vikri, the junior man nodded instantly.

The senior guard, who was watching with a small grin at such a state of affairs, held his shoulders small and pointed his gaze at Ray.

It's time for you to give him a break.

Silently prompted to do so, Ray leaves with a small sigh, then a gentle tap on the shoulder of the guard who is solidified that if he moves at all, he will be eaten to death by a smaller opponent than himself in front of him.

The moment his hand touched his shoulder, the vicious guard man exhaled relief when he knew he was alive for nothing after all.

Seniors looking at such juniors with a frightened gaze.

"You're too scared of anything."

"Because... it's deep red, isn't it? Rumor has it you burned down the whole Vestian Imperial Army and turned it into scorched earth because you don't care."

"... No, I'm not wrong about everything?

"But that's what I heard..."

"Rumors get bigger, better or worse."

I could hear the two people talking like that, but they left the scene without saying anything in particular because it was a rumor that it seemed subtly wrong and fitting even to Ray.

"Whoa, Ray. Long time no see. What happened all of a sudden?

The office of the Lords' Hall, Ray is now facing Larks Borderline Uncle, Dasker Larks, who is also the Lords of this Borderline there.

As for the gatekeeper of the Lords' Hall, he was not allowed to see him without any particular hassle, as there was nothing like just forgetting about Ray.

That said, if it is normal, it should not be allowed as soon as the meeting is offered. Uncle Borderline is not a lighter position.

But fortunately, Ray was out of standard in many ways.

The same goes for character and ability, but the same goes for the handles I've mentioned.

Most importantly, Ray himself was seen as a Dusker's katana, and he came all the way back to Gilm to travel to the Bestian Empire.

"Long time no see, Master Dusker. Actually, I have a little wild to go to the Bestian Empire..."

I told him that much, he smelled like a man...... well put, the grin disappears from Dusker's face, which had a luxurious grin.

It's not the love of dearness that's already in those eyes, it's what I am as a Larks Borderline Uncle.

"What do you mean? Let me know what's going on."

"Before you... Here you go"

Instead of speaking from your own mouth, hand an envelope to Dusker with a letter removed from the mystering.

It's a letter that Elaine wrote about the circumstances of this case.

……

Dusker receives it silently and glances over to the letter he took out of the envelope.

Wasn't the text itself that long, I finish reading the letter without taking a minute.

But then again, without saying anything in particular, I try to roar and look back at the letter.

That is repeated about three times, eventually placing the letter on the desk with a sigh, looking at Ray and opening his mouth.

"... a letter from Lord Elaine revealed the general circumstances"

Tell him that much and exhale loudly.

I guess that's all that was unexpected.

The presence of Vihela, the second Crown Princess of the Bestian Empire, in the Exil of the Kingdom of Mireana, and, above all, Theorem's reliance on that Vihela.

"A lot...... I really have a lot to ask you, but you got a magic item called a pair of orbs? So we can talk to Lord Elaine."

"Yes."

Ray nods briefly and quickly and just takes the pair of orbs out of the mistering.

Let the magic pass as it is.

On the other hand, I guess it's because I expected to arrive in Gilm every night or so in conversation with Ray. Eventually Elaine, reflected in the orb, has no particular appearance of panic and opens her mouth.

"Ray? You've arrived in Gilm that you started a pair of orbs at this hour."

"Oh. I'm in Master Dusker's office now. Master Dusker wanted to have a conversation with Elaine, so I activated the orb."

Tell him so, move the pair of orbs and adjust so that Dusker is shown, not himself.

'Oh, there you go. Long time no see, Lord Dusker.'

"Um, it's been a while. … so, what was written in the letter"

'Yes. As far as I know, I was wondering if it was true as the letter says'

"Then the second princess of the Bestian Empire really... again, that's a troublesome thing. But even in the war ahead, they resented the other side for an end to war agreement with the Bestian Empire."

Dusker sighs bitterly.

Beyond being a war that ended in the form of a victory for the Kingdom of Mireana, naturally the Kingdom of Mireana will be in a favourable position with regard to an end to the war agreement.

Substitutes such as compensation and the ransom of those taken prisoner are particularly so.

So it was clear that the current Bestian Empire was consolidated by the hatred of the Kingdom of Mireana.

That would be the case with regard to the upper echelons of the country, if not less.

Among other things, when the second princess, who is also popular in her own country, is favored by the existence of the Kingdom of Mireana... and it can be said that she has decided to win or lose the war, if she is bad, that was the reason why there could be another war.

"I can certainly understand Lord Dusker's thoughts. But if we take action to rescue His Highness Merclio, who requested it, it will also be an opportunity to consume the power and power of the Bestian Empire. Especially if His Royal Highness Merclio gets the seat of the next emperor, I wonder if that will be the birth of the emperor of the pro-Mileana kingdom '

"... but that's if everything goes well, right?

To Dusker's words as if to try, but Elaine has a beautiful grin in her mouth.

"I don't think that's the word to get out of Lord Dusker who knows Ray."

To that one word, Dusker's words clog.

In fact, we have been successful in all of our previous requests, some of which have been very difficult.

If you think only of your track record, you have a 100% request fulfillment rate, so I'm not very confident that you won't trust me here, but I can't put it into words, and above all, Dusker himself trusts Ray's arm.

'Besides, I've already hired someone to use subpoena magic to inform my parents about this one. Do you think your father would miss an opportunity like this?

"Surely the Duke of Kelevel would not imitate this opportunity to miss"

What would happen if we could have an emperor of the pro-Mileana kingdom in the Bestian Empire, which can be described as a long-standing enemy?

You don't have to go that far, just the forces of the pro-Mileana kingdom will be created.

It was clear that the difference would be considerably narrowed, even if the forces of kings and nobles did not have to be reversed….

Then should I ride it myself? I agree, Dusker, but that's not exactly an instant issue.

"... let's deal positively with this one for now"

'So I was wondering if there was a problem. But don't forget Ray has to travel the guilm as soon as possible'

"Fall Martial Arts Games, huh? It's a pretty massive event in the Bestian Empire."

Because he is a lodging enemy, the Bestian Empire invites the nobility of the Kingdom of Mireana to the Martial Arts Games.

To show how much power our country has.

It was obvious that we would be sending invitations to more countries, especially since we had to show neighbouring countries that national power had not declined beyond what had been lost in the spring war this year.

In that case, it is only natural that an invitation should also come to Dusker, one of the factions in the Kingdom of Mireana, the central figure of the neutrals, because the factual invitation has been received.

Anyway, Dusker is one of the actors in the Spring War. Even on the side of the Bestian Empire, I didn't want the surrounding countries to see that they cared about the defeat without sending an invitation here.

Most often, the faction's central figures go out directly. Although it was common for me to send my own abdominal subordinates as surrogates.

"Then, if I were to bite this matter, should I go out directly? We need to think a little bit more about that area."

Dusker whining to think of something.

There will then be a detailed exchange of information between Elaine and Dusker on this matter, or a story about how it should work, for a while.

Note. In the meantime, Ray had a sandwich-like snack over a cup of tea brought to him by his maid and focused on listening without speaking.