Legend

"Ugh... ah...?

I woke up stimulated by the light pouring out the window. Ray looks around, not knowing for a moment where he is now.

I understand where I am when I realize that it is a luxurious bed because I see myself asleep and a fine bed like I have never used before, including when I was on Earth.

"Well, you did end up staying at the castle yesterday."

Growling and pointing her gaze at her left index finger, she sees a black ring that reminds her of the night when she says it's only morning.

"New Moon Ring, huh? I'm not making any difference myself."

Normal magic items also have the ability to disguise magic.

But using such a magic item with Ray's magic will not work without taking Ray's magic on the side of the magic item... on the contrary, it could even be destroyed.

I couldn't really feel it if I tried to make Ray incapable of feeling the magic, but I actually tried to use another magic item with a similar effect after being given a crescent moon ring, and it collapsed without being able to take Ray's magic.

"Anyway, if you're going to delude my magic into someone who has the ability to feel magic by wearing this ring, you're lucky to have it. So it wasn't such a bad decision to turn down the prize for the fight? If I got anything more than that metal card, I could be in trouble."

Take all your weight and whine, enjoying the feel of the bed with not just soft but moderate rebellion while you are at it.

In the end, the Trujist asked me what I was going to do with the prize for the fight semi-finals last night, but I turned it down because there was something about the metal card.

Enjoy the feel of the bed as you watch the New Moon ring.

Sometimes I stayed away in this castle to escort Frizione, but the bed at that distance was only a normal bed.

… Even though it is the most ordinary bed, it is normal according to the standards of this castle.

Since it had been decided that the separation Ray had stayed in was used by Frizione and that it would not be the first time that he revealed the night, the beds provided for the separation were not of that high quality either.

By comparison, this room that Ray woke up in is for the guests of the castle… it's also for the finest guests.

Naturally only the finest furniture existed in that room, and as Ray, it was my first experience sleeping in this bed.

"Will the reward put me in this bed, too?

When I think about that, I hear the door being knocked.

"Come on in."

Coming into the room with such Ray's words was a maid worthy to describe it as glamorous.

As for age, is it slightly higher than Ray's?

This maid is also the one the tragists put on Ray.

They also said they would do the night opponent if they wanted, but as Ray, they couldn't possibly snort at that in front of Vihera, and they had him working as a regular maid.

"Excuse me, Master Ray. It's breakfast, but I was wondering if Vihella would join us..."

Ray nods back, strangely convinced by the way he calls it Lady Vihera, not His Highness.

"Okay. Breakfast now?

"No, it's been about 30 minutes."

"... I'm talking about Vihera, so I thought you'd tell me you wanted to eat right now."

The maid smiles small at Ray's words as she scratches her head.

"Didn't Vihella also have it prepared because it's a meal with men?

"You can say you're ready. Dinner or something, breakfast anyway, right? I don't think we need to have so much to prepare."

"You can't, Master Ray. You don't understand the heart of a woman. She wants you to look at yourself better and as beautiful as you can..."

Vihera's own attitude about what Vihera feels about Ray is already clear.

There's also the popularity of Vihera, and it's not too much to say that this topic ran around the castle for a time.

Among those who circulated the rumor was Frizione.

"Anyway, I get the story. Then I want to get myself ready, too, so get ready. And have you heard anything about Seto?

The problem with Ray's decision last night to stay in the castle is naturally about Seto.

Few of those in the castle have ever come into contact with the presence of a Griffon.

The few exceptions were those who had joined the Merclio army, and Ray asked them to take care of them.

Most importantly, Seto is a lot smarter than the people around him.

If Ray tells me he's staying at the castle, I'll head to the stables prepared, not particularly rampaging, and lay down on the ground.

Fortunately... or unfortunately, the horses in the castle were decreasing in number as a result of the civil unrest and I didn't have to push Seto into the stables with the other horses.

The maid smiles small when she asks Ray what's going on with Seto like that.

"According to what I heard, if you're human, you ate nearly twenty people's meals as breakfast."

"... you're eating as much as you like."

Seto eats quite a bit from time to time, but still usually adds and subtracts to some extent... that's what I do with my stomach eight minutes etc.

But now, because I don't think such reluctance is necessary, I was eating whatever I wanted.

It's not a substitute for normal animal food, either, but a proper dish prepared by a castle cook.

The cook also seemed dissatisfied at first when he told me to cook a dish that would feed the submissive, not the people, but since I saw Seto in a good mood at the feast last night, I had started to go on and cook.

"There were a lot of people who had the perception that Griffon was a horrible monster, but oh and when I could look so nostalgic... the food was also eating so deliciously"

Understanding from the words that the maid in front of him would also be one of Seto's people, Ray was thrilled with his story about Seto as he examined his demeanor.

"Did I make you wait?

No, I just got here.

When Ray entered the room where he was guided by his maid, there was a figure of Vihera sitting in a chair drinking tea.

It's just a former royal family, and I can tell you that tea-drinking tricks are elegant. It's just...

(In the castle, and in the morning this outfit is... out of place or highly irritating)

Ray arrives at the table where breakfast is served, looking at Vihera, dressed in thin clothes that dancers and whores wear, inviting men.

"Morning, Ray."

"Oh, good morning. But what's wrong with inviting breakfast?

"... you know, Ray's leaving the capital in a few more days, right? So, I'm headed to Egzil. Then would it be so weird to want to be with someone you like at all?

The faces of the maids who were holding back in the corners of the room shine on Vihera, who clearly tells Ray that she likes him.

So is Frizione, but Vihera is also popular with the public.

It was only natural for me to be interested in the romantic circumstances of such an opponent.

That's the same for the maids who have guided Ray so far, and have silent conversations with their coworkers' maids with their gaze.

"... well, if Vihella wants that, that's fine"

Ray's gaze, whimpered, is directed over the table.

Black bread is the main thing eaten in the Bestian Empire, but freshly baked white bread is what's in the cage on the table.

I guess they burned Ray just before he arrived. Ray reaches for that bread that looks delicious to see.

Vihera sees it, too, and turns her gaze to the maids.

The maids who received that gaze left the room to bring food other than bread.

"So, you're leaving the castle today, right?

Vihera asks, as she anticipates being alone with herself and Ray in the room.

To that inquiry, Ray nods back without hesitation.

"Oh. He said he was coming with me to the Guild. He's already getting ready after yesterday's feast. Fortunately, they're all from the capital and its surroundings, so it shouldn't take that long to prepare."

"Yes. I'm going with you to the border, okay?

Whether you go to Exil or Gilm, you end up on the same road to the border.

Because that was Vihera's maiden heart that she wanted to be with Ray.

Unaware of that, Ray nods without even showing any particular hesitation when he decides that he would rather move between those who simply move alone… that too would want to move between those who are mindful.

"Oh. That's okay. It's just what you do with keeping in touch. There's no reason to stay in the castle like this... but the only place I know of in the Imperial City is a long empty pavilion."

The ancient sky pavilion is also the finest inn in the Bestian Empire, not just expensive, but not the kind of inn where you can stay with a jump in without reservations.

"So what do you do? You want to stay in the castle?

"No, it feels like you're appropriately looking for an inn somewhere in the Imperial City. Or you can stay instead of helping them move to Gilm."

When I told him that, the maids with the breakfast came into the room.

Arrange salads, soups, dishes and fruits on the table.

Some dishes are meat dishes, but they are probably well thought out for breakfast. The sauce is hung because I think it was made of some fruit and steamed to remove excess fat.

There were several other dishes made with fish, vegetables and eggs, all of which were refreshing to eat for breakfast.... quite a bit though.

Of course, this is because Vihella thought about Ray's diet and told the chef to make it multi-eyed in advance.

Let's eat first.

With the words of Vihera, breakfast begins.

It was just made by the chef who works at the castle of the Bestian Empire, and every dish goes into Ray's mouth one after another.

Familiar with the sight, Vihera was eating in conversation with Ray without any particular concern, but the maids didn't either.

Ray's body can never be described as big, and his face can also be described as a woman's face.

Regardless of the tone and character, the exterior looks worthy of seeing and enjoying.

It's only natural to be surprised because this is the first time I've seen someone like that put an amount of food in one mouth after another, like two, three, or four servings.

But in the meantime, Vihera smiles as she watches Ray eat one dish after another.

"You'll eat as well as ever."

"The food here is delicious"

"Pfft, thanks. I'll tell the chef later."

The sight of soothing conversations and then disappearing while the food was watching was different in many ways.

"With that said, I'm going to Eggzil, but Ray's going back to Gilm, right?

"Oh, I'm going to.... or that's why the guerrillas are getting ready, right?

"No, I know that... So going to the guild at this time of year means you'll be in the guild until spring, right?

"I guess. Well, if there's anything left to talk about, it's different."

"The rest of it?

"Well, for example, the Bestian Empire will attack the Kingdom of Mireana again."

"I don't, maybe.... Given your father's character, I don't think you can say absolutely. I don't think there's much Merclio can do."

Ray shakes his neck to the side to Vihera whining as she puts the salad in her mouth.

"You know what I mean. Indeed, Merclio won this civil unrest and gained the status of the next heir to the throne. But that's only the next heir to the throne. I mean, even if the emperor now tries to do something, he'll try to stop it, but he can't stop it for sure.... and now the emperor is a hardliner against the kingdom of Mireana"

That's an unmaskable fact.

Indeed, Ray succeeded in creating the forces within the Bestian Empire, also to be called the pro-Mileana Kingdoms, as he aimed.

It also focuses on those in the position of the next heir to the throne.

But if the emperor, the tragist, is going to wage war against the kingdom of Mireana, Merclio's position is that even if he can give an opinion on it, he cannot be forced to stop it.

If it were to stop, it would be a repetition of the civil unrest ahead.

... but that opponent is a tragist, not a shrush. The Emperor himself.

If you ask me if I can win against the tragists, it won't be possible first.

Because if we imitate that, this time, the Imperial Army, which did not get its hands on us, will turn to the enemy as it did, and to the other nobles as well, I'm sure.

In other words... it's not a civil unrest like this one, which can also be called some kind of a done race, and it wouldn't be strange to lose if you killed them all, it would be a civil unrest of that magnitude.

"... I hope not."

Ray grunts at the breakfast place...... Vihera nods back at it too.

(If that happens...... I guess what I should do is threaten the rear of the Bestian Empire)

That was the idea that came to Ray's mind when he thought of his own ability to specialize in annihilation battles that he could move on his own.