Legend

Ray was on his way to the guild alone with Marca and Koan, and Seto, in an attempt to move the request process forward more than staying still than he had decided to make a nomination request.

"Well, this skewer is delicious. Hmm, store owner. I want another bottle."

"Ha ha. Have you come to hope? You're an enemy to the lady. Look, it's freshly baked and hot, so watch it."

"Hmm. Freshly baked dishes are still delicious. It may also be flavorful to eat in the snow."

"Grrrrrrrrrr"

Next to Marca, who delightfully eats skewers, Seto rings his throat delightfully while eating skewers as well.

... Yes, it was Marca in the position of Duke of Quento, but not the carriage she was riding when she came to the wheat pavilion at dusk, and now she was normally walking around in the guild.

That too, as Ray and Seto always do, while buying and eating.

Furthermore, unlike when the clothes came to the wheat pavilion at dusk, the clothes have turned into qualitative clothes of good quality but not considered aristocratic.

No matter who sees Marca today and thinks she is the daughter of some rich merchant, she says she is noble... no one will think it is also the Duke's Lady first.

If so, is it someone who has seen Marka as a nobleman?

"Lady, are you taking Seto? Nice.... see, come eat this too"

"No? Are you sure?

"Oh, oh. I don't mind. My sandwich's a little different than what I eat around there, huh?

"What? Is that true? Okay, let's get it quick!

Marka wraps herself around the sandwich that the stall owner gave her.

At that moment, the sauce jumped out of between the sandwiches onto his cheeks, but he could eat it without any concern at all.

Those who walk around naturally grin at the way they would just feel happy watching.

"Are you sure? For once, patience is a form, but it's so conspicuous."

"Haha. Well, if you need anything, I'll protect you. Besides, there's Ray and Seto, and there's not going to be anyone who can help you."

Ray and Koan also continued to progress while eating skewers, and the line arrived at the guild after buying and eating at the stalls several times.

"Uh-huh, it's great to be called Gilm. If a concubine imitates this in Graciar, it's bound to make a scene."

"If Marca, the Duke of Quento's only daughter, walks away at the Duke of Quento's home, she will stand out and deserve it."

"You know what I mean."

"Grrrrrrrr"

When he arrives at the guild, Seto goes to his usual place, honking his throat without Ray telling him anything.

Marca and Koan are once again surprised by Seto's wit, and Ray goes into the guild with those two.

"Whoa! Long time no see guild! guild.... guild, huh?

It was Marca, who cheered the moment she first entered the guild, but soon noticed that the guild had a small number of people, and at the same time raised doubts that the concomitant liquor store was close to full.

"Whew, Ray. Isn't this a liquor store, not a guild? When I arrived last year, only the tavern was popular, and I don't think the guild had any adventurers."

Marca looking up at Ray and whining.

For the shorter Ray, it was a very rare experience to be looked up from the bottom.

With a little joy in it, he nods and opens his mouth so as not to give it to his expression.

"This place is a guild, but it's also a tavern. I don't know so much about guilds in other cities, but basically guilds are often set up in tandem with taverns."

"I guess you're aiming to be able to drink and eat in the tavern as it is after you report completion of your request in your guild and receive your reward. In fact, every guild earns less in the tavern."

Coran whines as Ray continues his words.

Marca, who heard the two of them explain, once again looks around both the guild and the tavern.

The number of adventurers in the Alliance is several. Compared to that, the liquor store is close to full.

"Hmm. But if you look at it like this, there's a lot of people in the tavern."

"Because it's winter now. If it's a warmer place or a place with less snow, adventurers can do quite a bit of activity in the winter, because Raw Hate This Guild seems to have quite a lot of snow. Adventurers are closed until the snow melts."

"Really?... but just because it's winter doesn't mean you don't have a favor, does it? As far as the concubine knows, there are also monsters who show up only in winter."

"That's why they're here."

Koan's gaze was directed at the adventurers in the Alliance.

I'm looking at the request board to see if there's any good requests.

"It's not like all adventurers can save just enough money to go over the winter. And the people who failed are looking for a request that they can do in the snow.... Sa, ma'am. Shall I make the request?"

"Uhm! Then let's go, Ray, Koan!

It was Marka, who looked rarely around him, but eventually nodded at Koan's words and headed toward the Alliance counter.

There are, as usual, Lenora and Kenny, as well as other receptionists.

However, since this is the situation in the guild, it would be natural to have some free time.

Some work like organizing paperwork, but that's not like doing it all day long either.

That's why Ray and his familiar Lenora and Kenny were quick to notice that Ray came into the guild.

... Sometimes I am surprised to have two people, Marka and Koan.

(Oh?)

He was Kenny, who had a silent exchange with Lenora in his gaze, but I notice he looks familiar to the man who is accidentally with Ray.

(Sure, that guy... he's been talking to you in the guild before, hasn't he?

It was Kenny sometimes face-to-face with adventurers who would exceed a thousand each day by dozens, hundreds, and days, but there would also be the realization that it was Ray's associates who remembered his face despite the man just face-to-face once.

But more than that, as the guild's receptionist, the man... it was huge that Koan had something to feel.

To Kenny who thinks that way...... more precisely to Lenora next door to it. Ray, Marka and Koan the three go.

"Well, is this the receptionist? I see. They just call it the Alliance's face, and they keep all the people who look good."

Marca looks at Lenora and Kenny and squeals like she's impressed.

Most of all, Lenora and Kenny feel subtle even if they compliment themselves that way.

Because Marca, who describes herself as good looking, is very adorable, even though she is not even ten years old.

It is now an expression of adorability, but it was certain that if it grew like this, it would become an eye-catching beauty.

Still show professional guts and open your mouth so you don't put those thoughts on the table.

"Ray, what about these people? Sure, I think that guy came to the guild last year."

Kenny speaks to Ray first.

Koan moves his eyebrows a little surprised at how Kenny is doing like that.

I guess I didn't think you remembered yourself just for showing a little face.

"A little nomination......"

"Good, Ray. In this case, the concubine making the request should talk. … the concubine, Marca Quento. Well, isn't it easy to tell if you're from the Duke of Quent's house?

At that moment, most of the other guild staff who were in the counter, not just the receptionist, glanced stunnedly.

Naturally. When it comes to the Duke of Quento, it's because he's a big nobleman with one of the finest territories in the kingdom of Mireana.

I heard that there were officials of such a person, and there were only a few guild officials who could disguise themselves as calm.

Most of them remembered him as someone who came last year and helped with the rank-up exam, and thought he might have been able to relate to it.

It would be even worse if Ray, who ranked up at that time, was with us.

"I'm sorry about this. Dear Marca Quento, what can I do for you today?

Kenny usually deals with adventurers in a mild way, but naturally as a receptionist he is educated accordingly.

Ray had a small, surprising look on his face like that of Kenny, who once again asked in a gracious manner.

I guess as Kenny I can't help but be a little dissatisfied inside when I see that.

Lenora, who was next to Kenny like that, decides to leave this place to Kenny for now, or watch the exchange without pinching words.

If Kenny does any strange imitations, he's going to stop it right away.

Whatever, the target is the Duke's Lady. If we're going to make some strange noise here, it could even be a problem between the guild and the Duke's house.

Not even knowing Lenora had such thoughts, Marca opens her mouth to Kenny.

"Mm-hmm. I was hoping to get a nomination for Ray. So I stopped by the guild."

"Huh? Les, Ray, to you, is...?

I guess it came out of Marka's mouth because it was a word I had to have a bad feeling about. Kenny's gaze is directed toward Ray.

If you try Kenny, Ray is back from the Bestian Empire and it hasn't gone so far - from Kenny's point of view - yet.

Yet when it comes to a request for nomination from the Duke's house, I worry about whether I have time off.

Actually, Ray has a concubine's house.

"... uh, Ray, are you the instructor?

Such a look that makes me want to say what my worries were a few seconds ago.

It was usually a Kenny with a flair such as a colorful sister, but no one would have that sentiment when they saw Kenny hearing what Marka is saying now.

That's not just Kenny. Lenora has a similar look on her face.

For both of us, the words Ray and the instructor were totally inappropriate.

Even less, I can't imagine Ray teaching someone something for these two - and that goes to cadets at the cadet school, too.

Of course I know that doesn't mean Ray isn't entirely suitable for teachers.

That's why I did the request to train Basrello last year.

But that was only for Basrello... a child as young as ten years old.

If it were to be a cadet school, it might be mid to late teens going there, some of them even in their twenties.

In other words, it will be basically just the same age as Ray, or the older ones, who are going through there.

Given Ray's character there, I didn't think he could do a very, but decent, teaching role.

That's not just Kenny or Lenora's thoughts I was listening to. The same holds true for other Alliance officials.

In the first place, Ray is basically never good with people.

It was nothing but a surprise or surprise to the guild staff if they told me that Ray would be the instructor.

Some of them wonder if the students at the cadet school will be out of use.

Friendly to friendly opponents, it is Ray who is hostile to hostile opponents, on which there is no mercy for hostile opponents.

The loss of a duel in the matter of the next Lord of the Baron Sisne and Count Eriel families, which happened a few weeks ago, and the amputation of both arms of the keeper who tried to raid the Baron Sisne family in an attempt to decide not to have it, had received information in the form of rumours from the guards.

Still, Ray won't be afraid in the Guild, I guess, because he knows he won't wield senseless violence.

... Although it cannot be denied that Seto's presence greatly alleviates the fear of Ray, it also affects the fact that other food stores, starting with stalls, shop in large quantities and pay well.

"Mm-hmm. My father talked to me before. That's when I remember Ray."

"But, Ray, you don't seem very good at teaching people."

If Ray leaves Gilm again when he receives that nomination request, Kenny manages to speak to Marca to make him happy.

(I know how Kenny feels, but I came all the way to pick up Mr. Ray until Gilm, so I don't think I'd give up so easily.... but Kenny's right, there's going to be a lot of problems when Ray becomes a teacher or something)

Lenora, who was listening to Kenny and Marka's conversation, turns her worried gaze toward Ray.

Only Lenora, who thinks of Ray like her brother, had that worry that Ray might cause problems at the cadet school.

"Don't worry about that. Ray's going to be in charge of the mock. Ray's strength will be enough excitement for the students."

"... Instead of stimulating me, I feel like I'm losing confidence"

Just knowing how strong Ray is, Kenny's words are somewhere realistic.

After that I will still manage to encourage anyone other than Ray to become a teacher, but Marka is not going to listen to that.

Naturally. In the first place, the purpose of this nomination request is to temporarily protect Ray ourselves.

That way, when no words of persuasion come out of Kenny's mouth...

"Kenny, keep it around."

A guild master, Marina's voice echoed around.