Legend

"Lord Vihella, you said you just arrived yesterday, but you're early again."

In the maid's office, Dusker speaks to Vihera, who walked into the room as she cleaned up the paperwork.

Dusker's tone isn't that hard just because Vihella asked me to treat him as a one-time adventurer, not a princess.

"Yeah. Something a little nasty happened. I thought I should keep a report. Do you mind?

I was wondering if it would return even with a smile exactly, but what I got back from Vihera was a serious look, and Ray and Buune next to both of them are not in any way kidding again.

To the appearance of those three, Dusker urges them to sit on the couch with a bad feeling and orders the maids who have guided the Vihelas so far to bring tea.

Then I put the paperwork I was reading on the desk and came to the couch and lowered my back to the front of the Vihelas.

"So, what the hell is your business? As far as that goes, it seems rather troublesome."

"Right. I think you're right to say it stinks more than it stinks."

The look on Vihera's face, which she tells in sigh, is full of worry, and Dusker falls in love for a moment.

I would fall in love for a moment, but I guess you can still return it to me right away because you are intolerant by the marina.

"You smell like trouble, not trouble, huh?... Let me be honest with you, I don't really like that kind of trouble. So? What kind of trouble did you have?

"It's possible that the Alchemists of the Bestian Empire are trying to set something up against Gilm."

"... of the Bestian Empire?

Dusker's eyebrows flatter the words that came out of Vihella's mouth.

Even if it was troublesome, it was because I thought it was troublesome enough that Ray and other adventurers, nobles, merchants, etc. caused a disturbance over the beauty of Vihela.

But what actually came out of Vihera's mouth was the word Alchemist of the Bestian Empire.

I understand that it was unexpected and that the trouble that came out of Vihella's mouth was so true that there was no more.

"That's certainly troublesome.... but why would the Bestian Empire try to set something up with Gilm right now? No, I can predict for a reason..."

Dusker's gaze is directed toward Ray.

Civil unrest in the Bestian Empire last year. Ray was involved in this if he was a little intelligent, there are many who know.

And you can naturally understand the story that the Third Prince was able to win the civil unrest because Ray was cooperating.

"I can predict a few things, but I guess the most likely of them is revenge against Ray......"

Following Dusker, Vihella's gaze was also directed at Ray.

It was Ray with those two gazes pointed at him, but he shuts up without saying anything.

Büne is also silent, not saying anything in particular, and inside the office is enveloped in silence.

Such silence lasted for dozens of seconds...... Eventually it was the sound of knocks heard from outside the room, not from those in the room.

"Excuse me."

That's what the maid brought with her is a plate with lots of tea and sandwiches for the number of people.

It's already sunset and it's totally night and the maid cares if she's hungry.

When Dusker, who understands it, expresses his gratitude, the maid leaves the office with a grin and a gratuity.

"... well, even if you look difficult and think about it, you don't get any good ideas. Do you want to keep it in your stomach for now? Lord Vihera will eat too, won't you?

"No, because I've been eating in a liquor store before I got here..."

"Right. What about Ray and your little lady?

It was also understood by Dusker that it would be difficult to keep Vihella in shape.

I can only say I envy you from a woman's eyes that there is little luxury in the place where you scratch, even though you are well out.

Most of all, Dusker is a man, so I can only imagine how much ordinary women admire the shape of Vihera.

"Oh, then I'll feed you."

"Mmm!"

Originally Ray the Great Eater and Biune, who does not match his little body, nods to Dusker's words and reaches for the sandwich.

Vihera looks just a little envious over a cup of tea at how those two are doing.

Eating sandwiches makes the office air lighter than it was earlier, and the topic of today's Cyclops crusade leaks out of Ray and Vihera's mouth, not to mention the alchemist.

"Seven cyclops in total, plus rare or superior species?... you used to beat a bunch like that."

"In my case, it was just the red cyclops, so it wasn't that hard."

"It was normal cyclops in my case, but I guess it went well with the fight. No matter how powerful a blow you have, it's easy to avoid attacks like you're just swinging."

That appearance, which I can tell you easily, is so clear that I didn't actually struggle at all when I fought.

Dusker, realizing that, sighs like a fright.

I understood that it had that much strength, but still it was only natural to be surprised when they actually acted this way to prove it in front of me.

Dusker was only a member of the Knights in the King's Capital before he took the throne of lord, and his powers are confident.

That's how confident I think I can beat most of my opponents when dealing with soldiers, adventurers and knights around there.

Training is still lacking beside my work as a lord, and by no means means is my arm duller than it was during my knighthood.

If the territory in which Dusker is lord were a more peaceful place, it would never have meant that Dusker himself would have had to be that strong.

But the Gilm... and the Larks Frontier Bo Dynasty is a frontier, and the inhabitants ask their lords to just fight through the frontier.

This is why it is stipulated as home training that the heirs to the Larks Border House will join the Knights when they are young.

From the eyes of such a Dusker, Vihera is strong.

I don't know if I can win if I fight...... no, I understood instinctively that I had enough strength to think I would almost certainly lose.

It's not like I've lived as a knight without regret.

But at the same time, as a lord, it was a tremendous joy to have someone as strong as Vihera in the guild.

Gilm's interests are more important than my remorse.

Ultimately, so concludes, the next thing that comes to mind is what to do with this matter.

(Protest the Bestian Empire? No way, corner. It's a good relationship right now, but if you imitate it on purpose to ruin it, it'll be another war. Because we need to get in touch from behind.... It's also in our interest to clear this matter up. If we get an alchemist, we'll get the technology.)

Dusker thinking as he reaches for the sandwich.

In front of such a dusker, Ray and Vihera reach for sandwiches and tea, keeping their mouths shut without particularly opening.

... Also, Büne said it had nothing to do with that, and one of them was eating a sandwich silently.

The beaune of behavior, which should be expressed even from the side, can be described as adorable.

The way you are carrying your sandwich to your mouth with no expression is adorable that reminds you of a small animal.

He was a dusker who was bothering his head about how best to respond to an alchemist, but watching Beaune like that also makes it silly to be bothered.

(Right. In the end, they need to be captured alive. No, in the worst case scenario, I can't help it, but it would be in my interest in many ways if I kept it alive, huh? And if we were to capture the alchemist alive, we would need someone with considerable arms)

You don't have to worry so much about combat power if you're just an alchemist.

Because an alchemist is not always suitable for combat.

I understand magic items more than anyone else, of course, than I am an expert in magic items, so I have the strength to just use them.

But first-rate...... no, it was the general perception, and the majority opinion, that if you deal with a first-rate and a half warrior, you basically lose without being able to do anything.

(If that's a regular alchemist, but)

There's no ordinary reason for an alchemist to give a magic item to a cyclops.

He must have been good at combat or had a buddy who was good at combat.

That's the kind of person with the strength to deal with Cyclops.

Given the area, not many people can be entrusted with this case.

... yes, like the people in front of Dusker right now.

A person who has been involved in this case since the beginning, and is even more impeccable about strength.

Furthermore, Ray has a submissive named Seto, and Vihera has as much strength as she can win against five Cyclops.

It was also understood by Dusker that Büne, who is now eating sandwiches in front of Dusker with all his heart, is undoubtedly highly capable as a bandit.

(When the Alchemist of the Bestian Empire is the opponent, I also feel a little harsh about Lord Vihera...)

With that in mind, there is also the thought that it would not be strange for Vihera, a related party, to help because it is a disturbance caused by the alchemists of the Bestian Empire.

"Lord Vihera, a child like Ray and your Beaune... will you accept my nomination request?

"The request is for the captivity of the alchemist who planned this case...... is it possible?

"That's right. If possible, catch him alive."

"... what do we do? I'm a little hard to say no in my position, but isn't Ray forced to take it apart?

Ray shakes his neck to the side to Vihera as she turns her gaze and asks.

"No, I'll take it, too. If the Alchemist is the opponent, you might be able to get some good magic items."

"You're the reason. Ray must be one of the Teng himself who's being targeted."

"Even so. If you're going to be targeted, you should get paid a little bit more, right?

"Regarding the magic items the captive alchemist has, you can do whatever you want. Just needless to say, don't let that magic item cause you any strange disturbances. Oh, of course, if there's a magic item you don't want, I'd like to buy it over here."

That's what I told him, probably because Dusker knew that the magic items Ray was collecting were basically practical objects.

Magic items are many things of rare value just because of them.

It's not surprising that there's something very valuable in Dusker's position, even if it's something inside that Ray doesn't want.

"Okay. Even this one, I'd rather have it bought than have unwanted magic items."

Sometimes it doesn't really matter how many unwanted magic items there are than there is mystering, but it just doesn't make sense to keep them dead, and Ray responds with an acceptance to Dusker's suggestion.

"Then don't worry, I'll contact the guild about the nomination request.... Lord Vihella, and thank you for that and Buune. And this time, it's not good to put things on the table. Keep it a secret that the Alchemists of the Bestian Empire are involved. I'll make sure you don't say anything else to the two people who taught Ray about it."

Vihera nods at Dusker's words, and Büne nods back again as she eats her sandwich.

Thus, the day after Ray returned to the Guild, he would be caught in a cyclops commotion.

"Isn't Ray too much loved by the commotion?

Returning from the Lords' Hall, Fumi Vihera mutters.

That word is just not wrong, and Ray doesn't have a word to argue with either.

"I guess that's how you're born under the stars"

"Gru."

Seto rings, as I agree with Ray's words for some reason.

"Mmm."

And Büne, who is walking next to Seto, also whines briefly to agree.

"More than that, why don't we eat something? Warm soup or something."

Ray whining to mislead the story.

The surroundings are dark and not so warm at night just in the spring.

In that sense, Ray's suggestion was never wrong.

… except.

"I ate all those sandwiches earlier, and you still eat them?... and Bühne?

"Mmm!"

To the words of Vihera, Bühne nods back wanting to eat.

"... I wonder what's going on with your bodies? Of course you eat ceto, don't you?

"Gru!"

Vihera's words were muttered by Seto's consent... and Vihera had no choice but to go out with both of them and one.