Legend

Ray's first guild to show his face in a long time had been a sight as expected.

There are a lot of adventurers in the tavern, but there are few adventurers in the place where the requisition board is affixed.

Still around a few people, I guess the ones who failed to save money over the winter.

Those who were drinking in the tavern naturally notice Ray's appearance as he came into such a guild.

"Hey, isn't that Ray?

"Hiku...... eh? Ugh, it's really Ray. Why is he in the guild this time of year?

"Didn't you come here to eat something? Look, I often eat with Seto in stalls and stuff."

Those who drank at the same table were convinced by the voice… No, those who drank at the nearby table are also convinced.

The men's perception of adventurers is that adventurers who can eat delicious food, hold good women, and place big bets…

In that, Ray was an adventurer specializing in eating.

Most of all, because there are extraordinary beauties like Vihera around Ray, he probably enjoys holding a good woman... and thinks jealously.

However, it is only the perception of these adventurers, and in fact there are various adventurers.

All in all, it was Ray with that gaze on him, but unlike what the adventurers expected, he goes to the reception counter, not to the liquor store, but to those with the requisition board... to be exact.

"Ah, Mr. Ray! Over here, over here!"

I guess I didn't have anything to do. Kenny, who seemed free at the counter, waves loudly when he finds Ray.

You don't usually see Lenora lying around because she's doing something else?

With such doubts, Ray approaches the counter and speaks to Kenny.

"I tried to come because they called me in... as far as this goes, it doesn't seem like something urgent?

Ray was reading the Monster Dictionary while he slept in the inn, but there was a call from the guild, and this is how he came in a hurry... as far as the surroundings go, there's nothing rushing about it.

I'm just gonna clap it out a little bit, just Ray, who just wondered if something was going on like the previous Devil's Fever.

(You were right not to bring Vihera)

Ray was summoned to the guild, so at first Vihera tried to go to the guild with Ray as well.

But I came to ask you to prepare so that if anything happened, you could act immediately... so far as Ray looked inside the guild, I just thought it would be in vain.

Still, if you think you can store that prepared thing in Mystering, the only salvation would be that preparation is never in vain.

(If it's around Bühne, I think I'll eat some prepared food or something.)

Reminds me of Beaune, who likes the act of eating as much as she does… or more, and Ray smiles small.

In contrast to such a ray, Kenny bows his head in surprise.

"Oh, I'm sorry. It's not like I was in a rush like that. It's just this time of year, right?

Ray can't help but be convinced of Kenny's words.

If you're a regular adventurer, that's the only person who comes to the guild this season who has business at the tavern.

Some adventurers still worry in front of the request board, but if it means funding over the winter, Ray has enough money to play and live for decades, maybe a hundred years.

That's not how much gold would be if you sold materials like silver lion material, ceto feathers and body hair.

If you have business with Ray like that, naturally you will need to go see Ray yourself... or you will need to come to the guild.

Kenny wanted to go see him in person if he could, but sometimes he's at work and that's not why.

That's why I got other Alliance employees to run.

"Uh... I see. I don't mind if I don't have something to rush into. I would have liked you to have told him there was no urgency if you could."

"... sorry. That's obviously my mistake."

Ray panics a little to Kenny's appearance as he bows his head.

In fact, as Ray said, there's no rush to do now.

I just cautioned against winds like that for once, so I didn't think Kenny would be depressed like this.

"Oh, never mind. Because I don't care that much about this one either. … so anyway."

To change the atmosphere, Ray coughs small and then opens his mouth again.

"What did they call me after all? I'd like you to let me know what's going on around here, if you can."

"Yes, right?... Well, in a nutshell, Ray, you have a nomination request."

"... nomination request? This time of year?

The disgusting look on Ray's face was probably due to the fact that he still had this previous request for nomination on his mind.

They told me I couldn't refuse if I asked what was going on, and if I refused to do so, I hired a mercenary to attack the carriage Ray was riding in, like harassment.

... The miscalculation for the nobles and mercenaries would have been that Ray's carriage was Elaine's carriage, not a regular carriage.

There is also the matter, and there is now a mild state of tension between the aristocracy and the kings.

Usually the Kings, who outnumber the aristocracy as a force, prevail over the aristocracy, but this time anything was too harsh.

Mercenaries with the alias of the Princess General, who raided the carriage in which Elaine, the icon of the aristocracy, was riding.

And it is also significant that it turns out that it was Viscount Linus Marnino who hired the mercenaries.

As a result of the movement of those called the wolves of the meadow under Dusker, it became impossible to escape as kings.

Of course the Kings who found out about it cut off Linus instantly, not to mention the lizard's tail cut.

But if the aristocrats who attacked their symbols were convinced, they couldn't.

As a result, the situation was a current one.

In that sense, it would be the neutrals who benefited most from this case.

Because there is a rivalry between kings and aristocrats who have a greater influence than they do.

Whatever such a factional protest was, it was just the case that Ray didn't want to receive the nomination request as much as he could.

"Don't worry. Because this time it's a request that has nothing to do with nobility or anything."

"Is that true? … so why don't you listen to me for a moment"

Ray, only a little relieved by Kenny's words, becomes silent and listening.

Are you happy to talk to Ray like that, Kenny opens his mouth with a grin.

"Ray, as you know, Gilm will have fewer people in the winter."

"I guess."

From spring to autumn, the guilm brings together large numbers of people in the wind, such as merchants, travellers and adventurers who have just arrived, but in winter there will be no merchants and the adventurers who, although it is good that they have come, have decided that they will not work on their own merits.

Some travellers leave before it is winter or stay in the Guild.

All in all, there was no doubt that people would look less like each other from the guilds than from spring to fall.

… is a guild the size of a small city originally. I really miss people so much that I'm somewhat out of numbers... I don't think so.

"So I was asked by the dining room near the guild to help me develop a new dish."

"... did the fact that there were fewer people have anything to do with it now?

"There must have been. That's what they said."

To Ray's words, Kenny flaunts his shoulders small.

At that time, the valley of the chest, visible from the uniform of the guild with a large open chest, looks heavy and sways with a lot of mass.

When I went outside I was Kenny wearing even a cold suit until it swelled, but of all the guilds warmed by magic items, it's just the guild uniform, as usual.

Softly out of sight of Kenny like that, Ray opens his mouth.

"So what do you want for a new dish? Udon?

Udon, which Ray taught the owner of the full pavilion and spread from there.

It had already become entirely one of Gilm's specialties and had spread to other cities.

It also makes dishes that have developed independently like baked udon.

Ray wondered if you wanted me to think about that new Udon, but I twist my head inside.

Originally, Ray wasn't that familiar with cooking.

Of course I have cooked some dishes during my cooking internship at school, and I have experience in cooking what I would call a man's dish as a start to curry at home.

But... only to that extent.

I liked the kind of cooking comics a lot, but that's why if you remember all the dishes that came out of it, you would instantly shake your neck to the side.

(Curry udon... you don't have curry, do you? I've already seen the idea of putting udon in the stew. Cauldron udon? There may be that, but there are also issues like whether you can eat eggs properly and safely raw, or whether you can secure a set number each day)

It was a ray lost in the heart, but Kenny shook his neck sideways against such a ray prediction.

"No, I'm not. Such a new dish, like no one has ever eaten before, not an existing udon or something"

"... what do you want from a single adventurer?

"No, you're a wizard, aren't you? They thought of udon, so you could think of a new dish?

"I don't know. I don't have a second to think of. Curry...... will be difficult"

"Curry?"

"Oh."

I have udon, so if the curry spreads, I can eat curry udon.

That's what I'm thinking, but Ray doesn't know how to make a curry.

The curry I made when I was in Japan is made from curry loo, even if I know a little about hidden flavors like chocolate, coffee, ketchup, sauce and soy sauce, but only to that extent.

You may also naturally need more than one spice to make a curry, and the price issue will arise.

(I don't know what it was... there was a cooking cartoon with curry as its main part)

Even if I think about when I was in Japan, and I remember the general story, I don't remember anything at all about what ingredients are used to make curries.

(If this is the case, I should have remembered it well)

It's too late to regret it.

"Ray, what's wrong?

"No, I was just trying to remember how to make a curry, but anyway, all I remember is how to use a ton of spices, and how many or dozens of them."

"Uh... that must be a little difficult. If you could cook like that, you'd have a limited number of people to eat."

"You know, I don't even know how long it's gonna take to make it right."

"Can't you think of anything?

"Even if they say so..."

All I could think of was an okonomiyaki, but I had already taught this elsewhere as a seafood okonomiyaki.

(Something else unusual...)

I thought about it that much, Ray usually eats curry bread the other day... no, considering I don't use curry flour, maybe I should call it piroci, but I remember about it.

Of course, I can't make curry bread more than I don't have curry flour, and it's not what I would call grilled pyroshiki.

A dish that can be made with the cooking methods you already have and then eaten with ease. It would also be nice if it were cold.

"Flesh."

"Flesh? What's that?

It was Ray who spoke of his thoughts, but he doesn't look like he's listening except for Kenny.

Originally this time of year, I guess it also has to do with the small number of receptionists.

"You know what steamed bread is?

"Bug bread?... Hey, Mr. Ray. Maybe you're not going to use bugs, are you?

Eating insects is extremely divided in some people's likes and dislikes.

Among other things, I guess Kenny doesn't like it.

Ray, who sensed it, shook his head sideways in a panic.

"No, it's steamed from steamed dishes, not worm-based bread."

"... steam? Bread? Not baking?

"Oh."

"I think fragrant aromas, soft touch, that's the deliciousness of bread"

"Regardless of the fragrant aroma, the steamed bread is not lost in terms of texture. No, Ning Ro, you might be winning."

"Hmm, you can't imagine. I've never eaten less."

"Then..."

Even without hearing Ray's words to the end, I guess Kenny understood what Ray was trying to say.

Nod immediately.

"Yeah, I think I can."

"Well, if you're requesting a nomination, I want you to proceed in the direction of undertaking"

Thus, Ray would take on the nomination request to produce new dishes.