Legend

When four people enter the tavern: Ray, Marina, Vihera and Bühne, the gaze of the guests who were naturally in the tavern gathers together.

This tavern, which exists securely on the back street, is basically familiar to everyone... such a tavern.

There are times when regular people bring people like their own friends, but the Rays are different.

Everyone was the first person to come to this tavern.

Vihella is only here once to be exact...... is there anyone today who knows that or just doesn't put it in their mouth?

... Sang, Seto is sleeping near the tavern as usual.

Together, against strangers at all if normal...... Regardless of Ray, who is also wearing a dragon robe, Vihera can't help but get tangled up in a marina with a big open chest party dress, dressed in thin clothes like a dancer or hooker who deserves a tavern like this in a way.

It would be normal for me to be small tall to see and not be dealt with by my child Büne if he would normally come into a tavern like this.

But... seeing the Rays entering the tavern like this now, there was no such thing as an implication.

Regular in this tavern...... I mean, I've only been in Gilm for quite a while and I know it.

who Vihera and Marina are... and who they are together.

There was no one who cared about the existence of Bühne, but I guess that in a way I had no choice.

Either way, those four sit at an empty table without anything tangled up by anyone.

It was the Rays who came to talk to the informer referred by the guard, but they still went into the tavern, because they thought it would be natural to place an order for something.

I guess the other guests decided they didn't come to this tavern to see how the Rays were doing and get busted.

Deciding to get into trouble when it comes to detours, Ray and his friends drinks away from him.

... Most importantly, you made a fuss about the detours and decided you didn't want the Rays to look at you, but you were drinking a little more heavily than usual.

"What can I get you?

That's what the liquor store clerk asks at such a ray's table.

Rarely, he was a man's clerk, not a woman's clerk like he used to be in a liquor store.

Whether this was originally normal in this tavern, or because it is still daytime... or because the Rays are opponents I don't know, but the Rays who were asked to place the order mouth the order without looking particularly concerned. The two marinas and Vihella had wine, Ray had wine diluted with water, and Bühne had milk.

If you order wine or milk diluted with water if you are normal, this is something that is going to get tangled up again... there is no such thing as being tangled up here, naturally.

Other than that, each one of these hand stores often has its own flavoring, a stewed dish of guts and beans.

Order dishes and breads such as skewers, stews, and stewed meat… appropriately.

"Shh, I'll have it with you in a minute, please wait"

The clerk, who comes to hear the order, heads to the kitchen with a little surprise.

... naturally. The food I ordered is not that special in itself.

It's a regular substitute in this tavern.

But still, what surprised the clerk would be the amount of food ordered.

Because I ordered several times as much as the people who normally drink and eat in this tavern order.

Especially the stewed guts and beans taste different from store to store, but still most of the restaurant dishes sometimes fit Ray's tongue, ordering enough for ten.

Other than that, I ordered quite a few dishes, so unfortunately the men who were near the Rays' table, doubted their ears by accident... they would whine inside telling them to go to the dining room, not the tavern.

And the marina asks the clerk where some of the dishes that had been cooked together were arranged on the table.

"Do we sell flowers that bloom here on the moonlit night?

Pickle, and.

The clerk stops moving to such marina words and eventually opens his mouth.

"If it's dawn time, maybe we'll arrive"

"So... should I come before the moon sets and the sun shows up?

"... no. That's not true. I can show you to a room where you can talk right away, but what do you want to do?

"Right. Can you show me when you're done eating?

"Okay. So, that's it. Enjoy the food because you are quite confident."

The marina reaches out to the bread on the table when she exchanges the codes taught by the guards and attaches a promise to meet the informant first after the meal.

"Oh?"

Probably because the bread I touched was softer than I expected. Marina speaks surprisingly of the matter.

It's not that the bread is freshly baked… I found out that the bread is not warm.

But still, it's true that it's soft to touch... and that must have been a surprise for Marina.

Soft bread is not uncommon in guilds, even if it is not freshly baked, of course.

But I guess it was totally unexpected that such bread was offered in a liquor store like the one on the back street.

Ray, surprised at how such a marina looks, also reaches for the bread as he savours the stewed Fangboree.

And what I felt was the same surprise as the marina.

"It's a delicious restaurant with a lot of food, no matter what you see."

Vihera also whines as surprised as she savours the stewed dish of Fangboree.

Even if it's named stewed dishes, it just doesn't mean you should simply simmer the meat as it is.

Various under-preparations will be required in winds such as placing a lower flavor on the meat before simmering, in some cases baking the surface, using strings to prevent shapes from breaking down, or inserting cuts with a knife to make it easier for the fire to pass through….

Even when simmering, various techniques are required to reduce heat, season, and simmer…

In that sense, it was very unlikely that the Fangboree stew now on the table would be the kind of dish served in such a back street liquor store.

Also, even in the case of extra skewer grills, the exterior is well toothed and fragrant and cooked, additionally and subtractively so as not to overfire inside while doing so.

Of course, a real restaurant… somewhat falls compared to a full-blown pavilion or a golden bread pavilion.

Still, the dishes served in a tavern in such a place were definitely first-class.

(So it's such a store on the back street and you have so many customers)

When the Rays came in, the table was somewhat empty, but now the extra guests who came in are sitting at that table and ordering food.

I guess the extra guests are regular in this tavern. There was nothing like gathering your gaze like the Rays.

Most of all, the customers were a little surprised by what was going on in the store.

The surprise is also convincing if you look at Rays' table with tons of food on the table.

That's how we cook, and there's way too much time for Marina and Vihera to have a light drink of alcohol… Eventually, where the food at the table is largely gone, Ray calls the clerk to do more accounting.

The price was quite high, but still a convincing amount given the quality of this much food.

"Okay, here you go. There are people waiting for you."

Nodding at the words, Rays are passed into a private room in the back of the store to be guided by their employees.

"Hmm?"

"You know... don't forget what we're here for."

Aren't you going home like this? And whine as Vihera shuddered at Büne for saying so.

Such a vihella appearance also reminds you of why Büne finally came to this tavern, and more than that he is guided to a private room without complaining.

The private rooms that Ray and the others headed toward are not that large.

Should I say a private room for a secret conversation with someone rather than a room where someone with gold in a tavern rents out and has a banquet......

In fact, what the Rays do here is buy information from an informer, not a banquet, and it was never wrong to think about it that way.

"Are you visitors? What do you want to know?

Sitting in the chair that was placed in that private room, the man who was drinking ale sees the Rays and asks.

The man who led the Rays into this room, he's out of the room and he's not in this room.

This also means being vigilant about whether or not someone is approaching the room, and at the same time not listening to what the informant has spoken to the Rays.

Many people have heard information they should not hear and have lost their lives because of it.

Self-defense measures to prevent it from happening…

"I want information about a person named Precious, from the Spiel Chamber of Commerce"

"... I see. The Spiel Chamber of Commerce we've been talking about."

"Topic?"

To the word of the informant, Ray returns that word.

If the Spiel Chamber of Commerce is that much talked about, it's not strange to come into Ray's ear.

This is not to say that Ray is gathering information, it was purely information obtained from being able to hear stories with store owners and what people around them were talking about when they were buying and eating.

Of course, because of information in the form of public discourse and rumours, there is no certainty.

However, in the sense of freshness, the information becomes very fresh.

"Oh, even if it's a topic, it's only for people in the back world. The Spiel Chamber of Commerce has a rather forceful business. You know that?

"I'm listening."

"Right. In doing so, I'm talking to the people in the back of society. That's all most chambers of commerce do, but the Spiel Chamber of Commerce uses a lot of money to build a handout with the back society."

"That's normal, is it?

It was also the first time for Ray that most chambers of commerce were imitating such

But this isn't all bad.

Because it is not strange for people in the back society to be involved in all kinds of things, both as chambers of commerce and in all kinds of things.

Naturally the guards are not silent either if there are things like people in the back society that come out obviously...... that rarely happens.

"I wouldn't say it's normal... but it's not uncommon or anything like that. Either way, the Spiel Chamber of Commerce is quite famous in the society behind the Guild"

"I see. Well, I know about the Spiel Chamber of Commerce. So, what about Precious?

"Unfortunately, we don't have any information on him."

That being said, Ray reminds me that even if the informant in front of him is a guard holding informant, he is not that much of an armed informant.

(If you say so, you did.... but well, I could still purchase enough useful information)

It was surprising to Ray that not just the Spiel Chamber of Commerce, but the Chamber of Commerce that goes through with the back society, is not so rare.

But I guess it's only natural to assume that we need to protect ourselves, beyond the fact that security is not as good as modern Japan.

Some exist, such as the Knights and the Guards, but their numbers are limited.

In addition, in the spring and late autumn, more people gather in the Guild, and there are places like now where the noise is louder and the hands of the guards and knights are not turned.

At such times, the people behind us are very helpful.

"Then can you gather information on Precious?

"... I guess that Ray's request for information has something to do with his penetration into the aristocratic district?

That's what I tell you, informant, but Ray's not surprised.

In the first place, the information was also known to the men of the earlier society.

Ning Ro, if such a person knew but did not know the informant, etc., he would not be able to trust the arm of the man in front of him as an informant.

"Oh. It seems to have something to do with that... As far as circumstantial evidence is concerned, it's definitely his fault, but he doesn't have the proper evidence."

"Hmm, I see.... To be honest, it seems like a lot of things are going to be difficult, but let's just find out. But, naturally, that's gonna be a lot of information, isn't it?

When I say guard intelligence, I'm not officially hired by the guard.

My earnings needed to work properly as an informer more than I needed to work properly to get them.

Most importantly, in this case, Ray is not in trouble with the money.

On the contrary, it was almost certain that some would be paid by the Spiel Chamber of Commerce as a sign of apology and reconciliation after this case was resolved, and it seemed that paying some compensation to the informant in front of him would not be the first pain in nostalgia.

"Okay. I'll pay your price."

"Word? Okay, that?

To put it as a word, that is how many gold coins can be used for information… On the contrary, it is not impossible to put a price on white gold coins or light gold coins.

But Ray nods back that he has no problem with such an informer.

"I'm an informant with a guard, so even if you say some impotence, you don't say impotence without question"

That's what he tells the guard if he plugs it out of his mouth.

The informant raised his hands silently to such Ray's words.