Legend

Ray came to the guild after the busiest morning of the day, as usual.

Most importantly, it should now also be referred to as a special need for additions, and there are quite a few adventurers in the guild, usually among the fewer adventurers.

(A lot of people, but you're used to it already)

I look around the guild and Ray exhales.

It's been quite a while since people started growing already.

That's why Ray was starting to get used to this situation, too.

"Ray, look. He's calling, isn't he?

Bringing the gaze of the adventurers around next to Ray all together - some marinas, so to be exact, both of them - says Vihera, who is collecting them.

"Trouble again?

"Come on, I wonder. But if you didn't come directly to the inn, it's not that urgent, is it?

"... I hope so"

With a somewhat unpleasant hunch, Ray sets his gaze on himself...... getting closer to Kenny.

As usual, Lenora is in charge of Ray, but now she's out of her seat. That's nowhere to be seen.

It was also causing Ray to have a bad feeling.

Either way, there's no reason why it shouldn't be more than called this way, and Ray heads to the counter with the three marinas.

Note that Bune was looking at whether he was even frying nuts, or at a liquor store with a fragrant scent somewhere.

Most importantly, Viennese guardian Vihera was on her way to the counter as she grabbed Vienne, who was about to walk out toward the tavern.

"Ray, you've come to the right place.... Well, this is the time of year, and I thought it was time to come"

As the faces of the Rays Red Lotus Wings approach, Kenny pushes his work to the receptionist who was nearby and speaks to him that way.

"Well, it's your usual time."

In the first place, the work Ray has been doing here lately is carrying trees that have been felled in the Trento woods.

Beyond that, the trees have naturally not been cut yet, even as we head under the twins in the time that work has just begun.

Sometimes there are remnants of trees once felled the day before, but that's basically rarely the case.

For example, Ray can only wait so long when he goes to Trent Forest.

... Sometimes I can play with Seto, take a nap in the shade, and help them with their work if I want.

However, wielding the axe many times, calculating the direction of falling firmly and cutting trees… There are various rampant ways of cutting ray trees compared to the ones with a kind of artisan face.

The story of felling trees with a flash of Death Size was originally unscrupulous.

"So, what can I do for you this time? Another private soldier over here...... no, the bandits attacked the merchants?

"No, you're not. Actually..."

The way he tells me not to get hurt creates the certainty that it is a hassle in Ray.

Most importantly, as I was talking to Elaine yesterday, it's where Ray wants the guilds to get bigger with the additions.

(Did you even get out in the Trent Forest with a monster?... Well, that seems normal around there)

Since Ray defeated Giganto Turtle, there has been no more such thing as the forest attacking people at night in the Trent Forest.

Has the will of Trent's Forest vanished with the defeat of Giganto Turtle, or has it weakened to such an extent that it is powerless to operate?

I didn't know why, but I was lucky for them that even though I was a little late, they stopped attacking me.

... Still, Fekz, who was previously averse to adventurers and half-run, is now back to work as well.

Naturally, however, someone's eyes were always shining and he felt very uncomfortable.

In addition, it is difficult to manage the forest of Trento by the guilds alone, and one of the matters will be told to the other villages and to those who come from the city, and will be seen with cold eyes.

Still, Fekz worked hard and was passionate about his work every day to take responsibility for the disturbances he caused and to regain trust from his people.

"Master Dusker is calling for you, Ray."

……

To Kenny's words whispered small in his ear, Ray turns his gaze to Kenny again.

A neat face makes me laugh like a prank, yeah? And I was leaning on my little neck.

"Uh... does that have anything to do with this previous incident, after all?

"Probably, but I guess so."

I have a more troublesome feeling than before that this case is involved in a group of private soldiers because I think they sent me here.

Still, Ray is grateful for all the conveniences he's given Dusker.

The magic tent, especially given to me by Dusker as a reward for the war, is very helpful.

Also, Ray, who has seen some nobles before, definitely enters a competent figure, although Dasker is not even the finest of them all...

That would be obvious from the thought of running the guilds without a shortage or acting as a central figure in the neutrals.

If arrogant... that was the kind of man who thought only of his ruling city to the extent of a golden tree, Ray would undoubtedly have already left the guild.

No, if you were a nobleman of such character before that, you would have tried to take away Ray's magic item and, above all, the presence of Seto.

In that case, it is also possible that this guild would have sunk in the sea of fire if it had done badly.

"What do you ask for?

"No, I haven't heard anything. It's just that Ray wants you in the Lords' Hall as soon as he can, that's all."

"Give me... hey"

You mean we'll have to go after all?

With that in mind, I turned my gaze to the party members...... where Marina and Vihera had a funny grin and Bühne stared at the two with the same faceless expression...... that was the distance Ray and Kenny deserved to describe as their lover's distance.

"Oh, you're so close."

"Huh!? This is nothing!

Kenny distancing himself from Ray like he panicked.

He was Kenny, who has usually exposed his fondness for Ray and has also set up his skinship to the point of being excessive, but he seems vulnerable to such sudden events.

"Uh... well, I have work to do, so you'll excuse me around here. Regards,"

"Yes, yes, all right, so get back to work."

Though I get a resentful look at Marina's words, I go back inside the counter with my face red when I find out Ray is looking at me.

"Pfft, you're the same.... Well, shall we go then"

"Yeah? Are the marinas coming today?

"Yeah. If Dusker wants something, maybe you should have me."

"Uh, yeah. That's right."

Ray is never good at negotiating, while former guild master Marina is not bad at that either.

Also, above all, Marina knew Dasker when he was little.

And I haven't forgotten many of the failures I made when I was little.

... The biggest of these would be that Dusker, still a child, applied to Marina for a marriage.

For Dusker, it was just a memory I absolutely wanted to forget.

Ray hasn't been asked in detail around there either, but you can still tell from looking at the interaction between the two that there is a half-absolute power relationship between Marina and Dusker.

I respected Dasker, Ray, but I still wanted to refrain from being used as good.

For that reason, all the wings of the Red Lotus will be aligned and headed to the Lords' Hall.

"Wow... that's kind of a lot of people"

As we approach the Lords' Hall, we see a lot of people coming and going.

Viewing it, Vihera honestly spoke her thoughts.

But I guess that's natural, too.

Until now, the Rays have had many chances to come to the Lords' Hall.

Compared to then, the number of people near the Lords' Hall is thus out of step.

Many of those around them are merchants, and at the same time many of their escorts and scumbags.

Why are you such a merchant? And I questioned Ray, but on second thought, the chief executive of the Guild addition is naturally the Dusker of this Guild lord.

More than being a merchant, I guess it's natural to say hello in advance to that dusker and keep him face-to-face.

"It's been a long time since I've been to the Lords' Hall... but I didn't think so"

"Right. But, well... I don't think it's that important to be here, merchant."

Small, mumbling marina just to be heard by the Rays.

"Really?

All these merchants? And Ray, who wondered, asks, the marina nods back.

"That's right. The merchants, who are really important for the construction work, must have been talked through by Dusker in advance. … but given the size of the guild, even if it's not an important merchant, it must be delicious enough for the merchants."

Given the size of the guild, I could understand what Marina was saying.

If that's all commerce can be done, it won't be surprising that merchants greedy for business opportunities flock to the Lords' Hall in this way.

"Hmm."

Sometimes about the dusk spear, Ray really doesn't have good thoughts about the merchant.

I understand, of course, that's not what fits all merchants, but still, I guess it's something I couldn't help but get a slightly unpleasant look at.

"Ah, Ray! Plus Master Marina, Mr. Vihera, even Bühne. Nice of you to come."

And that voice hangs on Ray, who had a slightly unpleasant look on his face.

Those who spoke were the gatekeepers of the Lords' Hall.

This is all the merchants are coming, so naturally many strangers.

The job needed to be more rigorous than usual than not necessarily without someone plotting something strange.

The merchants, naturally, think that if you look at the gatekeepers like that, you should try not to be too hassled.

Of course, it was an act aimed at improving my impression by not thinking about the hardships of the gatekeepers...

All in all, despite the large crowd of merchants gathering in front of the gatekeepers, I was able to find Ray immediately... simply because the faces of the Red Lotus wings were very noticeable.

Especially some of the merchants are even changing the color of their eyes when they see Seto next to Ray.

Most importantly, I guess this sight isn't surprising or anything because it's the only time in my life that I can see Griffon up close like this... No, I can say it's not the first time I normally think about it.

That's why, as a merchant, Seto smells like a lot of gold.

Still, I don't get into action right away, and I'm watching the Rays... I guess I've just come here with the idea of getting involved in this add-on work though.

Merchants live with information.

If so, you naturally know about Ray, whose name is currently sold in the Guild.

And with a little more research, it's not hard to know that many merchants - none like you here - have arrived to get a magic item called the Twilight Spear that Ray used to get.

The visionary also sees Ray when he shows up on this scene, where he sees himself with a disgusting look on his face.

That's why we couldn't talk about it in a detour as it is now.

If you talk first, and you get the impression that you don't like it, you can't take it back... not for the record, but it's definitely going to be a big disadvantage compared to the other merchants.

More than that, it would be natural to want to talk about it in as favourable a situation as possible.

The merchants hold each other in gaze... whether they know or not that such an act is taking place, Ray doesn't mind the merchants and approaches the gatekeeper who has called out to him.

"You know we've been here a lot."

"You know... don't you think it's impossible to hide that you're here at the point where Seto is?

"Gru?"

To the gatekeeper's words, Seto looks at Ray and rings his throat.

Ray shakes his neck sideways as he strokes Seto's head like that.

"Don't worry about it. It's not like Seto's bad. I heard in the guild that Master Dusker is calling for me."

The merchants who stood around listening to Ray's words were just a little surprised.

No way, I didn't know you'd be called straight from Dusker.

The gatekeeper nodded at Ray like that and opened the gate to let him through.