Legend

When Ray talked with Martz and was starting work...... at the marina's house, Arla was finally awake.

I used to be with Ilse late yesterday, and it's definitely later than usual to wake up.

Ara noticed it and hurried to check herself out of the room.

"Shh, excuse me. I fell asleep!

"Yeah? Oh, good morning. Were you up late with Ilse yesterday? You don't have to worry about it."

The answer to Ara's words was Elaine drinking tea on the table.

I couldn't make tea before, Elaine, but I wanted Ray to drink some delicious tea. Ara told me about it with all her heart, so that I could make good tea now.

Of course, pure skill doesn't extend to Ara.

"Uh..."

The moment she sees that Elaine is the only one in the living room, Arla collapses out of her mind.

Because I realized that I had fallen asleep really well.

(It's also resentful at times like this that it's awesome)

Late at night...... that's what I was up to in the morning, and a very comfortable and amazing environment with nothing like too hot and not too cold due to the spiritual magic of the marina. As a result of these two combinations, Ara fell asleep completely.

That is until everyone but Elaine is gone from this House.

Arla was Elaine's escort...... no, it was Arla's honest feeling that she was closer to her companion in one way or another, but still wanted to wake up before the marinas left and drop her off more than she cared for her in this house.

Elaine opens her mouth so that she doesn't care about Ara again.

"Is it possible that Ara was the only one who could play a role in Ilse? Then it's not a strange story to rest slowly because you did the job. No, Ning Lo, if Ara makes you sick, you'll be in more trouble."

"Dear Elaine..."

To Elaine's words, Ara turns her gaze like she was thrilled.

"Look, the marina is preparing us breakfast. Why don't you still eat and go check on Ilse?

"Yes, I will."

Saying so, Ara gets to her seat and reaches out to the dish that was at the table.

Of course, the food is already cold, as time has passed since I made it.

But still, Ara eats the food without any particular concern.

I can't resist eating cold dishes, even if I'm a noble lady, because I was often on the battlefield.

Not to mention, we're at the same table as Elaine now. That alone makes the food feel very tasty even when it's cold.

"So, Master Elaine. What do you want to do today?

Ask Elaine, who was still watching Yellow flying out the window drinking tea, eating the chilled bread that still looked delicious.

Note that it is not only the yellows who are in the garden, but also the horses carrying Elaine's carriage are released.

If it were normal, an imitation like this would make the horse escape from the garden.

But the horse Elaine uses is a horse that has been very heavily trained, and at the same time we recognize Elaine as our own master.

Elaine understands that too, so she wasn't particularly anxious to let herself be free in the garden of the Marina house.

Yellows playing in the garden are also flying in the sky, trying to get caught up in such horses.

Normally, there's no way a horse can hang on to a black dragon yellow, known as a child or a black dragon, with a fine face... a horse with just the guts to show little fear from the first time he met Griffon Seto in the first place.

No matter how many dragons you are, you won't be particularly scared if you're a child's yellow.

On the contrary, he even became a playmate in such a way as pushing him gently with his nose or landing him on his body.

In the first place, when Elaine moves, she decides to travel by carriage.

In other words, yellows and horses will be in contact with each other from time to time.

Now there was no way we could not get used to each other's existence.

Elaine answers Arla's question as she looks at the view of the courtyard where last night's events are like lies.

"Right. I don't have any business today... but you might want to go to the Lords' Hall and let me know about yesterday."

"Are you going outside the house? If that happens, there could be extra people coming by again..."

What worries Ara is those who want to get close to Elaine on this occasion.

If it's just the face of the aristocracy, it's still the other factions... not to mention nobles who don't belong to the three main factions or adventurers who mistook something.

There is also a relationship more than that, where there are now many merchants coming in relation to the construction of additional buildings, and that is the number of merchants who want to do business with the Duke of Kelp.

It was only natural for Ara to find such people annoying.

"I know how Ara feels, but I think we should let Lord Dusker know about last night."

"Hmm. To be honest, as far as I'm concerned, I'd like that to stop if I could. For the safety of Elaine."

"Hmm? You think I look like I can handle the people around here?

"No. I don't think so. I don't think so, but I think it's going to annoy Lady Elaine's hands a lot, isn't it?

"... Hmm. Well, if that's what Arla says, do you want me to stop it? Just, honestly, aren't you free to stay at the marina's house like this?

"It's..."

To Elaine's words, Arla gets stuck in words.

In fact, that's an unmistakable fact.

If you're at the marina's house, you don't have to deal with the annoyed, but at the same time you have to fight boredom.

Of course there's nothing to do.

Dinner is prepared, of course, usually cleaned by spiritual magic, but still it's not possible to clean it. Also, some courtyards have a certain size, so it is possible to train in combat, and also to spend some time with yellows and horses.

... If Ray had any doubts about Elaine now, where would he have entertained his spare time and stuck in as a housewife?

Most of all, housewives are not that free in this Elgin.

There are some magic items, but most of them need to be done by hand.

Also, if you are doing business and farming, you need to help.

That's the very few housewives Ray would imagine in this Elgin.

Enough for a big merchant or noble wife to fit into it?

However, each of these people also holds parties and tea parties with friends, and acts like creating their own connections and factions.

"Good Morning"

What appeared to interrupt Elaine's conversation with Arla was an eye-filled Ilse as if to change her normal beautiful face.

I naturally knew what those congested eyes meant about Ara who was with me last night, and Elaine can easily imagine it again.

So even if you look at Ilse, who came to the living room, you don't ask about the area in particular.

"Oh, good morning"

"Morning. Breakfast...... a little late for that, do you want one? There's also Ilse's share."

Elaine greets her briefly, and Arla greets Ilse after such Elaine.

As the saying goes, besides the fact that Ara is eating, there is also a good breakfast for Ilse on the table.

Glimpsing such breakfast, Ilse nods quickly, even hesitating for a moment.

Originally, not very much, but no appetite.

There are times when you wake up, and there are times when you lack sleep. But... Above all, I was honest that I was unwilling to do anything by killing Ajas, the enemy I had been chasing for years with my own hands.

If Ray sees Ilse now, he'll recall the term burning syndrome.

Exactly how such a word seemed worthy.

Still, he fought against three loved ones: his father, his mother, and his brother.

Even symptoms close to burning syndrome are never just negative elements.

"Yeah, I'll feed you."

That's what Ilse returns to Ara's words and carries the dishes that were placed on the table to her mouth.

Every dish is already cold, just like when Ara ate it.

But still, Ilse carries the dish to her mouth... yummy, grunts.

Seeing Ilse with a slight but grinning grin, Ara had a relieving grin.

Elaine is also relieved to see how Ilse is doing while drinking tea.

(It's going to be a lot harder now. But as far as this goes, you'll get back on your feet in no time)

That was also a pleasure for Elaine.

Elaine doesn't have anything to think about Ilse.

Of course, I show understanding for the purpose of wanting to take revenge for killing my family, but if I say so, that's all I have to do.

But...... Still, I was glad that for Elaine, Ilse was doing better than I expected.

(Thanks to Ara for her hard work last night, huh?)

I don't know about personality compatibility until I actually talk about it.

Arla was entrusted with the care of Ilse as the closest to the general public among the Rays, but these two seemed to go surprisingly well with their personalities and had a friendly relationship.

Most likely, Ilse's proximity to the state of evacuation also affects him there.

Still, now, I'm laughing and exchanging words, even small, with Ara.

Elaine, who was watching such an exchange, opens her mouth where the breakfast was paragraph by paragraph.

"Well."

That's all that came out of Elaine's mouth.

Nonetheless, that one word was enough to draw Ara and Ilse's attention.

"Ilse. You fought against the family you had been chasing for years. So... you're deciding what to do now?

"It's..."

Tell him that much, Ilse gets stuck in words.

In fact, until now, Ilse has lived only to take her family's revenge.

If people ask me what I can do and what I want to do now than that has come true, I can't answer anything.

It's like there's a hole in my chest, like that.

When I'm talking to Ara, I'm having a great time.

But I could easily imagine that if I ended my conversation with Ara and was alone, I would probably still be attacked by something like nothingness.

In order to fill that sense of nothingness, we must link what we have been concentrating on hatred to some act.

I know that, but I can't do it.

... Most likely, that's why I call it nothingness.

"I don't know. To be honest, I don't know what to do..."

In the end, that was the honest thought for Ilse.

Elaine and Arla don't say anything when they see Ilse like that.

Even if Ara has just met her, she doesn't know what to say when she sees this friend suffer, and Elaine feels like she understands, doesn't know, and is subtle.

Elaine and Arla have also fought that vendetta by being killed by someone close to them.

The vengeance also existed, as did his men and colleagues.

So there was something I really thought was wrong with the act of vengeance.

I may have gotten along with Ilse just because I had the experience of fighting Ver in the war against the Bestian Empire.

For a moment Ara thinks so.

"Right. But... it's not good mentally for me to leave the feeling I'm having in my chest right now. If you keep it adult, it will erode Ilse's mind as a result. Even if you're energetic, you should move on to something."

"... right. Thank you. I'll think about it for a second."

"Oh, do that. If Ara's friend ends up miserably… and so on, that's not a very interesting ending."

"E, Master Elaine!?

To a word that suddenly came out of Elaine's mouth, Ara tries to say something unexpectedly.

But in the end, it ends without saying it to your mouth.

I'm pretty sure Ara feels friendship for Ilse, too.

Elaine continues her words with a smile and a look at Ara like that.

"Whatever I say, Ilse is still young. There will be some fun to come. There may be some sad, painful things there, but it's a life that will last a long time. You live without remorse."

"... Yes"

I guess there was something I thought about Elaine's words. Ilse praised Elaine deeply.