Legend

Elaine looks at the letter placed on the table.

And once again the man who put the letter on the table...... turns his gaze to Dusker and opens his mouth.

"Your father wrote this letter?

"Oh. I'm in touch with the Duke of Kelevel in this one case, and that's when they sent me"

"... I see"

Dusker's words are not so surprising.

The current aristocracy is moving in the direction of deepening relations with the neutrals in the first place.

But some of them don't like it, so they get their hands on the construction of the Guild.

Elaine was dispatched to Gilm in order to restrain her opponent.

"I want you to read it for now. Probably not a bad thing for Lord Elaine."

To Dusker's words, Elaine is just a little surprised, although she doesn't put it on her expression.

Father in the present situation...... if a letter came from the Duke of Kelevel, who leads the aristocracy, that's because he thought it said that he would come back under himself after his work at Gilm already.

But the fact that Dusker is actually saying that this is not a bad report means that Dusker probably knows what the letter is about.

(What letter in this current situation?

With that in mind, Elaine checks the seal, confirms that this letter is definitely from her own father, and takes the letter out of the envelope using the paper knife that Dusker then places on the table.

So Elaine reads the letter for a few minutes, and the others shut up and watch what happens.... only Bühne had a full taste of the baked sweets.

"... Phew"

I finished reading the letter and Elaine exhales small.

I'm guessing that expression never seems to delight me because, as Dusker put it, the letter wasn't bad in content.

"Master Elaine?

To Ara's words, Elaine opens her mouth with a radiant grin.

"I'm headed to Labourina with the Rays to help with this one."

I heard Elaine explain, and it would have been Ara who surprised me the most.

No way, because I didn't think the Duke of Kelevel would instruct Elaine to get so deeply involved in this one.

And Ara isn't the only one with a surprise look on her face.

Everyone except Dusker, who originally knew what it was about, and Bühne, who is obsessed with eating it, is surprised by the word.

"Why again? What do you mean, Elaine's a symbol of the aristocracy? Are we going to send that Elaine towards a country of Labourinas that, although subordinate to the Kingdom of Mireana, could in fact be an enemy nation?

That question of Vihera was one that Ray and Marina also felt.

Of course I'm glad Elaine's coming with me.

That's true on the military side, but I can say that on the spiritual side.

But as Vihella said, Elaine is a symbol of the aristocracy.

It was only natural to remember the question of imitating it so easily that it would lead us to another country.

To such a Vihera question, Elaine answers as she scratches up her golden hair.

"Apparently, Father wants to take this opportunity to forge a genuine cooperative relationship with the neutrals. For this reason, it was committed against the neutrals… Yes, the aristocrats have also decided to cooperate with the actions of the Labourina State, which could be called an attack."

"There's an organization in the Labourina country to be exact... what is it?

To Marina's words, Elaine nods.

"Right. But do you think an organization that does all this has nothing to do with the country? I'm pretty sure there are a few people near the center of the country who are connected to that organization."

Are you satisfied with that, and the marina doesn't have any particular objections?

I guess the side of the mouth that originally came out now was big just in case.

When she sees the others say nothing, Elaine opens her mouth again.

"For that reason, I also decided to work with the Rays.... Just Ara"

"Yes? What is it?

Elaine is going with the Rays, so naturally Arla, who was going to go with her, accidentally leans her neck as she is called out to herself.

To Ara like that, Elaine opens her mouth, making it somewhat difficult to say.

"I'll go with Ray and the others, but Ara will stay in the guild."

"That's it!

Ara screams at times such as whether Elaine said the words to the end.

The words contained emotions that deserved to be called sorrow at first.

"I am the Knight Commander of Master Elaine's Guardian Knights. Beyond that, it is only natural to act with Master Elaine!

"... I, too, would be reliable if Ara were here"

There was no lie in Elaine's attitude that I told her so.

In fact, Ara, who has grown up together since childhood and deserves to be called childhood friendly, is definitely a very dependable opponent for Elaine.

Of course, on the side of pure combat power, it's inferior to the Rays - except for Bühne - but still the blow of Power Axe coming out of rigidity has the strength to easily defeat the adventurers around it.

He was also treasured very much in the sense of being Elaine's conversationalist. But...

"Ara, we're only here in Gilm to keep the aristocracy from making strange moves. More than that, it doesn't taste good for me and Arla to be gone from the guild."

"It's..."

To Elaine's words, Ara gets her words sealed.

Because I understand that there is no mistake in what Elaine is saying and that it is the right one.

But still, Ara can't honestly snort.

That doesn't mean you don't believe in Elaine's strength, it's because you're purely worried about Elaine's body.

Fu Ray notices Ara looking genuinely worried.

"Why don't you leave Elaine's pair of orbs with Ara? So you can always get in touch with Elaine? You can lend my pair of orbs to Ara."

Nodding to Ray's words as those around him were convinced.

If normal, magic items like pairs of orbs are a very expensive substitute.

That's what makes it a lot of money if you sell it, and for a few years… in some cases it could be just the price of being able to play and live for the rest of your life.

Of course, Ray doesn't want to lend a pair of orbs to someone who doesn't really know his personality either, but fortunately, Ray knows Ara's personality.

That's not to the extent that I think Ara should think that if she imitates that, instead of talking about revenge by Ray, she would worry that Elaine would limit herself to it.

So Ray was able to make a suggestion that I could lend Ara a pair of orbs with confidence.

"If you do, I'd love to... okay?

To Elaine's inquiry, Ray nods that there is no problem.

"Thank you, Lord Ray."

He still seemed a little dissapointed to leave with Elaine, but still he could always talk to Elaine using a pair of orbs.

I've seen the sight of Elaine using a pair of orbs to talk to Ray, and I've just actually talked to Ray, and Arla understood that properly.

Dusker, who watched the Rays interact with each other over a cup of tea, opens his mouth.

"I'm sorry. I really rely on Ray for a lot of things."

"No, that's not a problem. I was wondering what Ajas' organization was thinking."

The information Ajas told me that the woman she took away used it as a whore.

But there are not so few women who want to be prostitutes, but they go out of their way to take them away from other countries... it was also weird to take them from the Patriarchal Nation to using an expensive magic item called a collar of slaves.

I was sure there was some reason to get that far, but it's also true that I don't know why.

If it was meant to be, it wouldn't be that much of a concern...... Ray was concerned that it was asexual.

I have a bad feeling about it, which would be Ray's honest feelings right now.

If Dusker doesn't propose this one thing, it's also possible that Ray was on his way to the Labourina State without saying anything at all.

Of course, that can't be right now, but it will be since the construction of the Gilm is about winter when it calms down.

For that reason, as for Ray, I could have said that it would be convenient for Ning Ro to make a request directly from Dusker like this one. And...

"A magic item in a cage that Master Dusker made. Can I have that, please?

Yes, that was the magic item that Dusker made this time, and that was a very gratifying substitute for Ray.

Ray, too, unlike before he was acting solo, now has a party called Red Lotus Wings.

So far we haven't all had to travel long distances, and we've managed to do so by such means as grabbing onto Seto's feet.

However, there are various anxieties that only such means of travel are available after this.

or so, you need to use a carriage for everyone to travel.

If it is a desert, it is possible to travel on previously acquired sand boats, but the Kingdom of Hate and Mireana has only as many deserts as it counts.

Most importantly, it is true that some of the dungeons also have desert hierarchies, so it is not entirely futile.

For that reason, for Ray...... and for Red Lotus Wings, the cage of magic items prepared by Dusker is very gratifying.

"Mm-hmm? Well, yeah. If Ray wants it, let's add that to one of the rewards. Most of all, there are not so many uses for such substitutes. Originally made for Ceto."

"Thank you. As for this one, I just want to say that that's enough...... but when this matter is over, there are some things I want you to improve on. If only you could use my magic instead of demon stones to change the color of the bottom."

"I know. The situation seems to be in a hurry. When the alchemists can afford it, I'll be ready for all the renovations. And if Ray and the others have used it this time and felt a glitch, let's make sure it reflects that too. Of course, I'll give you the cost and the materials you need."

"... do you mind if I do that?"

Coming out of Dusker's mouth was an unexpected word for Ray as well.

But it seems Ray was the only one who felt that way, and Marina opens her mouth with her usual glossy grin.

"Well, to another country... that's also a request to go somewhere you can call an enemy country if you think about the status quo, and destroy the organization behind you, so Ning Lo, I think it's cheap to this extent."

The word "annihilation" is not used by Dusker.

But given the drop in this one case, I guess that comes to that conclusion as a matter of course.

In fact, I'm pretty sure Ray was gonna do that, too.

"If there's any other reward you want, can I consider it? You got something for me?

"Right. First, we divide the property held by the organization. This is good, right?

"Well, you are. It would feel similar if you crusaded a bandit."

"Anything else...... anything?

Ray opens his mouth to the marina as he turns his gaze.

"On the magic item I have, there is a sand ship, can you renovate it so that it doesn't have to be on the sand?

"Sand aboard?... Oh, and with that said, you've been to the desert before or something in the report. So you got it?

"Yes, it's just that sandships are very convenient, but only on the desert can they be used. I think it's pretty innovative when it's normally available on the ground."

"I know that. But... to be able to use the sand onboard even on the ground, that would require putting in quite a few alchemists and wizards, and the material that would be needed would be enormous. Unfortunately, I can't get that far."

"... so that includes the reward for this one and the reward for the request I'm working on for the Gilm addition?

Originally, Ray was going to get paid for the construction work with materials such as flame ore.

But if sand boarding is going to be available, it is definitely very convenient, both as a means of travel and during wild boarding.

"Oh, then you can turn my reward that way, too, okay?

"Then why don't I put you on it?"

Tell Ray's words that Vihera and Marina both agree.

But when I hear that, Dusker doesn't snort.... No, I can't snort.

If we are really going to renovate a sandy ship, it is because we are certain that it will be one of the biggest businesses that has raised the gilm.

Even the construction of the Gilm is filled with a glass, but even more so there… is no doubt that it will be very difficult.

I don't have the resources I can put into it.

In response to the troubled Dusker, Ray smiled back at the Dusker as if he had come up with something.