Legend

Ray, who had enjoyed enough of the dishes made by Georgima, did not know what Liberté had said at first.

After several dining tables together, Ray doesn't particularly care if he's eating with the Dukes of Kelevel.

No, I didn't originally care that much, but now I was quite relaxed and able to enjoy the flavor of cooking well, rightly so.

It was suddenly a word out of Liberté's mouth when he was enjoying such a dinner.

In the meantime, Ray, swallowing a dish with a soft simmering of white fish in his mouth, returns what Liberté told him.

"Uh, is it a mock fight?

"Mm-hmm. At my place, I had a request from the nobles already in Anesis in advance of the New Year's party to see Ray's mock battle"

"... why again?

"Right. I wonder, too. Of course, it's not strange that Ray is coming to Anesis knowing if he gathers some information... but I'd normally say that."

Even from Arcadia's mouth, there is a voice of doubt.

Normally, it is also an act of disrespect to suggest to the guest lay of those who lead their faction - some of whom were royalist nobles - in such a way as to try mock warfare.

Nevertheless, Ray was a guest of the House of the Duke of Keller, as well as a person who was seen as a skull of Dusker leading the Neutralists.

More than that, naturally, it is no surprise that nobles and royalist nobles want to see the power of Ray.

"Originally, Ray's topic appeared during the gathering of the nobles, which seems to be the reason for this mock fight. Well... I don't know what to say, but Ray doesn't look very strong."

Liberté looks at Ray's face, making it slightly harder to say.

I'm wearing a dragon robe, but naturally the hood is off only in places like this.

That's why I could see Ray's face firmly from Liberté.

Such Ray's face, as it deserves to be described as a woman's face.

And Ray's body is luxurious compared to those of the Knights, starting with Filma.

If those who know nothing judge Ray solely by his appearance, they will not be able to judge him to be a very, but aliased, armed adventurer.

... If that judger only had the power to discern the other's power, it would have been different again.

"Father, if it's the bullshit of those who can't discern the strength of Ray apart, don't you even bother to listen? Or Ray's been in a mock fight with the Filmers lately, so I can show you."

If you try Elaine, you know enough to know how strong Ray is.

More than that, I thought I didn't have to go out of my way to tell my father stories about mock warfare.

Liberté can understand the story of a daughter like that.

But this time more people are anxious about Ray's prowess than they expected, and for Liberté, who is silent about Ray's relationship with Elaine, there's no reason to leave him alone.

What is particularly significant is that if we leave this alone, there will be widespread suspicion of Ray among the nobles and there will be problems.

If problems arose in that way, some aristocrats still had problems with Ray in strength, and the possibility of causing some disturbance could not be denied either.

... Now, if that subject hadn't been Ray, Liberté wouldn't have cared that much either.

However, in Ray's case, he has the character of not condoning anything even if the opponent is noble.

In some cases, there may be a massacre of nobles in Anesis, and given its potential, there is no reason to silently crush requests from nobles, even as Liberté.

If Ray refuses a mock fight, it was necessary to tell him so in advance that doubts were being raised by the nobles for that reason.

"If we unconditionally dismiss this matter here, how would the nobles react... Elaine would know, too?

"It's..."

Even Elaine, who is not that deeply associated with the nobility, could understand what her father wanted to say.

If Liberté imitates the request of the nobles without saying anything to Ray here, the nobles will have nothing to complain about towards Liberté.

Nevertheless, that's just to say I'm not complaining directly, and I'm actually dissatisfied.

The dissatisfaction thus accumulated in the accumulation eventually overflows.

I really needed to tell Ray that there was more to it than that.

Having decided Elaine was convinced, Liberté turns his gaze to Ray.

"So, what do we do? There is nothing I can do about this decision. It only depends on what Ray does."

"If you say so... I don't know why you won't take it."

Yeah, Ray said that for a number of reasons.

First of all, that until the New Year's party starts, Ray doesn't have anything in particular to do, and that he's hand-held.

And who spread such stories?

The number of aristocrats Ray has met since he came to Anesis is not so high.

Geiska is the first person I can think of to be said to be the one to spread such rumors in that.

If you are that man who has turned his intense hostility toward you, it is not strange to speak of your lack of strength.

Nevertheless, I can't help but say that here.

(I was a little surprised to be able to imitate Geiska's roots.)

The person Ray saw named Gaiska, also in view of his attitude to Ara, was more than himself... No, the person whose title was lower than his own house should have looked down.

Naturally, Ray thought that there was no reason why anyone should cooperate with such a person.

(Or if there are other collaborators besides Gaiska.)

To Ray, who thinks that way, Liberté opens his mouth to confirm.

"So you're sure you can take this matter on? For Ray, there's nothing to gain."

"I don't mind. I knew there was a guy who didn't think Elaine and I had a funny relationship before we came to Anesis."

"Ugh... um"

I said something slightly to Ray's words. It was Liberté who did so, but sometimes many of the people moving in this case are aristocrats, and I don't speak any more.

Instead, talk about the simulation.

"Those who have complained about wanting to see Ray's strength are talking about hiring their own men and adventurers to hit a mock fight against Ray. So, is there a problem?

"Maybe it's okay, I can just say. If you're as big as this anesis, wouldn't it be strange to have an alias or a high-ranking adventurer?

Though not nearly the capital of the kingdom of Gilm and Mireana on the border, this Anesis is the second city of the kingdom of Mireana.

It's no surprise that a bunch of skilled adventurers have come together, naturally.

"An adventurer with an alias or a high-ranking adventurer? Naturally, it is likely that such a person will not appear in this case."

"... why?

If it's about checking your strengths, then that would be natural for you to be an arm wrestler, not a clutterfish.

In such a thoughtful gaze of Ray, Liberté sips the soup and then opens his mouth.

"If Ray was an adventurer too, you'd know. Basically many adventurers are often resting in the winter. When it comes to asking such people, they deserve more than usual."

Most of all. The word ahead swallows Liberté as well.

If it's normal, that's fine. But this time it's a mock fight with Ray with a deep red alias.

Maybe it's interesting, and some people participate with profitability externalities, he said.

Ray gives a slightly more intriguing look to Liberté, who tells him so darkly.

Until earlier, I was completely unmotivated.

That would also be worth a mock fight if you were as much an opponent as the Knights of the Dukes of Kelevel.

I'm not dissatisfied with the fact that my battle will be a spectacle... but I still don't care enough.

But as far as Liberté's story was concerned, it seemed that most of the nobles who brought this story hired them were definitely those who called them miscellaneous fish.

So I wasn't motivated, but if the opponent was someone with an alias or a high-ranking adventurer, it's not the story.

Fortunately... I don't know how to say this, but Ray, who is currently at the Duke of Keller's mansion, doesn't have anything to do with it in particular.

No, I do things like talk to faces like Elaine and Arla and have tea parties, but that wasn't always the case either.

Elaine has a job as Duke's Warlord and Princess General, and Ara has a job as head of the Guardian Knights.

Regardless of actual combat or training, especially in Ara's case, it is half as decorative in terms of clerical work.

Still, there are more documents that need to be looked at or settled than being the Knights Commander.

Ara can't imitate things like acting with Ray, either, than having to process those documents that were accumulating while she was away from Anesis.

"Father. Have you forgotten that Ray is also an adventurer? If Ray is going to do a mock fight, I think that's what we should promise him."

Elaine tells Liberté so when she sees how Ray is and decides she must have been positive about the mock fight.

Elaine, too, naturally knows how popular she is with men.

That is why it was easy to imagine that this simulation was the work of those who had something to think of Ray who brought him here.

In fact, there are other faces in there.

Whatever it is, you get involved in a battle for the noble Fukuko, and you do a mock fight, so I thought I'd at least reward you for something more than that.

Liberté also nods back to Elaine's words if we want Ray to do a mock fight from our own convenience......

"Um, right. Through the guild...... no, this matter is only a personal matter. If so, should it take the form of a request made directly to Ray without going through the guild?... Is that okay with you?

Normally, there are many suspicious things about a request not to pass the guild, which means that you have to solve any problems yourself, so most adventurers avoid it.

Except for those who have as much strength as they can solve on their own no matter what, or think about increasing their rewards a little by not passing the guild.

"Um, I was gonna do it even if I didn't get paid, so I don't mind?

"That's not going to happen. Even if Ray doesn't intend to, what do you think to others... that's the problem"

"... I see"

If I tried Ray, it was a decision that there would be no particular problem, but if I tried Ray as a Liberté welcoming him as a guest, it was only natural that I didn't want to imitate things like being suspected or insulted by other nobles.

He was the Liberté of the Duke of Keller, who leads the aristocracy, but that is not a stony system.

Naturally, not all of the aristocrats are united, and some of them think they are the ones who should lead the aristocrats.

Many people have thought so, especially since they began to take a concerted stance with the neutrals.

That's why we could never imitate it as a Liberté to show it underfoot.

I can't explain the area, but I still explain to Ray that paying Ray in this one case is absolutely necessary more than pulling him into a mock fight.

While Ray also decides that Liberté didn't explain everything, he doesn't imitate asking for more details.

"So, what's the reward? Is that still money? Or... I heard you were collecting magic items, is that better? Exactly, I can't give you what we've been passing on from generation to generation..."

I hear it's a magic item, and Ray just seems a little happy.

But before Ray says anything, Elaine opens her mouth.

"How about Wind Demon Ore? I used to say I got flame ore..."

If a flame ore is an enclosed ore of flame magic, a wind demon ore is one that contains wind magic.

Then Ray wonders if flame ore should also be a fire demon ore or flame demon ore...... I guess the neighborhood is a sense of speech or the sense of the first to find it.

"Wind Demon Ore? You do?

"Uhm. I can't tell you where it is, but there's a mine"

Thus, Ray's reward was determined.