Legend

There are several people from Japan who have come to this Elgin, even as far as Ray knows.

Will it be transferred as flesh when it was in Japan, or will it be born anew as a human being in this world?

... In that sense, I can't say either in Ray's case.

Because the spirit remains as it was in Japan, and the flesh is in the form of possession of what this Zeppyre made.

Whatever the reason, I don't know, but the number of people coming to this Elgin from Earth… or Japan, even rarely, doesn't go as far as nothing.

That's definitely how many people are coming.

And the black wolf, currently a corpse in front of Ray and falling to the ground, was probably one of them.

No, if you think you uttered the word Yokohama Chinatown, you can probably say it's definitive on the contrary.

(Or, actually, there's the possibility that someone else is Japanese and I've been listening to him since then... no, no)

Ray thinks that way looking at the body of a black wolf, but immediately denies it.

I would think of something that would otherwise be impossible, because this one was still a totally unexpected event for Ray.

I'm not talking about issues like not wanting to kill a black wolf if I could, or feeding things, but something completely different from that...... and that much thought Ray recalls that the black wolf was strongly obsessed with fleshy meat.

And the last word left by the Black Wolf.

I ate it with my mother, and she wants a pork stewed in Chinatown, Yokohama.

When I thought of those two together, they still assumed that the Black Wolf was the person from Japan.

But then it happened, and sometimes I don't know.

Why didn't Ray react to that when he showed his flesh before?

It even seemed as if I remembered the first time I was in Japan when I was dying.

(What the hell is going on?

It was Ray I was thinking about looking at the Black Wolf's body, but there's another person on this scene besides Ray.

Ray completely forgot about it because one of the black wolves ended too unexpectedly...

"Ray, what's up?

"Huh!?... Oh, no. Sort of. The word the Black Wolf uttered before he died... it was about the world I was in before I came to this world"

"... what?

Elaine, who inherited the Enchanted Dragon's Demonic Stone, naturally has a sharp five senses.

It was such an Elaine, but I knew there was a relationship between Ray and the Black Wolf that I didn't know I knew, and that's why I was blocking my ears wondering if I would listen to the words that the Black Wolf left in the moment... I never thought such words would come out of Ray's mouth.

"Is that true?

"Oh. I uttered words indicating a certain place in my country. Naturally, I would say the word even before the Black Wolf... no, I don't think so"

I guess I can't be so sure, because I still gave the meatloaf to the black wolf.

Maybe I said Yokohama Chinatown in the chatter then.

Speaking of Yokohama Chinatown, that's the famous place even Ray knows about.

More than that, it's not surprising to associate words around it from meat.

But...... and think so, Ray immediately denies the idea.

With my mother, and. That's definitely what the Black Wolf said.

Beyond that, it was hard to think that the word Yokohama Chinatown had leaked from Ray.

"No, you're right. No doubt I haven't spoken that word in front of a black wolf. I'm not here... Honestly, you're here."

The end of the battle against the Black Wolf was close to the limit in many ways.

Perhaps...... no, if time had definitely gone by like that, the Black Wolf would have starved to death or had a more tragic end.

If so, I'm pretty sure it was even a kind of bailout that Ray took that life.

I understand that too Ray, but it's also true that I had the thought that I didn't have to leave a bomb statement like that on the verge of dying of anything...

This was also the case when I participated in the civil unrest of the Bestian Empire before, but why do I find myself on the verge of dying that I am from Japan?

I know there's nothing I can do about it, given the circumstances. I know... Ray has to feel unreasonable there.

"Ray."

Elaine calls out again to Ray, who thinks that way.

But what's in that word isn't the color that worries Ray...

What happened to Ray noticing Elaine's voice like that, too? and gaze.

"I want you to calm down and listen. It's really slight, but we might still be able to find out about the Black Wolf."

"... what?

Out of Elaine's mouth was an unexpected word for Ray as well.

No, Ray might have noticed the same thing if it was normal, but he was right that Ray, who still had some upset left, didn't notice that because he killed someone he thought was from the same Japan as himself: the Black Wolf.

"Black wolves aren't hired by some organization. Of course it doesn't have anything to do with any organization at all, but that's what's happening ostensibly. Beyond that, we need someone to mediate the request to the Black Wolf, and if so, do you know anything about the Black Wolf?

"I see that's..."

Ray is as convinced as Elaine says.

There is no doubt that a person named Black Wolf, whom Ray actually knows, had difficulty in his ability to communicate, if not less.

Above and beyond that, I definitely couldn't think of the sight of a black wolf receiving a direct request from someone.

That means that someone must have brokered the request, like Elaine said.

"But isn't it hard to find out who was mediating that request?

The question that came out of Ray's mouth is undoubtedly correct.

If we knew who the person who brokered the request was, we wouldn't have done anything to imitate leaving an assassin, such as a black wolf, alone as the Duke of Kelevel.

That's when you capture a black wolf... if that's not possible, it wasn't strange that you were acting like you were going to kill him.

"Mm-hmm. It'll be hard. That's true. But it's not strange to have any clue.... The people who serve the Duke of Kelp are brilliant, right?

I was proud of Elaine's tone.

That's all I trust in those who serve my house.

In fact, Ray also has a short period of time, but I understand that those serving the Duke of Kelp are more competent than staying as guests at the Duke of Kelp.

That's why I had no objection to Elaine's words and could honestly nod.

"Right, okay. So you think I'll go get that information soon?... but will you give us that information lightly? No, it might be possible with Elaine."

"I don't know. If you don't actually ask around, you won't know. No matter how much I am from the Duke of Kelevel family, I will not be able to teach without Father's permission if it is really important. But you can actually ask around and think about it."

If I can't, you can ask your father for permission.

That's what I'm gonna say. To Elaine, Ray says thank you.

"I'm sorry....... then go back soon. At all, if it were true, I would have just come to buy souvenirs. I didn't think this was gonna happen"

"If you say so, you do. Really... oh really..."

In Ray's words, Elaine recalls that this action was a date between herself and Ray.

The fight against the Black Wolf has eliminated that atmosphere at all, but that's why I'm so sorry about this one.

(the black wolf...... no, the person who hired it will never forgive me)

That thought of Elaine had two reasons.

One is that I naturally interrupted my date with Ray.

And the other thing is, I'm supposed to have killed a black wolf that came from the same place Ray did.

Most only to the latter, I'm pretty sure it turns out because the Black Wolf has been after Ray.

If the Black Wolf hadn't imitated things like targeting Ray, that's why Ray and the Black Wolf never met.

In that sense, it would also mean that Ray met the Black Wolf because the Black Wolf aimed at Ray...

"Elaine, what's going on?

There's no reason to leave the black wolf's body like this, Ray, who stored it in the mistering, asks.

For Ray, the Black Wolf must have come from the same Japan as himself.

Leaving the bodies of such persons alone was not a very favorable thing, and most importantly, if we left the bodies here as they were, we would certainly have made a fuss when someone found them.

Luckily it's winter and the temperature is low, so if you can't find a body, it won't produce a bad odor, but it could still spread contagious diseases or, in some cases, undead.

It was an action from the decision to think about them and burn them later if I were to bury the body of a black wolf.

"No, it's nothing. More likely than not, there will be a commotion if we stay here like this. You better get out of here now so you don't."

"... okay?

Under the influence of the battle between Ray and the Black Wolf, not to say devastating... but there's a lot of damage there around.

Given the neighborhood, shouldn't I give a lot of explanations to the guards?

To Ray's words like that, Elaine shakes her neck to the side.

"You should go back to the mansion later in the area. It could be a hassle to do something here right now."

Really? It was Ray who questioned me for a moment, but if I thought about it, if I caused this kind of commotion all over the city, it would be natural for me to be imitated such as being asked what was going on naturally.

Even as Ray, given my current situation, I'm sorry it was a hassle, and I'm sorry to be taken such time here because it also had the purpose of finding an intermediary when I asked the Black Wolf.

"Okay. Then let's just go back. So, who do I ask for information about Black Wolf?

"I want you to leave that area to me."

If you try Elaine, there was a decision that you should stop referring Ray to someone who is in charge of intelligence for the Duke of Keller family.

I act with Ray and trust him on it too... but I guess that's different from this.

As for Elaine's position as Duke of Keller, I can't imitate anything like giving Ray information about the area.

If Ray had decided to marry Elaine and be in the position of the next Duke of Keller, or husband of the Duke of Keller, it would still have been a different story.

I guess Ray also largely understood what Elaine thought and said that. I honestly nod back without even imitating it to leak any particular dissatisfaction.

"Okay. Then that's fine.... Well, let's go."

"Uhm.... Nevertheless, this one that I'm really going to make is an unexpected result"

Ray nods again, too, to Elaine's words, which smudge and grumble.

I was supposed to just buy a souvenir today.

Nonetheless, this is definitely a situation that can only be described as unexpected, because this is how we ended up fighting the Black Wolf.

"If it's true, I would have bought a lot more souvenirs.... That's just how you feel right now"

Black Wolf and... after killing each other with my hometown counterpart, I'm not in the mood to go shopping for souvenirs again.

If you can't, maybe you can go shopping that way, but it's Ray's decision that you won't have to do that in the current situation.

"Mm-hmm. I'm pretty sure buying a souvenir in this mood isn't very interesting if you've been handed it out. If so, what if this still means buying the rest of the souvenirs again later. Fortunately, we don't need to leave Anesis immediately."

Once the New Year's party is over, I say I'll be back in the Guild, but that's not exactly when it's decided.

If so, it was Elaine's decision that there would be no problem extending the day or two.

In the dark, one of the candle flames that was slightly illuminating the darkness outside the lights floating in the air accidentally disappears.

The person who realizes about it looks around at which candle flames have gone out...... discover one of them.

However, the person noticed that the candle flame at the end of his gaze had disappeared and was just a little surprised.

Most of all, the surprise was whether the flame was still there.

As soon as he lost interest from the candle flames, he returned to work earlier.