Legend

Two of them, Ray and Elaine, who broke up with Bruit, were coming straight to Elaine's room inside the Duke of Keller residence.

Most importantly, there are several Elaine rooms in this mansion, one of which welcomes guests.

... It was actually the finest room in the room to welcome guests, but Ray didn't seem to notice that.

"Go ahead."

"... with that said, I don't think I've seen it in a while"

Ray mutters about that when he sees Arla serving tea to Ray, who sat on the couch.

In fact, Ray has hardly had a chance to meet Ara since he came to the Duke of Kelp residence.

As the leader of the Knights of Escorts of Elaine, Arla also said that the work to be done was literally mountainous and she was busy cleaning it up.

As a result, Ray and I sometimes looked at each other several times, but that was scarily less frequent than Elaine.

Did Ara understand that, too, makes me laugh.

"Right. I have been busy processing my documents and I have very little opportunity to meet Lord Ray..."

"So now we're done? No, I'm glad I can have Ara's brewed tea."

Ara's skill in brewing tea is very high.

From Ray's point of view, it doesn't seem to make such a difference to what other people are doing, but the taste of tea is clearly different.

If you are more familiar with black tea, you will see a lot of fine differences... in Ray's case, you will drink enough brewed tea, but you will not do anything like brew your own tea.

Even when I was in Japan, I had used tea packs to drink tea. That's a few times, too, and so on.

I sell it in vending machines, tea from cans and pet bottles… I have drank quite a few so-called tea-style beverages.

Even with such a ray, Ara is the one who can make tea that I can assure you is delicious.

To be honest, isn't Ara more natural to work in a shop like a coffee shop than in her position as head of the Guardian Knights of Elaine?

That's what I think.

Nevertheless, Ara's skill in brewing tea has improved so far because, first and foremost, she wants Elaine to have a delicious cup of tea.

More than that, it didn't seem like Ray knew how fond Arla was of Elaine to do a job that would make her unable to be on Elaine's side.

"If you could tell Lord Ray that, it would be worth the effort, too.... So, Master Elaine. Do you mind if I listen to what I'm about to tell you?

When Arla asks Elaine, what will Elaine do toward Ray when she is asked? and I'm going to turn my gaze.

"I don't care if Ara's here too"

If it was someone other than Ara who was here... and that was Ray's unfamiliar, or not so close, Ray wouldn't have imitated allowing us to listen together.

That's what I would have said no to, even to someone quite close, like Leo Dannis and Bruit.

But sometimes it's been a few years since I've known Ara, and I know her personality and strength well enough, so the option to say no here didn't exist.

You guessed Ray's thoughts like that, Ara sits next to Elaine, just a little happy.

... for a moment, it was really a moment, but maybe Ray wasn't happy with her own words that Ara seemed happy with, because she could sit next to Elaine? I think so, but I tell myself it's different for now, and I open my mouth again.

First of all, I was being targeted by an assassin named Black Wolf.

The moment the word Black Wolf came out of Ray's mouth, the look on Arla's face, who seemed happy next to Elaine, hardened.

Only Ara, where Anesis is the second locality, naturally knew the name Black Wolf.

I wonder how dangerous an assassin that is, and how Arla has consolidated it because she knows it.

"Let me be honest with you, you were well safe."

"Right. In fact, the Black Wolf was strong. But the assassin must be the real pinnacle of the black wolf, when he attacked me for some reason, he attacked me from the front. I'm pretty sure it would have been dangerous for me to be an assassin."

That's why I don't know what means I'm going to use to target my life in my daily routine.

That way, it's not strange if it's a ray or a mental drain.

Yet the Black Wolf has not used such means to challenge Ray from the front.

Ray doesn't even know why he did such an imitation. Maybe the Black Wolf himself didn't have any solid reason either.

(Maybe because you instinctively realized that I'm from Japan for a meaty matter?... It may be possible, but I don't know)

After all, it didn't make sense to think about the area now that the black wolf at heart had died without saying anything about the circumstances around it.

"You're in luck."

"Right. I won't deny that. The Black Wolf has been challenging me from the front, so I could win this one."

To Ara's words, Ray returns them so briefly, continuing the words.

"So, I'm pretty sure that the black wolf was acting more informed by someone than he was an assassin. Elaine asked me to check at the Duke of Keller's house to see if there was any information there."

"... can I ask you that?

Elaine nods that she has no problem with Ara's such questions.

For Elaine, Ara has been her best friend since she was a little girl, and she's the one she should trust most.

And Elaine's position as the Knights Commander of the Knights of Guardianship, who moves to become the hands and feet of Elaine, also decided that you should listen to what you are about to do.

"Do that.... Now, to put it bluntly, they have someone who specializes in intermediaries with black wolves. I have heard of his stronghold."

"That's just great.... but if that's all you know, isn't that what you could have done as the Duke of Kelevel house?

I'm pretty sure there wasn't an Elaine who could say maximum force, but there's a film that leads the Knights of the Dukes of Kelp.

It was inconceivable first that it was not enough as a force of war.

In that situation, why did you leave the Black Wolf alone in the wild?

That's what Ray would take for granted.

But Elaine shakes her neck beside Ray's words.

"The Black Wolf's intermediary is one of the biggest forces in the organization behind Anesis."

"Uh... I see"

Anesis is known as the second largest city in the kingdom of Mileana after the king capital.

Naturally, there is no reason to dispose of it so easily if you are the one who boasts the greatest power behind such a city.

It is also an unmistakable fact that, because it is the organization behind it, it is naturally guilty of various crimes, but at the same time, because of its organization, it has not become an disorderly disturbance.

If some organization hadn't wrapped up the world behind Anesis, it would be in such a state as herd ambition that many organizations would have a protest against each other in an attempt for their own organization to assume the hegemony of the world behind Anesis.

There was also a side as a deterrent to criminals who came from outside of Anesis.

Ruling this second city of the Kingdom of Mireana called Anesis is also something that beauty alone cannot do.

Even in the guilm where Ray is based, there are several organizations behind it, and Dusker, the lord, tolerates the existence of that organization.

Having somehow guessed the circumstances around it, Ray could not contest Elaine's words.

Of course I do, because I just exposed that dissatisfaction in one case of the Black Wolf, and it's not what happens.... it would have been different if Ray were to imitate things like starting up the organization behind this anesys, but naturally I'm not going to do that to Ray.

But then I sometimes thought it would taste bad in the current situation.

In other words, if you've ever missed that organization as the Duke of Keller, then Ray attacking in there would be unsavory.

"Don't worry. I've done too much of anything this time."

As if you read Ray's thoughts... No, not like that, I guess you actually read them, but that's what Elaine tells you.

One case in this case was beyond what was acceptable as the Duke of Kelp.

Ray is in a position to be a guest of the Duke of Kelp.

The black wolf tried to kill that ray.

This was totally out of tolerance for the Duke of Kelevel family.

This time Ray beat the Black Wolf by chance, but that was only because he was Ray.

If it wasn't Ray who was targeted by the Black Wolf, it's also likely that the person would have died.

That would have completely crushed the face of the Duke of Keller family, who welcomed the person as a guest.

"Then?"

"Mm-hmm. It took me a while to get permission from my father.... I'll attack you. I don't know what the other side thought and did this, but that's why I don't have the option of doing anything like this.... you can go?

Ray nods naturally to Elaine, who asks that after finding out the answer.

He had a kill with the Black Wolf and had a mock fight with Bruit.

Still, he would have replied that there was still room for strength in Ray right now and that it would be no immediate problem to be told he would be fighting soon.

"Naturally."

"Hmm, well. … but rest now"

"... what?

I was wondering if you were going to go out immediately, Ray, but what came out of Elaine's mouth was the word "unexpected rest.

Why on earth? And so doubtful... and unhappy, naturally.

"Are you kidding me?

"No. Think about it. If there is disturbance while it is still bright, it is naturally seen by many. In that case, some will take extra action. Don't let that happen. We'll attack you at night."

Ray felt a little unconvinced by Elaine's words, but still can't ignore her will any more than this is Anesis… the Duke of Kelevel territory.

No, maybe you could have really tried to get me through, but now you've decided that you should follow Elaine's words.

Still, I mouth the question I felt about Elaine's words.

"This time, if you say so, it's close to showing off, right? And yet, don't you want me to show you that it's the Dukes of Kelp who do it?

"Show me. At the same time, however, I do not wish to cause disturbances to the general public. That's why we attack at night. Fortunately... I don't know how to say this, but the place I'm planning to attack tonight sounds like a pretty famous place in the back world. They keep an eye on the rest of the organization so they can know if there's any movement."

"Uh... I see. Let them know what's going on."

"It will."

Even if we don't know clearly that the Dukes of Kelp have attacked us, those who keep an eye on where to attack us will spread the information on their own.

Besides, it is common for information spread by such people to spread and become flashy, naturally.

If so, how long does the attack by the Duke of Kelp family become flashy information and spread to the world behind Anesis?

Having heard that, Ray finds it slightly careless, but he just gets a little excited.

... Most importantly, Ray's participation in that battle naturally means that rumors of deep red will also spread, but that was more of a story for Ray now.

You will naturally decide that you have no choice but to care more than the war against the Bestian Empire and the spread about deep red for a variety of other reasons.

"In the meantime, I understand the story.... So who's going to take part in this raid? You don't mean it's just me and Elaine and Ara, do you?

"Basically, you'll be right. However, ask the soldiers to surround the area so that they do not escape from the place where they will attack.... it's the best place to attack. Of course, there's a good chance there's a hidden passage for escape."

"Uh, that seems normal. What are you gonna do about it?

Ray thought of it as an escape route, and that was the sight of getting out of the house away from the underground aisle or connected to a dried well.

Most importantly, it wasn't surprising that Elgin had a different way of escaping than Ray thought, beyond having magic and magic items.