Legend

"So, Master Elaine says in a few days, but you're going to the Guild?

A man in his fifties or so asks, yes, towards Elaine.

What is in its eyes is the color of strong dissatisfaction, not trust in Elaine......

Most importantly, Elaine understands naturally that there are many men with such grievances, whether they hide it or not.

For beings like the man in front of them, I guess Elaine doesn't care that... Elaine, with the alias of the Princess General, who should also be called the symbol of the aristocracy, goes out of her way to the home of the neutrals.

These hands are not amused by the current friendly relationship between aristocrats and neutrals, and they believe that it is better to follow the neutrals… eventually absorb them.

No, that's not what I think, but for these people, that's already a decision.

That's why it's not funny that Elaine goes out of her way to Gilm, where Dusker, who leads the neutrals, is the lord.

While understanding the idea of the nobility in front of her, Elaine opens her mouth without the way she cared about it.

"Mm-hmm. It's a gilm that's currently being built, but that's where the noblemen did some silly imitations like sabotage work."

"But still... even if Master Elaine doesn't bother to go, shouldn't we send someone else?

"No. My father ordered me not to, but he still did. There's no point in sending halfway talent than that. It's important that I go."

If you say something that makes the man in front of you have expectations, that could be spread as a fact without Elaine's knowledge.

That's exactly what Elaine tells me because she knows she's a man who's going to flatten out those things.

To such Elaine's words, the man seemed to say a lot, but in the end he greets and leaves the room saying whatever more he decides is pointless.

"Phew."

I saw the door the man left, and a breath of relief leaks out of Elaine's mouth.

Before such Elaine, tea was gently placed.

"Good day, Master Elaine. If you've been hoping to see me today for the time being, this is the last time."

Elaine reaches for tea with a slight grin on Arla's words as she tells her with a grin.

Rich fragrance that spreads in your mouth.

Elaine can now brew tea too, but still not far into Ara's arms.

Drinking black tea can tell that the frustration that was in you disappears.

"Phew."

The breath leaks out of Elaine's mouth again, but that's a completely different kind of breath than earlier.

Earla smiles small as she watches Elaine like that.

"Mm-hmm? What's up? Was there something wrong?

"No, it's nothing. By the way, I have dried fruit that goes well with that tea, do you want to serve it?

"I don't know, I also feel like I'm being deluded... well, fine. Let's just say Ara's words fool us."

It was a disgruntled tone, but what's on Elaine's face is a grin.

Before such Elaine, Ara places a plate with purple dried fruit.

It's dried up and much smaller, but still big enough to be impossible to eat in one bite.

Put the dried fruit in your mouth as easily chopped as a thousand pieces of bread.

Then at the next moment, the intense sweetness concentrated by the sun spreads in her mouth and after enjoying it for a little while, Elaine sips tea again.

Strangely enough, the sweetness in his mouth is washed away with tea... and he reaches for the fruit again.

Repeating the act several times, the gaze is inadvertently pointed at the window.

I can already see the sun is completely down and dark outside the window.

(If I could, I would have liked to go out with Ray too... no, I knew I couldn't)

This one that happened around the time it was time to go back to Gilm was a natural story, but Elaine needed to move a lot.

That's why Elaine, apart from Ray, was supposed to meet with nobles or meet leading Anesis figures.

Still, it was natural for me to still want to spend some time with Ray if I could as Elaine.

"I'm sorry to hear that. Dear Elaine."

"... what?

That's why Elaine becomes silent for a moment when Ara hangs her words as if she had read her mind.

Ara just laughs at Elaine when she says she knows what she's doing.

Somehow illuminated, Elaine carries her remaining tea into her mouth to delude it.

"Nevertheless, considering I'm going back to Gilm in a few days, I also feel a little lonely"

"Right. But still, I would go to the Guild. What about Ara? You don't have to follow me, do you? If you want to stay..."

"I'm going to the Guild"

You can stay in Anesis.

That's what Arla says without letting Elaine say it to the end.

For Ara, Anesis is a place you can call your second home.

But still... if it was Gilm and Anesis with Elaine, it was natural to choose the former.

"Right."

Can Elaine understand how Ara feels like that, too, and I'm not forcing her to stay with Anesis.

As someone who leads the Knights of Elaine's Escorts, Arla has some opinions that she should remain in Annesis... but given the point of Elaine's Escorts, Arla's opinion is stronger that she should stay with Elaine.

If it means that Ara is strong at paperwork, maybe she had another opinion.

"Whatever. You were with a lot of people in one day. Isn't that all that important?"

"Right.... really good job"

Arla says to labor, and Elaine responds to the words with a grin.

Enjoying a slow time like that, the sound of the door knocking eventually echoes into the room.

"Who?

"Excuse me, ma'am. Master Ray is back, but what should we do?"

"Well, are you back?... there wouldn't have been a commotion, would there?

Attract the disturbance...... No, it was Elaine who thought that if she went all over the city she would have caused some disturbance, just Ray with something like heavenly luck to attract, but nothing particularly wrong with her today.

Most importantly, that's not because Ray acted attentively... but simply because two nobles, Lanigs and Terez, acted together, the biggest reason being that there were many knights as their escorts.

But Elaine, who thought Ray was looking around at Anesis by herself, doesn't know about it.

That's why I worried that Ray didn't even have any problems... the maid who came to make a report that Ray was back grins and nods.

"Yes, don't worry, I haven't heard anything in particular went wrong"

It was Elaine snorting at the words of such a maid, but until you hear directly from Ray, you can't believe those words from the bottom of your heart.

If Ray has the strength, that's what gets him in some kind of trouble, but don't put him on the table and clean it up... because things like that aren't hard.

"Even at dinner, why don't you ask?"

"Right. I was wondering if Lady Ray would look forward to sharing what happened today with Lady Elaine."

It was a maid who misunderstood Elaine's dialogue slightly, but without any particular correction of it, Elaine tells her she can go back to the maid.

In fact, I'm pretty sure I was looking forward to hearing about Ray, so I guess I took that attitude.

When the maid gives her a toast, she leaves the room.

"Now, if Ray's back for now, you should ask him if he didn't cause any problems. Not at all."

She intended to whine in such a way as to be troublesome as herself, but Arla, who was watching such Elaine, smiles at her mouth.

From the side, it was obvious that Elaine was looking forward to talking to Ray.

Elaine also noticed that Ara's attitude, but whatever she said in the current situation, she thought it would probably be inconvenient for her, and she wouldn't do anything to get into it.

When you finish your remaining cup of tea, take your seats straight away.

"Ara, I'm going to see Ray..."

"I still need to do a little paperwork, so please go ahead. If you're done with paperwork and you still have time, I'll show you my face."

"Really? I don't think I need to do paperwork right now..."

"I want to do it when I can. In a few days, I'll be in the Guild."

If you say so, Elaine won't be able to say anything more either.

In fact, I'm staying in Guild for a long time, so it was obvious that I needed to take care of any work I could handle before then.

Even in the case of Ara, he is the type of knight leader who fights on the front line, leaving the bulk of the paperwork to those below him.

But just because I'm in charge doesn't mean I don't have a job at all.

If it was not for Ara, the one below would settle the paperwork, but if it was for Ara, it was only natural that Ara would have to do it.

"Okay. I'll see you soon."

That said, Elaine and Arla leave the room, Elaine goes to Ray's room, and Arla goes to each of the rooms where the paperwork awaits.

(Elaine would be most happy for me)

Remembering Elaine's grin, Ara said she was going down the hallway...... eventually I see several nobles talking in the corner of the hallway.

Some of that nobleman looked like a nobleman who earlier indicated that he was unhappy going to the guild against Elaine, and he felt Ara's calm mood rapidly subside.

Naturally, Ara doesn't put that on her face either.

Keep walking down the corridor, trying not to worry about the nobles and move on... but the nobles won't allow it.

"Lord Ara, may I have a moment?

That's the nobleman I met with Elaine earlier.

Even as I ask you if you don't mind, I approach you in such a way that I don't think Ara will ever listen to herself.

Neither can Ara ignore more than she has been talked about, and she waits for the approaching nobles.

"I don't have much time, as I still have my job as Knights Chief, if only for a little while"

"Really? That's good. Now, let's get straight to it, but I need you to stop sending Elaine to the Guild."

"I lead the Knights of Elaine, but I have no authority to direct Elaine's actions."

"But is Lord Ara familiar with Elaine's childhood? So, shouldn't we praise Elaine for her shallow thoughts as a friend, not as a subordinate?

To the words of his nobility, the others nod as they agree.

"Dear Elaine... No, General Princess is a symbolic presence of the aristocracy. I don't have the honor of being an aristocrat to go out of my way to lead an understated neutral."

"Yes, yes. Anyway, if you give me a hostage from a neutral, I'll give you something somewhat cute."

"Ho ho ho. It's no use expecting that from a guy named Dusker or something like that. Because he's a man who doesn't even know what nobility is."

Arla feels uncomfortable with the words she tells herself that way… she doesn't put them on her face, she opens her mouth.

"Unfortunately, Master Elaine never imitates what she decides to do on her own. That's what I was wondering if I should talk to you in person if you really want to. It's more likely than not to tell me."

"Oh, Lord Ara is a katana as Elaine's best friend, isn't he? If so, I think it would be more effective for Lord Ara to say than for us to say something?

"I'm sorry, but I don't mean to. Now, I have a job to do, and I'm going to ask you to excuse me."

"... Hmm. Does Master Elaine mean she's a woman after all? You can't see the whole thing."

It was Arla who tried to walk away, but when she heard one of the aristocratic men say so, she stops her legs... and turns her gaze to that aristocrat.

The gaze, not saying anything, was clearly powerful.

It's also, like, a physical force, an intense force.

……

The nobles will be unable to say anything to Ara's gaze like that.

If you say something, won't they kill you?

I even remember that fear.

Around here, I'm pretty sure the fact that I've never actually been in a fight has had a huge impact.

He turned his gaze and made sure the nobles didn't say anything, and Ara walked away from the spot.