Legend

Having concluded the conversation with Vihera and Bühne, Ray decided to go out immediately.

I just smile at Ray for coming back to the inn and saying I'll be out again soon, that Lana is busy.

Most of all, that grin was more cheerful than usual... compared to Ray's known Lana grin.

I know there's something worrying about Kobolt, but I still know how it feels to lose to someone like that more than living in a guild, such a grin.

Wonderfully invigorated by Lana's such grin...... it was the Marina's house that was halfway turned into a stowage for the Rays that took Seto out of the stables and headed with Vihera and Buune.

"Oh?... that's unusual"

Vihera said that uncommonly, probably because a carriage had stopped in front of a marina's house in the aristocratic district.

It is also a high-quality carriage, like that used by nobles and wealthy merchants, rather than a regular carriage.

Especially if you see that the horse connected to that carriage, although frightened when you look at Seto, did not panic or let alone run out to escape, you can see how severely trained the horse is.

The person sitting on your podium notices the horse's anomaly, and rushes around to notice the presence of the Rays.

However, even if I notice the presence of the Rays, there is no particular reaction, and as soon as I get off the podium, I stroke them to calm the frightened horses.

"Look, how's it going? Easy, easy, easy."

"...... Brrrrrrrrrr"

"Bull."

Do you stroke better, the two horses quickly show how calm they are?

(That's awesome technology.... even if it means stroking Seto, it's as much as I want you to tell me)

Ray thinks that way when he sees how instantly he calmed down his horse.

Of course, Seto is not dissatisfied with the way Ray strokes him.

Still, the way you stroke him now was something I thought would be great from Ray's point of view.

"Ray? What's going on?

Vihera asks wonderfully to Ray, who watched your man stroke his horse.

Ray, who returned to me with that voice, shook his neck to the side saying it was nothing and then looked at the carriage again.

"Do you know which carriage that carriage is?

"Why do you think I know if you don't know Ray, who has lived in the Guild longer than I do? Well... as far as this goes, it sounds like a pretty good carriage"

That's how I exchanged words. At the end of Ray's and Vihella's gaze, I saw the door to the marina's house open.

Out of the house came a woman in her fifties or so and the master marina of this house.

The marina, naturally, immediately realizes what the Rays look like.

As always, despite wearing a party dress that I don't think is very easy to move around, there's nothing unstable about that movement.

Most of all, if it means dressing unworthy of place or season, that's what happens to Vihera, who is wearing thin clothes that make the other side look transparent, like a whore or dancer.

"Oh, the marina's inviting you.... What is it about staying this way, and shall we go for a moment?... Bühne, let's go."

Vihera speaks to Büne, who was caressing Ceto, who was a little shocked by the fact that he frightened the horse, with no expression.

"Mmm."

Answering as briefly as usual, Büne heads to the marina's house with the Rays.

When I passed near the carriage, my horse was about to burst, naturally... but there were times when my lord kept me down well, or there was nothing like a big commotion.

Eventually, when we arrive in front of the marina's house, the woman who was talking to the marina smiles and talks to Ray.

"Are you Mr. Ray?

"Huh? Oh, yeah"

Ray answers as if he was slightly confused because he didn't suddenly think he could speak up, but the person who spoke up goes on to say it without looking like he cared at all.

"Hmm.... you found a good guy too, Marina"

"Phew, isn't it?

To the woman's words, Marina smiles contentedly and boasts.

"Oh, Mr. Marina.... Anyway, I had a great day. We'll have tea together next time we get some time, okay? It's great to have tea in the garden comfortably this time of year."

"If Calaria. You always say the same thing.... Well, I'm glad you're happy too."

With that said, the woman called Calaria bowed her head small to the Rays, and as she walked away from the spot, she took the carriage and left.

While dropping off Calaria's carriage, Ray was convinced at the end of the day by the saying that tea could be made comfortably in the garden this season.

Whether it's snowing, raining, or being illuminated by intense direct sunlight in the summer...... never mind them at all and can be comfortably awesome.

That can be done because Marina is an exceptional user of spiritual magic.

If I told the spiritual wizards around there to do the same thing as the marina, they would yell at me not to say impotent.

That's all, Marina's Spirit Magic Arm is exceptional.

... Even though wizards are very rare, there are even fewer spiritual wizards, so I don't meet other spiritual wizards.

"So? Who was Calaria after all? He seemed pretty close, though."

"Calaria? She's the wife of a merchant I met about ten years ago. I lived in a different city, but I heard it was just winter because of the construction of the Gilm."

I guess it's a pretty close pattern. Marina smiles happily and tells her so.

"Is that what it is?... In the meantime, it looks like Marina has friends too."

"You know what? I'm telling you, if you're a friend or something, I'm definitely more numerous than Ray, right?

That's what Marina says with some grudge, but in fact the word was also an unmistakable truth.

Ray also has someone he should call his friend, but that number isn't that high.... No, I'd say it's practically less.

There, Ray's character naturally influences him.

By comparison, even without the former guild master, the marina, which was well looked after and well populated, was naturally liked by many.

(Seto... no, you're a loser howl even if you say this)

Including those who adore Seto, they will have more friends of their own.

That's what I tried to say, Ray, but in the end I don't have anything to say about it.

But the idea of such a ray was flawed by Marina and Vihera, who smile at their mouths and gaze at each other.

Put on this kind of wasted look, so that we can convince each other that the trouble with it also seems to be ray, and loving.

I guess this is why you used the word "Ekubo".

It should be noted that Büne cared nothing about such adult interactions and was stroking Seto.

Besides, Bühne also has a friend to call her.

In the labyrinth city of Exil, to the orphans who live in the Flaut family mansion and the adventurers who train those orphans.

Nevertheless, the orphans promised to take care of it instead of living in the mansion, so they may actually be closer to servants than friends.

Also, the adventurers who are working it out may be half as close to the servants of Bühne in that they live in the Flaut family mansion.

"Well, that's anyway...... welcome home, Ray, Seto. When did you get back?

"Hmm? Yeah, just now. Back to the wheat pavilion at dusk..."

So I guess I stopped the word once because I remembered that Vihella and Büne were in their room.

With his gaze set on Ray, Vihera smiles with a meaningful grin.

Seeing the interaction between the two of them like that, I guess I understood the whole thing. Marina opens her mouth to change the conversation.

"So? You mean Ray's back, and there's Elaine and Arla, right? What about those two?

"Elaine and Earla said they'd come here after you showed your face to Master Dusker."

In that word, Marina also gives a convincing look.

In Elaine's case, she's in a position, so it would be natural to talk to Dusker.

"When I do, it's going to take a little longer for me to get back. … I think I might have a lot to talk about."

"Something about Cobolt?

I was surprised you already knew for a moment Marina, but the Kobolt thing is pretty rumoured in the Guild, and most importantly, it's no surprise you're listening if you were with Vihera.

"Right. To be honest, the Kobolts are obviously acting weird. Winter means less food, so it's not strange to be hungry... but I still feel someone's intention to try to get into the guild no matter how many times they wipe you out"

"Isn't it the work of rare or superior species?

"It's true it's likely, but no one's ever actually seen it."

"You would have if you told me that. But isn't that just a rare or superior species not participating in the raid?

"If we don't have individuals to put together, don't you think that's what we'll get out of here if we put ourselves at a disadvantage? Especially since Kobolt wasn't originally a strong monster."

"... if you ask me, maybe so"

It's not strange to imitate that if you understand that you don't have a chance of winning, you'll get away with it.

But Kobolt never makes such a move, and that's what keeps him fighting until all the herds he's entered are wiped out... and that's how Ray hears.

If so, it is true that the marina, as she puts it, has some doubts.

Most of all, it's not so easy to tell what the monster is thinking.

Beyond that, there is no denying that there may be no rare or superior species involved in this case.

"Maybe Dusker's telling Elaine about the neighborhood, too? I know you're not thinking about getting Elaine to settle this."

To that word, Ray just nods to be convinced too.

Elaine is in the Guild to keep an eye on noblemen from hanging strange little bits in the Guild's additions.

… of course it is Ara who is actually glaring at me for apparent reasons.

I'm in the Guild for that reason, so I wouldn't be able to ask you to solve one of the Kobolt cases face to face.

I don't know if Elaine's going to get her hands on this one at her discretion.

"Even so... I didn't know you were making that much noise about the Cobolt thing until you got back to Gilm. Honestly, as soon as I got back to Gilm, I was hoping you could work on dismantling Giganto Turtle."

"Speaking of which, you said it.... but aren't you okay? Of course, there won't be as many of us as we planned for the first time, but still, given the number of adventurers in the Guild, I'm guessing we'll get the right number, right?

"Fighting Kobolt is a hassle, but you're showing interest in Giganto Turtle, and those guys are going to get together. However, if you don't ask the Alliance, you don't know the official reward, but in some cases, you decide that dismantling is a better job than repelling Kobolt, and there's a chance that people will gather here."

Originally, it's normal for Ray to pay the adventurer to dismantle Giganto Turtle.

However, there is no need for Ray to pay for hiring adventurers in the form of rewards from guilds and duskers for this dismantling of Giganto Turtle.

That's why Ray doesn't know how much he pays his adventurers, and in some cases, if Giganto Turtle's dismantling pays better than what he gets from crusading Kobolt, he can come to dismantle if he's a golden adventurer.

Alternatively, there is no denying the possibility that someone will come out and choose you because the demolition reward is somewhat cheaper or you don't have to fight.

"Aren't we going to have to go to the guild in the end to get confirmation?... What do we do? You want to go now?

To Vihera's words, Ray shook his neck sideways after a little thought.

"No, I'm going to the guild tomorrow. I'm finally back in the guild today, so I want to take my time."

"Oh, you came to my house wanting to take your time. I'm a little happy about that."

A little bit, but with a full grin, the marina walked into the house with the Rays.