Legend

Ray, Vihera and Seto, two and one who had left the marina in the Lords' Hall, arrived at the marina's house, not particularly without being caught up in some disturbance.

It also had to do with the fact that it was originally midnight, but it's not strange if it's usually such a time or if a drunk is outside.

Not to mention, it's summer now.

Even if you get drunk overnight and sleep outside...... you may catch a cold, but nothing like freezing to death.

However, many guards and searchers were moving around looking for Anterm because the current Guild was supposed to still be hiding somewhere.

There are basically no more types of drunkenness than that.

... There were times when such people were taken by the guards, not to mention involved with the Rays.

(I've already cleaned up the anterm thing... you can't believe I'm letting you know that)

In the first place, there's no reason to talk about it, even if it's in face-to-face guards and knights all over the city, than Dusker has told me no other word about the Anterm thing.

If so, perhaps tomorrow - the date has changed, so it is more correct to describe it as today - we will also report that Anterm was caught in the morning.

Things like who caught him might be the subject of discussion, but as a Dusker, I couldn't possibly give Ray's name in a broad way.

"I'm home."

Upon entering the premises of the Marina's house, Seto heads to the courtyard before Ray says anything.

And Vihera, who was next to Ray, opens her mouth towards Ray so that Seto is gone and back.

"Welcome back"

"... No, that's what Vihera says when she comes home with me?

"Oh, that's good. More than that, see. I said welcome back, so Ray's got something to say to me, too, right?

"Yes, yes, welcome back"

"I just want you to say it with a little more heart... well, can't you do that much? Then let's go inside the house. Maybe Elaine and the others were worried."

What makes Vihella look subtly upbeat makes Ray question it.

The battle against the mighty enemies that Vihella had hoped for was no longer Ray's defeat of Anterm. In other words, the fact that Vihela even went to the Lords' Hall no longer meant anything.

... but because I was in the Lords' Hall, I was able to quickly confirm the safety of Ray, who had defeated Anterm and returned.

Ray thinks that he would be in a better mood than in a grumpy mood, and enters the house with Vihera with nothing to pursue in particular...

Ray, are you all right?

The moment I walked in through the front door, Elaine picked Ara up.

I guess Elaine also sensed signs of Ray and Vihera and Seto.

But I still couldn't feel safe until I saw Ray in person.

I guess that's how I thought it was because it was still the kind of thing that suddenly jumped out on Ceto at midnight.

In fact, Elaine's worries are never more daunting than what Ray fought for was a Rank A adventurer named Anterm.

Ray was the one who fought Anterm so he could win...... because if Rank A Adventurer were his opponent, there would never be many who could win like Ray.

"Oh. In the meantime, I solved this one case. Details… yes, I'll talk to you over a cup of tea"

"Uhm. Ara, please"

To Ray's words, Ara quickly nods and starts preparing to brew tea.

The current time is close to 2: 00 a.m.

If you drink tea at such times... and do something like that, that's definitely what makes you sleep deprived.

I'm pretty sure, but still, when I can't help but explain the circumstances of this one, I also feel like I'm going to be sleepless.

(Tomorrow might be tough.... Well, given this body thing, I don't know what it's like because you lack sleep for a day or two)

Ray's body, built to the fullest with the technology of a single gate of Zeppyre, cannot be compared to a normal human being in the sense that it is performance.

However, there is no problem with some lack of sleep.

... although there may be a point where Ray feels drowsy in a different way than he doesn't have a problem.

Either way, Ray gets to the table with Elaine and the others towards the living room.

Soon Ara will be ready for tea, but just because it's midnight, there's no such thing as a tea contract.

As for Ray, eating solid dishes at midnight like this doesn't have any particular impact.

"With that said, what happened to Bühne?

Ray asks, sipping a sip of tea and having the thought that he has returned safely to its delicacy.

It wasn't Elaine or Arla who answered Ray's question like that, but Vihera.

"It's about Bühne, so you slept already when we left the house, right? He seemed pretty sleepy when he woke up."

To the words of Vihera, the marina nods right.

"Given Bühne's age, is that natural?... Then I'll tell you about this one. However, Master Dusker told me not to talk to Elaine and the others, so I'm going to do it."

"I don't mind. It's a little hard to keep your father quiet about the fairy."

"I'm sorry. However, if you will keep the matter quiet, perhaps Master Dusker will give some preferential treatment to Elaine... or to the aristocrats. This is just my prediction, not absolutely."

Ray doesn't even know this area.

That would be up to Elaine and Dusker to negotiate.

"Hmm.... ok. Then we'll be busy tomorrow, so if we settle down somewhat after a few days, let's say we go see Lord Dusker."

If you try Elaine, is this your job? There are also thoughts.

But given the situation, I'm the only one who can negotiate with Dusker on this one.

... No, not to tell anyone is a request from Dusker that Elaine doesn't necessarily need to hear it.

But what would Ray think if he did such an imitation?

With that in mind, it can't be so easy to tell anyone else about this.

Alternatively, if this was content that would do great harm to the aristocracy and the Duke of Kelevel family, there was also the possibility that Elaine would not think only of herself, but would do something like tell someone this story.

But this story is not that important.

More than that, as Elaine, I wasn't going to do anything like tell anyone else.

"Okay. Then we'll talk."

Seeing Elaine nod to her own words, Ray tells of what happened in the Trent Forest.

One particular one of those who had heard frowned would still be that Anterm had killed all the wolves.

I guess it wasn't funny just knowing about wolves.

And when it comes to the strength of the anterm, I nod as I was convinced.

Regardless of Anterm's character, I guess there was something about his strength that convinced him as a Rank A Adventurer.

Nevertheless, Ray is overwhelmed in front of such an anterm... I was also convinced that it won without using such a back hand as the Red Armor of the Flaming Emperor.

I took it for granted that such a result would be more than those who knew how strong Ray was.

"I mean, can I assume you've solved one of the anterm cases? … but it needs to be published soon"

"Don't be. Perhaps there is no alternative to complicating things in this case."

"... Whatever the reason, I'm glad the matter with Count Zorgela didn't get any worse."

To the words of Vihera, Elaine nods.

I guess there was something I thought was different about this one for Vihera as well.

"When that happens, starting tomorrow, we're going back to the days we've always been?... Well, I'm pretty sure the days themselves as usual are pretty busy"

I guess that's the only word that comes out because Vihella is looking around Gilm.

Fighting is more than a routine tea meal. Those who really look around get busy.

... Sometimes people who don't know about Vihera get involved from the look of Vihera and make a case.

With all those circumstances, it was only natural that Vihera's work would become busy.

It will also be true that more people wish to meet in connection with the work of Elaine and even with one case of the Count Zorgela family.

Whether the reason for that meeting is to try to sell Elaine the information she has at all, or to extract the information Elaine would know, will depend on the nobility.

And Ray is beyond saying.

Carry the trees felled in the Trento forest to the gilm and the missing material to the site in the additions work… Other than that, there is a job like checking on one of the fairies and on Anastasia doing research in the underground space of the Trento forest.

Besides such work, I also needed to go see Grimm and talk to him about experimental results and what kind of magic items to make.

(Yeah, I guess I'm busy too, no matter what.)

Ray was convinced by his own words, but in fact aside from those reasons, plans are currently being discussed between Marina and Dusker to promote Ray to Rank A Adventurer.

Nevertheless, rank A adventurer is what you should call the apex of adventurers if you skip the rank S adventurer where there are only three.

It's not that easy to get promoted to Rank A.

That's what you need to take the appropriate exam for.

... It's subtle how Ray reacts to it when he's brought in a story from the marina.

"Right. I think it will be the way it has always been. … but elsewhere, noble neighborhoods will never be the way they were."

More than there was one case of the Count Zorgela family, naturally speaking, the current aristocratic district is in a state of considerable tension.

Just because we captured the killer's anterm, I didn't think that would immediately make everyone in the aristocratic city look at ease.

Being a nobleman, I can't do things like this right now under the current circumstances.

If you tried it on many nobles, you wouldn't have thought there would be such an incident in the aristocratic district.

So, just because we solved it doesn't honestly mean it's the way it's always been.

Maybe the adventurers I employ do the same imitation... or the adventurers other nobles employ come to kill themselves for some reason.

It would be natural to think that way.

That's right, Ray explains, and those who were listening get a convincing look.

"If you're a competent nobleman, it doesn't mean you don't buy grudges..."

Smudging and squeaking Elaine.

In fact, the words are by no means daunting.

No, Ning Lo, if you are a competent nobleman, you are likely to have so much resentment and jealousy.

Especially aristocratic aristocracy...... in the case of aristocracy like Ray hates, it would likely be like buying grudges no matter how good they are.

That's why we definitely need to be alert to the current situation.

"Will it feel like we're going to be holding each other back in the aristocracy for a while to come?

Just a little anxious...... and dissatisfied, Ara squeaks.

If we try Ara, it won't be interesting to know that events that happen where they have nothing to do with us will also have a negative impact on Elaine.

... It's not that we have anything to do with it, but Ray and Antelm's trouble caused the incident.

So maybe I can also say that Ray's buddies, Elaine and Arla, are related rather than irrelevant to this one.

"Anyway, for that reason, you should pay a lot of attention for a while.... but this house is protected by the spiritual magic of the marina, so you won't be able to come in unless you're more powerful."

That's what a Rank A adventurer like Anterm would also be able to break through the protection of the Spirit...... Rank A adventurer is not what he is.

No, in Gilm's case, because it's a periphery, there are quite a few Rank A adventurers and aliases.

But such people are to be hired as escorts of the aristocratic city… I'm not saying there will never be, but I still didn't think Ray would have someone like to take it.