The Rays were on their way to the guild, but they weren't as far along as they expected.
　The reason is...

"Oh, it's not Seto-chan. Ray, too. It's been a long time. You said you went out on a request during the winter, but you look fine. What do you think? Why don't you eat a little?"
"Oh, Seto. It's been a long time. How about grilled skewers? I don't think it's Gamerion's meat, but it's got some good oak in it."
"If you're going to say that, here's a Kelpy skewer." It's richly soft meaty, and the taste is superb!"
"How about a sandwich, Ray? It's full of ham that I made this winter. Other than that, sandwiches such as spring vegetables are delicious."
"Oh, it's Ray and Set. I have some fresh bread. What do you think? I'll give you a little extra."
"How about udon, udon?" Technology has improved and it's becoming more delicious while Ray's gone."
"There are also river fish skewers." It's a dish of river fish skewers that are in season in spring, sprinkled with salt. It's delicious."

　That's because the owners and shopkeepers of stalls and stalls on their way to the guild talked to me one after another.
　Ray and Sett were originally the best customers in the sense that Gilm would buy more food. 　
　Since the ray was almost absent during the winter, those who were looking for it were disappointed.
　Of course, it wasn't just Ray's sales that made the store run, so it wasn't as dangerous as to whether the store would survive. But it must have been significant that they didn't expect the expected income.

"Oh, that's great! Why are the masters so popular?"

　Magita opens her eyes to Ray and Sett, who can be approached by just a few steps.
　Bune caresses and occasionally buys himself a set of breads, skewers and fish.
　and Vichela, taking care of such Bune...

"Oh, my sister," Are you having a party with Ray, or are you related to him?"
"I don't know," That's the kind of relationship I'd like to have."
"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

　The owner of a stand selling sandwiches hands a sandwich to Vihela, saying so.

"Oh, thank you. The fee is..."
"That's all right. If a beautiful woman like you patronize me, my shop will flourish. and you'd better get along with a good adventurer like yourself."

　As he spoke, the stall owner treated Vihela as an adventurer rather than a dancer or prostitute.
　Vichela smiles at the owner's attitude.
　It's not a smile I made or a smile when I provoked a man, but a smile with pure joy.
　Wearing insteps and insteps, most of those who see Vihela are not in such a place, but rather glamorous limbs and glamorous looks.
　Of course Vichela has no intention of fixing it in order to demand battle, but it was still a pleasure to be seen as an adventurer.
　Guillum's business, which is attracting so many adventurers, is probably due to his business not far from the guild.

"Really? Well, I'll stop by again. These sandwiches are delicious, too."

　The sandwich, a combination of sauce-grilled meat and vegetables, was in Vihela's mouth.
　Loving the taste of the sandwiches she was given, Vihela tells the shopkeeper so and follows the laymen a little further away.
　The shopkeeper, who saw her back, immediately turned a complex... jealous and pitiful expression on Ray.
　It was because I understood that if I kept going to the guild, it would definitely cause trouble.
　It's already close to common sense around here that Kenny, the Guild's receptionist, is after Ray.
　If you bring a beautiful woman like Vihela to such a place, it's only natural that there will be a stir.

"Well, it's a kind of famous tax because you're acting with such a beautiful woman." Now, who will win?"

　muttered the shopkeeper, reaching for the sandwich ordered by the adventurer who passed by.





"... it's not that far from here, but it's taken a long time."

　Ray caresses Seto and opens his mouth to Vihela, who says with a wry smile.

"It's been about two months since I came back." Seto is popular and everyone wanted to hang out with him. I'm glad we had fewer children, but it would have taken a long time if we had more children."
"Guru..."

　After listening to Ray's words, Seto shrieks sorry.
　Hearing it, Ray hastily caresses Seto's head and opens his mouth.

"I'm not blaming Seto, so don't worry. I knew from the beginning that Seto was loved. Besides, I can't talk about people either."

　As he tells her so, Ray turns his eyes to Mistilling in his right hand.
　I've bought quite a bit of food before I got here.
　Most of them are stored in misty rings because they've bought more than they can carry.
　I might have been able to eat everything if I had pushed myself too hard, but I also didn't want to waste the food.
　There are many shops that are happy about their return and give us a free gift. If you want to eat food that is as cold as skewers, you can put it in a misty ring, and if you want to, you can eat freshly cooked skewers.
　With that in mind, you didn't have to force yourself to eat here.

"Sett, then, we'll finish our business in the guild, so please wait a little while."

　Even so, it was evident from the presence of some people watching closely that Seto could not wait.
　If Ray leaves and Seto lies down in his usual place, there is no doubt that people will gather to take care of Seto as soon as possible.
　It's spring and there are people who are not familiar with Seto and Ray, but it's an unspoken understanding that people around them should explain the situation to them.
　That's just like the two adventurers who tried to talk to Vihela were taught by their seniors.
　That's why Ray was able to leave Seto here and head for the guild.
　Maggita's quick glance, however, was one of the reasons for entering the guild early.
　After entering the guild, Ray and his colleagues are gazed upon by themselves.
　The number of adventurers in the guild was small due to the daytime, but that was how the laymen stood out.

"Hey, aren't you saying that Ray is going somewhere?"
"Didn't you come back because you had finished your request?"
"What? Who's with Ray? He's a great woman.k.a. woman. And a child and a cheeky man."
"... a face you've never seen in Gilmoo?"
"It's strong. That's all I know.""That child is cute, isn't he? She seems a little mature, but that makes me want to protect myself again."
"I'm sure there will be some fool who will make advances to her for bringing such a nice woman." So Ray will eventually cause trouble."
"Oh, that's great...If you can have such a woman with you for the night, you can give me a gold coin -- no, a white one."
"Stupid, don't do that. You'll be able to catch his eye.
"It's unusual for Ray to be with someone."
"Women and children are fine, but what's that cheeky thing?"
"Don't you have a party? Ray is basically a solo artist, but sometimes he has a party and gets asked to do it, like a scorching wind?"
"Oh... but why with such a guy? It looks like he's pretty weak. I'll beat that little girl, but she's a thief in her movements."

　Such voices can be heard from various places.
　Ray doesn't seem particularly concerned about the usual, and so does Vihela.
　In many ways, these two tend to attract attention, so they are already used to this kind of gaze.
　Bune doesn't care at all if she looks at him.
　But...

"Who made a fool of me? Come out!"

　Magita, who was half‐heartedly confident in her power, was another.
　I understood that I couldn't beat Ray or Vihela.
　But it's because they're too strong, and it's hard to beat the adventurers around them.
　That was fine at Subursta, but this is Gilm. It is the only frontier of the kingdom of Milliana, where many adventurers gather.
　If Magita had an eye for the other person's power, she would have understood that most of the guilds were stronger than herself.
　...and yet the adventurer doesn't appear in front of Magita because he thinks he's part of Ray.
　Rey lightly punches Magita on the waist, which should be described as a fox borrowing the power of a tiger.
　It's light, if not light, on Ray's perception.
　Shocked as if he had been beaten with a club, Magita tries to glare at Ray who does it... and as soon as he sees Ray's eyes, something cold runs down his spine.

"You told me that there are a lot of people here who are stronger than you are. Of all the adventurers here today, there are many who are stronger than you. You've got to be proud after you've developed an eye for the other person's power. ...Vihela, Bune, here we go. Maggita, you'll have to look at the request."

　To put it briefly, Ray leads Vihela and Bune to the counter, leaving the solid magita intact.
　Naturally ahead is Lenora, who is now in charge of half Ray.
　And next to Lenora, Kenny looks at Ray with a happy, sad, complex look.
　It's only natural that Ray, who you're thinking about, has brought in a woman who's clearly more beautiful than you and is considered an adventurer.
　If only Ray had come to the guild... or with Maggita or Bune, he would not have made such a look.

"Welcome home, Mr. Ray," I'm relieved that you seem to have returned safely. So, if you are back safe, you can assume that you have completed your request?"

　Lenora, too, speaks to Ray with a slightly cramped smile, though not as much as Kenny.
　For Lenora, who thinks Ray is her brother, Vihela was not entirely trustworthy because of her beauty.
　Lenora's true feelings are that he has a bad bug on his brother.
　However, there is no doubt that the reputation of being a bad insect is partly attributed to the rich Souhaka of Vihela.

"Oh, here's the sign of completion of the request."

　hand over the paper from the mistling to Lenora
　The paper bears Marka's signature as evidence of completion of the request, indicating that Ray has definitely completed his request as an instructor at the academy.

"How was Gracial? Wasn't there a lot of people?"
"Well, I thought the guillem was big enough, but Gracial was even bigger. However, Gilmoo has not lost in terms of vitality."
"This is a frontier, isn't it? It's really hard to make the city bigger. and Mr. Dusker seems to have a lot of trouble about."
"Think about it? I don't have to think about it, do I?"

　Rey told him without knowing what Lenora was saying, but it was Vichela who spoke before Lenora.

"Well, Ray," If we were to extend this guillem any wider than it is now, we'd have to destroy the walls that cover the city. And on a fairly large scale. If that happens, it will affect every wall. Also, destroying the wall means that the boundaries that protect the sky need to be completely lifted temporarily. It's unusual."

　You know what will happen if that happens? Vihela looks at Ray like that.
　There are not a few monsters flying in the sky.
　The variety and number of them are especially large in remote areas.
　Still, Gilm is safe because of the boundaries that cover the city itself.
　If the walls were to be broken a little, it wouldn't be a problem, but if they were to be broken to expand the city, the impact would be inevitable.
　Ray is also aware of the existence of a boundary covering the sky.

"And... Ray," Will you tell me about that person soon?"

　Kenny would ask, moving his ears, as if interrupting Lenora's story.