"Well, um, um, um...

　Ray, turning over on the bed, wakes up with the action.
　I looked around the room somewhat differently than usual, but it was a familiar evening wheat-tei room with very little personal belongings.
　With a half-asleep mind, Ray looks for something different than usual, but he doesn't realize it now.
　I looked around and stopped moving for a few minutes... until my head was free from drowsiness and I finally realized what was wrong with the room.
　Yes, when I wake up in the morning, the morning sun usually comes in through the window, but today it doesn't look like it at all.
　It was clear from the window that it was not raining.
　And in the end, Ray's conclusion...

"Did you oversleep?"

　mutter only that, not fully awake.
　When I see the sun out of the window, I think it's almost noon.
　I think of last night with a vague air.
　It was busy after the battle in the slums ended and Arra and the guards rushed in.
　Pulling out a thorn spear stuck in Paul's right arm, he escapes from the slum with Diaz, who lost his right arm, and Adria, who was bound by Bune.
　In addition, the man who attacked Bune as a subordinate of Diaz had disappeared.
　Ray and his colleagues decided that they had probably recovered consciousness and fled, or that their friends had taken them away, but now that they want to hurry to the station, they decide that they don't need to search so hard and leave them alone.
　Fortunately, information about what kind of battle the Rays were fighting was spread by those who watched them from afar, and they were rarely attacked as they were when they first came to the slums.
　...yes. Most and most probably not all of them are related to slums.
　They made their way, intercepting the attackers, and as they left the slum, everyone, including the guards, breathed in relief and Ray was equally relieved.
　The next thing I went to was the security station.
　So while explaining what happened to the guards, including Langa, the knights also came and spoke again from the beginning.
　Afterwards, we went into detail and it was at midnight that the Rays were eventually released.
　Naturally, there are no stalls, and even bars are already closed.
　Nevertheless, the Wheat-tei at dusk was a luxury inn and welcomed the Lays with pleasurefully.
　When Ray is in the station, he asks a security guard to meet Seto, who was brought to the Wheat House at dusk, where he appeases Seto, who is upset that he has been left behind.
　"When I returned to the inn after that, Elena, Arra, Vihela, and Bune complained of hunger, but the fire in the kitchen had already been extinguished, so I made a light meal with the food in Ray's mistling...when each of them returned to their room, the sky was already bright."
　Having gone to bed in the morning, I guess it's only natural to oversleep.

"... I'm hungry,"

　It must have been a reminder of last night's events and a reminder of the vegetable and ham soup we had as a late-night snack. Ray's belly cries and asserts itself.
　When I took my watch out of the mistling and checked the time, it was more accurate to say it was a little before noon than it was already in the morning, as I expected.

"Do you want to go to the dining room?"

　Waking up at an unusual time and still not feeling well, Ray freshened up and headed for the restaurant on the ground floor.





"Oh, very slowly," ...are you really all right?"

　Vihela, who was eating a sandwich in the dining room, calls out to Ray.
　Vichela had a teasing tone at first, but it would have been easy to tell that Ray wasn't in his usual form. He looked a little flustered and asked me.
　At the same table as Vichela, there's Elena staring anxiously at Ray, too, although she can't speak.
　Elena's side naturally had an Arra figure, with a worried look on her face, though not as much as Elena or Vihela.
　The four of them... exactly as Bune always eats sandwiches expressionlessly, so we should say three, but they wave to each other that Ray is nothing.

"I just woke up a little differently than usual, so don't worry. It will be as usual in a little while."

　Tell them so and sit down at the table where Elena and Vihela are sitting.
　The restaurant at Wheat-tei at dusk is not small enough to be considered a luxury inn. It would be better to describe it as much wider.
　But most of the customers in the large dining room who are about to have lunch a little earlier are looking at Ray's table.
　Naturally, Elena and Vihela are the most beautiful women in different directions.
　Arra is well-featured, though inferior to her master Elena.
　Arra was not conspicuous because she was always on Elena's side, but she was beautiful enough to think that if she wanted to, she wouldn't have any trouble catching a man.
　Bune, who eats sandwiches expressionlessly, is also a pretty girl with good prospects.
　With a man sitting at such a table, it is only natural that he should attract attention.
　Moreover, it was impossible not to attract attention because the man was Ray, who was also famous for his guillem.
　Already accustomed to such attention, Ray orders food from the inn's landlady, Lana, without worrying about what others think.
　...as appropriate as it may be, there were a few servings for hungry Ray to fill his stomach.

"And you're going to the lord's house to-day?"
"Oh, I'm going to report on this matter."

　Based on the amount of food Ray ordered from Lana, he probably decided there was nothing to worry about for now. Vihela asks Ray.

"Well, I suppose I should go there, too,"
"What shall I do, Elena?"
"Ara... arrived after the battle, and we don't have to worry about it?"
"But I can't let Mr. Elena go alone."

　Arra was asking what to do, but she would really like to go with Elena.
　Elena nods with a little thought whether she had pumped it or simply decided that she should act with Arra.

"If Arra wants to work with me, I wouldn't say no either. But is it okay? It was yesterday, today. Wouldn't you like to relax a little?"
"No, it's all right. and I feel more at ease with Mr. Elena."
"Oh, you're very much adored,"

　In response to Vihela's announcement, Arra casts mixed glances.
　I've already heard from Elena what kind of person Vihela is with.
　To be honest, Arla was at a loss what to do with the person in front of her.
　Should I respect her as a former princess of the Westian Empire, or should I be hostile as a princess of a longtime adversary? The only thing I know is...

(This man has a bad influence on Elena...)

　The rationale for this is the light clothing that Vihela wears, such as prostitutes and dancers.
　It seemed to Arra that the light clothing, which could be seen through the other side, and which would have been better called underwear than clothing, was the main cause of the eyes of the bar...especially the eyes of the man.
　Elena's beauty was also a major cause of public attention, but in the face of Vihela, she completely forgot about it.
　Getting used to it must be that big.
　At any rate, in the eyes of Arla, a nobleman and knight, Vihela's appearance was nothing but disgrace.
　And according to what Arra has heard from Elena, Vihela also has a crush on Ray.
　Arra, who has grown up as a nobleman, has little resistance to a man welcoming more than one wife.
　Still, I had some thoughts about it, but there was also the judgment that I should not interfere.
　But... if by being with Vichela Elena was to be influenced by Vichela to wear similar clothes... it was true that she wanted to cry out and take the Power Axes in her room.

(Oh, come on. What am I really supposed to do!)

　Arra has no experience of this before, so she has her head in her pocket. 　
　With such an inner conflict on her face, Elena swallows fresh bread containing nuts and opens her mouth.

"... you don't sleep enough?"
"Oh, no. I have something in mind. Well, I don't think there'

　Elena was suspicious of Arra's flustered appearance, but when she brought the tea to her mouth she frowned on her finely arranged eyebrows.
　The first person to notice Elena's appearance was Arra, who had been with her since she was a child.

"What's wrong with that tea?"For a moment, Arra wonders if it's poison.
　Her nickname is General Hime, and she is a symbol of the aristocracy. Some people in and out of the country may be in the way of Elena, and some members of the aristocracy may want to get rid of her.
　There have been numerous assassination crises, all of which Elena has prevented with her own knowledge and ability.
　And now Elena, who has inherited even the magical stones of the Ensent Dragon, can't do any harm at all.
　Nevertheless, as the Knight Commander of the Knights who served Elena... above all, as a friend from an early age, he could not have overlooked anyone who would harm Elena.
　However, I don't feel that serious right now.
　If the tea really had poison, I think Elena would have reacted more clearly.
　And, in fact, Elena speaks a little regretfully, as if nothing had happened to her.

"No, I think this tea is inferior to what Arla makes. If you are used to the delicious tea that Arra makes, you will be dissatisfied with most of the tea."
"That's..."

　Words from Elena's mouth struggle with joy and apology.

"Oh, is the tea she makes that good? Then I'd love to try it, too."
"Yes!"

　Maybe it's because it's related to eating and drinking. Viehla's words give Bune an immediate voice of approval.
　Elena smiled happily at them.
　Elena is happy that Arra will be valued.

"Yes, but?"
"If you don't mind my cup of tea..."
"Ray hasn't had a cup of tea made by Arra for a while, has he?"
"Well, the tea I had before was delicious."

　Ray's words strike home a deep impression.
　I also used magic items, like turning water into hot water.
　Elsewhere, the tea was purely enhanced by Aarra's skill.

(If Arra makes tea out of the water produced by the flowing dagger, it will be the best tea.)

　Ray is thinking about the magic items in the mystery ring.
　Originally, this is a magic item for attacking with water, but Ray cannot be used as a weapon because he is suitable for fire.
　The only thing that could be done was to consume magical powers to produce water... ...that the water produced by Ray's enormous magic might be called heavenly water, even though it was just water.

"I'll make you some tea, if you like, Mr. Elena and Mr. Ray would like."

　It was Elena who put a stop to it, though Arra briefly turned to the kitchen.

"Ara's tea is a pity, but it's about time, isn't it? I'm meeting Mr. Dusker, and I can't be late."
"...I'm sorry, Mr. Elena," Come to think of it, you don't have that much time to spare."

　Elena nods at the words, and Vihela also looks at Aarra with interest.

(He seems to be strong in his own way... a little interested)

　I didn't even know that she was caught by Vihela's gaze, but for some reason I felt a chill in my spine.