"...I can't do it." I'm sorry for Marina, but I probably can't."

　Saying so, Ray and Marina, the late twenties fox beast woman bowed her head down.

"Can't Cornes do anything?"

　Marina asks just in case, but the woman called Cornes raises her head and nods back.

Yes, Rank B monsters are often brought in in their own way, so I can manage it. Even with Rank A monsters, there will be many failures, but I think we can do something about it if it's okay to ruin half of the material... no more. But..."

　I can't make clothes with Rank S Monster material.
　Cornes says so.
　As one of the finest craftsmen in Gilm, he must be frustrated to have to turn down his request.
　The ears of a fox growing from its head clung to its head.

"...yes, if it's Cornes who makes my dress." I thought so."

　Marina looks at her clothes.
　Today's marina is wearing a white party dress as if it were suitable for winter.
　Fresh snow-like white envelops Marina's plentiful body.
　It was a woman called Cornes who made some of Marina's party dresses, including this one.
　Some party dresses Marina wears are magical items she's worn since she was an adventurer, and others are just party dresses she usually wears.
　Many of them were collected after Marina left the village and began her career as an adventurer, but in recent years she had loved and had Cornes make party dresses.
　The skill was recognized by Marina, and when Ray asked me to introduce someone to a dressmaker, I was the first to think of Cornes.
　However, if there is a request to make clothes out of Rank S Monster material, the only way to do this is to make a bow.

"Don't worry, it's not that the cornice is bad in this case. I think I've made an unreasonable request."

　You must be aware that you have made unreasonable demands yourself. Marina shakes her head when she doesn't care about Cornes.
　But... it was very unfortunate, regrettable and humiliating to have to turn down a request as a top-of-the-line tailor in Gilm.
　As you can see from Marina's party dress making, and as Cornes thinks himself, her craftsmanship is very high.
　It's no exaggeration to say that it's the best skill in guillem.
　In fact, if the artisans in Gilm were to tell you who had the best skills in Gilm, many would say Cornes' name.

"But what happens if... you insist on making clothes out of silver lion material?"

　Cornes shakes his head to Ray, who asks on behalf of Marina's behalf.

"With my skill, I'm sure I'll ruin all the materials."

　Cornes says that he can't stand to spoil a low-ranking monster's material, like a silver lion, for lack of skill.
　I'm confident in my skill, but I still don't admire it.
　Ray is pleased with Cornes' appearance.
　Of course it's not a favor between men and women, it's a favor for Cornes as a tailor.k.
　Cornes doesn't seem to say anything particular to Ray, either, if he knows it.

"Then the question is what to do with the fur of the Silver Lion,"

　In Marina's muttering, Ray nods in agreement.

"At worst, there is a way to decorate it as fur."
"That's a waste, isn't it?

　Marina immediately denied Ray's opinion, but Ray didn't really mean to do so, so she immediately nods back.
　It was a common practice to decorate the fur and head of a game obtained from hunting, but it was undoubtedly a waste to do so with silver lion material.

"Then... it was Corness, wasn't it? Now it is impossible to make clothes out of the fur of a silver lion, but in due course... when my skill has improved, can I ask you to do so? Of course, if the fur of a silver lion remains until then."

　If you can find a better tailor, ask him.
　When Ray says so, Cornes stares at Ray with a look of surprise.
　The color there is not the color of criticism... but the color that reveals the joy of being really good.
　It's not that Cornes doesn't feel attracted to the act of making clothes with materials from Rank S Monster, a silver lion.
　No, I even wanted to do this by myself.
　But... yet, since it was obvious that my present skill was not enough, I could not afford to waste the silver lion's material on failure.
　That's why I can't be happy to be told that I'm...

"Yes, I don't know when it will be. But surely... I want to be able to make clothes using silver lion materials as soon as possible."
"…I see. If so, please."

　Tell him so, Ray has a quick chat with Cornes before leaving the store.

"I'm sorry, Ray," I thought it would be all right to use the silver lion material if it were corness."
"No, you don't have to worry. I'm sure you recommend this restaurant, don't you?"
"Yes. As far as I know, he's definitely the best craftsman in Gilm."

　That's why it's difficult to make silver lion clothes in this store, so long as you can't make silver lion clothes in this store.
　However, Marina doesn't know all the abilities of all the inhabitants in Gilm.
　Maybe there were better dressers than Cornes, but at least Marina didn't know, and Cornes was the best dresser I knew.

"But I'm sorry you took the trouble to take up your time for me.
"That's all right. I'm done with my busy work, and I don't have anything to hurry up with."
"...are the workers not coming yet?"

　A worker had arrived already, and I thought Ray must have been busy with many things about the guildmaster's succession, but what Marina said was unexpected.

"Yes, you said you'd arrive in Gilm next week... but I guess there were a lot of things going on in the dungeon. It took some time for me to take over with the person I sent them.

　As long as the workers return to Guild, it is necessary to send the person in charge to the Guild Branch in Dungeon.
　However, since the Reys captured the dungeons, it was certain that the dungeons would decline in the not too distant future.
　That's why shopkeepers, adventurers, merchants, and others who had benefited from what we call dungeon rights turned their grievances to guilds.
　The busiest part was handled by the workers, but not everything was managed.
　Given the circumstances around that time, it's probably not so funny that workers were late coming to Gilm.
　No, the workmen who managed to manage it in this short time should have been praised.

"Then you'll be busy from next week."
"Yes, but the workers are capable. It won't take that long, will it? Then... Well, I think we should name the party soon. What do you think?"

　When asked what to do with his eyes turned to him, Ray thinks about what to do with his abominable gaze at the falling snow.
　It was decided that Ray, Marina, Vihela, and Bune would have a party, but they couldn't name it at Marina's house.

"Well, shall we let them decide?"

　muttered Ray, recalling Sett playing with the Millerine and Johanna in the backyard of the Wheat-tei at dusk.
　Marina looks at Ray somewhat dumbfounded.
　Marina is sinful because even such an act makes a woman feel glamorous.

(Oh, the guy who fell in love with Marina)

　Ray is surprised to see a man walking a short distance and gliding in the snow with Marina's eyes on him.
　Others, despite having a girlfriend, are being watched and scorned by Marina in a party dress.

"Ray? What's the matter?""No, it's nothing. ...but what are you going to do from now on? I didn't think of anything because I thought it would take more time to do with clothes."
"... yes, sir. Shall we walk together a little?"

　Ray nods to Marina, who invites her to do so.
　Ray and Marina then walk down the main street together.
　There are fewer people walking around the city in winter than in other seasons.
　Still, the scale of Gilm was close to what should be called a city, and even though there were fewer people walking around the city than in other seasons, it was certainly not a small number of people.
　Many of them go to Ray and Marina... to be exact, to Marina.
　Few people recognize Ray as Ray, partly because he is not accompanied by Seto and partly because he is wearing a dragon lobe hood.
　Many adventurers may have recognized Marina as a guildmaster, but others may not be recognized as a guildmaster unless they are adventurers.
　And if it stood out, many would naturally have noticed it.
　...With Sett, he could have recognized Ray as Ray, but to those who could not recognize him, Ray only seems to be ostensibly leading the most beautiful woman, Marina.

"Hey, sister," Just hang out with me."

　Men who don't know anything are naturally tempted to poke their nose at the marina.
　It's not appropriate for a kid like Ray to have such a nice woman with him, to send him to himself.
　...it's not that you don't know Ray when you're in Gilm, and men know Ray when you're in Gilm.
　However, I've never met him in person, and it's just a rumor.
　That's why if Ray had taken Sett with him, he wouldn't have recognized him and acted foolishly.
　The mercenaries who came to Gillum just before winter...not an adventurer, was one of the reasons why I didn't know much about Gillum's adventurers.
　They are confident in their abilities, and in fact they are capable to some extent of ability. But they don't trust anyone but themselves, and it's just a small community of their own.
　That's why I'm so out of touch with information... for those who know Ray and Marina, the scene reminds me of a child using flame ore as a toy by the bonfire. But...

"And if you buy jewelry at that store, you'll get a ring with the name of the person you're giving it to."
"Do you mean to ask me to buy you a ring?"
"Not implicitly, but frankly,"
"... you're quite honest,"
"Oh, because there's no Vihela, let alone Elena." Wouldn't it be nice at times like this?"

　Ray and Marina ignore the mercenaries there... and walk on as if there really was no one there or nothing there.

『……』

　The mercenaries never thought they would be so beautifully ignored. A few seconds have passed since I was dumbfounded...
　Then, when they come to their senses, they realize that they have not been treated, and they turn red with anger when they are ridiculed by the kid and the woman.
　Such mercenaries had decided what to do in such cases.
　Now that he has lost face, he will do his best to recover it.

"Wait, I can't help it!"

　The first man to cry out had already clenched his fist, even though he had stopped it.
　He grabbed Ray by the right shoulder and forced him to turn around... as he tried to hit him, did he notice a small sigh coming out of his mouth?
　The next moment I thought I had a dull impact on the pigeon tail, I was unconscious and crumbling to the ground.

"What!? Zoe!? What did you do?"

　One of the men screamed and tried to shake his fist at Ray... when he realized that his feet had been frozen by snow and he was unable to move.
　I don't know if I realize it's Marina's Spiritual Magic, but the next moment I'm also knocked unconscious by Ray's blow and fall to the ground.
　Then there was a continuous dull sound of beating flesh, which in a matter of seconds would make everyone feel the coldness of the snow all over their bodies.

"I don't think there are any such men in winter,"
"Well... and the ring..."

　That was all they had to do, and Ray and Marina continued dating again.
　...leave the mercenaries crumbling on the cold snow.