"Well, udon is delicious,"

　After finishing his New Year's noodles, Ray mumbled after drinking up all the broth.
　Many people still eat udon there, if they look at it as if they say.
　Ray and Set... and Bune were the only ones who had finished eating udon.

"Yes!"

　And, not surprisingly enough, Bune asks Ray for a second helping.
　Ray, meanwhile, shakes his head without reaching for Mistyling.

"No, it's already midnight and udon is good for digestion, but if you eat too much, it will affect your health. Bune is also an adventurer, so take care of yourself."

　Many adventurers of this season, however, drink until morning.
　Some will snort at Ray's words.

(Let such adventurers do so. And... as I say, Bune is still a child. It's better to take care of yourself.)

　Whether Ray understood or not... he could not tell by Bune's expression which was the case, but when he saw that he did not press for more udon, Ray nodded... and took a few silver coins out of the mistling.

"Huh?"

　I wonder why I was suddenly given a silver coin. Bune turns his head mysteriously and looks at Ray.
　It was the same with Vihela, Marina... and Elena in the pair of oves.
　Only Seto enjoyed a strange space, lying on the snow, cold underneath, and warm like spring.

"What is the custom I know of called New Year's money?" When the New Year comes, I'll give some to my children."

　The official meaning of Otoshidama... Ray didn't know that it meant eating rice cakes and accepting divine power, but he knew that children would receive money on New Year's Day because he had experienced it.

"Money? . . . . . . . .
"Well, you can think of it as a lucky charm. Bune will buy and eat at the stall... no, tomorrow, tomorrow. Don't try to go now."

　As soon as Ray's mouth says "buy and eat" at a stall, he immediately grabs Bune's clothes and stops moving.

"You've just eaten udon, haven't you?" I'm just going to sleep now, so why don't you eat something tomorrow? In the first place...
"You don't have a stall at night like this, do you?"

　nod back to Vihela's words
　Yes, in Japan, when you visit a shrine at night, it is common to have stalls.
　However, there is no custom of visiting Elgin for the New Year.
　Furthermore, this is Marina's mansion in the aristocracy, and leaving here means moving through the aristocracy alone in the middle of the night.
　People who run through aristocratic streets in the middle of the night... all I can think of is suspicious.
　However, it is reasonably known that even if he is caught temporarily, Bune is Ray's... and that Marina, the guildmaster, is a member of a party that starts in the spring.
　Ray naturally knew how prominent they were.
　That's why I'm not hiding anything about having a party.
　Of course, if such a famous person gives a party, many would like to join it if possible. There's a lot of... it's impossible for Gillm's adventurers, who know Ray's character, to say they want to go to the party so easily.
　No, there were people who were going to say it. But he was held back by an adventurer he knew and gave up.
　It was a lucky example. I don't know what I'm good at, and I just want to drink sweet juice... it's not a dangerous Ray, it's someone who tried to get close to the other members was stopped by those who had a special party at the time.
　He said it doesn't matter what happens to you, but that's why we don't want to see such a monster.
　Around here, it showed some of what the adventurers thought of Ray.
　By the way, Bune is known to be a member of Ray's party for that reason.
　If you were suspicious of a scene running through the aristocracy, you would not have been caught unreasonably.

"...huh,"
"Well, it's the end of the year, and there might still be a lot of people around bars,"
"Wait a minute, Ray," Don't say anything you don't want, I'm forcing you to give up Beune. You see, Bune is going to go to the bar altogether."
"...is that so?"

　From Ray's point of view, Bune doesn't seem to be any different from what he was a few minutes ago.
　But perhaps it was different for Viehra, who had the longest relationship with Viehne.
　Look firmly at Bune and watch out for Ray.

"Yes. Don't you see it?"

　That being said, Bune's expression didn't look particularly different from Ray's.

"...you know what I mean?"

　Ray, leaning at Bune's expression, asks Marina.
　But the marina just shakes her head.

"Yes,"
"Yes. ... I'm afraid I don't understand. What about Elena?"
'You may see it in person, not across the ove.'

　I guess that's what it means if you don't really understand each other.
　Watching Rey and others twisting their heads, Vichela seems a little dumbfounded... yet proudly opens her mouth.

"Ray and his friends have known Bune for quite a long time, and they'll soon find out. -- you know?"
"Yes,"

　Bune murmured, looking at him, without any particular concern.

"Well?"
"No, not even if you say so," ...well, I don't mind. For the time being, Bune seems to have given up going to the bar."

　Bune, who had been going to the bar until recently, must have lost his mind as he spoke.
　He sat in his chair and began to look sleepy.
　But it's only natural. Bune has some skill -- unusual for her age -- but she's still only a child.
　And it was only natural for a child to feel sleepy early at night.
　On top of that, since Bune ate udon a while ago and his stomach was quite swollen, it is only natural that Bune would feel sleepy.
　Thinking it was time for the child to go to bed, Ray looks at Marina.
　After all, I was supposed to stay at Marina's house today.
　I don't mind going to bed a little earlier.
　Marina nods back to Ray when she looks at him.
　It was originally a house where I lived alone, but I hired a temporary person to clean it for today.
　. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
　Also, when we recruited people to clean up, many of them had a strange idea that they could go up to Marina's house, but such people were naturally judged.
　That's why Marina's mansion today is more beautiful than cleaning it with spirit magic.
　For that reason, there was absolutely no problem showing them to their rooms.

"Well, then... what should I do? Do you want to talk inside the house from now on? I just can't put in a set..."Marina murmurs apologetically, looking at Seto lying on the snow, but Seto shrieks, "Don't worry about it."
　It was interesting for Seto to enjoy the coldness of the snow and the warmth of spring.
　Also, Seto won't be lonely if he knows Ray is close by.
　In fact, there was Seto in this garden, and Ray's residence was closer to Ray than it was at the Wheat-tei at dusk.

"Sett seems to be all right, so shall we go in?" -- Seth, should I leave the kiln as it is?"
"Grull!"

　Pizza has not been baked yet, but the kiln is still generating some heat.
　It remains until Ray's magic, which he used to boot, expires or until Ray stops intentionally.
　Lights were brought from the kiln along with hot air, which contributed to the fantastic view of the garden with the light produced by the spirit magic of the marina.
　When Ray asks if he can erase one of the scenes, Seto shakes his head.

"I see. Then I'll leave it like this. Don't do any strange tricks?"
"Glu".

　Hearing Seto's cry, Ray turns his eyes to Marina.

"That's all right, and I'll go into the house after that."
"Yes. Ray, please give me a table and a chair." You'd better take this into the house, let alone the kiln. for I'll carry a pair of oves."

　Without saying anything to Vihela, who already has a half-asleep Bune, Marina quickly gives instructions.

(Looking at these things, I think Marina is better suited to be a party leader. ...well, I understand you can't be a party leader because you're a former guildmaster.)

　That's what Ray thinks, storing chairs and tables in a mistling.
　Ray also knows. Who's the party leader in this world?
　But if you still wonder if you can pull this face, you have to tilt your head.
　I also think I have to sort my mind out eventually.
　At times like this, if you're not good enough to be honest with your desires, you might ask for your body as a party leader's privilege... in this case, if you do so, you'll be more than happy to be held by Ray.
　with the exception of Bune
　Ray was so far out of his depth, but at any rate, he wondered if he was fit to be a party leader.
　Thinking this way, Ray walks into the mansion with Marina and Vihela.
　Marina's guide leaves Vichela holding Bune, leaving only Elena in the living room on a pair of ovens with Ray.

"Huh? What's wrong with you? You seem to have started to worry about something".

　Over a pair of oves, Elena asks Ray.

"No, it's nothing,"
"...that I believe you when you say so?"

　When Elena tells me this head-on, Ray is momentarily bewildered... and then he smiles a little bit.

"You know Marina and Vichela are going to force me to be the party leader, right?

　Towards Elena, Ray was naturally... spouting what he could call his own weakness.
　Ray rarely complained, but now he and Elena are alone... and that's largely because they were relaxed after the New Year's party.
　At Ray's words, Elena smiles a little joyfully.
　Rey, pleased to hear such advice from him, opens his mouth with an expression of dissatisfaction at Elena's smile.

"What? I know you're worried about something that's not your own. But I'm not particularly good at giving instructions to others in the first place, so it can't be helped, can it?"
'I wasn't laughing at Ray. ...but I understand Marina and Vihela's feelings. If someone is going to be the party leader, Ray is definitely a good idea.
"I think it lifts me too much?"
'Really? I don't think so. And... I'm going to join Ray's party in the future, too, so I'd be happy if Ray was the party leader."
"You may say so," ...no, in theory, I know it's best for me to be a party leader. I know, but..."
'The others have a lot of reasons. Ray is no exception, but for those who don't know Ray's situation, I think it's safe for him to be the party leader."

　Ray's situation... if he doesn't know that Ray is from a different world or that he's a beast, he's only an adventurer who has Gryphon as a follower.
　Of course, Gryphon... that's nothing but a rare species and a monster worthy of Rank S from a third party's point of view.

"Well, I think Ray's the best party leader, after all?"
"I agree with that,"

　Marina and Vihela, who came back after putting Bune in bed, said so...and Ray ended up breathing and then taking on the party leader.