Suddenly, Ray looks back at a voice coming from behind him.
　The reason I didn't stand up at once was because I had judged that I wouldn't be attacked in front of the guild, and most importantly because of my familiar voice.
　And behind Ray's back was a pair of robbers and warriors.
　Ray opens his mouth at the sight of the two familiar people.

"Arogan with culotte? What's wrong with that? It's a rare combination."

　They were there, as Ray said, at the Rank D party, the power of eternity.
　Originally, it is a permanent force with the addition of the wizard Schola, but today there is no such thing as Schola.
　At the same time as Ray had previously taken the rank-up exam, Culotte and Schola were originally childhood friends, and after the rank-up exam, Alogan joined them to form the power of eternity.
　Allogan was involved with Ray before the rank-up exam and was reminded of the difference in ability... but the reason he didn't have to get so bad was probably because he slept and ate together a little bit.k.a. little.

"Schola is going to study magic a little, and that's what she's going to do." and for about ten days I had to act with him."

　Culotte looks at her with a disgusting face.
　Since he was originally a short-tempered arogan, naturally he wouldn't be silent if Culotte imitated him like that.

"Oh, what are you talking about. Don't you know that I'm the one who's holding on?"
"What?"
"What?"

　the two glaring at each other
　But Ray doesn't seem to stop them.
　Doubtting it, Marina pulls Ray's dragon robe a little and opens her mouth.

"Well, wait a minute. Is that all right?"
"Oh, that's all right. It's a regular joke between them. You know, you often say that you're close enough to fight."
"Who is this with?"

　You must have heard Ray's words. Allogan and Culotte stop arguing and shout to Ray.
　...and seeing that the timing of the cry was so perfect, it was no use being told that we were in perfect harmony.

"... more than that, Ray." I wonder if I'm with you..."
"Wow... you're lying, aren't you?"

　For the time being, Culotte stopped arguing with Ray's words, but she stopped talking with Ray in surprise.
　Not exactly Ray, but behind him... but Marina.
　Alogan, too, had stopped working, perhaps knowing Marina, the former guildmaster. ...no, it would be right to say that Marina was fascinated by her beauty.
　Culotte kicks such an allogan in the foot.

"It hurts! What are you doing all of a sudden?"
"You're so loud! I'm stretching under my nose when I see the guildmaster."
"Yes. What are you jealous of... Ouch! So don't kick me all of a sudden!"
"You're so loud, you self-conscious man! Who's jealous?"

　Seeing the two start arguing again, Marina probably understood this was normal for them.
　I won't stop anything more... I'll speak convincingly.

"Oh, I remember," If you take the ranking exam with Ray, you know, a little while ago, there was something about Elena."
"Yes, that's it. There were a few others..."

　the Elf and the Man
　Remembrance of the archer and the warrior, Ray smiles.
　There were a lot of unique people, but the ranking exam at that time was a long time ago... that seems to me to have happened ten years ago.
　That's probably the proof that Ray's days were so fulfilling.
　Ten years ago, in fact, Ray was only about ten years old.
　I used to hang out with friends and run around in the mountains after elementary school.

"Ray? What's wrong?"
"No, that rank-up exam seems like a long time ago."
"It's not strange considering Ray's personality, is it?"

　Ray is a little dissatisfied with Marina's words, but suddenly finds herself looking at her meaningfully... and at both Allogan and Culotte.
　Yes, the two people in front of us are close to Ray to some extent, and we can't accept the request in earnest because Schola is acting separately.
　It was the very person Ray was looking for now.
　In terms of ability, we don't know how good the opponent who attacked Azimov is, so it's not always reassuring.
　But Allogan has a magical sword, and his fighting power will rank high among the rank D adventurers.
　Culotte is a thief and not very strong in combat, but he is a thief and has a good ability to detect traps and attacks.
　...in the sense of pure fighting power, Bune probably outperformed Currotto.
　The weapons of white clouds and repeated combat drills throughout the winter gave Beune that much fighting power.
　However, there is no doubt that Culotte is still superior in terms of non-combativeness.

"...well, I haven't seen you in such a long time, and I have a request for your help... what do you think?"

　The word request makes Currotte and Allogan look strange.
　He looks happy, but he looks scared... such a complicated expression.
　The absence of Scholars prevents us from receiving any major requests.
　But if possible, I'd like to make a little money.
　In that sense, we were happy to have a request for ourselves, but... the biggest problem is that it was Ray who brought the request.
　The request Ray brought cannot be just a request.
　a strange amount of trust in Ray
　Ray looks a little... a little dissatisfied.

"If you have any complaints, you don't have to take them. I'll look for it in the guild."

　That's what Ray said, but not always finding Azimov's bodyguards in the guild, given that there aren't so many adventurers he knows.
　It was close to a kind of bluff, but fortunately it seems to have been fully accepted now.
　Culotte opens her mouth in a flurry.

"Wait a minute. I didn't say I'm not going to take any requests. So? What kind of request is it? Just let me know. If I can manage it, I'll accept it."

　Culotte looked at Alorgan, saying, "You don't mind, do you?" But when she got that look, Alorgan nods normally.

"Oh, if it's a request that we can manage... You're not going to tell me to knock down Rank A monsters, are you?"

　If that's the case, Ray nods to Alogan, who tells him so."I don't think it's such a dangerous request. I'm a bodyguard."
"... bodyguard?"

　Surely he didn't expect the word "guard" to come out of Ray's mouth. Culotte and Allogan look stupidly at Ray and Marina.

"I'd like to talk about it in detail... shall we go to a restaurant around there for a moment?" You'd better not ask too many people about it, would you?"
"Can the guildmaster make a request without going through the guild?"

　For Culotte, the marina was above the clouds.
　That's why he uses polite language, unlike his usual tone.
　But Marina, who was spoken to in that way, had a glamorous smile on her face.
　That's the kind of smile that makes even a woman turn her cheeks red.

"That's all right. I'm just an adventurer right now. even though he was a former guildmaster."

　Taken by such a marina, the Reys enter a dining room a short distance from the guild.
　There are some guests in, but it's probably because it's only before noon. There were quite a few vacant tables.

"Come on in! Are you going to eat?"

　A store employee looks at the laymen and asks so.
　Marina looked a little surprised, but it soon disappeared and asked with an amiable smile.

"I want to eat lightly, so please prepare whatever you want. Oh, I'd be happy if I had something to drink."

　Marina says with a smile, handing over a few silver coins to the clerk.
　The moment he sees the smile, the clerk picks up the silver coin with a bright red face, and opens his mouth hurriedly.

"Well, you can use it anywhere you like. I'll get it ready soon."

　Then the clerk goes straight to the kitchen.
　The marina, which was given a few silver coins and a little more, meant to be reserved for a seat.
　...but there was still a little more.
　Then, as he sat down at the table, Alorgan spoke, as if he couldn't wait.

"And then, Ray," What does it mean to be a bodyguard? It's not your bodyguard, is it?"

　Alogan jokingly says so, perhaps not a foreword to the story.
　In fact, it's just the beginning of the conversation and Alogan doesn't think Ray needs a bodyguard.
　It was not only Alogan, but also Culotto, who even looked at him in amazement.
　The two took part in the rank-up examination with Ray, and their abilities are shown to be as good as they could be.
　It was inconceivable that Ray would need a bodyguard.
　... well, illness or something might make him want to be escorted, but as far as we can see, Ray doesn't seem to be weakened.
　Then whose bodyguard? Next was Marina, with Ray. Culotte looked at was Marina with Ray.
　However, just by looking at it, we can see that the atmosphere is stronger than ours.
　It would be right to have them guard themselves instead of guarding themselves... in that way.

"Oh, actually, I have a little problem right now."

　The words put a disgusting look on his face.
　Of course, now that I've brought this to myself, I've understood that there's some reason for this incident.
　However, if we are told that there is a real problem like this, we have to think a lot about it.
　It wasn't just Alogan, it was probably the same with Culotte.
　open one's mouth with a touch of caution

"I'll ask you just in case, is the problem something we can do about it?"
"Oh... I don't think it's going to concern itself. It's the bodyguards that I'll have you do it for me, but it's just in case."
"Just in case?"
"Oh, the man who was going to be escorted was attacked a little while ago. I warned anyone who seemed to have carried out the attack, so I think it's all right now. But I'm not sure, because I've actually been attacked once. In that sense, it's just in case."
"Oh, it's troublesome just to hear something."
"Really? After all, I don't think there will be any attacks, as I said, but it's just in case. I don't think it's going to be a real battle."
"That's just Ray's perception, isn't it? It's a bit of a problem if you apply it to us."

　Culotte mutters in real trouble, not in politics.
　Having done a number of requests over the past few years, we have some confidence in our skills.
　But he knew that the difference between him and Ray would never be made up.
　First of all, it's unusual but unbelievable to be a Rank B adventurer just a few years after signing up for the guild.

"You may say so," ...what do you think of Marina?"
"Are you asking me here? Oh, thank you."

　Marina opens her mouth for a moment when the clerk thanked her for bringing fruit, sausage and other easy-to-eat foods.

"This time, Ray said, it's just in case. So if you're a Rank D adventurer, you'll be fine."
"...I'll accept it,"
"Hey, Arogan! What are you talking about all of a sudden?"

　an allogan nodding to Marina's explanation
　It goes without saying why he accepted this request when he looked at the pale and red cheeks.
　Culotte, who thought it would be a bad idea to leave Alogan alone, accepted Ray's request with a sigh.