"This is... I see,"

　At the suggestion of Dusker, Elena comes to the site of the extension and looks convinced as she steps out of the place that used to be a wall.
　The reason why Dusker recommended that we go and see it was revealed.
　The place where the works are being carried out is now home to a large crowd.
　As far as I could see, there were nearly a few hundred people... I could see more than a thousand people working if I was not good at it.
　But... there was a distinct figure among them.
　And to Elena, the person was probably the most important person, and it was only natural in a way that the first person to come here attracted attention.

"Is that... Mr. Ray?"

　On Elena's side, Arra also exclaims at Ray's appearance.
　No, just looking at Ray didn't surprise me.
　If you just saw Ray, you've seen him many times before.
　But... the moment you thrust one of Ray's symbols, a death-size stonemate, into the ground, the sight of the earth creeping, it's only natural that you want to raise one of the voices of surprise.
　Arra knows Ray, of course, is a very good...or a wizard with such a skill that it is impossible to dismiss him with the word "excellent."
　However, the only magic that Arla knows is the magic of fire.
　Of course, I had seen the magic of the wind--flying kill--and many other forms of magic, but I still couldn't match the flamboyance of the magic of fire.
　But the magic Ray used today was very flashy, even if it was soil magic.
　The earth itself... I didn't even know that I could use such magic.
　That's not funny, though, as Ray hasn't exposed all his cards to Aarra.

"Elena? Elena, right?"

　Elena was watching Ray sinking the ground, but she heard a familiar voice and looked at it.
　There was Marina wearing a party dress with her breasts and back exposed, unlike others, even though she was on the scene of an extension.
　...however, the people who are doing the extension work are professional employees, ordinary daily workers, adventurers... and not all of them are dressed in uniform.

"Well, it's been a long time... I've been talking in pairs over and over again."

　Elena smiles and tells the approaching Marina.
　Marina, however, looked astonished as to why Elena was here.

"If you're coming, you should have said you're coming." but the fact that Elena is here has been seen in pairs for the last few days..."
"In a carriage,"

　Normally, you'd notice it if a pair of oves showed the interior of a carriage.
　But Elena's carriage, by spatial magic, is more secure inside than the inn-houses around it, and that is the room which the nobles... the Duke may use.
　That's probably why there was no particular discomfort in the room, even if the pair of ovens.

"Huhhhuh.

　Elena smiles a lot when she sees Marina in surprise.
　Next to Elena, Arla looked down apologetically.

"... well, that's all right." Show Ray your face rather than that. I'm sure he'll be happy."
"Well, let me... Huh?"

　Elena nodded to Marina's words, but suddenly turned to Ray and leaned her head slightly.
　The golden hair reflected the summer sun, and the people around her who loved Elena and Marina closed their eyes dazzlingly, but she didn't seem to care at all.
　It was because he was fascinated by the excited old man beside Ray.

"Marina, what is he?"
"What? ... oh,"

　Marina follows Elena's gaze, but when she sees Martz talking excitedly to Ray, she immediately agrees.

"Oh, Maltz," He's not necessarily an authority on earth magic, but he's also a famous wizard around here. He is, as you can see, full of curiosity."
"... That's unusual.

　It wasn't Elena, it was Arla who muttered so in Marina's words.
　Basically, Ray is bad at socializing.
　Because of this, there are more opponents than there are, and there are not many people to call friends with.
　Of course, it's not that there's no such thing as Arra.
　Still, it is quite rare for people to get along with Ray in a situation close to their first meeting.

"I heard you liked Ray's magic at first sight."

　Precisely Ray's use of topographical manipulation is not magic but death-size skills.
　But only Elena and Marina know it here, and even her best friend and confidante Arra knows it's a secret.
　That's why Marina misleads Ray that what he uses is magic.
　Elena looked back at Marina for a moment, but she was wondering if she had any particular objection to Marina's attitude, so she turned to Martz... or, to be exact, Ray, who was speaking to him.
　Elena gazed at Ray for about ten seconds.
　Suddenly, Ray, who had been talking to Martz, looked up... and looked at Elena.
　At first, Ray stared at Elena as if she were dreaming, but a few seconds later, her eyes opened wide under the hood of the dragon lobe.
　I guess that's what he understood that the real Elena was there.
　Noticing Martz talking to her, Ray takes a step or two.
　He walked on for a few steps, and it didn't take long for the walk to become a fast walk and an act of running.
　Seeing Ray approaching in the blink of an eye, Arra steps back a few steps.
　That's because he decided he didn't want to interfere with Elena and Ray's reunion.

"Elena!"

　As Ray says, he stops in front of Elena, pulls her back and hugs her.
　Elena also embraces Ray's body.
　As a Duchess...and as an important figure in the aristocracy, nicknamed General Princess, I know I'm wrong.
　But as a woman who loves Ray, there's no better answer.

"Ray..."

　Seeing Ray for the first time in a long time, Elena could only speak and hugged him as if to confirm that Ray was there.
　Of course, it stands out because Elena, worthy of being called a brilliant and most beautiful woman, hugs a man.
　Moreover, the nickname of General Hime is quite famous.
　Naturally, many people have seen it in battlefields and elsewhere.
　In particular, more people are gathering in Gilmoo today than usual.

"Oh, come on, come on! --if I'm not mistaken, it looks like a princess general to be hugging Ray."
"...you know. I thought this heat might have hallucinations, but it's not because of my imagination."
"Ray and General Hime? What's the relationship?"
"Well, what kind of relationship do you know when you see them?"
"That's... that's right, but...
"That's lovely,"
"Maybe it's pretty, but is it okay for us to see this? Maybe it tastes bad in many ways."

　unsavory
　All those around her nod their bad taste.
　Speaking of general Hime, it can be said that she is a symbol of the aristocratic faction.
　Such a princess is hugging an adventurer, let alone Ray, who is rumored to be a neutral Dasker's sword.
　It's not something that can be done publicly.
　But... it's not something we can do publicly, but it's a fact that we're embracing each other in public.
　It is certain that this matter will spread as a rumor in due course.Those who spread rumors for fun, those who spread rumors by being malicious and perverted against Ray, those who are here to gather information and report it to their employers... the reasons and those who do it may vary, but there was no doubt that rumors would spread.
　Not a few people feel jealous, especially of Ray's personality and... above all, of Marina and Vihela, who, despite their different types, have the same beauty as Elena.
　Marina approaches Ray and Elena, who are embracing each other and creating a world of their own.
　Marina would have liked to have left her alone a little bit, but at this rate she could get excited and not just hug each other, but even kiss each other.
　They thought it would be better to stop hugging each other and attracting attention.

(Well, if you're going to spend your time together, that's my house.)

　Thinking this way, she lightly claps her hands to attract the attention of Ray and Elena, who are immersed in their world.
　The sound must have brought him back to life. Eventually Elena finds out what's going on and leaves Ray with a flushed cheek.

"Well, that's because I feel a little better, and that's..."
"Yes, yes, I know, so let it go. I'll make time for you two later. -- at any rate, I'm at work now, so please wait a moment."

　Marina glances into the sky and locates the sun.
　I'm still at work in the morning, but it's not long before lunch breaks.
　I tell them to finish their work and talk slowly during the day.
　She nods to Marina's words, regretting that she doesn't have time for Elena, because she didn't intend to stop working either.
　...and Marina's words pleased me the most, not the artisans who were forced to stop working... but Martz, who was very interested in Ray's magic and death size.

"Lay, next, please!"

　At Martz's cry from afar, Ray was about to leave with a little smile like, "I can't help it." ... There was something that bothered him and he stopped for a moment.

"Well, Elena," What's wrong with Yero?"

　Yes, what bothered Ray was the erotic eroticism of Elena.
　When Ray asks, questioning that there is no such thing as Yero, who should always be with Elena, Elena looks up into the sky and smiles.

"I flew into the sky on my way to Dusker's mansion,"
"Ah... I see,"

　That alone gave Ray a vague sense of where he was.
　Seto is now flying over Gilm.
　They are wary of flying monsters because the barrier has been almost ineffective due to the damage to the wall.
　Did he find Seth like that, or did he feel his magical powers... for any reason, he must have gone there, sensing that Seth was in the sky?

"Yero will be back soon, so don't worry."

　When Elena says so, Ray bends his head, asking, "Is that so?"

"It's been a long time since I met Seto, and I feel like we'll be playing together forever..."
"That's..."

　Come to think of it, Ray's words stifle Elena, and Arra and Marina, who know how close Yero and Seto are, agree.

"Ah... well, Seth is only a little older, and let's hope that he'll bring her home." and he'll come back if he's hungry."

　Those around him agree with Ray's muttering wish that it would happen.

"Anyway, it's almost noon, so wait till then." I have a lot of things to do now, too."
"Well, I'm going to show you where Ray works. Fortunately, I don't know how to say... but I have nothing to do today."

　If Elena actually found out that she had come to Gillum, there would be many who would come to see her.
　But to Elena it was many, many, many, many, many, many, many times more important to see Ray at work than to interact with them... or something like that.
　Of course Elena was going to give priority to something important.

(Topographic Manipulation? and it will be useful for these works, and for making forts quickly.)

　...though thinking while looking at Ray wasn't necessarily just thinking about the person you loved.