A few days after Ray had a quarrel with Melan... from that day on, without any particular uproar, the time passes peacefully.
　Of course, peace means that there will be no big disturbance. When I went to the site where I was building a new wall, Martz, who was interested in Ray's magic and magic items, approached me, and people who had just come to Gilm fell in love with Marina and Vihela at first sight.
　Such tranquil days passed, but at the same time the days of the midsummer heat were steadily depriving the inhabitants of their physical strength.
　However, the wings of the red lotus, which have people like Ray wearing dragon robes with the ability of air conditioning, and Marina, who can cool the surroundings by magic of spirits, were cool at night.
　Even now, in Marina's garden, the wings of the red lotus still eat with Elena and Arra as usual.
　Elena and Arra, who were initially surprised by Ray's magic-item kiln out of the mystery ring, soon figured out how to use the cooking utensils, and now they even use the kiln to cook simple things.
　Elena and Arra are usually free during the day when Ray and others are at work.
　Apart from the fact that anyone asked me for some real reason, there was no one who wanted to know me, but there was no one who wanted to know me.
　...however, it must have been a matter of great importance to him to gain acquaintance with Elena.
　That's why I've had to cook some dishes to kill time.
　Generally speaking, children of aristocrats do not cook.
　Apart from making sweets as a hobby or being too poor to hire a cook or maid.
　But... fortunately Elena and Arra are both knights and soldiers.
　It's not uncommon to go to the battlefield with his men, and he knew the basics of cooking.
　Thanks to this, there were no terrible incidents of salty food or the kind of tragedy that Ray had seen in cartoons when he was in Japan where he mistook salt for sugar.
　Seasonings such as salt, sugar and pepper are reasonably priced.
　If it had been misused and wasted like a cartoon, Elena and Arra would have had marina thunder.

"Well... what do you think? I think I'm getting used to cooking in this kiln."

　Elena timidly asks, looking at the whole roasting chicken wings on the table -- especially Ray.
　It was grilled whole with wild birds, but even if Elena is well-prepared to some extent, the basics are only the basics.
　The skin of the mountain bird was torn, the meat was torn, and the nuts, vegetables, mushrooms and other ingredients packed inside were faintly visible.
　Still, others, including Ray, eat deliciously because it's a dish made by Elena.
　In fact, the heat has not failed so much, the meat is lightly scorched, and the inside is not raw.
　It looked like a beginner, but it was delicious enough in terms of taste.
　You can enjoy a refreshing aftertaste, especially though the sauce uses sour fruit or chicken meat dishes.
　Of course, if you're a real gourmet, you'll find plenty of places to point out.
　But while Ray likes delicious food, he doesn't have that delicate taste.
　Marina and Vihela are accustomed to what is called gastronomy in their position, but they are not so naive as to mention it here.

"Yes, I think it's good enough." Especially, the sourness of this sauce goes well with the meat."
"Well, I just hope you'll pack more mushrooms in it the next time you make it."
"Oh, really? This is enough for me, but... well, I wonder if it's different for each person around here."
"Yes,"

　Ray, Vihela, Marina and Bune each share their impressions of the food.
　Broadly praised, Elena breathes a sigh of relief.
　Alla watched over Elena with a smile.
　Of course, it's not that Arra was originally good at cooking and taught Elena...
　Still, there was a lovely smile on his face because everyone was happy to eat Elena's cooking.
　It was a great pleasure for Arla that her beloved Elena was pleased.

"Cute! Cute!"

　So was the errand boy, Yero, who was happy to eat Elena's cooking.
　... next to him, Seto chants regretfully.
　Of course there were dishes made by Elena before Seto, but in this case the problem was probably the size of Seto.
　For Seto, who was three meters long, the whole chicken was too small.
　No, it would have been a bit of a relief if Seto could eat everything.
　But Elena's cooking is divided among the people present.
　It was only natural that there would be less allocation of sets.
　Still, Seto enjoys such a small amount of food.

"I'm sorry, Set. I would have liked to have cooked a little more... but I could do my best just to cook this much."
"Glu? Glu-lu-lu-lu-lu-lu-lu-lu-lu-lu."

　At Elena's apologetic remark, Seto shouts that she's OK.
　In fact, Elena's home-cooked chicken was not eaten very often, but there were many other dishes on the table and they were prepared in front of the set.
　With that in mind, it's a little disappointing that we can't just eat Elena's food, but it's not that obvious.
　Thus, the Rays enjoy their meal.
　On a midsummer night, Marina's garden is exceptionally cool, despite the fact that there is a pizza kiln nearby.
　Many parts of Gilm still have the heat of midsummer, despite the sun setting.
　If Ray felt the temperature directly, he would describe it as a tropical night close to 30 degrees Celsius.
　But Marina's garden is now quite warm.
　I think that's a little over 20 degrees.
　It also demonstrated how convenient Marina's spiritual magic was, as heat from the pizza kiln was completely shut off.
　That's why even on such a tropical night, the Rays are able to spend comfortably.
　...and, of course, the horse that was pulling the carriage from which Elena and Arra had been riding, has benefited.
　No matter how hard a horse has been trained as a military horse, it is no match for the heat of summer.
　In that sense, the environment of this garden, where you don't have to bathe in the summer, was the best for the horses.
　They were in a very enviable environment, except for a few people who could use air-conditioning magic items like that.

"And did you understand the man Ilze was talking about?"

　After a meal, Ray asks over cold fruit water and tea, and Marina nods back when she swallows mango-like fruit.
　The way the juice goes down the throat and swallows the fruit is very glamorous.
　But he doesn't care about it and opens his mouth.

"It's not perfect yet, but to some extent." He stood out quite a bit like a snake tattoo on his left hand, so it seemed quite easy to investigate."
"... well, I suppose so,"

　The very existence of tattoos is not so unusual.
　But if you still get a tattoo of a snake tangled around your left arm, it will naturally stand out.
　That didn't take much time for the man who was ordered to investigate by Egg to identify and investigate the target.
　Still, it took some time to identify the target, and the results came out today.

"Rank D adventurer, Ajas. He's a dagger user, and as you can see from his rank, he seems to be a good hand at it. But I haven't had any problems since I came to Gilm."
"It only sounds like an ordinary adventurer,"

　Elena muttered over a cup of tea, listening to a man named Ajas.

"Well, in fact, the reputation around me seems reasonably good."
"If you listen to that alone, you don't think it's an enemy of Ilze's family."
"You've reflected on your crime and corrected it? ... as far as Ilze is concerned, it's impossible."

　nod to Vihela's words in agreement with everyone present.
　Did he understand the situation around him, or was it just because people around him nodded... both Seto and Yero nodded.

"I wouldn't say that there's no possibility of correction, but don't you think that a man who once learned how to feel comfortable would be so easy?" In fact, if you really regret what you've done, you'll be at the guard."

　Of course, since this is not the place where Ajas has committed the crime, there is a possibility that he will be executed on the spot if he appears and does not do so.
　But really... if you really regret what you've done from the bottom of your heart, you can do it that much.
　Ray tells me so, but those who heard it leaned their heads.

"Is that so? If you regret it, but you're going to die, you might be frightened."Both Elena and Marina nod to Vihela's mysterious muttering.
　The only person who disagreed with it was Bune, who was not listening, but just absorbed in tasting the fruits on the table.

"Is that the case? … Anyway, that's it is. If that ajas doesn't reflect on anything, what do you think his behavior now means?"

　Ray probably didn't think Ajas in particular was really correcting.
　Move on without any further concern.

"You're behaving very well. It's not a good word for someone with a snake tattoo on his left hand."
"Well, good conduct doesn't mean that you are actually taking care of other adventurers. Just concentrating on your work and not causing unnecessary problems with your current guillem is good enough."

　Given the current situation in Gilm where many adventurers are gathering, Marina's words are often understandable.
　Listening to Vichela and Marina's conversation, Ray wonders, then, why he's trying not to cause trouble.
　Then we get to the answer at once.

"In other words, don't you want to make a problem now and make it stand out?"
"I suppose so,"

　I guess he had come to the same conclusion as Ray had expected. Marina nods again, reaching for the fruit.

"Then, is it highly likely that he has not corrected himself, but that he is up to something so that it will not be discovered?"
"But... what are you going to do with the guillem now? I understand what Vihela is saying, but the guillem now has a lot of adventurers... there's a lot of military power in it. If something happens there, that's the second dance of Leldakt."

　Ray's words tell us that he actually killed Lerdact -- although he didn't kill him.
　There is no doubt that if you try to do something, you will be easily suppressed if you touch Gilm in the present circumstances.

"Well, I doubt it," As Ray says, today's guillem is a concentration of military power in many ways. That being the case, I don't think there's anything they can do about it. Why don't you let Ray have direct contact with Ajas, so as to upset them?"
"...me?"

　Ray is surprised at what Elena says.
　If Ajas was up to something, he thought he would be wary if he came into contact with it.

"I understand what Ray is worried about, but isn't that up to the way he contacts people? If it's like he's in contact by accident, they're not going to be that wary."
"But is there any possibility that my contact with him will show any movement?"

　At Ray's muttering, Elena nods.

"But perhaps there is a possibility that Ajas might run away?"

　Vihela disagrees with Ray's contact.
　But Marina, who was listening to Elena and thinking about something, opens her mouth to counter it.

"No, it might be nice for Ray to come into contact with you." I think it's meaningful that Ray doesn't just swallow the information that comes from Dusker. -- what do you think?"

　At that remark Ray thought a little... and nodded.