"The other side has come off. Apparently, the adjas are leaving Gillum as soon as they finish their business tonight."
"... I suppose,"

　Dahl's words in the room came as little surprise to Ray.
　In the first place, Irze had his eye on Ray, let alone Ilze.
　I'm not supposed to act like I'm staying in the guillem in that situation.

(Well, with some strong backing, it might have been a different story. Unfortunately... and fortunately for us, they don't have that backing.)

　With such relief, Ray rises from his chair.
　Others rose to follow suit.
　Bune, who had been sleeping until recently, had already been woken up by Vihela and was well prepared.
　Then he leaves the bar, guided by Dahl.
　However, it is not from the front but from the back that we leave the bar.

(Then you could have come in from the back when you entered here?)

　Ray suddenly thought about it, but I don't care if it's for any other reason.
　Then when the Reys get out of the bar, Seto approaches them as if he had been waiting for them.
　If that were all the case, Ray wouldn't have been particularly concerned about the usual.
　But if there were two familiar people and one next to him, it would have been a different story.

"... Hey, why are you there?"

　The man who was called out... Elena opened her mouth with a smile, scratching up her golden hair, which shone in the moonlight.

"What, is Ray dangerous, then I don't think it's strange for me to cooperate?"
"Well, I'd like to ask you why the Elena's are here in the first place. And there's no danger to me at all right.

　Nevertheless, Ray somehow understood who the scheme was.

"Marina, what do you want to say to me?"

　Yes, in terms of versatility, only Marina, a spirit wizard, can do this.
　What's more, the fact that Elena and others now live in Marina's house reinforces Ray's expectations.

"Oh, what did I do? And now you're going to go and catch Ajas, let alone Ajas and his associates. If you're a trading organization, there must be a lot of people. No matter how good Ray is at dealing with a lot, you can't use guillem and powerful magic, can you?"
"Well..."

　In Marina's words, Ray can't say anything more.
　In fact, the more you have, the better it is to keep Ajas, his associates, and everyone in the organization that has taken away many women.
　And if the fighting power is two, Elena and Arra, it is definitely a first-class fighting power.
　Ray couldn't say anything about Marina's words because he knew it.

"Well, don't worry about me so much. In the first place, I'm confined to Marina's house because so many people come to see me without any reason. Then how many of you would want to go out and get involved with me at this time of day?"
"If you say so, yes,"

　In fact, it is highly unlikely that anyone seeking to see Elena at a different time will go out.
　It was also true, then, that Elena could be out at this hour.
　But that's not necessarily the case. Perhaps for some reason there is a possibility that aristocrats of the aristocracy are going out in the guillem of the night.

(The brothel, etc.)

　That's how Ray thinks, but he's calm enough not to mention it.

"All right. If Elena, Arra and I can get the cooperation of Yero, I will be saved. -- Dahl, please show me around."
"Yes,"

　While nodding to Ray's words, Dahl wonders whether he really likes it.
　Dahl is also a member of the intelligence force, so of course he knows what Elena is like.
　And since their boss, Dusker, was the centerpiece of the neutrality, they knew that if Elena had something to do with her, it would be a big deal.
　It is also true, however, that there is no point in Dahl's remarks here.
　Dahl doesn't have any particular position in the first place.
　That being the case, it's hard to say anything in the present situation.
　There is also the feeling that Ray will do something about it, even if something happens.
　Half as if to tell himself, Dahl takes the people there -- if anything -- along the way.
　They met some guards along the way, but when they saw Ray and Sett, they just waved and greeted them, and they didn't seem to say anything in particular.
　Of course, some guards will know Elena.
　But when he sees Ray with him, he says nothing more.
　It's probably because they know exactly what happened to Elena around here.
　Dahl also goes down the road without saying anything special, as it's helpful that he doesn't have to explain it to the guards.
　They continue to move on, until the main street narrows down, and the surrounding buildings turn old and dirty.

"The slums are approaching,"

　Ray, who has often been to slums, mutters as he looks at the situation around him.
　Everyone unintentionally tightened their consciousness...

"Calm down,"

　It was Ray who told me so.
　However, it was not Elena who had experienced many battles, but the only one who had little experience in combat here.

"Oh!? ...I'm sorry, it's all right."

　Speaking to Ray, Ilze takes a breath away for a moment, but immediately replies so.
　But everyone there understood... even Ilze himself understood that it wasn't really all right, that he was saying so only by words.
　There's no doubt that there's going to be a battle ahead. Originally, it would be wrong to take someone like Ilze who has never fought in a battle.
　In fact, while waiting in a bar, Ray also asked if it would be better not to go to Ilze.
　But Ilze shook his head resolutely at the remark.
　I'm definitely going with you. He may not be able to avenge his family's death, but he still wants to see this end with his own eyes.
　Ray said nothing more to Ilze, telling him so.

"Ilze's tension has eased to some extent, so let's go soon. Dahl, please show me around."
"Yes, we already have this person around us who is going to do business with Ajas. If we go into the crucial moment and catch the adjas, it will be a problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

　There Dahl pauses and looks at Ilze.

"Irze's enemy, Ajas, let alone the two who are working with him, please make the most of their lives." This case is not a crime committed by any individual person. If that's the case, I'm sure there's someone behind them."
"Oh, is Ajas all right?"

　Marina asks Darla so.
　However, it should have been called a confirmation question, not a question that I really questioned.

"Yes, I don't mind," I mean, that's all we can do."

　Of course, from Dahl's point of view, I would definitely like to secure Ajas.Ajas is considered the leader of the three men, who could have more information than the other two.
　However, it is only a possibility and not certain.
　If this were certain, the story might have changed a little, but... it's not certain.
　Then, for the intelligence forces that were already short of men, Ray, Marina, Vihela, Bune, Sett... and, though completely unexpected, Elena, Arra, and Yero.
　Egg decided that it would be better to get help from these superpowers -- some of whom haven't reached that level.
　Dahl was embarrassed, but... he still had no choice but to do so as long as the intelligence forces, so he was in the present situation.

"But... before Mr. Ilze takes his revenge, I would like you to tell me a little story if possible." I won't say anything after that either."

　At that remark, Ray turns to Ilze and asks, "What are you going to do?"
　For Ray, Dahl's words were nodding.
　Also, since Dahl has been cooperating with us in various ways in this case, I thought it would be good to give him an opportunity to extract information from Ajas.
　However, Ilze is the main character this time.
　If that Ilze says no, I think it will be difficult to pull information from Ajas.
　But contrary to Ray's expectations, Ilze nods back to Dahl's words.

"I want to know what Ajas was up to. It would be close to the worst possible outcome for Ajas if he destroyed the attempt he had been involved in."
"Ah, hahahahahaha. Well, that would be a great help to me, too.

　Dahl laughs a little sweaty at Ilze's words.
　Because he hated Ajas and found that even the scheme in which Ajas was involved was about to collapse.
　Dahl, however, has no objection to that.
　In fact, given the damage that Gilm will suffer in this case, we cannot let Ajas have his own way.
　...unbelievably, if Ajas had changed his mind and it was any good enterprise for Gilm, Dahl would have stopped Ilze from trying to destroy Ajas's enterprise.
　But what Ajas is doing now is taking away a large number of women in Gilm.
　A really small number of women that wouldn't matter to Gilm as a whole.
　Still, there was a possibility that all the women who went to Gilmoo would disappear if they were not good enough to stop rumors.
　In order to prevent such rumors, it was necessary to resolve this case within the guillem.
　However, if there is a fact that the women don't have much to think about Gillum at the time of her removal, they can deny it even if there is a strange rumor.

"Well, I got the approval of Mr. Ilze, so let's go now. According to the information we have obtained, the adjas will leave the guillem as soon as they finish the transaction. I should like you to tell me how to do it."

　Dahl's words make everyone nod. Some people seemed to have nodded because the people around them had nodded.
　As the party enters the slums, a figure approaches them.
　As soon as he sees the figure, he quenches himself for a moment, wondering if Ilze is his enemy... Dahl doesn't have to be particularly vigilant, but instead smiles and talks to the person.

"How's it going, Ludos?"
"Oh, that's all right. We've found a good spot for the adjusters. ...but they seem to be quite sharp, too. You may feel that we are trying to surround them."
"... troublesome,"

　But Dahl had half a hunch about it.
　He's been acting as an adventurer, but he's been acting like a thief.
　It will be clear from Ilze that it is not once or twice.
　Having lived like that, it's no surprise that you're good at feeling the abnormalities around you.
　But... if you have the ability to feel what's going on around you, but if you can make use of it, it's a different story.
　One of the most significant is that we still have business with the organization.
　As long as we have to do the transaction, there is not much that the adjusters can do regardless of the current situation.
　There may be a way to get rid of the people around us who are watching us, but even though we could feel the unusual situation, it would have been difficult to grasp all the people involved in it.
　Moreover, since it is a big deal for the organization, there is no doubt that the organization has people around it.

"... shall we go?"

　Everyone nodded to Dahl's words, and the party was led down the slum by a man called Ludos.