'Well, I see. Is everything going well at present? But... I don't have any budget here, either. Save a little more.'
"Oh, isn't it better than negotiating to save money, and consequently being sold inferior goods, let alone being told to stop the transaction itself?"

　In the pair of oves lit by the bonfire in front of the magic tent, Dusker looks at his partner's marina reluctantly.
　As the proverb goes, "The more dust you accumulate, the more mountains you get, the more travel time you get, the less time you get to Gilm, the less time you get to Gilm, the less time you get to Gilm.
　Knowing that, Dusker can't come out strong either.

'But, as I said, we don't have that much money to spare. Now, in particular, there is a large expenditure on extension work. You know it's Marina, don't you?'
"Well, it's going to be a big expense, but... there's a lot of income coming in, isn't there?"

　with a snap The sound of fire bouncing in the bonfire echoes around.
　Dusker on the other side of the pair of ovens remains silent as insects are heard from all over the place.

"Oh, what's the matter? Is there anything wrong with what I'm saying?"
"'Goo,'

　Marina's words give Dusker a short groan.
　I want to retort something. But if you say something back here, it will come back three times or four times.
　Knowing that, Dusker could only growl.
　Marina opens her mouth again, smiling at Dusker's appearance.

"Well, that's why we're going back to Gillum with a carriage and horses." If we can collect them as they are, we might arrive there earlier than planned. But once we are ready to some extent, we will return to Guillum."
'Oh, that's what I meant. ... I want you to come back as soon as possible. Is it still impossible to hire a bodyguard adventurer?"
"I don't think it's possible while you're in the country of Lavrellina." Basically, adventurers in this country are not that good at all right. I think we'd better leave this country and hire a good bodyguard in other towns and villages."
Marina would know more about adventurers than I do about it. If so, please judge it as you please.'
"Yes, I'll let you." Do you know how long it will take you to join the party of envoys from Gilm?"
'You can't tell, can you? I don't want them to have a pair of obes. But I started much earlier than you, and the carriage was specially made. It should be much faster than a normal journey, though, considering the distance to Levlarina.''

　A regular carriage ride would take about a month from Gillum to Rossi, the capital of the country of Rebullina.
　And to this day, almost no time has passed since the Reyes came to Levulina.
　With that in mind, it would have been some time before the Ray's would encounter the mission.
　No matter how much carriage or horse the delegation was riding, it would have been impossible to join at once.

"I suppose so," When I join the delegation, I'll get in touch with you for the time being. We need to exchange a lot of information."
'Do so,'

　Then, Dusker and Marina... the rest of us will be able to communicate in half an hour using a pair of oves while providing a lot of information.
　A quiet atmosphere returned to the surroundings...not necessarily.

"Don't come near me,"

　A muttering Ray turned his eyes toward the road.
　It was a cloudless summer sky during the day, but now there are some clouds coming out and hiding the moon.
　Even under such circumstances, Ray's high physical ability and... his experience must have made him aware of the approach.
　If Sett was here, he probably noticed an approaching presence earlier, but unfortunately he was in the captain's cabin of a sandboat.
　At the moment no one would come in with a strange idea, but it was still necessary to keep someone in the captain's cabin just in case.

"I wonder who it is. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

　mutter in anticipation that Vihela might be a little bit of a little battle.
　The others will make preparations for the battle in a tentative way.
　However, Ray's prediction was that it would not be like a bandit, given that there was only one sign of approaching and that there was no sign of his companions lying around.

(Is there a possibility that the assassin of Jaya, who had followed Lutas...?)

　Ray glanced for a moment toward the sandboat where Lutus was sleeping, but the faint moonlight soon gave him a firm grasp of the approaching figure.
　But as soon as they see the approaching, they are relieved of their vigilance.
　Of course, I haven't completely taken my guard off, and I'm on minimum alert.
　Those who came up to him probably didn't think that they wouldn't be alarmed because someone like them would come up to him on such a night.
　Stop at a distance and open your mouth.

"Excuse me, may I have a moment?"

　The voice is still that of a young man.
　But the soft voice seemed to Ray to mean he was well brought up.
　Since Ray was the only man in this party, Ray had to speak to him on behalf of him so that he wouldn't be despised.

"What's wrong with you? If it's a highway, it's not here, it's the one you came to."
"Yes, of course I know," But it's you, not the highway, that I have a business with. Would it be all right if I could get a little closer to him? Now that I am able to meet Ray and his friends, I would like to speak to him with a firm face to face-to-
"...huh,"

　Despite not even mentioning his name, Ray squints slightly at the mention of his name.
　However, for the last few days we've been using sandboats as lodgings, and most importantly, nearly a thousand women... and a large group of prostitutes are moving around.
　There's no way such a group would be talked about.
　In that sense, it was slower than Ray had expected for such a man to come in contact.
　The day after using the sandboat for the first time, merchants were already in contact.
　But it was undoubtedly not those who saw the sandboat and thought it would be in their interest to contact the Reyes on the spot, and who had been sent from some organization in front of them.

"So, what do you think? Of course, I don't say for free. I have some souvenirs ready for you."
"Souvenirs. Well, if I were to say that, I wouldn't say no in particular. --but, if I should warn you, it would be better for you not to think of anything strange."

　After a moment of light murder, the man blunts his approach to the bonfire.
　The reason why men never stop walking is because they understand that if they don't act against them, they won't be harmed.
　Eventually, as he slows down a little, he appears near... within the range of the bonfire.
　I'm in my mid-20s. He has a soft-looking face, but now he looks a little nervous.
　Needless to say, the reason for the nervousness was the murderous energy Ray unleashed... Ray didn't seem to care at all about it and told me so.
　The man also opens his mouth in a flustered manner, wondering if he knew enough that he was suspicious.

"Of course. There's nothing hostile about me. I just wish I could be of service to you.""To our part," What is it in particular?"
"A carriage and a horse, and food and clothes... and if you wish, I'll have a bodyguard ready."
"...what?"

　The man's words were completely unexpected to Ray.
　That's why Ray, who was watching the man, paused for a moment.
　What the man said was definitely what the laymen wanted.
　In fact, Ray and his colleagues were hoping to buy them in towns and villages they would stop by.
　The reason why one village or town didn't prepare it is because Ray wanted more than one village or town could prepare.
　But the man in front of her told her that he would prepare it.
　Marina asks the man instead of Ray, who is surprised by his words. 　

"Are you from the country of Lavrellina? I don't think we can get the supplies we want in a small country like Lavrellina."

　Precisely, if the country becomes serious, it will be ready to do so quickly.
　However, it is simply because it is a country, and it is not that easy to prepare for a business.
　No, there may be some trade associations that can be prepared if you work hard, but I don't think the trade association will do anything that is not in their interest.
　For that reason, I could not imagine that the Lavrellina merchants would help the Lays.

(More than anything, Jaya must have had a strong influence on all major businesses in the country of Levulina. Then, to us who are hostile to Jaya... no, Jaya lost to us, and even the upper echelons of the country cut him off... I see.)

　Quickly putting her thoughts together in her head, Marina looks at the man with her usual smile.
　...even if it's her usual smile, it's just her usual smile.
　In other words, that kind of smile that makes you feel a woman's glamour.
　Men can't be so calm as to be turned faces.
　The moonlight falling through the clouds and the marina's appearance in the bonfire made me feel more like a woman than ever before.
　That kind of... a man who has a strong tolerance for honey traps and color schemes, the glamour of Marina's women is not easy to deal with, and she manages to endure being captivated by her beauty.
　I'm here on behalf of the business.
　The deal must be successful at all costs. with that in mind
　Take a small deep breath, calm down, and then open your mouth.

"Yes, my name is Gimekara, and I am from the Sorge Chamber of Commerce in Levrellina."
"Oh, it's not one of the largest tradesmen in the country of Lavrellina. I heard that he had a lot to do with the case of the mejogo, but I wonder if he could talk to us like this."

　Marina asks Gimekara in front of her that they are a group that has escaped from the Majogo... and that they are a group that is hostile to Jaya.
　Having come into contact with them in this way, they knew that it was definitely an act of knowing what they were like.

"Yes, of course. The chairman of the business told me what to do."
"Oh, I don't know what to do about it."
"Well, let me be honest with you, do you mean you're not going to ride a sinking ship?"

　In one word, Marina... and others understand why Gimekara came into contact with them.

"In other words, Jaya... No, in this case, is it a Levulina country? Is that what you mean?"
"I think abandoning is a little unpopular. "If you want better conditions and develop new business opportunities, I hope you will express that way."""

　When Ray listens to what they say, he looks dumbfounded.

"I've been working with Jaya all the way up until now, but if you think you're in danger, you're going to cut it? Honestly, I can't trust you guys."
"That's a misunderstanding. Indeed, we have... no, the Zorgay business has done business with Jaya. However, I didn't work with Jaya. It was just a business transaction."
"That may be the case, but it's true that you understood what Jaya was doing and helped us, and when you know that you're the only one who's working with us to escape destruction... what do you think of those people in Majorgo?"

　As he says so, Ray looks at the sunny, moonlit sandboat.
　Gimekara said nothing to Ray... only the chirping of insects and the burning of the bonfire echoed around him.