"It's -- it's amazing,"

　A huge fish on the table... that's a huge fish about two meters long.
　It's still fresh as it was in Ray's mistling.
　Since Ray actually caught the fish at the beginning of his fishing career in the sea, it's strange that the fish isn't as bad as it should be.
　It's not like a refrigerator... it's not like that, but it's a luxury magic item, so it's not that easy for the general public to touch.
　Fish caught many days ago, too, would normally be rotten at this time of year from the end of summer to the fall.
　The fish, however, was fresh.

"Here you go. It's a souvenir."
"Do you like it? It would be quite expensive if I bought this kind of fish."

　Dusker looked at Ray and asked him, but it wasn't wrong at all right.
　Originally, the guillem is far from the sea, so with a few exceptions, the fish in the sea are salted.
　Of course, salted fish can be cooked deliciously by removing salt thoroughly in water and taking time to cook.
　However, fresh fish is definitely inferior to dishes cooked by skilled cooks.
　Even if such a fish is given as a souvenir so casually, it is rare for a dusker to think of how to deal with it.
　But he quickly came back to life and called for a maid because he had become resistant to being a lord of a city in many ways.
　...however, its resistance has been rapidly developed since Ray came to Gilm.

"Do you want me?"

　A maid who came knocking in looked a little surprised at the huge fish on the table, but it soon disappeared.

"Take this fish to the kitchen. It's a souvenir from Ray."
"All right, then, is it all right to have dinner with this fish?"
"Oh, that's all right,"

　Dusker looks a little happy when he hears that it's fish dish.
　Watching Dusker's appearance, Ray remembers the taste of Bistol's cooking, which is no longer here.
　Bistol's dishes are more delicious than those in the cafeteria, especially when it comes to seafood soup.
　I even wonder if I can cook better than that soup...
　However, since he was a cook in the lord's house, his skill should have been incomparable to that of the town cook.

(If that's the case, I'd like to try it once, but ... no, how many times have I eaten it before?)

　a sandwich‐like snack served when visiting Dusker
　It was, of course, the chef employed by Dusker who was making it.
　The sandwiches were easy to make, so no matter how good they were at cooking, they weren't that different from the sandwiches sold in other shops.
　...though there are a lot of ingenuity, Ray's taste is not so good.
　Well, taste is one of the five senses, and as long as Ray's body is made of zepyle, it's definitely sharp... it's a pure lack of experience.

"It seems to me that he has enjoyed the sea quite a bit,"
"Well, there were pirate attacks."

　The pirate attack in this case was not an attack by a pirate, but rather an attack on a pirate.
　Dusker knew it through a pair of oves, so he didn't try to stick it in.
　In the first place, it was Dusker who requested that pirates who had been captured and enslaved be brought to Gilm.
　Considering the circumstances around it, what is it that…?

"The pirate case was unexpected to me, but this time there were many profits."
"Well, we've got a ship, though it's very old."

　Ray is not so comfortable as to think that everything will be all right from the start, even if he is building a ground ship based on a sandboat.
　That being the case, we still need things to practice.
　Also, all you have to do is to find out the structure of the ship and what it is.
　In that sense, the two ships Ray had seized from pirates were still of great importance.

"The cost of the ship is..."
"Oh, negotiate with Marina about it."
"... I suppose,"

　Dusker looks a little disappointed at Ray's words.
　Negotiating with Marina would definitely be against us... and it would certainly be a good deal for the Lays.

(Do you think of the negotiator as a study? You'd better pay him some extra money.)

　Those who had previously negotiated with Marina had to give her a few days off because of her mental fatigue.
　That's how tired it is to negotiate with Marina.
　That's why those who negotiate with Marina have a remarkable ability to negotiate.
　In that sense, we may be grateful to Marina, but that doesn't make it so easy for us to accept our disadvantages.
　Even though I understand that it will undoubtedly be profitable in the future.
　But to ultimately decide to accept it is that Dusker's ability as a lord is so great.

"I understand about ships, and what about slaves?"
"He said he would go to Gilmoo as soon as possible, so I guess he'll arrive before winter."
"Well, is it possible to train sailors to use surface ships during the winter?"

　For Dusker, surface ships are more like gambling.
　Building a facility to build a surface ship costs that much.
　So if the act of building a surface ship fails, all the money spent so far will be wasted on Dusker... and on Gilm.
　But Dusker was still confident that he would succeed in the case of surface ships.
　As a confirmation, the wing of the Red Lotus, led by Ray, still exists.
　If you have the magic items you need, you can ask Ray to secure them.
　Moreover, the wings of the red lotus have an incredible speed of movement called Seto.
　There are other marina who are free to use spiritual magic and have deep knowledge.
　Given that Vihela, who does not have that kind of skill, was also a princess of the former Vestian Empire, there is no doubt that the messenger would be useful in many ways.
　Many alchemists in Gilm are also talented, as they gather in remote towns.
　With all that in mind, developing surface ships is a pretty good bet, even if it's gambling.
　That's why Dusker touched...
　If the odds were low, Dusker would never have made such a big deal, and if for any reason he had to do so, he would not have made such a move as to build a smaller…a groundship facility from scratch.
　Such an attitude of Dusker means there is a high probability of success on surface ships.

"Well, winter is often a break for adventurers. In that sense, it's perfect for studying how to navigate ships."
"Huh? Marina, what does that mean? Isn't the training of sailors that Lord Dusker mentioned not an adventurer? So when do you mind studying? Of course, that sort of thing should be done earlier."

　Elena asks with a little doubt whether she wondered what Marina said.
　It is well understood from the course of the story that Dusker thinks that it is not adventurers... but Dusker's men.
　But given Marina's words, there was a question as to why adventurers were coming in.
　Marina looks at the viola with some significance.
　Perhaps understanding the meaning of Marina's gaze, Vihela gently turns away and reaches for the tea on the table, which is now empty of fish.

"If adventurers get to rest less often in the winter, there will be fewer disturbances, you know, some of them will get drunk and go on a rampage... some of them may cause a lot of other problems."

　like a Vihela
　I didn't say that, but what Marina wants to say is clear from this conversation.
　In the case of Vihela, who prefers to fight against a strong opponent, there are many cases in which problems eventually arise.Vihela knows it, so she can't argue carelessly.

"Well, that's the case with you, Sir Dusker,"
"Oh, I'd be happy if you could say so. For some reason, there aren't many people who understand how hard I am."

　As she looks at Marina, Dusker says so and laughs.
　Marina, however, doesn't look away, and she even smiles and opens her mouth.

"Oh, I think Dusker is doing his best, too?"
"...if that's the case, I'd be glad if you'd give me some slack."
"If I were to be moderate, the younger generation wouldn't grow up. Do you want me to be moderate even if I wasn't the other person?"
"That's..."

　There's no way I can imitate you like that.
　If they do so, Dusker... and Dusker's neutrality is taken lightly by the people around him.
　It is impossible to imitate the aristocracy and the royal family in the current situation.

"Isn't it? That's why it's a hard love whip."
"...hmm,"

　A beautifully beaten dusker can only snort discontentedly.
　Still, Guillum's experience as a lord may have helped him change his mind quickly.

"For the time being, I'd like Ray and his colleagues to go back to the extension work tomorrow. Is that all right? If you have anything to do, I don't mind finishing it."

　That's probably because they understand they're putting a lot of strain on the laymen.
　It's just the worst pattern to force the Ray's to do what they think of Dusker...

(And if you were to do such a thing, what would Marina say to you?)

　It's only a nightmare for Dasker to be able to recount what he did when he was a little girl, which may well be embarrassing.
　What's more, the biggest black history of all of them... if you mention the proposal to marry Marina, she could even die in agony.
　Of course, if it is beneficial to Gilm, I will not hesitate to use the authority of the lord.
　However, there was no need to do such a thing in the current situation, and it would have been better for Ray to work comfortably.
　However, in terms of working comfortably, I've enjoyed vacation for more than 10 days, so I think it's enough.

"All right. I have nothing particular to do... oh, I'll just guild the monsters I got at sea. Oh, and I'll take them with me because I keep the trees in the forest of Trent that I've been carrying in a carriage."

　Some kinds of monsters, including jellyfish monsters, are not included in Ray's monster book, nor are even known to former guildmaster Marina or merchant Bistol.
　I got the magical stones, but I had to find out which parts would be used as proof of subjugation and whether they would sell as materials.
　You'll also know how to cook and eat if you're lucky.

(Cooking... ...bistol must be pretty busy by now.)

　Bistol and I break up before we come to the lord's house.
　The magic pouch that Vistol has has a flow of time, unlike Ray's mistling.
　That being the case, they probably want to sell the overnight drying that they desperately made while at sea as soon as possible.
　For Bistol, who had followed Ray and his men in this case, he had spent very little money -- so much so that Bistol was in charge of the cooking -- that he could get a large supply of goods.
　It won't be worth much in coastal villages and towns, but if you bring it to a place like Gilm, it's worth a lot more.
　There is no doubt that if we sell well, we will be able to do business like millet.

(Well, if you think of Bistol's character, I don't think he's going to do any bad business, but... do you have any business with?)

　The Rays are already used to it, but Bistol's appearance is quite intense.
　I wonder how many of them do business with Bistol... as Ray continues his conversation with Dusker.