"This skewer is delicious."
"Well, it's an oak skewer, so I think it's more expensive in places like this."

　Ray replies to Elena's muttering as she eats skewers.
　In fact, oak meat can be much cheaper if it's a fairly frequent place like Gilm.
　But it was possible because there were oaks around, and it was only natural that oak meat would be expensive if it wasn't around.
　Some meat, such as salted or dried meat, is designed to last longer, but such meat is inevitably more expensive than raw meat, and in some cases it is too salty to preserve, and cooking takes the time and effort of removing salt.

"If you think about it normally, it must be the dungeon that we captured."
"Well, I understand that's the best possibility, but I don't think it's going to be easy to cover all the flesh of the golts with just an oak that fell out of the dungeon."
"Well... there were quite a few oak settlements in the dungeon, and the numbers were moving together, and they fell off that precipice?"

　Ray puts the skewered oak in his mouth, which he doesn't think makes sense.
　The seasoning was simple with salt and herbs, but the skewered oak was matched by the simple seasoning.

"Well, for any reason... I think it's a blessing to be able to eat such a delicious skewer in this weather."
"Well, yes,"

　At Ray's words, Elena looks up into the sky enjoying the taste of the skewer.
　There are blue skies worthy of being called autumnal clear skies, and the sun shedding much softer light on the ground than in summer.
　It's just the right weather to call it a date.

"Huh? Elena, what's the matter?"

　Ray calls out to Elena, who pauses while looking up at the sky.
　Elena shook her head in spite of the voice.

"I'm glad it's sunny,"
"Well, if it was raining, I couldn't dismantle it today. I'm sure it would be hard to do it tomorrow if the ground was wet."
"That's not what I meant,"

　The reason why I mutter a little dissatisfied is probably because I wanted Ray to tell me that it's a good date.
　But while Ray looks at Elena's behavior, he says nothing more and moves on to the next restaurant.
　The store Ray noticed was a general store selling a variety of other items, mainly dishes.
　Forks, knives, spoons, tableware... many are made of metal and many are made of wood.
　What Ray looked at was a wooden glass.
　There was no handle, it was really just a glass of water and liquor, but somehow it looked good in Ray's eyes.

(It tastes good... do you mean this? Well, there's nothing wrong with having cups for daily use.)

　Judging by this, he picks up the glass, and Elena, who was watching closely, mysteriously picks up another nearby glass, a metal one.

"Isn't this a better cup to buy?"
"Well, that might be good, but it's easier to use... metal is good when you drink something cold, but warm... when you drink something hot, it's going to be a problem."
"Well, if you say so,"

　As Ray and Elena talk like that, the shop clerk shows up.
　A woman in her forties stopped moving for a moment when she saw them, but soon opened her mouth with a smile.

"Oh, are you a newlywed or a couple living together? Then they have all the dishes that are easy to use, even if they don't look gorgeous."
"What!?"

　Ray and Elena shout together at the clerk's words.
　It was a voice of surprise, of shame... and of joy.
　Under such circumstances, Elena was the first to recover.

"Oh, Ray and I are not... well, that's not the relationship yet!"
"Oh... I see, I'm sorry."

　A clerk bowed his head to Elena's words.
　Elena was a little calmer at the clerk's appearance, but...

"But you don't have that kind of relationship yet. Hmm, I wonder what will happen in the future."
"What!"

　Elena's face turned red when she was told the word softly.

"Oh, my God!? ...That's enough, this is the price. I'll get this!"

　When Elena's embarrassment reaches its limit, she gets Ray's wooden cup and his own metal cup, and gives him a gold coin to pay for it and pulls Ray out of the shop.
　The female clerk looked at Elena in such an unfamiliar way and saw her off... suddenly her face twitching when she saw something in her hand.
　Most of the tableware sold in this store is a few pieces of copper... a few pieces of silver, no matter how expensive it may be.
　They don't have expensive items to buy in gold, though not very much.

"Hey, wait a minute! You got too much, you got too much!"

　The clerk hurriedly chased Elena... and managed to return the gold coin and get a decent price.





"Not at all... Not at all... what is that clerk?"

　Nevertheless, Elena would never look at Ray.
　If you look at Ray, you'll definitely see his red face, and most importantly, he's blown himself up, saying, 'That's not the case yet.'
　...and Ray, who listened to Elena's words, blushes, but he doesn't seem to stand out that much because of his dragon lobe hood.
　As Elena, who should be called a brilliant beauty, walks around the city with her cheeks red, it naturally attracts the attention of the people around her.
　But Elena doesn't seem to care at all about how much she looks out of shame at what she said.

"Well, Elena? Hey, Elena. Are you listening?"

　Ray succeeds in coming back to life relatively quickly and calls out to Elena, since he did not kill himself.
　But Elena doesn't seem to listen to Ray at all.

"Not at all... to begin with... to begin with... to begin with."

　The repeated muttering of meaningless words in her mouth was a strange sight because Elena's appearance stood out in both good and bad ways.
　Ray didn't want to see more of Elena, but if the passers-by and other people were concentrating on her, he couldn't keep her like that forever.

"Here, Elena. Keep your head together."
"Oh!? ...Oh, I'm sorry. I guess I was a little confused."

　Surprised by Ray's appearance, Elena responds by trying not to reveal it.
　In addition, no matter how much you try not to reveal it, you can't hide your red cheeks.
　...if only Elena, who is normally known as a princess general, sees Elena now, she may wonder who she is, even though she looks the same.
　To that extent, Elena today was different from the usual Elena.
　Ray understood that, but now he decides that pointing it out would not be good for Elena... and for himself, and he decides to turn the subject off topic.
　I thought that if I turned Elena's thoughts in a different direction, she would naturally calm down.

"Well, there's an arms dealer over there, shall we take a look?"
"... well, let's take a look."

　Relaxed a little by the word arms dealer, Elena heads to the arms dealer with Ray.
　Elena, whose occupation is fighting, naturally attracts interest if she is called an arms dealer.
　However, if the marina were to see this, why would you have to have a date with an arms dealer? Or would you agree that it's like Ray or Elena?
　At any rate, they go into the arms store just before their eyes."Come on in!"

　The owner of the restaurant welcomed Ray and others, but when Ray and Elena came, they seemed a little confused.m. a little bewildered.
　But Ray and Elena don't care what the owner does, and immediately look around the store.
　This goltz, however, is, after all, a rural town, even though it is the most prosperous city in the vicinity.
　There aren't many monsters coming out, and there aren't that many thieves.
　In that case, weapons that are naturally called first-class weapons rarely sold even if they were purchased, and a moderate number of weapons would be lined up.
　But both Ray and Elena went into this arms dealer knowing what was going on.
　...it was actually a stronger aim to calm the disturbed Elena, but it does not mean that the arms dealer had nothing to do with it.
　Contrary to Elena, who is looking at weapons such as long swords, spears and halberds, Ray heads to a corner of the shop.
　It's not a great weapon... it's a bargain that people who have just become adventurers or can't afford to buy.
　Many weapons, if not very much, would be difficult to use for a long time are placed in wooden boxes in disorder.

"Oh, sir..."

　When a clerk notices Ray is heading straight for such a weapon, he tries to say something, but Ray chooses his spear regardless.
　Five spears centered on a spear that seems to lack a tip.
　There were other spears with corroded stalks, which Ray couldn't use either.
　a twilight spear often used by Ray with death size
　A magic spear with a special ability to come back to your hands... a so-called magic spear, some enemies don't want to use such a spear.
　These disposable spears were convenient for such occasions.
　Since I got the spear of twilight, I've had fewer chances to use it, but it doesn't mean there's no one left.
　When throwing a spear at someone you don't particularly want to touch, you can use a disposable spear more easily than a spear in twilight.
　Then they pay the staff who seem to want to say something and buy five spears.

"Have you finished your business? Then let's go somewhere else."

　While looking at the weapon... and while Ray is away, he finally settles down. He returns to his usual Elena and tells her so.

"I don't mind. Aren't you going to buy anything Elena?"
"Well, I'm not particularly worried about weapons."
"... well, I see,"

　At Elena's words, Ray looks at the sheath at Elena's waist.
　It's a very special magic item called a junctured sword, but for Elena, who can use it well, she probably doesn't need many other weapons.
　A weapon called a connecting sword, which can freely attack close combat with a long sword from a medium distance when it becomes a whip shape, is a very difficult weapon to use, but if you can use it well, it is a very powerful weapon.
　For Elena, who has such a concatenated sword mirror, the weapons in the arms store were probably nothing special to look for.
　I didn't say that directly, but the clerk looked disappointed, wondering if he felt that way from the flow of the conversation.
　However, if Ray and Elena deal in weapons that they really want at an arsenal in Goltz, they are more likely to be unable to keep their shop.
　It would cost a good deal of money to stock up on the weapons, and it would also be necessary to make sure they were not stolen from storage.
　And some of the adventurers of Goltz don't need as powerful and expensive weapons.
　Given the current situation, this result was a matter of course.
　Leaving the arms store, Ray and Elena look around calmly, unlike before.
　Ray's particular interest is still in rare ingredients.
　a preserved food that can be said to be a specialty of goltz
　In particular, as winter approached, preserved vegetables were frequently prepared to eat during the winter.

"This is..."

　In the meantime, Ray was interested in vegetables that looked very similar to radishes.
　It was a light red color that didn't look like a radish, but it looked like a radish.

"Oh, are you interested? I'm drying it now, but I'm going to smoke it and pickle it, and... you know, this is what it looks like."

　The pickle that a woman in her fifties, pleased with Ray's interest, gave her a taste was a nostalgic taste.

"Iburi-gakko?"
"Huh? What's that?"

　Ray tried to explain it to the woman who asked him, but...

[Set has mastered the skills of Earth Arrow Lv.2]

　Suddenly, such an announcement echoed through my mind.