"Oh, my God! You know who they are fighting with!"
"But there's nothing missing... there's a limit to what magic items we can prepare."

　While listening to passersby, Ray and Vichela came to the magic shop... and there was no doubt that there was some trouble inside.
　Ray asked Vihela what to do with her eyes, but when he saw a funny color in her eyes, he immediately breathed a sighs of resignation.
　I'm sure I'm trying to get into trouble that might be happening in the store.

"I'll ask you just in case. What do you do?"
"You're supposed to go in, aren't you?"

　Rey reaches for the door half-heartedly to Vihela, who immediately responds to Rey's words.
　Ray doesn't have the option of leaving here because the magic item was his goal.
　And, as a matter of course, Vihela, who was eager to get into trouble inside, didn't want to.

"Oh, I'm busy now! I'm sorry, but come back!"

　You must have heard the door open. The man says so without even looking back.
　What surprised Ray was that he wasn't told to leave in an imperative fashion.
　He's yelling, but he's apologizing in a sort of bad way.
　Looking at the situation, I could somehow imagine that the man was not unilaterally accusing the clerk.
　Vichela seemed a little disappointed to learn that a strong-looking man was not a one-sided villain.

"I've come to see magic items, but it's far from it."
"Yes, so I'm sorry... Ray? And Vihela?"

　The man, looking back alone, muttered, looking at Ray and Vihela's faces.
　But since men are apparent adventurers, it's no wonder they know Ray and Vihela's faces.
　The Rays who captured the dungeons are especially famous among adventurers.

"I don't want to get involved in any trouble at all today..."
"Then just leave the shop. Sorry, but trouble is coming."
"I'm afraid I don't want to get involved, but Vihela seems to be willing to take care of herself, so I'd appreciate it if you could be quiet and do as I tell you before the trouble becomes even bigger."

　Ray...or, to be exact, understood that Vihela would never back down.
　The man glances at the horrific clerk and breathes out a sigh.
　Look to Ray and Vihela, scratching their heads and opening their mouths.

"To put it simply, I was asking this store for a special medicine for a particular disease, but it's been almost six months and it doesn't look like it's coming in at all. ... He's still suffering from a disease."
"Oh, I see. That's what you're talking about. So it's not like you don't understand either of these feelings. I'm just asking, but you're not out of your way to get that special part, are you?"
"Of course,"

　Even though he had been approached a little while ago by an adventurer who was bigger and more powerful than him, the clerk replied without a trace of fright.
　It wasn't bluffing, it looked like a straight face.

"But it's a relatively rare part of the material, and it takes a lot of skill to make it, so alchemists in the Goltz can't make it, and there's no alchemist around here who can make it, so you have to find an alchemist who can make it and order it."
"Well, I guess so. If you push an alchemist who lacks skill, he'll fail."
"Well, but in this case, it's more than a certain skill that's a problem. Goltz is the most prosperous city around here, I mean, the skilled alchemists around here naturally gather in Goltz ... but not absolutely."

　Alchemists generally use alchemy to create magic items and sell them to live on.
　Some alchemists only study with help from the rich, but that's probably a minority.
　As long as you live like that, you will naturally need a variety of materials.
　And the prosperity of the Goltz meant that alchemy materials were also readily available.
　I can't say for sure, either, that there are alchemists who only study.
　Some alchemists work in surrounding rural areas and smaller towns because they want to live with their families or because some materials are not available anywhere else.
　But overall, many alchemists still flock to the golts around here.
　And it's clear that it's very difficult to make that particular part around here, unless you can make it with the alchemists who gather in the Goltz.

"Then we need to go further away... to a city as developed as or better than Goltz."
"That's true. But of course that would require a fair amount of money, and above all, I don't know when it's going to arrive. There's a possibility that monsters and robbers might attack me on the way. ... Yeah, I've explained, but I'm not convinced."

　The clerk looks at the man and says so, but the man glares at the clerk again to see if he can't calm his irritation.

"I understand what you mean, but he... my sister is still suffering from illness!"

　Watching it, Ray understands both the feelings of the clerk and the adventurer.
　For the clerk, the honest thing is that there's nothing he can do about it, no matter what he says, since he's done everything he can to get a special portion.
　And as a man, I can't stand my sister suffering from illness.

"...what shall I do?"
"Even so,"

　Vichela responds bewilderedly to Ray's words.
　It's probably because Vihela's direction is completely different from what she expected.

(When I was in Japan, I got into trouble because the package didn't arrive on schedule... I remember seeing it on the news that it eventually became violent, but it's cute compared to this time.)

　Feeling semi-realistic, Ray thinks so.
　Compared to Japan, where transportation networks were well developed, there is considerable danger in moving around towns, villages, and cities in this Elgin.
　There are monsters and thieves, and there is no other chance of accidents.
　That being the case, it's not uncommon for the package you ordered to arrive.
　The adventurer probably knows that... but when he sees his sister suffering, he's going to be frustrated by the clerk who asked for the portion.

"He's only ten years old, Munes, because he's always worried about me even though I'm in trouble."

　If the man in front of her was in his mid-20s, she would be a sister more than ten years old.
　Ray had some doubts about it, but he was convinced that it could happen.

"... Ray,"

　It was Vihela who called Ray's name.
　But calling Ray's name is different than before.
　such a voice as if one were relying on it
　The fact that the man's sister is a ten-year-old girl may have influenced this.
　Vichela, who fled the Vestian Empire and eventually came to the labyrinthine city of Egzil, met Bune by chance.
　That's why Viehla couldn't abandon the girl's solo dive into the dungeon... eventually she started to act together.
　For Vihela, therefore, the girl is suffering from a disease, and she has a part to cure it, but it doesn't reach her... she can't leave it alone.
　Of course, Vihela would do it herself if there was anything she could do.
　In this case, however, it is necessary to have a distance from the city far away and... the ability to bring that part safely.

"Ah... that's the end of today's date, is that all right?"

　When Ray was told that a young child was still suffering, it was bad aftertaste to overlook it.
　If I hadn't known it, I wouldn't have cared about it, but if I knew it... I knew it was half hypocrisy, but I couldn't abandon it.

"Yes. ... Thank you."At least in gratitude, Vihela moves Ray's hood a little and kisses him on the cheek.
　...the kiss was not on my lips, but on my cheek, after all, because I was in public.

"... Let'said he.
"Ah..."

　The actions taken in front of them confuse the clerk and the adventurer.
　Nothing unusual about kissing someone on the cheek.
　That's because in bars where you become a regular customer, if there's something wrong with the woman, she'll do it in a complimentary way.
　But... this time a man of such rare beauty as Vihela surprised both the clerk and the adventurer.
　Of these two, Ray calls out to the clerk to be exact.

"And how far away is the city where the alchemists can make the special potions, and what about the ingredients?"

　With these lines, the clerk... and the adventurer must have figured out what Ray was going to do.
　give Ray a look of amazement

(I thought he was as expressionless as Bune at first, but not really.)

　Thinking this way, the clerk opens his mouth, changing from surprise to dumbfounded expression.

"Is it really all right? Well, I hear you're going to take the Gryphon, but this is not a request or anything?"
"Well, I know there's a child who's suffering from illness, but I wonder if Vichela and I can still enjoy watching the golts."

　I'm sure the clerk was convinced by Ray's words.
　Eventually I'll think a little... open my mouth.

"This case is not a request, but I think it's a good idea to work for nothing, as it takes a lot of trouble to get the wings of the red lotus. I'll give you some magic items at a certain price in this store instead of compensation, what do you think?"
"What do you mean?"

　The adventurer muttered discontentedly at the clerk's quick turnaround.
　I've always wanted him to do something about it, but he didn't deal with it at all. Why did Ray tell me so easily?
　However, the reaction was natural for the clerk.
　In the first place, I couldn't help myself because I didn't have the means to do it.
　If this meant that the clerk was actually a skilled adventurer... maybe it was a different story, but the clerk was not training, he was just a person.
　The clerk couldn't help thanking Ray for coming to the city where the alchemists were.
　I didn't mean that he had any particular feelings for the man, but that he had to say so purely because he didn't have any.

"I'm glad to hear about the magic items, so I don't mind. ... And where's the city? I'm leaving Goltz tomorrow, so I'd like a detailed map."
"Just go along the road. I'm afraid I don't have a map."

　The words remind Ray of the very few maps in this world.
　They are treated like strategic materials when it comes to a particularly detailed map.
　In fact, when Ray previously borrowed a map from Marina, he was told exactly what was going on and told not to lose or damage it, much less copy it.
　After hearing the name of the town and shop from the clerk and receiving the materials and letters, Ray looks at the Vihela.

"I'm sorry, Vihela. That's it for now. I need to go out of the Goltz and call for Seto."
"All right. ... Be careful."

　Vichela said so and smiled broadly as if to encourage Ray.