Elena's return and Ray's visit, nicknamed crimson.
　The report, of course, goes quickly to the nobles in Annesis.
　In Annecis, the home of the Duke of Kelebel, aristocratic houses...not to mention many royal and neutral aristocrats have their own houses.
　It's the same as the various aristocratic estates in Gilm, just to get a little information.
　There is still some time before the new year begins, but for some reason... some nobles have already come to Anesis, even though they still have time until the beginning of the new year to talk to other nobles and to make connections with others.
　Many such nobles naturally gather information about the Duke of Kelebel, and quite a few are looking to Elena as their own or their son's marriage.
　and yet there are many nobles in the royal family who consider Elena to be their marriage partner.
　Elena has become a symbol of the nobility as a princess general.
　She is also very capable and beautiful.
　If such an existence can be married by a royalist, the power of the aristocracy will surely decline.
　Needless to say, the aristocracy is not the only one that has grown to its present size, and the disappearance of Elena is unlikely to ruin it, but there is no doubt that its influence will decline.
　Neutral aristocrats are worthy of Annesis, but there are at least no one who wants Elena to be his wife.
　However, it is probably because the neutral faction is smaller than the royal faction and the aristocratic faction that can do such a thing.
　Because they are small factions, they are united by the strong charisma of their leader, Dusker.
　Although smaller than the royal and aristocratic factions, neutrality is one of the three major factions.
　The scale is overwhelmingly larger than that of a group of unimaginable aristocrats.
　If so, of course, not everyone would be dissatisfied with Dusker.
　At any rate, as many nobles gather in Annesis, the nobles who learn of Elena's return and Ray's visit take action.

"Don't be silly! Even though you're notorious, your adventurous spirit is acting with Elena! Don't joke!

　The man screams and throws a glass of wine at the man who brought the report with all his might.
　The glass, made of glass, breaks naturally in the man's face, and alcohol... and the man's blood splashed with shards of glass falls to the floor.
　Still, the man does not seem to complain about his master.
　The aristocrat, who threw a glass of wine at him, sat back in his chair, though he still expressed his dissatisfaction.

"Well, my father told me to get closer to Elena, too. Elena is Elena. If you're a nobleman, you'd prefer to have a relationship with another nobleman than with a stray dog like an adventurer."

　The man in front of me is bleeding from his face, but the man complaining doesn't seem to care.
　Instead, he pours a new glass of red wine into it, seemingly impossible for a man to be there.
　And the rich taste of wine that spreads through his mouth seems to have calmed down his irritation a little irritation.
　The man thinks again about what to do from now on... and smiles.
　The smile, however, is a masochistic smile.

"Well, even if you have the nickname of crimson, it's only adventurous after all. Then it's best for you to regret that you broke in with my Elena. I've heard that you're following the Gryphon. Or should you give me a box of items?"

　muttering, the man imagines when another nobleman... or even the royals get what they can't get.
　But... if he were to imagine it and indulge himself, it would have the worst consequences if he actually tried to do it.
　Knowing this, the man with blood and wine dripping from his face opens his mouth.

"Don't do that, Mr. Geiska. I understand that crimson is not a man who hesitates to use force against the nobles, if he does so in such a way as to injure the Marquis of Seysor's
"Shut up,"

　Geiska glares at the man in front of her, perhaps because he was uncomfortable with the man's advice that interrupted her imagination of the future -- exactly what she should call a delusion.

"What are you talking about, sir? I belong to the Marquis of Seysore. Do you think I can manage to be adventurous?"

　There's no way an adventurer can hurt himself. No, he can't be forgiven.
　The man shakes his head to Gaiska, who tells him so.
　and there were drops of blood and wine all around him, but he had something to do before he could care less about it.
　I'm trying to poke my nose at Ray, and my job is to stop the Geiska.
　Guyska, who has always been bowed and respected by everyone, probably doesn't expect an adventurer to harm him.
　From Geiska's common sense, there's no doubt about it, but... it's only in the narrow world that Geiska has.
　There are many things in the world that Geiska can't imagine.
　And there was no doubt that Ray, nicknamed crimson, was also beyond Gaiska's imagination.

"Do you remember Mr. Renojis, who was to be the next head of the Marquis Imagen family?"
"The Marquis of Imagen...?"

　Guiska wonders why the name suddenly appears.
　The Marquis of Imagen is a peerage, as is the Marquis of Seysore.
　Being of the same marquis family, we have a strong rivalry with each other.
　It was such a fierce rivalry that a little mistake could turn him into an enemy, that Gaiska knew about the Marquis of Imagen.
　Geiska, however, is the fourth son of the Marquis family, compared to Renojis, the next head of the family.
　The eldest brother and the fourth son have very different positions, even though they are of the same marquis family.
　If he were still the second son, he would be treated as a reserve for the first son, but if he became the fourth son... he would be a reserve for the first son.
　Given that position, I have only had a few conversations with Renojis.
　Recalling the man's face, Geiska wonders why the name appears here.
　And the question naturally turned to the man who gave the Renojis name before his eyes.

"Why does Renojis' name appear here?"
"Do you remember the war against the Bestian Empire that broke out years ago?"
"Of course, that war has made it clear that our country is superior to the Empire of Bestia."

　Geiska should have been pleased to see her win over a country that has fought many times.
　After all, the barbarians are inferior to themselves.
　It was a clear war.
　...and yet little is known about Ray's existence, the biggest factor in winning the war, probably because he recognizes that adventurers are, after all, only lowly people.

"Renogis-sama's elimination from the position of the next head of the Marquis Imagen family was influenced by deep red Ray."
"...what? Tell me in detail."
"Yes. Renojis had a problem with Ray on the battlefield, resulting in an amputation of his arm."

　The words made Geiska momentarily speechless.
　According to Geiska's common sense, no one should be harmed by the adventurous appearance of a nobleman... even the next head of a marquis family.
　Not to mention scratches, but also serious injuries such as amputation of the arm.

"Is that true?"
"Yes. That's why Ray has come to be recognized as having to hesitate and forgive, even if he's a nobleman."
"...that's unpleasant,"

　Rey's lack of respect for the nobility was only an unpleasant match for Geiska, who was proud to be descended from the Marquis family.
　Even the next head of the Marquis family, however, would act as if he had his arm amputated easily.
　It is easy to imagine that he would raise his hand without hesitation to himself, the fourth son of the Marquis family.
　It was also frustrating, and Geiska glared abominably at the food on the table as if it were Ray's face.





"Oh... the shadow of a man to Mr. Elena. Is he cool? He's a crimson, isn't he?"

　the residence of the Earl of Mulls, a short distance from the residence of the Marquis of Seysore, where Geyska is located.
　The second daughter of Count Mulls, who is in charge of the estate, asks the person who brought the information over a cup of tea.

"Mary told me that he was a small boy.""Boy? But isn't that expression strange, since it was a notorious adventurer who came with Mr. Elena?"
"Well, a boy may be a little exaggerated, but I'm sure he's small."

　A network of maids is fast information.
　Even if it's a maid serving another family, in some cases she's getting information before the head of the family knows it.
　Tellez was looking at it and instructing maids working in Annesis's estate to actively interact with maids from other homes.
　As a result, Terres was able to obtain information relatively quickly.
　...however, as long as the source of the information is a maid's word of mouth, there is a mixture of rumors and aspirations.

"Well, let's go see Mr. Elena tomorrow. I'd like to see the crimson Ray firsthand."
"Your daughter loves things, too. ... No, there are a lot of people who would be interested in this."

　Elena, nicknamed "Hime Shogun," is a person of great significance to aristocratic aristocrats.
　Fewer people are not interested in it, since such a man has come back with him.
　whether the interest is favorable or malicious
　The maid says so with a smile on her face, but suddenly nods her head.

"But, Miss, when Mr. Elena comes back, of course there will be more people who would like to see her, and I don't think she would be able to see her so easily."
"Well, I think I can manage to meet Arra. Besides, I didn't say I'm going to meet Elena alone. Let's invite some friends."

　It seemed to be fun... it was a genuine pleasure, and Terres smiled.





"What? That crimson ray? ... Well, these days the aristocrats and neutrals have been getting closer."

　Lanigs Musey, a royal nobleman and the second son of the Baron Musey family, nodded convincingly when Elena returned and Ray accompanied her.
　The knight's man, who brought information to Ranigs's words, shakes his head.

"Is that so? When I saw it before, the aristocrats were accusing neutral aristocrats... ...but as soon as the Count Larcks appeared, he ran away."
"Well, the aristocracy, if not as great as the King's, are many foolish nobles who have only a sense of privilege, but above them... at least the Duke of Kebel must be serious about joining forces with the Neutralists, for he was sending his beloved daughter to Guillem under construction."

　There is information in the royal faction that, of course, aristocrats did not find the building interesting and tried to block it.
　The king's faction, the largest faction in the kingdom of Milliana and the leader of which is at the top of power, is naturally, they are very intelligent.
　That's why we've got the information that Raniggs has just said.

"Oh, dear. I hope this case doesn't get into trouble."
"What do you think? The King's faction is definitely the largest faction. That's why many of them are doing whatever they want, and quite a few of them are willing to make the King feel better."

　The knight's man looks disgusted at Ranigs' words.

"When Mr. Lanigs says something like that, it usually causes trouble,"
"You can blame me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I'm sure there will be some trouble."
"So don't say that,"

　The Knight's man would breathe in anticipation of the trouble that was to come.