While Ray and his maid were playing with Seto and Yero, Elena was receiving a visit from Teles.

"Good evening, Elena. I'm glad you look as beautiful as ever."
"Hmm, I'm glad to hear you say that. I think Teles is much more beautiful than she was when I saw him before."
"Oh, I'd be glad to have Mr. Elena say so. ... As for Arra... well, it's no different."

　Theres' words make Arra's face twist as she sat beside Elena.

"Really? I looked like this, and I've worked a lot in Gilmoo."
"Really? But... as expected... You know?"
"...I don't know what you mean, but if you're fighting, I'll buy it at your asking price?"
"Oh, I'm scared."

　As he spoke, Terres carries the tea in front of him to his mouth... but the movement stops as if time had stopped.
　Then, after a few seconds, an imitative sound like a giggle turns to Arra in a suitable for her.
　I didn't have to think of who made the tea in front of Teles.

"It's a very delicious tea,"
"Right? I prepared a special tea leaf for Terres and made it in a special way. I'm glad you liked it."

　Whooooooooooooo
　Arra drinks her tea in a way she would never normally do.
　Of course, the tea that Arra drinks herself is deliciously brewed, unlike Tellez's.
　There is no astringency in particular, and the rich aroma spreads throughout the mouth.
　The tea is of considerable quality, with the tea leaves Elena uses to drink in the Duke of Kelebel.
　The satisfaction of the taste and aroma of such tea leaves showed that Arra was, above all, a nobleman aristocrat.

"You two are close as usual."

　Elena watched them with a smile.
　After being told so, the two immediately turned to Elena in protest.
　However, he himself enjoyed the taste of tea without any particular concern.
　Realizing that anything more he says about the matter is only against him, Terres changes the subject to misrepresentation.

"Come to think of it, Mr. Elena. How was Gillum doing? I heard that she is currently doing extensions and there are quite a few people."
"Huh? Well, as far as I can see, there were quite a few people. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"Well, I've heard that when people gather in our territory, there's a lot of trouble. But if there's a lot of people, isn't the Duke of Kelebel the epitome of that? Annesis is even said to be the second largest city in the kingdom of Mileana."

　The words of Terres were true and true.
　The home of the Duke of Kelebel, this Annesis is undoubtedly the second largest city in the kingdom of Milliana after the royal capital.
　There are many other cities next to Annesis, but if they are large enough to overtake Annesis...

"Gillum may eventually overtake Annesis,"
"...what? Are you serious?"
"Teles, I beg your pardon, Mr. Elena,"
"Oh, excuse me,"

　Terres apologized so much for Arla's words, but his mind has not changed at all.
　The building was currently under construction, but the scale of the building was far from surpassing that of Annesis.
　Since Terrez had never seen the guillem directly with his own eyes, he judged it from the information he had collected, but I can't believe that the judgment was wrong.
　But Elena, who could be called the goddess of beauty, did not seem to care at all about the way Terres looked, and concluded that Gillum was likely to eventually overtake Annesis.

"Mr. Elena, I think Gillum has the potential to grow up, but in the end it is a remote city... or a city? Anyway, it is a remote place where only a limited number of people can go, and I think it is a disadvantage compared to Annesis."
"Maybe so, but if my prediction is correct... Guillum will definitely develop. It's like a labyrinthine city."

　a labyrinth city centered around dungeons
　There are several such labyrinthine cities in the kingdom of Mileana alone, all of which enjoy unparalleled prosperity with their surrounding cities and cities.
　But that means you have a dungeon in your city, and in some cases monsters can come out of it.
　That being the case, the prosperity of the labyrinthine cities faces danger...It could be called a high‐risk, high‐return.
　In that respect, Gilm has the advantage of being a frontier.
　As Terres says, few people can reach it because it's a remote area, and it's definitely the worst place for those who avoid danger.
　However, there are still various materials, monsters, and ingredients that only exist in remote areas.
　You'll definitely have to have more than a certain amount of ability or luck, but you'll definitely earn more than the adventurers and merchants in ordinary towns and cities.

"Oh, come to think of it, Mr. Elena. If it were the only one... I hear that the royal nobles are trying to build a huge stadium. Do you know that?"

　Teles talks about the topics he got from his maid's information network.
　If we continue to talk about Gillum, Arla will probably say a lot about it.

"A magnificent stadium? I think there were several stadiums, even though they were not as magnificent as the Empire of Bestia."

　It's called a stadium around here, and the first thing that comes to mind is, of course, the Vestian Empire.
　The stadium, built from the remains of ancient magical civilization, had a very sophisticated function that allowed combatants to die, even if they were damaged to death.

"I heard that there is a plan to build a stadium in the Bestian Empire that is functional but not as large as its size."
"There are many uses in the stadium, so I can't say it's bad... but isn't it still going to take a long time to build?"
"Well... by the way, I heard they're going to open up a section of the stadium, a city, and build it there."

　The words of Terres made sense of the aim of the man who was trying to build the arena.

"That is to say, because Gilm, ruled by the neutral lord Dusker, has carried out extensive extensions, and has become a great rumour in the Kingdom of Milliana... in opposition to them?"
"That's one aspect of it. Of course, the best opponent is the Westian Empire."

　When Elena hears that the work will take place out of opposition to the Westian Empire and the neutrals, she... and Aara looks a little dumbfounded.

"What can I say? ... No, it's not what I should say."
"I understand how Elena feels, but I hear there's a lot of movement around the city, even though it's actually snowing, like construction will continue throughout the winter."
"As long as it's not guillem and you don't have to worry about winter monsters, the only thing to watch out for is snow...but it's still going to be hard to do extensions while it's snow."

　Acting in the snow is surprisingly exhausting.
　Nevertheless, the chances of getting sick increase because the body is cold.
　The snow itself could also be blocking your view or slipping along while you're walking.
　...that is why construction in Gilm is carried out only in places where safety can be confirmed during the winter, and most construction work has been suspended.

"I'll ask you, is that the King's party, or the nobility?"
"The latter, to be exact, was funded by the nobles who knew him."
"Very well off,"Even so, Elena's gaze is distressing.
　build a stadium as large as the one in the capital of the Vestian Empire
　I imagined how much money it would take to actually build such a stadium, which is simple in words.
　And even if the nobles were to fund it... it would be their territory that would actually bear it.
　In other words, tax revenues.
　Elena doesn't believe that the nobles involved in the building of the stadium are not taking money out of their possessions.
　However, there must have been quite a few aristocrats who were afraid of reducing their own funds and wanted to exploit the residents to prepare the amount.
　And if the exploitation becomes more severe, the inhabitants will not be silent as it should be... there is no denying that there is a possibility of a rebellion at worst.
　As an aristocrat Elena, I wouldn't be troubled if the aristocrats of the King's faction came to such a situation... but that's just the case as a royalist and aristocrat.
　In the view of the kingdom of Milliana, it would certainly be a loss to the nation if a rebellion broke out in the territories of the royalist nobility.
　Fortunately, we are not at war with any country now, including the Vestian Empire, so it is not a big problem... but it is generally known that the emperor of the Vestian Empire is basically territorial and seeking the sea.
　In some cases, we can never rule out the possibility of another war, judging that the power and military power of the kingdom of Milliana has fallen.

(Thinking of Viehla's father, I can understand the belligerent reasons.)

　Appetite, sleep, s*xual desire... knowing Vihela, who has a subsequent fighting desire, Elena is easily convinced by the wariness of the Bestian Empire.

"What's the matter, Elena?"
"No, I thought that if the stadium were to be so large, I'd make a big show of it when it was finished."

　Misguided that she was thinking of Vihela, Elena says so.
　Terrez nods back to Elena's appearance without any particular awareness.

"Well, if you go to a place like that with a man, he'll be recognized as your partner."
"...yes,"

　Terrese's words conjure up a certain figure, but it was clear who it was, given her character.
　And naturally, Terres, who knows Ray, can't afford to miss such a great opportunity.

"Oh, does Mr. Elena have any potential partners? I envy you. Is that a wonderful person to be a partner of Mr. Elena..."

　Theres thought Elena would mislead him about Ray.
　But contrary to Terrez's expectations, Elena smiles a glamorous smile.
　Though not in words, it was clear what Elena thought of her partner.
　Elena, who was usually called the Princess General, now looked like a woman.

"Come to think of it, I met an adventurer on my way to see Mr. Elena to-day, and I wonder who that is?"

　The words of Terres immediately made sense of who Elena was referring to.
　At the same time, I can fully understand the meaning of the words I mentioned earlier.
　Elena looks at Teles with a look of amazement, completely transformed from a woman's expression that she had been floating on her face until a few seconds ago.
　Teles, who had that kind of stare at her, must have understood the meaning of her gaze. She looked back at Elena with a big smile on her face.

"Dear Elena, I wonder if it was crimson. Some people seem to feel uncomfortable about the person, and I think we should be careful."
"I suppose,"

　I nod to Terres' words, but there is no sense of crisis in his expression.
　Whatever the aristocrats don't like Ray, it makes no sense at all... no, because they understood that involving Ray would certainly have the worst consequences.

(There may be some people who try to do something strange because of the aristocrats involved with Ray, but if there is such a person, I think we need to behave accordingly.)

　Ray's presence is already half tacitly acknowledged by the Duke and Duchess of Kelebel.
　Elena recognized it, though not explicitly stated.
　That's why there's no doubt that if you do anything for Ray, it's going to be the worst for him.

"Whatever happens, it's the result of his own choice. It'll probably be his ambition."

　So said Elena, who served the tea to her mouth.