"What? Are you serious about that?"

　the day after meeting Blue It
　After breakfast with sandwiches made by Georgima's men -- or his apprentices -- and soup filled with ingredients such as meat, fish and vegetables, Ray replies involuntarily to Miranda's advice.
　But Miranda nods to Ray's words as if she were right.

"Of course. This year is another ten days, and the day after the New Year comes, the party will be held. So you have to order the clothes to wear to the party before long."
"No, because you know the guy who first ate with Elena's parents for clothes? Is that not enough?"
"It's not a no-no, but I think you'd better prepare clothes that fit your body well."

　In this world, clothes are basically made to order.
　That's why there are so many secondhand clothing stores, and it's not uncommon for mothers to sew their children's clothes.
　Therefore, the clothes Ray wore to the dinner were prepared by the Duke of Kelevel, and although they were very expensive, they were definitely inferior to those made to order clothes.
　And all the aristocrats who attend a party are dressed to order, so if they wear clothes that don't suit others, they have an eye for insight.
　Ray, in particular, will have a stricter look, as he has in many ways been in the spotlight of aristocrats.
　In order to prevent this from happening, it was certainly better to have proper clothes prepared.

"And given Ray's ability, I wonder if there are many more opportunities for him to come to this kind of party, so why not take this opportunity to make it, because his husband told him that he would pay for it in the Duke of Quevel?"

　That remark makes Ray think a little.
　I'm not sure if I'm going to call it my fame, but I'm sure I'll be made to attend such a party in the future. 　
　No, it was more strange not to have been invited to that kind of party before.
　It's largely because Ray was based in remote Guilm, and partly because Dusker was under cover.
　...and above all, there is a great deal of talk that Ray is a man of no mercy, even though he is a nobleman.
　But there's almost no doubt that, given the New Year's party at the Duke of Kelevel, some will now consider letting Ray join the party.
　The unknown is scary, but once you see it, it's no longer unknown.
　Considering the circumstances around that, I think it would be no loss to have one dress for a party in case of emergency, regardless of whether I will be attending another party.

(Fortunately, my body has not grown any larger at this moment, though, isn't it?)

　Ray hasn't grown at all since he came to this world... exactly since he lived in his body.
　It's good that I don't change my physique, but I honestly wish I'd made it bigger or bigger if I could.
　There are not so many people who are taller than 2 meters in this Elgin, but there are certainly more people than in Japan.
　That's why Ray is often despised.
　...and yet, recently, Ray's crimson name has spread, and fewer people have looked down on him.
　Anyway, perhaps Ray wouldn't grow taller in the future, so even if he made a party dress, he wouldn't be able to change his figure in the future. ... It would have been a different story if he grew up.

"All right, I'll make some clothes. ... But will I be in time?"

　Even after coming to Elgin, and when he was in Japan, Ray never made clothes custom-made.
　Perhaps that's why I had the impression that it would definitely take about a month to make it custom.
　It's not really wrong.
　But... this is Anesis, and Ray is now in the Duke of Kelebel's residence.
　In most cases, the title of duke easily passes through.

"It's all right, sir, that there's no problem with that. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"What? Miranda will measure it?"

　Doubtful, it's no wonder that a maid working in the Duke of Quevel could do such a thing.
　Miranda shook her head to deny Ray's question.

"No, the craftsman has already come and is waiting."
"...is that so..."

　If I had said I wouldn't make clothes, wouldn't the craftsman have done anything to call me?
　After a moment of thinking so, he was probably expecting Ray to make clothes and decided he wouldn't say no.
　Was it Miranda, Elena, or Liberte, Duke of Cellebel?
　Ray didn't understand it, but it's true that he was reading Ray's behavior.

"Do you mind if I let you in?"
"Oh, do as you please, ... but I'll pay for the clothes."
"My husband told me that the Duke and Duchess of Quelevel would pay for it."
"I appreciate your kindness, but I'm going to use this dress for a long time. That's why I want to pay for it myself. Fortunately, I'm not worried about money."

　The wealth Ray has earned so far has enough money to live with even if he is reborn several times.
　Even if it's custom-made clothes, the amount of money you can afford is enough.
　Looking at Ray's appearance, Miranda eventually nods back.

"All right. I'll let you know, sir. Then, may I call in the artisan at once?"

　Ray would nod back to the words.





　While Ray was measuring himself at the Duke of Kelebel's... Geiska had heard a report from Deotres.
　However, Geiska's expression shows nothing but discomfort.

"Why don't we have so many people!? It's a simple job to kill one person!"

　Yes, that was the biggest reason Geiska was irritated.
　The action chosen by Geiska, who has a deep grudge against Ray, could have worked very well if it wasn't now winter.
　There is no possibility that Deotres will frighten the other person who is approached by the nickname of crimson, because he hides the fact that Ray is the one to attack.
　It's likely that they were happy to accept the request, judging it to be a good earner.
　Indeed, Deotres had expected it to happen... unexpectedly, many of the skilled adventurers who spoke to him decided not to work during the winter.
　Well, unfortunately, I guess this could not be helped in a way.
　A skilled adventurer would not have found it difficult to save money for the winter before it snows, and there was no reason for such a person not to go through the guild and receive suspicious requests.
　Of course, Annecis is the second largest city in the kingdom of Milliana, and it has quite a few adventurers.
　Some of these adventurers may have been asked for a dubious request, but... unfortunately -- or luckily -- none of them were.
　In this case, isn't the problem just that the number of people should be equal?
　Since it means we're going to fight Ray, we want someone who is as good as possible besides the number of people in order to exhaust Ray.
　But I couldn't bring them together.

"I've tried a lot of things, just in case. I've been turned down by all the people I've been counting on."
"Why! The mere adventurousness of my command... or the refusal of my request?"

　The fact that he has spoken out as an order is probably Gaiska's true intention.
　That said, it's not unusual, as Geiska isn't the only one looking down on adventurers.

"Then what do you want me to do? Let that low-ranking Ray have his own way? I need to move to bring Elena to her senses!"

　I move.
　Nevertheless, Geiska had no real intention of acting on her own.You can't do it, you can follow the instructions, you can hire an adventurer, you can knock Ray down... but you make him feel sorry for embarrassing himself.
　I intended to do so, but in this case, he seemed to be at a loss from the beginning.
　Take a glass of wine to your mouth to keep the irritation within you.
　Even though it was still in the morning, I knew there were many problems with fuelling alcohol in the morning, but if I didn't do that, my irritation would reach its peak and my servants would relieve themselves to relieve themselves.
　Several servants have already been targeted by Geiska since the day Ray humiliated them.
　Gaiska was aware of this, so she was more or less willing to put up with it, and she brought the wine to her mouth in order to quell her irritation.
　That's what Deotres says without any particular feeling, even though he doesn't know what Gaiska is going to do if he stimulates him carelessly.

"The anonymous request must be the cause of the suspicion."
"...to name the Marquis of Seysore?"
"Yes, then I am sure that those who wish to have a connection with the Marquis of Seysore will come in contact with me."
"But..."

　At Deotres' words, Geiska hesitates as she looks at the wine glass she was holding.
　They are now hiring adventurers without naming the Marquis of Seysore.
　This is why it has become more suspicious and has been evaded by many."Name the Marquis of Seysore, and those who are desirous of connections will receive it.
　But the mention of the Marquis Seysore's name would, of course, inform you that you are behind the scenes.
　If such adventurers attack Ray, it will be clear who did it.
　However, Gaiska is the only one who currently has a deep grudge against Ray in this analysis.
　Attacking in such a situation makes it obvious who did it as a matter of course.
　If this were the property of the Marquis of Seysor, not Annesis, it would not be difficult to deal with under the name of the Marquis of Seysor.

"It's troublesome,"
"Well, and I have a suggestion, why don't you kill Ray said.
"...forgive me the one who humiliated me so much?"
"No, no. I won't go that far. But given the current situation, it's impossible to recruit people to kill Ray. It seems that there are some nicknames in Anesis, but there are also... well, maybe that's why they don't accept suspicious requests."

　Being a different name is that big of a name.
　You don't have to go out of your way to accept suspicious requests, as you can do most of them at your discretion.
　Of course, some people in the world prefer thrills and battles against strong opponents.
　That being the case, I don't mean that I'll never be asked to do so, but... but it's still very unlikely.

"So what should I do? So, do you have any plan? If you're saying something like that when you don'
"Of course,"

　I can't get away with it.
　That's what Gaiska was going to say, but Deotles interrupts.
　Geiska looks a little dissatisfied with Deotre's attitude, but now it's more important to retaliate against Ray than that, so she urges him to move on.

"And what shall we do?"
"First of all, if you don't mind retaliating, forget that you're going to kill me. At least that's not enough in this case."
"Well..."

　Geiska will definitely kill Ray.
　and he had decided to retaliate against himself... against the Marquis of Seysore.
　But when I say such a thing all of a sudden, a frustrated stare is directed at Deotres.
　However, the person who looked at him didn't seem to care and spoke.

"Why don't you let them do a mock battle to know Ray's strength, not to kill him, because it's likely that there will be a lot of adventurers who are interested in Ray's strength, and there's no need to hide his name."

　Yes, Deotles said with a smile.