Geiska accepted Deotres' suggestion, albeit reluctantly.
　Geiska hated Ray so much that he wanted to kill him, but in the first place, it was fatal that he could not gather the adventurers of abandoned pieces that would be his force.
　No, if you really just wanted to get people together, you could have got people from low-ranking adventurers, street tinkers, people from behind the scenes.
　But fighting a war of attrition against Ray is meaningless if it's too small a fish.
　This time there is no point unless you have enough power to fight.
　In the end, he convinced himself to see exactly how powerful Ray was, but that was also not an interesting incident for Gaiska.
　However, Geiska is forced to convince himself by including some of the collectors as assassins.
　After deciding what to do, we now have to move to make it happen.
　Ray now stands as a guest of the Duke of Kelevel.
　As long as we pull such a person out to a mock battle, naturally it cannot be done by Gaiska's own discretion.
　We must first speak to the Duke of Kelebel... but Liberte is so busy at the end of the year as Duke of Kelebel that he cannot see her so easily.
　Elgin doesn't have the word "shirashiri," but it's probably the same in every world that people get busy at the end of the year.
　So the first thing Geiska had to do was lay the groundwork.
　Geiska's position, however, is, after all, neither the eldest nor the second son of the Marquis of Seysore.
　Therefore, I could not speak to powerful people such as the head of a family I knew or the next head of a family, and I could do my best to speak to people who were in the same position as me.

"Crimson? Can you see that battle of crimson?"
"Oh, when I went to say hello to Elena, I happened to meet her. So I talked to her for a moment."

　It's not that I'm lying, nor is it justifiably true.
　In fact, it's true that Geiska met Ray on the spot when he went to greet her.
　What I didn't say was that Ray and Geiska got on very bad terms.
　Some of the people here cast suspicious glances at Geiska.
　Knowing Geiska's character, it is only natural to judge that the relationship between the adventurer and Ray, who is rumored to be unrelenting to the nobility, and Geiska, who thinks that bloodline determines everything, is the worst.
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　That's probably why some people are so easily convinced by the words of Geiska.

"And I understand that you know Ray in crimson, but what do you do with that? If you are a guest of Mr. Elena, you can't call him here easily, can you?"
"Well, just... the guy I saw, Ray, didn't look strong at all. No, he looked weak at first sight alone."

　The words of Geiska's mouth make those who heard them look on the faces of those who heard them.
　No wonder. Ray, nicknamed crimson, is famous for his high fighting power.
　Such a person can't be easily convinced by being told that he's weak, even if only by appearance.

"Ah... Isn't that that that? It's like you don't have the same real ability as your appearance..."
"I think so, too. So wouldn't you like to see how strong it is?"
"I want to see... What are you going to do? Are we going to fight crimson? No, I don't want to."

　Among the crowd, a woman says with deep displeasure.
　Not only this woman, but many of the people here are not particularly physically trained.
　You're exercising to the point where you don't lack exercise, but that's certainly not enough to win against an adventurer with some experience.
　There was no way such a crowd could have managed to deal with a notorious adventurer.

"No wonder. I don't think so either. And after all, we're adventurers. We don't have to go out of our way to deal with each other. The purpose this time is to show how strong Ray is... he's not as strong as he looks."
"That is to say, we can send our men out."

　Geiska nods to the woman's words that she doesn't want to fight.

"But I came here to get ready for the New Year's party. I've brought a bodyguard, but there are not many people?"

　It was the third son of the baron family who said so.
　It's similar in position to that of a Geiska, but in terms of peerage, it's very different between a baron and a marquis.
　It's naturally not interesting for Gaiska to be spoken to on an equal footing with such a partner.
　But now, even with such a partner, as it is necessary, we had no choice but to put up until now.
　The man in front of me, Ray.
　It's absolutely the latter if you're asked which way you feel irritated.
　That being the case, Geiska even smiles at the man's words.
　...though in my heart I was laughing at his incompetence.

"In that case, you can hire adventurers. It's winter now, and most adventurers are absent from work. If you bring your story to those people, you'll probably be happy to join."
"Well? I wouldn't have accepted such a request."
"That's because we're aristocratic. People like adventurers can't think of it. Above all, they'll want to see if their power is good for Ray... a notorious adventurer. No, if they think they can play mock battles with a notorious adventurer, they'll join us."

　Gaiska proudly said so, but it's not what Gaiska thought, it's what Deotres thought.
　However, it was Gaiska who adopted his subordinates' opinions, so it may not be wrong to tell them confidently.

"Are you an adventurer? Well, that's what you've got."

　The third son of the baron family muttered convincingly to Gaiska's words.
　There were some others who had not brought their men, who smiled happily.

"At any rate, I must tell the Duke of Kelebel that I want to play a mock war."

　Geiska says so when everyone agrees to play a mock battle with Ray.
　Yes, that was the main reason why I brought this story to those in front of me this time.
　Though he is of the Marquis Seysore family, he is not, after all, the head of the Seysore family, let alone the next head of the family.
　Thus, suggesting that the Duke of Kelebel fight a mock battle to see Ray's ability on his own was likely to be easily rejected. 　　
　That's why it was necessary to keep the conversation going.
　that if he were to present such a proposal to the Duke of Quevel in such a large number, he would not be able to dismiss it without question or answer.

"How many of them have already come to Anesis, their family... the head of the house or the person in charge?"

　In Gaiska's words, some men and women tell her brother and parents have already arrived in Anesis.
　It's a little less than Geiska had expected, but it wouldn't be funny considering we still have nearly ten days to go before the new year.
　In a few more days, the number of nobles coming to Annesis will increase rapidly.
　But now those days are big.
　That time was of paramount importance now.
　It's better to check Ray's power as soon as possible. ...To be exact, it's Deotle to check his power.
　At any rate, the purpose was to confirm its power here and use it as a tool for retaliation, so we had to hurry up a lot.

"Okay. Then tell the Duke of Kelebel to do a mock battle because he wants to see Ray's power. I think most of them will take it."

　It was Gaiska telling me so, but I'm not saying it without any basis.
　In the aristocracy, the crimson Ray is in many ways... and that's the kind of person who is attracting attention in both good and bad ways.I've heard of its strength in human history, but I'm sure many people have never seen it directly.
　Geiska and Deotres had predicted that they would not miss the best opportunity to see the battle.

"The crimson Ray is a demon of the Gryphon, I wonder if he can see it in mock warfare."
"I don't know, but I'm looking forward to it, if I can touch that kind of Gryphon."
"Now that you mention it, the Gryphon stuff is very expensive, isn't it? Will you let me earn some pocket money?"
"Hey, stop making stupid remarks. You're the kind of guy that aristocrats can't think of. I don't want to mess with him. But I'd like to see his ability, so I agree with him on mock warfare."

　Geiska opens his mouth, looking at the people who say whatever they want.

"Well, I'm sorry to interrupt you, but move on. I'll meet the Duke of Kelebel and tell him that a lot of people would like to see a mock battle of Ray. If anyone can speak to him, as I said, please take care of him there."

　If possible, Gaiska would have liked to talk a little more here.
　Why should a person in his own position go out of his way and do such a thing?
　There's no doubt that you'll be unhappy about it, but at the same time there's a feeling of superiority that only you can do this.
　Some irritation soon dissipated, considering themselves to be hand and foot.
　Speak briefly with the people present, and Geiska leaves the room.
　and from the house of the people who had gathered together, and got into the carriage.

"Good job, little boy. How's it going?"

　I snort at Deotres' words waiting in the carriage.

"I made my own move. Of course it worked. ... They just want to see the power of those low-ranking people after all. I don't know if they'll really pull together."
"You've got to move this way, I guess, because the reason why I had a friend of mine do the groundwork is to get others to move Ray into the mock battlefield."

　It was Deotre's fine play that described the people he had just met as acquaintances, not friends.
　If he had described himself as a friend here, Geiska would certainly have been unhappy with Deotres.
　Because there were many people who were of low rank, such as barons and viscounts, at that time.
　For Geiska, who believes that blood is everything, such a partner is not a friend.
　It's a good idea that you're an acquaintance.
　If Deotres had said he was a friend, Geiska would surely have been angry at Deotres.

"Well, it's a condition for a man who can master such men... ...by the way, is he still an adventurer?"
"Well, I'm sure there will be a lot of adventurers coming to you knowing that you can do a mock battle with Ray, not an assassination."
"I know. I've made a fool of them like that, too. ... But is that really all right?

　He was embarrassed by Ray, but at the same time he felt the power of Ray's potential -- I don't understand it -- up close.
　Therefore, it was only natural that I should be worried about whether it would be enough to hire an adventurer around there.
　If possible, I'd like to stop Ray from breathing in this mock battle.
　It's only natural to think so, considering Geiska's character.
　I've been trying to get my acquaintances involved and find out exactly how good Ray is... but I can't get rid of his irritation.

"Is it possible to let the assassin slip in?"

　In the end, Gaiska asks Deotres so.
　When Deotles heard the question, he was surprised for a moment, but the next moment he smiled broadly and nodded back.