"Well, that's wonderful. Seeing that you're so strong makes sense, even if you're notorious."

　A man who seems to be a nobleman calls out to Ray so.
　Ray seems to be listening seriously to the aristocrat's conversation, but in fact he's listening from right to left.
　A short distance away, some aristocratic children stroked Seto, but Ray's consciousness turned towards him.
　After the mock war was over, Ray was called by Elena and Liberte to come to a gathering place of nobles.
　The truth is that Ray wanted to refrain from this kind of place because he didn't have any particular food...but he can't ignore that, as the Liberte he is currently helping.
　But no one was hostile to Ray like Geiska, which was a big reason why he came here.
　For Ray, Geiska is nothing but a small object. Still, it seems unlikely that he wants to relax in a place where there is someone hostile to him.
　Gaiska, too, could not tolerate seeing her hated Ray being made a fool of as a Marquis of Seysore.
　Their actions were just the right combination to create this kind of situation.

(Ray... well, he doesn't like this kind of place, so it's no use being like that.)

　While talking to the nobles, Elena wonders if it was a failure to set up the occasion, and sees if the children of the nobles do anything strange about Seto.
　If this was an ordinary child, Elena wouldn't have cared so much.
　I've seen Sett play with his children several times in Gilm, but the children at that time are not aristocratic, but ordinary children.
　What can I do or can I do? Few people do what Seto dislikes, partly because they learn about it from their daily lives.
　Even with a few examples, once you're careful, you'll usually follow it.
　But now the children of the nobility are playing with Seto.
　Not everyone has grown up to their fullest extent, so you don't have to worry about it that much, but there might still be a crisis.
　That's why I was here...

(Huh)

　Elena moves when she sees a child about the same age as Bune trying to pull Seto's tail.
　Stop the child's hand trying to pull his tail...

"What are you doing?"
"Even children have good and bad things to do. You don't want your hair pulled like that, do you? Then of course, Seto doesn't want to do that either. ... You know what?"

　She tried to retort something to Elena's words, but she couldn't say anything before Elena's power.
　He that usually serves his house, will obey everything he says.
　That being the case, I thought everything would go my way here, but... in the face of Elena, the child would be speechless.
　That's natural. Elena is such a hero that she has traveled through many battlefields that she is nicknamed General Hime.
　There's no way a child can do anything in front of such an Elena.
　...however, perhaps Elena thinks her children are childish, not as powerful as she had been to Gaiska.

"...yes,"

　All the child could do was nod in silence, as Elena looked at him.

"If you understand, don't let anyone do anything you don't like. She's kind, so you don't get angry a little bit, but you know she's forgiven or not."

　Give similar attention to other children as well as to children who tried to pull Seto's tail.
　Only children who tried to pull their tails were directly affected by Elena's power, but none of the children who saw the power up close had the option of defying Elena.
　Perhaps it was because they were children that their instincts were honest and Elena was not the one they could manage.
　Many of the maids who have been watching the events from a short distance have acted as children's amulets.
　For such people, the existence of Elena makes them think that they have trained their children, who are usually full and unmanageable, in no time.
　The only reason why she was able to discipline herself as she is now is because Elena, the Duchess of Kelebel, and also known as the Princess General.
　If the maids did what Elena did, they would be immediately reprimanded by their bosses.
　...however, it was Elena's power that silenced the children, and the average maid couldn't have done that.

(Elena, you're right. You've silenced a cheeky-looking child at once. At this rate, you don't have to think that Seto's going to have a bad time.)

　The same goes for Ray, who watches Elena like that way.
　Well, when the aristocratic child tried to pull Seto's tail, he thought he would step forward.

"Lady Ray? How did you do it?"
"No, there seems to have been a little trouble over there,"

　A different nobleman asks, questioning Ray's appearance.
　Ray gave it nothing, but spent his patience... and after half an hour or so he went down.





"Glu?"

　As I walk toward the waiting room, Seto suddenly bends his head asking if I'm OK.
　Unlike Ray, who was dealing with aristocrats, Seto was not that tired because he was dealing with only children.
　Some of the children were likely to play pranks, which Elena was the first to warn them, so they didn't behave in a way Seto didn't like.
　...however, not a few of the nobles who spoke to Ray had a lustful eye on Sett.
　He may have judged that he was hiding his gaze from Ray, but he is not so lenient as to overlook such an evil stare.
　I am also naturally aware of what kind of gaze Seto has on me.
　But the aristocrat did not take any particular action, and neither Ray nor Sett took any action.
　As I walked towards the waiting room... I noticed two familiar people standing in front of the waiting room.

"Miranda and Leodannis?"
"Glu".

　Ray's words make Seto say yes.
　I could not help wondering why those two were here, but if I think about it a little bit, I can predict most of them.
　I had asked Miranda to take the place of Ray in this mock game, and the amount was white gold.
　Then it would be a large sum of money for a maid to carry alone... and that's why she asked Leodanis to escort her.
　Leodannis actually pretended to ask Miranda out, and as a result, they were here together... Ray, who doesn't know that Leodannis likes Miranda, decides so for now.
　It's not a fatal situation, in fact, as long as it's not so wrong.

"Oh, Mr. Ray,"
"Ray, where have you been? It was a long time since the mock game ended."

　Seeing Ray and Sett approach each other, they must have noticed their presence. They call out as they approach them.

"No, the Lords have called me a little. ... To be honest, I wanted to refrain from doing so, but I don't think so?"
"That's... well,"

　Leodanis, too, belongs to the Knights of Kerebel, so I understand what Ray means... ...though I would never want to be in that position myself.
　In Miranda, being a maid in the service of the Duke of Quelevel, she understands the meaning of Ray's words more deeply than Leodanis.

"I understand what's going on. Um... there's no particular uproar, is there?"
"Oh, no problem. I just finished talking. ...Well, the aristocrats would no longer want to interfere with me strangely, so in that sense, I'm glad I did this mock battle, which showed my ability."
"Oh, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

　Miranda, with a slightly cramped smile, asks Leodannis, but he is also confused about how to react and eventually makes a mistake by scratching his head."First of all, I brought you what I bet you, so please accept it. Honestly, I was scared because I rarely carry such a large sum of money with me."

　As she says so, Miranda gives Ray the amount he wins in a bet.
　Ray tried to give Miranda the forehead he had promised in advance.

"No, I can't just get this much money... for I've done very little."

　try to pay back what Ray was going to give him.

"You said that. You used to promise, didn't you? And you said you didn't do anything, but without Miranda, I couldn't even bet on her in the first place. I mean, this money came from Miranda's movement."
"That's..."

　If you say so, Miranda can't speak back.
　I should have asked someone else, if not Miranda, to make a bet.
　Georgima, who had been taught ramen by Ray, or his disciples, would probably be happy to listen to Ray's request.
　In the meantime, Ray dared to ask Miranda, who took it on, so he might as well accept the reward.
　Miranda thought a little about Ray's persuasion... and then nodded.

"All right. If you go that far, I'll appreciate your share, as Ray said."

　For Miranda, who says so, Ray gives her share as promised.

"Well, now we're done talking about the share." ... Well, we're going to go round the stalls. What are you going to do there?"
"Ah... I'm a little with Miranda..."

　Leodannis is speechless and Ray has some doubts.
　However, if he didn't act with himself or Seto, he thought it was inevitable and patted Seto on the head.

"Glu?"
"We're going to look for stalls that look delicious,"
"Oh..."

　Miranda gives a little voice to Ray's words, expressing regret.
　Miranda, who loves Seto, must have wanted to go around the stalls with her.
　But now that I've already made an appointment with Leodanis, I can't go with Ray and Sett.
　Unfortunately... really regrettable, Miranda gives up looking around the stalls with Seto.

"Then me and Seto will go now,"
"Yes, but be careful. Mr. Ray has been so active today that he'll definitely talk to you if he finds you."
"Oh... I suppose,"

　If you wear a dragon robe, you don't recognize Ray as Ray.
　But it's just Ray.
　When you have a set over three meters long, you'll immediately recognize the person as Ray.
　With Seto, there is no point in not recognizing Ray as Ray in the Dragon Robe.

"Well, I don't have any particular problem if I can speak to you normally..."
"No, I think there will be strange people coming along, too. If you can beat Ray, it will mean a lot."
"...are you coming? I think I've shown my strength well."
"But if you're the only one, you might think it's something else, and if you think about it, maybe you'll be lucky enough to win, maybe there's a good chance that someone will get involved."
"Well... I'd rather not deal with such a fool,"
"Oh, then... Do you want to eat this? I bought some dishes just as you told me."

　Miranda gives me a basket of dishes... but the dishes I bought before the mock war were already cold for this season.
　Of course, if you heat it up with heat, it will taste good.

"I'll give you the food, but I'll just go around the stall for the time being. If anyone gets involved, he'll be unhappy."

　So Ray would put the food he had received in a mistling.