"Glu, Glu, Glu, Glu, Glu, Glu, Glu, Glu!"

　Naturally Seto cries when he sees Ray entering the stable.
　The cry showed how pleased Ray was to come to see him.

"Well... is this the set of Gryphons?"

　Lemlia asks with surprise when she sees Sett rubbing her face against Ray.
　Of course Lemuria knew about the monster Gryphon.
　Since we had to collect the wings of the Gryphon in the first place, it would be natural to collect the information.
　But... it was very different to know it as information and to see it directly with your own eyes.
　What was particularly surprising was its size.
　It's not difficult to imagine how powerful the body is, which is more than three meters long.
　There are magic items in the stable that are not so bright but emit some light, perhaps for Seto.
　The dim light illuminates Seto, who even wants to escape the scene quickly if possible in Lemria.
　and yet he did not try to escape from the scene because he understood that Seto's wings were of great importance to him, and...

"Squeak?" "Squeak!"

　There was a yellow on top of Seto's head.
　If you look all over the kingdom of Milliana, there are not many aristocrats of the title of duke.
　Under these circumstances, the Duke and Duchess of Houndall, who belong to the aristocracy, naturally have a close relationship with the Duke and Duchess of Kelebel.
　and, as long as they were friends, they were naturally associated with Elena and knew about Elena's errand.
　That's why Lemuria, who saw him riding on Seto's head, did not want to run away when he was about to run away.

"Oh, ... Set, I don't need to introduce you to Blueit, do I? And here's Lemuria. Lemuria Houndall."
"Glu-lu-lu-runt!"

　At Ray's introduction, Seto bends his head slightly, but still immediately looks at him and shrieks, "Nice to meet you!"
　After seeing Seto's attitude, Lemlia finally seemed relieved and spoke calmly.

"Nice to meet you, Set,"
"Grull?"

　Seto's voice bleeds, perhaps curious about the ending of the word "zo.
　Yet, perhaps he is accustomed to the ending of the word Lemurian, and he does not seem to have any particular reaction, and he jumps out of Seto's head and is hugged and stroked by Elena.

"Seto, Lemlia wants your wings, and that's fresh... fresh from the ground."
"Glu".

　The reason Seto's voice sounded subtly unpleasant to Ray's words was probably because he knew he was going to have a feather pulled out of his body now, rather than a feather as if it had fallen to the ground.
　For Seto, it's not that painful to have his wings pulled out. It's not that painful, but... Still, I'm sure he doesn't feel very good.

"Hush!"

　Lemria's wizard screams softly at Seto's slightly grumpy voice.
　Lemuria could not pretend to be afraid of Seto about her family, but the wizard could not have made that decision.
　It was only natural to be surprised to see Set so close up.
　Fortunately, Seto only glanced at such a wizard and turned round eyes on him again.
　Naturally, Seto doesn't like the pain either.
　That's why I hesitated a little...stare at Lemuria and then give a short sound.
　The sound again screamed the wizard employed by Lemuria, but Sett would no longer look at it, but instead turned to Lemria.

"... Mr. Ray?"

　Lemuria turns a bewildered voice to Ray at Seto's behavior.
　Now that you've turned your body toward you, you're showing off your attitude that you can pull out your wings.
　I didn't think so, but if you pull out the wings and make a mistake, you could be angry with Seto.
　That's why, just in case, I asked him... to nod and open his mouth.

"I hear you can pull out your wings. I don't want you to hurt me too much,
"Of course,"

　After nodding to Ray's words, Lemuria gently reaches over Seto's body... and pulls out a few feathers.
　His set looked a little painful as he pulled out his wings, but he never went wild.
　However, in terms of pain, Seto is only a monster and has some resistance.
　That's what happens when you're fighting enemies, including monsters.

"Guru..."
"Thank you, Set,"

　When Seto shouts at the loss of his wings, Lemlia thanks him.
　As the head of the Duke's family, this appearance may not be appropriate.
　But when he thought Seto's wings might cure his family's illness, words of thanks came out of his mouth.
　At such a Lemuria, Seto grates happily.
　I suppose you'd like to say that it was worth putting up with the pain and pulling out your wings.

"Phew, Seto is as friendly as ever."

　It was Elena who was caressing Yero.
　...however, when Ray saw Yero, who was happy to be caressed by Elena, he could not nod honestly even though he was said to be friendly.
　Regardless of Ray and Elena's attitude, Lemria puts Seto's wings in a container taken out of her pocket and pulls the wizard out of the stable.
　They would want to send Seto's wings to their territory as soon as possible, as they need fresh Gryphon wings.
　With Seto, Ray suddenly wonders as he pursues such a Lemria.

(Come to think of it, Annesis must have been bounded by measures against intruders, including monsters from the sky...what are you going to do?)

　This Annesis is said to be the second largest city in the kingdom of Milliana, and of course its defense is tight.
　The frontier Gilm is bounded by nighttime sky-coming monsters -- except now under construction -- but there are other monsters in this Annesis who fly like dragon knights.
　Or, there are many people who try to illegally climb the wall and break into Annesis by some means without flying.
　That is why Annesis is bounded.
　Summoning flying animals or monsters would have been impossible to get out of the way because of their boundaries.
　Unless you had previously obtained permission from Liberte, the lord of Annesis, you could not have easily allowed the boundary to be lifted, though temporarily.
　So what are we going to do?
　Ray's prediction... was immediately understood when he saw Lemria drive away from the Duke of Kelebel's residence in a carriage.

"Oh, I see. If you go out of Anesis and use Summoning Magic, it doesn't matter what the world is like. ... Still, it's quite special."

　Basically, gates leading out of a closed city in the evening cannot be opened unless there are many exceptions.
　But if Lemria asks Liberte to do so, that would mean he would be treated exceptionally.
　For Liberte, opening the gate was not as big a deal as lifting the boundary, so it was only natural for him to allow it for a certain amount of money.

"... ah,"

　Ray, Elena, Blueit, Sett, and Yellow, who were seeing off the van, suddenly cried out.

"What's the matter?"
"No, Ray. You said you were going to get some jewelry from Lemuria's grandmother, but you didn't."

　The words remind me of Ray's... but Elena, who had heard the story, immediately denies it.

"There is no way that the Duke of Houndall would do such a thing, though I hastily left now, hoping to deliver Sett's wings to his dominion as soon as possible. When it is over, he should come to see me again tonight or tomorrow at the latest, and give me a reward."

　Blueit doesn't really think Lemria won't pay him, nor does he act as if he disagrees with Elena's words.
　Ray decided that he would not do so given Lemria's personality, and would not interfere in her words.
　Instead, he opens his mouth while looking at the Duke of Kelebel's residence.

"Well, I've taken up some time unexpectedly, but I think we should go back to the party?"
"Well, I don't mind playing with Seto or Yero like this..."Seth and Iro seem happy with what Elena said, but... I can't believe they're imitating her in that way, considering Elena'

"That's not the case. ... Right?"
"Yes,"

　Elena nods regretfully to Ray's words.
　Under normal circumstances, Elena should still be at the party.
　Lemuria, a man with the same peerage as the Duke of Quelevel, has made it possible to leave the party... let alone leave the Duke of Quelevel's residence, but that is only an exception.
　Elena agreed to Ray's words unfortunately because she understood them.
　...in fact, Ray also wanted to play with Seth and Yero with Elena and Blueit.
　Anyway, if you play here, your party clothes will naturally get dirty.
　With that in mind, I still had no time to relax here.

"Go back?"

　At Elena's words Ray and Blueit nodded, and Seto and Yero cried regretfully.





"Oh, Mr. Elena. I thought you weren't there, but... I suppose you were having a business meeting with a man."

　When she comes back to the party, she suddenly calls out to Elena.
　The tone is clearly defiant, and Ray, who was with him, honestly wonders if he was serious at first.
　Of course, Elena, the Duchess of Quelevel, nicknamed General Princess, is, so to speak, a symbol of the aristocracy. ... She didn't seem to like it very much.
　He made provocative remarks to such a person as if he were going to fight, so it was clear that it was an act of indecency.

(Are you serious, this woman?)

　Thinking so, Ray looks at the woman standing in front of Elena.
　A beautiful figure. You're handsome enough to say so, but you won't be fascinated by the woman you are today.
　because the eyes of Elena were filled with intense jealousy.
　At least Ray wouldn't be able to nod if asked if he could have a good time with the woman in front of him.

"Reallyn? It's been a long time."
"Yes. Well, Mr. Elena doesn't attend many parties, so it's been a long time. ... But for Mr. Elena, a barbaric battlefield would suit him better than a graceful place to have a party."
"Well, to be honest, I don't like this kind of party. ... But today is a New Year's party, so I can't help but attend it."

　The woman, Lilyn, whose irony was easily returned to her, looks momentarily chagrined.
　Soon, however, his gaze turned to Ray... and he spoke to him with a big smile as if to ask what his expression was.

"You're Mr. Ray, I've heard a lot about you, but... I thought you looked more barbaric."

　While saying that, Lelyn's gaze was on Ray's side, looking at the conversation with an amusing air.
　Originally, it's OK for Blueit to get angry at Lelyn's attitude, but he seems to enjoy watching the conversation going on in front of him rather than getting angry. He doesn't seem to say anything in particular.

"Thank you very much,"
"... well,"

　Perhaps she didn't like Ray's way of speaking, Lilyn frowns, expressing her displeasure.
　When I was talking to Elena, the unpleasant expression disappeared in an instant, but that's not the case with Ray.
　This may be because Elena is the daughter of the Duke of Kelebel, while Ray is only a mere adventurer.

"You're a lowly adventurer, indeed. It's out of place for someone like you to appear in such a noble society. And..."

　Lelyn tried to say something more, but...

"Lilyn,"

　Elena's words echoed all around her.