The day after the fire whirlwind and experimentation with wind‐magic ore... Ray was in the streets of Anesis.
　Ray had nothing particular to do until Elena's business was done, so he was going to look for something unusual in Anesis, magic items, souvenirs...
　I intended to, but...

"It's very noticeable,"

　mutter discontentedly
　It's not unusual to be high-profile because you're always with Seto around town.
　If so, Ray was already used to it, and even if he was particularly conspicuous, he didn't have to worry about it.

"Oh, I think so, you guys. I don't care if you're following me or Ray, but at least you're the only one who can do it."

　The Blue It next to Ray tells the two people who are curiously eating skewers sold at stalls.
　The two men, Lanigs and Terres, look back in wonder as they eat skewers that were sold at their first food stand.
　I'm not misguided or anything, but I don't really understand why you're saying that.
　Realizing this, Blueit speaks with a sigh.

"It's your bodyguard, your bodyguard, and your attendants, too. With nearly twenty of you travelling together, it's only natural!"
"That's what I'm always like when I go out into town, Teles?"
"Me, too. I'm a weak woman, so it's only natural that I need a bodyguard, and I need a woman's attendant who asks me to do things that I can't ask a man to do."

　the two aristocratic nobles who seem to be right to say so
　If, however, as an aristocrat, you were asked whether Lanigs, Tellez or Blueit were right, almost everyone would say the former.
　In many ways, it is more special to have a blue-it who, in the first place, is the next head of a noble family, walks around town without a single bodyguard.

"In this case, I should have come alone... no, alone."

　Ray muttered as he watched the three communicate.
　Usually, Seto prioritizes being with Ray, but he never came out of town with him today, perhaps because he decided to play with him.
　Elena, too, is often with Elena, who has been involved in the Celestan affair and has no time to be with her.
　So today Ray was going to see Anesis alone... ...in the morning, Blueit came to visit Ray and went out into town with him, and when they were leaving the Duke of Kelebel, they met Ranigs and Terres, and for some reason the four of us ended up watching Anesis.

(Blueit aside, I haven't talked much with Lanigs and Teles. And coming to the Duke of Quelevel probably meant Elena had something to do with her. So what made you decide to go and see Annesis with me? Because of yesterday's fire whirlwind?)

　I don't know why I don't think so, but I decided not to worry about it I decided not to worry about it.
　No, I am more concerned about the knights and attendants who followed them as bodyguards.

"Look, don't worry so much about Ray, too. With so many people like this, there's hardly anyone who'll think stupid things."

　Lanigs told me so, but it was also a definite fact.
　It would be strange to have someone selling fights in a situation where there are so many knights on guard.
　It's not something that happened to be involved, it's something that seems to have sold the fight for some purpose from the beginning.

"Ah... okay. Why don't we go around with this number of people today? It doesn't have to be today to go around alone."
"...unexpected. I thought it was Ray, so I was going to drive back the people I didn't need."

　To Blueit's eyes, Ray's words were completely unexpected. They look really surprised.

"Really? Well, I just thought it would be nice to go around like this once in a while. It's a change."
"A change, man. Well, if Ray says so, I don't mind."

　In the end, if Ray doesn't care, Blueit agrees without saying anything more.
　Basically, he was a bluit on his own, but he is still a nobleman and has a lot of people around him.
　That's probably why he doesn't care that much about the situation.
　What bothered me here was a kind of concern for Ray, who was not accustomed to this kind of situation.
　However, it was undeniable that I felt it was troublesome to walk with many people around the city.

"Look, next time... well, shall we try some soup at that stall? I've had soup at that stall before, and it was pretty good."

　In a change of heart, Ray showed that he was a little further away, a soup stand.
　Lanigs and Terres, who have never had the soup served at a stall before, look interested in going to the stall.
　As a street stall owner, you might think that you don't normally want to do business with such a group...Fortunately, he had a strong personality, so he didn't seem to be particularly frightened, and welcomed them... and his bodyguards and attendants.
　Of course, it is the Duke of Kelebel who rules this Annesis that is capable of such an attitude.
　If the nobility were to act tyrannically here, it would be like making a quarrel with the Duke of Kelebel.
　That is why most nobles do not act tyrannically in Anesis, even though many nobles gather together and do not regard commoners as human beings in their territories.
　...and most of us here probably because there are people who, in small numbers or places like Anesis, have their own way.
　Such a man would, of course, be rewarded accordingly by the Duke of Quevel.
　Rumors have been heard by residents of Anesis that some aristocrats have even been demoted.
　It is, however, a rumour, and I am not sure whether it really happened or not... but there is no doubt that the inhabitants of Annesis had the feeling that a Liberte, Duke of Quelevel, might do such a thing.
　For these reasons, however, the inhabitants of Annesis do not over-fear the nobles.
　That doesn't necessarily mean that you're going to be tyrannical toward aristocrats.

"Come on. I've heard you. How many soup do you need?"
"Well, I'd like to have everyone here. If it's as good a soup as Ray says, everyone can taste it."

　The guards and attendants look surprised but happy at Ranigs' words.
　Even though it was during the day, given the current winter season, hot soup was naturally very welcome.
　One attendant poisons the prepared soup, and when he finds it all right, Lanigs and Terres drink it, and the bodyguards and attendants drink it.
　Originally, the soup is something that ordinary people drink when they feel a little hungry or cold, but it's not something that aristocrats drink.
　Still, Lanigs and Terres seemed pure and delicious the moment they drank the soup.
　The soup didn't taste better, but it was purely a matter of the atmosphere around it.
　Not all the dishes that are bought and eaten at a stall during a festival are so excellent, but they still taste good in the atmosphere of a festival.
　That's probably the same thing that's happening to both Lanigs and Tellez.

(Well, these two, unlike Blue It, are aristocratic aristocrats. Considering the circumstances around them, it's the first time they've ever bought and eaten something like this at a street stall, isn't it?)

　That's how Ray also buys and drinks soup at a stall.
　It's not that good, but the taste of vegetables and dried meat has shifted to soup, and it's definitely a relief.

"Is this because it's anaesis, or does this soup come out elsewhere... What do you think?"
"Well, I'd like to think it's because it's anaesis. I wish I could eat it the same way in my territory."

　Lanigs nods to Terres' words.
　Some of the guards around me smiled at the sight of them.
　They must have been glad to see those who were supposed to protect and support them thinking so seriously about their own territory.

"...and you don't have to go in there?"

　Ray asks Blueit a little teasing.Lanigs and Terres cannot be the heads of noble families.
　By comparison, Blueit is the next head of the family.
　That being the case, Bluit is not supposed to be on the same side as Ray, but on the same side as Ranigs and Terres.
　Nevertheless, Blueit tries to see both Lanigs and Terres on Ray's side in some kind of glamorous spectacle.

"That's because I've rarely been out in town. I've been out in town quite a lot. I know pretty much what life is like in town."

　Such a remark by Blueit reveals a little surprise to the guards of nearby Lanigs and Terres.
　For those guarding the nobles, it was quite unexpected that they were frequently seen in the streets.
　Despite being aware of such a bodyguard, Ray goes on to the next store without any particular comment.
　The next stop was a shop selling a variety of tableware and general merchandise for Ranigus and Tellez to enjoy.
　It's not that unusual for Ray and Blueit, but it's only because they're used to doing things around the city.
　In that sense, it's very rare for Lanigs and Terres to have general merchandise.

"Hey, look at this... ...this is the first time I've seen this kind of dish... ...what the hell do you use it for?"
"Well... I don't know either. Isn't it the easiest way to ask a professional here?"
"Baby, that's an instrument for beating meat when cooking."

　An attendant who was listening to Lanigs says so.

"Meat... Hit me? Why do you copy me like that?"
"By tapping the meat, you can make it softer, or even, and make it well-cooked."
"...let alone the thickness, does this soften the flesh?"

　Lanigs, a little incredulous, glances at a small hammer-like cooking utensil.
　Terres also casts a slightly fishy glance at the explanation.
　But when the clerk explains the attendant's words as if they were correct, he turns his attention to the next tool.

"Is it that funny?"

　For Blueit, it's probably nothing unusual to find stores like this that sell general merchandise.
　But that's only because Blue It often goes around the city by itself.
　It is very unusual for ordinary nobles to enter a shop where ordinary people can enter, and it is not surprising that they will be very interested in anything.

"It's only natural that you're unusual, isn't it? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wasn'
"That's... well, I don't deny it."

　A bluit muttering convincingly, perhaps reminiscent of the past.
　In fact, when I started walking around the city, I must have remembered that many things were rare and that I was moved by everything.
　At that time, it must have been more impressive than Lanigs and Tellez.
　With that in mind, I thought it was not so unusual to see the scene unfolding in front of me…Blueit watched the interactions in the general store.