A few days after Ray walked around with Blueit, Lanigs, and Teles... that morning, a great crowd was gathered in front of one of the gates of Anesis.
　As long as it's winter, there aren't so many people passing there as it should be.
　But still... there were dozens or more of them today.
　It is natural that Liberte, the lord of Anesis, has his wife Arcadia, who is escorted by Filma, the captain of the Knights of Quelebel, and his knights... and the nobles and their bodyguards who have been associated with the men who are leaving Anesis.

"Come and see me next time, Ray. It's a pretty interesting place and I think you'll like it."
"Ah... yeah. I think it'll be a bit difficult because I need to focus on the building of the guillem for a while... but I'll think about it when I can afford it."

　Ray replies to Blueit, who asked him to visit his territory.

"What? Then should I go to Gilmoo?"
"Well, I think that's interesting, too. Now... to be exact, when spring comes, many people will come back to Gilm to do the extension work, and I think it's quite lively and interesting."
"Well, if it were my ability, I'd have to hire a bodyguard to get to the remote Gillum."

　It was a fairly confident bluit for fights around the city, but it wasn't uncommon for high-ranking monsters to appear calmly in the remote guillem where they didn't have the confidence to go alone.
　No, I might have had that much confidence before, but I was completely knocked down in a mock match against Ray, so I don't overconfidence in my ability.
　Anyway, Lanigs interrupts Blueit's words.

"Oh, Gillum. It's kind of interesting. It's getting harder for monsters to come out, isn't it?"
"Well, near the road,"

　The materials for the extension work being carried out in Guilm are simply not enough.
　We make good use of wood from the Trent forest, but it's natural that we need a lot of material besides wood to build a remote guillem.
　Carrying the material requires a large carriage, and many of the monsters that appear on the highway are cleaned up by their bodyguards.
　On the outskirts of the countryside, there are monsters that can't normally be knocked down by carriage guards, but because of the rush of construction, a large number of adventurers are employed, and Gilm sometimes asks to kill them to keep the streets safe.
　With that in mind, it was undoubtedly easier to get to Gillum than before the extension was done.

"Is that so? Then I think I'll go there seriously."
"Well, if you're coming, I won't stop you, but I don't think Blue It has to worry about that, though some of them are high-ranking adventurers but have bad personalities."

　At Ray's words, Blueit pauses for a moment.
　In this case, Blueit fights with the person he is involved in, but if he imitates it in guillem, it is possible that he is a high-ranking adventurer.
　Still, given the nature of the Blue It, seeing someone involved may not necessarily mean stopping them.

"Ah... I'll take note of it for now, so what are you going to do with Lannigs? Are you going to Gilm?"
"I... oh, I don't know what you're talking about. I'm kind of reluctant to go. There's usually a high-ranking adventurer walking around the city, and the character of the high-ranking adventurer is bad, or whatever."
"No, not all the high-ranking adventurers have bad personalities. You know, I'm a high-ranking adventurer, too."

　Lanigs and Blueit stare at Ray's face... and then they nod and open their mouths to each other's eyes.

"There are no high-ranking adventurers of any decent character,"
"Yes,"
"Hey!"

　Rey exclaims unconsciously at the extreme evaluation.

"No, because... what?"
"Oh,"

　Ray looks away with a look of dissatisfaction at the pair, who seem to have mysteriously understood each other.
　Then you can see Set, caressed for some reason by the maids of the Duke of Quelebel's residence, who are happily chanting.
　Seto bends his head slightly, asking if he felt Ray's gaze.
　And he shook his head for nothing, and then turned his eyes to the place where Elena was most crowded.
　In addition to Liberte and Arcadia, there were some aristocrats, including Teles.
　And, as a matter of course, there's a figure of course is there.
　Ray, Elena, and Arra are leaving today.
　And two of them, Seto and Yero, though not human.
　Of all these, the most popular was... Elena, of course.

"What's the matter?"

　Looking at Elena, Blueit wonders.
　The playful atmosphere we've had so far remains faint, but you still wondered what Ray was doing.

"No, I thought there would be a lot of people around Elena,"
"That's right. They're like symbols of the aristocracy, so to speak. They're more popular than Ray, aren't they?"
"That's not the case, but just by looking at it like this, I could see how well Elena is liked by the inhabitants of Anesis... and by the aristocrats."

　But Ray looks at Elena again.
　Elena's parents Liberte and Arcadia.
　Other than that, Elena... many aristocrats who adore General Hime.
　What do they think of themselves on Elena's side?
　Liberte and Arcadia both gave Ray a semi-silent acknowledgment of his association with Elena.
　But Ray doesn't know what he thinks in his heart.
　If you think about it that way, it's inevitable that there's something subtle about it.

"Well, yes. Elena, in my opinion of the royal family, is a great one. That is the very existence of the kingdom of Mileana as a whole, not just of the aristocracy, but of the nation."

　Lanigs's words are serious, not playful.
　And the next moment... Lanigs turns to Ray and tells him.

"But in terms of being an important person, Ray. You're the same. No, crimson is becoming more famous these days than the princess general because it's flamboyant."
"Really? Well, if you ask me if I'm moving wildly, I can't say I'm not. But it's more right that I'm involved in a disturbance, rather than voluntarily."

　From the sidelines, Ray may seem to be doing whatever he wants, but his impression is that he's not making a fuss, he's involved.
　However, it is not at all impossible for Ray to cause a disturbance, as was the case when Geiska hired a black wolf.

"...no matter what you think, you can't stop it if others see it and think of no stopping it."
"Well,"

　If you say so, Ray can't say it back.
　In fact, it is impossible to correct every other person's rumor.
　If it's a song by a minstrel, it's not impossible to correct it, but even a minstrel can't live without earning money from his own songs, so it's not strange to add some tail fin to the rumors he hears or researched.
　though those who have heard it from the minstrel may follow in succession, rather than tail fins, as they speak to friends and acquaintances.

"Oh, give up. That's what you do, isn't it?"

　Blue It smiled and said so.
　In fact, Ray can't say anything more because he understands that his actions are often taken up in public.For a minstrel, the flashy movement of Ray was undoubtedly a very valuable source of food.
　That being said, Ray himself has rarely met a minstrel.
　As we talk about it, Liberte and Arcadia approach Ray, perhaps they've finished talking to her.
　If the Duke and Duchess of Kelebel were to move, naturally many of the other nobles around them would move with them.
　The scene leaves room for Lannigs and Blueit.
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"Ray was in Annesis for a short time, but in that short time I feel like there has been a disturbance for a few years."
"That's undeniable,"

　Rey responds with a smile to Liberte.
　Indeed, the great events that have happened since Ray came to Anesis... simulations of the aristocracy, the battle against black wolves, the presence of the cocoon of flesh that Celestan thought was about to unseal.
　Moreover, when the meat cocoon was knocked down, an abnormality occurred in the space, and the place where Celestan's house had disappeared, leaving a scene as if it had been hollowed out with a spoon.
　Moreover, with the disappearance of Celestan, the underworld of Anesis, which had been calm for better or worse, is also in a hurry.
　The internal strife within the organization is intensifying for Celestan's successor.
　...and, given all that, Ray could not deny Liberte's words.
　What's more, they're all Ray knows.
　There's a good chance that Ray doesn't really understand... or, on the contrary, something that even Liberte didn't anticipate.

"But I had to deal with the black wolf one day, and I'm not going to complain to Ray because he's done it for me.
"...is that so?"

　Ray's biggest regret in this uproar is probably the black wolf.
　There's something bitter about the words I return to Liberte.
　The story of killing a black wolf has been made Liberte through Elena, but his body is still in Ray's mistrings.
　Ray did not want to hand over to Liberte the body of a black wolf, whom he believed to have come from Japan.
　On the way back to Gilm, I'm going to bury a dead body that has been burned to ashes in a mountain or somewhere.
　Arcadia interrupts Ray and Liberte from the side.

"Please tell me about her,"
"Yes,"
"...I think I can do anything by myself, but in my private life, there are some things that are surprisingly lacking. That's cute."
"Oh, my mother!"

　Elena, who was dealing with other nobles a short distance away from the Rays, must have heard Arcadia's voice. She screams in a panic.
　For Elena, it was absolutely unbearable for her to tell an embarrassing secret from Arcadia's mouth -- entirely on Elena's own terms.
　Leaving the talking aristocrat there, he runs to Arcadia's side.
　Arcadia looked at Elena with a smile.

"He's a child who can't be separated from his parents."
"No! What are you trying to say to Ray?"
"Ah... I didn't want to ask you a question, but... it's nothing. Yeah."

　The reason I couldn't speak to the end was probably because the gaze directed at Elena was so intense.

"Did you say anything?"
"No, it's nothing. You know, I thought I should leave Anesis soon."

　Ray told me to mislead me, but it's already been more than half an hour since the send-off started.
　It was a fact that we had better start, since it was true that we couldn't have been sent off forever.

"Well, I see. Then, shall we?"

　Elena's words decide to start... Finally, Ray turns to Filma, who follows Liberte as his bodyguard.

"I look forward to seeing you again the next time I see you."
"I will continue to train myself and improve my skills."

　With a brief exchange of words... the Reys were leaving for Gillum.