"Well... I see,"

　one's usual dinner time
　Ray was there telling the people there what he heard from Langa today.
　I was told not to talk to others because the content was about it, but... I got permission to talk to the face of the party.
　But, to be exact, Elena and Arla are not Ray's party members.
　Still, given their position, it's safe to know about it, and Ray has a feeling that if Langa knows it, he won't particularly care.

"Sacrifice? ... To be honest, it's not very interesting."

　For the warrior Elena, the place is probably not interesting.
　However, if it's still happening in Gilm, and if at the same time the story from Ray is true, I think that means are the most effective.
　Nevertheless, the reason why Elena accepted this opinion, even though she was unwilling, was because the victim was on death row, and most importantly because the time was fixed.

"Well... sacrifice. Hey, Ray. Do you have to be a human being? I don't know how the ritual was done, but if you think about it normally, it's not a human being... isn't it a monster?"

　That's what Marina said when she heard about the sacrifice.
　It's an idea that Ray could call a scale from the eye.
　Since Akafudatsu was sacrificed at first, I thought that it was a human being who should be sacrificed.
　But that's the possibility that was offered.
　Of course, it doesn't necessarily succeed.
　Or you'll need to find out what kind of monsters will succeed.
　Still, there is a great possibility that we could sacrifice monsters instead of humans to make time.

"Will you speak to Langa tomorrow?"
"I've got a little business to do with Dusker, and I'll talk about it."
"It's all very well, but do you have anything to do with Mr. Dusker?"

　As far as Ray knew, Dusker was bad at marina.
　I don't hate it, though.
　In any case, when Dusker looks at Marina thinking, "Isn't that the reason why she doesn't like her visit?", she smiles happily.
　Ray doesn't know what Marina is thinking.
　But from the perspective of this smile, it seems that an unfortunate event awaits Dusker.

"Oh, well, what? Don't try to make fun of Mr. Dusker, too, because he must be having a hard time with this incident."

　Ray tells Marina that, with the feeling that it's probably no good.

(Well, as you can see from Langa, you must be tired of this incident. Considering that, in the sense of a change of pace for Dusker... well, isn't it that wrong?)

　Feeling that if she thinks more deeply, she's going to be in trouble, and she's half-forcefully convinced herself.
　Marina opens her mouth with a happy smile when she sees Ray like that.

"Leave it to me. I'll get you a good change."
"...don't read my heart."
"Oh, I don't mean to. But in Ray's case, it's easy to see what you're thinking, and most importantly, I'm checking on him, so I can tell."

　a casual remark from Marina
　But the words were powerful enough to lighten Ray's cheeks.

"Well, here... Mr. Dusker must have a hard time, and he must have a change of pace, yes."

　What Ray eventually said was that he was going to sacrifice Dusker.
　sacrifice a dusker to the tentacles
　Ray suddenly thought about it, but immediately shakes his head and denies it.

"And I understand you're going to sacrifice your tentacles. You've set a certain time limit. So what are you going to do when the time limit comes?"

　Elena, watching Ray and Marina communicate, says so.
　That's probably the same reason Marina said she could see Ray's slightly sulky face.

"Ah, yes. In the meantime, let's see if we can call our tentacles away from Gilm, and if we succeed, we can knock them down."
"...is that what you can do in a short time?"

　Elena shakes her head, wondering if Ray's words were too credible.
　However, Ray is just telling what Langa told him, and there is no evidence.

"I don't know. But as long as Langa doesn't tell me everything, I'm sure he'll have some chance of winning."
"I'll ask you about it at Dusker's place tomorrow. If there's really nothing I can do about it, I'll have to figure out how to-morrow."
"Oh, do it for me,"

　Ray respects Dusker and recognizes his ability.
　However, it is simply Dusker's ability as a feudal lord, and it is not necessarily true that he is well versed in magic.

(Then should I think about something here? ...move that tentacle somewhere...?)

　Ray was thinking about moving his tentacles, but something suddenly occurred to him and he stopped moving.
　Naturally, the others who were having a conversation while eating have doubts about Ray's sudden pause.

"Ray, what's the matter?"

　It was a calling marina, but Ray was concentrating on his thoughts as if he hadn't heard the voice.

(Do you want to move something that would otherwise be impossible to move? You did something like that. A crack in the space... No, no. I don't think that's why you couldn't move. Then something else... What is it?)

　I think I'll be able to remember it soon, but I can't remember.
　I think deeply and deeply about it while feeling itchy like that way.

"Ray, what's the matter?"

　Following Marina, Elena also doubts and asks about Ray's appearance.
　And the moment Elena talks to him, Ray's troubles are solved easily.
　Yes, I think that's because I met her when she and Elena went down to the Dungeon at the altar of succession.
　Then, in the port city of Emocion, we had a huge monster called Lem Race transferred to the ground.
　It was a monster that could have been called a giant sea serpent, but even a monster of such a large build was rich... no, it wasn't difficult for Grimm to deal with because of his ability to call it Rich Road.
　I didn't have much thought about relying on others for things I couldn't handle, but considering the current situation in Gilm, I'm not in a situation where I can say anything about myself.
　Dusker says he will make time by sacrificing himself, but given the damage he suffered to his tentacles during yesterday's battle, he is not certain to succeed.
　If so, it's frustrating that we can't solve this problem by ourselves, but we don't have to think about which one to prioritize.

"Then... how do you persuade Mr. Dusker?"

　It must have been because I was deeply involved in my thoughts.
　Ray muttered so unconsciously.
　If Ray is the only one here, there's no need to worry so much.
　But besides Ray, there are Elena here.
　Then it's only natural to wonder what the statement meant.

"Ray? What is Dusker's persuasion?"
"What?"

　Elena probably realized that she was speaking out.
　Ray looks as if he's gone for a second.But if Ray's relationship with Grimm continues, he should be in touch -- potentially, now he's unilaterally dependent.
　That's why I'm having a party with Ray... or maybe I should talk to Elena, Marina and Vihela, who love me, about the help of Grimm.

(But there are only three of us who speak.)

　It's good to talk to the three of them, who will have a long relationship with Ray, about getting help from Grimm this time.
　But Arra and Bune... in particular Bune are now acting together at a party called the Wings of the Red Lotus, but it is confirmed that they will return to the labyrinthine city of Egzil in the future.
　That's why you should avoid talking about Grimm as much as possible.
　Since there were many ways to pull out the information, Ray decided that if he didn't know it from the beginning, he wouldn't be able to talk.
　In that respect, even if she knew Grimm, she sometimes seemed to be rushing forward, but she still loved Elena, so she felt relieved when Elena was told not to speak.

　Also, unlike Bune, you can treat him as a decent adult.
　...and yet there was a danger of information being stolen by some means, but strangely, Ray didn't seem to carelessly leak information even in such a situation.
　Drugs, magic, magic items... even if you use them, you feel like you're going to break through them with your love for Elena.
　Regardless of the previous incident in which Vihela was unconscious, this incident is close to a fatal injury for Gillum, but it is not such a big damage for Ray himself.
　Grimm's use of undead help in such a situation could have been fatal to Ray, Elena and Marina, if known to others.

"Ray? What's the matter?"
"...maybe, indeed, there is a way to manage the tentacles in the underground space."

　Marina, who spoke directly to Ray's words at last, was rightly surprised to hear them.
　Even Bune had stopped his meal and looked at it with astonishment, indicating how remarkable it was that it had come out of Ray's.

"Really?"
"Oh, ... but, to be honest, we need to use a rather subtle method."

　You ask someone you know, but you're undead.
　Instead of being too close, explaining the details would clearly be a problem.
　Ray's words are like wrapping them up in oblates...or even wrapping them up in furoshiki.

"What means?"

　Despite knowing Ray's attitude, Vihela asks instead of Marina.
　Being directly fighting the tentacles in the underground space, Vihela probably didn't think it would be easy to do what Ray was saying.
　However, Vihela doesn't think Ray would say such a thing for show or lie.
　That's why I'm very interested in how Ray does it.
　But Vichela... and Ray, who has been looked at by others, muddles his words.

"It's a really close way, so I don't want to leave the possibility that if possible, it'll be too public. ... Specifically, I'd like to talk to only Elena, Marina and Vihela. Of course, I don't mind if they say it after they hear about it."

　Saying so, Ray turns his eyes to Arla and Bune.
　The meaning of Ray's gesture was clear, but it should not be interesting to be treated like an outsider here.

"Wait a minute. Does that mean that I or Bune might leak the information to someone!?"
"Yes!"

　Bune echoes Arla's accusing voice.
　Their feelings are understandable to Ray as a matter of course.
　Why did you do that when you've been working together?

"I understand your feelings, but there are ways to get information by unexpected means."

　Ray thinks of magic, medicine, magic items, honey traps... but suddenly remembers that Arra and Bune are at the front of his eyes, and decides if there is a honey trap.
　Arra is well-featured and well-dressed to befitting a beautiful woman.
　But he has no interest in men, perhaps out of respect for Elena.
　Bune even has difficulty communicating with men in the first place.
　Given these circumstances, he would open his mouth to explain to them, convinced that there were no honey traps.