"Oh, Ray. Welcome home."

　Marina, who just brought the food, says so with a smile.
　He had a big smile on his face because he had received so much food from Dusker -- he had taken it away.
　On the plate I held in my hand was a dish of whole mountain birds baked.
　Whether it's using herbs or spices, the scent that stimulates your appetite drifts around you.

"Oh, ... the food looks pretty good."
"Well, I was a little late with Gaga, but I wanted to have a welcome party for Zozo, so I made it a little more luxurious."
"Ah... yes. Not too long. Mr. Dusker seems to be mentally exhausted."
"I'll do the right thing in a positive way. Can I just leave that one alone.

　Ray, who looked at Marina as if she were following her eyes, looked happy... the figure of Vihela, who looked really happy at Gaga.

"Well, I think I'd better say something if I could... do you think Vihela will stop?"
"Shouldn't you stop it? Also, since the welcome party is coming up, I want you to stop making dust."

　At the remark, Ray turns his eyes to Vihela.
　It must have been because I had heard from Marina.
　For Vihela, the very fact that there is a strong enemy is pleasing.
　After all, he has the ability to compete with Ray.
　In that sense, Vihela is probably the one who most welcomes Gaga's presence in Marina's home right now.

"Vihela, let's leave it alone. Let's have a welcome party now."
"... well, I guess you mean the fight comes after dinner."

　Vichela nodded convincingly, albeit slightly reluctant, to Ray's words.
　Vihela is rightly hungry after working all day today.
　There was also a rampage in such a place where there was a lot of food... ...that Bune would be sad if he had turned the table upside down.
　That's why I obediently followed Ray's words.

'Mr. Ray, I explained the situation to Mr. Gaga, and he said he could have a mock battle after the meal.'
"Yes, yes,"

　Rey's words, showing the slate to Vichela, made Vichela happy... that's why she smiled from the bottom of course.
　The smile was so beautiful that even Gaga, who lived in a different race... literally in a different world, couldn't help but behold her eyes.
　Seeing Vihela smile, Gaga says something to Zozo.
　Then Zozo is surprised and says something back... before long, Gaga looks very disappointed.
　Ray wonders what the hell happened, but now rather than that, Marina's welcome meal awaits him.

(I don't know, but Marina is the only one who can cook... including me?)

　When camping on adventurous business, I sometimes cook simple dishes.
　It's like boiling dried meat and making a simple soup with salt and edible wild grass growing around it.
　... in Ray's case there was a lot of food in the mistling without doing it.
　At any rate, all but Marina, including Ray, are very inferior in terms of cooking.
　The proof was that the dishes were set out on the table as welcome parties.
　However, the reason Marina has become such a gorgeous dish today is because of the military funds she received from Dasker to pay for Gaga's food.

"Well, now that we are all here, shall we begin?"

　That's what Elena said.
　While Arra looked at Gaga with some caution, Elena only looked at her with interest.

"If you want to start, what about Gaga's chair? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .."

　Not surprisingly, the chairs Ray and his colleagues are using are those in Marina's house.
　If you're about the size of a zozo, you can still sit down, but for Gaga, who is about 3m tall and whose word "muscling" is appropriate, such a chair is just a toy.
　If Gaga sits in a chair, she will surely break down.

"Oh, then..."

　Marina, who places the food on the table, lays the soil near the table by asking the earth's spirit.
　Placing a spare tablecloth on the soil, a simple chair was made.
　Gaga is surprised to see it again.

"Zozo, I ask you, is there no wizard in the Lizard Man?"
'Yes, but there are very few of them, perhaps because of their race.'

　As far as Ray knows, there aren't many lizard wizards.
　That would mean that in this world and in another, Lizard is less likely to have a wizard.
　However, there are very few people who are capable of becoming a full-fledged wizard.
　Nevertheless, it is purely because of the large number of human wizards that overall appear to be large.
　Many monsters, such as goblins, coborts, and oaks, are also applied around here.

"Well, Lizardman has more pure physical ability than man. He's more likely to actually move than magic."
"When Mr. Ray says so, I can't nod honestly."

　Zozo says as he watches Gaga sit on a temporary chair made of earth and tablecloth.
　For Zozo, it was quite unbelievable that Ray beat Gaga in pure physical ability, if not in real -- using his inner hand.
　After all, Gaga's physical abilities are among the highest in the Gran Dragonian Empire as far as Zozo knows.
　Ray, who is only half as tall as Gaga, beat her physically.
　Of course, as long as Zozo is attracted to Ray's strength and follows him, I am very happy that Ray beat Gaga.
　I was happy, but I still couldn't nod to Ray's words.
　But Ray doesn't seem to have noticed anything like that.
　Because I'm fascinated by Marina's cooking.

"Gruly!"
"Squeak!"

　Both Seto and Yero cry, "I'm as hungry as Ray!"

"Yes,"

　Bune also creates an atmosphere of wanting to eat quickly... ...although his expression remains the same.
　Seeing this, and confirming that Gaga sat in a chair a little timidly, Marina placed a glass of cold fruit water in front of each.
　This coldness was also the magic effect of Marina's spirit.

"Well, Ray, make a toast, please."
"Is it me?"
"Of course, right? Ray is the leader of the Red Lotus wings."

　Ray said so, but there are many other members of the Red Lotus wing, such as Elena, Arra, Zozo, and Gaga.
　No, it's safe to say that nearly half of them are different.
　It was not surprising that he would propose a toast in such a situation, but on reflection, Ray is the only one who has anything to do with everyone here, including the new face Gaga.
　Then, judging that he had no choice but to propose a toast, he held up a glass of fruit water."I hope that Zozo and Gaga have come and that nothing else will go wrong... Cheers!"
"Cheers!"

　At Rey's words, all but Zozo and Gaga hold up their cups.
　Seeing it, Zozo and Gaga followed suit and held up their cups.
　...though the glass in Gaga's hand was too small to look like a toy cup.
　Everyone drinks cold fruit water and places a glass on the table.

"I have to buy a Gaga cup. It's expensive because it's going to be custom-made."

　Marina's expression, however, is a smile.
　That's because not only do you have food, but you also have the money to spend on Gaga's life.
　Marina thinks she's going to buy the best of the best.
　In fact, as Gaga was the third prince of the Gran Dragonian Empire, she had to live accordingly while in Gilm.
　In that sense, it would be a necessary expense to buy a luxury cup.

"Don't hurt Dusker's stomach too much,"

　With a touch of stupidity, Ray reaches for the food on the table.
　The first thing I chose was grilled whole mountain birds.
　It's a dish that has been giving off an appetizing scent since Ray came here.
　When you use a knife to cut through wild birds, the wild vegetables and nuts inside of them will spill out.
　Because it's inside, the flavor of meat is firmly transferred to these ingredients, which further stimulates your appetite.

"O"

　The mouths of the others who were watching Ray cut the mountain bird into pieces exclaimed.
　The food that was cut into large plates and served on Ray's plate looked so delicious.

"This is... great, Marina. Did you make this, too?"

　Vishela asks Marina when she sees Ray eating from the bottom of her heart.
　Marina nods with a smile on her face.

"Yes. It takes a little time to cook, so I saved time by using spirit magic... Isn't it delicious?"
"Oh, the delicious outside is crispy, the meat is not overcooked and soft, but the ingredients packed inside are well cooked."

　Ray's common sense is that meat needs to be cooked for a long time if it is to be thoroughly cooked to the inside.
　In other words, we could predict that the meat would be overcooked and dry.
　But the meat of this mountain bird is very tender, and the vegetables and nuts inside are firmly soaked in gravy.
　Ray's cooking knowledge doesn't suggest that he can cook like this.

(You said you cooked it with spirit magic, and I wonder if it's because of that? ...I don't know what kind of cooking it was.)

　I wouldn't say Ray had never cooked in Japan before, but he only has the same cooking skills as an average high school student.
　No, since I lived in the countryside, I often ate the blessings of nature, so it's possible that it's slightly above average.
　However, since it was only a little bit of it, I could not imagine how I could cook like this at all.

(Is it crispy on the outside if you put honey on it and bake it? Like I've seen it on TV when I was featuring Peking duck...but I don't know if it's just on the outside and cooked like this on the inside.)

　I've been thinking for a while about how Marina cooked this dish, but as I'm tasting it, I don't care.
　Now I just want to taste this dish.
　Seeing how Ray is doing, others reach out to roast wild birds and say that each one tastes good.
　Zozo, who loves fish, also smacked his lips at the food of mountain birds, and Gaga said something excitedly.
　Ray doesn't know exactly what he was saying.
　I don't know, but I can understand it in a good mood.

"Huh, I'm glad you liked it. ... But I think other dishes are delicious, so try them."

　Marina says satisfiedly, eating a dish of stir-fried wild vegetables and oak.
　Marina must be very happy to have been able to enjoy her cooking so much.
　Also, in this case, he was able to lavishly use expensive ingredients -- for dusker's money.

"What is used in this stew is... is this wild vegetable, too? I've never eaten it before."

　Elena, who ate stew to relax the whole grilled mountain bird, says with a little surprise.
　Basically, wild vegetables have a strong aspect of enjoying their flavor.
　That's why there are so many simple dishes.
　Nevertheless, it is common to think that wild vegetables might not be able to make the most of a highly seasoned dish called stew.
　But the marina stew was a substitute for the full flavor of wild vegetables.
　Elena couldn't figure out how to cook it to make a stew using the flavor of wild vegetables in this way.
　Seeing how Elena is doing, Ray tries the stew again.

"This is... delicious..."

　When Ray was in Japan, he lived in the countryside of the Tohoku region, where there was a mountain nearby.
　Therefore, in spring, I even picked various wild vegetables, but I couldn't imagine how I could make this kind of stew even with these wild vegetables.
　Marina looks at Elena, Ray and the others with a smile.
　Thus, the welcome party ended in good spirits... and Vichela immediately enjoyed a mock battle with Gaga.