"It was delicious."
"I'm glad you were satisfied."

　After the meal, Ray says so.
　Daisy smiled happily at the unflattering and contented look.
　That's a smile of beauty that normally viewers can't help but be captivated.
　...but in Ray's case, she is not disturbed by Daisy's smile, as she regularly sees Elena, Marina, and Vihela, who, of all kinds, are the most beautiful men in history.

"Oh, I've never been to this shop before, but Daisy has nothing to brag about."

　In fact, all the dishes served were cooked using seasonal ingredients, and the chefs could get the most out of the ingredients without unnecessary effort.
　The image of Ray is that Japanese cuisine is similar to Japanese cuisine because it maximizes the taste of the ingredients. ...Of course, the flavors were different.

"Thank you. It's a little different from this one, but I've asked Seto to serve it, so he'll be happy. ... Well, now that I've finished eating, I'd like to get down to business. Would that be all right?

　Rey nods to Daisy, who tells her seriously, enjoying her after-dinner.

"Oh, I don't mind. ... So? Who's Daisy?"

　Although Daisy herself could not rule out the possibility of being at the top of any force, it was still conceivable from previous conversations that Ray was from any force.
　Daisy smiled at the remark.

"That's a quick story, isn't it?"I'm on the royal side."
"The King's side?"

　Ray is surprised that he didn't think he would answer so easily, and at the same time he is surprised that he is a royal.
　For Ray, the royalists have nothing to do with him... not at all, but they have little to do with the neutrality of Dusker, the lord of Gillum, or with the nobility of Elena.
　Ray is relatively close to Marka Quent, a genius at various attributes of magic, but the relationship is incomparable to neutrals and aristocrats.
　What's more, the royalists were behind the red cloth and the cobold affair in the winter.
　Ray may well be surprised that such a royalist has come into contact with him in this situation.

(I remember hearing that the king's faction is the largest, and that there are more factions in the faction. Given that, is Daisy an errand from a conciliatory or moderate group? ...I don't think the adversary is friendly to me.)

　For a moment, Ray thought that if he was hostile, he might have poisoned the food, but his taste buds are sensitive.
　Even if it's a poison that you wouldn't normally notice as poison, you can even think of the taste of the food as strange.
　...unless it came to be recognized as a hidden flavor of the dish.

"I think you surprised me. It was worth revealing my secret here."

　Ray took the tea out of Daisy's mouth, protesting that it was only natural for Daisy to do so.
　After moistening your throat, you open your mouth with a little bit of dissatisfaction.

"And? What is the matter of the King's faction, who has been very hostile to me?"
"I have a few things to do, but... one thing to start with. Only a part of the royal family is hostile to Mr. Ray, and some are not."
"I understand that, in fact, there is an acquaintance named Marka, but isn't it true that the King's faction actually attacked Gilm from last year to this year, signing a red cloth or a strangely eye-catching monster, and making endless cobolts?"

　Ray's perception is that the most hostile faction at present is the royal faction.
　There used to be some aristocrats who thought they didn't like being friendly with neutrals, but after Elena, the symbol of aristocracy, came to Guillum, few of them imitated it.
　...but not entirely, there are probably so many who are hostile to it.
　At any rate, it was undoubtedly true that the royal faction should be perceived as an enemy rather than a noble faction.

"And he used the red cloth as a sacrifice for his contract with the monster of his eyeballs, and you know the circumstances, of course?"
"Yes. But, as I said, it's only a part of the royal faction."
"But the king's side is the king's side, isn't it? And even if only a few people say so... I can't say so soon."

　When some of the people in a group do wrong, they are usually identified.
　It would be the same in countries as well as in groups.
　For example, if the leader of a country simply ignores the promise made by that country, can he trust that country... and the people of that country.
　Of course some people would still believe it, but at least Ray can't fully believe in the people of the country.
　Or can you establish friendly relations with people in a country where you force them to fabricate things that don't exist in the first place, pretend to be true, and believe them all paranoidly?

"If you say so, we can only apologize."
"I can honestly apologize and take it kindly, but that's not enough to pretend that it didn't all happen, is it?"
"Well, but... my boss is one of the greatest in the royal faction, and I swear he won't attack Ray... and the neutrals."
"Great man,"

　The only great royalists Ray knows are the Marquas... the Duke of Quent.
　The title of duke is the highest of the nobility.
　in other words, who is greater than the Duke of Quent?"

"Royalty?"
"Answer".

　At Ray's words, Daisy says so with a big smile.
　At Daisy's attitude, Ray looked a little surprised.
　No way, I didn't think Daisy would recognize her boss... the royals so easily.
　Daisy smiles amusingly at Ray.
　It was interesting in Daisy's eyes to see her smile as she was fit for her age.
　Ray drinks tea again at Daisy's appearance.

(Royalty? Royalty. ... Well, given the current situation in Gilm, wouldn't it be strange for the royal family to poke their nose in?)

　The Greens and the Lizardmen of the Gran Dragonian Empire have been transferred, and even to the tower of their birth, which is adjacent to the castle.
　That's enough to make it seem difficult to judge on one's own, even if it's a dasker leading one of the three major factions.
　And it is easy for Ray to imagine that the aristocracy in Gilm also lives in the aristocracy district, and that other royalists are trying to gather information by some means.
　I guess it's an act of getting in that area.

(But isn't he a little quick?)

　Ray doesn't even know the exact distance from Gilm to the royal capital.
　I've never been to the royal capital in the first place.
　But I still know it's not within easy reach.
　Given the distance, Ray wonders that Daisy appeared in front of Ray a little too soon.

(Then he did not come from the royal capital, but from Gilm's... perhaps in the royal barons' mansion in the aristocratic quarter?)

　A means of communication, like a pair of oves, can make contact with Gilm in the royal capital.
　And he can act under the direction of the royal capital... and it's no wonder that Daisy came into contact with Ray in this way, if there's a kind of agent in Gilm.

"What is it? I'm looking at it very hard, but unfortunately younger people are not in love."

　Ray smiles so that he can be caught, as he says so jokingly.
　I don't know if she was conscious or just a coincidence, but Daisy had an atmosphere of relaxation and alertness.

"And what did you come into contact with me for, not to mention the King'said he asked.
"To put it simply, I'd like to ask you to act as a go-between for Lizardman. ... You know what I mean, right?"Grand Dragonian Empire?"

　At Ray's words, Daisy nodded.
　As long as the country is concerned, he says that a king, not a noble, should come to power...or that a royal family should come to power.
　Ray knew that would happen eventually, and there was no particular discomfort in what Daisy had said.

"Yes. In particular, Mr. Ray has a friendly relationship with the two princes of the Grand Dragonian Empire. ... No, actually, it's not very good in that one follows."

　Daisy muttered a little in distress, but Ray was at a loss what to say to it.
　As for Zozo, Ray didn't want to obey him.
　When I first encountered him, he attacked me, and when I knocked him down, he somehow fell in love with me.
　That was Ray's honesty.

(I'm not a bad lizard. Is it like...?)

　Ray recalls that time, but in reality it was different from the trend of a certain national RPG.
　... well, it might be a similar thing in terms of getting up and looking at them as if they wanted to be friends.

"I'm not telling Zozo to obey me, either. I don't know why, but that's what they've been doing. Gaga's a friend who's allowed her to do... friend lizardman? Well, she's like a friend."
"That's what a tamer is all about..."

　Daisy looked a little bit bitter, unlike the cheerfulness she had seen before.
　Looking at the situation, Ray wonders if he's had anything with Timer in the past.
　However, Ray is apparently a tamer because of the set incident, but in reality he is very different.
　In that sense, there is no doubt that Zozo was a very special case.
　...and yet, considering Ray's sequence of followers, it's fair to say he's a Tamer.

(Oh, in that sense, I became a tamer both in name and reality. Can I think so? I don't know if I should be happy or sad, but can I be happy when it comes to acquiring new abilities?)

　Ray opens his mouth, hesitating a little about how to react.

"For the time being, let's leave the matter of Timer alone..."
"Huh?"

　When Daisy says she's going to put him down, she looks at him unconvincingly, but Ray ignores it and continues.

"Let me leave it alone. What Daisy expects of me is to introduce Zozo and Gaga?"
"...that's the case,"

　Daisy seemed to have tried to answer Ray's words, but she finally accepted Ray's words, wondering if she remembered the current situation.
　Daisy's mood has improved... not necessarily, but Ray is relieved to be able to move on.

"I don't mind introducing you, but that's all I can do, for example, to Zozo and Gaga, and to the King's side... to follow the royal family of the Kingdom of Milliana, and not to the wind."

　Or Zozo may obey Ray's orders, given his attitude of absolute obedience.
　But Ray had no intention of giving Zozo a wild order, not to mention Gaga.

"Yes, that's all right. I'm not going to do anything about Lizardman's, either. It's just that we need to make faces first. ... Come to think of it, aren't there any other members of the royal family?"
"You're quick of hearing. ... No, is this expression a little different?"

　Zaza, Zozo's older brother.
　This lizard's case should have been kept under reasonable secrecy.
　But if you wanted to gather information from woodcutters and adventurers in the woods of Trent at that time, you might be unable to do so.
　Still, as long as I'm told to keep it a secret, it's hard to find out... on the face of it.
　It would be a different story to treat you to wine.

"And how about you?"
"I don't recommend it. But if you want to do anything about Zaza, you can't say anything to me, just negotiate directly with Mr. Dusker."

　Ray ended up throwing Zaza's case at Dusker.