Late at night... Ray was with Seto lying in the courtyard.
　The correspondence after Vihela came back and the dinner we had together.
　Dinner was a good disturbance, but now the courtyard is quiet.
　It would be right to say that it is filled with silence.

"Glu".

　Seto whines softly at Ray, who keeps his weight in his body.
　I don't mean something, I didn't purr, but I think I did something like that.
　Ray understood Seto's behavior, so he pats him gently on the head without saying anything.
　As I looked at the night sky, there was not a single cloud there, and the moonlight was gently pouring down.
　This courtyard is a very easy place to live by the spirit magic of Marina.
　Ray's image is that he's covered in a dome shape...maybe in a different shape, but it's like that.
　Nevertheless, looking up at the night sky like this doesn't seem particularly covered.
　I was able to see the night sky in a beautiful condition without doing anything special.
　Suddenly, we hear the sound of insects breaking the silence.
　I'm listening to the sound of the season, wondering if it's a sign that it's going from spring to summer.
　Ray is leaning on Seto and enjoying the music of the night, but he sees someone approaching him and turns his eyes on him.
　However, the approaching signs were characteristic and memorable, so I wouldn't be particularly wary of them.

"What's the matter, Elena?"
"Well, I saw Ray and Sett out of the window."

　Looking at Elena as she says so, Ray is fascinated by Elena, who has golden hair shining in the moonlight.
　Elena had gorgeous golden hair that shaped the very light of the sun, but her hair was attractive enough to catch Ray's eye even in the moonlight.
　I've seen Elena in the moonlight countless times.
　But now, for some reason, I couldn't stop myself from being fascinated by Elena.

"Ray? What's wrong?"
"Oh, no. It's nothing. ... I was just a little dazed, so what was it? ... Me and Sett were just looking at the night sky, so you don't have to worry about it."
"You may say so. Sometimes, don't you mind? I haven't had much time with Ray lately."

　Saying so, Elena sits next to Ray and leans on Seto.

`Whoa,'

　Ray wonders how difficult it is to distinguish between Elena's voice and her sigh sitting next to Ray.

"Why? You look strangely tired. You didn't look so tired at dinner, did you?"
"There was everyone there at the time. Ray is the only one now, so I can relax like this."
"Is that so?"
"Yes,"

　That's what Elena meant when she could be herself in front of Ray, but she never noticed it.
　...usually you can get angry at Ray for not understanding what he means, but Elena just smiles at him for some reason.
　Ray's appearance even gives me some relief.

"If possible, I'd like to stay with Ray at the Tower of Birth. Unfortunately, it's not the case."
"Even if it's impossible to stay, wouldn't it be good to show up during the day? Everyone would be happy if Elena came."

　That word that came out of Ray's mouth is the truth without a doubtless truth.
　Elena, nicknamed General Hime, is well known and equally popular in the kingdom of Milena.
　Above all, all the adventurers of the bodyguard in the Tower of Birth are men.
　I'm glad to see such a beautiful woman as Elena, who has rarely been seen in history, up close.
　Some people, however, might look envious at Ray for bringing him to Japan.
　The usual way to look at Ray with jealousy is to commit suicide, and any adventurer who is asked by the guild to guard the Tower of Birth knows it.
　But... Elena has the beauty to blow away her common sense.
　But whether Ray notices the jealousy is another story, and if he gets involved or harassed out of it, he will end up with a tragic consequences.

"Well, I see. That might be interesting. ... It's a great change to make."
"Isn't it a change of pace? Isn't it interesting to see nobles every day?"
"I can't deny that, for not only aristocrats, but also kings and neutrals, would like to see them... not because they have any important business to do, but because they just want to see each other."
"Ah... that's not it."

　Ray understands why he wants to do so.
　Being the only daughter of the Duke of Quelebel, also known as the Princess General, she probably thinks it would be of great benefit to have Elena remember her face.
　If Elena has the common aristocratic mentality, she is right.
　But in Elena's case, as the nickname "Hime Shogun" suggests, she is more of a warrior or a knight than a noble.
　Given her position as a daughter of the Duke of Kelebel, she is not necessarily an aristocrat, but if asked which is the essence of Elena, Ray can be said to be Elena as a princess general.

(I have the impression that the blonde vertical roll is completely aristocratic, but... it's rare to see such a difference in appearance and content.)

　Since Ray used to like subcultures such as games, anime, comics and novels when he was in Japan, it's true that Elena's appearance and the nickname of General Hime are somewhat tiggy.
　But now that I've known Elena for some reason or other, I accept her as she is.

"And the number of men who don't think they notice..."

　Oh, my gosh.
　a melancholy Elena
　You can tell from the top of your clothes the rich overhangs of the two hills.
　It was not impossible to understand why the man looked at Elena's charming body.
　However attractive Elena may be, there is no suicidal candidate to try to touch her.

"That's how attractive Elena is as a woman,"
"...even if you find women attractive to people who have no phenomena. That's what I want you to feel when you're with a specific to a particular person."

　Saying so, Elena looks at Ray.
　Even in the present circumstances, where there was only moonlight, Elena's face was bright red on the night-eyed Ray... and that was how red it was to the tip of his eyes were.
　Although Elena was never too aggressive when it came to romance, she still fully understood what it meant in the current situation.

"Elena..."

　Call your name small and gently embrace Elena's shoulder sitting next to you.
　Although Elena was temporarily stiffened by Ray's behavior, she seemed happy to be hugged by him, so she gently deposited her weight with him.
　And the eyes of each other only looked at the other person, and the distance between their faces shrank...
　With a bang! Suddenly we hear a sound like that.

'What!'

　Semi-reflectively, Ray and Elena move away and look towards the sound.
　Then, as he came out of the window, he looked at Ray and Elena in wonder.

'...poo, ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

　After a few seconds of silence, Ray and Elena laugh intolerably at each other."Glu".

　Seto grunts with some discontent at their appearance.
　Ever since their conversation began, Seto has been playing the role of sofa, killing any hint.
　That's what they tried to do to the fullest extent of their ability as glyphons, so they wouldn't disturb them.
　Nevertheless, it was only natural for Seto to be dissatisfied, since he had interrupted the vital point.

"Pu, ahahahahaha.

　Ray and Elena laugh together again at Seto's appearance.
　You could always wonder what's so interesting.
　But for some reason... for some reason, even such trifles are interesting now.
　Only Ray and Elena's laughter echoed through the quiet courtyard some time ago.
　Meanwhile, Yero flies through the sky and lands on Seto's head.
　Ray and Elena laugh at Seto and Yero's appearance, whether it's funny to roll chopsticks.
　Still, it's smaller than the laughter I've had before, and that laugh will soon subside.

"I wonder what we're doing,"

　Ray muttered in a whisper, but Elena opened her mouth with a radiant smile.

"In a way, isn't this what we are supposed to be?"
"Well, I don't deny it. ... Oh, yes. If you're really coming to the Tower of Birth for a change, I'm sure Zozo and Gaga would be happy to see Elena."
"Will Zozo be happy, let alone Gaga?"

　Elena knew that Zozo, who was loyal to Ray, was the kind of personality in which Ray came first and didn't carefree.
　Of course, I didn't show any disrespect to Elena or anyone else in this house, but it seems to me that it was because the others were close to Ray.
　If you wonder if Zozo would be happy to see you, you can never nod honestly.
　Contrary to Elena's feelings, however, Ray nods as if it were natural.

"I'm sure you'll like it. Zozo is very different from when I was in this house. Now I'm talking to other adventurers."
"Oh, that's a little surprising,"

　I've spoken a little, but the surprises there are not a little, if not a little.
　I guess it's because I know Zozo from when I was sleeping in this house that makes me even more so.

"You'll find out about it when you actually come. If you're curious, you'll come. And... isn't playing in the lake good for a change of pace?"

　Playing in the lake should have been fun for Elena.
　Playing in the water can be very attractive, as the temperature seems to be rising little by little every day as summer approaches.
　Given that it is a lake in a different world, there is a good chance of an unknown monster attacking.
　But if it's Lizardman's kid playing in the water, there's a lot to worry about, but if it's Elena, there's no need to worry about.
　With Elena's ability, no matter how many monsters around her attack, she will be able to knock them down with her bare hands... without her favorite Mirage.
　Also, Elena's playing in the water naturally involves Ray, Sett, and Arra... and it's impossible to imagine that she'll be in danger unless there's a monster of the same level as the slime that's still burning.

"Playing in the water... Let's try to adjust the time."

　Perhaps Ray's words triggered Elena to be quite aggressive about playing in the water.
　Not surprisingly, Ray was pleased with it, too, and they... well, Seto and Yero were playing nearby, and they and I talked about the lake, and they chatted about the lake.
　When Ray told the story of a monster he encountered in the lake, Elena's mouth told him about the time he met a nobleman... and an hour passed.
　Since I couldn't sleep and went out, it's already midnight.

"Well, tomorrow... Let's go to bed. What about Ray?"
"I'm about to go to bed. I want to put Setto to sleep, too."

　When Ray says so, Elena stands up and holds up Yero, who was on Seto's head.
　Then I think a little... I take a sudden step forward and stand in front of Ray.
　Gently bend over... Elena's lips overlap Ray's.
　How long has it been?
　Are a few seconds a dozen or several tens of seconds?
　Then Elena let go of her lips and opens her mouth with a pale red tint on her cheeks.

"Good night".

　Ray watched Elena go back into the house in silence.