Lei leaves Zorak's room with Kaonora and goes to see one of the people in the big room.

"Oh, Mr. Kaonora. And Mr. Ray, too. I'm Lazaria. I'll show you where Mr. Ray wants to go, so please take care of me."

　Lazaria, who bowed so much in their faces, was a woman in her late teens.
　Ray was a little surprised at my first name, but he nodded and opened his mouth.

"You must have a hard time, but please take care of me.

　Isn't it a blessing for an opposing organization that women are the ones who act with them in slums?
　I couldn't help but remember Zorak saying he could defend himself.
　I thought that if I had the ability to protect myself, saying something here would only make them uncomfortable.

"Yes, I'll do everything I can. ... So what do you do? Do you want to go right away.
"Do you know where to go?"
"Yes, Mr. Kaonora told me... ...that I should move as soon as possible given the circumstances."

　Kaonora nods to Ray, who looks at him in such a way as to ask, "Can I believe this?"

"Lazaria is a strong person in her own way, and she knows a lot about this situation, so I don't think there's anything to worry about."
"Well, if Caonora guarantees it, I'll leave it to Lazaria."

　Since Zorak trusts Kaonora deeply, Ray agrees that if he says so...
　At Ray's words, Kaonora bowed happily.
　For Kaonora, this incident was not so much his own as his boss Zorak's words were believed, but he was still happy enough.
　...and in part I was able to create a connection with Ray.

"All right. Then I'll be leaving soon, so get ready."
"Yes, then, wait in front of the hideout. I'll be there as soon as I get ready."

　Saying so, Lazaria bows and runs away in front of Ray.
　Watching Lazaria like this, Ray talks to Kaonora.

"Well, I'll be waiting outside for Lazaria. ... This time I've been saved. Please thank Zorak."
"All right, but I had imagined this would happen when Mr. Ray brought the letter."
"... I suppose,"

　Ray can only agree with Zorak's words honestly, given his attitude.
　Zorak immediately realized that he loved Marina, who had given me the letter, as an older sister or mother. ... though Zorak did not seem to have any particular intention of concealing it.

(Is it related to being a half-elf?)

　As far as Ray knows, being a half-elf doesn't necessarily mean he's hated in this world.
　But that's only dependent on where the half-elf was born or where it was born.
　And it's not hard to imagine where Zorak grew up, seeing Marina adored so much -- not as a woman but as a mother or sister.
　...and the biggest problem was that Ray would be perceived as the man who stole the marina from him.

"By the way, Mr. Zorak is an excellent man, and I think it's because he's the one who has led the Black Dog so far. ... And what would have happened to many people, including me, without him?"

　Kaonora's expression, telling me so, has a momentary, dark color.
　Ray doesn't know exactly what happened.
　But from what Kaonora is doing now, I could have guessed that there must be some circumstances there.
　...though he didn't mean to say it in person.

"Well, then I'll be waiting outside for Lazaria."
"Oh, yes, well, be careful. He's an organization that's trying to assassinate Ray. He's going to get into that organization..."

　Normally, if anyone tries to do such a reckless thing, they will definitely stop it.
　But it's Ray who's trying to do such a thing, and he doesn't act like he's going to stop Kaonora.
　The reason why Ray is so talented is that he knows even a little bit about Gillum's situation.
　...however, from the point of view of Caonora, it seems like a suicide in that the organization is taking action knowing it.
　I felt that way because I knew so many organizations that had been devastated by Ray's antagonism.

(Even though there is no end to it... unfortunately, I should have talked to Gillum's organization from the beginning.)

　What is attacking Ray this time is an emerging organization that has survived by force.
　The organization that had been talking to Gillum's organization from the beginning is not among them.
　If it's our ability, did we come to Gilmoo without any problems, or was it rejected when we tried to do so?
　Gillum's organization doesn't do anything to back or help others in return.
　Given the current circumstances, some organizations may have received little return for their partners.
　That's how Kaonora thinks, looking at Ray's back as he leaves.





"Thank you for waiting!"

　Ray is out of the building and keeping his seat, about ten minutes.
　Lazaria comes out of the building dressed for easy movement.
　...and when Ray went out, some of the guards who were supposed to be guarding the building were caressing Seto.
　When Ray and Sett came to the building, they were frightened by Sett's presence, but when Ray was in the building, the guards became less afraid of Sett...rather, they wanted to adore him.
　When Ray was seen stroking Seto, the guards' movements hardened... Ray decided to ignore them.
　In the first place, it's not unusual for Ray that Seto is loved by someone.
　When you're moving to a normal place instead of a slum, even a stronger man than the guards here would normally stroke Seto.
　When you think about it, it's nothing to worry about these guards patting Seto.
　However, that's just Ray's impression.
　To the bodyguard who was actually stroking Seto, it was no wonder he was ashamed to see such a scene.
　That's why Lazaria came amid a delicate atmosphere between Ray and his bodyguards.
　Lazaria would be a welcome opponent for her bodyguards, in the hope that they could manage this atmosphere.
　...and I'm sure it'll be a great help in this case to have Ray gone.

"Well, shall we go? ... Set, are you ready?"
"Gruly!"

　At Ray's voice, Seto shouts, "It's all right!"
　Lazaria was momentarily surprised at the sight of Seto, but... when Seto's round eyes were turned, his fear disappears in no time.
　In this case it would be great to know in advance that Ray was subservient to the Gryphon of Seto.

"Well, well... I'm Lazaria."
"Grull".

　a voice‐sounding set
　Watching such a greeting to one of them, Ray thinks about the name Lazaria.(It sounds delicious like lasagna. Oh, I'm starting to want to eat it.)

　Although Ray lived in the countryside in Japan, there are still some places like restaurants, restaurants and family restaurants.
　I had eaten lasagna several times when I went to such a place.
　It wasn't surprisingly delicious, but it was definitely delicious.
　That's why I'd like to eat the same kind of food in this world if possible...

(I don't know how to make it at all.)

　Ray has been developing dishes such as pizza, meat buns, and udon, but that's because he knew how to make them even if they were light.
　But I don't know how to make lasagna.
　I know that tomato, ground meat and some spice make it a meat sauce, and milk and flour make it a white sauce, but that's it.
　And, of course, Ray doesn't know how to make pasta for lasagna.
　Although Ray knew the difference between udon and Chinese noodles was the presence or absence of water, he did not naturally know how pasta was made.
　I've made pasta with dried pasta and retort sauce, but that's all I can say.

(Oh, but if I use udon, can I...? Can I? I hope I can...)

　However, lasagna with udon is not something Ray really wants to try.
　If udon dough is used to make lasagna in this world, lasagna is probably recognized as a dish made from udon dough.

"Ray? What's the matter?"

　While Ray was thinking about Lazagna, Seto and Lazaria's greetings seemed to be over.

"No, I was thinking about what I was going to eat for dinner to-night."
"...you have plenty of time,"

　It would be impossible not to be surprised if you thought you were thinking about the coming battle, or if you thought you were thinking about dinner.
　Even Lazaria, who has a certain amount of power, was nervous about going to the hideout of a new organization that had never had anything to do with them.

"I didn't think most of the assassins the enemy had sent so far were that strong. Of course, the organization sent skilled assassins, so I'm not that worried about that, considering that they had to fight normally."

　But Ray continues in his heart, except for Darb, who has a balloon-like figure.
　He had the ability to compete equally with Seto, so he had to be careful when fighting.
　That said, it means Darb is the only one to watch out for.
　...however, there may not be a strong assassin who has not yet appeared before Ray.

(Oh, I don't know if it's hypnosis or brainwashing, but some of them attacked me in the slums.)

　an enemy who attacks with those around him rather than fighting head on
　There is no doubt that Ray will find it troublesome for him to fight that way.
　Now that I'm with Lazaria, such a partner is particularly troubling.

"For the time being, Lazaria only has to think about guiding me to the enemy's hideout and protecting myself. ... I don't think so, but don't try to attack the enemy's hideout to help me?"
"Of course. I understand my ability, too.

　You can trust someone who knows exactly what you are capable of, even if they are not good at it.
　They never get carried away by overconfidence in their own abilities, and as a result they never get caught by the enemy and get in Ray's way.

"That would save me, wouldn't it?"
"Glu?"

　A set of people bowing to Rey's words, "What is it is?"
　While Ray was talking to Lazaria, perhaps in his spare time, Seto was playing again with his bodyguards.
　In a way, it's quite unusual for a strong guard to caress and delight Seto.
　Given the current situation, Ray is tempted to wonder if he can honestly do that.
　This is the hideout of Black Dogs, and the bodyguard will have to defend it.
　Or you may think that there is no need for a bodyguard as long as Ray and Sett are here.

"Anyway, it's bad to stay here forever. Let's go now."
"All right,"

　When Lazaria nods to Ray's words, Seto stops playing with his bodyguards and walks towards him.
　Thus, the two and one marched through the slums to crush several of the organizations behind themselves.