"I see. The world over there seems to be a very dangerous world. Or wouldn't it be that dangerous without Dragonia?"

　After listening to Ray, Elena quietly tells him so.
　The gaze was directed at the sight of Seto and Yello playing in the courtyard seen from the living room.
　The words themselves were a little dangerous, but the sight of Seto and Yero chasing each other may have calmed down a little, but their expression is not severe.
　...you know that Dragonius is actually dangerous, but you still think you can beat Ray and Vihera enough, and you're relieved that you're actually beating them.
　There's no doubt that it's no fun to be left behind.

"Well, it's definitely a dangerous world. In fact, it's because of me, Vihera and Seto that they easily defeat Dragonius, but if you're an adventurer around there... I don't know."

　In terms of purely stopping and fighting, Ray believes that the average ability of the adventurers on the frontier of Gilm -- excluding those who have increased in the construction work -- and the average ability of the Centaur -- will give him the edge.
　But it was an undeniable fact that Centaur would be more suited to fight Dragonius than Gillem's adventurer.
　Regardless of his stopping ability, Centaur is definitely superior to Gilm's adventurer in mobility.
　And when fighting Dragonius, it was best to use his mobility to fight.
　In that sense, Centaur was still lucky to have been attacked by Dragonius.
　though the Centaurs could not, if ever, have been pleased that they had been attacked.

"I see. That's how strong it is. ... Is it about C to B in this world rank?"
"Well, one at a time is either at the top of rank C or at the bottom of rank B. It's really annoying because it attacks in groups, let alone the color of the scales you have, it's very resistant to magic."
"It's hard to believe that Ray's magic can't hurt him, let alone kill him."

　Elena knows how powerful Ray's magic is.
　Therefore, even if I heard the story from Ray himself, I couldn't act like I believed him honestly.
　That doesn't mean I didn't think Ray was lying.
　Even so, it's an undeniable fact that you can't believe it honestly.
　And Ray also accepts Elena's attitude honestly.
　Elena has seen the battle of Ray with her own eyes many times.
　That's why it must have been difficult for Ray to believe that someone had survived his magic.

(Actually, I was surprised to see that I survived when I used magic.)

　However, Ray and Seto's attacks are not easy enough to manage on their own.
　The red-scaled Dragonians who survived the magic of the flames were soon destroyed by Ray and Seth, who attacked them directly... and the Centaurs, together.
　And once you know that pure flame magic doesn't work, the next thing you went was fire whirlwind.
　The fire whirlwind mixes broken knives, and the body of Dragonius, caught in the fire whirlwind, becomes a weapon.
　No matter how resistant you are to Ray's magic, it's only against flames, but other than that... not against physical shocks.
　No, the scales themselves are actually more protective than poor armor, and Ray actually sees Centaur's attack playing with them.
　But... it's just an attack by Centaur, and it's hard to deal with it if the body of the same Dragonius is hit by a fire whirlwind at high speed.

"Well, if you really want to see it... I have no choice but to go to the other world, but it's also difficult."

　At Ray's words, Elena nods discontentedly.
　Vyhela is a former princess, but she is only a former princess, and now she is treated as just an adventurer.
　That's why I got this kind of mess, but... at the price of that mess, Dusker suffered a lot of damage to his stomach.
　Even Vyhela is in such a state, so if Elena, nicknamed the princess general and a symbol of aristocracy, disappears from Gilm, it will be fatal to Dusker's stomach.
　What's more, it's okay because the grimm is fixing the hole, but it's just a matter of time.
　The possibility of the hole disappearing for some reason... Ray thinks it's unlikely, but it's still not absolute.
　If that happens, Ray, Elena, Vihera, Seto... they could be left behind in the world beyond.
　For Dusker, it would be nothing but ruin if it happened.
　...without Elena and Vyhela, Ray is undoubtedly the only one left in the world beyond, and it is a very deadly event for Dusker.

"I hope that the hole that connects to the other world will never disappear, but can't it?"
"Well, as long as I can't disclose Grimm's existence, I'm supposed to fix the hole with the magic item I had. I guess that's why you can't trust the hole even more."

　Elena nods to Ray's words.
　As long as we can't inform you of Grimm's existence, we have no choice but to give such a reason.
　I don't have any, but that's going to be a problem.

"We need to persuade Mr. Dusker,"
"Ah... yes, yes, but I'd like you to stop if you can."
"Is Vihira the only one you want?"
"When I think about my position, I can't help it. ... And in Elena's case, there are people who come to see me, right? I think they were there before."
"That's..."

　At Ray's word, Elena is at a loss for words.
　In the first place, there is a reason why Elena is in Gilm.
　Obstruction that had been carried out several times in the construction of the extension currently being carried out.
　It was Elena who was sent to do it because the aristocracy was doing it.
　Originally, aristocrats and neutrality had been on friendly terms recently - more specifically, from Ray's contact with Elena.
　Naturally, as an aristocrat, it is welcome that the Gillem ruled by Dusker, who leads such a neutral faction, is undergoing additional construction and going from town to city size.
　But... some aristocrats have a senseless high pride.
　For such people, the presence of the neutral faction was nothing but a hindrance.
　That's why Dusker was working behind the scenes to block the extension of the gillem... and Elena was sent to prevent it.
　What happens if you sabotage in the presence of Elena, a symbol of the aristocrat?
　If the neutralists found this, they could pretend not to know.
　However, if Elena finds it, she can't make excuses.
　As a result, the barony had become less obstructive these days. ... Although it was never gone.
　Even if it's such harassment, it's mostly such harassment that you don't have to do it on the surface, but you only have to be warned if it turns out to be.
　It was harassment and obstruction to that extent because of Elena's presence in Gilm, but it was obvious what would happen if Elena disappeared in Gilm.

`Whoo,'

　Elena groaned reluctantly, perhaps because she knew what Ray wanted to say right away.
　Ray smiled at Elena's appearance...

"Ray".

　A word from Elena's mouth instantly extinguishes the smile.
　This smile wasn't for Elena, but it's only for Ray.
　Only you can tell what Elena thought.

"Well... maybe the marina area wants to go to the other world."

　Ray misrepresentedly told me so, but it's just a bush snake.
　Elena can't go to the other world, but in the case of Marina, she can go to the other world whenever she wants to.
　However, considering Marina's role in the clinic, it was not easy to get off work.
　Marina's restorative magic using water spirits is a tremendous force in clinics.
　For that reason, Marina cannot take time off from the clinic so easily.
　After all, it's only natural to think of Marina's caring personality.
　Or if there was a risk that Ray would die if he wasn't there, he might go to the other world no matter what.

"Excuse me, Mr. Elena, Mr. Ray, I brought you some tea cakes. What do you think?"

　Arla enters the room, saying so, amid a delicate atmosphere.
　Ray looks at Arla thanking her for her help.Arla smiles at Ray and puts a sweet taste of baked goods, fresh fruit and dried fruit on the table.

"Arla..."
"Look, there are baked sweets that Elena likes. In particular, this baked confectionery was made by a chef employed by an aristocrat and is famous for its deliciousness."

　Ray had a momentary question about being a chef, but there is no clear occupation of a pastry chef in this world.
　It's basically the chef who makes baked confectionery.
　Or something like that made by amateurs as a hobby.

"Huh!"

　Elena looks at the baked goods with interest at what Aara said.
　She was called a princess general, and her language was military-like, but since she was a woman, she likes sweet things.
　Therefore, if you were told that there was a baked confectionery that was reputed to be delicious, you wouldn't be interested in it.
　I forgot the gaze I was looking at Ray and reached out to the baked goods.
　And when you bring the baked goods to your mouth...

"What?!?"

　After a momentary expression of surprise, I slowly tasted it.
　Judging from the look of it, there is no doubt that Elena liked the baked goods.
　As a Duchess, Elena has been to various parties, though she did not like it, but she has not eaten so many baked sweets.
　Ray, who was watching Elena, is also interested in the pastry, picks it up and brings it to his mouth.

"Oh... this is delicious."

　At just one bite, Ray is also amazed by the taste of baked goods.
　Baked confectionery... so to speak, it's nothing but cookies.
　However, the cookies taste very good compared to the cookies Ray knows.
　The cookies Ray knows... Those are the kinds of cookies he ate when he was in Japan.
　The level of Japanese sweets is very high even in the world, and it is not uncommon for foreigners to wonder why so many sweets are sold at this price.
　Of course, it's not as good as cookies made by top pastry chefs.
　But that's all the cookies you can buy for 100 yen or so.
　In a sense, Ray, who has eaten the world's best cookies since he was little, was definitely the best.
　The strange thing is that when you hold it in your hand, it's a solid cookie, but when you put it in your mouth, it crumbles like it melts.
　I've tried cookies with similar textures, but they feel very different when I hold them.

"It seems that both Elena and Ray were satisfied."
"Oh, this is delicious."

　Ray replies to Arla's boastful words.
　And Elena nodded in agreement with Ray's words.
　Their attitude is sufficient to satisfy Arla.

"We have some more baked goods, so would you like some?"

　Elena and Ray nod to Arla, who asks so.
　If it was this delicious, it was only natural that I wanted to eat a little more.