Come on, Ray. Let's go over there next time.

Yeah.

　I'm out on the town with Caro now. Alexia, Ferris, Helen, and Aeris are staring at me behind me, and Kate is smiling happily at Dagris, who is laughing at me while I'm being stared at. Renee and the others look at Dagris and the others with a dumbfounded expression on their faces.

　The reason why this happened is because of yesterday's dinner.

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　When I got back to my room after meeting Caro, I decided to head to the guys, as Mary told me I was free to go until dinner. Ms. Merry had to follow Caro, though, so she said so and went.

　I went to Dagris's room next door and Kate's room, but I didn't know where they were going, but they weren't there, so I asked a nearby maid of honor and she said they were gathering in Alexia's room on the second floor, so I decided to head over too.

　I've got about a month to stay in this country. They must be discussing what to do. I'm sure they are discussing what to do about it.

"This is Alexia-sama's room, sir.

　Then we got to Alexia's room and I was going to knock, but I heard Dagris and the others from inside, so I opened the door without knocking, thinking it was okay since it was everyone else. Then I opened it and looked inside and there it was.

'So Ray sacrificed his own right arm to save me. With no hesitation, with all his might!　But then, when the enemy tried to kill me, they helped me through the pain!

'Well, then I could have been saved from being killed by an orc general!　When I thought it was all over, when the Oak General blew up and Ray was standing in front of me, eh?　But then I saw Ray's little but big back and I thought, oh, thank God he's alive.

　...what are you guys doing?

　Ferris and Aeris are talking hard to everyone, not even noticing that I've entered the room. Dagris and the others are grinning and Alexia and Helen are nodding their heads in agreement.

　Then Emma finally notices me coming in, and she tries to stop everyone, but it's too late.

　As everyone turns to me, Dagris and Kate come over to me, grinning, and Ferris and Aeris, who had been talking, awkwardly look away from me. Lane and the others are trying to hide it, but you can tell they're grinning. Alexia's Helen is still nodding yes and nodding.

　And then they come over to me too, Dagris and Kate putting their arms around my shoulders as usual.

Wow, Ray, you're good.

That's right. I've been acting violently since I was that young, haven't I?

　These guys are grinning and grinning. The occasional poke in the side is even more annoying.

And you have a maid of honor at home who you were promised to marry.　It's good - the men who are popular have different things to worry about.

It's true.

　And grinning Dagris and Kate. Let's get this guy out of the way, shall we?　These thoughts overwhelm me, but I gingerly hold back and head to the others. And.

Speaking of which, what are Dagris and Kate going to bring back?　You said you were going to look for it for a certain girl, right?

　He says so that everyone can hear him. The two girls react to Dagris and Kate, who are surprised by it.

'Wait!'　Ray!　How dare you!

Yeah, yeah, yeah!　In front of everyone!

　These two had been consulted when they had talked about going on a trip, and one of the purposes of coming to this country was to buy a gift. The person to give it to is, of course, Dagris is Renee. Kate is Emma, though.

　And it seems that the one they plan to buy is a pair of rings. Apparently, goddess blessing rings are all the rage in this country, and if you give one to the person you like and you keep the other one, good things will happen to you, it's a pretty obscure thing, but it's so famous that it sounds like Nanor. Of course I'm going to buy one.

　As I was thinking about this, Dagris and Kate were being blamed by two girls. Those two, of course, were Renee and Emma. Renee was like, "Wow, I didn't know you had a partner like that? He says to Dagris, and Emma looks at Kate in silence.

　Everyone around them is watching with warm eyes as Dagris and Kate are fuming over the situation. What's interesting is that they are showing so much love to everyone around them, but they don't notice each other. No matter how one looks at it, they are just so much in love with each other.

　In spite of the commotion, they were discussing their plans for the future when the maidservant came in. Apparently, dinner is ready and they want you to come to the dining room. Is it that time already?

　We all moved to the dining room, and to our surprise, the Pope was already sitting there. On the contrary, a boy who doesn't know Lady Christina and Caro is already sitting there. Caro is wearing a mask that hides only the upper half of his face. Is this so that the handmaidens don't see us?

　We walk into the dining room, and the Pope.

Hi, welcome. Come on, take a seat.

　We are led to our seats by the maid of honor. I sit next to Caro and Alexia sits next to the boy. Ferris sits on the other side of me, and the rest of us take turns sitting down.

'I hope everyone has taken their seats. Now, before we begin the welcome party, I would like to introduce myself. First of all, I am Guilford Arcadia, the new Pope of this country. It's a pleasure to meet you.
　And as you may know, this is my wife, Christina. Sitting beside you, Ray, is Caroline of Saint fame. He had an accidental injury in the mask, so he has to cover it up. So don't worry about it.
　And next to Christina is her son, Clifford. Caroline is the same age as Ray and his friends, and Clifford is three years younger than me. It's nice to meet you.

　Alexia, Ferris and Helen, who are used to it, and Aeris is normal, but everyone else is a little nervous because they've never met the Pope before.

　The welcome party started off like that, but when it started, it turned out to be the same as usual. The Pope tells us not to worry about it because it's just his people, and the Pope talks to us a lot. To everyone. Well, I guess that's partly why Dagris and the others are not nervous.

　But please don't make it so much about me that what you hear is mostly about me. It makes me want to punch Dagris and Kate for trying to talk about it so happily.

　The welcoming party goes on while I'm having fun like that, and then the Pope is almost done.

Speaking of which, Mr. Ray. Do you have any plans for tomorrow?

　He asked me if I'd decided, and I told him I hadn't.

Then you should go on a date with Caroline tomorrow.

　I started to say. I turn to Caro, and she's in a mood to get in on it too. And then I get a lot of stares, and I look over at Christina, and she's looking at me like, "You're not going to say no, are you? It's as if she's saying, "You're not going to say no, are you? As they say. If this happens, there's only one answer for me.

"...Okay.

　The only answer would be.

'Yes!　Well, good!　I'm looking forward to tomorrow, Caroline.

Yes, Father.

　Despite these conversations, the welcome party was over and everyone went back to their rooms.

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　And now we're here. Now me and Caro, Alexia, Ferris, Mr. Helen, and Aeris, the members of the group are seeing the city. The members of Dagris, Lane, Elea, Kate, Emma, Burdon, and Cizk have split up and are going to see different parts of the city.

　The city is quite large, so there are a lot of different shops to look around. Caro also seems to be having a lot of fun since he rarely goes out of town. The gazes of Alexia and the others occasionally stab me in the back, though. Forgive me for today.

　We're just hanging out like that and everyone is spending time together.


Oh, my God!　Fire!　Can anyone else use water magic?!

　Some men shout at me. I look at them all and they all nod their heads. Then I head over to the man.

I'm available!　Lead me to that place!

'Oh, oh!　Thank God!　Over here!

　A man led us to a church on the back side of the road. Alexia and I, who can use water magic, used water magic to extinguish the fire, even though we thought we had heard about it somewhere. But the momentum is so strong that it doesn't disappear easily. The knight who was called in for this also came, and the fire was finally extinguished.

　Since it took about 20 minutes, the church was burned to the ground, but it seems that no one died. It's a blessing in disguise, isn't it? I went back to the others and was thinking about what to do when I saw a woman shouting at a knight. I wonder if she's a sister here because she's wearing a monastic uniform.

'Why don't you go and help us?　We know where you are!　And this fire was set by those people!

Yeah, shut up!　I don't know about that!

　And the knight shakes the woman off. The woman can't stand it and falls down. There are children around and they gather around the woman, but....

'Oh, no..... S-so, then what will happen to the kidnapped children, what will happen to Pricia and the others!

　....oh!　Now I remember. That's the Sister's girl I met yesterday. I remember you said you lived in the church behind the road. So this is the one, then?

'I don't know what I don't know about that kind of evidence!

　The knights who say so and leave. The woman breaks down in tears at the sight of them, and the children. I'm angry at the knights, but I head over to the woman.

'Let me go.'

What?

　I say, and the woman looks up and looks at me.

'I'll go and help you, Pricia-san. I'll bring her back, I promise. Alexia, can I ask you to treat these people?

Yeah, of course.

　The woman has a puzzled look on her face, but I guess she has nowhere to put her trust in. She tells me who took her. The men who kidnapped her were moneylenders. They didn't learn their lesson yesterday, did they? I will never forgive you. Pricia, please be safe.