"Ray and Elena were talking behind the hotel, but suddenly the word ""artificial life"" came out of their mouth, and Ray looked surprised."

"...where did you hear that?"

　slowly disengaging his hand from Elena's white-fish hand.
　His face was no longer a surprise, but an eye for the existence of Elena.
　But Elena shakes her head in spite of such a glance.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to do anything about it.and I have the seeds of commandment embedded in my body.You understand best that you can't share information with others that would be disadvantageous to Ray, don't

　At the word "the seed of commandment" released from Elena's mouth, his half-sleeping head relaxed his expression and opened his mouth.

"When I first met Grimm,"
"Yes, for no one but Ray and Sett had their time stopped by the magic of Lord Grimm, and fortunately I was stopped, but conscious as usual.That's why I was able to hear the story of that time.I think that perhaps the magic stone of the Gent Dragon that I had resisted the magic effect of the Grimm."
"...I see,"

　He nodded to Elena's explanation and leaned against Seto, breathing.
　Originally, they had to keep their mouth shut or do whatever they wanted, but they have already finished the process of keeping their mouth shut as "the seeds of warning."Therefore, Ray decided that he did not need to do anything more.

"And what would Elena do when she knew it?"
"I don't think so.But... well, if you don't mind telling me about Ray's world."

　Ray looks surprised at Elena's attitude as if nothing had happened.

"Is that all right? More like, give me the Power Ax for free, or give me other magic items."
"... Ray, don't underestimate me too much.Do you seem to take advantage of others' weaknesses and extort their possessions?"

　Ray tries to back away from Elena's power, which makes her frown and glares at him lightly, but he can't do that as long as he leans on to Seto, and ends up staring at Elena quietly on the spot.
　Then, staring at Elena for a few seconds, he raised his hands as if he had surrendered.

"I'm sorry. That was certainly too much for me.I don't mean to insult Elena.I want you to forgive me."
"Well, I was disappointed that Ray thought of me like that. ... Well, that's fine. But Ray's career as a apprentice to a wizard was a complete lie."
"Don't be so. But surely you can't believe it when you talk about the fact that it was brought back to life in a body that was created as an artificial creature from another world in a state of soul."

　Elena nods in a small way to Ray, who says with a cynical smile, "It's impossible at first of all.

"I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't listened to Ray and Lord Grimm then."Even more so if it is Zepyle, who saved Ray's soul and sent it to this world, who is called a witch."
"I never thought it was a world thousands of years since Zepyle died.I've inherited my knowledge of Zepyle, but I've also had a lot of knowledge that has become useless in the millennia."

　muttered Ray, patting his back on the sofa.

"That's the case.There are fewer things that have changed in thousands of years."By the way, as long as it's a lie that he's a wizard's apprentice, the magic items Ray is wearing..."

　Ray nods easily to Elena, who is timidly questioning her questions.

"Yes. Dragon robes, Slapnil shoes, sorcery bracelets... and item box mistling.These are all works of Esta Noor, an alchemist who belonged to the Zepail family."
"Well... you know, his son is said to be the greatest alchemist of all time, and there are many descendants and descendants of her disciples in the upper reaches of the magical city of Ozos, which now houses some of the finest alchemists in the world.""That's probably a lie,"

　said Elena, who did not know for a moment what had been said by the muttered word.

"What do you mean?"
"As I said before, I have inherited Zepyle's knowledge.Esta Noor, one of them, would concentrate on her research if she had time to raise her disciples, and that is why she never married her whole life."Well, I have only been talking about Esta Noor since I joined the Zepyle family, and it is possible that I had taken pupils before that, or that I was descended from Esta Noor's relatives."
"...the legendary figure is useless to Ray,"

　Elena smiles bitterly at the unexpected personality of a person who was originally celebrated as a great man of the past.
　After talking together for about an hour like that, he soon found a small figure approaching him.This is Linde, who is in charge of the inn's chores.

"Mr. Elena, sir,"

　Perhaps he knew that the other person was a noble, but he told her in a polite tone, even though his cheeks were slightly red.

"Guest?"
"Yes, the guild wants to hear about this."

　I remember the guild staff at the entrance of the dungeon saying they would contact the guild.

"Come to think of it, that's right. ... It's surprisingly light on the feet that the person in charge himself is coming."
"Well, he was young,"
"...I am sure he is older than you and I.What are you going to do, Ray? Do you want to come with me?"
"No, I don't want to be so troublesome.I'll have a good rest to-day.

　With a smile on his face, he waved his hand to send him off.

"Well, I'm the leader of this party.I would also have a duty to explain what happened to the workers.Oh, yes, I'll be out of here tomorrow, so be it."

　Elena stood up, sighing, and announced her plans for tomorrow.
　for he had not taken a day off since the suspension of the ritual in which Ver broke the magical stone.Even Elena must have felt tired.
　What's more, he has just taken in the magical stones of the Gent Dragon.
　I nodded a little to such an Elena and agreed to the matter of tomorrow.

"Glu?"

　Seto, who had been lying silently as a sofa, exclaimed, "Are you all right?" and turned his round eyes toward Elena.
　He smiled like a rose for a moment in his loveliness, patted his head lightly, and returned to the inn with Linde.

"It must be hard to be a party leader."

　and saw her back, put a bag of two white gold coins in a mistling, and put his weight down again to Seth, where he enjoyed a moment's sleep.





　A waiting area on the first floor of the inn, where workers were waiting for Elena.
　A worker stands up from the sofa and bows."I beg your pardon, Elena,"
"Don't worry. I was going to report it before I left the city, so it would save me time and effort."

　Elena sits on the sofa opposite her nodding to the worker, and when she sees it, the worker looks at the host and brings him tea.

"As expected, it is an inn where aristocrats and merchants stay, isn't it?They use very good tea, too."
"Well, certainly they use very expensive leaves for something like this to be it in a place like this."Well, what is your business?"

　The way he carries tea to his mouth is elegant, and the worker opens his mouth, looking at it admiringly.

"The altar of succession. I want to hear what happened there.The so-called princess general challenged the dungeon, and as a result, the number of people returned nearly halved.As the head of the guild here, I have to ask what happened."
"... well, I understand what you're saying, but there's something I can and can't talk about."

　muttered Elena, wondering how to explain it to herself.
　of the nobility... that the Viscount Sails, who was near the Duke of Quelebel, betrayed the kingdom of Miliana and fled to the Empire of Bestia.It's not something you can talk about carelessly.

(No, he probably hasn't gone into exile yet.whether my letter or Ver's correspondence will reach my father or Viscount Sayles sooner."

　A worker who pretends to think a little about Elena's words.
　He was so young that he was in charge of the guild near the dungeon.I immediately understand that Elena's remarks have political intentions, and I nod softly.

"Well, then I don't mind just what I can talk about."
"Well... to put it bluntly, two of my men were caught in a dungeon trap or attacked and killed by monsters."
"...traps and monsters?"





"Yeah, traps and monsters... you know what I mean, at least it's for you."

　They exchanged glances for a few seconds, or even a few tens of seconds, and even though they were just looking at each other, they felt as if they were cutting each other off.

"... I see.I don't want to be involved in politics either.If Mr. Elena says so, I'll do so."
"I'm sorry, but I'll give you some as a reward later."
"I would like to say, "No, I don't care, but I welcome you if you can help me, for I am a guild in such a remote area."

　A worker who smiles as if the tension he's been feeling is a lie.and Elena smiled.
　We both have smiles on each other's faces, but the smiles on both of us are somewhat empty.The worker has a smile to describe as a fixed smile, and Elena has a doll-like smile because of her beauty.
　It's not a smile from the bottom of my heart, it's just a ceremonial smile.I'm not laughing from the bottom of my heart, I'm just laughing with my facial expression.
　We understand each other, but we don't give out what's at the bottom. ... No, we can't.
　Elena takes the card out of her waist pouch and places it on the table, with an eye-catching smile on her face.
　It is a thing borrowed from a worker before entering a dungeon, and it is given to the owner.

"I will return this card, then,"
"Thank you very much.Have you been of any assistance?"
"Oh, thanks to this card, I didn't have to waste my time side by side when I entered the dungeon.""That was the best of all,"

　A worker who carries the card into his pocket with a smile as usual.

"Returning this card to me is all I need for Dungeon.may I think so?"
"Yes, I did everything I had to do here."
"Then, will you be leaving soon?"
"I'll leave here some time or other tomorrow."

　A worker with a slight expression of relief at the words.
　She was the daughter of Duke Kelebel, who was a leading figure in the aristocracy, and Elena was famous as a princess general.If something happened to me in this dungeon, I could imagine that the city around this dungeon would be damaged.
　Elena continues to talk with the same fake smile as before, while secretly guessing what the worker is like.

"If you don't mind, could you tell me anything impressive about the dungeon?"

　In response to this sudden question, Elena takes tea to her mouth, recalling what happened at the dungeon.

"Well, I went the shortest distance to the third floor with the map, but it took me a long time to feel for it after that.I never thought there was a forest in the dungeon on the fourth basement, and I was fighting against a flock of water monkeys.The fifth basement is..."

　said Elena, hesitating for a moment.

(As for Mr. Grimm, you had better not say it.Is it the same with the trap of infinite loops?

"Mr. Elena?"
"Oh, excuse me.The fifth basement had a bad smell, partly because it was an undead den.Beasts with sharp senses will be especially severe.It was troublesome that there were many traps set in the sixth basement.At the bottom... well, it wasn't a direct battle, but it was unexpected that the silver lion in the rank S monster was protecting the core of the dungeon.Here's where it is it?"
"Thank you very much.Especially, the number of adventurers who could reach beyond the sixth basement level was small, so Elena's information was very useful."
"Well, you don't have to worry about it, because I've been given some expediency."

　Then we exchange opinions about the dungeon for about 10 minutes, and then the worker stands up.

"I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I'll be going now.because the guilds are so small that there are so few hands."
"Well, I was saved this time.As I said, I will be leaving here tomorrow, and this will be the last time I will see you."
"Yes, I know,"

　A worker stands up from the sofa and bows gracefully and leaves the inn.
　After seeing her back, Elena also heads to her room.
　As expected, I felt tired, so I slept soundly... and the last night in a village built around a dungeon passed.
　Ray slept outside until Linde woke him up, and Seto was in a good mood because he could spend a relaxing time with Ray for the first time in a long time.