the aristocracy, one of the factions of the kingdom of Milliana Annethys is the home of the Duke of Kelebel, the central figure among them.
　A woman sat opposite a knight in the Duke of Kelebel's mansion in Annesis.
　She has golden hair as if the sunlight had just materialized, and those who see her for the first time are almost certainly so beautiful that they are almost unconscious. However, it would be right to describe her as a war goddess rather than a goddess. Elena Kerebel is known as a princess general by neighboring countries for her beauty and charisma, as well as her military command and ability to fight.
　And Elena performed the succession ceremony at the altar of succession at the bottom of the dungeon she explored with Ray, gaining the power of the Entient Dragon in spite of being a human being, and demonstrating a greater presence than ever before.
　And now Elena, with all her strength, is putting some pressure on herself, listening to reports from Arra sitting across the street.
　...no. It would be right to say that it seemed to put pressure on Arra, who was reporting it.
　The magic fever in the city of Barr, the discovery of Dungeon's nucleus, and countless slimes that emit purple fog from its nucleus. Such reports have, of course, already been reported to Elena's father, Liberte Kelebel. and Elena, who had heard the report with her father, called Arra into her private room and listened again.

"Well, I see. I understand what you mean."

　Elena nods when she hears a new report from Arra.
　Her voice, too, was as beautiful as a bell's, but Arra, who had served Elena for many years and had become accustomed to her existence in a way, felt that her lord Elena was somewhat grumpy. Naturally, it is not difficult to imagine the reason.

"Well, Elena," As for Mr. Ray... I wish I had noticed the letter a little earlier."

　At Arla's words Elena shakes her head slightly and folds her arms under her chest.
　Since she is in her own mansion, and in her private room, Elena is not wearing armor, but wearing a dress suitable for a Duchess. Wearing a dress like that and holding hands under her chest, the huge bulge is further emphasized, and when she sees it, she blushes her cheeks.
　Of course, for Arra, Elena is a respectful and adoring partner and is also intoxicated. But that doesn't mean Arra is gay. Even for Arra, the glamorous expression on Elena's face today appealed in many ways.

(Dear Ray... I'll begrudging you.)

　The face of a boy, the cause of this, comes to mind and mutters to himself.
　Elena, who is right in front of her, is a symbol of war and beauty. It wasn't hard for her long-time relationship with Elena to imagine who she was going to be thinking about.

"... well, that's all right." Did Ray say that he would write?"

　Ala nods when she comes to herself in a hurry, distracted by Elena's little sighing, glamorous expression peculiar to the woman she falls in love.

"Yes. It may take some time for it to arrive because it's winter, but he said he'd definitely write to me."
"Well, then let's look forward to receiving Ray's letter. --or, in this case, should I send you a letter?"

　Elena, who has been devoted to improving herself rather than socializing with noble children, knows very little about the Iroha of love.
　That's why I ask Arra what to do with her eyes, but Arra has never liked men, and since she always works with Elena, she has little contact with other noble children.
　But I couldn't say I didn't understand when my beloved Elena asked me."

It is said that love is the same as war, and it is the first thing to win. Why don't you move actively here, Mr. Elena?"

　Somehow, I was lining up my thoughts.
　And even for Elena, there's no doubt about what Arra said, who grew up with her since she was a little girl.

"All right, then get me a pen and paper. I'll write to you right away."

　I told him so.





"Hahaha," Seto-chan, Seto-chan, Seto-chan!"
"Guru..."

　a restaurant in the town of Gilmoo of Gilm So the Miredog was eating or feeding Seto, with his cheeks dyed red with the liquor he had drunk, hugging him around the neck of the shopkeeper, whom he had let him into the shop with the favor of Dischott.

"Not at all... I'm sorry, Mr. Ray," The Mire Dog looks like that."
"Don't worry. I'm still attached to Miredogs."

　To Sulnin, who is also the stopper of the Mire Dog, Ray replies that while eating udon.
　At that point of view, there was a mireine feeding a set of vegetables with sauce.
　Ray smiles as he sees Sett, who is eating it, also purring contently.
　After returning to Guillum earlier, he turned up to the headquarters of the security forces, informed Langa of Seth's safety and received a sign of completion, and when he went to Guillum, he encountered a scorching wind that had just returned to Guillum.
　After that, a scorching wind... or rather, at the request of the Miller Dog, Ray and Sett were also invited to join the launch to fulfill their request. However, for Miredogs, Seto was the main one, and Ray was treated as a bonus.

"But I'm surprised that you all know the full house."
"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah I used to dine here at that time. It's cheap, it's delicious, and it's three beats long. Now it's known as a Rank C party, so I've been a bit far away considering all the trouble I've had...well, it's gotten a lot bigger thanks to the refurbishment. I don't think I'll be bothered by this, so I'll visit again from now on."

　Sulnin wraps the udon with a fork and carries it to his mouth with a nostalgic smile.
　I'm still not used to eating udon with a fork, but I can't believe there are chopsticks in the town of Guillem... and I'm going to hook the noodles on the fork and slurp them to my mouth.

『……』

　And somehow I noticed that Sulnin and Ekryl were staring at me.

"What's the matter?"
"Nothing... Mr. Ray, you're behaving a little badly behaved."

　As pointed out by Eclir, he bends his head as if he doesn't understand the meaning.

"What?"
"So! Eating while making noise!"
"... oh,"

　Having been told that much, Ray remembers that it was a custom peculiar to Japan to slurp noodles.
　Fortunately or unfortunately, Ray lived in a place that could be described as the finest of the countryside, so foreigners only saw him on TV, but I remember foreigners looking at the Japanese sipping noodles on a TV show with astonishment.

(Well, how should I explain it?)

　I hesitated like that for a moment, but...

"This udon is a dish that I taught Dischott, and according to the history book in which the dish was introduced, it was considered a common way of eating noodles while making noise."

　That's how it would open itself up.

"What!? This udon dish, Ray!"

　Sulnin and Eclil turn their eyes on Ray in astonishment.
　In the first place, the scorching wind caused us to visit Manjotei for the first time in a long time. Udon noodles are secretly booming in the town of Gilmoo because I heard that a dish I've never seen or heard of has been developed. Knowing that it was originally located in Munchokjeong, he decided to launch the request at Munchokjeong just as soon as possible.

"Oh, I'm having a special party with my son in this dining room. At that time, I started talking about whether I knew any good food, so I remembered what I had read in a book before and taught him. "Well, I was only given an outline, and it was purely the art of discarding that made it so tasteful."
"Hahaha. I'd be happy if you thought of udon noodles and said so."

　a voice interrupted by Ray's words The master of the voice was Dischott, who was also the master of this full house."Ray, you've come back safe. Were you able to eat anything delicious in the town of Barr?"

　In that way, he shakes his head slightly at the discott for new food greedily.

"No way! Food was rationed because of the fever. I stayed at the inn, but the cook there was infected and was in bed. My son, who was an adventurer and wasn't infected with a magical fever, managed to do it, but he knew his cooking skills. --the cook returned to the last part of my stay, but as long as the food is rationed, there is nothing we can do about it."
"…I see, it's a pity." Oh, come to think of it, what was the reputation of the udon you brought?"

　After a few seconds of disappointment, the next moment he changes his face to a serious one and asks Ray.
　The popularity of udon has been ignited in the town of Gilm, but this may have caused him to worry about his reputation in other towns.

"There was no problem. Everyone was happy to eat. At least I didn't hear that it tasted bad as far from what I had heard. "Well, maybe there wasn't anyone who could say that to me, who gave me the gift."
"Oh, I see," You didn't leave it, to say the exact thing?"
"That's all right. Oh, now that you mention it, I forgot to give it back."

　Suddenly I recall a huge pot of udon that I took from Mistilling to the city of Barr.
　It was well-washed and as clean as new for a well-seasoned pot, but it was still so clean that I didn't think it was a dish I was used to seeing, and there were almost no greasy stains on the outside.

`Oh, it's a pretty pot,'

　Miredog, who was playing with Seto, glances admiringly at the pot.
　Dischott laughed happily at the pot.
　In addition, Eclil leaned his head to ask.

"Father, what's the matter with you? You must be glad that the pot is shining back."
"Huh, the fact that you've been polishing it to this point means that udon was so delicious." I guess this pot is a compliment. I'm glad that I've made my own dish, and that I'll be so pleased."
"Oh, that's what it is. and wait a minute!"

　Suddenly, as if he had noticed something, Mirene glanced at the pot with a look of amazement.

"If I remember correctly, Ray's item box has stopped the time inside, right?
"Huh? Oh. Otherwise, I can't keep hot food."
`Then... don't you think the pot sticks together to cause a fever?'

　a shivering dog pointing at the pot And as soon as I heard it, I jumped at it and got away from it.
　However, Sulnin shakes his head and touches the pot.

"I understand that magic fever has never existed around here, so I'm worried, but it's basically only transmitted through people, so it's okay. There is no problem with this, as it is commonly known in the south."
"...really?"

　Sulnin nods with a smile to Eclir, who asks suspiciously.
　You must have been relieved to hear that. Ekrill returns to his seat and starts eating udon again.

"Ah... so,"

　Determined that the disturbance is over, Dischott turns to Ray.

"Can't you think of any way to eat udon? It's definitely delicious to put it in the soup, but I want to eat more udon if possible."
"No, even if you say so..."

　Ray, who had been eating udon as if there had been no trouble before, puts his fork on the table and thinks about it when he is asked by Dischott.

(How to eat udon... like zaru udon? Like dipping noodles in hot soup.) ... well, that's no substitute for using soup. ...Wait. Soup? No soup? I see)

　The conclusion that came to mind for a few seconds was as simple as pie. Compared to previous Udon noodles, it takes less time and effort, and it is possible to eat it with only a few other ingredients besides Udon noodles. However, the problem is...

"Is there a custom of eating raw eggs around here?"
"...raw eggs?"

　A discreet frowning at Ray's question.

"No, it's impossible to eat eggs raw."

　A Mire Dog listening to Ray shakes his head extensively, enjoying the touch of Seto's hair.

"Well, indeed," Then it's impossible... no, you make fried eggs or omelette soft-boiled, right?"
"Well, that's for sure,"

　Ray secretly expects to see Dischott nodding.

"Then it may be," There's a guy called 'Kama-tama Udon.' The recipe is to melt an egg or two in a dish and put freshly boiled udon into it without being squeezed in water. You make the egg half-boiled by the remaining heat of the udon noodles. As for seasoning...it seems that soy sauce is used, but that's not the case, so think about it while tasting it with some sauce. Also, I think the book says that herbs are added to the accent of flavor and texture."

(I don't think there are bonito flakes, but I've seen some ingredients that look like leeks.)

　Thus, another new menu of udon appeared at Manjotei.