"Squeak!"

　It wasn't a dazzling morning sun or a knock that anyone asked me to wake up that day, but a lovely cry.

"...huh..."

　Ray's eyes were open, and he saw a small dragon about 20 cm long. It was the image of Yero created by Elena as a messenger.

"Oh... what's the matter?"
"Squeak!"

　Yero looks to the window in response to Ray's half asleep question.

"Squeak!"

　Then I turn my eyes to the letter that Ray had written to Elena on the table.
　Watching it, Ray finally understood what Yero wanted to do. in other words

"Are you going back to Elena?"
"Squeak!"

　Yellow nods to Ray's question.
　Watching the situation, Ray soon pats her head lightly and reaches for a piece of cloth wrapped in Elena's letter.

"Come here for a second," I'll tie it up so that it won't be blown away by the wind, as I did when I brought Elena's letter."
"Squeak!"

　Hearing Ray's voice, Yero flies over his lap, lightly fluttering his wings.
　Watching it, Ray suddenly nods his head.

(The size of the wings is less than 10 cm, but it can fly well.)

　I thought so, but if I were to say so, it would have been the same for Seto. The wings growing from the back of Seto, which has a lion's body, are not very much, but they are not something that can fly a giant body of more than two meters with just its flapping wings.

(Well, if you think it safe, it's not aerodynamics or anything else, but it's flying with magic.)

　While thinking inside, he wraps the envelope containing the letter in a piece of cloth and wraps it around his torso.

"Well, I wish you could be a little more relaxed. You came yesterday, and you're leaving today... How hurried are you?"
"Squeak!"

　Yero shaking his head at Ray's words. It's originally only this size, so it doesn't fly that fast. Of course, it's much faster than moving around the ground, but the speed is still nothing special compared to other monsters moving around. In that sense, even though there are some accidental factors, it seems to have been fortunate in a way that Yero has acquired the ability to become transparent. But even with that ability, it would take a reasonable amount of time to get back to the Annesis where Elena lived. Fortunately, you don't have to worry about eating because he's an errand boy. though, on the contrary, there is a danger that the magic given to Elena will die out.
　In the end, Ray could not command the errand of Elena, and after a short cry he flew out of the open window.

"Oh, it's just like a dragon."

　When I saw him jumping out of the window, I muttered in spitefully.
　In a few seconds, it became transparent with its special ability, but in the last few seconds, the flight of yellow had been small, but it had entered the hall in its own way.
　Then, seeing him off became transparent, and he shuddered for a moment in the cold winter wind that came into the room, and immediately closed the window and put on his dragon robes. Then they get dressed easily, eat in the cafeteria, and take out to town with the set.
　Of course, the road ahead is the barony town where Baron Cisne's estate, commissioned yesterday, is located.
　People walking around the city quickly, wearing robes and coats, putting up with the cold, dying their breath white.
　Ray and Sett were walking around the city at their own pace. Ray blocks the cold with his dragon robes, and this level of cold doesn't bother Seto at all. Because of that, he was very excited by the people around him, but it was obvious when he was with Seto, so he walked toward the aristocracy without any particular concern.
　The barons themselves arrive without any hesitation, having been in the past about Bornter.
　Some adventurers are employed as gatekeepers to watch for suspicious characters, but they are almost always passed by with a face pass. for Ray was accompanied by Seto the Gryphon, and one of the Azot businesses that happened a little while ago was so famous.

"Well, go down this road to the left... the third house." There is a statue of an owl at the gate, so you can easily see it.Oh, I'm sure."

　Ray, who was on the road, immediately discovers his destination as soon as he goes along, relying on the map he received from Kenny yesterday. But...

"Wow,"
"Glu".

　A set of consenting voices with Ray, who screams in surprise.
　for the house ahead of Ray's gaze was clearly smaller than what he had expected to be a noble house. It's probably only about a fifth the size of the Bornter estate, which had been ridden in the previous disturbance.
　Of course, it's obviously bigger than the homes of ordinary city dwellers, but it was still unexpected.
　Unlike other aristocratic families, there was no bodyguard in front of the gate of a small family.

"... you know, Set. What should I do about this? Do you think I can go in without permission?"
"Glu".

　I don't know how to answer a question like that, even if I'm Seto.

"Just because he is an adventurer who wants to rise to rank C, he cannot break into the mansion of the nobility without permission."

　To be exact, it's only after you've failed or successfully completed this request and reported it to the guild that you're going up to rank C. Therefore, Ray's current rank is only D.

(And yet...)

　Ray peeks into the house from outside the gate and lets out a sigh.
　The outside of the estate looks well maintained, but the rest. The road in front of the estate is largely unmaintained, and although it is not described as desolate... there are quite a few dead grasses and dead trees. Perhaps if I had come to this house in the summer, there would have been a lot of weeds.

the size of a house and the state of the garden In view of these, it would be right to assume that Baron Cisne was simply poor, rather than cheaply paid. and perhaps the conditions for raising the offer to Rank C were that the Guild and Baron Cisne had discussed their wishes and reconciled themselves.

　I can't go into the house without my permission, but I can't go back like this. Ray, who wanders around in front of the house like that, is an unnatural being...

"Hey, you. What are you doing there?"

　Then they would naturally be spotted by adventurers who were employed to patrol the barons.
　Three men in their 30s and one man in their 20s are in front of Ray. They each wear a set of armor and swords.

(I think it was because aristocrats were proud of their wealth, or because they would not look good if they wore different equipment...)

　He opens his mouth, thinking of it as a semi-evasion of reality.

"Oh, I'm nothing suspicious,"
"No, no, I was wandering about in front of the aristocratic house, and it was suspicious enough."

　A man in his twenties lightly responds to Ray's words.
　His tone is light, but his eyes keep an alert eye on Ray, and he puts his hand on the handle to draw his sword as soon as something happens.

"...I'll ask you why you're in front of this house, and it looks like you're in front of it for a while."

　The woman muttered when she saw the snow lying in front of the gate being trampled down.

"The Wizard with the Gryphon," He must have been an adventurer called Ray."

　He must have known Ray. When a man in his thirties asks a question, Ray nods silently.

"Oh, it's Ray, a Rank D adventurer. I came here today at the request of this Baron Cisne family, but there was no such thing as a gatekeeper. I couldn't go into the house without permission, so I was in trouble.""Oh,"

　A man in his twenties grinning convincingly at Ray's words. The smile, however, should have been described as a rather bitter smile.

"...let me check your guild card, just in case. As long as I have a Gryphon with me, I'm sure it's Ray, but just in case."
"All right,"

　A middle-aged man also takes a guild card from Mistilling and hands it over, watching Ray soften his attitude a little.

(As far as this is concerned, it is safe to assume that Baron Cisne's poverty is well known in its own way.)

"I've confirmed that it's Ray, a Rank D adventurer. But if you stay here, I think you'll be able to call out to the rest of us again, but... what do you do you think?
"No, whatever you say," Now that I have received your request..."

　When Ray replies to a middle-aged man who is likely to be the leader of the adventurers around him, he sees a figure running towards them from across the road.

"Excuse me. Are you an adventurer from the guild?"

　a figure running so loudly Considering her age, she was not much different from Ray in her mid-teens, and from underneath her coat, she looked like a maid. and in his hand he had a bag of what seemed to be the groceries he had bought."

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting," I'm the maid of Baron Cisne!"
"Oops!"

　A female adventurer immediately supports a maid who approaches her screaming, almost falling.

"...Asiatica is a rare name."
"No, it's not,"

　A young man muttered, and a middle-aged man was thrusting in without thinking.
　Glaring at them for a moment, the female adventurer holds the maid in check and calls out.

"Are you all right?"
"Oh, yes. I'm sorry to trouble you..."
"It's OK, but it's snow-covered and slippery, so don't run too much."
"Yes, thank you,"

　The maid bowed her head to the adventurer for supporting her time and time again.
　The young man's adventurer, who had been watching the scene with some amusement, eventually opened his mouth when it calmed down.

"This is an adventurer named Ray, who was commissioned by Baron Cisne... from what you said, you must be Baron Cisne's maid?"
"Oh, yes. That's right. I thought I had to pick you up, but I forgot to buy you some food. ... Oh? Well, is it Mr. Seto who is rumored to be there? Thank you very much."

　The maid answered the question, and for some reason she turned to Seto instead of Ray.

"Oh, you really are a Gryphon, aren't you?" It's just as I've heard it."

　I wonder if Ray himself has been in the aristocracy several times, and I guess his own rumor is spreading here too. Ray thought so, but in a way it was a big mistake. The nobles belonging to the aristocracy know that the Duke of Kelebel, the central figure, appreciates Ray, and that he has a friendship with General Princess, a symbol of the aristocracy, so they try to take advantage of him whenever they have a chance, and even the royal nobles of the largest faction are interested in him and are trying to get in touch with him. Needless to say, neutrals control the city of Gilm.

"Oh, as for Seto, I'd be glad if you'd let it go for now. Well, yes, I've been asked to train myself in combat."
"Oh, yes. You did. My husband told me that he would ask for combat training for the boy."

　a maid who bows her head with a smile
　The blue hair slashed around my shoulder is flickering so as not to disturb my work.
　It gives off a soft air and looks at Ray with a smile.

"Well, then, who did you ask for confirmation.
"Yes, that's what I've heard."

　When asked by a female adventurer, the maid answers with a smile.
　You must have judged that there was no problem after seeing the situation. Of the three men on patrol, a middle-aged man who seems to be the leader nods.

"That would be all right. Well, we're going to leave now. I still have to go round."
"All right. I'm sorry for the inconvenience."

　The maid bowed again to the three patrols and saw them off.