"Oh, Mr. Ray," Do you have a moment?"

　Rain clouds cover the sky and on a day when it might rain, Lenora at the reception desk calls out as soon as Ray enters the guild.
　Next to it, Kenny was also waving with a smile.
　Many adventurers who have been looking at the request board around them look slightly frowned and uncomfortable, but that doesn't mean anyone is involved with Ray anymore. Ray was originally famous in the town of Gilm, but the war even gave him the nickname crimson. Information spreads quickly, and few don't know it, as the war involved a large number of adventurers in the guild that rank D and above. If there were any adventurers who came to the city of Guillum after the war, fortunately there was no such newcomer in the guild at this time.

"Is it a nomination request?"

　About half a month after the war ended, the Larx army returned to the city of Gilm. As expected, the busyness had disappeared, but the guild had returned to normal operation, and that was not the case. So I asked him if he had been asked for any nomination, but Lenora and Kenny shake their heads with smiles.

"No, in fact, a knight came from the lord's house this morning and left the reward for this case behind." I'm going to give it to you know.
"...reward? I suppose you said you'd get it directly from Mr. Dusker."

　On his return from the Celemus Plain, he was told by Dusker to look forward to giving him his own magic items when he parted ways with a group heading to the capital. Ray says so, but Lenora bows regretfully.

"Yes, I do," In fact, I was told that by the upper management of the guild. But it seems to be the capital of many things, and I have not yet been informed of the particulars, so could you ask the guildmaster directly, for I shall be waiting for Mr. Ray in his office?"
"Why, I wonder what you mean by calling Ray into your room when the guildmaster is here."

　Kenny quips discontentedly, perhaps the word guildmaster reminds him of the charming dark elf's face.
　The next moment, however, Lenora takes a curled-up blow to the back of his head and throws his upper body down to the counter.

"Nothing, guildmaster," At least we, the receptionist, can't complain."
"But! ... Ray, don't fall for the guildmaster. I'll let you have a drink if you like!"

　Kenny pulls up his slumping upper body and urges Ray to emphasize his great chest.
　The adventurous men watching closely are caught in a deep valley in their chests, and some of them are trampled on by fellow adventurers, stabbed in the ribs, or beaten with the handle of a spear in their face.

"...that's enough, it's no use saying anything."

　When Lenora sees Kenny like that, she gasps and invites him to the inside of the counter.

"Well, that's why I'm taking Mr. Ray to the guildmaster's office, so please do the rest."
"Yes, yes. I wonder why Lenora is in charge of Ray. I could support you more efficiently and have a deeper relationship with the guild. You know what?"

　Kenny hugs Ray's arm like this.
　The soft bulge in the arm instantly turns to consciousness, but soon pulls the unclad arm away from Kenny.
　Naturally, the other was Lenora, who opened her mouth with a keen gaze at Kenny.

"That's because you're a man of color," OK? We're just guild workers right now, let alone private. You can't leave it to someone who favors a particular person."
"Well, but it's not partiality, it's distinction.
"Yes, talk in your sleep."

　Kenny was a little overwhelmed by Lenora's sharp gaze, but suddenly he turned to Ray and smiled as if he had noticed something.

"Well, then, let me talk to you in my sleep when I spend the night with Ray."
"...you, my dear fellow," That's enough. I don't want to spend much time with you. Anyway, Mr. Ray is taking me to the guildmaster's office, so Kenny, please come and take me here."

　As soon as he says so, he grabs Ray's hand and proceeds to the depths of the guild, as if it were no use talking here.
　Ray, too, understood that the conversation would not go on at all, so instead of saying anything in particular, he would follow Lenora's lead.
　And as he climbed up the stairs inside the counter and tried to knock on the door, he must have finally found himself holding Ray's hand. Lenora let go with a vaguely embarrassed smile.

"Oh, I'm sorry," But I can't stand with Kenny forever. So, um... I've brought Mr. Ray, the guildmaster."
"Come in,"

　As soon as he knocked and called out, he replied, and the one who opened the door was a brown-skinned, silvery-haired, and pointed ear. Marina Ariantha He is the guildmaster of the guild, the adventurer of the city of Guillum on the only frontier of the kingdom of Milliana.
　The party dresses were still the same, though slightly more modest than when Ray met them before. If Elena's beauty is described as gorgeous and dignified, then Marina has the impression of gloss and color.

"Oh, Ray. You're here very well. Thank you for your trouble with the war. You have saved the skilled adventurers of this city from losing their lives."
"I only did my job," And there was a lot of thought in the Bestian Empire."

　Marina's tone is nothing but surly, but she still has a glamorous smile on her face.

"Lenora, thank you for your hard work. You can go back down now. Stop it before Kenny goes on a strange run."
"...I'm not really Kenny's charm."

　Lenora looked a little dissatisfied with Marina's words, but surely she could have predicted what kind of runaway Kenny would start. A small sigh bows to Marina and Ray before leaving the office.
　After seeing her back and making sure the door is closed, Marina guides Ray to the sofa beside her desk.

"Now, sit down,"

　Marina sends a glimmering glance at Ray as if he were a normal man, but Ray shakes his head slightly and opens his mouth.

"I'm just here to get a reward magic item. I don't mean to stay long?"
"I'd like to tell you something, even though Ray meant it. Now, sit down."
「……」

　Ray sits grudgingly on the sofa at Marina's words.
　Ray himself doesn't dislike Marina. But I feel restless facing Marina.
　Of course Ray doesn't know anything about heteros*xuality. I actually find Elena attractive and I kissed her. But for Ray, who is not so familiar with heteros*xuality, Marina's sensuality was in a way excessive. Yes, if you're not good at it, you might reach out without realizing it.
　Have you noticed Ray's appearance like that? She may feel Ray's magic, but Marina herself opens her mouth with a glamorous smile, completely unconcerned.

"Well, first of all, you've heard from Lenora why I called you here today, haven't you?"
"Oh, Mr. Dusker keeps some magic items.""Yes. I heard he was supposed to hand it directly to Ray..."
"He hasn't come back from the royal capital yet,"
"Well, according to the communication I received, the factions in the royal capital will move in their own way during this war. It seems that they can't move badly now."

　a nodding ray
　For Ray, Dusker is, in a way, a person who takes care of the aristocracy, and he has a good opinion of his personality, even if not respectful. But he had no intention of taking any action, judging that he would only cause meaningless confusion or disadvantage Dusker in the communication between the nobles in the royal capital. It's a different story, though, if Dusker asks for a nomination.
　Marina, watching Ray do this, reaches for a lump of something next to her office desk, chants a spell in her mouth, and lifts it with one hand.

「……」

　Ray opened his eyes unconsciously at the sight, but eventually realized how he was being viewed. Marina opens her mouth with a mischievous smile.

"I'll tell you that I'm not the monster, is it? It's the magic of spirits." Here you go."

　With a snap of your finger, a tornado of about 10 centimeters high appears on the tip of the marina.

"I asked the Spirit of the Wind to help me." Now, I'll go back to the matter, but this is in the hands of the Count of Larkes."
"... the lump of this cloth? I was told that I could get some valuable magic items."

　Ray glances at the lumps of cloth on the floor, but Marina opens her mouth with a smile.

"Don't you know if you just look at it? Then try to use magic like you do when you touch it. and you'll see how valuable it is."

　For a moment I compared the clumps of cloth on the floor with the marina, but I guess I wasn't joking. Breathe out a small sigh, and then gently reach for a lump of cloth lying on the floor to give off magical powers. At that moment...

"Ugh!"

　Ray exclaims in surprise when he sees a lump of cloth that should have rolled on the floor transformed into a tent the moment he sheds his magical powers.

"Huh, you look surprised. But it's too early to be surprised, why don't you go inside the tent?"
"... I'm surprised to see that a tent unfolds in an instant with magic, but at this size, three of us are the best we can do...?"

　I followed Marina's voice and tried to stick my head in through the tent entrance. It was supposed to be a brown tent, about 2m in size, but Ray's eyes were about 10 tatami mats in size, as if to match the color of the floor color.
　Yes, it's not a tent, it's a room.

"What!"

　Pull your head out of the tent entrance and look around. Spreading out there is certainly Marina's office, the guildmaster.

「……」

　Then again, I thrust my head into the tent entrance and found a room about 10 tatami mats wide. Inside is a sofa, a table-like reception set, and a bed.

"This is..."

　It wasn't the first magic item I've ever seen that gave me a cry of surprise. a war on the Plains of Celemuth just recently It's because I've seen something similar at that time. e.g. Dusker's tent, or Elena's. Both tents were several or several tens of times the size of the tent in front of Ray, but they were the same in terms of appearance.

"You're surprised," Even if it looks like this, it's a pretty expensive magic item. It's made especially for use outside the city and in remote areas, so it has many useful functions."
"...convenient features?"
"Yes. It looks brown to match the color of the floor as far as the eye can see from the outside, but it turns green when used in the woods, for example, it turns green. Simply put, it automatically changes to a color that blends into the surrounding scenery. Other than that, it has the ability to keep the monsters below rank D at bay...don't be too confident about this. It's not unusual to see monsters above rank C when you think about using them in the frontier, is it?"

　Marina's words were true in a way, though not with a smile on their face.
　As long as it's a frontier, it's not uncommon for a monster of rank C to appear outside the city.

"Also, I want you to hear that this type of tent, which uses spatial magic, is quite valuable. ...well, it goes without saying to Ray, who is carrying Seto, but if he shows his strength to someone who doesn't understand, some people might attack him in an attempt to steal it. The rest is..."

　Marina closes her eyes as if to remember something. Fortunately, Ray didn't seem particularly concerned because the tent in front of him was so distracting.

"Oh, yes," This tent has a light function, but no water function."
"...water?"
"Yes. You didn't have a kitchen, did you?"
"Now that you mention it,"

　Ray checks his face again through the tent entrance.
　There was certainly no kitchen in the tent.

(The tent that Elena was using had a kitchen.)

"Well, this is a little old fashioned, so it may be unavoidable." and yet, as an adventurer, this kind of tent is worthless."
"I suppose,"

　Sleeping in the open air and in the bed is naturally a different way to relieve fatigue, and you don't have to panic about sudden changes in the weather. The value of this tent was a delight to Ray.

(and there will be no trouble in water, for there will be a running dagger.)

　mutter inwardly, remembering the magic item in the mystery ring.

"Certainly, I'll accept this tent with appreciation. I must go and thank you when Mr. Dusker comes back."
"Well, tents made with this kind of spatial magic aren't as rare as Ray's item box, but they're quite rare. You've worked very hard, haven't you? ...well, that's how active Ray has been."
"It's worth it,"

　mutter, touch the tent, and stow it in a mistling.
　Marina was watching Ray, but she sat on the sofa, crossed her legs, and opened her mouth.

"Hey, Ray. Wouldn't you like to go to the port city of Emocion for a second?"