Drying device and printer incorporating the drying device

A drying device comprising:

• a plurality of guide rollers configured to contact a first face of a drying target object that is conveyed with liquid applied to the first face, while the drying target object is dried,
• the plurality of guide rollers including at least one guide roller having a surface roughness of from 2 to 8;
• and
• a heater configured to heat the drying target object while the plurality of guide rollers guides the drying target object, wherein the heater includes at least one heating roller configured to contact a second face of the drying target object opposing the first face while the drying target object is dried,
• wherein the heater is configured to transport the drying target object in a first conveyance direction, and to heat the drying target object to a first dry state with a first side of the at least one heating roller in contact with the drying target object,
• wherein the heater is configured to transport the drying target object in a second conveyance direction opposite the first conveyance direction, and to heat the drying target object from the first dry state to a second dry state with a second side of the at least one heating roller opposing the first side in contact with the drying target object,
• wherein the plurality of guide rollers are configured to guide the first face of the drying target object when the heater transports the drying target object in the second conveyance direction.