Legend

"Gruuuuuuuu"

"You look happy, Seth.... but you wanted to move somewhere else, if you could."

As Ray said so, she stroked Seto, who was walking next to her.

Ray is currently walking with Seth in the slums.

Walking around the city can cause disturbances with Dolan Workshop personnel or guards trying to capture Ray.

But this is a slum town.

It's not like you'll never be attacked here... but you're still less likely to be attacked than the whole city, and above all, it's a slum town, so if you're attacked, you don't have to worry about the damage to the surrounding buildings.

Nevertheless, this kind of imitation is possible only because Ray has the right strength.

That's why Lindy, who is not so powerful, and others who are not confident in their ability to fight, are still in the snowstorm.

Some people, including Anne, work to help with cooking and cleaning.

"Peace."

"Gru"

Originally, the status quo of Ray and Seth is not so much, but it is not a situation that can be called peace.

But Ray and Seto still had plenty of room for a walk in the slums.

Originally, anyone who walks smoothly in a slum town would be surprised if they were raided immediately.

But Ray brings Seth with him, and there are rumors that he's a snowstorm guest from nowhere, and no one will attack him.

(Nina is also good at it.I don't mind if it's like this)

As for Ray, who says he can't handle the wind and snow, I'm not going to complain to Nina, who imitates using her name to increase the influence of the wind and snow more than ever before.

Of course, if Ray goes beyond acceptable limits, I'm going to take the appropriate attitude.

Nina certainly understands the area, and there is no way to cross the line.

"Grrrrrrrr?"

And Seth, who was walking in the slum city, surprisingly looked a little further away and rang his throat.

Ray, who followed Seth's gaze, understood why Seth reacted like that.

Behind his gaze were two children who were afraid to look at themselves.

They're both at the age of ten or not.

However, the skinny children looked like slum-dwellers.

(What do we do?)

It is a fact that when I saw those children, I thought they were pathetic.

But it's hypocrisy where I gave you some food.

Even if I get a meal, it solves my hunger, and I can't be responsible for what these children are going to do.

Understanding that... Ray couldn't get the kids through like this.

Or maybe Ray alone did.

But Seth, who loves children, saw them.

There is no such thing as seto abandoning the children as it is...

For Seto, children are perceived as the people who play with them.

"Gru"

"Okay."

When Seto rang his throat and asked Ray, Ray gave up and headed for the children.

Or if this were an adult, Seth would not have been so interested.

But he's a kid.

That's why seto showed interest, and Ray couldn't refuse seto's request.

... but that's just Ray's situation.

When they suddenly saw Ray approaching, the two children obviously turned their guard to Ray.

Children are naturally more vigilant than living in slums.

More precisely, children who are not vigilant are unlikely to survive unless they are lucky enough.

That's why the two children are alert to Ray, who suddenly approaches them.

Still didn't get away because I decided it was more dangerous to get away.

Or were you overwhelmed by seeing Griffon Seto for the first time and couldn't escape?

Either way, the two children could only imitate seeing Ray approaching.

Can I talk to you for a second?

"Ugh!?... what...?"

Among children, the stronger the mind is, the more responsive to Ray's words.

That's how you behave when you protect the other person, no matter what.

For such a child, Ray offers the bread removed from the mystery ring.

I also bought freshly baked bread and put it in the mistry, so it is crisp outside and soft inside. Such white bread.

"... eh?"

Why do we give ourselves such bread?

I couldn't understand it at all, and the two of them looked at Ray together... but the scent of freshly baked bread floating around was enough to get the children's gaze from Ray to the bread.

Look at that bread, look at Ray, look at the bread, look at Ray.

After repeated this several times, Ray offers the children bread again.

"This... can we eat it?"

I am asking if it is okay, but I will not give you any bread that has already been in my hands.

A child who looks at Ray with such a prepared gaze.

The other kid is a grown-up, but he's not going to let go of the bread Ray gave him.

Ray nods to the two vigilant children.

"Ah, Seto... the Griffons over there seem to like you.It's just... that's right. Have you heard about a lot of strangers coming into the slums since last night? "

Perhaps it would be better to ask the informant for more accurate information.

But if you imitate bread without any intention... and you give them freshly baked bread, you don't know if they honestly believe what you're saying.

That's why I gave you bread just for this one time in the name of listening to information.....

"Yeah, nearly 20 people are coming in."

That's why Ray was surprised when one of the kids explained that.

Really?

"Yeah, they say we should stay away from them because they're dangerous people."

In this case, although I am a little curious about who is telling me that, perhaps there are people who play the role of putting the children together.

Is the moderator acting as a moderator because he thinks the children in the slums are pathetic, or is he imitating them because it is in his own interest?

Ray doesn't know about the area, but it's a fact that he cares about the safety of his children by circulating information about dangerous people.

That being the case, I'm sure it's a necessary match for these children.

(Nevertheless, about 20 people?That's all. Me and Seto would do anything.)

Normally, it is difficult to say that you can handle 20 people.

However, it is not uncommon in this world for quality to outweigh quantity, and with Ray and Seto, there is no doubt that about twenty opponents would be anything.

"Do you know exactly where the twenty are?"

"Huh? Well... I know the general location.But they told me to stay away from it. "

"Then just tell me where it is."

"Even if I tell you, this place is a slum town, so you can't just explain it and get there."

Well then, yes. If you show me around the place, I'll give you twenty sandwiches.If you can't eat enough, you can give it to your friends... how about it? "

The season is already better known as early autumn than late summer.

Still, at night and in the morning, the temperature is still quite high during the day.

In that case, even if I received twenty sandwiches, it was likely that it would get worse before I ate them all.

Still, the kids are living in the slums together, so Ray says you should share the sandwich with them.

"Um, but... mmm..."

A child who looks worried at Ray's invitation.

The other person is just waiting to see if he/she is worried about judgment.

I need a push.

Ray decides to remove one sandwich from the mistering.

Even with a sip of sandwich, some are sandwiched in thin ham, while others are sandwiched in solid chunks of meat.

Speaking of sandwiches where children living in slums can eat, the former.

Even that is close to a treat.

What Ray put out in that way was a sandwich classified as the latter.

A sandwich of roasted oak meat, crispy exterior, soft-finished interior, stewed with thick sauce and fresh leafy vegetables.

Although there is quite a lot of oak in Gilmore, it is not like there is no oak outside the perimeter, but it is quite expensive.

Basically, the higher the rank, the more delicious the monster's meat is, the more basic it is, with some exceptions.

The exception was oak meat, which was more delicious than rank.

A sandwich cooked and made by a highly skilled cook.

It was no wonder you couldn't eat in the slums for the rest of your life, that kind of sandwich.

"I will."

The moment he sees the sandwich, the child answers immediately.

For the children, I definitely wanted to eat Ray's sandwich.

"Okay, that's a deal. Then show me where they are."

"Okay, let's go."

That's what the kid says when he misses the sandwich and guides Ray and Seto.

"Living in the slums is fine now, but it gets tougher in winter."

"That's right. Winters are cold around here, and it's snowing, so many people will freeze to death."

That doesn't change the slums of Gilm.

However, in the case of the slums of Gilm, last year Ray hired people to dismantle the Giganto Turtle, so many survive the winter.

Of course, that's just what Ray does individually.

Although the Alliance and Dusker are working together, once the Giganto Turtle is dismantled, there will be no more work.

Yet for a few years… in some cases for a little longer, there is no doubt that more slum-dwellers will survive the winter than before, and in that sense Ray will be a benefactor for slum-dwellers.

However, that was only possible because it was Ray, and it was the giganto turtle's body that made it work.

There is no way that such an act can be done in Egginis.

This means that wintering through this egginis is very tough.

Nevertheless, I can't tell the kids here that Ray is coming to Gilm.

It takes a lot of time just to travel normally from Exinis to Gilm in the first place.

Ray, who can travel on a seto, can mimic Gilm and Egginis as easily as possible.

That's where Camilla finally got lucky from Bourdon to Exinis.

That being the case, it's just like telling kids to move from Exinis to Gilm alone.

(If you use the set basket, you'll be able to handle it... that's why there will be problems again.)

That's why I don't know how the people in this slum will react if I say I'm taking you to Gilm.

Some would say that Gilm is famous as a perimeter and would never want to go to such a dangerous place.

Now that the Gilm is expanding, some people will say that they are going to get out of the slums if they hear that there are many jobs to do.

Others may say they want to work in the new heavens and the earth after losing the power struggle in the slums.

In that case, Ray had no idea how many people were going to the Gilm.

Are you taking the kids with you?I didn't think so, but it is likely to be a problem because it took the child away.

"Come on, brother, hurry up. This way!"

I wonder how attractive the sandwich was.

The child guiding Ray calls out in a hurry.

... you don't seem to be afraid of Seth on Ray's side because you're impossible, or because you instinctively decided he wasn't your enemy.

Ray didn't know where it was, but Ray walked through the slums with his kids.