Legend

"Hey, Ray. Look over there. Look over there.Isn't that a village? I think it's okay to drop by! "

Nielsen, standing on Ray's shoulder on Set's back, finds a village just beyond his gaze and makes a noise like that.

In response to Nielsen's words, Ray wonders what to do.

A request from the fairy leader... In the sense of securing the smog panther's magic stone, there was no need to stop by the village.

If I stopped by Ningluo Village, Nielsen could undoubtedly have turned to you for curiosity or mischief, which could have caused disturbances in the village.

As for Ray, I wanted to avoid such imitations as much as possible.

If you think about it, it's definitely better to keep going straight here instead of approaching the village.....

"The place where the Smog Panther is is not far from here."In other words, it's okay to ask about the Smog Panther in that village. "

I wonder if Nielsen knows anything about the Smog Panther?

"Of course, if you ask me if I know, I know."But don't you think it's better to talk to people who are closer to the Smog Panther than to the information I know? ”

"That's..."

Nielsen's words definitely have some parts for Ray to understand.

Because information is as good as new if it's new.

... Of course, if the information is new, it doesn't make sense.

Besides, Ray doesn't care about the sweets you eat in that village, does he?

I knew you were after me after all.

Nielsen, who doesn't hide his desires, once again wonders what Ray should do.

Nevertheless, as Nielsen says, it makes a lot of sense to listen in a village near the Smog Panther.

Grrrrrr?

What does Set do with Ray and Nielsen on his back? and snarls his throat.

Thinking about what to do, Ray asks Set to decide that he'll need a little information after all.

Seto, go to that village.

Gruuuuuuuuuuuuu

In response to Ray's words, Set throated and descended toward the village that was visible on the ground.

Nielsen looked happy beside Ray, but Ray called out to Nielsen.

I'm telling you, I don't think you can expect much of sweets in a village like that.

"Huh...?"

Nielsen stopped moving at Ray's words.

Ray continued to speak to Nielsen, who had stopped moving.

"Villages are basically not that wealthy."Of course, I think it's difficult to eat sweets and live a wealthy life. "

When Nielsen explained the village to Ray, Nielsen showed her how lost she was... but she still insisted on heading there, wondering what the village was like.

"Still, I'd like to take a look, and as I said earlier, there may be information I don't know."So let's go. I'm sure there's something out there. "

Of course, Nielsen doesn't really know there's something in the village.

I just want that, that's all.

Ray knew that, but he was more likely to get some kind of trading material if he actually stopped by the village here, so he accepted Nielsen's words.

"That's why Set is already heading to the village, isn't it?"Didn't you hear me just now telling Set to go to the village?... maybe I was just obsessed with the village. "

"Huh? Ah, hahaha.But, um... you know, there was a lot of interest in the village after all... yeah.Well, that... right? "

"You know?" or something.Needless to say, you can't show Nielsen in public just like you did in Gilm. "

"I know." But it's okay to hide in Ray's robe and listen to her, right? "

If that's all that matters.

When the conversation goes like that, Set lands a short distance from the village.

"... oh?"

Ray, coming down from Set's back, raised his voice as he looked at the village.

It's understandable that the villagers would be wary of seeing Set.

If you didn't know about Set... and Ray, you'd be surprised to think that the monsters attacked you.

However, I think it is too early to see that nearly twenty villagers with weapons are already gathered.

Grrrrrr?

Set had the same doubts as Rae.

She looks at the village in a strange way.

"Hey, Ray. What's up?"

On the way down to the ground, Nielsen enters into Ray's dragon robe and asks strangely, not knowing the circumstances.

In addition, all the skewers that Nielsen had were already eaten, and the skewers were thrown away.

It was slightly dirty with skewered sauce and salt, but it was also wiped clean with a cloth, so the dragon robe will not get dirty.

"There's something strange about the village."If you look at Set and you're in a state of panic, you can still see that there are quite a few of them gathered here to be able to fight instantly.You seem pretty used to fighting, don't you? "

"... if it's a human village, isn't that natural?"

Nielsen is curious, but he has hardly seen a human village.

That's why I thought that the village nearby was normal.

However, if you look at Ray, who has been to various villages before, that village is clearly abnormal.

(Maybe a bandit village?)

I forgot who I heard it from, but there seemed to be an ordinary village in the village at first glance, but in fact, all the people in the village were bandits, and they attacked the opponents who came to the village...

I don't know if that's what happened, or if it's just a rumor, but Ray thinks it's probably the former.

That's why Ray hunted bandits for his hobby, and his guild often had bandits to crush.

No matter how many bandits I crushed, I was still in a state of being burned to the ground.

Besides that, even if the village itself is all bandits, it doesn't seem strange.

"I think it might be okay, but if anything happens, it's not strange that it's a battle right away."At that time, hold on as tightly as you can. "

Nielsen is in the dragon robe, and I can't imitate him to move on his own, as usual.

With such a move, it wouldn't be strange if Nielsen were to collapse.

In order to avoid such a situation, Ray also needed to pay due attention to Nielsen.

"I know. Or should I get out of here if it's going to be a fight?"That way, Ray can move as he pleases, right? ”

"That's... no, you better stop it."If they take Nielsen hostage, it'll be a hassle. "

"Hmm. Hey, what does Ray think of me?"You're a fairy, aren't you? Do you really think that people around here will catch you so easily? "

Ray silently returns the words.

Nielsen can fly more than being a fairy.

Worst of all, if you flee into the sky, you won't get caught.

But at the same time, considering Nielsen's personality, I don't feel like being taken hostage by some mistake.

"Well, for the time being, I don't know what they're going to say, but let's talk about it."...... Set, don't fight back until you get your hands on them. "

Gruuuuuuuuuuuuu

"Hey, you heard what you think I am!"

Nielsen, who was making a lot of noise in the dragon robe, was lightly held up from the top, and then quieted down. Ray approached the village with Set.

Then, strangely enough, the villagers lost their vigilance as Rae and Set approached.

Normal strangers... it's not strange to attack an opponent that's ready for battle as soon as they do.

However, the villagers were relieved to see Ray and Set approaching.

(What's going on with this...?In the meantime, it's clear that it's not a bandit village.)

While thinking like that, Ray and Set approached the village... and some people came from the village as representatives.

Excuse me, but are you an adventurer?

Among those who came, a man in his fifties, probably a village chief, asks Ray.

That said, Ray was the one I was talking to, but his gaze was turned toward Set many times.

But since it's his first time seeing Set, Ray thinks he can't help it.

"Oh, an adventurer." I thought I'd stop by the village for a bit... but if I look at it like this, shouldn't I stop by? "

"No, it's a small village, but if you're a customer, you're very welcome."As the village chief, I welcome you. "

As Ray expected, the person who was the village chief heard Ray's words and returned them.

Although I thought it would probably be okay because I was defeating the battle posture, it was still a little surprising for Ray to say it lightly.

"Is that so?" From the sky, the villagers seemed to be getting ready for battle whenever they wanted.... oh, don't worry, I know you're not hostile to me.I don't think I'm going to do that anymore. "

"Ha ha. Was he seen through?In fact, recently, monsters are showing up on the side of the village, and they're getting nervous. "

Monsters? I thought that might be the case when I saw Set.

Ray was relieved to know it wasn't against him.

... for some reason, Nielsen looked unhappy in her dragon robe.

"Yes, it's not a weak monster like a goblin, it's a pretty high ranking monster."

"There's a... possibility."

Basically, high rank monsters come from the periphery.

But that's basically just a story.

In some cases, high-ranking monsters appear outside the perimeter.

(Not to mention... this place was close to where the Smog Panther was sighing.... hey, wait a minute. Could it be that the monster that appeared around the village was not a smog panther?)

If it was said that a monster appeared near the place where the Smog Panther lived, it would be enough for Ray to think about its potential.

"By the way, there are monsters around the village now, but do you know what kind of monster they are?"Yes, for example, a monster called Smog Panther..... "

"No, it's not. The monsters that have begun to emerge are giant pig monsters."That's it... a pig about the size of the monster you're with, with two heads like that.Five such monsters..... "

"Wow, that's..."

In response to the village chief's words, Ray looks at Set.

Set, which is over three meters in length, is adorable from Ray's point of view, but it would never seem that way to anyone who sees it for the first time.

Pigs of that size...... It was not just a pig, but if five pigs with two heads showed up, I could understand that the village would be vigilant.

(The dog with two heads is Orthros... no, Cerberus?No. I think there were three of Cerberus' heads, so Orthros.Then, what's the name of a pig with two heads?)

I have such questions, but at the same time I have doubts.

If there were so many vicious monsters out there, wouldn't you have asked for a crusade?

"There are no guilds in this village.If you ask for a guild, you'll have to go to the village or town where the guild is located...... because it's such a small village, the reward is...... "

Oh, I see.

Looking at Ray from above, it wasn't a village like Yanmura, but it was by no means a village that seemed to be wealthy.

Because of its size, I wondered if there was a guild, but it seems that there is no such guild.

In other words, I can understand why the village chief is so polite to himself.

An adventurer who obeyed a devil like Set.

Even if I didn't know the nickname of Crimson, I could easily predict that Ray was a skilled adventurer.