Legend

Ray hears from Bob about being a hunter, so Ray talks about being an adventurer, as promised.

Bob is surprisingly good at listening, and listening to Ray is surprising, laughing, sad, and angry.

If I had noticed, it would already be midnight for this Elgin.

"Well, it's time." It's almost time to get started.I'll sleep in a magic tent.Bob... that's right, just keep it. "

While saying that, Ray took a thick cloth out of his misty ring.

It's autumn now.

It's quite warm during the day... sometimes it's hot, but it's still cold at night and in the morning.

Although I slept in a place with a bonfire, I might of course think it was cold.

Bob was wearing a cloak, so he didn't seem to have much to worry about around here, but he still gave the cloth just in case.

"Thank you, Mr. Ray."

With a cloth, I thought it would be useful when it was cold.Bob says thank you happily.

Ray waved lightly at Bob and returned to the Magic Tent.

"Bye. I'll see you tomorrow."

When Nielsen spoke to Bob, he followed Ray into the Magic Tent.

It was Bob who was watching the two of them, but when he was alone...... No, to be exact, there was Set, so when he was alone, he came closer to Set.

Set, I'll be here all night to take care of you, so thank you very much.

Grr

Set's throat snorted at Bob's words, and although Bob looked a little surprised, he still immediately smiled.

At first... when I came here guided by the lights of the fire, I screamed in amazement at Seto's presence.

However, after talking with Ray and Nielsen, and making contact with Set a little bit, Bob didn't completely forgive his heart, but it was definitely more or less reassuring.

That's why Bob was greeting Set when something happened before he went to bed.

Did you think it was enough to say hello? Bob moves away from Set to the side of the fire.

Usually, Set takes care of the fire - adding wood or adjusting it so it doesn't burn too much - but Bob does it tonight.

As for Bob, I didn't think Set was taking care of the bonfire, so I think I have to take care of it.

The reason for this was that Ray hadn't told Bob about taking care of the fire.

However, if Set had taken care of the fire, Bob would have understood the situation.

In any case, Bob went to sleep to relieve his fatigue.

A long way from the river where Ray and the others were camping.

There were now several men there.

How about that?

A man's voice echoes in the darkness of the night.

The other man who heard the voice nodded with his eyes twitching.

"Apparently, she fell asleep. At least I didn't open my eyes."

"I see. But... I thought I was alone."What the hell's going on?Were you going to meet me here from the beginning? "

"Even if I told you that, you wouldn't know."It's just... yes. With him is Griffon.And one adventurer.... after that, the fairy. "

"Fairy. To be honest, I didn't expect to find it in this place."I thought the fairy's heart was the hardest to find.Doesn't this mean we're getting lucky after all? "

That's what a different person said than the one we were talking about.

However, the other men who heard those words... not only the two men who were speaking first, but also the other men turned a dazed gaze to the words of such a man.

"Are you serious? No, are you serious?"You're the one who's obsessed with griffin?You don't have to think about who it is.Are you going to take on the crimson nicknames? "

"I'm not really going to fight against Crimson from the front."But fighting crimson isn't the same as taking the fairy's heart, is it?We can do something about it.Besides... you know you can do something, or you have to do something about it. "

"Gu... that's..."

Yes, the words of a man who said he would take the fairy's heart were never wrong.

That's why, considering their role, it's not strange to give priority to taking the fairy's heart over killing Bob.

"I know what you're trying to say, but that fairy is working with Crimson."You think you can do something about a fairy like that? "

"That's right. Crimson defeated his enemies alone in a previous war with the Bestian Empire, didn't he?Even in the ensuing civil unrest in the Vestian Empire, I heard that I defeated the enemy on my own.No matter how much we fight, we can't do anything about it. "

The other men nodded in agreement with the words.

In fact, even in the wars and civil strife with the Vestian Empire, Ray didn't do anything on his own.

However, as the rumor spreads, it is common for the rumor to become bigger and bigger.

Rumor has it that we have defeated one goblin, five goblins, ten goblins, a herd, a top goblin, and an army of goblins.

In that sense, in the case of Ray's rumor, it was a terrible thing from the beginning, and it wasn't that big.I didn't, but it's still rumored that I defeated the Bestian Empire alone or ended the civil strife.

Not to mention the fact that Ray and Set now have the power to do such rumor-like things, but the quality was even worse.

"Anyway, now I'm more of a Bob than a fairy."I don't think I will always act with Crimson.In other words, tomorrow morning... or maybe in a few days. "

It is more like hopeful observation than anticipation.

Nevertheless, as far as the men knew, there was no face-to-face between Bob and Ray.

All the men can know is the view that Bob's eyes have seen, not the words.

But it's true that it's better than nothing, rather than no clue.

For such men, I wanted Bob and Ray to avoid acting together as much as possible.

I'm confident that Bob alone can do it.

Bob is only a hunter, and his bow arm is quite high.

Instead of staying in one place and hunting, you are hunting while travelling, so if you don't have the appropriate skill, you can't do it, but you can't do it.

In that sense, Bob was just hunting while travelling, and his skill was guaranteed.

... but because I imitated hunting while I was traveling, I ended up being targeted by people like these.

"So, what do we do? Even those with a lot of crimson aliases are defenseless when they're sleeping."We'll be able to sneak into that tent, and if we do, you'll be able to praise us from the top for killing an adventurer with a different name. "

From before... the words of the man who said he was going to take Nielsen's heart will have a great impact on those around him.

Being praised from the top means that much to the men.

"Okay, let's do it." Still, Bob's life is our number one priority.We need to kill him in any way we can, more than he sees us. "

"I think we should prioritize the fairy's heart."In the first place, that Bob doesn't understand what he saw, does he?Then, if you know we're following you like this, you might realize that something you've seen is causing this? ”

"That's... but the instructions from above are definitely to kill Bob."Not now, but what do you think will happen if you later find out what you saw in the beat of something?Since then, it's too late to panic. "

"That's... well..."

Even the man who valued the fairy's heart more than killing Bob could not immediately argue with that.

I think you understand that it will be troublesome if such a thing happens in practice.

So Bob is the top priority, right?

One of the group...... Everyone who had heard the words of the man who might be leading this group nodded.

The man who said he was going to aim for the fairy's heart doesn't want to go against the leader's words, and he doesn't say anything dissatisfying.

As soon as the leader saw it, he nodded, and immediately figured out how to kill Bob... and how to get the fairy's heart and kill Crimson too.

Nevertheless, the idea was soon decided.

Because we have decided what we need to do at a time like this.

"As usual, we're going to be bandits."Beyond being a bandit, it's not strange to raid a prey you're camping for.It's not strange that someone who is out of the tent alone as a lookout should be targeted first. "

All those who were listening nod to the words.

Is it because no one is particularly puzzled or confused because I have repeated the same thing many times before?

It's very convenient to be a bandit if you're like these guys.

In any case, bandits are common in this world.

If you imitate an enemy or an obstructionist, it is obviously the work of the bandits.

... Of course, there is also the possibility that the target who attacked in such an imitation will be attacked and killed.

And if I lost, I could not deny the possibility that I would be taken alive.

But even so, the identity of the men has never been known.

Or perhaps for some reason the identity was known, but at least the men here don't know that it happened.

Do you have your own weapons?

Everyone on the scene nodded to the leader's words.

Everyone who nodded like that had a dagger in their hands.

The leader who confirms it turns his attention to one of his companions for the time being.

"This is the last confirmation." Take a look at Bob's vision.Isn't it true that you're still awake?

The man staring at the leader nodded and twitched his eyes again.

Then, after a few seconds, I opened my eyes and nodded that there was no problem.

"Bob is definitely asleep.Of course, I don't think I've noticed a connection between me and my vision.... normally, you can't possibly understand that your sight is connected to me. "

Everyone is convinced by the words.

It's impossible to think normally that the vision is connected.

Beyond that, there is no such thing as noticing it.

Or if Bob has a keen sense of magic, maybe he'll notice it... but Bob is only a hunter, he doesn't have any magical talent.

Not to mention, this wasn't a human magic or skill, so I didn't have to worry about the opponent noticing so easily.

"Okay, let's go." Put Bob's murder first.If I could afford it, I'd kill the fairy's heart and crimson.However, beware of the Crimson Servant Griffon.It's a rank A monster, so we can't deny the possibility that it has powers we don't understand. "

In fact, Set is treated as a rare species of Griffon, and it is recognized by monsters and guilds worth rank S.

However, it is not public, so it is perceived as a rank A monster for the men.

However, I wouldn't try to imitate myself as a rank A monster.

Still, there was a good reason why the men acted under the false pretense that they were bandits.

The leader removes a candle from his pocket.

This is a magic item... it's just a candle, but it's actually a very dangerous magic item for the user to use, with the effect that while the candle is lit, it's less likely to recognize their presence.

With this magic item, the men thought they would be able to turn Set and Ray into enemies.

That said, it's not like I can do anything with just a candle that has the effect of inhibiting perception... naturally, with a serious expression, the party headed to where Ray and the others were while not noticing the opponent at all.