Legend

"Nh... nh..."

Rae woke up as she raised her voice.

Usually, it was about 30 minutes of sleep, and Ray was often awake, but today, when he woke up, he was able to check the surrounding situation.

Considering that it was actually around 2: 00 a.m. last night, today's night assault is probably already affecting beyond the date.

It hasn't been that long since the night raid ended.

Therefore, Ray was able to move immediately no matter what happened.

"The time is...... 11: 00 am too late." You've been sleeping for a while, haven't you? "

There was a disturbance at about two o'clock, and then there was a relationship such as following Set and talking to Nielsen, and it eventually happened until after four o'clock.

Still, I slept there for about seven hours.

Normally, it wouldn't be like sleeping in a bed.

However, given the fact that I haven't heard from Nielsen for a long time, there is no particular work that needs to be done in a hurry.

Ah, do you need to go and see what's going on?

They say they show their faces at least once a day, which is why they work because they feel safe that Ray will protect them no matter what.

But what if Ray doesn't show his face?

Maybe even Ray got injured by the effects of being killed, and in some cases he died, so he couldn't come to see how they were.

It wouldn't be strange to wonder that way.

Actually, I was just sleeping, but I didn't know what was going on until I contacted them.

Ray doesn't know if that's what it is.

But beyond that possibility, we definitely needed to get there a little faster.

I quickly got dressed.....

"Where's Nielsen?"

Noticing that Nielsen was missing from the living room couch, Ray wonders.

Of course, the question quickly disappeared.

Maybe he woke up while he was asleep and went somewhere to crush his time.

Considering Nielsen's personality, I don't think he's staying in one place unless it's an order from a long time ago.

If something turns into a treat and Nielsen becomes obsessed with it, I might be quiet while I concentrate on it.

But then it would be a hassle to find it.

Besides going to see how they are doing, Nielsen needs to go with her so that she can be contacted as soon as the symptoms appear.

But the problem is that we don't know where Nielsen is.

I thought so.....

"Ahh!"

Ray saw Set lying a little further away and Nielsen lying on top of Set's tall body as he came out of the magic tent.

Nielsen, who was on Set's tall back, woke up as soon as she heard Ray's voice.

Ah, Ray, you're so slow.

"I went to bed at half-time." Besides... it's also true that I was tired a lot. "

"Hmm. So what are we going to do today?"

"That's right. I'll go to the lake for now." The giant slime burned, but I want to make sure it doesn't have any weird effects. ”

"Hmm. I don't mind." Well then, let's go. "

"I still have breakfast... no, it's this time, lunch?" Anyway, I haven't eaten it.

"Shouldn't we wait a little longer?" Not now, after a little more time... that's why we should eat after lunch, right? "

Ray puts his hand on his belly.

It's not that I can't wait until I'm a little hungry.

Decide whether it is okay to wait a little longer than that.

But for the time being, I put a few dried fruits that I took out of the misty ring in my mouth.

"Ah, it's a bit sloppy!"

"Here you go."

Ray didn't want to eat dried fruit on his own, so he gave it to Nielsen... and of course to Set.

Ray stores his magic tent and heads to the lake with Set and Nielsen. Then...

"Wow..."

He leaves the camp and makes such a voice when he sees the lake.

That's why nearly twenty people gathered around the lake.

Of course, not all of them are researchers.

Half... no, maybe 30% or 20%.

The rest were researcher assistants and escort adventurers.

With that in mind, Ray grabbed Nielsen, who was on his side, and put her in the dragon robe.

"Hey!?"

Nielsen suddenly protested Ray's actions, but given the current situation, Ray couldn't help it.

If Nielsen... the researchers find the presence of a fairy, it will definitely be a commotion.

As for Ray, under the current circumstances, I didn't want others to know about Nielsen's existence.

That is why the behavior of […].

While doing so, Ray turns his attention to those around the lake.

Fortunately, most of the people who showed interest in where the giant slime was, and no one noticed Ray's presence.

I guess it was because it was still a long way away.

"You don't want the researchers to find you, do you?" That way, you won't be able to act freely. That's a lot more than being chased around by fairies. "

"Ugh... that's..."

In the dragon robe, Nielsen becomes irrefutable.

There was no doubt that he was dissatisfied with Ray's behavior, but he could not argue with someone who was obsessed with him, like some of the adventurers in the camp.

If you argue here and get kicked out of the Dragon Robe, it's more likely than not that Ray is in the situation he was talking about.

Knowing that, Nielsen was slightly dissatisfied with Ray's treatment, but quietly shut up.

"Well, Nielsen is convinced... let's go." If you don't show your face, you might end up in the camp. "

There is no doubt that this gathering of researchers is due to the burning of a huge slime.

The researchers didn't come yesterday, so I don't know where they got that information from.

Or maybe when Ray wasn't at the lake, some researchers came and thought the giant slime might just burn.

Anyway, the researchers will probably not return until they have heard a lot of information from Ray, and Ray can predict that.

Besides, if you use such means as escape here, it will be a lot of trouble later.

Then you can end this trouble here.

That way, they won't ask you the same questions, and if they do, you can say you answered them once.

Of course, some researchers are coming closer to Ray because of their backs.

However, Ray had no effect at all.

If he did, Ray would ignore it.

If the opponent is going to exercise his powers, that's no problem beyond what Ray is good at.

The adventurers who were escorting the researchers were the first to realize Ray's presence while thinking like that.

Aside from the guards, it's only natural to notice the presence of an opponent approaching us.

And if the adventurer of the guard noticed, of course, the others would notice too.

"Hey, isn't that Ray?"

"What? You defeated the giant slime that was here?"

"If I see you with the griffin, I'm sure it's Ray." We need to talk about it in detail. "

The researchers talk like that... and eventually one of them walks up to Ray.

Although the researcher who acted first is likely to complain that other researchers will not run away, the action stops along the way.

Because the first researcher to move was the most influential of the researchers here.

Even with a bite of the researcher, it's a lot different.

The research results so far, the patron is a famous person, the person himself is rich... so many things.

After understanding all the power relationships...... and most importantly, judging that other researchers might imitate strange things like this, I decided to act first so that the man in his fifties would not make Ray angry.

I think it's because I know Ray's personality and rumors.

"I'm sorry, can I talk to you for a second?"

That polite wording... that's why Ray was surprised at the wording that was different from what was said unilaterally from the top.

I was a little concerned about how the other person who was approaching would react.

However, I did not have any particular problems when I tried to deal with it like this.

I could fully understand that he was friendly to me.

“Yeah, that's fine. I'll tell you what I can tell you.”

That's why words leaked from Ray's mouth that seemed to accept the other person's words.

It would be surprising if someone who doesn't know the usual Ray and only knows the rumors about Ray were to see it.

In fact, among the adventurers who came here as an escort for the researchers, those who had not belonged to Gilm before were honestly surprised to hear Ray's words.

The adventurers who had been in the Gilm before were not particularly surprised.

The researcher man who called out to Ray opened his mouth without paying any particular attention to the adventurers who were making a noise behind him.

"Well, let me hear it." As far as we know, it took a lot of time for the giant slime to burn. But... as you can see, I was here a few days ago, but now I'm gone. Why on earth did this happen? If Ray actually used magic on the giant slime, I wonder if he knows about it. "

The question is hard for Ray to answer honestly.

There was no doubt that Ray's magic was enduring a huge slime.

As for the feeling of Rei actually using magic, I think that even if I didn't imitate it as if it would attack me, I couldn't withstand the magic over time and died.

However, it is a fact that the huge slime weakened so suddenly that was definitely caused by one of those events... and it is basically forbidden to explain the slime.

If you were active in the Trent Forest, like the adventurers of Tsubaki and their guards, and you were attacked by Tsubaki, you might be able to explain about Tsubaki.

However, I can never imitate you to explain your weakness in this situation.

If they do such a thing, researchers may not have started looking into the lake over there.

(Huh? But then you might learn a lot about it, right? If you think about it, it's actually quite a bad story, isn't it?... but that's not something I can decide.)

It's only Dusker who decides around here.

Or the Guildmaster's worker's judgment would be greatly affected.

In the meantime, it's not like Ray's judgment alone can do anything.

"I was fighting my magic, but I think that's the limit." As a result, it burned once and for all. That's what I think. "

The man standing in front of Ray doesn't change his expression when he hears the explanation.

That's why I'm not convinced or surprised, just staring at Ray.

That's how it looks, like whether Ray's words are correct or not, or if it looks into your heart.

……

We were silent for a minute.

The others, who were watching the two, were wondering how to recognize the strange atmosphere that drifted around them.

Can I open my mouth normally here?

No, if you do something like that, it feels unpleasant.

With that look on my face... it was one of the researchers who opened his mouth to break the atmosphere.

"Huh? Huh... what?"

Idiot, read the air.

Some researchers... no, including assistants and escorts, turn to such gaze, but the person who turns to such gaze ignores it and sees one thing.

When Ray followed his gaze in doubt again.....

"You're kidding."

At the end of his gaze was a figure of nearly thirty...... a black sphere.