Legend

The night of the incident...... Ray was talking to several adventurers in the camp.

"Ray, when is the researcher's escort coming?" We'll have to escort him around the lake later, too. "

An adventurer who says he is unhappy.

Of course. It's usually time for a break when you're in the camp.

However, now I have to escort the researchers on the side of the lake.

I still have to work at the time I would have needed to take a break.

Beyond that, it was more impossible not to be dissatisfied.

"It seems that the story I'm listening to is tomorrow." In that sense, we only have one day to escort you, so it's not such a bad story, is it? Besides... we'll be paid for the escort. "

In the case of guilds, it is necessary to take into account the relationship with the upper levels of the guild.

That's why it was said that the adventurers would pay the researchers well while entrusting them with their escort for only one day today.

I don't need a reward, so if I can, I don't want an escort.

Ha, ha, ha.

The adventurer said with a disgusting expression from the bottom of his heart.

However, some of the adventurers who were there disagreed.

"Really? It's not that hard, and the rewards are pretty high." I don't think that's a bad idea. "

"Are you serious? I don't want to escort those researchers." I don't know what kind of request you're going to make. "

No, that's it?

In the conversation between the two adventurers, the others also spoke their opinions.

Ray, listening to the conversation, was finally satisfied.

(I see. When I was studying the lake, I was thinking that if I were to be a group of people who were forced to do difficult things, they would say ridiculous things to me, and if I were to be a friendly person, I would be able to escort them without any problems.)

Of course, it is better to have a good impression of the researcher if you have had contact with researchers with personality problems.

Also, if you often had contact with researchers who had no personality problems, it is not surprising that you have a good impression of the researchers.

"By the way... this is really a story, but as far as I know, the researchers who came to the camp personally have no problem..."

I don't know.

It was Ray who tried to say that, but I can't recall the researcher who ignored Eugen to stop when the cormorants were attacked, and I can't say that there was no problem.

In addition, the researcher came back to the camp...... No, to be precise, the lake with the flaming prison that captured the black sphere, and then Eigen paid only a light attention to two words.

This is probably because Eugen is not only the backbone of the researchers, but also because there is not a clear chain of command.

In the extreme, researchers don't have to listen to Eugen's instructions or orders.

However, it is only a matter of polarization.

In fact, it is not so easy to ignore the instructions and orders of Eigen, who has a high reputation as a researcher and a royal nobleman as a patron.

Even if there are no particular problems on the spot, we cannot deny the possibility that various problems will occur due to the case at a later date.

"Hey, is there a problem after all?"

"Hmmm... I'm not saying you have a bad personality. It's just that he's focused too much on research subjects, that kind of guy."

Although Ray has been a little annoyed, he is not so dissatisfied with the researchers who have been ransacked in the matter of Tsubaki.

"Just because I felt that way doesn't mean that you guys think that's what I actually thought." In the end, this neighborhood is different from person to person. "

In Ray's words, the man who was complaining to the researcher had a subtle expression.

You must have thought it might make sense.

“If the researchers do their best, we might be able to defeat them without having to rely on Ray. In that case, don't you think it's okay to support the researchers?"

These are the words of a man who has good feelings for the researcher.

However, if a man actually believes in the researcher entirely because he has good emotions, he can say no.

After all, each person is a researcher.

Beyond that, how the other person acts depends on the person.

"Hey, it's time to take turns." Those of you guarding the lake, be ready! "

Such a voice resounds in the camp.

Those who heard the voice immediately began to prepare.

The same was true of the people who were talking with Ray on the fire.

The attitude is different in each case, whether it is insubordinate or somewhat motivating.

"Good luck with that."

Ray's fine, you don't have to escort the researchers.

"In my case, it is necessary to move immediately even in the middle of the night when the faintness comes out." Do you still think I envy you? "

I don't think so.

It's not funny to escort researchers, but sleeping at night without knowing when to make it is probably not very pleasant for a man who envies Ray.

It's not strange to think that we need to wait and think about when we need to get up and when there will be an attack.

"Right? Well, I'll deal with it if you actually attack me, so if any other enemies show up, you guys can handle it." If you defeat monsters, materials and magic stones will become extraordinary income. I think it's not such a bad story because I get paid to be an escort. "

"I see. I'm glad to get a reward or something." But it's also true that we rarely have a chance to spend that reward! "

"... um, yeah. That's bad."

Sometimes I would rotate a little and stretch my wings in the Gilm.

However, since there are not many people left to guard the camp in the first place, only a few people can return to the Gilm at once.

Besides that, I don't really know when I'll be able to go to Gilm next.

... but if you want to take it easy in the Gilm, that's the same for Ray.

No, in Ray's case, if you act decently in the Gilm, a lot of people will come to the Crystal Dragon, so you can stay in the camp more slowly.

However, Ray also thinks it's been a long time since he wanted to relax at Elena's house or at the wheat pavilion at sunset.

“For now, work is work. I don't know what will happen to me under the circumstances, but I'll go first."

Saying so, the adventurer, who was unhappy with the escort, headed to the lake with the others.

So now that there's no one left, Ray thinks for a moment about what to do now.....

"Let's go back. I want to see how Set's doing."

After all, I decided to go back to where I always set up my magic tent.

Usually it was Set who was with Ray, but not now.

Not for any reason, but Ray accepted that Set had insisted for the first time in a long time that he wanted to see the Trent Forest on his own.

Usually Set liked to be with Ray, but once in a while he wanted to see the Trent Forest on his own.

Sometimes you think so.

(Instead of looking around, I might have thought I wanted to hunt myself.)

There have been occasional hunting with Set alone.

Seto loves Ray, and he wants to be with him forever.

But at the same time, it's not strange to think that you want to move on your own once in a while.

Even though it was created by Beast Magic, there was no doubt that Set was also a monster called Griffon.

"If Seto can get us some prey, we can dismantle it."...... it's night, and the monsters and animals are pretty moving, too. "

Murmuring, Ray always arrives at a place where he has a magic tent.

Naturally, there was no one around.

Even though the ground is flat and there is a place to set fire, the magic tent itself is nowhere to be found.

It was obvious that Ray was carrying it with him.

It's very expensive and a must-have for Ray to work as an adventurer.

Just because it could be stolen, I couldn't imitate leaving it in place.

Or if Set is by the side of the Magic Tent, that's fine.

However, Set is currently active in the Trent Forest.

(If the Magic Tent was stolen, it would do a lot of damage.)

As you can see from Eugene's purchase, if you think about buying a magic tent, you can buy it...

It was only up to stock.

It's definitely a very rare item, but it's still different from a magic item that you can't buy even if you try to buy it, like a mistiling or a pair of orbs.

However, in the sense that it is not normally available in the orb pair with Misty Ring, there is a considerable difference in the sense of rarity.

Thinking like that, Ray pulls the magic tent out of the Misty Ring.

Installation was completed immediately, and the fire was set on fire.....

Sounds like you're free.

When I was talking to the adventurers earlier, Nielsen, who was away from Ray, appeared out of nowhere and told me so.

But Ray opened his mouth without being particularly surprised by Nielsen's appearance.

"I see. I don't have much to do under the circumstances." Anyway, it doesn't look that way right now. "

Have you flagged it down?

While telling Nielsen, Ray suddenly thinks of it.

But Ray thought it would be okay if it came out.

As for Ray, I think it would be annoying for her to come out.

However, if you came out here, it's not a bad thing, in the sense that you can capture it by the prison of fire and give it to the researchers.

In that sense, even if the flag triggers, it doesn't matter if it's a ray.

It doesn't matter, but if you deliberately think of something like that, does it really work as a flag? I also had doubts about it.

”When I say that, that's why I'm going to come out.”

"Then that's fine." If you came into my sector like you did in the night raids before, I'm sure that's what you want to do. Best of all, we can get Eugen and the others back from the lake. Maybe even more so now, though.

An adventurer who had been hired as an escort before coming to the Gilm to escort Eugene and the others, but the request was completed once in this case.

Such people were to come to the lake tomorrow as escorts again.

As for this matter, of course, it seemed that it was quite difficult even for the guild.

Even though I was busy working on the construction, I was told that it was even more impossible.

At the very least, the salvation was that many people had already finished the construction work for this year and returned home.

Thanks to this, work was somewhat easier than in early autumn.

However, it is only to a certain extent, and generally speaking, it certainly falls into the category of being still busy.

Because there are many people who don't go back home, who earn money by working in the nearby expansion work, and who are aiming to participate in the expansion work next year from the very beginning.

"Hmm. Well then..."

The moment Nielsen tried to say something, an announcement message suddenly resounded in Ray's mind.

[Set is "Acid Breath Lv. I learned three skills.]

Set has mastered a new skill.

No, there's an announcement that the level of acid braces you already had has increased.

Huh?

Ray?

Suddenly, a strange voice came out of Ray's mouth... and Nielsen looked at Ray with a strange look.

Ray noticed how Nielsen looked, but he couldn't say anything about it.

Because acquiring skills by magic beast magic is not something that can be easily told to people.

"Ah, no. It's nothing. I was just wondering what happened to Set."

"What are you talking about?" Set's in the woods, right? What's really going on? "

It was Nielsen who turned a dazzling gaze, but Ray didn't care about it, and he thought, "What kind of monster did Set encounter and defeat?"