Legend

The battle against the bandits ended surprisingly lightly.

At the end of the battle, some people could still breathe, but such opponents were lightly dealt with by Ray.

Fighting like that... no, more accurately, after what should be called ravages...

Where are these people's treasures?

That's what came out of Ray's mouth.

Normally, the bandits would use the cave as a base.

Or it could be based in a cabin like the one used by the hunters, rather than in a cave.

The reason for using such a place is that we may want to avoid rainstorms, but above all, we do not want to scratch the treasure.

If you're a bandit, you need to take care of the treasure you've collected.

In some cases, it's something to protect even if you let bandits other than your head sleep outside the cave or the cabin.

Of course, that's just a typical bandit story, and some of them value their people above all else.

Anyway, Ray knew the habits of such bandits, but the trouble was that there were no caves around here.

I mean, I don't know where this bandit's treasure is.

(Of course, there were five of them... even the bandits who came to scout us. Even if you have a treasure, there's nothing of value there.)

Thinking like that, Ray called out to Set, who was nearby.

Set, can't you smell where these people's treasures are?

"Gruuuuuuuuu!"

Ray uses Set's olfactory uplift skill in his words.

The smell that drifts around you, and the smell that drifts from the ground. I followed them through the woods.

"Ray, what's wrong? The battle is over, isn't it?"

Just in time, the marina that was outside the forest appeared.

Just like the bandits who tried to escape stopped their feet, they knew exactly what was going on outside the forest with the power of the spirits.

That's all I was wondering what Ray and Set were doing right now.

"The battle is over, but I don't know where the bandits' treasure is." I'm just asking Set to look for it. "

"That's... no, but... um... there's no cave, and there's no place to hide." when that happens.... "

While watching the forest, Marina thinks.

If Marina's Spirit Magic is what you're looking for, you and Set can find a place to treasure it.

I thought so, and suddenly I heard Set's voice.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Set?

"It looks like Set found it before we thought about it."... let's go. "

"Alright.... By the way, where do you think Marina is hiding it?" All I can think of is digging the ground and burying it there. "

"That's right. These bandits are pretty small, and if they have a treasure, they won't have much." In other words, you might want to dig up the ground and bury it... but then you need to remember where it's buried. "

Well then, that would be a landmark… Maybe it's just a branch of a tree or something that should stick to the ground.

"I don't think you'll forget that, but if there's a place like that outright, you can expect something to be there." What if someone, other than the bandits, comes into this forest and there's an obviously suspicious tree branch? Not to mention, the children from that village come to play in this forest. "

In Marina's words, Ray thinks of the sight of the children finding the branches of a tree buried in the ground and digging back into the place where it had stabbed.

It was not unnatural at all, and it was a sight that would not be strange even if it were.

"That's right. Do you want to avoid imitation like that?" Of course, if only those bandits were so smart. "

Someone other than ourselves is not necessarily interested in the branches of a tree buried in the ground.

When I remembered the bandits, I thought it was not strange for Ray to think like that.

Ray and Marina move on in a conversation... eventually find Set.

I see, it's a tree.

It is a hole in the trunk of a tree, sometimes referred to as a tree cave.

It is not difficult to imagine that the trunk of the tree where Set is is full of treasures, perhaps hidden there.

Ray wasn't expecting you.

I think it's more dangerous on a tree than on the ground.

Some birds have the habit of collecting things that shine like jewels, and there's plenty of chance that the goblins will accidentally find the treasure in the wood and take it with them.

In that sense, it's more dangerous than buried in the ground.

Ray didn't know what the bandits were thinking about hiding the treasure in a place like this.

(In that case, maybe I just wanted to hide it here because there was a good place to hide without thinking about anything.)

Thinking of the bandits he had defeated, Ray approached Set and grabbed a wander of trees.

Maybe there's some kind of trap at first? I thought, but I didn't think I'd be able to imitate such a high level of traps for such bandits.

This is it.

A stretched out hand touches something in a tree wander.

When you take that thing out, it's a bag of cloth.

untie that cloth and look inside.....

If you were a bandit of that size, you'd be better than that.

What was in the bag was a jewel.

There are about ten small gemstones in the colors of green, red, blue and purple.

It's definitely worth more than being a gemstone.

(If this is Japan, there may be fake jewelry. On the TV show, it was said that artificial diamonds and natural diamonds could not be distinguished even by experts.)

Compared to Japan, this Elgin can't make fake jewels... Maybe not, but it's still not such a common technique.

The jewelry Ray found in this bag was probably real.

Ray, how's it going?

This is how I feel.

Ray shows the jewels to Marina, who asks.

It's a small jewel, but it has its beauty.

Marina opened her mouth in admiration at the sight of it.

Beautiful, isn't it?

"I see.... isn't Marina tired of seeing gems?"

It was a marina in the position of a former guild master.

In addition, even without standing, there are many opponents who come up from their beauty.

Some of them will bring gems as gifts.

"That's stupid."

Marina was dumbfounded by Ray's words, and continued to speak to Ray, who looked confused.

"Um, this kind of jewelry changes depending on who you see it with." Since you're looking at it with Ray, you're sure it's like this, aren't you? "

"... is that so?"

I'm sorry for what Marina said, but Ray returned it like it was shining.

Seeing Ray like that, Marina opened her mouth while stroking Set.

"Well then, let's go back to the village after cleaning up after the body."... but I'm really glad Vihella didn't show up. If Vihella had come, I'm pretty sure she wouldn't have been able to put up with this. "

"It's Vihera."

If you think of it as a battle maniac Vihera, fighting a bandit like Ray defeated can only be stressful, not exhilarating.

That's why Vihera remained in the village just in case.

"Yes, it's Vihera."

Grr

While doing so, Ray burned the bandit's body with magic before returning to the village.

"What, hey. What? Why?!"

The guards at the entrance of the village were surprised to see Ray and the marina returning from the set.

"Oh, that means you didn't go through here when you left the village."... well, that's it. Let's go inside. "

"Okay... wait a minute!" Tell me a little bit about it! What the hell is going on here?! "

A man screams with a disgruntled look.

If it were a man, Ray would come back from leaving the village in no time, even though he was watching here.

It was impossible to be surprised by that, and it was only natural that I should ask you to explain the situation.

"Talk to the village chief later." Simply put, we've just crushed the bandits. "

"Huh? Wait... bandits!?"

A man who didn't expect to hear about the bandits in this small village uttered a word of surprise, but Ray overheard it and went into the village.

A man under guard does not imitate such a thing as stopping Ray.

I was surprised to hear about the bandits, how to stop Ray from doing something about it, and most of all, I fell in love with the smile Marina was pointing at.

Passing by such a man, Set makes his way to the village chief's house.

The village at night remains as quiet as it was when Ray and the others went out to crush the bandits.

After going through such a village, I eventually arrived at the village chief's house.

Well then, Set, please wait outside.

Grr

Ray's words made Set throb.

Leaving such a set in place, Ray enters the village chief's house.

Ray-san!?

The village chief in the living room looked at Ray and the marina and shouted in surprise.

The village chiefs were sitting in the corner of the room, putting the chairs and tables back where they belonged because Ray was in the way when he went to bed.

In response to the village chief's words, her daughter, who had fallen asleep while waiting, woke up and looked around in a hurry.

Eventually, her daughter's gaze turned to Ray and Marina, and she opened her mouth as wide as her father's village chief.

"What's the matter!?" Are you saying that the bandits have disappeared? "

"No, there were bandits." But there weren't many people, so I didn't have any problems defeating them. ”

In fact, the bandits were never very skilled.

Not Ray, but someone who had become an adventurer and gained a little experience, could only defeat him.

... but in the case of such an adventurer, there is also the question of whether it is possible to kill people.

"Is that so...?" It was so early... it was so early, wasn't it, Dad? While I'm sleeping, it doesn't really seem like it's going to be in the morning anymore, does it? "

The village chief nodded as he heard his daughter screaming in a panic.

"Oh, the time you were asleep isn't that long. Lord Ray, I don't doubt that... but are you sure you want to kill the bandits in such a short time?"

According to the village chief, less than an hour had passed since Ray left the house to defeat the bandits.

Even though Ray told me that he had already defeated the bandits and returned, I couldn't believe you.

But Ray nodded lightly to the village chief's worries.

"Yeah, it's true. Although it was a bandit group in the first place, it was a small band of six bandits, including the five who came to scout." I didn't have to be so good with my arms. "

The village chief wonders if he can believe Ray's words honestly.

As far as Ray goes, I don't think he's lying.

But at the same time, I wonder if Ray and Marina can defeat the bandits that easily.

It's not that strange to see Ray or Marina on the outside.

I knew Ray was a Rank A Adventurer with his Alliance Card, but Ray and Marina were special enough to be in doubt.

It's not surprising that the village chief wonders about it, because it's a marina with a party dress that the residents of this village can't wear once in a lifetime, to Ray, who doesn't seem small and very strong.

This might have been different if the village chief... or someone else had enough eyes to see through the strength of the opponent, but there was no such thing as hatred.

Ray can't help it, so he takes a bag of cloth out of the misty ring.

"The contents of this cloth are the treasure the bandits had." If it was a big band of bandits, I'd have had more treasure. "

Saying so, remove the small grain of jewelry from the cloth bag.

Oh, and.

The village chief's daughter shows interest in the jewel.

As a woman, I must have been interested in beautiful jewels.

"That's why the bandits in the forest were defeated." The only thing left is the bandits captured here.... have you decided what to do? "

"Yes, to be banished from the village."

The village chief answered Ray's question.

When Ray heard that, he frowned slightly, but he was convinced if the village chief decided to take over the village.