Legend

The bird monster... Perhaps it was the giant bird monster that attacked Nielsen and the others, but Set noticed it or something and ran away.

It was a pity for Ray, but there was nothing he could do more than actually get away with it.

(There was still a lot of distance, but I think Set caught up with me)

I thought so, Ray, but if you chase giant bird monsters here, it will definitely be a pretty flashy fight.

However, if that were the case, it wouldn't be strange to worry about the flashy battle at the base of the people involved. As for Ray, I just wanted to avoid it.

We... if Ray and Set are nearby, we don't know what kind of actions the people in the stronghold of the nearest people will take.

That's obvious when you think about the stranger who was stunned by Vihella last night.

If it means reducing the number of enemies, that might be fine.

"What's the matter, Ray?"

Nielsen asked strangely as she heard Ray mutter.

Nielsen shook his head sideways, saying nothing to Ray.

"Don't worry about it. I just thought the prey I let go might have been bigger.”

"The prey I let go of?... That's not the monster Ray was talking about, is it?"

"I can't deny that possibility."

"...... deny it, that's it."

Nielsen looked dazed, but some of them felt relieved.

When I encountered a giant bird monster before, I must have cared that I could hardly do anything.

In fact, I used fairy magic to obstruct the actions of giant bird monsters, but if you look at Nielsen, you often act alongside Ray. It seemed strange to think that if you participated in the battle, you would not be able to defeat the opponent properly.

"Anyway, I can't help thinking about it here any more than I'm gone." Let's say we go to the base of the relevant party as originally planned. "

Since you were my first priority, you don't have to think in vain here.

Nielsen nodded honestly to Ray.

"Right. First we have to do something about it."... the matter of the giant bird monster is over. "

As for me, if I could, I would also like the magic stone of that giant bird monster.

"The hobby of collecting magic stones is strange." Is such a hobby interesting? "

"Hobbies vary from person to person." Especially when it comes to collecting hobbies, it's normal for other people to collect things that they don't understand at all. "

Ray thought of a TV show he watched in Japan.

In the program that was a collector's feature, there were collectors who collected things that were well known, such as stamps, old coins, movie posters, etc., but in addition, there were collectors who collected things that Ray could not understand, such as the lid of a pet bottle, the can of canned juice, or a bag of split chopsticks that came with when he bought a lunch at a supermarket or convenience store.

In that sense, collecting meteorites and gems was a major collection hobby, and it was Ray's idea that magic stones would be similar.

In fact, there were other people who had a hobby of collecting magic stones besides Ray.

However, if the magic stones I collected become rare, they will only become expensive, so of course, I needed a lot of money to acquire them.

You can get Goblin Magic Stones right away, but it's not that easy to get when you're a high ranked monster.

That is why the collection of magic stones is well known as a hobby of aristocrats, presidents of large chambers of commerce, and people who lead some kind of large-scale organization.

In the sense of collecting magic stones, there are many adventurers who can collect as many magic stones as they like, depending on their strength, but they also have hobbies.

Of course, it was only those who had the appropriate abilities.

Ray falls into it as a classification.

Nielsen knew about Ray's hobbies, so she didn't have any particular questions.

"In the meantime, you can collect magic stones after you deal with one of the mysteries." Then I'll help you, too. "

"I know.... In the sense of collecting magic stones, I don't have any magic stones, so it's not a delicious opponent." I'm a little doubtful about that. "

"Questions? What questions?"

Nielsen asked Ray, apparently worried about Ray's words.

Ray said something he had been wondering about Nielsen.

"Monsters are created by animals that are basically active in places with strong magic power. Well, sometimes a child's monster is born to a parent who has become a monster, but that's it anyway."

“That's right, that's the way it is.”

"And that's basically magic."... to tell you the truth, it seems like a bad magic power. In other words, magic is magic, even if it's good or bad. Even though it was created from the same magic power, why is there no magic stone in the skull? "

"That's... if you say so." I've never thought about it that way before, because I always thought it was like that. But if we go where we're going to raid, we might have some clues about it. Or ask the chief directly. "

"Is that the only way?"... but is the destination at the heart of it still far away? "

"No.... if my memory is correct, I think it's that forest over there."

While standing on Ray's right shoulder, Nielsen pointed to the forest that spread under his eyes.

Even after one of the bird monsters, Set kept flying, so it was just when he saw his destination.

"There.... there's no room in the woods like that." In other words, it's in front of the forest to drop the Seto cage off... no, considering the possibility of a guard in the forest, should we make it farther away? "

It was a place where there was a base of unknown associates.

Ray muttered that it was only natural that there should be no guards.

"Wait a minute." If what Ray is saying is true, isn't it already found there the last time we came? "

“I think it's possible. However, considering that Nielsen and Yelo were present but did not reach out, were there no guards in place at that time, or did they pass by a place that could not be found by chance? It's possible that the guy who was watching was asleep."

Even though the nearest person wanted a fairy's heart, it seemed to Ray that he would never hold his hand while finding it even though Nielsen was there.

Based on the appearance of the person related to Nielsen, there was no doubt about it.

Yelo is also a child of the Black Dragon.

Although it didn't look like it was absolutely like a fairy's heart, it was still very valuable if it could be obtained.

Although there were other Harpy Dotties, they weren't so rare as monsters, so if they caught the eye of someone else, they wouldn't have been particularly targeted.

However, Dottie was too smart to be considered a normal harpy, although it was probably a rare species.

However, since the appearance is not different from an ordinary harpy, it will not be recognized as a rare species just by an ordinary person at first sight.

"Anyway, let's get down on the ground." Whether there's a guard or not, if you come out as an enemy, defeat it and gather information... it seems difficult considering last night's incident, but if you can, I'd like to gather information. "

As for Ray, I think the person who fought last night was a special person.

It was not strange for Ray to think like that, even though he might have been dispatched on purpose.

Nielsen nodded immediately, agreeing with Ray.

"Yes, I think it's better to be a little further from the forest, as Ray says." I think it would be better to enter the forest from a place where there are no roads. "

Places where people often pass by are naturally trampled to the ground and become a natural path.

It may be a bit of a big hoax to describe it as a beast path, but it was likely that the shortest distance to the base of the people involved in the hoax was such a path.

There is a good chance that they are only keeping a close watch on such a path.

That's why it was not a bad idea to travel through a place without a path rather than in such an easy-to-understand place.

”Maybe it's better to get on the set and enter the forest from above, rather than the set cage”

Set can fly with Ray, but it's pretty tough to fly with someone other than Ray.

However, given the physical abilities of Marina and Vihera, it may not be difficult to grab Set's leg and move from the sky.

"Hmm... but do you have clothes for Marina and Vihella?" Isn't it just harsh? "

Nielsen was worried about the outfit of Marina and Vihella.

As usual, the marina is dressed in party dresses, and Vihella is dressed in thin clothes like a dancer or a whore.

It was clear that flying in windy places would make it difficult for marinas and Vihellas to balance overhead, more than both dressed in frizzy clothes.

"I don't think it'll be a problem for a short time, but... I see. Shall I ask you after I drop the cage? So if there's no problem, I'd like to break in from the sky. At that time, I'll ask Nielsen to show me the cave where the phantom is used, but do you mind?”

"Yeah, don't worry about it. I'll take good care of it."

In response to Nielsen's words, Ray asked Set to drop the cage a little further away from the forest.

"I don't mind, do I?" I think the Spirit Magic will do something about Vihera. "

"... I didn't expect you to accept it so lightly"

Not far from the forest.

Ray was surprised when Marina nodded lightly to his suggestion after leaving Seto's cage.

When I turned my gaze to Vihera.....

"Marina's saying it's no problem." Besides, I grabbed Set's forefoot several times before and flew, didn't I? "

I'll be gentle with you.

If you ask Vihera, she's done the same thing before, so I don't think you should bother asking.

Of course, there are men on the ground, and I don't want to break into the place from above looking under my nose.

But given this incident, I didn't have to worry about it.

In the first place, it is not the whole city that we are going to go to.

Since it is the base of the people involved, I didn't think there would be anyone who would imitate them.

... if there's anyone waiting, it's not the people who stretched out their noses, it's the people who want to kill or capture enemies trying to break into their hideouts.

In the case of such an opponent, it would have been desirable as a Ningli Vihera.

Ray nodded to both of them while storing the Seto cage in the Misty Ring.

"Well then, I'll take the set and head directly from the sky above the forest."... but I don't have any particular dislike for looking at the forest like this. If it's the base of somebody related to me, I think that's okay. "

I instinctively feel disgust when I see it.

But even when I looked at the forest, I didn't see anything like that.

Marina called out to Ray, who was wondering.

"Beyond hiding it in a phantom, it's an important base for them too, isn't it?" Then, I don't think there's anything like being disgusted just by seeing it. "

"... I see. If someone passes by and sees a forest along the way and has an instinctive disgust, they may think that there is something and ask the guild or something to explore, or in some cases, send a lord or knight or soldier." Like the Blazes. "

"That's right, and as a guild, I can't accept a request like that." Protecting the security of the neighborhood is one of the tasks of the guild.... if this is a city thing, I can leave it to the guards or something. "

Marina gives her opinion as a former guild master.

However, Marina was the only Guildmaster in the Mireana Kingdom.

Ray didn't even know how far the Guildmaster's experience would go if it was fitted into this place.

That said, Marina seemed to be embarrassed, so I honestly listened to her opinion.

Although the situation was different, there was still something to ask Marina's opinion.