Legend

That day, after breakfast at the wheat pavilion at dusk, Ray and Seto were on their way to the guild as usual.

But...

(What, this gaze?

Once again, when you buy snacks as usual and walk with Seto, your gaze is turned to peep from nowhere.

At first, Ray thought it might be those who had been avenged for yesterday's Bornter case, but I can't feel any hostility or killing, so I immediately dismiss it.

Turn your gaze toward those who feel the sight, but most of them are not suited to rough things. Some of them have forged flesh, but few are accustomed to rough things.

(I'm sure it has something to do with yesterday...)

Even though I thought about it that way, I just couldn't help but worry about it and went to the guild while buying and eating.

"Ah, Mr. Ray. Good. I come every day, but I didn't come yesterday, so I was just wondering if something happened to me yesterday."

Lenora exhales in relief when she sees Ray coming into the guild.

Yesterday after an incident at the Bornter residence, I went straight back to the inn because I didn't even want to go to the guild... I guess I would have been worried if I had made Lenora unaware of that.

And next to it, Kenny looks like he's stubborn somewhere.

"I've managed the matter for now... why is Kenny so obstinate?

It seems like he hasn't left a spark yet, but Ray puts it in his mouth by deciding that he won't be able to imitate that badly any more than he did yesterday when all that happened to him.

I thought I'd talk to you about the gaze I felt by the time I got to the guild, but make it Lenora, make it Kenny, I'm only a receptionist for the guild. I'll put extra stories in my ear here and decide that I don't know if it's the near future, or some distant future, but I should stop getting into the noise.

It's nothing. Ray, when you're pinching, it's not like you're secluded because I was resting and couldn't help you. "

Unexpectedly, he opens his mouth with a bitter smile at its obstinacy, which is too easy to understand.

"I don't need Kenny's help or anything like that. You just simply didn't get the right time. Besides, I can't say that nothing really happened... but I've managed the matter for now."

"I knew you had trouble rubbing."

Lenora whines with a grumpy look somewhere.

"Well, you are. Just give me the magic item I have, unconditionally, or they'll tell me to give up Seto. I don't think you can snort."

Lenora moves a picky look at that Ray's words.

Somehow I completely forgot Lenora herself, but Lenora has been told by the Alliance Master to report Ray getting into some trouble. I didn't decide it was trouble just being summoned by Bornter, the meeting of the Azot Chamber of Commerce, but it's definitely trouble Ray put out in his mouth now.

(That being said, I think Mr. Ray's gonna figure it out for himself.)

Lenora whining inside.

Anyway, I don't think Ray can handle a little trouble because he sees all the cod in Ray's eyes.

And because of that, I forget to report Ray if he gets into trouble.

Because there is a perception that Ray is going to solve any trouble on his own if he leaves it alone.

It was when Lenora was thinking that way.

"Oh, isn't that Ray? It's been a few days. I saw you in the right place."

That's what I heard from Ray in front of the counter.

When Ray turned around, it was a female warrior fron in his 30s or so who was there. Next to it is also the figure of Brasso the Dwarf carrying a huge hammer.

"... you guys"

He was Ray, who accidentally turned a jit eye to those two, but the two people at the heart are tilting their necks because they don't see why they're looking at him like that.

"What's wrong, with such a swordswallowing face? Did we do something?

"I would have. He says he's not that strong, but he's drunk."

"Ah, haha. I didn't think it would go down so lightly."

For once the bat was a fron to make you laugh badly, but the Dwarf brasso next to it just shakes his head with pity.

"You can't get drunk with a sparkling drink on a warrior's wind."

"No, because I'm not a pure warrior. A magic warrior.... or it wouldn't have anything to do with warriors and booze in the first place"

"Say what! A warrior is a celebration of victory and deepening his bond after a battle."

"I'm sorry, but that's not what I'm saying. That's why we're working solo."

When I shrugged like that, Fron took a step forward just waiting.

"Yes, yes. On that matter, if it's all right with you, why don't you help us with this request?

Chirali, and Fron whining as he turned his gaze to the Rank B requisition board.

"Request?"

"Oh. That's your favorite crusade request."

"I don't mind as I am... but why me? I'm guessing you guys usually work with two of the crushers."

"Uh, that's it. Crusade is the problem. Anyway, come here and have a look."

Fron pulls Ray in front of the requisition board all the time.

That fortitude made Kenny's gaze slightly sharper when he was dealing with other adventurers...... fortunately, he didn't get a rival certification because of Fron's age difference, which didn't mean it was going to explode.

"Look, it's this request. I've been stuck around for a while now, and I think it's time we do something about it, and it's gonna affect us a little bit."

While I have some doubts about Fron's words, I turn to the request.

There was certainly a request for a crusade on there. The crusader is Harpy. The place is a short distance from the city of Gilm, a mountain well ahead of the Oak settlement raided by the Rays. Harpy lives in that mountain, about 10 hours away from the city of Gilm, and travelers, merchants, and sometimes even adventurers heading to the city of Gilm can be attacked. But...

"Harpy's crusade request ranks B? If my memory were certain, Harpy would have been a Rank D monster."

Yes, as Ray put it, the threat to Harpy herself is not that high. Of course, it's more powerful than being a Rank D monster than being a monster to the extent of a goblin, but it was still unnatural to ask for Rank B.

Speaking of Rank B monsters in any way, a bunch of emerald wolves Ray fought in the dungeon. Or because it's on the same level as the Oak King who fought in the Oak settlement.

But Brasso answers Ray's question lightly.

"That's a matter of place. Sure, I can't even say Harpy himself is weak, as Ray put it, but he's not that strong a monster. But it's near the top of the mountain that lives there. The area is getting tangled up."

"And it's a problem that you're in a herd. Apparently no one has checked the numbers firmly yet, but they still have about 20 or 30."

"... oh, I see"

Ray snorts at Brasso's words.

Indeed, in order to defeat Harpy, we have no choice but to continue to defeat him with guts or raid the nest where he lives. And the former is entirely at our mercy when it strikes, and we have a better chance of attacking anyone but ourselves in the first place. If you try to be harpy, it's safer to attack travelers who don't know anything than adventurers who are waiting for them on purpose. And going out to the top of the mountain, where the harpy nest is located, is likely to be a battle with other monsters by the time you reach that nest. Also, harpy is more than a herd monster. A few when fighting...... if you do poorly, you will fight a dozen harpy. Given those circumstances, it is certainly not surprising that Harpy himself is a Rank D monster, but rather a two-tier Rank B request.

"So, for what reason does this affect us? You think this Harpy raid is rumored?

Brasso shakes his head sideways in such a small way to Ray's question.

"I'm not saying that doesn't affect you. But there's a more real reason."

"The real reason?

"Mm-hmm. Ray, can you understand how important it is to take care of weapons, repair them, or buy them over as adventurers?

Ray nods naturally to Brasso's words.

Ray himself is the main weapon. Death sizes don't need to be taken care of because of their ability. However, other than that... it is essential to take care of the knife after use, especially when stripping the material of the monster. If you fail to take care of it, you will no longer be able to use it before it is so far under the influence of monster blood, fat, or any other body fluids or magic.

To Ray explaining that, Brasso nods.

"Well, as an adventurer, the care, repair, and replacement of weapons are more essential than taking on dangerous requests. … and you will naturally need metal in doing so"

Ray listens to Brasso and understands what he wants to say almost reflexively. Harpy's nest, mountains, metal. That is...

"Can ore be mined in a mountain with a harpy nest?

Fron nods abominably at Ray's words like that.

"That's what I'm saying. Most importantly, it's not a rare ore that contains magic metals or anything. That's what iron ore is all about. If you're lucky, it feels like the Demon Crystal and the Flame Ore are somehow..."

Demonic crystals are common as a medium for magic activators and, although slightly, have properties that improve the power of magic. Flame ore is also literally what flame magic has enclosed in ore and is famous for its alchemy materials. If it becomes a high-purity object, it is said that when impacted, some objects will be crushed and the flames scattered.

"If it's about iron ore, can't the merchant bring it?

"Well, if you can do it or not, you can do it. But naturally, the cost of transporting it will increase the price of iron ore."

"When that happens, there is also the possibility that less ranked adventurers will be out of reach of their weapons"

I hear and convince Ray of those two explanations.

"But if that's the case, can any other adventurer take that request? Why do you have a few days left?

"That's not easy. Those who want to fight Harpy don't know where they're coming from in the mountains. Also, the rewards are not that high due to the lower rank of Harpy. I mean, it pays less for being dangerous."

"... that's intelligent. So, then why are you two willing to take that request?

High risk and low reward. Ray asks if Brasso's words are true, he won't even have to go out of his way to take such a dangerous request.

"There's no reason why you should say anything like that. It's just that a blacksmith I know asked me to. I can't help myself because of the people I take care of. And..."

A niggling, grinning brasso. Next to it, Fron opens his mouth with a similar grin.

"If you say what's most troublesome when fighting Harpy, so is the method of warfare that strikes you in groups, but above all, you're flying through the sky. I'm going to run out of this. But fortunately, we knew an adventurer who could handle an empty enemy.... That's all you can tell, right?

Needless to say, beyond that. In other words, you want to say that if you have a ceto that can fly, it will be an effective air force when dealing with Harpy.

"What do you say? I was wondering if you could arrange a temporary party to help the city."

I worry about Brasso's words for a few seconds.

But in the first place, Ray's own purpose is the Demon Stone that the Monster holds, and the Demon Stone of Harpy is the Demon Stone that he hasn't yet acquired. Likewise, there is the possibility of a monster striking in the mountains, or a monster that has not yet been seen.

"Right, right. If you promise to transfer two demon stones of each monster you defeat to me, you can cooperate... What do you want to do?

"Mm, demon stone.... Fron, what do you say? I don't think so."

"Uh, right..."

I'm worried about Brasso's words, scratching my hair... and I just nod when I can't help it.

"You can't help it. By the way, let me deduct that demon stone share from the reward... don't you mind?

"Oh, that's no problem."

Anyway, I'm not in any financial trouble about Elaine's escort. Rather, it was cheap if I thought I could buy demon stones with gold.

(No, wait, wait, wait. I'm asking for the stripping of the material, and I'm asking for the purchase of the Demon Stone... No, because I value the Guild even when it comes to the purchase of the Demon Stone in the first place, is it possible that if I make such a request poorly, I will be able to pay attention to the Guild? Or if I were an alchemist, I'd have had that way.)

The most expensive demonic stone of monster material. Naturally, that purchase is higher than other materials for a good reason. Magic item materials by alchemy, or if the alchemist performs some processing, it also serves as a battery for use in magic items. It's obviously remarkable that just an adventurer who's not even an alchemist wants that. It would stand out so badly that it's not about item boxes or griffons.

"Ray?"

"No, it's nothing. I don't mind the terms, but when are we leaving?

"It's better to get rid of Harpy quickly. As soon as possible.... if it's possible, I'll be right there."

"Okay. Let's get this one ready soon."

Thus, Ray was to organize an extraordinary party with two female warrior frons, Dwarf's Brasso.