Legend

"Come on in. I'll tell you what, don't even think about running away. For once, there's plenty of detention available here."

With that said, Langa looks sharply at a line of shadows.

There is no gentle light in those eyes as usual. It's just sharp to the cause of trying to plunge our city into chaos... No, we're looking at it like we're observing.

But even the shadows don't think they can behave in a far-fetched fashion as long as there's a ray with a giant sickle behind them. No, it was more like being frightened by the presence of Ray and being thoroughly heartbroken by a series of events in the slum, so I could say submissive.

(... this will take a while to get back on your feet)

Except for the only shadow captain who managed to break his heart while being shown an overwhelming difference in strength.

This line naturally stood out terribly while I walked this far. Most of the more than 20 people have eyes stained with despair. If it wasn't Langa, the captain of the guard, who leads it, he probably might have been mistaken for a slaver taking slaves.

"Captain, what is this!?

Several guards who were inside the headquarters unwittingly raise their voices when they see how they brought shadows into the building.

"Talk to you later. Now get ready for the innkeeper. These people seem to be spies of the Bestian Empire even when they look like this, so get ready to never get away with it.... and I want someone to go to the Lords' Hall. The Knights Commander...... may be a little difficult, so bring the executives. I don't think it's a problem to say we've captured the convoy's assailant. Don't forget to submit the Knights again."

"Okay!

The guard responds and leaves quickly outside the building.

The snow is falling, but it's a report that we've captured the culprit of a major incident in this city. The guards run all over the city with their coats woven just because that's irrelevant.

"... well. Who's ready for the cabin?

"We've managed to get ready for the number of people in the meantime. But that's exactly why it's perfect."

To my subordinate's description, a small nod langa.

No matter how much Langa is the headquarters of the Guard, there are as many as 20 of them… Nor do they expect to be able to capture first-rate spies forever. Anyway, now all we have to do is try not to let them get away with it just until the Knights take it.

(Well, that being said...)

Chirali and gaze at Ray leaning against a wall nearby.

His face was grumpy and he told the truth that he wanted to go outside the city right now if he could. Still, I guess I won't because I understand that I'm the only one who can deal with the shadows when they take any action.

And because Ray is here, the shadows caught are also following Langa's words. In this state, if Ray is gone...

(It will be a reproduction of the convoy...)

Even for Langa, he's just the captain of the guard force, and I'm pretty confident about his combat skills. Still, if you ask me if I can counteract a large number of spies that aren't strange to describe as first-rate, I can't do it first.

When that happens, it will still be very dangerous if you don't stay on the ray until you isolate the people in front of you. So far, Ray's power has broken my heart, but the essence of it is that he attacked the convoy and killed the knights, or perhaps his former companions, caught in the carriage.

"Captain, we're ready."

When Langa thinks that way, he listens to his men's reports and nods small.

"The men and women over there are in solitary confinement from the others."

The captain and the deputy captain. When they turn their gaze to the men and women and command their men, they immediately nod and take the men to the chambers in their respective places.

It took about 20 minutes to take everyone for 20. Until that time had passed, Ray, who was about to be annoyed, turned that gaze towards Langa.

"Can I go now?

"Yeah, thanks. Thank you for your cooperation. I'll let the Alliance know you've accomplished it when it comes to requests."

"It would help if you did."

"So, Ray, where are you going?

Where are you going? I didn't know that already, but I ask just in case.

According to what Shadow Captain, a spy unit of the Bestian Empire, has explained, a shifting stone is limited to a certain distance, and a magic formation must be prepared for that shifting destination. And the magic team the man prepared said he had prepared it in a cave upstream of the river near the city of Gilm.

It's the first piece of information that wouldn't have been divulged if it had been, but Ray was letting go of the killing spirit then that just wouldn't allow it. That's as easy as you can imagine what you would see if you were hesitant to share information.

And then Ray opens his mouth without even getting lost.

"It will be decided. I'll pick up Seto. The guy said the only thing in the cave was the magic team, but there's no certainty it's true."

(No, because I don't usually have the guts to lie in front of that killer)

He was an unintentionally penetrating langa, but Ray leaves the headquarters of the security forces saying the conversation is over without even noticing it.

Langa, who was dropping that back off, squeaks unexpectedly.

"Maybe he's the one who kept me in the city of Gilm this time of year."

"Is that it, Ray? You don't have Seto today?

When you can speak that way to the guards at the main entrance of the city, you give them a silent, small snort guild card.

"I'm having a little trouble. I'm sorry, but ask Langa about that area."

"... ok"

That word alone must have linked it to the convoy raid. A guard who nods with a serious face, unlike when he first spoke up, and finishes the process of leaving the city.

"No problem. That's good."

With that voice on his back, Ray leaves the city.

Sometimes it's just already winter, and there's no such thing as a merchant or a pedestrian in front of the main entrance. Even for adventurers, I guess the few people who go out of their way this season are in trouble for money, or just love things. The only person there as far as I could see was Ray.

"... Well, I can't help being like this. It must have been up the river."

Mumble and head to the place where you stripped of the monster material that had previously accumulated in the mistering with the face of longstanding power.

Reminds me of Fujitsu along the way.

"With that said, you hadn't absorbed the Blue Caterpillar demon stone yet."

Turn your gaze to Mystering and take out the Blue Caterpillar Demon Stone and Death Size from there, throw the Demon Stone away......

"Ha!

Make two demon stones with a death-size blade with temper.

[Death Size mastered the skills of 'Wind Hand Lv.2']

Announcement past the back of the brain. When he heard it, he nodded somewhat satisfactorily and went into the woods near the city.

Keep walking and focus your consciousness on the Death Size where you can see the river.

"Wind hands!

With that word, a colorless, transparent windy tentacle stretches out of the death-size stone-piercing part.

It stretches up to the same 100m as when Lv.1...... from there it stretches further.

I guess this area is the difference between Lv.1 and Lv.2. Keep the wind hand going and eventually reach the limit about 150 m.

"I see. Is the effective range approximately 150 m?"

Squirting, nodding satisfactorily, Ray.

"This will make Seto and Fire Whirlwind somewhat safer, but don't increase."

He stops his skills and eventually turns his depressing gaze on the snow he has been dancing before following the river upstream.

Fortunately, there are no monsters in the vicinity, and I keep walking for about an hour without anything particularly striking me...

……

Secondly, feel the signs of a few people and stop the movement.

Numerous trees grow at the end of his gaze, significantly narrowing his vision. For this reason, it is not known whether the signs of the person you are feeling are enemies or allies. But he decides that he would be more of a spy person than he meets in this place where he came upstream of the river, turning a bitter smile at himself fooled by a man's lies, and setting up Death Size so that he can be attacked whenever he wants.

And then at the next moment, something huge pops out of the shade of a tree. Into the presence of that size of nearly 2m, you put your strength into the hand holding the Death Size pattern in a daze... and you just drop the Death Size onto the ground to embrace the presence that popped up.

"Grrrrrrrrrr"

Being that popped up...... i.e. Griffon's Ceto shoves Ray down and rubs his face as he does, sounding happy to reunite with Ray sooner than he thought.

He couldn't kill until the momentum even if he could just take Ceto over 2m in length, and Ray was repeatedly stroked by Ceto as he was, rubbing his face all the time.

"Seto! You're safe..."

He exhales as if relieved from the bottom of his heart as he strokes his rubbed face.

"Grrrrrrrr, grrrrrrrrr!

I look around as I wake up my torso, even as I deal with Seto, who hisses and twitches as I throat.

"Seto! What's the matter with you all of a sudden running out!?... Ah, Ray."

It was a sight as if it were heaven for Mileyne, who sensed Ray's presence and saw Mileyne chasing Seto, who had suddenly popped up, that she was even gripped by Seto.

"Wow, I envy you... not! Huh? That? Ray!?"

Still, I guess the immediate return to me is just the adventurer leading the Rank C party.

"Mileine, what the hell... oh"

"Mr. Mileyne?... that."

Sulnin and Ekril, who came after Mileyne like that, were also distracted by how Ray was even strangled by Seto.

"... so Seto came down from the sky as a reinforcement when we were fighting Lizardman"

About 20 minutes after I reunited with Seto. Ray, who had finally succeeded in calming Seto, had heard the circumstances from Mileyne and the others.

"Gru."

Even though he's calmed down, he just doesn't want Seto to leave Ray when he's suddenly moved to a place he doesn't even know he saw, and he's rubbing his face against Ray.

I was listening to Ray stroking Seto like that, but I open my mouth wondering.

"I see that.... but I hear adventurers basically don't work this time of year... why is the scorching wind here again?

"Ugh..."

It must have been a place I didn't want to be touched. Mileyne groans and deliberately misses her face.

I guess that explains the whole reason. Ray smiles bitterly as he strokes Seto's throat to do it.

Normally I would still have stuck it in, but even for Ray, I would still have been happy to be reunited with Seto, who suddenly moved to a place I don't know anywhere. Forgive me for that pleasure, but I will stop pursuing you. Except.

"Well, if you don't want to tell me, I won't ask you in detail... that's tough for you too"

Chirali, and I didn't stop telling him that as I turned my gaze toward Sulnin and Ekril.

Take that gaze and both return it with a bitter smile again.

"Yeah, well. Still, it's Mileyne, which is why this scorching wind exists. That's why I've given up on the area already."

"Is it a mistake to say that you are frightened?

It was a sulnine trying to fix it, but Ekril puts a penetration in there.

"Hey, don't say anything weird in front of Seto, right? Besides, you've fulfilled Lizardman's crusade request."

"... it would have been subtly dangerous if Seto hadn't helped me."

To Mileine's words, Ekril grunts bossly again.

Heading to Ekril like that, Mileyne just stares at me not to say anything extra.

"Well, as for you, the request was accomplished, so it was good for now.... It's time for us to go, but what about you?

"Yeah? Well, we've accomplished our request, too, thanks to Seto, and we're going back to the city. Do you want Ray to come with you?

To such Miraine's words, Ray shaking his head.

"No, I just wanted to make sure. I'm sorry, but let me go first."

"Uh... I thought I could act with you at the corner seto"

"I'm sorry. I'm busy over here. Seto."

"Gru."

Ring small at Ray's words, slightly bending over and getting in position for easy riding on his back.

"Then let us go one foot ahead. There weren't any monsters by the time I got here, but be careful."

"I know. This is still a Rank C party."

"... for that matter, even though it's this time of year, I'm taking requests outside."

"Hey!?

It was Mileine trying to say something back to such an allegation, but Ray crosses over to Seto's back without hearing it.

"Seto!"

"Grrrrrrrrrr!"

And it was after a few steps of help as it was, then winged and ran up the sky.

"Gru?"

Where are you going? Ray turns his gaze upstream of the river to Seto, who turned his back with his throat rattling all over.

"Seto, I need to report back to Langa for now, so head to the cave ahead where you transferred. I'd like to make sure you're a magic team."

"Grrrrrrrr!"

To Ray's words, Seto rang high to leave it to him, caving with a magic formation and winging.

On the way home, Seto absorbed the Blue Caterpillar Demon Stone, but he never gained new skills or strengthened his acquired skills.