Legend

Ray told me to decide on compensation for the thunder god axe, but I twist my neck unintentionally on those words.

(Compensation. Normally, I guess it's gold, but I don't have a problem with gold. Magic items when it comes to it? The thunderous god axe that unleashes thunder is certainly fascinating, to say the least. But I have little use for spears, even if I have an axe.)

Ray's brain is overshadowed by the power Axe that gave way to Ara.

Even though that Power Axe was inferior to Thunder God's Axe, it was a fairly high ranking magic item. But the weapon Ray uses is basically a death size, a spear for throwing at a long distance. After that, like a dagger as a spare? That's why he was kept dead in the mysteries after he took it from Vargas until he gave it to Ara.

Of course there are quite a few adventurers who use Battleax. But lucky or unhappy, Ray acted together and hardly anyone used Battleax. That's why Power Axe didn't show up at all until there was trouble with Ara's sword becoming useless.

(Doesn't it make sense to get compensated with a magic item? Nothing stands out except the thunder god's axe. It doesn't make so much sense to me that I specialize in the magic of fire when it comes to jewelry that increases fire defenses.... then... no, wait? Rank A Party. I mean, if you think of it as a force of war... you can, can't you?

I hurry to summarize what I came up with in my head. And after about 30 seconds, Ray opens his mouth.

"Compensation. I mean, you can think of it as an act of paying off your debts to me, right?

"Right. That's what I recognize... how about elk?

Marina nods at Ray's words and turns her gaze to the elk.

"Absolutely. I'll do whatever I can."

Elk also affirms so again, nodding to Ray sitting beside himself.

Having heard the words, Ray opens his mouth as he grins inside but not on the surface.

"Right. Then there will soon be a war against the Bestian Empire. I want you to be active in that war. That, too, is the best you can do to maximize your power as the Axe of Thunder God. I hope the damage done to the Bestian Empire is as great as it gets."

"... what? Is that all you need?

Elk unwittingly asks back to Ray's suggestion.

Elk or not, this kingdom of Mireana is my beloved home. Besides, the city of Gilm also thinks of itself as a place to bury bones. To protect the country and the city, he was going to participate in the war as a mercenary.

In fact, if the Axe of the Thunder God, also a Rank A party, were to participate in the war, it would be welcomed by the country. Rank A Adventurer is a position that can never be reached by strength alone, but it is also a position where strength itself should be greatly appreciated.

"Yeah. But of course I'm not convinced by the majority of the battles. We hope to take the neck of an enemy general and defeat the enemy soldiers at their roots."

"... ok"

Elk listens to Ray and snorts firmly.

Even for the elk, the suggestion from Ray was nothing but a ship on the crossing. Somehow, the people of the Bestian Empire took their beloved family hostage. And he was ordered to kill Ray in exchange for that life.

(If the target of the assassination hadn't been Ray... if he had been a normal adventurer, I would probably have lost that life. And after that, I was most likely killed again, just because I was used. Anyway, Min and Rodos are being held hostage. And if I die, so will Min and Rodos... and I'll have to give you back what you owe me for imitating this joke)

Elk renewing his determination against the Bestian Empire in his heart. Something like fighting and killing overflows like blowing out of that giant.

"Huh!?

Rhodos breathes a moment into his father's condition and looks at the others, but those other than Rhodos recieve that air that is released from the elk without the appearance of a particular change of expression.

(... you're still underpowered. I'm the reason for this one.)

When Rhodos thought so and sighed, Marina turned her gaze towards Ming and Rhodos.

Even for Rodos, I have met with Marina the Alliance Master several times more than I am a member of the Axe of the Thunder God. Still, the overflowing colour of the marina always caught my eye every time.

Just because of Elk's killing spirit this time, it would have been nice to say that he was scared and noticed inside, regardless of his appearance, but he would have been sure saved by the colour.

"So Elk handled it in the war. What about the other two?

"Hey, wait a minute, Guildmaster! I'm the only one who ran Ray's assassination. These two have..."

Either the marina's words were unexpected or the elk that unwittingly exfoliates the killing that was blowing up until a few seconds ago.

But Marina shakes her neck left and right in silence to such elk words.

"No, you can't. I'm sorry, but this isn't just about you, it's about the whole axe of thunder gods. Then naturally, you will be punished by the whole axe of the Thunder God."

"But Guildmaster!

It was also an elk trying to recruit, but surprisingly it was Ming sitting next to the elk who stopped it.

"Elk, I don't mind. Even I remember my anger towards the Bestian Empire because I'm with you."

"Min...... but what's Rodos gonna do? Indeed, Rhodos is somewhat stronger than the soldiers around there in terms of strength alone. I've also had experience killing bandits. But you know that's different from the actual war because you've been through it, too, right?

"Dad! Even I..."

He was Rhodos, who accidentally raised his voice to Elk's point, but when he returned his sharp gaze he silenced without being able to utter any more words.

Min opens his mouth as he smiles bitterly at how such a son looks.

"Don't worry. I'm an original wizard, so let me focus on shooting magic from the rear. Rodos will keep you waiting nearby as my escort. Unlike you, I'm not saying I'm gonna be on the front line."

"... then..."

He was an elk who tried to snort at his disagreeing wife's opinion, but there goes his voice again.

"Wait for both of us. I'm glad you're worried about me, but I'm the biggest cause of this one. That's why I want you to take responsibility for me."

It was Rhodos, who pulled back with Elk's gaze a few seconds ago, but still opens his mouth again.

Again when Elk tried to say something about it...

"Uh, you can talk about that later at a family meeting or something. Anyway, it's my request that Thunder God's Axe participate in the war. You can make up your mind about the role sharing."

Ray's words interrupt.

Whatever, if you try it on Ray, it's Elk's presence that counts in this penalty. If the elk of the rank A adventurer exercises its power to the fullest, it will also be a sufficient force of war as the kingdom of Mireana. It is also true that he is a wizard of great skill with regard to Min, so he decided that it would be fine if he showed his arm.

(In the next war, there will undoubtedly be Warcraft soldiers and such. Then we need to keep this one as strong as we can. In that sense, my prospects have been accomplished by the time I pulled the two Elks and Ming out onto the battlefield. It's bad for Rhodos, but it would be a very unchanged treatment, whether he's here or not. Most likely a lot stronger than a normal soldier, as Elk said)

When I think of it that way, I clap my hands and grab the attention of those who were on the spot for whether I was willing to stay in contention even if it was a marina listening to me in silence.

"Then the punishment from Ray for Thunder God's axe is that he participates in the war. I'm sorry, but there's no better reward than punishment."

"Oh, no problem"

Sure, the rewards aren't that high when you're hired as a mercenary in a war, but if you put up a conspicuous handle for that matter, the rewards will go up a lot. But the Elks, who have worked as Rank A adventurers, are not particularly bound by rewards because they have considerable leeway in gold. It is painful not to have any reward when they participated in the war, but it was only somewhat painful.

"The reward of the Axe of Thunder God will be forfeited by the Alliance. Because that will be this punishment for the Axe of the Thunder God from the Alliance."

"Okay....... Guildmaster, Ray. This time I got in a lot of trouble about me.... I'm sorry"

Elk bows his head, followed by Ming and Rodos.

Stay put for a few seconds. Eventually the marina opens her mouth.

"I'm not saying I can't help it...... but I guess this thing happened as far as I could get up. And we had a conversation earlier in the war, but stop overprotecting Rodos, too. I know the kid's cute, but that's gonna get in the way of the kid growing himself, right? This is not so much a guild master as a dark elf who's lived longer than you humans."

……

Head up, marina continues her words toward Elk and Minn, who remain silent.

"I'm not saying we shouldn't have a family party. In fact, I've seen a few stars of people partying with their families before. Besides, Thunder God's Axe is coming up to Rank A with strength. But it's true that we also need things like parenting and child separation. Think about it.... uh, you talked about something that wasn't even a pattern. Anyway, we're done with this! Don't worry, I'll keep Dusker in touch. You guys need to get fit for the war and brush your arms. You can go."

That concludes the conversation, and the marina just gets up off the couch and heads to the desk and starts looking through the paperwork.

It was the four of us watching how it went, but eventually you understood there was no point in staying here or leaving the office.

"Ray, the... what. Why don't you join us for dinner? I don't mean to thank you for this, but let me give you the luxury.

Leaving the guild, the first word out of Elk's mouth was that.

I suppose you think it's bad that you've caused all kinds of trouble in this case.

"Right. You're welcome as far as I'm concerned. Of course it's not just me, it's Seto, right?

"Gru?"

For Ray to come out of the guild, he leans his little neck as Seto, who was closing in, rattles his throat, and gives himself dinner? There was no way I could turn down a real elk that annoyed me, like that, and I snorted.

"Also, of course. But where do we eat? If it's just us, you can't take Seto in a regular dining room, can you?

"Hmm, right. As far as I know, the Full Pavilion will serve Seto dishes as well. I just can't get inside the store."

"Full Pavilion? Min, you know what?

"Oh. It's definitely a store on the back street. I think the shopkeeper's son there was doing the adventurer. I hear it tastes better than average."

"Well, then it's up to you there. Rodos would be nice, wouldn't he?

"Hmm? Oh, yeah. I don't mind either... Oh, no, I'm sorry. I knew I didn't want to. I need to think alone for a second, and I'm breaking up here."

That's what Rhodos says, and Elk and Minn leave without time to say anything.

If I tried Rodos, it was an act because I wanted time to think carefully about what Marina told me.

I guess Elk and Minn figured that out, too. He looks somewhat unfortunate, but sends it out as it is, not saying anything in particular.

"... Well, shall we go? I had a lot going on today, so I'm gonna eat and drink. Eat as much as Ray and Seto like. I'd like you to take me to the pavilion and the pavilion."

That's what Elk told me, and Ray went straight to the full pavilion without saying anything in particular.

"Heh... this is pretty good"

Elk squeaks contentedly as he carries things like stir-fry, skewer, or stew on the table to his mouth.

In his hand is a glass of alcohol with a high degree of alcohol, which he carries to his mouth as he picks the dish.

A full pavilion that can be called a common dining room. Originally, if celebrities like Elk came, it would have been a fuss, but only the guests who were in the dining room were surprised by the appearance of Elk because the time they came was after 2pm and past the peak of the day, and even more because Dishot, the owner, was concerned about renting out the store.

And even for those customers, just a few of us can't make that much noise because of Elk's presence. Thanks to this, Ray and the elks enjoyed their meals without any noise around them. Although Seto could not enter the dining room as a matter of course, it was a meal outside.

"Please wait."

That said, the next thing Dishot brought was crunchy on the outside and juicy baked fangboa steak in the contents.

It's probably Dishot's cook's arm that has very little smell of meat.

Ray smiles as if he had come up with a prank after seeing such a steak.

"Dishot, a flavored grilled udon that doesn't exist in this city...... wouldn't you like to try it?

"Well, is that a challenge to me? All right, let me take that challenge."

Was Ray's words inspiring his pride as a cook, a dishoot who laughs and tells him so?

In response, Ray also smiled again and took out a pan containing demiglass sauce-flavored baked udon that he had obtained in the city of Abu Ero.

... Note that baked udon, which also had a huge cup of pot, would end up eating up most of it by two people, Dishot and Elk.