Legend

"Ray!"

Elaine's behavior was quick when she saw Ray fall to the ground.

When I hold up Ray, who is lying on the ground and completely disoriented, I quickly check the condition.

Of course, Elaine doesn't have the kind of medical savvy that doctors do, and she can't use the kind of restorative magic. Still, minimum first aid was possible more than standing on the battlefield as a princess general.

But even for Elaine like that, I can't see anything strange about how Ray held up.

There is no disturbance in breath, and there are no particular anomalies such as this when it comes to magic. I'm really just losing my mind... or it just looks like I'm asleep.

"Grrrrrrrrrrrr?"

Is Ray okay? and Elaine nodding to reassure Seto, who leans her little neck and asks worryingly.

"I'm fine. I don't see any anomalies like this in particular. … but what's the matter?"

At this point, there are two options that Elaine can choose from. That is, take Ray out of the dungeon, or wait for Ray to wake up on this occasion.

Worried for a few seconds, Elaine eventually chose to wait for Ray to wake up on this occasion.

If you chose the former, it would be very difficult to carry Ray in the desert, above all because if you were raided by a monster on your way back to a small room with a magic formation, it could be a lot of unpleasant things.

I thought you could avoid unwanted fights if you took advantage of the griffon, Ceto, but some monsters, like Bandet Goblin, don't mind being a griffon, come at you. Considering that, this is the safest place in the world that just defeated a bunch of bandet goblins.

And that this was an oasis was also one of the reasons Ray made the choice of waiting to wake up.

There is a water bottle in the magic pouch with water that Ray once gave me out with a running water dagger, but I have never gone over to save money. And more than an oasis, a fountain existed, and it was decided that the water from that fountain would also help Ray to care for him.

"... suffered and fell as soon as I absorbed the demon stone. Then the cause would definitely be that demon stone. Considering that there was no particular abnormality in the demonic stone of the bandet goblin, perhaps only the demonic stone of the bandet goblin mage had an abnormality. But I heard that Warcraft is a connection between an operator and a monster... Seto, are you okay?

"Gru."

Seto, sitting worried staring at Ray on Elaine's side, just throats when she has no problem with the question.

"Then... why? No, well, we can't just leave it here anyway."

Squirting, hugging Ray's body as he fainted.

At that time, what surprised you was Ray's own lightness. Because I was able to lift it sideways as if it didn't weigh at all.

Of course, Elaine now possesses physical abilities and magic beyond those of any other human being by inheriting the Enchanted Dragon's demonic stones. But even with that in mind, the weight of the ray I held up was unexpectedly light.

(He's smaller than me, so maybe it's natural)

I sincerely think that Ray himself would unwittingly frown if he asked, and take him straight to near the oasis.

Behind it, Seto follows the dead size that had been thrown to the ground.

It is an oasis that would be a water field for the monsters in the vicinity, and naturally a place where monsters are likely to come together. But still, there was nothing more worrying than having the power of myself and, above all, the presence of Seto.

"Seto, I'm sorry, but I'll take care of Ray. Can you ask for perimeter alert?

"Grrrrrrrr...... Grrrrrrrr"

I give a voice to Seto, who was following Elaine, wondering how his own partner, or Ray, who is also half-body, is doing.

To Elaine's words like that, I'm near Ray! Seto answers by ringing all the time.

But Elaine gently strokes Seto's head and opens her mouth as she tells her.

"Ready? It would be hard to see Ray in Griffon's Ceto, wouldn't it? Then it is appropriate for me, who is the same person, to take care of it. And Seto is one of the top monsters in this hierarchy, and the kind of monsters that exist in this hierarchy aren't supposed to be opponents.... please, let me handle this place"

"...... grrr"

To that word, Seto, who was comparing Ray and Elaine, who were losing their minds for a few seconds, eventually rang small before moving away from the side of the fountain.

To defeat the nearby monster, to protect my favorite Ray.

Dropping off Seto's hindsight as he leaves with determination, Elaine also quickly prepares herself for nursing again.

That said, there were only a few things I could do more than be in a desert oasis.

Start by moving to a position where you will be shaded by the trees growing on the side of the fountain and bring the rays down to the ground. Then wet the cloth removed from the magic pouch with the water of the fountain and then lower the hood of the ray, placing the head on its own lap and then placing the squeezed cloth over the forehead of the ray.

Yes, that's the end of what needs to be done.

"... I guess I was confused too"

Ray suddenly lost his mind when he had so much power that no one lined up in battle. It's weirder not to be upset.

Not to mention because for Elaine, the existence of Ray is already irreplaceable.

So, I'm pretty sure he was upset, even though he was aggressive.

"At all, I didn't expect you to worry about me this much. I'll make you apologize when I find out."

Gently whining, gently wipe Ray's forehead with a wet cloth as he puts his head on his lap.

Most of the time, Ray hardly has any sweat on his face.

I'm in a place called Shade of Trees, and there's a fountain nearby. Still, there is the desert-specific heat, which would normally be scratching more or less sweat.

But in the first place, Ray's flesh itself is not like a normal human being. So does Elaine, who inherited the Enchanted Dragon's Demonic Stone, because she is a good person to say she is out of standard compared to normal humans.

(Although I don't regret it.... Now that I know Ray's secret, even more)

Ray himself is a kind of exceptional being, with powers that are vastly out of the ordinary human race. If you were to stand next to such a person, that would still be difficult for a normal person.

(I didn't think I'd start thinking about being so feminine either.... hehe, General Princess? Maybe we'll withdraw that alias someday, too)

Whimpering inside, I sometimes wipe Ray's face with a wet cloth, even if it makes no particular sense to be self-satisfied.

Relaxed time spent that way. I even felt a sort of tranquillity in a situation where Ray fell and was gently stroking her bright red hair as if it were indicative of Ray's alias, albeit in an irrefutable state of emergency, as Ceto was protecting from the monsters around her.

Of course I'm willing to worry about Ray who's losing his mind. But I understood that a person named Ray, who Elaine knew, was not a soft man to lose to this extent.

And it's been about half an hour since I brought her to the shade of the tree...... Eventually Ray's eyes, who had lost her mind on Elaine's knee pillow, are slightly cramped open and thin.

"... Ray, are you okay?

"Uh... oh, no. What the hell is going on? Where am I? Is that my room?

Are you just waking up and falling asleep, or are you seriously forgetting about before you lost your mind? I didn't get a decision on which it was, but Elaine opens her mouth while gently stroking Ray's head.

"You don't remember? The moment I slashed and tore the demon stone of the bandet goblin mage in its death size, I lost my mind because of the strangeness."

"I... lost my mind...?

You don't remember what happened before you lost your mind, or you flauntingly repeat Elaine's words.

"Oh.... how far do you remember?

He tells me so with his knee pillow on, and meditates his eyes as if he remembers his actions.

And remember what you did today, defeating Bandet Goblins and Bandet Goblin Mages in Oasis and absorbing their demonic stones...

"Huh!?

I trace my memories and remember before I finally lost my mind.

Yes, the unexpected shock came through the Death Size at that moment when it was slashed and torn to absorb the demonic stones of the Bandet Goblin Mage. I received that phenomenon, which should be called a reflux of magic, and lost my mind.

Make sure you cover your face, hide it with your hands, and organize your memories.

I guess there were times when I didn't want Elaine to see the pitiful look on her face right now.

After about 30 seconds as it was, I eventually noticed the sound of wings winging closer to me.

"Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"

Sounds familiar...... no, its ringing too much.

The line of magic that led him to find out that Ray had noticed that Seto could not stay.

The fact that we explored what was going on around us and couldn't find the monster would also be the reason Seto came close.

Either way, Seto, who landed on the ground with a delightful throat rattling, rubs his face straight towards Ray, who was lying on Elaine's knee pillow.

There's no reason you're just lying there, waking up your torso like that... you must have finally realized you were being knee-pillowed. I'm going to stroke Seto as he rubs his face as he dyes his thin cheeks red.

"Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

"Oh, I'm sorry. I was worried. Look, I'm all right now. And I'm glad I lost my mind, not Seto."

"Gru!"

To Ray's words, who opened his mouth so wide, no! and a sharp squeal Ceto.

If you try Ceto, because if your favorite Ray is going to lose his mind, you should still have lost your mind.

Now that I know it, Ray apologizes as he gently strokes Seto's head again.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Look, don't be obstinate."

"Gru?"

Reflecting? Ray snorts back at Seto, who throats him when he says so.

It was Elaine watching one of those and one of them, but she decides to calm down for now and asks toward Ray.

"So, you know what actually happened then?

"... oh. Probably comes with the word, but that demon stone was something out of the ordinary. I guess that unusual demon stone magic poured into me through Death Size when I cut and absorbed it in Death Size and lost my mind due to that impact.... Fortunately in my misfortune, that unusual magic stopped with me and didn't flow all the way to Seto. The Death Size and Seto are connected once and for all, but it's an indirect connection through my presence, so that's where they helped me."

Ray answers Elaine's question as she strokes Seto, who still rubs her head worryingly.

"Sure. If Ray was the only one I could carry, but if he had fallen like Ray to Seto, he wouldn't have been able to carry him. Plus, I think I had a hard time being alert to monsters around the oasis.... So, do you have any idea of that unusual magic? Is it possible that even ordinary demon stones cannot be absorbed depending on the type?

"Well, I don't know. But I have a general idea. I'm guessing Elaine has predictions, too, huh?

"... anomalous species, or"

"Oh. I mean, the bandet goblin mage was an anomaly, too. There was no reason to leave any information from Preades. I don't know where the bandet goblins came from.... or summoned?

Whimpering, a nearby ceto brought it in and took the death size that was rolling onto the ground, making sure it felt and shaking it several times.

Wasn't there any particular discomfort, quietly exhaling a sigh of relief.

But the problem is the shock when you absorb the Demon Stone. I mean, it has to do with skills.

Death size toward the desert in a direction where there are no oasis trees, whether skills can be activated without problems…

Flying slaughter!

Flying slaughter, released from the blade of the sickle waved with its words.

The slaughter, with a level of 3 and a slight increase in power, speed, and size itself, is Ray's...... and disappears as Elaine and Seto are released as they know it to slash and tear the desert air.

"Hmm, apparently there's no problem."

"Oh."

Lower the Death Size while breathing relief that you could use your Death Size skills without any problems, which is also one of your own lifelines.

Looking at Ray like that, Elaine opens her mouth to ask what she cared about.

"So... can you remember how it felt when you absorbed the Demon Stone? What exactly was it like"

"Right, right. It felt like there were several magic powers that were usually absorbed by the Death Size. I think that's probably why."

"... some magic?

"Oh. Normally I would say...... it felt like the only demon stone I had ever absorbed was basically the magic that that monster had, but it felt like it was mixed in many different ways. Normal bandet goblin demon stones didn't happen like that. Seto, how have you been?

"Grrrrrrrr"

To Ray's question, Seto rattles that he had nothing wrong.

"Then... after all, abnormal species seem to have some sort of anomaly in the literal sense.... Wait."

I shrug that far and recall the sight of Seto swallowing the demonic stone of the Queen Bee, also an anomalous species of Sword Bee, behind Elaine's brain.

Nothing particularly happened at that time.

"Ray, Seto absorbed the demon stone of a queen bee that seems to be an anomalous species... what do you think? Is there anything unusual?

"Huh!?

In Elaine's words, Ray remembers the sight, and Ray also turns his gaze to Seto.

But what happened there? There is just a figure of Seto tilting his little neck all the time, and Ray rushes closer to Seto when he sees it.

"Seto, isn't there something wrong with your body?

"Grrrrrrrr?"

What? and a ceto tilting his little neck.

(There seems to be no abnormality... but what's going on with this?

He exhaled in relief not knowing how Seto was, but leaned his neck into a new mystery.