Legend

A few days after Ray had a conversation with Marina at the guild. It should be said at last that those who waited returned to the Guild.

Ray woke up a little late, as usual, when he had finished breakfast and was wondering what to do today. People came from the lord's hall and pulled him in a carriage - Seto is sleeping in the stables - three Elk, Ming, and Rhodos as they were put through to the office. That is, reunite with Rank A Party Thunder God's Axe.

"Whoa, Ray.... I heard the story."

It was an elk who would cheerfully state the words of reunion if it were always the case, but I guess they've already asked me about Theorem. That gaze is mixed with some swordswallowing color, and there's something low in the voice that calls on Ray.

Minn sitting next to such an elk is particularly pale without changing his expression, and I guess Rhodos remembers when he was kidnapped. He had a bitter look on his face.

Wherever I think of the look on each of them, Ray lowers his head to Dusker and then opens his mouth to the elk.

"I know you've got a lot to say too, but if this thing goes well, it won't be like war for a while. I want you to be a little patient and cooperate."

Even though there will be no more war, that is only a story of war between the Kingdom of Mireana and the Bestian Empire.

If you do poorly, there may be civil unrest within the Bestian Empire... but that turns a gaze to Ray, who dares to tell without speaking.

Elk with the usual look on his face as if the evil kid had grown up as he was, but what's floating there now is the look on his face as if he's pushing anger to death.

(Based on my family elk, I can't help it... but I need you to be patient around here.)

He whines inside and turns his gaze to Min next door to hold down the angry elk.

……

That we interact silently with each other for the time being. Eventually Min shook the wand he had down to Elk's head as he sighed small.

Still, it was about the shock of a trick, I guess, because I understand how Elk feels about being Min.

"Easy, Elk. After all, there was nothing between me and Rodos. Whatever you might think, you won't have to put it on the table in the current situation."

"Min! But hey!

"Your depression and the possibility that this country will not have to go to war for a while. Which one do you want? If you are a Rank A Adventurer, I don't think you need to think about that?

Elk also has no choice but to silence himself again on the words of his wife, who speaks rationally.

I know. I mean, which is more important: a request from Dusker or the emotions that are in him.

But still... I still couldn't erase the angry emotions emanating from within me.

Ray opens his mouth to interrupt there.

"I'm sure Master Dusker told me that we're supposed to rendezvous with the Theorems once before we head to the Bestian Empire. If there's a lot going on in you, why don't you let it dissipate then?

"... Ray, you have a lot of bold opinions to say again. If our elk really fights, I don't know if he'll be safe even if he has the alias flash."

Ray flaunts his shoulder small to Min, who tells him to hold his forehead.

"Sure, it can be a lot of dangerous things, but it's dangerous to keep the elk depressed, isn't it? I think we should dissipate it in moderation."

"I'm very curious about the extent to which dissipation..."

"But, Mother, I agree with Ray, but I'm pretty sure if I actually went to the Bestian Empire with my current father, there would be some extra noise."

When Rhodes told me that he hadn't uttered a word since Ray arrived, I guess he did think it would snort. Min sighs small and opens her teasing mouth.

"Sure that's all there is, huh? But if two people with aliases fought, if they were bad, the very village they were meeting might vanish."

"It's a village near the Seremus Plains, so if you're going to fight, why don't you just fight on the Seremus Plains instead of near the village? No one's going to say anything if there's some damage to the terrain."

"Okay, it's settled. I know a lot of things, but I'm gonna fight the flash, win or lose, and I'm gonna hand it to you.... but I'm not willing to lose at all."

Elk also decides in Minn's words that he can't help being angry any more, or tells him so to get his mind back on it.

As for him, he probably decided that he didn't want to fight Theorem from the front and get crushed the chance to beat him up.

"... Now it's time to get down to business?

That's what Dusker tells him as he exhales, listening to the four people just in silence so far.

I remembered all sorts of fears that Elk would remain grumpy even for Dusker, but still didn't think I could ignore my existence and move on.

"Shh, excuse me"

Rodos was the first one to bow his head like he panicked.

That is followed by Minn, Elk and Ray, three of whom also bow their heads to Dusker and gaze toward Dusker.

"So. I think I found out from the current exchange, but I've already told the Elks the whole story. Also, this one will be ready in a few days. Elk, what about you guys? I just got back in the gilm..."

"Uh, right. Take your time today and tomorrow or so and be ready in one day...... about 3 days. Isn't it?

He was an elk looking at his wife with the meaning of confirmation, but Min nodded at it.

"I guess that's about it. I'd like to spare a day or so for when something happens if I could... what about that area?

To Min asking, Dusker shakes his neck to the side.

"From here to Goto, which is also the meeting place with the other side, there's not much room until the fight tournament begins.... To be honest, I was planning on letting someone go on my behalf until I heard about this from Ray. It's packed with a lot of stuff."

"Really? So why don't you just skip the rest day and get ready to leave by the end of the day and leave tomorrow?

"I just can't handle this one when I do. My hope is for you to rest today, get ready tomorrow and leave the day after tomorrow. If you think about taking over work for your men, it'll be the quickest time."

Ming also nods thinking about it for a few seconds to Dusker, who tells him with a rhythmic tap of the executive desk at his fingertips.

"Okay, I'll go with Master Dusker even this way."

"Well, that helps.... and then Ray."

Dusker's gaze is directed at Ray, and at the same time Elk, Minn, and Rodos' gaze is directed at Ray.

"I meant I was headed all the way to Goto one foot away... given Seto's speed, wouldn't you mind leaving with me?

"No, I want to shock the Bestian Empire as big as possible. If you leave here with me as my escort, there's a chance you'll pass information on to the Bestian Empire."

"... didn't you pick up all the spies from the other side?

Dasker smiles bitterly and shakes his neck sideways to Ray, who asks remembering the battle that could be described as last year's darkness.

"Surely that would have been the case at the beginning of this year. But it's been a long time since, and most importantly, you've been too prominent in the Spring War. Given that, I'm pretty sure there's some handyman in there, not just the Bestian Empire, more than last year. … although there will be quite a few eggs"

I'm not convinced by that word, Ray.

It was Ray who ran off as a support for the crusaders Langa and Knights had been dispatched, but at that time he never encountered an egg currently in charge of the back of the Larks Border Uncle Territory.

"Even so, is it for me? In that sense, it must have been a waste of time here."

Ray with a small grin.

After the war is over and we return to the Guild, before that time passes, we head to the port town of Emosion, and if it is over and you return to the Guild, we will take the rank-up exam and pass, and again we will just head to the labyrinth city of Exil.

If we tried to get information about Ray and Seto, it was the result of swinging around in many ways.

Regarding that area, I guess it was a good one that Alliance Master Marina put Ray on his way to Emosion.

"There's a way to gather information without Ray. It's important to gather information from the city's residents."

"Right. Elk's words are also correct. More or less, I'm pretty sure Ray's information is across a lot."

"... is that okay? There are rumors that Ray is Dasker's katana."

Rhodos asks Dusker to look around him somewhere.

Try Rodos, Ray has been heterogeneous since the beginning of our encounter.

At first, there was only the perception of a low-ranking adventurer, but he was surprised that he was subjugating Griffon, and furthermore he was active in defeating Oak King in the raid on the Oak settlement that took place shortly afterwards.

And whatever it was, it had something to do with this one, but it meant that Ray fought with his father, who was a Rank A adventurer and Ray won.

It's a shameful memory that I've heard from the party's father but still couldn't believe it and heard it back again and again.

But that ray has gone up the rank of Mitsuru and is now rank B above its rank C self.

Give me this far, there's no way Rhodos wouldn't admit Ray either.

... There was no way Rhodes, a mazacon who admitted himself, could have been honest with Ray, who attracted his mother's interest.

"Okay or bad, of course it's not good and bad. But the story of this hand is something that leaks. You can't do that because I told them not to divulge Ray's story out here. At the time Seto was here, there was nothing more topical."

"Indeed."

Three of the thundergod axes who were on the spot replied in unison, fully agreeing with Dasker's opinion.

(For the most part, if you think about it, is it more impossible not to be rumored at the time you're taking Griffon)

Yes, whining inside.

"You seem to understand. Above all. Well, that's quick, but we're talking about actual behavior."

"Actual behavior, is it? Didn't I already explain?

Ray, who had seen Elk in a bad mood since he came into this room, naturally thought he had finished explaining everything about this one.

But in fact, he didn't. Dasker smiles bitterly and shakes his neck sideways.

"All we talked about was a huge overview. We haven't talked about who actually does what."

"I see. So how do you act?

"Simply put, when we enter the Bestian Empire - from Goto to the Empire of the Bestian Empire, precisely through the Seremus Plains - Ray and the Elks escort me. The second princess and the flash are different actions."

"Right."

It is the rescue of the third prince, the master of Theorem in the first place and the brother of Vihera. Beyond that, it would only be foolish to act with ourselves who need to move as a standout. Having so decided, Ray nodded at Dusker's words, and that was the same for the Elks. I nod without any particular appearance of uttering words.

"So, once you're in the Empire Capital of the Bestia Empire, I request that Ray be able to compete in the Martial Arts Games"

"It's about that, but please come from the qualifying round, not the seed"

"... why? The qualifiers are Battle Royal, so this could be a lot of trouble, huh?

Even if you can't do it alone with your opponent called Deep Red, some people will think that if you hang up in large numbers... or they will come after you as a vendetta for soldiers who died in the war. Or you could lose with other elements.

The large number of people means that there will be more uncertainties.

But Ray shakes his head small to Dusker's words and opens his teasing mouth.

"All I do is stand out and direct the attention of the upper levels of the Bestian Empire this way. In that case, if the Preliminary Battle Royal joins the presence of me, it will be quite topical."

"I see."

It was a dusker that conceived about a few seconds into Ray's words, but eventually nodded and opened his mouth.

"If that's okay with Ray, let's do it. So next..."

That's how I packed up the story.