Legend

"... I wonder how this happened. Well, I don't hate it."

Ray, whining small, turns his gaze to Epica playing with Seto in the meadow.

Naturally this is no more in the village than it is in the meadows. Outside the village.

That said, it's not that far from the village.

What the Rays are now in is a place where they can see the location of the village, and above all the villagers who are busy pruning wheat in the fields on the side of the village.

"Hahaha, look Seto, this way, this way!

"Grrrrrrrrrr!"

Seto follows after him as he squeals, to Epica, who is running around laughing.

If anyone who knows nothing sees this sight, they will probably decide that a child is being attacked by Griffon.

But fortunately, we've already seen this sight for a few days. In the beginning, the villagers who looked worried about Epica were even close to watching Epica, now running around with a grinning grin, and Seto chasing it.

"Really, I wonder why this happened"

Ray sitting in the meadow whining again.

Summer-specific, intense grass aromas irritate the nose.

The reason why we are in a situation like this is not so difficult.

Upon hearing what happened the day Ray came to Goto - Ray and Epica were out of the village playing - Epica's parents just had to gently drop their fists on Epica's head.

Most of all, that must have been a big reason why children her age were still not in the village.

Even Epica and those close in age are already over 10 years old and driven out to help with farming. In that case, all that remains in the village during the day is Epica and old people like they can no longer farm.

I guess it was only natural to be interested in Ray, just being such an epic.

As a result, Epica's parents suggested to Ray through Luchard that she stay with Epica while she works in the field.

Even for Ray, I took it because I was in this village for a while... and it was in the way it is now.

At first it was the people of the village, starting with Epica's parents, who had shown difficulty getting out of the village, but they succeed in mounting permits to play outside the village in such a way as to be pushed off by the absolute persuasion of the presence of the Ceto of Griffon.

Most of all, I don't want to make you worry too much about Ray, so he stays as far from the village as he can see from the field.

"Wow, Seto. I knew it was early...... Huh? Hey, Seto!?

"Grrrrrrrr!"

Seto, with Epica's collar cuddled, puts Epica on his back as it is.

And in the next moment, he walks through the meadows with Epica on board.

Basically, it was Ceto who couldn't fly when he put anything but Ray on his back, but if he was about as good as putting one kid on it, he wouldn't have a problem running on the ground.

"Wow, awesome, fast, awesome, fast!

Epica keeps cheering while repeating the same words.

I guess the voice also reached those who work in the fields. Several of them stood up and turned their gaze to those with the Rays.

Some of them help with field work beyond the age of 10, but they all look at Seto and Epica with envy, without exception.

(Maybe we should let those kids play with Seto after work today. It won't take long.)

I fall asleep in the meadow where I was sitting, thinking that way in my heart.

Probably because it came closer to the ground. The smell of grass was stronger than ever.

In the meantime, I feel good about the summer breeze...

"Grrrrrrrr!"

I hear voices like that unexpectedly.

That's not the usual people-nostalgic Seto squeal, but a voice somewhere where the color of vigilance seeps through.

The moment he hears that voice, Ray's head, who was about to travel halfway into the world of his dreams, instantly regains tension during the battle and rises on the spot.

Coming into Ray's gaze, who stood up in that way, was a pig slightly smaller than Seto, but still of a size that could normally be called a giant body.

Ordinary animal pigs, not monsters with demonic stones.

But if you're still as big as Seto, that's more ferocious and troublesome than a half-breed monster.

In fact, the pig seemed to be a hundred wars old, with several slashing wounds on his face and body, ready to poke Seto… more precisely towards the apica on its back at any time.

But...... what was unhappy for the pig would still have been the presence of Ceto on the side of the target.

If there's only one Epica, there's still a Rank A Monster Seto.

Speaking of what the consequences will be...

"Brrrrrrrrrrrr!"

He was a giant pig who kicked and penetrated the very ground that poked the little fangs growing from the tip of his nose into Epica and Seto, but it was Seto's blow that intercepted it.

"Grrrrrrrr!"

A blow to the forefoot, wielded by the stiff bracelet fitted and increased force, gently smashes the head of the pig.

I didn't use the power crash, which is a skill, but it was still this power.

The giant pig who lost his head in one blow blows straight to the side due to the impact of losing his head and rolls down the ground with several degrees of bounce while crushing the surrounding grass.

"... Huh? Huh?"

On Seto's back, Epica can't understand what happened.

There would be absolutely no kind of injury to that condition, thanks to Seto's care over the apica on his own back, while holding the pig in one blow.

Eventually, Epica's face, who understood what had happened, was gradually drawn...

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

Start crying out loud.

"Gru?...... Gru"

Seto turning his gaze to such an epika and honking his throat like he was in trouble.

Keep it up, send Ray a gaze asking for salvation as he walks toward himself.

"Don't worry, it's not Seto's fault. I was just scared that all of a sudden a pig that big showed up.... Look, Epica, stop crying. You're a man, aren't you? You don't look good."

"Higu, higu... brother..."

Epika hugs Ray all the time as she turns her gaze to her voice as she strokes her troubled Seto's head.

(These aren't my characters)

While I think so in my heart, I can't just throw away Epica, a child about 5 years old, stroking Ceto with my right hand and Epica's head with my left hand, respectively.

Eventually, stay put for about a few minutes. Finally, those who were farming near the village arrive under the Rays.

Though the giant pigs were running out at the time of their departure, it took so long for the location and village where the Rays were located to be so far apart.

"Epica, it's okay!?

"Epica!"

The first person I've spoken to is, naturally, Epica's parents.

Together, we are only in our late 20s, but it is not so uncommon in this world to marry in a teenager, and we can say that in the case of Ningro Epica's parents, it was a late marriage.

"Dad, Mom..."

Get your body away from Ray, who was holding you, and hug you to your favorite parents, who came down from Seto's back and approached you.

Ruchard approached Ray as he watched how it was and smiled small.

"Thank you"

Ray didn't know at first what he was saying to thank you for.

You put Epica in danger, so I thought you might be blamed.

But Ruchard doesn't seem to notice how such a ray is, and he loses his head and turns his gaze toward a giant pig rolling on the ground with only his torso.

"That pig...... if Mr. Ray hadn't been here, he probably would have come all the way to the village and the fields. Then we would have done everything we could to get rid of it, and we would not have been able to defeat it. That too, with a bunch of injuries."

"... I thought I could blame you."

Ahead of Ray's gaze whining is Epica holding her mother to her full strength. Next to it, his father is grinning and stroking his son's head.

"Sure, Epica surprised me a little, because without Seto, my life would have even been in danger from injury. It's a mistake to say grudges."

"In the first place, I wouldn't even have run into that pig if I hadn't brought him here?

"If I were to say that, it was also possible that Epica would leave the village alone and run into that pig. This is definitely more reassuring for Mr. Ray to be with him than leaving him alone."

"Yes, thank you very much"

"Thank you"

Epica's parents bow their heads deeply, as follows Ruchard's words.

Ray, who was watching how it was, exhaled in a small sigh and then shook his neck sideways.

"Okay, that's enough for now. Looks like Epica's safe. Above all.... than that. That's how big a pig was in the corner. Why don't we all eat pig food today?

To the words out of Ray's mouth, Luchard, Epica's parents, and even the rest of the villagers turn their surprise gaze to Ray.

"Is that okay? Well, we're with you."

"Isn't that nice?

"Gru!"

When Ray turns his gaze to Seto, who actually knocked the pig down, he squeals with joy.

Because I understand that even in Ceto, when it comes to eating together, it's better.

'Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Even if I couldn't understand Seto's will, I guess I could understand what it meant if Ray snorted a little when I heard Seto squeak. All the villagers on the spot raise their voices of joy.

"Look, you pig. Can we just eat it out?

"'Cause it's okay. If we can't eat it up, we'll have Seto."

"There seems to be a good use for fur and stuff... but it seems like it would be hard to get rid of this size."

"Um, sure. But why don't you split the pork, and we can do it together?

"... suppose to refine with pork meat to soothe tired bodies with wheat pruning"

"Hey, in your case, you're the best at night."

"Gosh, that's..."

"I guess I prefer to bake."

"Er... I can't even throw away the carefully simmered pork, can I?

The villagers were making a scene watching the pigs... but in the meantime, one of the villagers accidentally opens his mouth like he noticed something.

"Wait a minute. You big pig...... how do you get it all the way inside the village? Maybe you'll pull it off?

The villagers, who were noisy to the word for a few seconds, quiet back to Singh.

The corpses of pigs present at the end of the line of sight would weigh as much as 200… or more than 300 kg, even if the head was missing.

Pulling it all the way inside the village will require a lot of effort, though not impossible.

It was the villagers' honest desire to refrain from doing so in the present state where they continued to farm until earlier.

But...... Ray's voice abruptly echoes around him in that.

"Don't worry, I'll take this pig all the way to the village"

"No, I said I'd take it, how can you be so big? You're letting Seto carry you?

"Oh, sure, that would be possible too, but there's a quicker way.... like this."

Whimpering, the next moment Ray touches the pig's body, the pig's body instantly disappears.

"... Huh?

A man who was talking to Ray until a few seconds ago unexpectedly loses his word to a sudden phenomenon.

"I have a magic item. It's not that hard. More than that, can you tell me how far I can carry that pig's body?

To that word that came out of Ray's mouth, the villagers eventually remembered and convinced Ray that he had taken the giant sickle out of nowhere when he came to the village. Then Ruchard opens his mouth to talk to him and eventually represent everyone on the spot.

"You know the village square, don't you? Over there, please. It's a pig this size, so you'll need to do a lot to dismantle it... and most importantly, it's the only place where all the villagers get together and eat."

"Okay.... Seto, okay?

These days they were the villagers who were no longer scared to see Seto, but still until now they had only come close to the village.

But this time Ruchard nods as he worries about Ray's words asking if he can get inside.

"Okay. I'll talk to the village chief around there. I don't think the village chief has a problem because he's heard about recent events here."

"... Really? Can Seto go inside the village, too?

That's what Epica asks as she hugs her mother, but Luchard nods with a soft grin that doesn't suit her physique.

"Yeah, of course. You helped Epica, didn't you? No one in the village will complain."

To the words, the villagers who had gathered around them leaked a muttering of consent to their mouths.

"Well, then it's a little early, but let's cut the wheat this much and start dismantling the pigs."

Ruchard, who told him so, heads to the village square with Ray, Seto and the villagers.

In the evening, after the demolition of the pigs, all the villagers eat the pigs quickly.

The soft areas were lavishly cooked on a bonfire while boned, or as a steak using an authentic frying pan that was inside Ray's mysteries, or somewhat short of simmering time, but we all flatten out making stews and simmers.

Even when it came to small villages, there were nearly 50 inhabitants, each in sufficient quantities to be satisfied.

Among other things...

"Oh, if you think it smells good. Is this a party or something?

It's been a while since I've heard a voice come into Ray's ear.