Legend

A line of duskers came all of a sudden to the village of Goto, which can be called the border.

Naturally, the village was confused for a time by the sudden arrival of nobles, but the confusion quickly converged due to the small number of people in a row of Duskers - and still about 20 people.

Still, there is no place for as many as 20 people as Goto itself is a small village.

Eventually, a line of duskers set up a tent inside the village, where they were to rest.

The village chief offered to at least stay in his own house just for Dusker, but refused to do so because he even enjoyed it because he needed to have a lot of secret talks and because Dusker himself didn't make camping in the tent bitter at all.

As village chief, I had strong feelings that if I had allowed a big nobleman, the neutral, who is also one of the three main factions of the Kingdom of Mireana, its central figure, Uncle Larks Borderline, to stay in the tent, I would not have figured out what to say to the lords of the land, but I could not go against it if it were the words of Dusker himself.

Most importantly, even as a Dusker, I understand the village chief's position, so the situation around here was meant to talk to the lord of the land.

In any case, the sudden visit of the nobility meant that the pruning of wheat would also be cut up in the middle of the afternoon, with a feast to be held, albeit briefly.

... As Ray said when he came to this village, there was little reserve of extra food, but the area is solved by accommodating the meat of giant pigs that Seto defeated a while ago or the food that Dusker brought.

It would also have been significant to say that some room for food was made by the fact that the pruning of wheat had begun.

"Ha ha. Yummy, just yummy!

"That's what you said, above all. This pork bacon was defeated by the Lord Deep Red and his subordinates."

"Oh, Ray and Seto."

Bring pork bacon steak to your mouth looking delicious and drink ale.

It was a primordial meal if you try it as a normal nobleman, but if you try it as a dusker originally from the Knights, you would have preferred the meal of this hand to...

"Yes, the first time they came to this village it was also a huge fuss, but fortunately there was a brilliant man named Luchard among the young people in the village. Thanks to him, there was no particular noise, and the Deep Red Hall, together with his subordinates, dealt with the children, and now he is close to a member of the village."

"You will, you will. Whatever Ray is, Seto is popular with kids in the Guild.... No, it's not just the kids. It seems that even adults flock to Seto."

"I guess so. It's so adorable, I can't help it."

While agreeing with Dusker's words, the village chief recommends Yale.

Others, such as the knights and squires of the escorts, or your servants, enjoyed the banquet on the spot to relieve the fatigue of the journey.

But there is no such thing as an axe of thunderous gods led by Elk in such a line.

Naturally, the Thunder God axe was also invited to this banquet at first, but he declined in the name of vigilance around the village.

I also wanted to say what I would do with the escort during the banquet if I tried it on the knights, but sometimes it hasn't been that long since I felt the killing spirit of the elk release, and no one put it in my mouth.

Most importantly, if you consider the role of the knights to be an escort, you don't have to speak for yourself.

Plus, there's Ray and Seto's appearance in the sense of escort.

If you're going to do any harm to Dusker in this, that would only be an act of suicide.

Dusker, who is at least a knight or an escort, decides that, while the knight enjoys the banquet, he is alert to his surroundings with little or no alcohol.

Ray enjoys a meal as usual because he is the owner of a taste where alcohol does not originally taste good.

"Hey, is it because of us that the Thunder God axe members aren't here after all?

Next to Ray, this one also asks Vihera as she savours pork and vegetable soup.

"I guess.... Though it would be Theorem to be exact"

While answering that, watch Theoreme taste a steak of baked and hardened bread and pork bacon slowly chewed up next to Vihera.

If it was meant to be, Theorem eats a fair amount as well.

But I know there's a battle waiting for me today that could literally be life-threatening after this, so I kept it to a point where it didn't affect my movements during the battle.

"Gru?"

Ringing his throat, Seto looks over the square where the banquet is taking place.

I guess it's a shame you can't see that, just Seto, who missed so much about the elk.

I still hate Rhodos because of the worst impression I had when I first met him.

"Right, well, tomorrow, maybe the elk will be just as usual, so you don't have to worry."

"Grrrrrrrr?"

Really? That's right. Ray nods as he strokes Seto's head as he asks.

"Sure, the elk feels like shooting angry hair at the sky right now, but he's simple no matter what he says. I don't think I can sustain my anger if I get my ass kicked in the fight that's going to happen today..."

"Gru."

I hope so. Seto honking his throat like that.

"When we're done with Theorem, I wonder if you'd like me to fight for you. It's going to be a tense battle."

"... I'm having trouble getting people to make a scene right now, so wait a minute"

That's all Ray tells Vihera, who squeals with her eyes shining on the expectations and excitement of battle next to herself.

If you try to be a vihela, it's already stained with your own instincts to seek battle. So he had his gaze on Ray, who stops the fight, with a disgruntled look on his face.

It would mean that no matter how many opponents they fall in love with around here, it's not about combat.

……

Ray, who at first was recieving to Vihera, who would stare at her without even hiding her expression, such as dissatisfaction, but she would eventually become intolerable. Breathe in a small sigh and open your mouth.

"It doesn't mean we have to fight the elk right now, does it? We need to stay a few nights before we can enter the Bestian Empire, so we can fight for you then."

"But that doesn't make it halfway? Now I can fight a real thunderous god axe."

"... if you want to reduce your power to help your brother, do as you please."

When told so, they also have to pull it off as a vihella, carrying the vanilla steam of pork to their mouths, even with a disgruntled look.

Temporary self-desire and the life of my brother. If you ask me which is more important, it is naturally the latter.

As he dines in conversation that way, Ray finds someone approaching him unexpectedly.

I guess that wasn't just Ray, but Vihera, Theorem, and Seto as well.

Turning his gaze to the person approaching him, it was a boy a little older than Ray who was there.

It's Rodos, Elk's son.

You were suddenly surprised to see some gaze pointed at you, Rhodos, whose legs stopped for a moment, but eventually he starts walking again and comes near Ray.

"What's up?

"No, a little on Ray.... Ready?

With that voice, he turns his gaze to Vihera, next to Ray, and dyes his entire face bright red instead of his cheeks dressed like a dancer or a whore.

If you're a man of this age, it's impossible, but in the case of Rhodos, you couldn't even go to a whorehouse any more than you're partying with your family, and there was also a reason that you were feeling young.

So my skin would have been too irritated to dress as a dewy Vihera.

While waiting for Ray's words, he is also turned to the limbs of Flitchy and Vihera.

Seto tried to throat and tow towards Rhodos like that, but that was Ray turning his gaze and stopping.

"Phew."

While understanding the gaze being directed at her, Vihera smiles and looks back at Rodos.

If you try it on Vihera, the colors such as lighting and admiration are stronger in the gaze that can be directed at Rhodos. Of course, I feel the gaze of desire, but that is only marginal. Not the kind of lustful gaze an adult man would turn to himself.

"Huh!? Ray, over here!

Rhodos deflects his face reflexively at the moment when such a Vihella grin is turned.

Keep taking Ray's hand forcefully and leaving the spot.

"Gru."

Seto, who seemed grumpy at the appearance of Rhodos, growls his throat.

As for Seto, I didn't want my favorite partner Ray to be with Rodos, who hated him, but I just had to watch him in silence because Rodos controlled me with his gaze when he first approached me.

"Oh, Seto doesn't like that girl?

"Grrrrrrrr"

Naturally, Seto, throated by the wind, stretches his couch for himself and onto the bread placed on the plate.

"That's unusual. I can't believe Seto hates people."

"According to the information we got here, there was something wrong when we first met."

Theoreme, who was silently eating even when Rhodos came, answers Vihera's grunt.

It was about the Oak settlement that Ray and Seto first exposed their prowess. Even as a Theorem, I guess I looked into the information at the time in as much detail as I could after I found out Ray existed.

There is also information gathered on the ploy to feed each other the powerful forces of Elk and Ray.

"Heh.... well, he seemed like my strong boy to see, and Ray and the horse wouldn't fit"

"At the same time, you know, that Rodos mother showed interest in Ray"

Vihera reacts with Pickle to the words out of Theorem's mouth.

Regardless of the relationship between Rhodos and Ray, if Min would have gotten in there... that would have been a different story if he had shown interest in Ray.

Vihera thinks of Min in the back of her brain.

All I saw was when I came out of the carriage in the village, but I could still think of enough.

I have a strong impression that the appearance is refreshing rather than feminine. My hair would not be in the way of my actions either, it was quite short unlike myself stretching out to my back.

"Could Ray be an older hobby?

"Considering the matter of General Princess, I think that's natural."

It was Theorem who would just tell him that it was natural, but Vihera shook her neck sideways to deny the word.

"I'm not. Older hobbies are older hobbies, but they have to be 10 or 20 miles away from me."

"... Isn't that the difference when you think about General Princess?

Vihera is accidentally convinced by Theorem, who utters the same words as a few seconds ago.

Next to those two, Seto was also tiny and throbbing as if he agreed with Theorem again.

"But being interested in Ray means that if you're someone like that Min..."

"Are you on Ray, younger than your own child? I don't think so."

"Really? I hope so."

He groaned and reached for vanilla bread as if to mislead his inner anxiety.

Neither did they know that there was going to be a conversation that seemed to spread in the places they had left behind, and Ray and Rodos were moving away from the village square where the banquet was taking place.

Banquet...... No, it was only before evening when the welcome banquet was held, but now the sun is already setting and the moon is rising to the sky.

The two of them, who have been relying on the light of the moon to move through that, eventually stop and face each other as if they had indicated to each other that they would continue walking for a few minutes.

"You just have to give me this far.... So, what's the story?

"It's about your father."

"I guess."

It was anticipated for Ray that we were talking about the area.

It was Rodos, the Mazacon, but he also naturally has favors and respect with regard to his father's elk. Though rarely on the table.

I guess we can never overlook the current situation where such fathers scatter their killing, even if it's caused by their being held hostage.

"Please accept the impossibility. If my dad is serious about killing that guy named Theorem... will you stop it?

It was Rhodos who was supposed to have complicated thoughts about Ray, but he bows his head deeply without showing it at all.

Ray watching such Rhodos in silence.

Ray eventually opens his mouth as he hears the laughter of the banquet taking place at the square.

"Are you okay with that? The only reason Elk's pissed off in the first place is because you've been held hostage and put in danger, right?

"I know. It's not like I don't even have a place for him to think about that Theorem. But you can't ruin that with my personal feelings even though you might be able to have a new relationship with the Bestian Empire."

Ray gives an unexpected look of surprise to Rhodos' words as he tells him to keep his head down.

Kill your own thoughts for righteousness.

Simple in words, but not easy to do.

Furthermore, it was most surprising that Rhodos in front of him could do it.

When we first met, I didn't like my mother's attention being directed at Ray, that Rodos.

"... ok. You can't stop the battle itself, but I'll stop you when you have to."

In the end, he lost Rodos' plea and told him so.