Legend

"Ahhhhhh!

The morning sun shines brilliantly on the long sword wielded with the roar, slightly sealing Ray's gaze.

Did you do it for it, or was it a coincidence? I didn't know which, but Ray takes the approaching long sword body as he slashes and rips the air with a death-size pattern he had in his hand.

A blow like if the death size wasn't a magic item, or the pattern might have been disconnected.

If the long sword to be wielded is one that does not have a blade for simulated warfare, the long sword currently wielded by Ray has a proper blade, and if its sharpness is also about goblins, it has the power and sharpness to just cut it under one sword.

But...

"Sweet"

The moment the long sword touches the Death Size pattern, Ray's movement, which returned his wrist, entangles the long sword's body and uses the momentum he waves down to throw it into the air.

Earlier, the morning sun jammed Ray's gaze, but now he's brilliant at the sledge of a long sword spinning in the air.

Take the falling long sword with the death-size stone-piercing part and kill the rotating momentum to fall to the ground.

There are no more fights.

It was an otherwise invisible sight.

"Gu, I lost again..."

I guess the earlier blow was one I was more confident in. But if that blow was also lightly sealed by Ray, all I could say was complete defeat.

Early morning after taking a few hours of sleep after the inn was raided.

Rhodos was also allowed to compete in the martial arts tournament, and as a person he has applied to Ray for training to brush his arms... the result was this sight.

"The handling of the sword is just as good, but there is nothing notable about its sharpness or strength. If you want to be active in a fight, you need to improve your overall skills."

Ray whining so much, but this is the first time he's competed in a fighting tournament as well, and it's just a general anticipation of how much power he'll have to win the qualifying round.

(Actually, it could be higher or lower than I expected... well, I care about that area now, if you don't mind)

Thinking that way, Seto, who was silently watching the exchange of battles, approached me with his throat rattling.

"Grrrrrrrrrr"

There's no reason why it's so complicated to have Seto here. Simply because it is large enough to be simulated, and if it was a place without eyes, it would only have been near the stables.

And Ray couldn't possibly have noticed Seto approaching, and he had already shown up from the stables before he started the simulation.

There is no such thing as animals and devils in stables if they are meant to come out at will.

They have been seen around there because they are members of a line of Duskers and, above all, Ceto.

"Sorry, Seto. Did you make it a little too loud?

"Gru."

I'm fine with Ray's words, and Seto rings his throat.

Ray strokes his head as he smiles small at Seto like that.

I entrust my body to the feeling of being stroked whilst ringing my throat, as usual, but that also stops when Rodos approaches Ray.

Until a few seconds ago, Seto, who was in a good mood, sounded like a cat, but the cat pointed his gaze at Rodos, even the cat, like a large cat carnivore.

Naturally Rhodos would have stopped his legs if he could have turned such a gaze on him, halfway glued to each other.

Looking at one and one of the same unfriendly people, Ray sighs unexpectedly.

(Because it sucked how we met in so many ways...)

I shake my head small, remembering that Ray and the Axe Face of Thunder God first met in the matter of the Oak settlement, and then when we assembled outside the Guild.

I don't have to think about it, I guess our first impressions of each other sucked.

It was a fight against my own partner, Ray, if you try Ceto, and Rhodos was such Ray's partner and didn't want to keep his mother Min close to the dangerous Rank A monster.

Even if we met badly, if we walked over each other, we might have been able to improve our relationship. But in the end, it had come this far without that happening.

……

silent time passes as if each other would hold each other back.

Ray tried to say something to how one and one of them looked, then.

"Hey, it's time for breakfast. If you finish your meal today, get the hell out of here so you don't get hungry."

One of the knights escorting the Dusker came calling out like that.

With all the help of heaven, Ray opens his mouth.

"You did. Are you a little late? Bad, I'll be right there. Look, Seto, it's time to eat. So is Rhodos. You guys, keep your imitations to yourself."

That's what I told you, Ray, but for some reason it was Rodos' frightened gaze back.

Speaking of the only salvation, did Seto honestly listen to Ray and go back inside the stables?

Most of all, it was because eating a delicious meal was definitely a higher priority than eating Rodos.

"I don't want Ray to be the only one who wants to talk to me."

"Hmm? What does that mean?

"Put your hands on your chest and think about it. 'Cause that way we'll find out soon enough."

"... I see. If that's what you're saying, I think it's okay to be a little tougher from the next training."

Rhodos screams unexpectedly at the words coming out of Ray's mouth.

"Hey, wait a minute. Where in the current exchange was there an element that made training more rigorous?

"Well, I wonder where. And more rigorous training means that you can be that strong. As for Rhodos, isn't that what you want?

"That's right..."

To rhodos with his mouth caged, Ray releases words as he folds.

"You're the one who's been telling me to train for the most part, right? I don't know what you thought, but you decided to go out to a martial arts tournament from yourself and you asked me for that training, didn't you? I just thought you'd be happy to complain, even if you made that training a little more rigorous."

Yes, I've asked Ray from Rhodes for combat training.

Of course it was Elk, his father, who floats first thinking of Rhodos as a strong opponent.

But Elk is only hired as an escort for Dusker. It's not just a nominal escort, like Ray, but an actual escort.

I have often felt a sight full of malice, especially since I entered the Bestian Empire, and the day before, the Inn has actually been raided.

If you think about it, you can't have Elk, the escort of Dusker, train you, and Min, the mother, is a wizard, but therefore not good at fighting with weapons.

Some knights use weapons to fight, but even that knight is here to escort them, and most importantly, no one is clearer than Rhodes.

If that happens, all that remains is Ray, who is comparable to Elk in combat and has time because escort is also only in the name... but still has more time to be free than the others.

(That's how they say we can't argue with each other, so they say we can't grow up.)

I'm sure if I put it in my mouth, my training will be even tougher, so I'll just whine inside, Rhodos.

Besides, I didn't choose Ray as my training opponent only by erasing it, even for Rodos.

We might fight Ray one day if we win the qualifying round of the fight and move on to the final tournament. For that time, there was also a purpose to grasp Ray's habits during the battle.

And above all, the biggest reason...

I think of Vihera in the back of Rhodos' brain.

I know it's too much to say that I was deprived of my soul just at first sight... but someone who just seems to be.

(Fight... and I heard you're a man of honor for strength. More than that, maybe if I could beat Ray... or...)

That possibility in case, or a hundred million would be one.

Rhodos and Ray headed to the inn cafeteria, hiding the thought from Ray.

"This is, again..."

Ray walks into the dining room and squeals unexpectedly.

A good number of them, including chairs and tables, should have broken in last night's battle, but as far as this is concerned, there is no trace of it at all.

The chairs and tables that should have been broken are also new, and there are no traces of blood on the floor, weapons or pieces of protective equipment, etc., and it is a sight as if it were a dream that there was a brawl in this dining room last night.

"Ooh, Rodos. And Ray. Come here and eat."

It was the elk that was bringing tons of bread and soup to the table and all the salads, skewers and bacon steaks to the mouth.

It was Ray and Rodos who also wondered if there was a Dusker near Elk for a moment, but not just Dusker but also Minn.

"Dad, can I leave Master Dusker alone?

"Hmm? Yeah, now the deputy is just here to discuss yesterday's matter. It wouldn't do you any good to have me there. So let Min take care of it. It's why I'm hungry.... Oh, sister. Ask these two to do the same for me."

Elk orders without any hesitation from the waitress who comes close to seeing Ray and Rodos get to the table.

"Hey, wait, Dad. There's no way I can eat that much!?

Rhodos screaming like half a scream before the massive amount of food on the table.

But the elk sighs small and puts his gaze to Ray, who is ordering extra stewed beans and organs with a flat face.

"Ray doesn't seem to have a problem though?

"So... Ra! I'm telling you not to keep me out of common sense like my dads!

- To Rhodos screaming all the time, Elk opens his mouth, imitating cleverly that he sighs with a grin on his mouth.

"You know, there are times when you can't beat Ray because you can't eat much, right?

"What? That kind of relationship..."

"I do. Well, it's not all true, but still, a lot of food means a lot of health."

"Oh, my God. That's just people like Dad and Ray!

"... you want to beat that outsider, don't you?

"Ugh!

The words out of Elk's mouth unwittingly jam Rodos' words.

Keep thinking about it for a moment and watch Ray eat the skewers for the elk on his own while leaving the elk and rhodos exchanges alone as soon as possible......

As the waitress turns her gaze to the bread she carries, she eventually reaches for the bread that is silently in the cage as she has abandoned herself.

Only the finest inns in the city, and all the dishes served are delicious.

Freshly baked and fragrant even on bread, it has a very soft bite.

Even for the other dishes, they were extraordinarily tasty compared to the dishes only prepared by the skilled cook and eaten in cafeterias all over the city.

I guess Rodos was still hungry because he moved his body in the morning too. When one or two bites and bread are carried into the mouth, they gradually concentrate silently on cooking.

The elk who sees it also reaches for his dish just to tell him to look at it.

Stay put for a few minutes.

At first they were three people who were silently eating their own breakfast, but eventually opened their mouths when Ray finished eating the last bite of the boiled organs and beans.

"So what's going to happen regarding yesterday's raid? We were just talking about it."

"Hmm? Oh. Well, I plan on getting it done with a single protest. If we're going to have a serious protest or something here, don't waste your time. Besides, the possibility of a raid was known in advance, and most importantly, the city's guards and knights were very active around the inn."

Naturally, it's not like I'm going to teach you that as a deputy, beyond what was judged to be a possible raid. Dusker was distancing himself from the inn to such an extent that he didn't think he was handicapped and kept the knights and guards on standby.

And a small number of the thugs who have made their way to the inn have been captured or killed by the guards and knights of this city.

"Whatever I heard, some of the guys I dealt with with with with the force in this city were paralyzed and able to exert a higher power than normal. You said there was a lot of damage compared to the normal mob.... but I'm pretty sure the deputy will be punished by the lord here more than he could have prevented the attack on the inn in the end."

Ray and Rodos continue to eat while feeling the misfortune of the deputy in Elk's words as he whispered his shoulders small.

As such, interviews had already been completed after the meal, and although the Dusker line was somewhat delayed, it was possible to leave the city before noon.