Legend

'Now we go to the Empire City.... No, I'm returning! Both armies do not imitate any unwanted noise wherever they think, but want to act on the understanding that it is an army led by His Royal Highness Merclio. Do not imitate the contentious among allies and disappoint His Highness Merclio'.

Theorem's voice echoes on the Plains of Brissa.

The voice was the magic of the wind used by the wizard and echoed to all the two armies, the Merclio Army and the Crusaders.

Both armies then depart the Plain of Brissa, which became the last place to fight this civil unrest.

Leading the way in leading both armies was Ray, who rose most famously in this civil unrest and showed his strength.

Ride on Seto's back as usual and continue down the road to the Imperial City in a manner worthy of prestigious expression.

When it comes to why Ray is leading the way in this way, some say he has a high ability as a scourge to be the first to feel the presence of bandits and monsters, but it would still be a big deal that Ray and Seto sold their names on this battlefield.

Originally, Ray and Seto were largely known in the Bestian Empire for their spring wars.

However, he has cited the most handles in anyone's eyes due to his semi-finals at the martial arts tournament and the civil unrest that followed, undoubtedly making him the number one fighter.

Since such a person moves ahead at the head of the army, those who cause disturbances behind him also have to be taken into account against a person named Ray.

Merclio, originally also a symbol of this army, is best placed in terms of morale to take the lead, but it cannot be done either, just in case of danger.

Maybe the story is different if you're in a carriage with Frizione's riding, thoroughly considered defenses, but Frizione, the princess, is the prince anyway. Merclio still needed to show his courage now that the civil unrest is over, and he avoided such acts as riding a carriage.

Of course I would have gotten in the carriage if it was really dangerous, but if we had Theorem, Vihera, and for some reason Digma around us, there was no room for doubt about safety.

"... as far as this is concerned, the enemy doesn't exist at all."

"But Captain Ray. Don't be alarmed."

So it was Palenix, deputy commander and substantial commander of the guerrilla squad, who came to voice towards Ray.

Ray is in the lead, so naturally it will be the guerrillas who will go behind him.

Those who for a time had been placed in quarantine at the treatment center over the Wyburn leather armor thing were now returning to the guerrillas in this way.

One of the reasons Ray accepted to take the lead in the march to the Imperial City is also the aim of returning the guerrilla's stigma.

I just couldn't bear to be called a traitor even if I was hooked into a Kabbazid trap just for my own troops.

Most importantly, it is well known in the Merclio Army that the guerrillas are Ray's direct reports.

Especially since there was so much training from the side that it seemed like it might have been overdone, and the training landscape of the guerrillas had become something of a specialty.

Most of the time, no one calls the guerrillas traitors, and they sneak in the back to keep them out of Ray's ears.

Still coming into Ray's ear from somewhere would be proof that that's all there is to it and that there's so much jealousy behind it about the presence of the guerrillas.

But they also have a say.

You've been so privileged, you have to set up a deal to match it.

The guerrillas have also defeated the Crusaders' troops since the temporary confusion subsided, and several commanders, knights and even nobles are arguing.

Still, it must have been a huge shock to those in the Merclio Army that they were the first to argue with each other.

"In the first place, the crusaders who were after us took them down and absorbed them. You think there's some guy in that situation who's gonna get his hands on this army? I don't know how many bandits around here can do this."

"Still, it is. Because there is also the possibility that a monster will come out. Especially now, when it's almost winter. It is important to note that many monsters try to store a little nutrition for winter this time of year."

"... for once, I'm still an adventurer. Well, I'm certainly not familiar with the monsters of the Bestian Empire."

When I return the words to Palenix who goes behind me, the person who was called continues the words in a serious way.

"Not around here either, but bear monsters deserve special attention"

"... are you going to hibernate after all?

"Yes. You haven't changed your habits around there to normal bears. Some bear monsters don't hibernate, of course, depending on the type."

"I see, that's kind of interesting"

For Ray, the bear monster is a very strong impression.

Because the first monster Ray met in this Elgin was a waterbear who was also a bear-wrapped monster.

(It's nice that I ended up knocking them down then, but the amount bought was cheaper because the material stripping became so cluttered)

Ray with some distant eye and gazing into the sky.

Today's weather has several clouds in the sky.

Until a few days ago, it was like autumn sunshine, but now it was as melancholy as it would appear in the hearts and minds of the nobles who had joined the Crusades.

"Captain Ray? What's the matter, sir?

A member of the guerrilla squad calls out to Ray in wonder.

Ray, who returned to me with that voice, shook his head sideways saying it was nothing.

"No, if you say so, remember when I was thrown out of the Devil's Forest by my master with Seto, all of a sudden I was supposed to fight a monster called Waterbear."

"Wow, is that true!? Waterbear is a rank C monster!? I can't believe you suddenly fought that before you became an adventurer... that? But I'm starting to feel like Captain Ray and Seto have no problem at all."

Even if a woman from Adventurer squeaks like a surprise, she's strangely convinced in her own words.

If it is indeed normal, it is close to suicidal for ordinary people who have not even become adventurers to fight rank C monsters.

But if you're like Ray and Seto, it's definitely the monsters that are pathetic.

In fact, that's correct, because sometimes it was Ray's first battle since he came to this Elgin, and he didn't know how to do it, but the battle itself was an unharmed victory.

"Grrrrrrrrrr!"

Seto with Ray on his back, that's amazing! and honking his throat.

To such a ceto, the face of the guerrilla squad builds a warm feeling in his chest.

"Right, in fact, the fight itself didn't take that long. But you struggled because that was the first time you did the material stripping. It ended up scratching the fur on the water bear pretty good, and the buyout was cheaper."

"Uh... I see. Sure, that could happen when the first strip is a big guy like Waterbear. But didn't Captain Ray ever strip until then?

"Oh. I was left to my master, who raised me from birth. Instead of doing it himself, the master did something about it using summoning magic."

Ray flatters his shoulders as he mouths an already used cover story.

"Thanks to this, now I can strip quite a bit, but I'm not as good as I am.... perhaps less handy than the average Rank B adventurer"

"Well, that's an unexpected weakness."

"Isn't that a drawback, rather than a weakness? In this case"

I was near a woman, a man's guerrilla trooper pinches his mouth.

"Well, in my case, you're a mercenary, too, so you barely came to strip a monster or anything. If that's what you mean, maybe I'm in a similar situation to Captain Ray."

"Hey, stop it, right? You think it's with Captain Ray like you? If you're serious about that, just stick yourself in the mountain of demons and chill that head."

"You say that much?!?

All of a sudden, the man screams at the words...

"Well, I don't know about that."

To the voice of another woman in the guerrilla, the man gazed gladly...

"At any rate, you deserve to be surprised by the noise of immobility that you fought Captain Ray."

"Hey, wait, wait, wait, wait! Are my enemies the only ones here!?

Desperate! But he was a man who screamed every time I said it, but only a cold glance came back to it.

(pathetic...... because I say I'm with Captain Ray or something)

Palenix does not move his expression and has a feeling of pity for the man who made the far-fetched statement.

The leading guerrilla troops gently advance towards the Imperial Capital.

Sometimes in the back you can feel the atmosphere of Merclio and Crusader soldiers getting worse, but they don't do anything in particular about it, and the Rays just exercise perimeter vigilance.

Because it was decided that even if it got a little rough, it wouldn't actually make a lot of noise.

Also, if there's really been some disturbance, there's a reason that it's not the Rays that crack it down, it's the soldiers that are stationed around.

Until a few days ago, it was inevitable that there would be any more commotion than two hostile armies acting together.

In fact, there was a lot of commotion even when we were working on the body.

Even though the likes of Gurgasts were watching over the area to quell the disturbance.

"Uh... Wouldn't even come out with a monster"

Someone in the guerrilla squeaks, sounding all around.

Rather than being offended by the atmosphere behind it, a voice expecting the monsters to come out and also bury nature and each other's grooves if we work together to counter it.

Note, it's not just the monsters that come out, it's the bandits, but ordinary bandits don't attack tens of thousands of armies against them.

Even if they set me up, they'll sneak into the position at night and steal the gold and supplies and stuff.

Except if you can steal the eyes of the soldiers watching the night and sneak into the position.

(No, you'll find it first when you pass near where Seto is, but can't you find it anywhere else?

Not everyone is more serious than being an army of tens of thousands of people.

It is abundantly possible that there are those who go through with the bandits, those whom the bandits have made sneak in, and above all the fact that the civil unrest is over, many of them are relaxed.

"Thinking about it, maybe it's pretty dangerous."

"Huh? What is it, Captain Ray?

A member of the guerrilla squad who heard the whine asks, but Ray shakes his head sideways saying it's nothing.

"Than that..."

Look up at the sky.

Similarly, many clouds floated earlier, blocking the light, but it is unlikely to rain for a while.

"It's almost noon, but somebody ask me where I'm going to take a break"

I say so to the man who was nearby, watching the position of the sun rise considerably.

Just in case I checked the time on the pocket watch I took out of the mistering, it was still about half an hour before noon.

"Wow, Captain Ray. Do you have a watch?!? It seems pretty expensive to see, too."

"When I defeated the Bandits before."

One of the guerrillas shouts surprise when he sees Ray's pocket watch.

But I guess that's natural, too.

The clock is a fairly scarce magic item and is not so easily available even when loaded with gold.

Ray also tried to go to a store where he sold magic items several times when he initially started living in the Guild, but never saw them for sale.

All you need to get a watch is money, too, but more than anything else you need a cone.

Alternatively, luck can be as important as Ray got from a mercenary regiment disguised as a bandit.

(If you think about it, you might want to get another watch for one of the rewards of this request. Well, I feel less when it's just the clock, so I'll take something else)

One of the magic items that Ray is eyeing is something that Kabazid used when he damaged himself.

A dagger that inflicts severe poison and even has a healing inhibitory effect.

Basically, the weapon Ray uses is a death size, and a spear throw away at a remote location.

But it's not that you can't use a dagger, and if scratching your opponent makes it easy to get fatal, it was a fact that you wanted to get it.

(but...... that would be hard. No, should I say I can't do it first)

It's a magic item that took the life of the first prince. Naturally that will be rigorously examined and stored, and it will be possible to find out more about who made it.

With that in mind, I couldn't say I wanted that for the reward of this civil unrest.

(Then… what other magic items can I get? Looking forward to it, scary...... you're in a subtle mood)

It may be a little different than being scared, but it was also a bit of a worry for Ray about how he should respond if he was given something he didn't deserve to work on.

Most of all, I know that Theorem and Vihera couldn't have done such a stupid imitation.

(Around Merclio, you don't imitate like that in relation to Vihera... do you?

Thinking that way on the inside, I noticed the man who had just gone behind me to ask about lunch coming back, and for the time being, I was concentrating on preparing lunch.