Legend

"Hey, Seto. I wonder why we're here."

"Grrrrrrrrrrrr?"

To Ray's words, Seto turns back and sounds his throat wondering as he wings.

The current location of Ray and Seto was about 100 meters above the sky, far from the Guild.

Seto is flying through the snow, but the environment is pretty harsh for Ray as well.

The temperature is naturally cold enough to freeze because it is at an altitude of 100 meters above us while it is snowing.

That cold is fine thanks to the dragon robe, but apart from the cold there was a big problem.

"Damn, the snow hurts!

Yes, as Ray said, it hurts to hit snow as it flies at Seto's speed as it snows.

The temperature doesn't matter, but it doesn't cover the body like a barrier.

More than that, snow really hits the body.

"Lenora and Kenny are right about this, maybe we should have waited for the snow to stop before we left."

After discussion of the nomination request in the Guildmaster's office, Marca has asked Ray to travel quickly.

On the grounds that some of the Kings are already starting to move.

If it's normal, you say no because you need to prepare for the journey, but in Ray's case, happiness or unhappiness. All the luggage is stored in the mistering.

In other words, you can go to the request as soon as you feel comfortable with it.

And this time there was also a request from Marca to rush to Graciar at all, and after being brought a letter to the gatekeeper, the cadet school, and the Duke of Quent's house, he was to leave immediately.

This is how I was flying in the snow when I felt like Ray could hear that request as well, beyond the fact that it wasn't particularly urgent and needed to be done during the winter months...

"You should have waited until the snow stopped.... and it's hard to see the map."

Just a map written on a special piece of paper produced by alchemy is not something that can be managed with a little or gentle snow or wind.

But still, if we knew how much the map was worth, it would not have been possible to expand the map to a detour in the present circumstances.

If something is to be badly blown away by the wind and lost, there is no way to compensate.

That's what makes it harder for me to say no to Ray when he tells me to give him the death size he has instead.

"Uh... there's a street going through to avoid that mountain, isn't there?

I look around in the snow, remembering the map I saw before I went out.

"Grrrrrrrrrrrr?"

It was apparently faster for Seto to find the street first.

What street is that? and following Seto's gaze, which rattled his throat, there did exist a street there.

"Yeah, thanks Seto. So if we go down that street, we'll be split into two parts, so let's go that far."

"Gru."

To Ray's words, when he got it, he rattled his throat, and Seto winged him.

Keep going over the street, and Ray's eyes will see a carriage inadvertently running down the street.

"Wow, are you running a carriage in this snow? If it's a specially made carriage like Marka, and it's a specially made one like a monster, it's a regular carriage from what I've seen... that sounds tough."

The words of Ray, who shrugged, were simply like thoughts from looking down.

But as if it pulled some trigger, the next moment the carriage stops moving.

"Hihihihihihiiiiiiiiiiiii!"

The sound of a sad horse you hear.

It was Ray who thought the monster might have appeared for a moment, but I don't see the monster around the carriage.

When I recall that the powerful monster doesn't even show up that way in the first place because it's not a periphery, I turn my gaze once again wondering what's causing the horse's scream right now.

"Uh... did the wheel fit in the hole"

Even so, it's not paved with asphalt like Japan.

No, Ray knew from his own experience that it wasn't uncommon to have a hole in the road in the winter, even on a road paved with asphalt.

Most importantly, asphalt collapse is due to the phenomenon that asphalt itself shrinks in the cold of the snow, and if asphalt is not used like this street, then it does not fall in the snow.

(I guess instead there's snow piling up where it was originally submerged and that's hidden, and it's a natural pit)

What are you gonna do? and to Seto as he turns his gaze, Ray asks him to go down to the ground after a little thought.

Sometimes the snow makes the streets difficult to understand by the way, and because I wanted to hear the way for once.

"Grrrrrrrrrr!"

Ringing his throat at at Ray's request, Seto goes down to the ground with his wings winged as it snows.

You must have noticed how Seto looked like that. The man who was trying so hard to do something about the carriage, or the people who came down from the carriage, turns their gaze to the sky with one person, again, and stops the movement.

It's not strange to escape because there are monsters that are coming towards us if it's normal.

But now there's a man on the back of that monster.

Determine it's not just a monster raid, and still be ready to pull out the weapon immediately because something happened.

"Heh."

On Seto's back, Ray squeaks as impressed.

I gradually understood that Griffon was the one who approached me, even if it wasn't necessary to look at the silhouette as soon as possible...

Even so, at the end of Ray's gaze, there was no one like to leave the carriage and run away.

That is how even your lord is accustomed to holding the bow.

They are obviously intrigued by the way they are used to fighting and wave lightly to signal that they are not enemies.

I guess he decided that even those on the ground were unwilling to fight over how Ray looked like that. It gives me a soothing atmosphere to see.

Seto then goes down near the carriage.

By that time, those around the carriage would not have completely relieved themselves of their guard, but they still had an interesting view of Ray.

"What are you doing in a place like this at a time like this?

Asking as he descended from Seto's back, one of the men, a man in his mid-thirties or so, smiles and opens his mouth.

I guess because I understood that it was not the enemy that was in front of me.

... Though the light in its eyes was not as optimistic as the grin that was floating.

"As you can see, the wheel fell in the hole. I was wondering what was going on."

"Hole, huh? I guess I couldn't see him hiding in the snow. Can I help you if you want?

"Are you sure? This way, it helps."

When I tell him that much, one of the men accidentally speaks up.

"Griffon...... ah! Griffon!? So maybe you are a deep red ray!?

In one word, the men all have a surprise look.

He lives in the kingdom of Mireana and is entrusted with the escort of the person in the carriage.

Naturally, the name of the person famous for his muscles sounded familiar.

"Oh, yeah. I'm on a griffon, so I'm pretty sure."

"But when I say deep red, you're neutral, right? This is Viscount Gizzles of the Kings, isn't it? What are you doing here?

"Isn't it because you're an adventurer?

"Are you going out of your way with all this snow?

"That being said, do you think the guy who's subjugating Griffon is anything but a deep red?

As I hear such a voice, I open my mouth so that the man I was talking to Ray would confirm.

"Well, are you sure you're deep red?

"Oh. I don't deny they call me that."

"... well. Well, why are you here?

"I'm lost... no, I'm not lost. This is my first place to go, so I was just wondering if I could go this way. If I wanted to check with someone, I'd find the carriage stopping here."

"First place to go?

He was a man who leaned his neck against the word, but Ray goes on with the word, regardless of such a man.

"For that reason, I'll do something about the carriage with the wheels fitted in that hole over here, so why don't you answer my question?

"No, I don't mind that... but worst of all, I'm going to have to pull the carriage after I get all my stuff out of the carriage..."

Removing luggage to make the carriage a little lighter in this snow was a tough task, no matter what you think.

It is also necessary to devise ways to prevent the luggage from getting wet because it is snowing, so it is natural that you do not want to do that in this cold.

Especially in the carriage, where the men are escorting them now.

I was sure my boss would scold me if I were to let that escort's opponent stand in the snow and even make him sick.

If you do poorly, you could even get paid less as a punishment.

It is also true that the men do not want to imitate such things as much as possible because of their fondness for the escort.

A rank B adventurer with an alias, who showed up at that time. You'd be more of a liar not to expect this.

"Well, please. We'll work together..."

"Yeah? Yeah, I don't need any help or anything. I'll be done in a minute, so just wait."

Speaking back to the man, Ray takes Death Size out of Mystering.

Although the men stopped moving for a moment to the Great Sickle that suddenly appeared in front of them, they quickly reached for their weapons again.

Seeing it, Ray pokes a death-size stone poke to the ground when he says it's harmless.

"Don't worry. I'm not trying to do anything to hurt you."

"... you want me to trust the person who suddenly took out the weapon,?

"I need this to do something about this carriage."

"What do we do? I'd like you to explain the area."

"If you look at it, you'll see. And if you're worried, don't worry, I'll do it after a little distance."

When I tell you so, I distance myself from the carriage as if to prove my words.

If you took a distance of about five meters, you wouldn't think Ray would do anything against the carriage anymore. It can also relieve the tension of the men.

... Most of all, Ray also has the offensive means of flying slaughter, but fortunately, the men didn't know that.

And at the same time that the tension can be lifted, the men get interested in what Ray is trying to do.

"Let's go."

Speaking to the men once not to be surprised, Ray pierces the death-size stone poke to the ground.

"Terrain manipulation"

At the same time that word comes out of Ray's mouth, the carriage, whose wheels were falling and inclined diagonally, lifts naturally.

"Become! Oh, hey!

"Ah, oh.... You're lying, right?

"Soil magic, huh?

"I see, the magic of the soil... the magic of the soil? As far as I know, I was talking about deep red specializing in flaming magic just like its alias. Look, like a tornado of flames."

"There's no way you can't use dirt magic because you're good at flame magic. Maybe I just don't like it."

"... with that, huh?

At the end of the man's gaze, who shrugged at the end, the carriage had already lost its inclination and was in parallel.

That means nothing more than having the power to manipulate the place you aim for as you wish.

If I were told that I was not good at such a power, I would not be very good at believing it.

Most of all, in fact, Ray uses skills, not dirt magic, and that's why it's the result.

Ray, gathering the gaze of the men who were on the spot, opens his teasing mouth to make sure the carriage is ready to move without any problems.

"I put the carriage back together for once, but falling into the hole could mean damage to the axle or something. I think you should take a look as soon as you can."

"... ah, oh. Yeah. Thanks. Thanks."

A man who was talking to Ray returns the words in a dismal manner.

Most of all, Ray doesn't care about such a man because he's used to being surprised at his skills.

"So this road leads to the Duke of Quent territory? Especially if it's followed by Graciar."

"Graciar!?

It was the man in front of Ray who raised his surprise at the words Ray had spoken...... not the carriage one.

"Did you just say Graciar?

The door of the carriage, which has so far remained silent, opens, from which one man emerges.

As for age, it would be the same or older as Ray.

He says he's a man, but he's an impressive guy with blue hair stretching out to his shoulders.

So you don't look light-hearted while you're at it, a man who looks serious one way or another.

Such a man watched Ray more intriguingly.

... still, the horse who was carrying the carriage is surprised, scared and stopped moving, as usual, by Seto's presence.

I guess that's why the man who was in the carriage was able to come down light.