Legend
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The Rays were attacked by masked men, but the guards show up as if they had anticipated a fit when they defeated those masked men.
Of course I wasn't really aiming for that timing, but still, when things are going to come after this, I won't be able to help but mix up some hazy color with the gaze of those around me.
Most importantly, it was because the disturbance could be suppressed safely without a thing, and if something tragic had happened, the guards would have been turned away from their gaze.
"Uh... the... uh... uh..."
Do you understand that the guard soldiers have also been delayed, looking around somewhere clouding their words?
Still, we understand exactly what we need to do, and we head under the unconscious men and restrain them.
Naturally, the mask is removed at that time... but it should be said that it is not the face of a particularly famous opponent who came out of it.
Maybe a bounty neck or some sort of arranged criminal without having to get that far? And the guard I expected gives me a slightly unfortunate look.
A mask is something you should naturally use when you don't want your face on the surface.
I was using it, so if you don't want others to see your face, that's what you think you're doing, and the reason for that isn't because the face hidden in the mask is so well known.
Yes, the guards were thinking about it, but it was completely off the charts.
"Anybody know this guy's face?
Ask your buddies, everyone shakes their necks to the side.
That was the same face under the other masks.
Ask not only the fellow guards, but also those gathered around them, but none of them have seen their faces.
"I can't help it. Take him to the jar and look him up when he's conscious.... Yet you, truly, from the bottom of your heart, make, thoroughly loved by the commotion"
Ray and a face-to-face guard open their mouths as if they were frightened somewhere.
But keep trying to put your hand on Ray's shoulder... so for the first time I notice a face other than Ray.
The first thing that came first into my sight was this guild master marina from Guild.
And the next thing that came to my attention was Elaine, alias General Princess, who could also be described as a symbol of the nobility of the Kingdom of Mireana.
The last thing that came to my attention was that I had been partying with Ray for a while now, or Vihera, who was famous for her fancy outfit.
... Actually, there's Ara, but the guards who were talking to Ray because the other faces were too conspicuous hadn't noticed.
Most importantly, for Ara, that's common if you're acting with Elaine, and she doesn't seem particularly concerned.
Arla has a good face, too, but she's probably aware that she can't compare to Elaine.
Either way, the guard who saw Elaine and Marina on the spot opens his eyes wide.
"What, to the Alliance Master, Master Elaine?
"You're too late to notice. Originally this carriage belonged to Elaine, and I think I could have noticed it sooner."
"Say it sooner, this kind of thing!... uh, let's hurry to the stuffing place because for now the place is also a place. These raiders need to be properly captured."
"... isn't your attitude too blatant?
Ray shrugs as he seeps in a slightly slurred tone, but Ning Ro, you can say this attitude is normal.
They are alliance masters with an alias Duke's Lady.
Not many people can treat someone like that with ease.
"Fool, you. The truth is these people are not the kind of people we can talk to easily!?
To the words of the guards who tell them so, the other guards who carry the men who have been stripped of their masks nod as they agree.
Ray, who has been with Elaine and the others for a long time, didn't particularly care, but once again, I'm convinced of Elaine and the others' identities.... but I wouldn't want to be imitated in a way that would change my attitude towards Elaine and the others.
"Anyway, you can't be here forever. It's blocking the main street."
"... oh, I see"
Looking around again, Ray realizes that the crowd that was watching the carriage go with themselves and the raiders is blocking the boulevard by a large margin.
It's not completely blocked, so it's not like the boulevard is out of reach.
But still, it's not very easy to get through.
With that in mind, I could understand the guards rushing the Rays.
"Okay, shall we head to the jar then?... okay?
"Yeah, no problem."
Marina nods at Ray's words and similarly nods whether there is any particular disagreement with the other faces.
"It helps. Okay, let's go. For once, we will escort the carriage."
A guard who was talking to Ray earlier tells Elaine and Marina in a completely different tone.
Given their position, the change in tone must be natural.
The two people, who are also accustomed to such attitudes, nod without changing their expression in particular.
"Ara, please."
"Yes, Master Elaine. All right, everybody, get in the carriage."
Elaine and the others get into the carriage to say that, and Seto, who was playing with the child, also comes back near the carriage to see how that was going.
"Hey, Ray. Um, I should probably get in the carriage with you and escort you at times like this...... you there?
Ask Ray, who tried to get in the carriage, how the guards had changed earlier.
What Ray did to such a guard was to shake his head to the side.
"You don't need it. Ning Lo, if anything happens to us in this situation, it will help us in the sense that we can get a lead on the Raiders."
"... right"
Ning Lo, the weakest person in here is the guards, not the Rays.
If you were asked if you needed that guard as an escort, even the guard at the time would tilt his neck.
That's why I'm convinced without complaining about Ray's condition.
"Besides, you're gonna consolidate the front and rear of the carriage with guards, right? So that would be an escort for once, too?
"... one way or the other, it's a guard to keep the attacker from getting hurt more than he needs to."
A guard with the authority to control criminals, but it was only natural that it was not possible to harm criminals in a meaningless way.
Ning Lo, if we imitate selling fights to this face, that would be the main purpose of this escort to hold the criminals down ourselves so that they don't get extra hurt.
Nothing. That's not to help criminals, it's because of the decision that there should be more people to pull some information from.
Although it is also true that I can only feel sorry for criminals for imitating people selling fights to the Rays.
Ray In the sense of a row of pure force, that is what would be able to destroy in less than an hour if it were about the village, and victory can be said to be assured at a time when Ray is there, even when he is dealing with the army.
That kind of strength... isn't that what a suicide volunteer is about to raid someone who has the power to even call it a natural mutation rather than a ning-roe strength? I even think.
"Either way. Unless it's annoying. Lead the way."
That's all I said, Ray got into the carriage.
On the journey to the stuffing station, there was no such thing as a new raid thanks to the fact that the guards were with us.
Did you originally say that the Rays alone had a breaking power, but because there were more guards there than there were joining them, you didn't think there was anything you could do about it earlier, or did you simply think it was enough to let the Rays attack you once?
Either way, when we arrive at the jar, we park the carriage and have a conversation with the guards about what's going to happen.
Still, maybe the men attacked to hide something in the carriage before the Rays knew it and to get it back? One of the guards said the opinion, and for once, I got Elaine's permission to go into the carriage just in case...
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Hey, what's this!?
From inside the carriage, the cries of the guards echo.
What happened, the other guards went into the carriage, but a similar scream echoes around them.
... naturally. If I thought I was in the carriage exactly, it was spread out there because there was a couch, a table, and on the contrary, even light cookware, a suitable substitute for calling it a room.
If normal, fewer are not surprised to see this sight.
It was just a magic item that the Duke of Kelp sparingly created with money, and there was no way that a single guard could understand all of it.
"Ah."
Who was the one who murmured so?
For Ray, this carriage has already become accustomed because it has been used many times.
Vihera and Marina are not in this carriage as far as Ray is concerned, but they are one or former rank A adventurer dark elves and one or former Empress of the Bestian Empire.
There's no reason to be exactly the same as this, but I've used similar magic items several times, and I wasn't surprised by the guards because of it.
"What do we do?
Ray asks the owner of this carriage to imagine the guards who would be surprised or hardened inside the carriage.
But Elaine, who was asked what to do, doesn't know what to do either.
Because this has never happened before, but still quickly switches minds and opens his mouth.
"I don't care what they say. In the first place, our carriage was well kept in that inn even in the dungeon, and no one else was seen on the way to Gilm. I don't think it's possible to hide something in a carriage."
Ray nods as he is slightly blinded by Elaine's words as she scratches up her golden hair.
"Unless the innkeeper has a taste for you, you can't imitate that."
"Right? And there was no such man in that inn. … of course not all employees have been thoroughly examined, so I can't say for sure."
They don't all disagree with Elaine's opinion, and they snort back.
And at the same time, the guards come down from the carriage.
I heard a scream from the other day, but it seems that the surprise is already gone, like a guard.
Seeing it, Ray opens his mouth, reassured not to be blamed for the question.
"So, how'd it go? Was there anything suspicious in there?
"Uh... I'm sorry, but I don't understand it at all when I just saw it. I didn't think you were in a room.... That's amazing."
At the end of the day, the other guards nod at the words of the guards, each of them unexpectedly.
I don't know how that feels. It was Ray, but I don't think this is going to happen forever.
"So what are we going to do now?
"Right, I know you're going to hear about the situation for once, but I think that'll be over soon, too. If you want to ask Ray something, you can go to the wheat pavilion at dusk, right?
The fact that Ray is staying at the wheat pavilion at dusk, which is also classified as a luxury inn in the Guild, is something anyone who is a guard...... no, a little familiar with the circumstances knows.
"Oh. Not just me, but Elaine and the others are all staying at the wheat pavilion at dusk, except for the marina. If you need anything, just let me know."
"Right. If you need me to run errands, call the guild."
Marina also tells the guards following Ray.
Hearing the words, Fujiray realizes he doesn't know where the marina lives.
When I met with Marina, it was always in the Guild's office.
Ray doesn't know where Marina lives more than it is.
(Well, that's not what I'm asking right now. Besides, we were talking about giving up the guild master to the workers, and then we won't be seeing each other in the office, so we'll be able to find out about the marina's house)
We're staying at the wheat pavilion at dusk, but given the position of guild master, the marina definitely has her own home.
"Let me do that.... Then let's head for the stuffing room. It's cold in here."
There was no objection to what the guards had said, and the Rays went into the jail.