Legend

The guard, who sees the faces of the Rays inside the stuffing, leads them to where Azimov is as soon as he exchanges a few words.

What was guided was a room that the guards would probably use as a living room.

Ray is just a little surprised I thought he'd be led to a place like the treatment room.

However, it was also true that if you were told that the real injured person was currently resting for treatment, you would have to be convinced.

(Besides, Azimov was targeted. If so, should I let them sleep in these rooms even if it means hiding them when someone comes after them again)

Seeing Azimov asleep on the bed, Ray thinks that way.

Azimov was so badly wounded that he thought it was fatal, but Ray's high-quality potion has already completely healed the wound.

"The wound healed, but you're still awake."

Viewing Azimov like that, Vihera squeaks.

"Isn't it because the wound was deep? The wound is blocked by a potion, but it won't heal the health you lost. You must be recovering from sleeping."

"Really?

"... why doesn't Ray know about the potion?"

I asked Ray unexpectedly and so on, and the marina shrugged.

"Even so. I've never used a potion in the first place."

Ray didn't use the potion because none of them did.

But I've never had the experience of healing a large wound like Azimov in potion, and most importantly, Ray's body has a more powerful healing ability than normal, so I've never had enough physical strength to heal an injury.

"Yeah?"

I hear such a marina explanation, and Ray comes up with a fu.

Major injuries… I would have gone to pick up the Slapenil shoes Ray had kept today, as I would have left them at this time.

In other words, Azimov was making a final confirmation of Slaypnil's shoes... because that's all Azimov had interesting thoughts about Ray's Slaypnil shoes, which is why he could have spared no time to make that confirmation while he slept.

If so... is it possible that the wound is healing but not awake is just a lack of sleep?

That's what I thought.

"Do you want me to slap you up?

"Stop it. I know what Ray thought, but still, you shouldn't imitate me like that in my current state."

"No, but..."

I wonder how much Azimov came to me for information? And that's what I tell you, Ray.

Marina knew that, too, but still, given the depth of the wound Azimov suffered, it was true that the imitation that would cause the beating was all kinds of unsavory.

Simply sleeping because of lack of sleep is only a prediction for Marina and Ray.

Because there's actually some reason, and there's no possibility that it won't happen yet like this.

... Most of all, it still just seemed sleepy to Ray.

"So you're just waiting all the time until Azimov wakes up here? That's a little boring."

To Ray's words, Vihera and Buune also nod back.

This is only a dormitory... where the soldiers sleep, and there's no substitute for killing their spare time.

If so, it would never be just Ray that waiting here seems like a waste of time.

"Right. But I'm pretty sure it's best to get information from Azimov... and now I think we should wait for it to happen. If you can't do it here, and something happens to Azimov later, it's gonna be tough, right? And..."

Once out of words, Marina looks around at the Rays with a glossy grin, I guess she hasn't noticed herself.

... At that time, just because this is a stuffing station for once means that the guards that were left in the quarters will look at such a marina and lean bright red in their faces.

I don't know what it felt like to be such a guard. It was Ray, but with a raw hatred and... No, I should probably say fortunately in this case, I've been acting with Marina for a while here, and even if Marina was thus shown an unconscious grin, it was less upsetting.

Of course, it doesn't always mean I can stay calm.

"It's a memorable day we partied, isn't it? Well, it was a little unexpected that I was suddenly caught up in all this noise during the day I partied as a result."

With that said, the flush directed at Ray was a realistic manifestation of who the reason for this was.

All Ray can do is look away softly, more than he has the sense that this case was caused because of himself.

Without Ray's reputation, this wouldn't have happened.

"But if Ray wasn't involved in this one, maybe someone else was involved, right? Then it was more likely to be a commotion, wasn't it?

"... wait. So you figured out why in the end?

That's what the guards who were listening to the Rays come in.

My face remains slightly red because of the grin directed at the marina earlier, but I guess I couldn't miss hearing Ray and his conversation now.

"As for the story told at the mansion of the meeting of the Azot Chamber of Commerce, it's coming around here as well. But in the end, I haven't been told who set this up."

"Oh, not that way. It's just circumstantial evidence. There's no clear evidence."

"Still. In this case, that's what I'm saying to Gilm... no, you can say it's a challenge to that security guard."

What will Ray do to the guard's words? and gaze at the marina.

Usually, that, this wouldn't have thought to give you information in a way like this.

But Ray also knows how hard the guards are working to keep Gilm safe.

That's why I can't even refuse lightly if the guards tell me to plead from the bottom of my heart.

... I guess it also naturally affects that Ray is in a much closer relationship than that with the Guard.

"Right. Can I tell you something? The guards are the only ones who can count on me to get some information. It's just that this case is only supposed to be solved by us."

What do we do? And the guard with his gaze on the marina gives him a difficult look.

For the guards, the proposal is very unacceptable.

But listening to the Rays here also means that important progress has been made in the upcoming investigation.

Stay a little worried...... eventually the guards snort back.

"I hope that's okay... it's just..."

To be honest, if we can do this, we definitely want to work it out ourselves.

However, there have been several incidents in the Guild this season, and the guards need to run around to solve them.

That's because if we leave out the fact that Ray and the others are involved in this case, one alchemist has just been attacked.

Azimov, in particular, has already recovered from his injuries in the potion and has already recaptured the stolen magic items.

Of course it's possible that Slapenil's shoes weren't the only ones stolen, but it was the guards' and... and the Rays' perceptions that you'd be pretty much sure from previous trends.

You should be objective and accept Marina's proposal.

Though I think so, I'm pretty sure it's still an uninteresting situation as a guard.

Still, considering keeping Gilm safe as a guard, I open my mouth while I think it would be best to take on that suggestion.

"I can't make a decision on this matter alone. I need to talk to you upstairs. So wait a little longer for a formal response. It's just... Still, I'll give you a hand if there's anything you can do over here.... What do you say?

To the words, Ray thinks a little...... eventually turns his gaze to the marina, Vihera and Bühne and asks for his opinion.

Marina decides that it is fine with that, and Vihella's seemed slightly dissatisfied, but she nods back.

I don't see how Bühne has changed his expression in particular as to which one is fine.

"Okay. Then..."

"Hmm? Oh, my God."

Let's take on that suggestion.

Yeah, like Ray tried to tell me to interrupt, I hear voices like that.

Whose voice is it, I don't have to think about it.

In the first place, because there was only one person sleeping in this room.

"Are you finally awake? You slept a long time."

"Ah?... Ray? Yeah? What happened... Huh!?

I guess I told Ray that far and he finally remembered what the situation was like there.

Azimov looks around like he panicked, and makes sure of his body.

But, naturally, there are no scratches there.

Ray used the potion to recover, so naturally.

"How far do you remember?

"Ray? And..."

On the spot, besides Ray, there are faces like Marina, Vihera, and Bühne, and I also notice the appearance of the guards, with a surprising look on my face.

"This is a stuffing block for the guards.... you were pretty badly injured."

"Seriously? No, but..."

"I used potion. Thank you, huh?

"... Oh, I remember. Right, yeah. Surely when I was checking Slapenil's shoes, I was suddenly struck by something... and I lost consciousness just like that."

Suddenly, Ray frowns slightly at the word.

Because if you're listening to what I'm saying now, it means you don't remember the face of the person you're raiding.

"I mean, haven't you seen the killer's face?

"Oh.... more importantly, that means Ray is wearing Slapenil shoes... they didn't steal them?

When you check your condition, you will soon be directed consciousness towards Ray's wearing Sleipnil shoes, which is probably still the reason Azimov is Azimov.

"No, it was stolen. He didn't mean to steal Slapenil's shoes, he just wanted to bait me."

"Become!? So, what happened to the Slapenil shoes Ray is wearing now!?

Azimov asks Ray about the momentum he just got up with, which is very, but not unlikely.

The momentum was as good as it sounded, I don't think I slept until a few minutes ago.

Perhaps I could call it an alchemist's appraisal, but at the same time, if I saw it as a normal person, there's no reason to think about it.

But Ray opens his mouth without any particular surprise because he knows what Azimov is like.

"Oh, don't worry. The purpose of the guy who planned this was to bump me and the Azot Chamber of Commerce. That's why I hid Slapenil's shoes in the human carriage at the Azot Chamber of Commerce. Thanks to Seto, we managed to get it back."

Tell him so, and once again, show Azimov the Slapenil shoes you're wearing.

"This is the real deal, it's a substitute for your improvement.... By the way, this is how I normally wear it because I got it back, but can something go wrong?

"Right, right. Nothing went wrong when I checked, but once it's taken away, I think we should check it out."

"Okay. Because you won't be able to do it now..."

"It's okay."

Azimov, who told Ray so without letting him finish, offers his hand, telling him to show him Slapenil's shoes quickly.

"... are you sure?

"Oh. No problem. So let's see."

If you say so much, Ray also decides to offer his shoes to a large audience.

I've never had a problem wearing it before, but once it's in the hands of someone I don't know, it doesn't necessarily mean they haven't done some kind of work.

Normally, of course, Rays arrived before Azimov was attacked and so little time passed, and then relied on Seto's sense of smell to track him down with little time.

Like Slapenil's shoes...... I naturally don't see how that could have afforded to do any strange work on Esta Knoll's work, which is also said to be the best alchemist of all time.

But still, if it was in the hands of someone I don't even know, I wanted to make sure it was around there.

"... Hmm, I see. … because…"

As it stood for a few minutes, Azimov shrugged Slapenil's shoes, letting his magic flow to see what it was.

And when I looked up, what was floating there was a laugh.

"No problem. The renovation is going well."

"Well...... good. So, now it's been renovated, what's it look like?

"Oh. I think I've only been able to walk roughly two to three steps in the air so far, but I can definitely go over five steps from now on"

"... plain, but what a wonderful effect"

He remembered what kind of battle he had fought with Slapenil's shoes so far, and Ray told him that he was smudged.