Legend

"Ray, you're here!?

Such a voice echoed the dining room at the wheat pavilion at dusk.

It's getting dim outside, the time you deserve to have dinner or a banquet. … although the banquet is what some people drink during the day.

However, what is in the wheat pavilion at dusk is basically a dining room, not a liquor store.

Alcohol is served, of course, but it should only accompany the meal.

It was the rule of the wheat pavilion at dusk that those who wanted to drink and make noise should be free to go to the tavern.

Anyway, if the dining room is even mealtime, guests will be gathered in addition to the inn guests because that's all the food served at the wheat pavilion at dusk is delicious.

Many of our guests still enjoyed their meals.

It was Kenny who came to such a place.

Some of the surrounding guests who heard screams were adventurers and naturally knew about Kenny.

Kenny was originally a very popular receptionist. Fewer adventurers would not know that face.

"Kenny, what's going on? Have a drink with me if you like..."

"Yes, yes, I'm sorry. Now is not the time. Ray, where are you?

He was an adventurous man who wanted to invite Kenny to alcohol, but instead of being given back plenty of room, as usual, he gives a serious look, albeit reddening his face with a little alcohol, at how he was stuffed with cut wings.

As an adventurer, I had many opportunities to drink alcohol, and that's why I didn't have to get drunk where I drank it at about a small amount of alcohol that would be served at the wheat pavilion at dusk.

… although, naturally, alcohol influences his thoughts.

"Is something wrong?

"Yeah. So, Ray, what about you?

The man silently turns his gaze behind the dining room to see what he thought he couldn't teach him no matter what he heard more than that.

Kenny, caught by it and his gaze pointed at you, moves his pickles and brows there when he sees Ray and Vihella, Buune... and even the marina eating amicably.

It's no stranger to us dining together than the Rays are throwing a party called Red Lotus Wings.

Not to mention because everyone is staying in this inn except the marina.

(That makes me wonder why Master Marina is here)

Naturally Kenny also knows that Marina has a mansion in the aristocratic district.

Why is that marina? And I get a little grumpy.

Even though I knew by reason, as a maiden who was putting her thoughts on Ray, there was something I thought was different about the sight ahead of her gaze.

But soon I remember myself being... not Lenora, but a cat beast man and a good athletic self being dispatched, and getting closer to you.

Lenora's never had bad motor nerves either, but she's still no match for Kenny, the cat beast man, in the sense of pure physical ability.

And by night...... I mean, at this hour when the adventurers who were out of the city at work came back and started crowding, there was no reason to use the carriage either.

That's why Kenny, who is purely fast legged, was asked to go to this place.

There are some things that I think are different about the current situation, but it was still better to do my job now.

"Mr. Ray."

"... Ngu. Kenny? What's going on, all of a sudden?

Ray, simmering for a long time and swallowing the broken meat the moment he chewed it in his mouth, sounds so when he sees Kenny coming near the table.

If always, Kenny, voiced by Ray, would smile and have a conversation.

Don't forget to appeal to your charm.

But Kenny, now in front of Ray, opens his mouth with a serious look without doing so.

"Mr. Ray, I have an urgent request."

I guess you decided it wasn't a situation where you were kidding about something to the serious voice that came out of Kenny's mouth.

Ray also opens his mouth again with a serious look.

"That's a very noisy request.... Specifically?

For a moment an urgent request meant I wondered if I could ask in this dining room with a lot of people around me, but Kenny opens his mouth despite the circumstances around him.

I guess that's what happens when you don't have time to worry about it now.

"The people left the Guild a while ago. Probably, but they think he's headed for the Trent Forest, so I need you to pick him up as soon as possible."

"... what?

To the words out of Kenny's mouth, Ray makes a loose voice between them.

The fact that monsters move more vigorously at night is a pre common sense issue.

Not to mention, this is a peripheral gilm. Monsters in the vicinity are not comparable to ordinary villages and cities.

And most of all, what surprised Ray was that it was the Trent Forest that the Jaws headed for.

"Didn't you tell me about the danger of Trent's forest?

"Of course I'm telling you. But... did they not believe it, or do they think they could do something about it..."

If you look at Kenny shaking his head sideways in silence, Ray can't say anything more.

If you are in danger, why do you imitate such a fool, even though you understand so?

That was completely incomprehensible to Ray.

Of course, it's the only one who usually cuts a tree with an axe, and its power is stronger than normal. It's strong... it's against the ability to cut trees, not muscle strength to fight.

Not to mention that the Trent Forest today can be a very dangerous place at night.

Now, two parties are devastated.

And that's just what we know right now.

In fact, more adventurers have been attacked by the woods... no, it's not strange that they've been eaten.

"Anyway, that's why I want you to hurry to the rescue of the people. The main entrance was already closed, but the Alliance Master gave me special permission."

The documents handed over said Kenny would allow the gate to be opened in the name of the Alliance Master, as he had said.

Politely, it's even signed by Dusker.

(Well, we open the front door at this hour, and you're not saying it's just a worker's decision to make... but you're saying we should keep in mind)

He looks unfortunately at the stewed meat dish in front of him, and Ray stands up.

To be honest, I had some thoughts about the kind of people who jumped from themselves into the dead.

But still, if you think about what you're going to do with the Trent Forest, it's definitely not a good idea to reduce the number of trees.

In the first place, there are not that many of them in the Guild compared to a normal city.

Because it's a job to... to cut trees, you have to go outside the guilds.

Regardless of Trent's Forest, it's not uncommon for monsters to come out of the day if it's a normal forest or forest.

Even if there was no danger to the adventurers, there were never many who wanted to do such a job.

And so I want to avoid losing even a few of them in places like this.

I don't know why you don't think this is so stupid, but now it was first to save them anyway.

And when Ray gets up, so do the three marinas, Vihella and Bühne.

"Yeah? You guys going too?

"Yeah. You're going to be the escort in the first place, right? No, rescue. Then I think you should have a lot of people. Isn't it?

When Vihera asks Kenny, Kenny immediately nods back.

"As far as I can tell from the guards in charge of the main entrance, there are more than ten people out there."

"See? It's hard for Ray and Seto alone to do something about that many people. Luckily for me or the marina, I can grab it on Seto's feet and move around.... Bühne, you stay."

"Mmm!"

To the words of Vihera, Büne speaks out in protest.

I guess I'm just unhappy that I thought I was going, too.

But Vihera goes on to say the words as she tells Büne.

"Me and Marina have tried several times before to get hold of Seto's feet and fly. But Bühne hasn't had the experience of grabbing and flying by Seto yet, has he?

"... n"

Couldn't you say it back to that word, Beaune shuts up.

(If it's as small as Bühne, I can even put it on Ceto and fly... shouldn't I tell you here)

In the sense of pure combat power, Bühne is not that strong.

No, it was Büne who became quite highly combative as a bandit in his winter training, but that's only a common story as a bandit.

Vihera, Marina...... and most importantly, it was Ray's feeling that Büne's fighting power was compared to Dongri's back against the other bandits.

If it's clear what kind of monster they are, Trent Forest is still suspicious.

From what Sleisha told me, Trent is the opponent, as the word Trent Forest says... I thought so too, but given the raid yesterday and the existence of the party, it's hard to think so.

Even though it was raided there, it wasn't the kind of thing Trent could do to keep Seto from smelling.

"Sorry, Beaune. You stay here. If anything new comes in, I'm sure you'll hear from this inn."

I had questions about whether I could receive that kind of information in Bühne... or, more precisely, communicate willingly with the person who brought the information, but at least I decided to tell Bühne that now.

Did Beaune notice that Ray's attitude, too, or not... I don't know around it, but still nods back now with no objections.

Look at that, Ray gets up again.

Fortunately, neither Marina nor Vihera have been drinking today.

I guess it was good that Ray originally just didn't like alcohol, and that Marina and Vihera didn't drink much either.

Because Ray doesn't think he's going to take someone who's drunk, even if it's a little bit, to the Trent Forest where he doesn't know if something's going to happen.

That's how we decided to talk, Ray was sitting at a table nearby adventurers...... they were boarding a wheat pavilion at dusk, and Ray and I both talk to a familiar man.

"Eat this dish, if you like."

"Huh? Okay? No, well, if you mean to give it to me, I'll be happy for you."

The food that was on the table where the Rays were sitting hasn't been eaten much yet.

Some dishes were completely untouched.

Some people would never eat a dish with their hands on it, but fortunately these adventurers were not particularly restrained around it.

Most of all, if you work as an adventurer, it's normal to eat the food that people are eating.

Ning Lo, it would be impossible for those who dislike it to act as adventurers.

"Oh. Unfortunately, we have business to attend to.... each, get ready. The marina..."

Ray stops the words.

The current marina outfit is, as usual, a party dress.

I'm not wearing pants, like I used to when I grabbed onto Seto's leg with Ray and headed into the Trent Forest.

Most of all, it's dark at night, unlike day.

Flying in the sky in a party dress doesn't worry about being peeked at from below.

... Still, I guess it's her insistence as a marina woman that she doesn't want to imitate flying in a party dress.

Also, party dresses are not suitable to fly in the sky, even for a short time.

However, if it were to be worn from here towards the mansion of the marina in the aristocratic district, it would take a reasonable amount of time.

I want to avoid spending time doing that with my life at stake at least.

It was a little stray Ray, but Marina shakes her neck to the side against such Ray.

"We're letting you put some clothes in Vihera's room, so we'll be ready soon. He carries a bow and arrow."

Whatever you were when you worked as an Alliance Master, Marina is an adventurer now.

Above and beyond that, it was only natural that we should be able to move on to immediate action at times of need.

"Okay, then that's it.... Kenny, who's leading those guys?

"That's the name Fekz. He is a central figure among young people, and he has a strong expectation and a solid arm.... just..."

It was Kenny clouding the words so hard to say, but he decides that the information should be talked about and opens his mouth again, more than asking me to go help that fekz from now on.

"Well, he's famous for hating adventurers."

"... oh"

In Kenny's words, I remember the day.

I remembered there was an adventurer staring at me.

I also remember being called by Fekz and his people, and I'm sure he's the one.

"Okay, he remembers his face, and he's fine. However, hating adventurers can be a lot of hassle..."

"They don't mind being somewhat forceful around there. Make sure it's safe."

Nodding at Kenny's words, Ray began to act to get ready.