Legend

"Hey, pack this stuff up that way! You can't put any more in this cave over here!

"Wait, this one's pretty full, too. If you can, please go somewhere else."

"Don't be stupid. If it's a mountain or a forest, it's still a forest, right? You know it's not a place where you want so much cave!

"Hey, you're gonna be the first to pick up that stone, so you can get it out right away!

"Captain, here's the damage we've suffered in this battle."

"... Shit, you were such a pain in the ass. Will that be enough damage over here? Do you want to refill?

"I don't know. In the first place, it would be dangerous if we could even find ourselves in the vicinity of the guild. If so, it will be difficult to send reinforcements so easily up there."

"Then what? If we keep this up, we're gonna run out of war fast."

"Right.... Why don't you just hire a real bandit?

"Huh? Those guys, they're just numbers."

"That's why. They'll take care of the damage and we'll do our job."

"Shit, that merchant needs to hand over the material, too.... the next time I see you, I'll make sure you stop breathing"

"Please keep it on track. We're just bandits."

Even in the woods, pretty much in the back.

Currently Ray was listening to the stories he would hear there with Büne.

This kind of work is supposed to be done by Büneh, but unfortunately Büneh is not the right job for this hand.

No, I'm not so pessimistic when I just look at my abilities, but I'm right that there are limits to my ability to communicate information.

So Ray, who's never bad at this hand's covert actions either, was sneaking inside the enemy's Azito with Büne to gather information...

(I knew you weren't just a bandit)

Just the conversation I hear, captain, replenishment, up, reinforcement, assignment... there were words there that bothered me in many ways.

Still, what appeased Ray even a little bit was that it turns out the attacked merchant wasn't working hand in hand over there?

If you are a merchant who thinks of hired adventurers as disposable handkerchiefs, you can say that they are dangerous in many ways.

Not to mention, clearly to Gilm...... if you're a merchant like you're working with someone hostile to that lord Dusker, that was the only thing that was dangerous to get involved with regarding the additions.

(Well, whatever this case is, I don't think there's any merchants with other factions reaching out)

The merchants will do whatever is in their interest.

Most of all, the part about anything varies from merchant to merchant.

The ethics, business views, and things like that that change dramatically.

So, even a merchant doing business in the Guild, with nobles other than Dusker... it was normal for Ning Ro to have friendly relations with such people as Kings and Nobles.

(Most likely, there's no way I can get this done with that amount of talk. I don't know who's behind these guys, but obviously it's not a question of how things are going or anything like that, it's a way to say offense)

Bandits...... no, from what I'm talking about, I guess it's actually some nobleman, merchant, or some other private soldier sent by forces.

If they were imitating, for example, raiding merchants and taking away materials, they would have gone beyond what could be very laughable and forgiving.

(Well, that's only my call. If Master Dusker finds out about this, I don't know what kind of decision he's going to make.)

Dusker is a neutral... a central figure in what is said to be one of the three major factions in the kingdom of Mireana.

Many would naturally be hostile to such forces alone.

But there is also the possibility of stimulating aristocracy and kings if they go poorly in action here.

Even in one of the three major factions, the very size of the neutrals is considerably smaller than that of kings and nobles.

Bad moves also had the potential to stimulate those two factions.

Although the aristocracy is friendly from Ray's relationship with Elaine, the faction nevertheless cannot imitate the faction, bringing personal friendship into the relationship between factions.

Thinking of it that way, I guess I thought I'd had enough reconnaissance. Bühne gently pulls the dragon robe.

Ray nods small at Büne and falls back from where he was hiding while trying not to be found by his opponent.

(Yeah? If Bühne can't communicate his will to others, wouldn't Bühne have had to come otherwise? That's just me...)

Think as you move through the woods and look at Bühne, but immediately rethink if you think of it as an advisory role, there was no problem.

That's how you travel through the woods, about enough to see the grasslands outside.

It would still be because Ray was there that I could travel at an unthinkable speed if I were normal.

Ray's run through the lead tells us where the bushes are scratched and disturbed branches, where the roots of the trees are, and if always, the presence of a handicap when Bühne moves quickly.

Thanks to this, it was only possible to follow Ray and move quickly.

Out of the woods, you head toward the tree, which is just a short distance away.

"Oh, that was a long time ago. Enough?

From the shadow of that tree, a marina appears with such a voice.

A little further away, you can also see Vihera stroking Seto.

Marina's tone just surprises me that Ray and Beaune were quick to come back, and there's no way she's feeling anxious that they might find her.

Because I understood that Ray's skill would never allow the bandits to find him.

What was right is that this is how it manifests that Ray and Büne are here safely now.

Ray also understands the idea of such a marina, so I wouldn't be particularly angry.

"Oh. I have a bad feeling about it, apparently.... They're not just bandits. Something like a group of private soldiers sent by some force."

Although it was Ray who spoke with a group of private soldiers, the image of Ray who heard that conversation was somewhat of a special forces or something.

"Yes."

Listening to Ray doesn't make Marina look particularly surprised.

No, Ning Ro, you could have said you were convinced.

There was a lot of suspicion in this act of attacking the merchant who was originally carrying the material… it was also near Gilm.

If someone's group of private soldiers plotted this case, there are more things Ning Ro can be convinced of.

I just thought so, I'll just respond briefly to the report from Ray.

Unlike Marina, who looked convinced, Vihera smiles funny as she strokes Seto listening to her from Büne.

Bandits and private soldiers.

If you ask me which one is more responsive, I would normally think of the latter.

Of course, some bandits will have strong opponents, and some private soldiers have weak opponents.

But if you think of it as a group of private soldiers who would be tasked with a special task like this, you can almost certainly say that they are a strong opponent.

That's why Vihera's eyes are filled with desire for battle.

I wish I could fight a strong opponent.

"Uh, look. Vihera, calm down. This request is only about getting the materials back, and that's your top priority."

"... I know."

With that said, Vihera's gaze is pointed behind the woods.

He was quite satisfied with Vihera in one of Trento's woods, but hasn't experienced any major battles since.

Those who have just come to Gilm and know nothing about the circumstances, look at Vihela and think about dictating, which can cause a fight, but not so many of them can manage to deal with Vihela today.

As a result, such people were to fall to the ground lightly unconscious.

Such a group of private soldiers infiltrating and acting on the border was a source of great interest to Vihera.

"Let's go faster than that. If you keep wasting your time, it could be the only way you can get away with it."

"No, I don't think so."

When it comes to throwing away all that material and running away, that's when we understand that there is imminent danger to us.

If you know that the Rays are nearby, you didn't have to worry about getting away with it any more than they knew it still existed.

"Do you have any certainty?

"Oh. He said something like he wanted reinforcements to come. You want reinforcements here, which, naturally, means there's still work to be done here, right?

"... Well, I guess so"

I guess Vihera was also convinced by Ray's words. While not accepting, I nod back.

(Waiting for reinforcements to come means there's also a possibility of a light retreat if reinforcements don't come... well, don't tell me around there)

If I may say so, that is what Vihera can do with joy and courage to penetrate against her enemies.

With that in mind, report the information you've been eavesdropping on inside the other Aegis.

Note, I heard that the private militia group broke into and eavesdropped on the story, not just outside the place where it was Azito, and Marina was very unsure whether to be angry or praised.

I'm glad that all that strength is in Ray and Beaune, but I was wondering if I needed to step that far in this situation right now. Because that's what I thought.

Of course I wish I had some information...

In the end, the marina just sighed small and didn't imitate any more to blame Ray.

"I got the story.... Then I just want to slap the other side quickly... but it's a lot harder here in the woods. If I can get away with it, I'm gonna have a hard time finding it."

Marina squeaks as she sees the woods where they hide.

The trees that grow in the woods, unlike the Trento woods, some are thick, others are thin.

But even that thick tree would be a tricky place to hide one person.

Even in such situations, it's still the perfect place to escape if it's a place called the woods.

Especially if that's the kind of elite force that can be tasked with tasks like entering and raiding the territory of an opponent that would be hostile.

"You... Seto, can you ask?

"Gru?"

To Marina's words, Seto, who was still caressed by a faceless beaune, squeals.

"Seto is waiting over this forest, and if anyone escapes, secure as much as you can.... Seto can take it down if he can get away in all directions.

"Grrrrrrrr!"

To Ray's word, leave it to me! and a ringing ceto.

... Although one thing was not powerful enough in a situation where I was falling asleep on the ground and being stroked by Büne.

"Okay, then you've decided to talk. Then go. I'd love to have dinner at the guild."

"I wonder what I was eating at the wheat pavilion at dusk before I got here."

It was Vihera whining a little shuddered, but Ray pretended not to hear it and turned his gaze to those in the woods...... who have enemy azitos.

Vihera and Marina, who changed their mood from a shudder to a little grin, each changed to such a Ray appearance.

Vihera checks on the armor and Marina checks on the bow.

Büne was also checking on his weapon… the white blade that made the silver lion as a material.

Seeing those three, Ray also somehow takes the spear of dusk out of the mistering...... think about it a little and then put it back into the mistering and take out another spear.

Everything from the tip of the ear to the patterned part is a dark green monochromatic spear.

It was a spear with such beauty that there was no discomfort in even calling it a work of art, but Ray has no taste in collecting things like art or works of art.

This spear, too, was a splendid practical product.

"Oh, you use Tsu's spear? That's unusual."

Marina, who sees the deep green spear Ray has, squeaks just a little surprised.

Originally this spear was received by Ray from the marina as a reward for his request.

That's why I guess Marina cared too.

"It's in the woods. Death sizes are hard to use in a variety of ways, and being a spear at dusk is too aggressive. By comparison, this tsu spear is above the dusk spear in terms of capturing the opponent."

"... it would be quite tragic to be captured, though."

Ray does nod at the sympathetic marina's words.

Tsu, as the name suggests, emerges from the place where the tip is pierced, and the tsu wraps around the subject.

There was no mistake in having a slightly more radical ability to call it capture.