Legend

A few days after Ray and the others recovered Bistol's materials... Ray's appearance was in front of the main gate.

Again today, I was trying to do the job of storing and transporting logged wood in the Trento Forest in mystering, but I ran into a bistol just then trying to get out of the guild.

To be precise, should we call it a group of merchants led by Bistol?

When Bistol finds Ray and Seto, he approaches the Rays with a happy grin.

Just as Ray had previously seen him, the way he was dressed in feminine clothing with the body he deserved to call musculoskeletal is undoubtedly also very noticeable here.

But is it usual for the person to stand out like that, and he speaks up to Ray without looking particularly concerned?

"Oh, Seto for Ray. Are you going to work today?

"Oh. What about you? You're leaving Gilm?

"That's right."

With that said, Bistol's tone was overflowing with power.

With that voice, Ray understands that there is no reason for Bistol to escape the guild.

"What are we going to do now? Before this, he said he'd gather a little more power."

"Yeah, I'm gonna try and do something about that area over here. I'm sorry to hear you keep pulling back."

Ray also knew right away who the word 'those kids' out of Bistol's mouth indicated.

Those who fought and scattered to escape the Bistols when there was an assault.

"You're Ray, is that you?"

I was talking to Bistol that way, Ray, but I can accidentally speak up.

Turning his gaze to those who spoke, it was a man in his forties or so who was there.

You look old enough to work like an adventurer anymore - with many exceptions - but the person in front of Ray doesn't see such a decline.

"Er...?

"Oh, excuse me. I am Mr. Bistol's merchant squad escort, O'Dorsta. I would have liked to see you sooner, but I've been busy."

"Uh... I guess"

The merchants suffered less damage in the raid by a group of private soldiers.

We needed to do a lot of work to make up for it, and Odorsta also needed to replenish the reduced number of people as escorts so that we could work together.

"Ray, I hear you mourned the Buys....... thanks"

Odorsta bowing his head deeply.

Ray, who was said to be a buoy, didn't know who it was about at first, but with the word mourned, he understands that it was the one who died in the raid by a group of private soldiers.

"No, it's not like they say that much. It was between requests."

"Still, I'm glad to hear it."

As an adventurer, Ray seemed like a pretty personable person, only to be escorting someone with a strong habit: Bistol.

(Well, I guess I can't escort Bistol without that personality)

I think Ray stings as he sees the sight of an intense bistol stroking Seto in many ways as usual at the end of his gaze.

"Well, Ray. It's time for us to go. What are you going to do with Ray and the others?

"Hmm? Yeah, I should probably go, too. We need to pick up the felled trees in the Trento Forest."

That's what he said, and Ray broke up with Bistol and Odorsta and headed with Seto to the Trento Forest.

When Ray and Seto fly into the air, in the Lords' Hall, Dusker throws the paperwork on the desk in a grumpy manner.

"Huh, did you finally throw up?... but no way with the aristocrats"

Dusker throws up and throws up in such an abominable way from the bottom of his mind.

"Right. To be honest, I thought this one was the work of the Kings... but it was a rather unexpected development"

That's one of Dusker's sidekicks.

"For once, I'm telling you, we're lying in our own husband's name... don't you think?

Past the back of Dusker's brain is possibly a ploy to antagonize the neutrals and the aristocrats.

Until not long ago, the three factions - kings, nobles and neutrals - were clearly hostile.

But now the aristocrats and neutrals are not hostile, they are in a position of friendly neutrality in one way or another.

If so, it is not strange that the Kings, who thought it troublesome, should consider tearing between the aristocrats and the neutrals.

To such Dusker's words, the proximity shakes his neck to the side.

"No, I thought maybe it wouldn't.... Fortunately, the wings of the Red Lotus have taken many prisoners. Thanks to this, it's not hard to get the integrity of the prisoner's information"

"... well. Honestly, I don't want to rub it with nobles."

With that said, Dusker ponders how to retaliate.

"One case in this one, probably the Duke of Keller, is not involved"

"I guess. I'm confident I'm doing quite well with the Duke of Kelp. But... some aristocrats don't think that's funny."

There are many who belong to the aristocracy who, for the most part, take a strong pride in being aristocratic.

I am equally proud that I belong to a faction called the aristocracy.

I guess for such aristocrats, a dusker with an attitude of tolerance towards the civilian population is unacceptable.

No, if we're in conflict with ourselves, we can also make fun of ourselves if we're waving our tails at civilians.

But if we become friendly with that aristocracy, we will not be able to do such an act - even if it is less tabular - either.

Of course the Duke of Kelp has just the distinction of securely separating public and private.

So I guess noblemen didn't think that the two factions would join hands so easily... but that's where this addition to the Guild is.

Until now, Gilm, whose reality was only nominally smaller and lower than that of the city, began building additional buildings.

By virtue of the neutral possession of the city, which previously did not possess it, the Duke of Keller sees it as the right opponent to join hands... few people ever think so.

Also, the fact that the neutrals have a monopoly on the enormous profits they derive from the border would be one reason why they don't care.

Not to mention, if you are the kind of person among the aristocrats who can get some information, it's not hard to be the only daughter of the Duke of Kelp and get information that Elaine Kelp, with the symbol of the aristocrat, alias General Princess, is close to Ray.

In fact, the majority of people think that the intimacy is about friends, not between the opposite sexes... but it's still a man and a woman.

Not to mention Ray showed his strength in the war against the Bestian Empire against Elaine, who had publicly declared that he would only entrust himself to his stronger opponent.

The result is that Seto... many people think it's only because of Griffon, but some of them have eyes that just spot the truth.

Otherwise, for a variety of reasons, many people are endangering Ray.

And it was only natural that more hostility could be directed against the neutrals than it was Gilm on which Ray was based.

(But there are cases where Ray is the reason I've been able to handle them. Trent Forest is the most recent. Was that Giganto Turtle? It was a troublesome monster)

Apart from Ray, of course, there are adventurers with high combat skills.

But still, when Ray asks me if I could have defeated him without causing as much damage, it would be a subtlety.

Ray's ability to defeat Giganto Turtle meant he could fly and attack from above, as well as the power of the magic items he had, Dusker confirms in a report.

"Well, fine. Find out what you think you've been attacking this one anyway... no, don't you even have to think about that. Then I need to thank you for reaching out to me in the middle of nowhere... What do we do? After all, in this case, is it best to ask Ray?

Higher manoeuvrability due to the act of flying in the sky, and on top of that, it has an individually out-of-digit firepower.

If Ray has as much capability as he can to deal with the army on his own, he'll retaliate for the obstruction he's been doing this time... and he'll have enough to pay back.

"But without Ray, there will be a lot of delays in the construction work."

Ray's item box was a major force in the construction work currently under way… more precisely in its previous phase of work.

There was no doubt that if that ray fell out, there would be a huge delay in the work ahead.

But Dusker thinks a little, but eventually shakes his head sideways small.

"Thanks to the fact that Ray was there by chance this time, it wasn't particularly devastating. The stolen materials are safe and sound. But it's not necessarily that the same thing won't happen again as it is. Especially if you try something like this one."

"That's... why don't you put me in touch with the Duke of Kelevel? Even for the Duke of Kelevel, the situation shouldn't be interesting right now. If so, if you make that report here, won't you have to move over there too?

"... right. That's for sure. But instead, I owe one to the Duke of Kelp. And they think I'm the easiest person to deal with."

Exhaling small, Dusker opens his mouth again as he scratches his hair looking troublesome.

"No, I don't mind if I'm to the point of being insulted. But the problem is, I'm being insulted, and I get weird hands on Gilm."

If it's about Dusker, you won't be fighting back even if this one is somewhat forced to do it. Though it is necessary to keep pace in order to avoid being stunned at the top.

Think that way, and a lot of people come to the guild.

Even though we're very busy building additions right now.

Usually, I'm just confident that I can do whatever I want to do with my hands, but it doesn't taste good right now.

In order not to do that, you need to fight back on your own whether it's somewhat impossible or not.

"But haven't you been using Ray too much like a good one lately here? What if you're disgusted with it and they move you to another city?

If normal, aristocracy… it is not like neglect to take a request from a lord as well, whether it is admiration for the adventurer.

But that's just a normal adventurer... an adventurer of rank C and D.

If this is also rank B or A, more people will be characteristic of their personality as much as their arms will stand.

Of course, some adventurers have a good personality, but it is also true that there are many who go our way.

And Ray naturally deserves the latter.

"I know that.... but having Seto is huge. They're equipped with both mobility and firepower, and they have item boxes and all sorts of magic items, right? That's why you're so enriched personally, don't you think?

This is who is subjugating Griffon and who is highly combative, who has an item box, and who has many magic items… In this way, if each is another person, Dusker is also easy to ask for a variety of things.

Because you can ask multiple people for each, not just one.

But I can't help it now.

More than just one person named Ray, it was natural for the request to concentrate on Ray.

(If the item box is something that anyone can use, I can ask Ray to lend it to me, whether or not he can lend it to me)

I can't do that either, more than I can only use for Ray.

(Seto also said that you can't fly on your back unless you're Ray.... Well, I guess I have the means to grab it on my feet and move it around like a vihela or marina.... That's not something anyone can do)

They fly with their forelegs grabbed, so those who are grabbed need considerable grip.

On top of that, if you wear a kind of armor, the weight will be extra heavy, and the hands that are holding onto Seto, too much force, makes Seto hurt.

Most importantly, Seto was nostalgic, nostalgic for Ray.

It would be impossible in many ways to tell you to act away from that ray.

"... I knew you couldn't. If it's combat power or something, I can't say it's the same as Ray's... but there are some pretty strong guys. But I'm really inferior to Ray in terms of travel speed."

"I can't help it, can I? I wanted to avoid delays in the construction of additional buildings if I could…"

Dusker's men breathed a small sigh and thought of steps in their heads so that they could get ready for construction at all.