Legend

"Grrrrrrrrrrrr!"

Fly through the sky as Seto rattles.

I could see a harpy figure quite a distance away, but that shadow of hearing Seto squeal immediately left the scene.

We must have understood that we could never beat ourselves to the existence of Seto just by hearing the ringing earlier.

... Most importantly, Ray caresses the back of Seto's neck without any regard for how such a harpy looks.

I'm in a good mood.

"Gru!"

To Ray's inquiry, Seto squeaks with joy.

The reason Seto is so energetic so far would still be because he was able to eat plenty of food for breakfast.

The day after leaving the village where Syrah lives. It's about time we arrived at our destination. … but not the territory of the Real Duct, a territory ruled by a neutral nobleman in its vicinity.

Therefore, it is necessary to obtain information on Count Lerduct's territory and consider what means of retaliation to resort to.

Even if he is not that powerful among the aristocrats, it does not change that he is a nobleman.

"Then is it likely that you have some kind of magic item,?... you can't overdo it."

At the hands of those sent by Lerduct, the dead are out.

Still, it was forbidden by Dusker to kill the Real Duct.

On the contrary, it means you can do whatever you want without killing him.

"Gru?"

I guess I heard Ray whining. What happened to Seto? and turn back wondering.

Stroking such a ceto, Ray says it's nothing... eventually finds one city at the end of his gaze.

Most of all, the city is so small that it cannot be compared to Gilm.

(No, because Gilm wasn't the size of a city. Is it a mistake compared to that one?...... I'm pretty sure it's smaller than Abu Ero or Subrusta)

Ray thought so looking at the city at the end of his gaze, but in the first place both Abu Ero and Subrusta are bound to stop by for those who go to Gilm.

More than that, it would be natural to develop compared to a normal city.

But there's nothing in particular here.

Strongly, dairy farming is flourishing because the meadows are spreading, but according to what Ray heard, it was not the city but the village that focuses on dairy farming.

In other words, what lies ahead of Ray's gaze now was a city that deserved the expression mediocre city for better or worse.

Most of all, that's not a bad thing.

That would be enough to be proud of, because we run the city soundly, even if it's mediocre, without making it lonely.

"Besides, maybe there's something you don't know you're just looking at from afar... go, Seto. Look forward to some delicious specialty dishes."

"Grrrrrrrr!"

To Ray's words, Seto probably remembered the pot dish of river fish he ate in Zacuña. He wings and heads to the ground as he squeals with joy.

You noticed Seto like that, the travelers who were heading to the city - including merchants and adventurers - were shouting surprises when you looked up.

But if Ray lands Seto a little further from the city regardless, he walks straight with Seto to the front gate.

Naturally it would be very obvious to imitate that, and many who were on their way to the city turn their gaze to Ray and Seto... more precisely Seto.

I guess it's only natural that I've never seen a Griffon before.

With the gaze of many, Ray speaks to the guards checking in and out of the city.

"I'd like to go into the city, would you do the formalities?

"Huh? Huh? What? Huh?

Ray was the closest guard I ever spoke to, but I guess that guard never thought he could talk to me.

Before the griffon ceto, wonder how to react, mouth cage.

I guess I didn't see such a colleague. Skilled guards in their forties come forward instead.

"That's the procedure for entering the city. Ok. Um, can I have your ID, please?

"... oh"

Nodding at the guard's words, Ray takes out his guild card.

The only thing that silenced me with a little surprise was that I didn't say that the guards would not go through the process, even though I had Seto with me, or that the attitude of that guard was something soft.

When I tried to take Seto into the city or village before, it happened several times that only Seto could enter the city after all due to guards who were scared of Griffon's Seto...

In that sense, there is no doubt that the guards of this city deserve enough respect for Ray and Seto.

"Grrrrrrrr? Grrrrrr!

Seto must have figured out how Ray felt like that, too. Throat at the guard who reached out to receive Ray's guild card with his circular eyes turned and a nostalgic look.

The guards are just a little surprised at how Seto looks like that.

Griffon is the kind of high-ranking monster that comes out of a story.

That's why I didn't think it would show such an adorable trick.

The first guard to be spoken to by Ray was also afraid that Seto would just say Griffon, but he would be less shocked by how adorable he looked now.

The guards weren't the only ones who were struck by that shock.

Even other merchants and adventurers who were going through the process of entering the city are bewildered by how adorable they are while watching Seto now and completely different from the Griffon image they had.

"Gru?"

What's wrong with those people around you? and Seto tilting his little neck.

And whoever sees how Seto is, suddenly he is born in himself, its warm, sweet, adorable... he recognizes such thoughts.

It is true that Ceto is a griffon, but at the same time a mascot presence of the Guild.

That was nothing Dada, and if you look at how seto looks, it was natural for many to love such a seto.

... Besides, Seto isn't doing it for such an exchange, he's doing it in a vegan state.

Around here, it can be said that Seto's nostalgic character is the result of being demonstrated in a way that is no more.

"Uh... Um, is the procedure better?

"... Ha! Yeah, yeah. Yes, I'm fine. I'm sorry, Lord Ray of Deep Red."

With Seto, did you predict who Ray was, or did you look at and understand the guild card?

Either way, when Ray finishes the process of entering the city, he receives the devil's necklace from the guards.

So when he turns his gaze only for a moment to those who are still gathering his gaze against Seto, Ray enters the city with Seto.

Then I saw Ray and Seto like that, and all the people who were going through the process of entering the city had a sorry look on their face.

I would have liked to have seen Seto a little more...... I guess to be honest.

But nothing. Ray didn't come here to show off Seto.

Beyond that, I needed to do the work I needed to do properly.

"First of all, it's the Lords' Hall.... where?

Even if it's inferior to Gilm, it's the size of a city.

Not knowing where the Lords' Hall is, Ray gathers information while buying food from the surrounding stalls as he searches for specialty dishes.

Naturally, the stall owner looks at Ceto and shouts his surprise, but as Ray makes generous and massive purchases, he quickly stopped worrying about Ceto.

... Also, Seto's growing up would be a big reason for not panicking the shopkeepers.

And if you look at Seto, who is adulterous, you naturally realize how adorable he is too... in the end it becomes a repetition of the acts carried out in front of the main entrance.

If we talk about Seto, it is immediately known that Ray is a Gilm adventurer, someone with a deep red alias.

As a result, Ray and Seto are no longer scared.

It would also have been significant that Ray was understood to be the same neutral presence as Gail, lord of this city.

It was no harder story to find where the Lords' Hall was than it was in such a situation.

(Well, I couldn't find any notable dishes with this)

Foolishly, Ray is slightly dissatisfied as he eats a dish that pinches many slices of thinly roasted meat in an elongated bread like a hot dog.

Most importantly, the city's cuisine itself is never of low quality, but an average score.

But... Still, I couldn't help but be slightly dissatisfied with the recent delicious pot dish of river fish.

"Gru!"

"Oh, look. I'll do this one."

Seto, who was eating the same hot dog-like bread dish as Ray, rattles his throat more.

To Seto like that, Ray gave him what he was eating, and Seto started eating it happily, too.

"You don't have to struggle."

"Grrrrrrrr?"

Like Ray doesn't know what he's talking about, Seto tilts his neck.

… but the hardship in this case is not about this request, but about food.

Either way, Ray and Seto keep going, and eventually you'll see the hall of the lord of this city, the lord where Gail lives.

When it came to the Lords' Hall, what Ray imagined was the Lords' Hall in Gilm, a building much smaller than Ray imagined.

But it would naturally be small compared to the Lords' Hall, which makes it the central figure of the neutrals and is entrusted with the sole periphery of the Kingdom of Mireana, and whose finances are also in the wealthy Guild.

Still, the gatekeeper of the Lords' Hall didn't get upset and make a scene, just to reveal a slight look of surprise when he saw Ray and Seto.

That would be natural, too. Because the two men who are currently gatekeepers are participating in the war against the Bestian Empire.

I see in its eyes the sight that took place there, exactly what you might call a natural mutation.

Naturally it wasn't strange to be scared of Ray and Seto if that was all, but fortunately I should say, I saw Ray dealing with everyone else after the war, and I understood that not even our allies were scared of each other.

These two were also the ones Ray didn't remember but had a conversation with once at that time.

"Uh, this is definitely Viscount Gail's Lordship Hall, right?

"Yeah, I will"

"Right.... then ask for a catch up. Larks, I brought you a reference from the border uncle."

"I'll let you know soon, please wait a little longer"

One of the gatekeepers heads inside the Lords' Hall with the letter of introduction given to him by Ray.

Dropping it off, the other guard bowed his head toward Ray.

"It's late...... it's really late, but I thank Lord Ray. Thanks to Lord Ray, we were able to return safely even in the war against the Bestian Empire. Thank you."

To the gatekeeper's words, Ray understands why the same is true of those earlier, but this man also treats himself politely.

I thought you were the one who went through that war.

"Nothing, I did it for myself, not to be appreciated... but if that's okay, I'll get a thank you."

For Ray, that's exactly what he did for himself. Even with that fire whirlwind, it was a return of interest, retribution, revenge, thank-you for the Bestian Empire... something I went for that reason.

Still, if you're going to thank me... and tell Ray so, the gatekeeper man snorts firmly.

"Whatever the reason, there's no doubt we were helped by it. Had it not been for Lord Ray... there would probably have been considerably fewer who could have returned home alive. So whatever the reason, please accept our thanks."

"... well, let me do that."

"Yeah. And yet, why are you in this city? What can I say, it's a city with nothing compared to Gilm?

A city with nothing.

With that said, there is no humility in the attitude of the gatekeeper man.

An attitude that makes you feel enough that you love the city you live in, even in a city with nothing.

"I have some business to attend to.... Oh, don't worry. It's not like I'm going to break out in this city. There's no way I'm gonna break out of myself, not at all.... what?

"Gru!"

Seto naturally squeals at Ray's words... the gatekeeper man smiles and narrows his eyes at how Seto looks like that.

For a few minutes, Ray and the gatekeeper man had a public talk...... until the other gatekeeper, who eventually entered the Lords' Hall earlier, returned, the calm time was running out.