Legend

The stage for Ray to engage in a simulated battle with the adventurers was soon completed.

Rather than creating a decent stage like the arena, it is a rather coarse one because it is to the extent that it is only possible to conduct simulated warfare on that day.

But few complain about it.

Some of them have the thought that it might affect their bets, and some of them were somewhat concerned... to that extent.

Many enjoy an extraordinary amount of time while buying food in stalls that are already out in abundance, which is going to happen...... no.

In the meantime, Ray was inside a cabin set aside as an understatement.

This is not a digging shed for once, it looks like a solid room, and some of the heated magic items are available and not cold.

Nevertheless, Ray originally wore a dragon robe, so that's why I don't even think it's particularly cold at the current temperature outside.

Most importantly, if you think it's cold...

"Grrrrrrrr"

If you touch Ceto in front of Ray, it's warm enough.

But Seto wants to go outside with his gaze on the outside of the cabin.

Because there are several stalls lined up, there is a smell that stimulates appetite to this point.

Especially for a sharp set of five senses, nothing can completely block the smell that drifts from the outside, even in the cabin.

"Be patient. If we go outside in the current situation, people will definitely get together. In order not to, it is only after the simulated battle that we look around the stalls.... Well, you don't even know how Seto feels"

Remove and give the dried meat of the gamelion from the mysteries while stroking the ceto to calm down.

Normal dried meat wouldn't have satisfied Seto either, but Gamellion dried meat is delicious anyway.

Seto, who is complaining with his gaze about going out for something to eat because he is hungry, was also satisfied with the taste of that dried meat or nothing more like showing in his attitude about going outside.

(I'm glad I brought you here, but I'm the only one who ends up doing a mock fight, right?)

Looking at Seto eating dried meat, I think Ray is stingy.

Originally, Ray's alias Deep Red was not only acquired by Ray, but by acting with Seto.

If, more than that, we would have liked to see Deep Red's strength, then naturally it wasn't strange for Seto to participate in the mock fight either... I waited from the adventurers who were going to participate in the mock fight and from the knights and soldiers who were serving the nobility, but it hung up.

Says he can't fight rank a monster like Griffon,.

In fact Seto is a monster of rank S equivalent because it is recognised as a rare species, but was it luck or bad luck not to know that?

Even if I found out about it, it didn't make sense that I didn't want to fight Seto after all.

No, the Ningro Rank S equivalent would have made that voice extra loud.

Even so, Seto is here... because of a request from Liberté.

Show everyone in the city the presence of Seto, so that Seto won't be surprised if he walks all over the city.

If you say so, the only option that exists is to take it on Ray as well.

In fact, every time Ray and Seto leave Anesis, it's very laborious to imitate things like walking with knights from the Knights of the Dukes of Kelevel, like Leodanis, and knights will be forced to interrupt their training.

That is why it was necessary to show Seto's presence on this occasion, where many gather, and to show that he is not a dangerous being.

Especially since the atmosphere is now close to the festival, there are many people who have become large in various aspects.

If we show the existence of Seto in such a situation, I guess that's how we decided that the inhabitants of Anesis would be more receptive than when they normally lived.

Ray didn't have a choice to turn it down because he also understood Liberté's idea of that.

Because if this one thing goes well, it means you're free to walk with Seto.

"For that reason, just be a little more patient today. Because I told Miranda to buy some delicious food from the street."

"Gru......"

To Ray's words, Seto, who finished eating Gamelion's dried meat, rattles his throat reluctantly and so forth.

Seto is also happy to be able to eat the dishes he sells in the street, but he still understands that such dishes are best eaten on the spot rather than later.

Neither does Ray know how that feels.

I've been eating food that I usually sell on the street, but I enjoy savoring what I should call the atmosphere on the spot at festivals like this.

That was the summer festival that was taking place when I was in Japan, and even dishes such as okonomiyaki, where only cabbage was in bulk, and other ingredients only contained about the tears of a sparrow, or octopus, were delicious enough to taste the atmosphere of the festival.

I took the dish home and warmed it up the next day in a microwave or something, but it wasn't very tasty.

That's all the festive atmosphere is important, so it's not surprising that Seto wants to eat in such an atmosphere if he can.

"Uh... what is it? After the mock fight, if you still have time, why don't you go around the stall?

"Gru!"

To Ray's words, Seto squeals with joy.

For such an exchange, the cabin...... no, the guard standing outside the modem is slightly surprised.

This is how someone in the aristocracy stood in front of the modelroom to avoid strange imitations, but suddenly he heard Seto squeaking from behind, so I guess that's natural too.

Still, I didn't panic about Seto's squeal because I was simply somewhat used to the existence of Seto?

I have taken Seto out of places like the gardens and training grounds of the Duke of Keller mansion several times, so there are still some who are scared, but fortunately the guards that were placed here are not as good.

No, that's why they turned me over to security in this armory.

The guards look at each other's colleagues' faces and laugh at each other.

I guess it's not that strange that some bitter laughter was mixed up in that laugh.

Ray, who doesn't know such a thing is happening in the table, enjoys it with Seto if he serves some dishes straight out of Mystering.

That's how Ray was playing with Seto, but then a little bit of the modem door gets knocked.

"What?"

"They're ready for a mock fight. He wants me to come to the stage with Seto."

"Okay. So, Seto... let's go."

"Gru."

Having finished simmering stew just until the oak meat was tender, Seto sounds his throat in a good mood for Ray's words.

Seeing such a happy ceto, Ray also decides that regardless of his mock battle to be played, Liberté's thought Ceto unveiling will work.

When Seto went outside through a door built bigger than normal so that he could easily come in and out, I guess there was one man there who came in contact with the guards to come to the stage, standing.

"This way. Master Ray."

Is the man who brought me in contact not used to Ray yet, slightly confused... and afraid of Seto's appearance, he tells me so.

"Ray, we're coming with you as an escort for once... no, as far as that goes, you don't seem nervous"

"Of course not. How many fights do you think I've been through? Hey, Seto."

"Grrrrrrrr"

Seto, distracted by the smell of stimulating his appetite, which had been strengthened by his exit from the cabin, rattles his throat as Ray had returned to me in his words.

"Look, the stall's behind us. I'll feed you as much as I want with the money I won on the bet."

I shake my tail every time I tell Ray that it's a promise.

With such a stroke of Ceto, Ray was remembering about the bet Miranda had asked him about.

It seems that the bet in this mock match has been determined to a fairly fine place.

How many Rays can beat their opponents...... Precisely because the number of people participating in the mock exceeded their initial expectations, Rays and the mock players have been grouped to some extent to see how many pairs Rays can beat and so on.

It would have been a big hole for Ray to win it all, but he who does the torso also gathers good information. Although the item that Ray wins all is a high multiplier, it's not enough to call it a big hole.

Still, considering the amount Ray deposited with Miranda, it would have been easy to eat street food with the amount he won.

Most importantly, that's only assuming Ray wins the mock... but Ray decides he won't have a problem with the area.

Because I have confidence in my strength, and most importantly, given the opponents that Ray has fought before, I didn't think I would lose to the extent that I fought in a mock fight.

Though, since it makes no sense to be alarmed by that, the mock fight was meant to be serious.

While stroking Seto, Ray proceeds with his guide and guards to the stage of the simulated battle.

I thought about seeing Ray at first sight, and quite a few of them were still around before I went on stage.

(If it's a fuller arena or something, I guess I'll make sure no one sees me when the players get in. Well, it's a place I made just for this mock fight, so it's impossible)

I agree, Ray, but in fact, this simulation stage... and around this area of the stall, people like knights, guards and adventurers are deployed for safety.

Especially the adventurers were delighted by Ray and others who didn't want to have a mock fight but were in trouble with the money because they didn't intend to do it, but just stood and it would be gold.

In fact, it's quite unlikely that monsters or bandits will show up in this place, which is just on the side of Anesis.

Of course, if those hands really showed up, they would have to fight, but perhaps... no, it was the idea of the guards that that would almost certainly not happen.

Unlike adventurers who wanted from themselves and took this job, knights and guards are on security as orders from above.

Thanks to this, I can't enjoy this festival inadvertently opened or watch a mock fight conducted by an adventurer with an alias.

In that sense, I guess those knights and guards were unlucky.

Though thoughtful of such unlucky people, Ray is guided to the stage of a simulated battle with Seto...

"Huh!?

Unexpectedly Ray stops and looks around sharply.

"Oh, man. What's the matter with you?

A guard who was traveling with Ray is bewildered by Ray's sudden actions.

No, Ray wasn't the only one who took sudden action, as was Seto's.

Lie down gently so that something can happen at any time and be vigilant around you.

It's been about a minute now, where Ray finally de-alerts.

(Because of your mind?... No, that gaze directed at me definitely existed. I don't feel like killing or anything, that's that kind of gaze as if observing something)

But that gaze had disappeared the moment Ray reacted.

That's as if the gaze I felt earlier was a lie.

If it was the immature who felt the gaze now, it's no wonder that maybe the gaze he felt was because of his mind.

So abruptly, his gaze disappeared.

"Hey. Hey. What's really going on? Suddenly..."

From what Ray is doing now, you've decided it's dangerous to stimulate the detour, and the guards speak out in such a way as to be afraid.

Seeing how such a guard looked, he decided that he would not have felt his current gaze.

"... sort of. There was this guy with this weird gaze at me."

"Weird gaze? Well, Ray and Seto stand out, and I don't think it's weird that someone's gonna turn that gaze on you."

The guard tilts his neck, reassured by how Ray is finally returning his words, but still doesn't understand what Ray is saying.

"That's not what I meant.... just, well... you're just starting to look forward to some mock warfare"

Only the battle against a handful of handicappers was a mock fight to look forward to, but the owner of the gaze nowadays is undoubtedly an opponent that cannot be measured on such a scale.

Deciding that he's probably in this mock fight as well as being such an opponent, Ray begins to move on to the stage with Seto.

"More sensitive to gaze than I thought, huh?... I see, a formidable enemy. Deep red, huh? You look like a funny guy."

Without looking directly at Ray and Seto, the man shrugged slightly as he saw a slight deviation... walking away from the spot.