Legend

The moment the stage was seen, Ray marveled at the audience that was gathering there more than expected.

All that is going to happen is a mock fight.

Also, because there are stalls and entertainers alike, Ray even thought that more people would be looking at you in a festive mood.

But if you actually came to the stage like this, there would not be a hundred or two hundred people there, but more than a thousand...... no, there would have been a larger audience.

To be honest, Ray wasn't expecting this many people to get together, and what's more surprising than such a ray would be the opponent of the mock battle Ray is going to fight.

Most of those gathered received requests from the nobles when they heard they could simulate battles with adventurers with aliases, feeling close to the Mountain of Visitation.

If such people came to places where they would do mock warfare in this way, it would naturally surprise the unfamiliar because there were so many spectators there.

Of course not everyone is surprised that way......

As a high-ranking adventurer, some people are not particularly scared to notice that there are so many spectators around them, even if they are looking at themselves.

I guess I'm used to something called a person's gaze.

But they are still a minority.

Many people are frightened by such a gaze, especially newcomers who have just become adventurers and gotten out of novice.

(I took part in this mock fight because I wanted it from myself, so I wouldn't imitate sympathy or anything)

Thinking that way, Ray breaks up with those who have sent him this far and moves on to the stage.

Most of all, the stage is not that splendid.

It's really simple, to the extent that we're being stepped on stage to make sure it doesn't get worse underfoot when it snows.

I guess it's a result from the decision that if I could just use it today, that would be fine.

Those who stood on such a stage turn hostile to Ray, who showed up... not even those who are gazing of gratitude.

I guess because Ray showed up with Seto and understood that the audience's gaze was off themselves and directed at Ray.

Naturally not all of them turned such a gaze on Ray, but some had a challenging gaze, while others had a caged gaze of hatred for whatever reason.

But... Ray, with such a gaze on him, feels a little clapped out.

(I felt on my way here, the Lord of that gaze... you're not here. Or are you hiding your strength and diving into those people?

I know you have a few strong opponents, but if you say so, that's it.

It seems to Ray that the owner of that creepy gaze that I felt on my way to this stage is not among those at the end of my gaze.

Lord Ray, this way.

A man in the center of the stage calls out to Ray like that.

The audiences around them vary in the words of the man entrusted with his role as referee: those who still have a convincing look, those who have a look like you're lying, those who have such a child with an insulting look.

The gaze of the various is directed at Ray.

You can also hear him blatantly insulting Ray, but Ray turned his gaze to the place where the nobles were gathered, without anything to worry about it in particular.

There, I guess he's warming up with some kind of magic item. Despite this period, when the year will be almost over, everyone is not particularly wearing thick clothes.

Of all those aristocrats, only one...... only Geiska has a gaze of hatred at Ray.

(Whatever it is, I don't remember being hated so far... what, so much hatred? Is that what this was all about? Well, we're talking about some noblemen who don't forget their grudges, and it's not even that weird?

While under Geiska's gaze, Ray's gaze was next, probably because of his small chair. It looks a little narrow, Bruit.

As always - I mean, it's only been about a few days since it was there before - but I have a musculoskeletal body, and obviously that's not a muscle to show, but a muscle to use in action.

There are other appearances of Terez, Lanigs, Ara, and the Dukes and Mrs. Keller, who rule this Anesis, and above all Elaine.

There are also quite a few nobles that Ray has never seen, and all of them came here to see Ray's mock battle.

"Okay, Ray. Let me introduce Seto first."

referee... or should I say MC, prompted by the man's words, Ray summons Seto waiting a little further away.

Ceto, and. Just calling his name, Seto approached him as if he had guessed what Ray was looking for.

Among the audiences around us, some of those who saw Seto for the first time even seemed scared and voiceless.

But I suppose those who have seen Ray as he looks around in the anesis with Seto understand that Seto is dear. It doesn't show any particular attitude like being scared or anything.

"Gentlemen, take a look. This monster is a Griffon Ceto, rank A monster… no, certified by the Alliance as rank S equivalent for a rare species!

The MC's words echo around him… until a few seconds ago, the noisy audience shut up.

Naturally. On this occasion, Seto was suddenly introduced as a monster of rank S.

That was also introduced as a monster worth rank s, so it was only natural to be surprised.

Even if it's a Rank A monster, adventurers will encounter it once in a lifetime, for example.

Not to mention being an adventurer or an audience that's nothing, you could say it's exactly what's in the fairy tale.

So even though Seto was told he was a monster worth Rank S, it was honest that he was unrealistic.

Now is good, but after all this time everyone will probably be surprised at the word rank s equivalent.

When Ray thinks so, the MC man opens his mouth as if he had read the idea.

"But don't worry. As you can see, Seto has this adventurer... a very people-friendly personality as Ray's submissive demon of deep red!... Do you mind if I stroke you?

A man from the MC asks Ray as he calls the audience.

Ray confirmed that the MC man's legs were shaking slightly, although not in his voice or expression.

I guess the MC guy also feels terrified that he strokes a high-ranking monster like Seto.

Still, you don't put it on your face because you understand that if you imitate what you're afraid of, the audience will also be scared?

Either way, Ray has a favorable sentiment towards the MC guy who is scared but trying to touch Seto from himself.

"Oh, no problem. I'm used to the act of being able to stroke Seto, so if you don't stroke him too abusively, he'll be fine."

Hearing Ray's words like that, Seto, who was next to Ray, pointed his circular eyes at the man in the MC.

Are you stroking me? Are you playing me? And, such a caged gaze of anticipation was directed, and the man in the MC was nervous, making himself look like an idiot.

I know it's a monster worth Rank S right in front of me, but as far as I can see this way, I can only see dogs and cats getting used to people and showing their attitude about wanting them to play with me.

The MC man gently reaches out to Seto.

That hand, slowly stretched out, touches Seto's body...... stroke.

"Ooh!"

Stunning voices leaked out of the audience's mouths at the behavior of such MC men.

Even though the MC guy said it was safe, I still didn't know he was really going to stroke himself to prove it...

But such a stunned voice gradually calms down as I look at the MC man.

Because I found that tension was rapidly breaking out of the MC man's face.

Happy touch to make you think so, wanting to stroke it forever.

A few minutes went by as it was... and even the nobles began to look slightly annoyed by the audience as well as the MC man who wouldn't stop stroking at all after all that time.

Those gathered on this stage came to see if the strength of Deep Red Ray was really as rumoured as it sounded. To be sure of that, we were never gathered to see the loose expression of the MC man.

(It's going to be a hassle if we keep this up)

Having so decided, Ray hangs the voice of the MC man who keeps stroking Seto.

"Hey, how long are you gonna be doing that?

"Huh!?

In the words of Ray, the host man returns to me and, as he panicked, leaves Seto and tells him to those who are on the spot.

"No, it was a great touch. If you're so touchy and nostalgic, you can understand that Ray is loved by everyone in the guild he's based in."

The MC man who tells you so does not mean that everyone misses hearing despite all this number of people.

I guess the reason I'm able to do that is because the guy at the MC is using some kind of magic item.

Unfortunately, look and see... I don't have anything like a microphone, for example, and Ray didn't even know what kind of magic item I was using.

(But you want it. Wanna check out the Magic Items store at Anesis later?

If it's a magic item with loudspeaker effects, it's obvious that it's a variety of user-friendly magic items.

Of course it's no surprise that such a magic item has some kind of restriction, but Ray was going to accept it if it wasn't for the extra restriction.

While Ray is thinking about magic items that way, he also provides commentary on Seto in an effort to somehow take back his earlier failures.

Most importantly, it can also be seen in the wind that the host man is addicted to Seto.

"For that reason, you don't have to be surprised if you see Seto all over the city. Thus the nostalgic Seto will ring his throat with joy if he strokes it. Also, the power that its circular eyes possess is sure to fall in one shot if you are the majority. So much so that I wonder if you have enchanting magic and skills."

Uh, I see.

Ray, who was listening to the MC man, convinces himself that way.

Of course Ray understood that Seto did not have such magic or skills, but if he saw Seto's people-nostalgia and how he was immediately adored by everyone, he said he had no choice but to think so.

"Well, where Seto's introduction is at, it's finally today's production. As you know, the purpose of this one is to have a ray with a deep red alias and a range of strong men, like the Annesis-based adventurers, and soldiers and knights who serve you and your nobles!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

The audience who were listening to it cheered at the uplifting words of the MC man.

Such a response, as if I had completely forgotten about the other day when I was stroking Seto.

"Gru?"

Can I stay here like this? and Seto honks his throat toward Ray as he hears the audience cheer.

While stroking Seto's head like that, Ray tells him to move off the stage.

Seto went out of the stage without any adults, without any particular appearance of resistance to Ray's words.

Some of the audience and their mock opponents noticed how Seto was doing like that, but now there's no particular way to say anything about it.

I don't suppose it doesn't bother the audience about Seto's existence either, but I guess he's still more interested in the mock fight, which is his primary purpose today than that.

And for those gathered as opponents of Ray's simulated battle, many have the reassurance that they don't have to fight a set equal to Rank S.

Some of them wanted to try and fight Seto... but the only ones who think so are those who are confident in their power like high-ranking adventurers and aliases.

Either way, the MC man keeps his word, even if someone is gazing at Seto.

"As you know, this is a mock fight. It will mean that one predetermined group will fight Ray at a time, but naturally it's a mock fight, so you shouldn't imitate killing your opponent. Originally, we need to prepare a weapon that crushed the blade for mock warfare..."

The MC man stops the words once there and sees the adventurers of Ray's mock opponent.

Some of them have huge Battle Axes, song knives with extreme turns of self, and other weapons like the first Ray sees.

Also, even with Ray's weapon, the spear. Regardless, it is difficult for the Great Sickle to crush a blade for mock warfare and make a similar weapon.

Not to mention, they're both magic items, so it doesn't make sense to make weapons for mock warfare.

"Each has his own weapon… the story is wrapped up by the fact that we take care of each other not to kill the other. We also have a user of restorative magic, and we have a rare potion that can heal fatal injuries, so you will have less chance of dying. … then the first group to conduct the simulation will remain here, otherwise please exit the stage once!

The voice of the host man echoed on the stage.