Legend

Ray flashes for a moment at the man who shows up at the end of his gaze.

Though I said to my voice to come out, still somewhere around there... because that's what I thought I was going to show up from where I was hiding.

But in fact, the moment I called him, he suddenly appeared before Ray and Seto.

That's what's been transparent until now, as if suddenly you stopped using that ability… or even metastasis.

To be honest, Ray doesn't know what a man did. I don't know... so it was easy to predict that the person with the emotionless gaze I was feeling today was the man in front of me.

"You're the guy who's been looking at me all weird today, aren't you?

That's what Ray asked, but the man doesn't respond to it.

Just shut up and look at Ray.

In that case, nature and Ray will also observe what a man looks like.

As for his age, he was in his mid-twenties.

Dark hair stretches all the way to your back, and that's not strange to see it wrong with a woman.... but it still seems to Ray that no one would think she's a woman looking at this guy.

My body can never call me musculoskeletal and I guess I only weigh about half as much compared to Bruit.

He's taller than Ray, but he's still half a hundred and seventy centimeters.

Tall height that you would never call long, even if you don't call it small, in this world, where there are quite a few holders of height exceeding two m, starting with Blue It.

The face may be described as slightly eye-sharp but generally neat.

If he feels that in person, he just looks like he doesn't have any trouble with the woman.

"Grrrrrrrrrrrr"

Next to Ray, Seto sounds his throat on alert.

I guess it's because I understand that you're never the kind of person to insult.

Even in front of such a ceto, the man doesn't show how particularly upset he is.

(Really, what is this guy? What do you mean you don't show any reaction in front of Seto... what the hell is that?

Ray dropped the stick in his hand to the ground... and the moment the sound of the stick falling to the ground echoed around him, the man disappeared without any warning.

That's as if it was an illusion that there was a man there until just a few seconds ago.

"Seto! Follow the smell!

"Gru!"

To Ray's words, Seto uses his skills of instant olfactory ascension.

But... Seto, who was smelling the surrounding odor for about ten seconds, eventually turned his gaze to Ray, sorry.

If you look at Ceto like that, Ray also knows what Ceto wants to say.

"I thought it was like an optical camouflage... wasn't it?

One of Seto's skills is an optical camouflage that makes him transparent and invisible to his opponent.

But that skill makes you invisible, but it doesn't change that you're there in real life. In other words, the smell cannot be eliminated.

Nonetheless, Seto could not smell the smell of the man now.

"Gru......"

I'm sorry, and Seto rattles his throat small.

While stroking Seto's head like that, Ray questions what the man does now.

(If Seto's optical camouflage, the odor won't go away. This is for sure. That is… top compatible skills of optical camo, or magic or magic items, or something completely unrelated to it.... Possibly, which one? No, I'm not very happy with either. Is metastasis possible?)

The magic items of the metastasis themselves are not null.

In fact, it is rarely but mass-produced in the Bestian Empire, and I have had troublesome eyes before and during the war in the Bestian Empire.

But metastases are not free to use when you like.

Even less, there were various restrictions as far as Ray knew.

(Then there's a good chance of something else...)

As I stroked Seto and thought about the man earlier, I eventually saw Bruit bring back some guards and knights.

The guards and knights seem slightly reluctant, probably because they understand that Bruit is aristocratic.

Most importantly, if a nobleman commits any crime than this is the territory of the Duke of Kelp, he will be captured mercilessly.

"Wow... this is..."

One of the guards sees some of the men falling on the ground aren't breathing already and leaks them unexpectedly and so on.

In fact, the sight rolling on the ground can only surprise those who are accustomed to rough events.

At the very least, the salvation would be that you didn't use a weapon with a blade, make it ray, make it bluish, and your blood isn't scattered that far around you.

... Instead, some of the teeth of the men beaten with sticks are rolling to the ground.

"Ray, I'm glad you're safe for now. But all of a sudden, some strange guy came after me."

That's what I've been calling Ray, a knight who's fought several times in mock warfare.

I'm a knight, but as someone I could easily talk to Ray about, I was quite close to.

"Oh. I wasn't expecting these guys to attack me right after the mock fight."

"Uh... well, I guess so. Given Ray's abilities, these guys act like nothing but suicide. In that sense, is it equal to what you deserve?... Just saying you're on drugs?

I guess I hear about that area from Bruit. The knight asks Ray as he makes himself uncomfortable.

"Oh. Even with the crushed joints in his arms, he has attacked us with no appearance of pain at all. If you're alone, you know, temper, innate physique, I don't think so... but when it comes to all of us, it's a little bit."

To Ray's words, I nod that maybe the knight too.

Even then, while Ray and the knight are talking, the guards follow the instructions of the other knight and take away the groaning men.

The corpse remains here, but I guess that's what you're deciding now that you should hear the circumstances first.

"Ladinas, I'm taking these people, so keep an eye on that body for a little while. I'll get an extra guard right away!

He was talking to Ray, a knight called Radinas, who replies with his hands raised small to the words of another knight.

Bruit, too, raised his hand gently to Ray to see if he had any business with your knight before leaving the scene.

"So, what do we do?

"No matter what they ask you to do, you're the one who asked me to stay here, right? Then I don't have to be here, do I?

"Yes, but I'd like to ask Ray what's going on."

"... didn't you hear that from Bruit?

From coming with Bruit, the knight nods and opens his mouth to Ray's words, which he asks, perhaps so.

"Over there, over there. Ray is Ray. To be honest, it's not uncommon for people to come up with new facts."

If you say so, I can't even say no to a knight's story as Ray.

Remove the freshly baked bread from the mysteries and give it to Seto and Ladinas one at a time.

"You should eat something, even if we're talking."

"Oh, sorry."

Seeing Ladinas receiving bread while saying so, Fu Ray recalls a comic strip of detective drama stories he saw when he was in Japan.

Supposed to be a detective drama, it would be easy to remember the scene of eating a bowl of cutlets in the interview room.

But in fact, when you eat a bowl of cutlets in the interrogation room, you get that comic book story that the suspect is paying for.

This time, Ray is not a suspect... he's a victim.

... Although it is unclear how many people can recognize it that way, seeing the sight that is currently spreading in front of Ray and Ladinas.

That's how he eats bread, and Ladinas opens his mouth.

"So, the idea of why you were attacked... seems like you do"

"Oh, I know as many as you can when that means nobles hate you and attack you"

I know just about coming to Anesis this time, but other than that, there are definitely many other aristocrats that Ray has dealt with so far, who have a grudge against Ray.

Nevertheless, in the end, it was half decided in Ray that it was the man earlier who was behind those who attacked him.

Maybe it could have been different, but it was kind of hard for Ray to believe that he showed up so deeply, and while he was there, it wasn't actually the mastermind of this case.

(What the hell is that guy after all? I'm pretty much sure it's possible that someone - probably noble - hired him to come after me.)

Having thought that far, Ray recognises once again that Ladinas before him is a knight.

It's a different organization from the guards, but it's still undoubtedly a force for the security of this Anesis.

If so, maybe you know what kind of person the man who was looking at himself earlier is.

Fuji thinks that way, Ray opens his mouth against Ladinus.

"Actually, I know who might have caused this one..."

"... what?

Pickle, and. Ladinas stops his bread-eating hand and turns his gaze to Ray.

"Is it true, is it?

"Oh. But there's no conclusive evidence. It's just circumstantial evidence."

"Still, it's better than having no clue. So? What exactly was he like?

"Uh... would you rather explain this first from how you recognized the man?

Isn't it easier to be convinced to explain that gaze than just to say the characteristics of a man?

To Ray, who asks with that in mind, Ladinas thinks a little and then nods back.

One thing about this one doesn't just mean the drug addict got busted.

In the first place, this disturbance occurred during the festival… so many people gathered.

Not very much, but not like it can be gently flushed.

The men falling on the ground were able to crack down - quite abusively, though - without any particular major disturbance because Ray and the others were there.

But if these men were rampant in the middle of a festival... there would undoubtedly have been a large number of injured and dead people.

Even looking at the weapons the men had, it was obvious.

That's how Ray talked about his perceived gaze... and even after the simulation was over, that gaze followed him all the way, and he noticed someone in there who was tailing Ray, Seto, and Bruit for some reason, bringing him here, saying he was attacked. Explain that.

To explain such a ray, Ladinas turns a convincing but slightly dazed gaze.

"You know. Why are you trying to figure that out there? I would have had the option of informing the guards and everything."

"Even if they say so. At first, I didn't think he was after me. That's about as much as I thought Bruit was being targeted, huh?

When Bruit's name comes out of Ray's mouth, Ladinas can't say anything either.

In the time leading up to coming here, it was heard that Bruit was noble.

Let me tell you what it's like to be honest with Ladinas, and that's what makes me think that nobles are walking out dressed like that, and without even wearing one of their escorts.

Still, I wouldn't say that dissatisfaction directly because Bruit was a troubled opponent, at the same time a person as casual as rare for a nobleman.

"Uh... I understand the general situation for now. So? You think the guy who ended up looking all the way at Ray is behind these guys?

"I think so. Otherwise, you won't bother to imitate what comes out of you after you defeat these people."

"Even if I did, Ray came out, that's how you said it, right? So there's a chance it's different?

"Maybe that's possible. However, if you think which is more likely... I think that's obvious without even thinking about it?

If you say so, Ladinas cannot dispute Ray's words either.

Because if the situation is so aligned, I have to say that Ray's opinion is more likely than mine.

"In the meantime, I understand the situation. So, what was he like after all? Let me know if you have any other concerns about your appearance or anything else."

"Whatever your appearance, you're pretty smart... or you definitely have the ability not to know. Even when he showed up, he showed up without warning, and when he disappeared, he disappeared at some point, and even Seto couldn't follow the smell."

That's what he said, and Ray talked about the man's appearance again.