Legend

After you start going up the stairs, about five minutes.

The only thing ahead of Ray and Vihella's gaze is the same darkness.

However, in the staircase where the Rays had descended from the earlier mansion, they had arrived in the underground space less than five minutes later.

Given that, I can feel that the stairs that the Rays are currently going up are definitely not the same as they were earlier.

It was also possible that perhaps the end of this staircase was simply at the end of the mansion or, in some cases, directly from the second floor…

Things like because I don't know what's there, and I move on with concentration...

"Vihera"

At the end of the stairs you can see the light and Ray calls the name of Vihera small.

Did you hear Ray like that, and Vihera, who goes behind it, also returns the words small.

"Yeah. Finally get out of the stairs. … so what exactly is it that follows? Ray's not interested at all, either?

"Don't lie if you say you don't. Anyway, I got a lot of trouble in this one. In that sense, if it's the mastermind at the end of this staircase, I'm going to let you put a proper drop on it."

Rather than a magic item, Ray's hope that he was craving a magic item would have been completely extinguished, beyond the certainty that this one was happening with a sacrifice on that pink tentacle.

That's why, if it's the mastermind at the end of this staircase, hold on... it was only natural that you should regret it from the bottom of your heart.

(If this is the home of the enemy ahead, I'd just like to get my weapon out if I can... well, I have Nebra eyes, okay)

Weapons like Death Size and Twilight Spear, Ray's original weapon, are both long objects even if they are put out in this staircase, so they just get in the way.

If so, you can use the Nebra eyes that are equipped on your hips.

Judging so, Ray envies Vihera behind him.

Vihella's weapons are armor and toenails. I would never take a place unlike Ray's Death Size or Twilight Spear than both of them also act as protective gear.

If we were to fight in such a narrow place, there was no doubt that a Vihera-like armor or toenail would be more advantageous than a long-lasting weapon.

Most of the time, if it's a small place, it's a small place, and there are quite a few ways to attack a long object.

"Go."

Arriving up the stairs, Ray squeaks.

Vihera nodded again at the words, and the two went out of the stairs at once.

I also wondered if anyone was lurking with the kind of assassins, but there was no one around.

"Rooms."

"Oh."

It was in a room somewhere that a staircase leading to the underground space was installed.

Unlike the rest of the mansion, however, it was a normal staircase that was not a hidden staircase.

Stairs installed inside the room, not hidden by doors or something.

That would mean that the person living in this mansion had decided that it was not necessary to hide the stairs leading to that underground space.

"Apparently, it was a hit."

"Right. Actually, it was a little half a joke.... What do we do? You want me to get the other guards?

That's what Vihera asks, but what's in those eyes was the trust Ray probably thinks he'll never say anything like that.

In fact, Ray didn't intend to either, so the trust was never wrong.

If there's a mastermind in this case here, if the Rays have come aboard, there's a chance they'll escape.

That's why I wanted to capture the mastermind before they found out that the Rays had come here if I could.

Nor does it necessarily mean that if this is the home of the mastermind, there are no enemies of strength equal to or greater than the tentacles that Ray struggled with.

If so, it was still an unmistakable fact that there should be no guards here.

"No, let's stop it. If we can, we want to catch the mastermind. And I want to be able to react immediately when something happens."

"I thought Ray would say that. Let's go, then."

Ray smiles unconsciously at Vihera as if she wanted to sing even in her nose.

When we both left the room that way, it was naturally the hallway there.

"If there are guards in this mansion too, you might encounter them... what do you think?

"Given this quiet, maybe he's not here?

As Vihera put it, there is nothing like noise where the Rays are currently, and the word silence suits them.

If there is a forced investigation of the guards, it is not strange that it is getting noisy.

(Well, assuming this is the home base, I guess there's a good chance that there's a guard like the kid that Vihera just knocked down and knocked down all the guards who came to force the investigation)

If you're going down the aisle thinking that way, eventually the staircase leads down at the end of your gaze... Suppose the Rays are currently on the ground floor, you find a staircase that leads to the basement.

"What do you think? Do you think this is the staircase that leads to that underground space again?

"Isn't that...

I can't deny it as a possibility, but that's how Vihera returns it to Ray.

Nevertheless, when this staircase is not followed by an underground space, I wonder, as a matter of course, where it continues.

"Then why don't you just go get it? Maybe there's some kind of lead that might be involved in this case."

To Ray's words like that, Vihera gives a little thought and then nods back.

Where does this staircase lead?

I guess that's because I cared about Vihera, too.

That's how they go down the stairs...

"Uh... right. Given what happened yesterday, is it natural that we need a place like this"

So to the sight he sees, Ray gives an unpleasant look and tells him so.

There were a lot of people, people, people.

But nevertheless, those who were there have nothing in particular to say when they look at Ray.

Because... I was there because I was disappearing redcloth and thinkers.

Most of them are men, but some of them are women.

Still, I saw those in front of me and decided that they must have been the ones who acted as red cloths, because they were still completely disappearing, just like the ones I saw yesterday.

It is not that they are wearing red cloth, which is the source of red cloth, but it was still easy to predict who the people in front of them were.

"You've got a few faces I've seen."

Before it was still winter, Vihera looked around the city as backup for the guards.

At that time, I had often encountered the scene where the red cloth caused the disturbance, and I guess there was a face I saw at that time.

"You remember very well. The disturbances caused by the red cloth, that would be quite a few, wouldn't it?

"Right. But when it's a characteristic disturbance, it's hard to forget."

Having somehow understood the meaning of Vihera's words, Ray turns his gaze once again to Red Buddha.

Red Buddha, who is just there, was just there without showing how he cared at all, despite the obvious presence of outsiders: Ray and Vihera.

"In the meantime, it's good to know that these people are here. This is where the guy I saw yesterday came from."

"Oh? Why are you saying that now? The guy Ray saw yesterday was sure he came from here, right?

"Yeah, but maybe there was some kind of mistake or something like that. With that in mind, it's not bad that the people here were able to prove it."

"Hmm, that's what it is.... Well, fine. So, what about these people? Do you want to take him?

Ray shakes his neck to the side against Vihera's words as if he were teasing half the time.

"No, I'll stop that. If these people are capable of judging and acting on their own, it's unlikely that they will be able to imitate that as far as they are concerned. Because walking around with these guys is a lot of work."

If you have ego, that's where you can tell me where to get out of here.

But Red Buddha can't do that.

Beyond that, if we're going to do something about it, the Rays need to take Red Buddha directly.

It was certain that there was no room for that, and in some cases it was possible that the red delivery was the key to calling the tentacles in the underground space.

(In that case, Vihera is going to be happy to take Red Buddha.... There's no reason to be certain of anything, should I not say it? And yesterday, before the red cloth, the guy who brought the red fuda was attacked by the tentacles)

Even though he escaped, his tentacles never seemed to react, but it's an unmistakable fact that he was attacked before Red Buddha.

More than that, Red Buddha...... it was possible that Red Buddha, who had lost his self to be exact, was some key, but he never spoke of it.

Because if you say so, that's what Vihera thought when she could take the red cloth back to the underground space.

"So these people stay like this and we look elsewhere?

"Right. Finish the mandatory investigation here, and if you can still afford to take these guys, and if you can't, you can bring in the guards later to protect these guys."

"... right. Shall we then?"

After a little thought, Vihera agrees with Ray.

As for Vihela, it was an action in anticipation of a battle with a mighty enemy who would be waiting in the mansion rather than playing redcloth opponents here.

That's why I snorted lightly at Ray's words.

"Well, stay put here until we get here.... If you can get away, you can get away from here."

That's what Ray tells Red Buddha to tell him, going back the way he came.

(With that said, how are you doing with a meal or a toilet or something like that more than you're in that condition?... well, isn't that what I think)

There is no reason to feel slightly sympathetic to the red cloth used as a sacrifice.

But I could also say that the Red Buddha has been causing disturbances all over the city, and in a way it deserves it.

...... the punishment was outrageous compared to the sins committed, but that is the idea that Red Buddha deserves better.

Because I lost the temptation to be part of the red cloth.

Without such imitation, I'm pretty sure I would never have caught this kind of eye.

"Ray?"

Vihera calls Ray, who stopped halfway through the stairs and was looking at the red cloth.

Ray shakes his neck sideways saying it's nothing to such a vihella, and starts walking straight.

So back in the hallway, Ray and Vihera go down the hallway wondering if they had any clues… or if anyone knew what was going on.

"If you look at it like this, you've got some pretty expensive stuff. This is my husband's hobby."

That's what Vihella said with her gaze as she walked, probably looking at substitutes such as paintings and pots decorated in the hallway.

Ray, who has no interest in the artwork of that hand and is not educated, just nods, wondering if that's what Vihella would say.

In fact, even when Ray saw it, he knew that the painting painted some forest, but if he asked if the painting was really a first-rate substitute, he could only tilt his neck.

"Then I'll take it... you can't imitate it. If this is Bandit Ajito, that's what I could do."

If you defeat a bandit, basically all the items that the bandit owned can be claimed by the person who defeated them.

If there is something clearly known to the previous owner, and if there is an owner, relative, or close person, negotiations may be made to repurchase it as a matter of priority, but those negotiations will not necessarily come together.

If you're a bandit, you can imitate that, but this isn't a bandit's ego.... What I'm doing is worse than a bandit.

Anyway, I can't imitate taking it on my own without necessarily being able to prove anything about paintings or pots.

But even if Ray takes the substitute for his hand, there's no use for it.

Like decorating the wheat pavilion room at dusk where Ray is staying, or decorating the marina mansion that you are familiar with as a stash or place to eat.

"Right. I wonder if the artwork of this mansion would be redeemed if it was confiscated in this case and used to rescue the people who were damaged in this one case..."

"Damage? I've heard that building supplies are damaged, but I don't hear much about people being damaged."

It was Cobolt who attacked me, I guess, was an unfortunate fortune for the inhabitants of Gilm.

That's how Ray went down the hall with Vihera.