Legend

"Then we'll excuse ourselves for this.... Zai, about Dragonias, please"

After lunch, one of the Centaurs who came this far with the Rays says so and bows his head to Zai.

Discussions were held at lunch, and as a result, four of the ten Centaurs who had come so far with Ray were to act together as escorts for the Centaurs who had fled.

... Nevertheless, that discussion was not immediately decided either.

The Centaurs who came this far were naturally motivated, so it would not have been very, but it would not have been immediately convincing.

Still heavily tolerated it because I still couldn't let my own people die?

When I saw the Centaurs actually being attacked by the Dragonias. If Ray or Seto hadn't found it, what would have happened?

There were only four Dragonias, but the Centaurs would still have been wiped out.

The first warriors who were escorts were wiped out, and then they were attacked by a group of women, children and old men, wiped out.

... It's not hard to imagine such a result.

That's why we decided to use nearly half of the ten people who came with Ray as escorts.

Nevertheless, it's not like those four can handle a large number of dragonias.

Still, I was convinced that there would still be a better chance of survival than in the present situation.

"Please, it's up to you to get to the settlement safely."

To Zai's words, each of the Centaurs who act differently here nods.

If you want to escort your people, do what you have to do.

That's what I thought.

"Ray, Seto. … Regards on Dragonias"

One of the Centaurs, who escorts him, tells that to Ray, who is finishing cleaning up after the meal and serving a little more food that was inside the mistering, and Seto, who is eating a little late after he has acquired a deer, whether it took him a little time to find his prey.

"Oh, don't worry about this one. More than that, you'll get to the settlement safely.... Take the food with you for now. It's not delicious because it's a preserved food, but it's convenient to carry around."

When it comes to taking raw meat and vegetables, it can still get worse on the way to carry them, or in some cases produce a strong odor to attract animals and monsters.

However, in preserved foods, the odor is not that strong over raw meat and vegetables.

… as a matter of course, the taste is inferior to raw meat and vegetables.

(Oh, but did it taste better than raw, depending on the dried food)

When I was in Japan, I saw on TV that the price of dried abalone was tens of thousands of yen… if it was expensive, it would be nearly 100,000 yen.

That was only a price story, but I actually have the thought that the stewed dish with dried abalone back on that TV seemed very tasty.

Also, if you use dried meat as an ingredient in the soup even if it doesn't get that far, you'll definitely get a good stock.

Given the circumstances around it, it still depends on the cooking technique, not because it is a preserved food, which is unsavory.

"Thank you"

Centaur, who has escorted the women, children and old men so far, bows his head deeply to the food Ray gives them.

I guess it's harder to gather food than a lot of people can't fight.

If Dragonias attacked you while you were collecting food... or even if you weren't Dragonias, if you were otherwise attacked by monsters, the damage would be enormous.

I guess that's why the preserved foods were delightful.

"Oh, I hope we can get there safely.... Well, then it's time to go. There's not much time to spend here."

With that word of Ray, each prepares to leave or says goodbye.

Especially if you've come this far with the Zays, and you try to be the four Centaurs who will return to their settlements again as escorts, it's only natural that there are so many things to think about.

Dragonias tells the Centaurs, who act with Ray, to ask for it, with an enviable gaze.

Those who have been told nod more resolutely than they have been entrusted to defeat Dragonias.

In Dragonius and Centaur, Centaur is really weaker.

Even with Ray's help, there's still a good chance he'll die.

It is not strange that if you are a little cunning, you should move on to survive and turn to your escort.

I guess this area is a testament to the fact that Centaur is a proud species.

After a short breakup time, the Rays and those heading to the settlement break up.

Each in the opposite direction.

"In the end, neither Zai nor Dorat went. I thought one of you was going over there."

While aiming for the home of Dragonias, Ray asks Zai, who is running next to Seto.

Naturally, such Ray's words should have sounded like drats running a little further away from Zay, but they don't imitate Ray's words in any way.

I guess that's how I thought I didn't want to move on from myself and get involved with Ray any more than I promised not to disobey Ray's instructions.

"It is also true that we need an escort when taking us to the settlement, but more problematic than that is still Dragonias. If we don't do something about those people, that's the worst we can do."

Different? I nod to Zai, who asks me with a gaze, that Ray has no objection again.

In fact, Centaur...... no, for all creatures living in this meadow, the existence of Dragonias is an opponent that needs to be destroyed quickly within reach.

If so, as Zai's position… and Drut, one of the leaders in the settlement alongside Zai, it was natural to prioritize you.

Other than that, it is no mistake that the defeat of Dragonias has to do with influence in the settlements.

(Whatever Zai is, around Dorat, mind the neighborhood and join this raid. Right)

It was Zai and Drut, who were often surrounded by companions in the same way, but it would only seem that way to Drut because it was still people like surroundings rather than companions who were around Drut.

Ray didn't even know what he thought of the area.

"Anyway, I took more time at noon than I had planned. We're in a bit of a hurry, though we can afford some."

Originally, the lunch break was meant to be over in about an hour.

But there were times when Seto went hunting, and above all, he needed to give the Centaurs, who had fled, a break of more than two hours.

More than that has happened, I've really had more breaks than I planned.

To reclaim that portion, Seto now continues to run as he leads the Centaurs.

"Is there somewhere you might be able to take a break tonight?

"Even if they say so... you have no idea"

Centaur, the guide, tells Ray he's in trouble.

There are a few places that come to mind, even if you ask me if I have a good place to rest.

"Right. … so if we find the right place to start, we'll rest there tonight"

To Ray's words, Centaur nods when he hears it.

Most importantly, this is a meadow.

Beyond that, it is true that you can rest anywhere if you intend to.

Nevertheless, it stands out, as a matter of course, if imitated as burning at night in the meadows.

Monsters, animals, bandits... or even though Ray didn't know how Dragonias would behave when he saw the flames.

(Regardless of the monster, wouldn't animals come close if they saw the bonfire? Oh, but the animals are curious if it's the jungle or something on TV, so if you look at the incineration, Ningro actively comes close or something... but in this world, Centaur usually does the incineration or something)

It's only out of curiosity that animals come close to seeing the bonfire.

More than that, if you learn from experience that if you get close to where Centaur is on the bonfire, he'll kill you if you do poorly, it's not necessarily coming close.

"Whatever it is, we can move on to where we're going today. But if I'm tired, it's gonna be tough tomorrow, and I'm gonna rest in the evening."

"You don't have to rush that far, you're way ahead of schedule, don't you mind?

Some others nod at Zai's words.

In fact, we were supposed to stay in the Zays' settlement last night and leave today.

In that sense, it definitely went a lot further than originally planned.

With that word, Ray must have returned some of it to me, too.

Off your gaze and turn your gaze to the meadows.

The meadows that Seto and the Centaurs are currently running on are a substitute for what we should call a green carpet that goes on everywhere.

The grass swayed by the wind, that is not the green carpet, and it is no harm to call it the green sea.

"A meadow that lasts everywhere is amazing."

"I guess so."

Hearing Ray whine before he even knew it himself, Zai returns it short with skill.

If you try Zai, this meadow is where you were born and raised.

So I guess Ray's whining sounded like he was praised for his hometown.

"Oh. Though, if we don't get rid of one of the Dragonias cases, we're not going to be able to do anything like enjoy the view of this meadow.... Ah, if you say so"

Ray, who was looking at the meadow, turns his gaze to Zai as if he remembered something.

To Ray like that, Zai prompts words, like, what the hell is going on?

"No, now... really now, but I thought there were few older warriors in your settlement than the Zays."

Not at all, of course.

But the number is not that high.

Zai and Dorat are in their mid-twenties and thirties, and as warriors, whether or not they will enter the veteran range.

But that wasn't to say that there were no warriors since the mid-thirties, but there were quite a few.

On top of that, if Centaur was the right age to call himself an old man or an old man, there would have been a good number of people.

"It's not like our settlement didn't have a fight with Dragonias."

That's what Zai tells you in a bitter tone.

Seeing how Zai was like that, I could understand why I didn't have to ask for answers until the end.

I mean, many of the veteran warriors died fighting Dragonias... no, I guess they ate him.

If you try dragonias, there's no doubt that centaurs are edible beings.

(Oh, but in terms of meat hardness, isn't young Centaur meat still better?

When Ray was in Japan, he had chickens at home.

The chicken can be for laying eggs or for fighting chickens in his father's hobby.

Chickens for fighting chickens would have been disposed of and put on the table if they couldn't win, but chickens for laying eggs would have stopped laying eggs and would have been put on the table as well when they were about to be called old chickens.

However, the old chicken can use the stock without any problems, but the meat is stiff.

I don't know about bringing chickens and centaurs together, but it was Ray's common sense that meat was still softer for any creature to be younger.

Though there was ample chance that there might be some kind of exception to this world as well as the so-called fantasy world of swords and magic as Elgin.

"Anyway, if we do something about Dragonias, most of the problems will be solved...... and can we think of that?

"I won't say that much. Even before Dragonias arrived, it wasn't like there were any problems. It can be a conflict between settlements. There were frequent conflicts, especially over where quality grass was growing to feed livestock and over water issues"

The words convinced Ray strangely for some reason.

I didn't think defeating Dragonias would solve everything, because I understood that it was the right thing to do.

I'm not happy that there's a commotion.

"All we have to do now is take down Dragonias."

Half...... no, not entirely forceful, but Ray is forced to conclude so.

If we actually defeat Dragonias, it would solve the most pressing problem right now, so it wasn't even that strange.