Legend

"... So, what are we gonna do?

Ray and I are the only two of us who asked so. Zai is showing only a little relief.

Zai sees with its eyes the sight of Ray crushing the stronghold of Dragonias, but only Zai knows that in this scout.

So I knew the other Centaurs would be upset if I told them that I had actually found a base for Dragonias this way.

Because I saw the sight of Ray ravaging the stronghold directly in its eyes, I know that for Zai, the stronghold of Dragonias can normally be crushed as well... but not the others.

This is how we come to the scouts, but for many, Dragonias is still what we should call a vicious symbol of death.

Even if Ray says he can crush it, words alone are hard to believe. If...... and Ray opens his mouth lightly.

"It's easy. All you have to do is show that Dragonias is a mighty enemy, but never one you can defeat. From what I've seen, some scouts are more afraid of Dragonias than they need to be.... For once, the Centaurs alone can kill a few dragonias, why not?

That was, in fact, what Ray was wondering.

For Centaur, there is no doubt that Dragonias is a vicious enemy.

But Centaur is never less capable of fighting only for his existence, which he used to call a prairie champion.

You can't beat Dragonias one-on-one, but if you work with your people, you can win, which is what Ray actually sees in his eyes, and the Centaurs themselves knew it and should have experienced it.

Nonetheless, why so far... yes, fear Dragonias more than necessary.

(After all, the biggest problem is that a lot of guys are not comfortable saying they can't win on their own because they are overwhelmingly losing if they look at it overall, even if they can do some fighting back)

So far I've been overwhelmed... no, it's not strange that the Centaurs think that way because they keep being.

That's understandable to Ray, but if he doesn't do something about that bad feeling, he could be in a decisive crisis as he goes on to fight Dragonias.

That's what Ray thought...

"Do you want me to show you how to crush the stronghold we found this time? That would eliminate the kind of bad consciousness."

"It's..."

To Ray's words, Zai wonders what to say.

In fact, since we saw the sight of Ray ravaging the settlement of Dragonias ourselves, we've lost the kind of bad feeling about Dragonias... not for the record, but less is an unmistakable fact.

If the others see the same sight as themselves up close, perhaps a little fear of Dragonias disappears.

I think so, but really? It is also true that there are thoughts that

If we take action in this situation now, some of them could be shocked in a different way than Zai was.

"Should I just try it?... but it can't be like taking everyone by force. Only those who wish. Besides, you can't take them all to the enemy base."

"I guess so. This camp is an important part of the scout team."

To Zai's words, Ray nods as he agrees.

Somehow, when another scout returns, other than this one, there's nobody there... not to mention if things like being occupied by Dragonias would end badly.

At least the salvation is that the bulk of the food Dragonias needs most is in Ray's mysterious possession?

No matter how much Dragonius occupies this camp, there is no food there.

Without food, the hunger-dominated dragonias had every chance of walking away from here.

"Then I'll be out in a minute. Pick the guy you want. And we need a guide from the people who came back."

"Okay, let's get ready right away. Probably a good number of people would want to, but what if?

"Pick it that way. Besides... I don't think this is the last time the Dragonius stronghold is destroyed. It's only my prediction."

To Ray's words, Zai nods with a difficult look.

If you try Zai, at the same time you have the desire to see as many of them as you can, and if you show them to a bad opponent, you can't take that properly...... that even makes me wonder if it would be a kind of trauma.

The fact that I have to make decisions around here too... what do you care, quite tough things like that?

That's why we can't leave it to someone as the leader of the scout force.

"Then call me when you're ready. I'm gonna take a little break."

With the disturbance since last night, Ray is quite tired too.

I'm not so tired that I absolutely have to take a break, but given how tired I am nonetheless, I guess it's only natural that I want to take a break now.

I don't know when anything will happen more than this is currently the case.

More than that, it was still natural for me to rest here when I could rest, as Ray...... no, as an adventurer.

"Okay. Then I'll go get Ray when I'm ready. Um... a tent like a magic tent is fine, right?

"Oh. It's just that if I wasn't in the magic tent, in that case, you'd have to look for Ceto. I think there's me where Seto is."

"Okay."

That's how he exchanged words briefly, and Ray started acting to break up with Zai and take a break.

"Gru!"

"... hmm?

In front of the magic tent.

Ray, who was sleeping leaning against Seto, who was lying there, wakes up with Seto's chirping.

Even though I was asleep, that's only a shallow sleep.

If someone had approached me, it would have happened right away.

I don't even imitate falling asleep because of that situation.

Ray's sleep is shallow when he is originally asked to do something as an adventurer.

So that whatever happens when you're asleep, you can deal with it immediately.

That's how I woke up. It was Zai at the end of Ray's gaze.

How long has it been since the hell you slept? and Ray looked up at the sky, but the position of the sun hasn't changed that much from before bedtime.

(When that happens, have we decided on the members who will accompany us to destroy Dragonias' stronghold pretty soon?

While I think that way, Ray waits for Zai to come closer.

"Did you sleep?

"Quite."

Ray's words are never lies.

In fact, compared to before I slept, I had little physical fatigue, and I couldn't explain how energetic I was... but I'm pretty sure the lack of sleep has nevertheless somewhat resolved.

(The sun is good and... if I take a nap in this meadow, it sounds nice)

That was a ray to think about with the luxury that you would never be able to do in the present situation, but in the end, whatever you do in the present situation, you definitely need to clean up Dragonias.

"So let's start with that first step in order to get our happy days back. So, how many people ended up acting with me?

"When we recruited the people we wanted, we had a hard time narrowing them down because they had a lot of people."

Zai's words are nothing but flattery. It was pure fact.

Everyone already knows that Ray is strong.

But at the same time, it is only strength as an individual, and I have yet to see such things as the magic of the flames that unilaterally ravage the multitude of dragonias as those dispatched from the settlement of Zai said...

I was just listening, but I'd actually like to see Ray's strength.

There were more people who thought so than Ray or Zai expected.

Initially, though Ray and Zai would recruit, they thought that many were actually afraid to go as far as the Nest of Ray and Dragonias.

In fact, there were more hopeful gatherings than the two expected.

Most importantly, Zai was the only one who struggled to decide who to choose, and Ray was asleep in the meantime, so there was nothing particularly difficult about it.

"So, have we decided how many?

"Oh. This time the people who came off were supposed to go that way when they found another base later"

"Is that reasonable?"

One base was found in one day, so it's not surprising that the troops who went to the others to scout found another Dragonias base.

When I crush your stronghold, I suppose it means taking those who couldn't make it this time.

I didn't even wonder if you decided to do that without asking Ray's opinion, but it still doesn't change what you have to do more than it is Ray who is best suited to crush the base in the end.

If that's the case, Ray also has to nod at Zai's suggestion.

"Okay. So, what about the guys leaving?

"... it would be more helpful if you were prepared to stay over here than that one"

Ray has a few doubts about Zai's words, but remembers and convinces himself that there is food for everyone in the mysteries he has.

It is only natural that Ray should leave this camp and go to the base of Dragonias, because those who stay here need to prepare their own food.

The fact that the scouts are back on the second day will mean that they are approximately half a day away from the base of Dragonias.

I mean, there's no more food in this camp while Ray's away.

If you try Zai, you naturally want Ray to leave the food behind while he's gone.

"Uh... yeah, right. Do we need to leave the food?"

Ray, who understands what Zai wants to say, tells him so.

Nevertheless, in the end, two days...... if I thought about the spare when something happened, I wouldn't have had a problem leaving three days worth of food behind.

(No, like the guys who came back today, the home of Dragonias...... wouldn't be possible, but if you think there might be a guy who finds a base and comes back, should we look at some more room and leave it behind)

Think about it for a moment and then decide so, Ray gets ready quickly.

In Ray's case, that's what I can get right out of Mystering if I want to get my stuff out, so nothing like leaving food behind is going to be particularly difficult either.

That's how you finish a light meeting with Zai and take the four days worth of food out of the mistering so you can afford it, and we'll still be ready to go.

Faces headed to Dragonias stronghold with Ray was getting ready quicker than those Rays.

Naturally. The food and drinking water you'll need most to travel is in the misting, and besides, the tent has been stored in the misting for the number of people.

When that happens, all you need is a weapon for when you encounter Dragonias… If you encounter Dragonias, you don't need to worry at all if you have Ray, Vihera, Seto, to the extent that you understand that, the strength of Rays is known.

That's why we're all set right now.

"Twenty after all.... Though I'm wondering if it's okay to take him so"

Thirty or so people were originally left in this camp.

There were about ten new Centaurs joining us there, and five of them came back to find a base.

With that in mind, Ray thinks to convince himself that maybe even the Twenty doesn't make such a big difference.

... nearly half the people in the camp, but for now, meditate on that.

"No, too much of anything? I thought we were going to turn it next, like, ten people."

I end up unable to meditate my eyes and tell Zai so.

But Zai just bows his head sorry.

"Bad. I even halved that."

"Half of it... I mean, were you going to go pretty much everyone at first?

It must be natural for Ray to say so with his frightened expression.

(Is that it? Weren't these people terrified of Dragonias? So we're talking about going to show them where I can exterminate the Dragonias settlement... no, well, okay)

War on Dragonias...... or if hostility is strong, it's not a bad story for Ray.

Ray doesn't know what caused this suddenly.

But belligerent is still easier to fight than frightened by the presence of Dragonias.

That was the decision, and Ray eventually went to a place where facades were gathered to go to base without saying anything more.