Legend

"Heh... the Anastasias. I suppose so."

Listen to Ray, and that's all Vihera whines about.

I didn't think it was about eating, Ray, but that's what I decided I should tell Vihella a little sooner than I got the information on the Anastasias.

... but when I heard about coming to this world fifty days ago, I was surprised.

"Right. I can't deny that."

Vihera also knows about Anastasia.

It's not strange to behave in such a way as to call it a half-run if you want to satisfy it.

"So, what are you going to do as Ray?

Soup with tons of ingredients made by Centaur...... Vihera asks Ray as he eats a soup that still never tastes good, either because he uses the vanilla grown in this meadow or because it tastes like something he has never eaten in Guild.

If you try Vihera, you won't even hope to go to Dragonias' home base to find Anastasia and the others.... I still don't know where Dragonias is based in the first place, and this is how I get here to find it.

"It doesn't change what you do. First we destroy the home of Dragonias, eliminating the danger that might come down to Anastasia and Fana at all"

"Yes, that's fine."

Happy with Ray's words, Vihera says so with a happy grin.

I guess that's what you think if you try it on Vihela, you'll enjoy enough fighting in the home of Dragonias than you enjoyed fighting Dragonias of Silver Scales.

In fact, I don't know how many enemies Ray has in Dragonias' home base, either.

In some cases, that could be the possibility that there are a large number of dragonias with gold scales and silver scales, so Ray could also understand what Vihella was expecting in that sense.

"In the end, it doesn't change what you do, does it? I don't know exactly where Anastasia and Fana went."

According to what Ray heard from Damran, that could have been the way to Dragonias' home base, or it could have been there, as he was going to leave the meadows and try to go elsewhere.

As a result, all Ray can do is, in the end, do something about what should also be called a natural disaster, a disaster for Centaur, called Dragonias... no.

Centaur and the others, including Zai, feel obliged to work together.

So, if you can manage the threat of Dragonias, I'm pretty sure you want to.

"Right. I think that's fine, too. You're more than welcome."

I convince Vihera, who says satisfactorily, that Ray would be.

That's Vihera.

"It's just that then the question is how the hell do we find the home of Dragonias, what is it? If you're based, at this rate, you're likely to find it."

"That's, you know, kind of doubtful, right? I wonder why the Centaurs didn't do a lot of reconnaissance when there was a base so far."

"That would be a big war problem. In fact, Zai's settlement was probably the biggest settlement in the area, but only one person who came out of such a settlement for reconnaissance could come back alive."

For the Centaurs, who are under threat from Dragonias, sending those who can fight from the settlements to reconnaissance will be a major decision.

Not to mention, even if we succeed in finding a base, we are stronger than ourselves, and we can't do anything about finding an enemy base if we try to make it a centaur who is losing in numbers.

That would be the only way to move the settlement away from the base.

In that sense, Ray didn't understand the idea of putting survival first.

"Hmmm.... you're not well"

"No, don't be with Vihera."

If Vihera had acted with Centaur, it would not be strange to go looking for the home or base of Dragonias on her own.

Not to mention that if Vihela finds a home base or base, she will gladly annihilate herself alone.

... Even though Seto is here, Ray may not be the same in terms of being wiped out alone.

However, in Ray's case, it's not a difficult story to deal with a large number of people in relation to their specialty in massive extermination magic.

Compared to such a ray, Vihella's fighting style was not really suitable for dealing with a large number of people.

(Still, if it's Vihera, I feel like I'm going to do something about it on my own even if I end up taking the time)

Continuing his meal, Ray looks at Vihella and thinks that way.

What happened to Vihera when you noticed Ray's gaze like that? Point your gaze at Ray, for example.

Plus it's nothing. Shake his head sideways, and then Ray goes back to his meal.

While eating, Ray checks his surroundings.

Depending on the settlement, the food tastes different.

Some centaurs have a lot of subtle expressions on the dishes they are given.

Especially the Centaurs, who have just rendezvous with the dam run, are black-and-white on the dishes made by another settlement of Centaurs.

(I guess not having a lot of connections between settlements means I've never eaten food or anything like that. Most of all, I guess it's still the same dish, so I guess it's not that uncomfortable)

Thinking of it that way, a few Centaurs inadvertently emit a sinister atmosphere at the end of their gaze.

If you obviously see us stripping each other of our animosity, it's obvious we're not kidding.

"Zai!"

When Ray called Zai's name, he must have noticed the presence of Centaur, whose voice he heard was also getting worse.

Put the food you were eating on the ground and head over there.

"Were you a little undertrained?

"I don't think that's the problem. Originally, this scout brings together many from various settlements. Some of them really don't fit their personality. Especially the guys who came to the scout squad, they were all said to be skilled in the settlement."

That's all I said, Ray, but other than that, I don't put it in my mouth that you feel like you're being treated like a half-dropped pawn inside.

Because we don't know who's listening to us.

"Hmmm.... then I figured I'd better work out well. You know, nagging arguments do that because you have so much strength. You don't think I should drain my strength enough to do that?

"I don't think. I mean, if you do that, if Dragonias comes to this camp, it's gonna be a lot of trouble."

In the case of Vihela, I guess that's just what she thinks, simply wanting to do combat training.

That was the word for judging, but I'm guessing Ray's words like that were dissatisfactory to Vihera.

Return to the meal in an unsatisfactory manner.

Looking at Vihera like that, I doubt you've had this hand problem before, Ray, if you say so.

Until now, we have been on the move, or even a few to act together... because that was every settlement, or nothing so problematic between other settlements.

But given this one case, I guess that was just a coincidence.

Or were many nervous about unfamiliar behavior, and there was nothing that could go wrong as a result?

Either way, I see the centaurs that many around me are likely to beat each other up now.

Still, when Zai leads this reconnaissance team, there's no reason to ignore that word, and eventually the two Centaurs get a spear.

However, since we haven't stopped acting like staring at each other, it's obvious what we really think of them.

"It's going to stink."

"Right. So I figured you wouldn't drain your health to the limit with your training?

"... dismissed"

To Vihera, who asks him to conduct intense combat training with no punishment, Ray utters the same rejection as he did earlier...... I can think of a fu.

(Training to drain your health to its limits is out of the question, but how about I say in advance that if you make a quarrel, you do that kind of training? in a deterrent way)

What I came up with, it's not that bad.

Anyway now, I'm going to tell Zai later, while I keep eating.

But there's really no reason for me to enjoy eating naturally more than once I've been imitated to scatter an evil atmosphere.

There was also this side of the dinner today that was a celebration of crushing the stronghold, with dishes made with rather lavish ingredients... but that was the ruined form.

In the end, the meal ends with a subtle atmosphere, after which it will be free time except for those on watch where the cleanup is done.

"Ray, you got a minute?

Ray, who was drinking fruit water after a meal that would not be tea after a meal while watching the bonfire, turns his face to that voice of Zai, who approached him.

"What's up?... Well, somehow I know what you're trying to say"

"If you know what I mean, it's quick.... What do you think I should do?

"Let me ask you something, if Centaur got into a fight with each other, right?

To the words, Zai nods.

Ray opens his mouth like nothing to Zai with a serious look on his face.

"There's only one thing you can suggest from me. The guy who caused the fight disturbance lets him train in combat with Vihera to the limit of his health. That's the next day, so much so that I can't move at all because of muscle aches."

"Oh."

It was, naturally, Vihera who raised her voice happily to Ray's words.

I was sipping fruit water next to Ray as well, but that's why I react fast.

"No, that's..."

But Zai, having heard Ray's suggestion, sees Vihera looking happy and clouds her words.

If we adopt Ray's suggestion, Vihela will be happy to train with Centaur… specifically because we understand that we are going to have a mock fight.

If I did a mock fight with Vihella to the limit, it would definitely break my heart first.

There was such certainty in Zai.

Some of the Centaurs joining the scout team are really looking down on Ray and Vihella because they have two legs.

Of course, I understand that even with two legs, their strength is isolated compared to ours.

That is a conjecture from birth… it is not a mistake to call it a kind of curse.

The two-legged opponents are inferior to their four-legged counterparts.

If you look at Ray or Vihera, you'll soon know that's impossible, but still you can't honestly be convinced by the curse.

In that situation, that's what happens if you keep losing after a thorough mock fight.

It totally breaks my heart.

Or if this is our settlement, we'll have time to get back on our feet even with such imitation.

But this place is within Dragonias' boundaries.

Beyond that, it is quite difficult for those who should become warriors not to be broken hearts and become warriors.

That's why as for Zai, I had to disagree with Ray's suggestion.

Ray, who was objected to, seemed a little dissatisfied, but regardless of letting him fight to the limit of his health, it's also true that he has to be convinced by Zai's saying that it's hard to break his heart.

"But then what? As it is now, there is a good chance that the same thing will happen again."

"That's... don't get lost. Is that what Ray can do?

"What do you expect from me? All I can do in this situation is... right, that's what Vihella suggested, do a thorough mock fight or something?

That's gonna be trouble, isn't it? If you ask so darkly, Zai nods that he is right.

Actually, Ray had other ways in mind.

Centaur honors his strong opponent.

That's why we need to do a mock fight with those participating in the reconnaissance team and rank them all.

... but it is difficult to do such a lengthy thing within Dragonias' sphere of power, and the majority of the scouts are currently each headed for reconnaissance in the first place.

(If you do, that's what you should have done before you came within Dragonias' sphere of power)

With such contemporary thought, Ray acted as Zai's talker… or a listener of stupidity.