Legend

In front of Ray was a centaur with eight legs… the long, drum figure of this settlement.

And beside the drum is Zai and Drut, son of the drum.

... Drut is only the son of a drum and has considerable influence in this settlement as well.

However, it is only in the position of the eldest son, and does not extend to Zai in the sense of his charm.

Nevertheless, Dorat is never foolish either.

There was something I didn't think was funny about Ray's existence, but I could still just say things like acknowledging his strength and thanking him in front of the settlers.

Other tents with drums brought together some of the people in this settlement... who should also be called strong influential executives.

And in the tent, the drums bow their heads.

"Ray, Vihera, Anastasia, Fana.... I've heard from Zai. I am very glad that you helped me solve this one case"

Dorat eventually shuts up when he tries to say something about such a drum.

I guess it wouldn't have been funny if I tried to drat it, that this settlement head drum would bow his head to the Rays.

But in this case of Dragonias, I'm pretty sure that's what we couldn't have done without the Rays.

What would have happened if we had skipped the Rays and formed a reconnaissance team led by Zai?

At least it would not have been possible to imitate such things as lightly defeating the Queen of Dragonias as this one did.

Now is the time for Zai to be able to defeat two Dragonias on his own, but it was only with simulated battles with Ray and Vihera that Zai gained so much strength in the first place.

If it weren't for Ray or Vihera, Zai's strength wouldn't have grown so far.

And...... even now that Zai's strength has actually grown, in the end, only hunger-dominated Dragonias can fight Zai.

If you've dealt with intelligent dragonias, that's whether you can win even if you fight with Zai alone.

If you've dealt with a less combative copper scale dragonias, maybe you can win.

But with the characteristics of both silver scales dragonias specializing in combat power and silver scales dragonias and copper scales dragonias, we can't beat the gold scales dragonias, which should also be called their superior compatibility.

... In the first place, without Ray or Vihera, that's why Zai was supposed to fight Dragonias without being able to work out, so I'm pretty sure there was nothing he could do about it if he tried to fight with the same number of men as this reconnaissance squad.

"I'm glad you said that, even for me. Sometimes it's a lot of trouble."

In fact, that word is not so wrong.

The very battle against Dragonias did not have that much trouble, but it was a lot of trouble in other respects.

For example, in terms of stopping by each settlement and choosing faces to join the scout team.

Other than that, there were those who insulted Ray and Vihera because they were not four-legged, but two-legged, like Centaur.

… though those who knew Ray and Vihera's strength were to be turned to the gaze of mercy.

As a result, all those who participated in the reconnaissance team became aware of the power of Ray and Vihera.

"Hmm. I think it's bad you took care of yourself. But......"

A drum watching Ray turn his gaze to Anastasia and Fana.

I've already heard from Zai, who first came back to report that Anastasia and Fana were the people Ray was looking for.

It was originally planned to reward the gathering of information to find these two, but it was totally unexpected to the drums that Anastasia and the others had been found before that.

"I'm glad we found who we were looking for. … it seems necessary to consider the rewards separately."

"Reward? Then I have one favor to ask. The Queen of Dragonias was craving, the egg of the Spirit. Can you protect this in this settlement? This time it worked out, but maybe some other guy will come out looking for Spirit eggs"

Ray didn't put it into words, but we can even think of the possibility that another dragonias will show up again with the queen Ray killed this time.

In the first place, where the hell did the presence Dragonias come from?

Beyond being special in so many ways, if its existence had been known for so long, measures would have been taken against Dragonias.

But as far as Ray heard, neither did the Centaurs know Dragonias existed.

If so, did you come from outside this meadow...

Or you're from another world, just like us.

Because our world is connected to this world, there is nothing strange about this world being connected to the world of Dragonias.

"Hmm. I get the story. So... as you know, even Zai, who is said to be the strongest in this settlement, is no match for the Rays? If so, wouldn't it be safer for the Rays to have it than to protect the eggs of the Spirit in this settlement?

"It's..."

Ray understands what the drums are saying, and I actually think the word is right.

But it is said by Anastasia, who uses spiritual magic, that it is impossible.

However, the question is, where exactly did we come from… specifically, we need to explain that we came from a different world called Elgin.

But as Ray, I don't want to say that if I could, and if I could, you wouldn't believe me... No, maybe the Centaurs couldn't even understand the concept of a different world.

That's why I wasn't sure what to react to the drum's words...

"I can't."

That's what I said instead of Ray, Anastasia.

"The eggs of the Spirit that Dragonias was after were buried only on the ground of this meadow."

That's what Anastasia said, but how do those listening relate to it? And it just brings up a look of doubt.

Only Fana listens to such anastasian language very much.

... Although Ray didn't even know if he was really wondering because Fana was wearing a mask and couldn't tell the expression from the outside.

It's not surprising that he's just not in the weed, questioning Anastasia's words like the rest of us.

"What does that mean?

Drums ask, as they represent everyone.

Anastasia thinks a little about the drum question and eventually opens her mouth.

"Right. To put it plainly, it's important that the eggs of the Spirit be hatched or reacted to in any other way, but it's in this meadow."

"Really?

The next thing I opened my mouth was not the drum I was talking to Anastasia about, Ray.

But for some reason Anastasia turns a frightened glance toward Ray.

"You know, when you're with a spiritual wizard with such incredible skill as Master Marina, why don't you know that?"

"No, Marina may be handsome in the first place, but I can't use spiritual magic....... hey?

In a slightly reprehensible tone of Anastasia, Ray turns his gaze to Vihera.

In terms of acting with the marina, that's not just Ray, it's also Vihella.

Four people, Ray, Marina, Vihera and Bühne, are throwing a party called Red Lotus Wings.

But, naturally, Vihera, who was gazed at by Ray, also did some study about the Spirit as the Empress of the Bestian Empire, but I don't even know what Anastasia wanted to say.

Look at those two...... and the sighed Anastasia's gaze is directed at Fana.

Fana is not a spiritual wizard as a matter of course, but still opens her mouth under the mask when she can turn her gaze to Anastasia.

"I don't know exactly what the egg of the Spirit is. But if it was buried on the ground in this meadow, it wouldn't be strange to have some connection to this meadow itself."

Anastasia snorted with a grin that she had done well in Fana's words.

"As Fana said, the eggs of the Spirit we excavated are by some means with this meadow itself… probably by the Spirit, but there's a connection. That's why it's no problem to move spiritual eggs just in this meadow, but I don't know what kind of damage it would do to get them out of this meadow."

Anastasia's expression, which she tells with a serious look, has something chopped up.

In fact, that explanation is never a lie.

I'm not saying cod out because it's a problem taking spirited eggs to Elgin.

"... Hmm. I get the point. But that spirited egg? Isn't it also true that by having it, this settlement might be targeted by Dragonias?

The drum word is an unmistakable fact.

In fact, more than the Queen of Dragonias has been targeting the eggs of the Spirit, someone perceives the presence of the eggs of the Spirit and, if they desire it, they undoubtedly strike.

Because we know that, as a drum, we can't honestly keep the eggs of the Spirit.

"I know how that feels. But what if I say it? Somewhere around here, if there was someone who craved the eggs of the Spirit, they'd take them away, wouldn't they?

"It's..."

I can't argue with Ray's words, nor can the drums.

It's more than a dangerous substitute, it's more than imitating it somewhere, it's a fact that someone has to protect it.

"When that happens, I don't know if I can say that I'm the strongest of Centaurs after all... but at least because Zai was the strongest Centaur in the scout team. I mean, it's gonna be the strongest Centaur I know."

Or it's possible that Ray had a Centaur stronger than Zai if he first found out, but now that he's trained with Vihera, he thinks so, although he can't say enough that there's no Centaur stronger than Zai... but he's still not going to find it that easy.

"No more gathering information on Anastasia and the others, so why don't you ask for it over there?

To the words of Ray, who tells him so, the drum silences for a few minutes...... eventually, he nods.

"Okay. Be entrusted with the protection of the Spirit's eggs."

To that word, Ray appeases.

There was nothing more I could do to push the eggs of the Spirit instead of the reward than that.

But it is nevertheless an unmistakable fact that this settlement is endangered by the presence of eggs of the Spirit.

... Nevertheless, if you hide the eggs of the Spirit somewhere appropriate and find them in the person who abuses them, that's even the possibility that this meadow itself will disappear...

Ray doesn't even know how much power the Spirit's eggs actually have.

But even Ray, who cannot use spiritual magic and does not have the ability to perceive magic, feels power from the eggs of the Spirit.

This showed how much power was put into the eggs of the Spirit.

"Zai needs to be stronger even after we're gone.... you know what I mean?

"I know. I don't think I can protect the Spirit's eggs."

To Ray's words, Zai tells him so.

If I try Zai, I guess that's how I feel when I can still be strong.

Even less, I'm pretty sure I've gained the certainty from previous battles that I can be stronger than I am now.

Because it is an unmistakable fact that we have actually grown in our simulated battle with Vihella.

... Nevertheless, it is also true that so far we have been able to develop our strength so rapidly because we have had a formidable enemy called Vihela.

When that happens, after the Rays are gone, how Zai will grow in strength... that will be the biggest problem.

"I can only tell you to do your best for now. Spirit eggs? … a troublesome substitute came out at the end."

Each of those who had heard the story nodded to Ray, who shrugged and murmured.

Of course, it was because of this egg of the Spirit that the Queen would not have imitated such things as eating and vandalizing farther than necessary.

... That's only a perception on the part of the Queen, if you try to be the one who was attacked by Dragonias, a little? What's that? Though I definitely had feelings like that.

After that, we talked for a while... and when the conversation was over, we were going to have a feast where the Rays came back.