Legend

"So, in the end, can I think of that kid as the work of Anterm?

Asked by the guards at the stuffing, Ray nods without hesitation.

"Oh. If you think you've been setting me up, you're pretty sure you think it's the anterm behind it.... Honestly, I never thought I'd come by this means."

If I tried it on Ray, I never would have thought Anterm would do an imitation that would brainwash a child.

I don't think so because Anterm is kind to children... I just thought that given Anterm's character, he would attack Ray himself directly.

Ray didn't know all about Anterm's personality either, but it still seemed like such a personality to me when I treated him just a little bit.

"I'm a high-ranking adventurer, so I think I can do that.... although I honestly hope you can't rub it with someone like that"

Try being a guard, I don't think this would have happened if Ray couldn't rub it with Anterm.

But Ray can't honestly snort at the words of such a guard.

"When that happens, what? You really think I should have given Seto to Anterm? Then why don't you say the same thing now in front of Seto on the table? So if Seto's convinced, we can consider the proposal."

"Wait, wait, wait, wait. I didn't tell you to go that far."

I mean the color on Ray's face... and you saw the frustration, the guard says so in a hurry.

Seto is a playful animal being in the Guild and in a way should also be called a mascot, but still being a high ranking monster is no different.

Though Seto's temperament is gentle and calm, which makes him treated like he is now, what happens if Seto is serious and angry?

That would be obvious without even thinking about it.

There's no way you can resist Seto with as little combat power as a guard.

... For once, the guards have the strength to suppress adventurers who break out all over the city, and they are never weak.

But that's only a common adventurer... strong against adventurers like a large number of ranks C and D, not very strong enough to fight Seto properly.

Not to mention that I shouldn't have gone under the anterm when I was broken up with my favorite Ray, and I couldn't have soothed Seto for saying that and pissing him off.

"Then you shouldn't say anything extra. Seto's five senses are sharp. Maybe you're hearing a conversation in the jar."

A guard with a slight look on Ray's words like that.

Of course the guards who said things like if they gave up Seto are still young, guards who have a longing for adventurers are also surprised by Ray's words.

Seto, naturally unable to get into the jar, was currently sleeping on the ground just outside the jar while waiting for Ray to come out.

So that's how you think you might have heard the conversation right now, as Ray said.

"Well... of course it's a joke. You think so, don't you?

"Hey, senior! Please don't get me involved!

Even though he tries to draw a guard younger than himself into his crew, he is young - still older than Ray in his twenties - and the guard screams for him not to get himself involved immediately.

Deliver this word to Seto, who is in front of the jar.

It was Ray watching the exchange between those two guards, but eventually he opens his mouth.

"So, yeah. What's going on with that kid? If I regain consciousness, I still don't know if I brainwash...... but is that going to be disarmed anyway?

That's what Ray wanted to know.

Neither does Ray know how Anterm did such an imitation.

But still, it was Ray's thought that he wanted me to stay back when I woke up, more than I got into the matter with myself and Anterm.

"Um, I honestly don't know. I mean, don't you know Ray the Adventurer better than we do? I'm a wizard, and I have a hobby for collecting magic items."

"That's... well, yeah"

None of the words out of the guard's mouth are wrong.

It's an indisputable fact.

In a way that Ray is a wizard or has a hobby of collecting magic items.

Nevertheless, that's not why Ray is so familiar with magic items, if you ask him.

"In the first place, even if you were brainwashed, it wouldn't necessarily be a magic item that did that, would it? It could be magic or skill."

If it's normal, Ray wouldn't worry about that either.

But Anterm is a Rank A Adventurer.

I couldn't be more alert to you than no wonder you had any kind of back hand.

(Besides, I thought it was Anterm's fault just because he's been after me, but that's countless people who resent me.)

A request Ray has made so far... or even if it's not a request, it's the survival of a bandit who was damaged in a bandit hunt, or someone else who rubbed Ray for a variety of reasons.

There is a good chance that they accidentally targeted Ray at this time.

Ray was half sure it was Anthelm's work, but he couldn't deny the possibility.

(Nevertheless, it is undoubtedly true that Anterm's work is likely.... the question is, if this matter is the work of Anterm, I guess it won't strike us again in the same way)

Ray naturally doesn't like being attacked.

But other than that, there was also a thought that someone would be an Anthelm puppet in order to attack themselves.

"Anyway, I want the guards to find the anterm as soon as possible."

"I know. But they're Rank A Adventurers, right? You know it can't be that easy to find than not knowing what means to hide."

"Is that so?"

If a regular guard is asked if he can beat a Rank A Adventurer, the answer is no.

If it's not like a miracle happens... no, even if a miracle happens, it won't be possible at all.

"But aren't you getting instructions from up there?

"Unique. If I find Anterm, I am told to inform the Alliance immediately.... You just think they'll wait for you to do something that long?

"I don't know. I think it depends on people around here.... If you're Anterm's character, why don't you wait?"

If this is Vihela, it's not strange to wait to enjoy the fight against the strong.

But Anterm seemed to Ray to have a rather short-tempered personality.

That's what you can never forgive for not doing what you want. As much as I think so.

"That's why, if you find it... that guard is likely to die when it's known over there. Didn't I?"

To the words of the guard, Ray could not return the words.

In fact, I understand that this is a difficult event in many ways.

And after the silence, Ray opens his mouth.

"In the meantime, I'm the one Anterm's after.... Ceto, to be precise. I mean, you're likely to come out in front of me by some means. Then there won't be any damage to the guards."

That's what I would have told Ray, but I don't think Anterm would necessarily come to Ray's side, given what it's like to brainwash someone and try to assassinate Ray like this one.

Ray knew that too, but it was also true that Ray was the only one with the potential to attract antelms in the current situation.

... and that's how Ray was talking to the guard, but inadvertently Nielsen slaps that body in the dragon robe.

How long will you be here?

He told Ray that he wanted to get back to the marina and move around freely. By tapping on its body, though.

Ray also realizes that he has been in this jam for quite some time.

I'm even surprised Nielsen, who has a whimsical personality, has waited so long for me.

(No, or were you asleep in a dragon robe? So, you want to wake up and go back to the marina's house because you're free?...... yeah, sounds likely enough)

If I tried it on Ray, Ning Lo, it was a more convincing story.

Either way, I don't know when Nielsen will exceed the limits of his patience when he is stuffed like this as he is in the present situation.

Beyond that, for now, I needed to get out of the stuffing a little faster.

"Well, it's been quite a while... and it's time for me to go back. If you're in the aristocracy, Anterm might show up after me."

"Really?... Right. I hope so."

To the words of the guard, Ray waved gently out of the jar.

It was Ray back in the aristocratic neighborhood, but not as usual, naturally.

One case of the Count Zorgela family was known as a matter of course, and the adventurers employed as escorts were murderous.

Still, there are times when you earn enough trust from your guild to work in an aristocratic neighborhood, or kill, but you're not fighting between adventurers without meaning.

... Still, if you see them being able to deal with it whenever they act, you won't think that's the normal thing to do.

"If you were nobles, you wouldn't have thought there'd be a case like that in the aristocratic district, so I'm sure this vigilance would be natural."

Walking through the aristocratic city, Ray whines.

Naturally, the adventurers looking around the aristocratic neighborhood also turn their gaze to Ray.

Still, I guess I don't actually take any action because I fully understand that Ray is Ray.

At least not as few people didn't know Ray as Anterm did.

Because of that, there was no such thing as Ray getting weirdly involved...

(That's why it's true that it's not very funny when it looks like this. Fortunately, the marina's house is on the edge even in the aristocratic neighborhood, so this atmosphere won't affect you that much though)

Normally, there are adventurers who exchange words lightly... and only today, there are few such adventurers who exchange words with Ray.

If I tried it on Ray, I would know what it would make me want to do that, so I didn't particularly imitate it to blame.

It is known that it was the Rank A Adventurer who caused the matter of the Count Zorgela family.

There are many adventurers who are trusted by the Alliance, but even for such adventurers, it would be impossible to win from the front with a Rank A adventurer.

Around what is not difficult but impossible, there is an absolute difference in rank.

... Of course, there are people in the world who can fight and win rank A alias adventurer Elk even if they are rank B like Ray, so it's not like a low-rank adventurer can never beat a high-rank adventurer.

"In the meantime, I'm pretty sure we should do something about the anterm early"

"So Ray will do something about it?

Nielsen asks from inside the dragon robe if you heard Ray whining.

Ray gets a little lost in that word.

It is true that I have a desire to do something about it myself.

But the problem would be that you have no idea where the key anterm is.

If we can find it, that's what we're going to storm right now.

"I want to do something about it, but you can't do anything without knowing where the key is.... there's no such magic or skill in fairies?

"You know, what do you think of fairies?"

From inside the dragon robe, Nielsen tells me like he's frightened.

If I tried it on Ray, I thought it wouldn't be strange to have a bit of uncommon magic and skills just playing various pranks... unfortunately, that didn't seem to be the case.

"Can't you? Too bad.... In the end, I'll have to wait and see if someone finds the report or if it comes out directly to me.... but I don't feel comfortable."

What Ray had in mind was a brainwashed child.

Ray doesn't know if there's still any means left to do the same.

But if that happened, it was only natural to think it wasn't funny.