You can hear the sound of a bonfire burning around you, and you can hear it in the tent where Ray is resting.
　The moonlight and the light of the bonfire alone served as a source of light for the surroundings, and several adventurers gathered around the bonfire to watch out for the surroundings.
　The current time is nighttime.Dinner is already over and all but watch are resting in tents assigned to each party.
　Even in Ray's resting tent, the three axes of the god of thunder fell asleep with weapons in hand so that they could respond whenever the enemy came.
　Originally Ray wanted to rest alone, but Bobbs ordered the tent to be with the axe of the god of thunder, just in case.

(...are you not coming?)

　Why did Ray want to rest alone?for he intended to lure the stars of the night, a party of four men and women, who had been looking at him since he was assigned to subdue the oak.I didn't want to pretend to be such a nuisance, but I wanted to do something as soon as possible, given the possibility of being attacked from behind while fighting the Oaks.But in the end, nothing in particular happens, and the night passes, perhaps because he thinks he can't touch the axe of the god of thunder and Seto sleeping right next to the Rey's tent.
　Ray was originally supposed to take turns on guard as well, but he was also exempted by the sound of Bobbs cranes.





"No, sir.The new tent is with the Axes of the God of Thunder, and the Gryphon hangs close to it.I think it's better not to take advantage of the darkness."

　Mulgus observed the axe tent of Ray and Thunder God in the furthest distance from the entrance of the tent addressed to the stars of the dusk.He says so in a low voice, so that those who would sleep in the surrounding tents might not hear him.
　Usually, the tents of the lays are far away from the light of the bonfire, but Mulgus, who is in charge of scouting in the nighttime stars, has a good night vision at night.This enabled him to see not only the tent where Ray was resting, but also the cet lying right next to him.

"Oh, I can't help it.We'd better put off tonight's attack."

　Ceryl lays down in the tent when she says it curiously.If you don't have a blanket or something else, you'll catch a cold, but now you don't need it just in summer.

"Oh, you never expected Bobbs to trust Gryphon so much.They're the others, and I know they'll keep such monsters close by."

　Bobbs is in charge of the Oak Expedition, but he is nothing but a commander in battle.He was not an absolute commander on the journey to the village of Oak....at least Ceryl thought so.So when he decided to camp here, he complained that he did not want to sleep near Gryphon, no matter how much he was tamed, but he explained how good his senses were, and at the same time, the other adventurers who saw his fighting ability to trample a flock of Fangwolf alone did not agree with Ceryl.
　It was partly because the adventurers, listening to the story, saw Sett singing and spoiling to Ray, determined that the Gryphon would not harm them as long as he was working with him, and at the same time they could sense the approach of the enemy more acutely than a poor watchman if he were near the tent.But in the end, just in case, I had to take turns keeping watch.
　As for the watch time, when Bobbs' hourglass falls off, the next party will be replaced.
　These actions caused the stars of the night to feel uncomfortable with Bobbs, Ray, or the axe of the God of Thunder, and to set up their own tents farthest from their tents, if they did not like being by the side of the Gryphon.

"What shall I do, my son?"

　Sunny's voice echoes in the tent, but Ceryl replies with her eyes closed.

"If the Gryphon has the axe of the God of Thunder beside it, I can't help it.Sleep peacefully and rest yourself today.The real thing is to-morrow night, when we make a night attack on the oak village.and if I had taken the item-box by the end of the day, I would have received all the supplies which had been prepared for this expedition."

　muttered Ceryl, recalling the evening when he decided to camp here.The sight of the new boy's hand, one after another, showing the true value of the item box.and at the same time, Ceryl's desire was much stronger.
　Ceryl lies down and closes her eyes, and in a few decades she falls asleep imagining herself playing in the royal capital.
　Next to him, he did not notice that Al had frowned lightly.





　The next day, the tent had already stored everything in the mistling, and all that remained was the remains of the fire that burned last night.Breakfast was easily prepared by guilds, such as dry bread and dried meat, and they were already ready to leave.
　and Ray was the only one who was eating the sandwich for the lunch box, for he had kept the lunch box which he had received from the proprietress of Wheat-tei in the twilight.As for Seto, he flew somewhere and hunted and ate his own prey.
　I don't know what happened to Magic Stone, but Ray thought it wasn't that high-ranking monster that made Seto's breakfast because he didn't get that announcement message in his head.
　Then Bobbs speaks in front of the Oak Expedition, which is ready to depart.

"Well, as I said yesterday, if we keep going, we should be able to get to the point where the oak is making its settlement by noon today.After that, take a rest until midnight to recover your strength.Especially for those who kept watch last night, it doesn't mean lack of sleep.After that, they launched a surprise attack in the middle of the night.As you know, an oak is a monster that can act collectively.They are probably on guard, so they will knock it down first.After that, in order to ensure the annihilation of the oak, each party surrounded the settlement before launching an attack.Please wait until tomorrow morning after destroying the oaks in the village for the proof of subjugation and the removal of materials.What's your question?"
"If we defeat rare or superior oak species, will we have possession?"
"Oh, of course,""What weapons or treasures does the oak have?"
"In that case, the person who finds it can claim ownership."

　After that, Bob continued to answer detailed questions.
　Listening to the conversation, Ray was thinking about his magic.

(With my magic, I can put the village together and extinguish it... No, I could burn it down.)Do you say that? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .So it would ultimately be more profitable to join the attack with other parties...

　Do you give up all the magical stones while burning the village to yourself, or do you participate in the attack with other adventurers and give priority to getting the magical stones while sharing your achievements?After only a few seconds to decide which one would win, Ray easily chose the latter.
　If you choose the former, you can certainly take all the credit.But that means taking away from other adventurers' parties.Considering the possibility of being rebuked for this, the latter would be better as much as one can get a magical stone.Although there may be other opportunities than the subjugation of the oak, there is a possibility that magical stones such as rare or superior species of oak can only be obtained on this occasionally.

"Well, you have no other question, then, as you did yesterday, and get into the carriage. We're leaving."

　Bobbs's words signaled their entry into the carriage in which they had been riding yesterday.
　It was impressive to Ray that several of the other adventurers thanked Seto.Even though they were waiting by Ray's tent at night, they must have gained some credibility by spending the night together.

"Ray, let's say we're in a carriage,"

　Min talks to Ray, who is watching Seto and the other adventurers.
　Behind them were the usual faces of the axe of the god of thunder, with Elk smiling at his lips and Rodos glancing displeasedly at Ray.

"Well, it's better to have a long break over there."

　muttered, patting Sett on the head, and then getting into the carriage.
　In addition to the God of Thunder's axe and Ray, Bobbs got in as well as yesterday, and Warhorse pulled a carriage and began to move.





　A while after the carriage started moving, Ray had heard from Elk and Min about tips on stripping materials from the fallen monster and points of caution about the labyrinth, but Bobbs abruptly interrupts the conversation.

"Ray, and the elks, too.I'm sure you've noticed that there's a party in this expedition for purposes other than the subjugation of oaks."
"Yes, the stars of the night?"

　Ray nods to Elk's words.
　The stars of the night, a party of four men and women adventurers, naturally noticed Ray's glances clouded with desire from his leader, a middle-aged woman.
　He had been looking at the Guild since the end of the conference on the mission, but his gaze had become more obvious since he left the city.
　At first, when I felt my eyes glued to desire, I wondered if my body was my target.Regardless of the time when he was Reiji SAEKI, Ray understands that this body created by the Zepail family is beautiful.
　But Ceryl, the leader of the dark stars, looked not at his face or body, but at his right arm, with Mistilling in it.

"Well, did you notice that?It seems that their aim is definitely the item box."
"I suppose you don't think I've noticed it, because you're looking at my right arm blatantly."

　If Ray had really been an ordinary G-rated adventurer, he might not have noticed Ceryl, a C-rated adventurer.Fortunately or unfortunately, however, Ray was not an ordinary G-rated adventurer.

"...I see. If you think you're looking at me strangely sometimes, I guess it was your aim at the item box.Well, it's because I have something that's not suitable for me.Why do you have such a rare magic item when you're only ranked G?"

　Rodos muttered as he looked at the bracelet in Ray's arm, as if he had been a member of the Axe of the God of Thunder, and he had noticed his wishy gaze."I was originally living with a magician deep in the mountains, and when the training was over, I was told to train myself and was transferred to the Magic Forest with Seto, and I received some magic items.That's the mystery, and my main weapon, the death-size, and many more."

　As he enters the city of Gilm, he tells Rodos the explanation he gave to Langa.

"... The Devil Forest? Did you get transferred there?"
"Yeah. I was surprised when the first water bear appeared in front of me after being transferred."
"Water Bear..."

　Rodos looked at Ray with a stunned expression, and the contempt that had been there until just a few minutes ago had faded somewhat.

"Well, let go of the devil's forest.Ray, watch out for the dark stars.They're probably going to take you by surprise or something."

　Ray nods to Elk's words.

"I suppose you said you didn't want to have a set near your tent before yesterday's camp, and you probably thought that while I was sleeping...Well, in the end, the proposal was rejected by another party.and even if I had let him go from the side of the tent, I would not have been able to do anything about it in the end, as I was sleeping in the tent with the axe of Thunder God."
"But that item-box... No, Mistyling can only be used by Ray, can't it be meaningless if the night-star manages to steal it?"

　She recalls the story Min told her when she was shown the mistiling in the guild's conference room, but Ray only smiles derisively at her mouth.

"It's a rare item among the few.You don't have to know the detailed performance and characteristics.In that sense, it might be interesting to see the funny sight of a man who intentionally steals and can't use a mistling."
"Well, there's something in it to be used for this expedition.Don't take a meaningless risk."
"Oh, that's a joke.I wouldn't do such a pointless thing.It would be troublesome if they were thrown away just because they couldn't be used."
"Do so, anyway, be careful whether it be the axe of the god of thunder or Ray about the stars of the night... ...and do you act with the axe of the god of thunder when you attack the village at night?"

　I thought about Bobbs' words for a few seconds and shook my head from side to side.

"No, I can't say there are many people already.You don't have to go out of your way to open a hole to let the oak escape."

　Ray replied that, but his real intention was that he did not want to see the possibility of obtaining the magical stone when he acted with the axe of the god of thunder or to absorb it.

"Well, I think you'll be all right, for you have a Gryphon, but I'll be careful of the twilight stars."

　It is true that the number is small because it is an emergency request.Bobbs nodded as if he had bitten a bitter worm.
　Then, the Oak Expedition arrives near the village before noon.