northwest of the oak settlement, where the four of the stars of the night were fighting against the oak.

"Boom-boom!

　He protected himself with an oak sword that had been thrown down at him, and fired a thrust into the throat of an oak that he stepped on it.
　Oak, who had a hole in his throat by a sharp thrust, half cuts his head and falls to the ground.

"Oh, there's no end to it.Al, Snee, you're safe there!"

　He shook an oak-throated sword, and blew away the blood and pieces of flesh from the point of the sword, calling out to the two of them Ceryl was near him.

"I'm still all right,"
"There's no problem here, either, but Mr. Ryoo, two oaks from the front!"

　While paying attention to Ceryl, he pulls the bow and shoots the arrow.

"Boo-hoo-hoo!?

　Oaks approaching in the dark, and several arrows shot from Snee's head pierce one of them one after another.

"We don't have to have so many oaks coming to our neighborhood in the northwest, let alone the east where the first attack began."Al, you must deal with the hedgehog."
"All right!"

　Ordinary oaks are basically not equipped with armor.It is difficult to get their own armor, but the main reason is probably the oak's own body.Muscles with muscle strength that can be said to be several times as strong as others.And it's thick fat that covers it.It is difficult for ordinary people to break through fat even if they cut it with a sword or point it with a spear.
　And it's the same for Sunny's arrow.At first glance, the oak looks like a hedgehog with a large number of arrows, but most of the arrows are stopped in fat and are not fatal.
　But the fact that an arrow was stuck in his body hinders the movement of the oak, and is a momentary loss of action.

"d*mn it, you pigfish!"

　Taking a momentary break, Al hits Oak's torso with a bastard-sword blow carrying most of his weight.

"Boomoomoomoomoomoomoomoomoomoomoomoomoomoomoomoomoom."

　Oak tried to prevent the blow with his sword, but the arrow interrupted him and his body was cut deep.
　Rather than slashing him, he was rightly struck, and Oak, who had lost half his torso, fell silent to the ground and scattered his blood and organs on the ground.

"Why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why?"

　Al, who knocked down the oak, holds his sword to the ground to support him and adjusts his breathing while breathing hard.
　Originally, Al is a D-rated adventurer, and he has the ability to fight against the Oaks of Rank D monsters by himself.However, this is only a one-on-one story, and if you fight repeatedly, you will naturally run out of energy.

"Don't you think you should take a break?"

　Seeing Al's condition, Sneez advises Ceryl, who frowns slightly when he puts his favorite high-speed thrust to the face of the other oak and cleans it up quickly.
　He seemed to be breathing a little, but he still had plenty of room to spare, showing the difference in ability between Celil in rank C and Al in rank D.

"Yes, Al looks a little tight, but it's hard to find the new rice if you flock with the oaks.Have you heard from Mulgus?"

　He shook his head at Ceryl's words.
　Mulgus should be literally leaping around the oak village in search of Ray.Murgas of cowardly nature, but Ceryl threatened him, Al soothed him, and Snee told him to do the job of finding Ray, who was in charge of the shortstop, in the oak hamlet that night's attack, and, if possible, stealing the item box.Even though the attack was impossible, Ceryl determined that they would only leave if Ray knew where he was, and it was quite unfortunate that they were now fighting the Oaks here.
　It was supposed that the military force would have been concentrated in the east of the village, and that they would have been able to make it quite easy.and yet, for some reason, quite a few oaks were attacking us, and we were busy dealing with them.Actually, there was a problem with the party structure of the stars at night.Originally, it was a party of four, but today there are three of them, excluding the bandit Mulgus.Two of them are women.Ceryl, who is still in her prime in her thirties, and Snee, who is in her twenties, stimulated the s*xual desire of the Oaks when they saw her, despite her nature and appearance.The settlement had just been established, and the only breeding women were two human women who happened to meet on the move, so the number of oaks was too large.
　As a result, several oaks attacked the stars of the night against the orders of the superior species, and the other oaks who noticed it found the stars of the night fighting against their companions and followed their s*xual desires.

"I can't help it.I'll hide in that ragged hut so that the Oaks won't find me.Al has to get his breath together, too.
"Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, I'm sorry."
"You know what?I'm still in rank D because I seem to have such a hard time like an oak."

　Ceryl hides her entangled Al into an unlit oak house, and Sneez follows her with alarm, so that they can take a break.

"Why, those oaks aren't troublesome enough.If he hadn't come this way in great numbers, he might have found the newcomer by now."
"Why don't you put off the item box for now and concentrate on the expedition of the oak?"

　At last Al, who was breathing well, called out to Ceryl, but he came back with a glaring stare.

"What, Al? Do you have any complaints about what I do?"
"No, that's not the case, but if you keep fighting half-heartedly, you'll be caught by the oak?"
"Well, if you take the item box away, you'll run into the royal capital.I don't care what happens to the city of Gilm."

　At this time, Ceryl, though not as tired as Al, was.for he had been at odds with Oak, who was attacking him with glaring eyes.Even though he was a Rank C adventurer, he had accumulated a lot of mental fatigue.That's probably why I let out my true feelings.

"What is it now?"

　Al asks Ceryl in a low voice.

"Oh? You mean whatever happens to the city of Gilmoo? It means exactly what it means.You're going to the royal capital after this work, so you don't care what happens to the city of Gilm? And as I said before, the knights of the royal capital will only come out if the punitive party loses.There may be some damage, but in the end it will be all right."
"...that may be true, but..."

　When Al tries to talk about something, Sunny, who was on guard outside, exclaims briefly.

"Murgus is back,"
"Yes! All right, Snee, keep your guard down. Let's hear Mulgus go in.Al, I'll leave you alone for now.Now you will obey my orders."
"... oh,"

　It was almost at the same time that Al nodded his disapproval and Mulgus rushed into the building.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting,"
"Oh, you've been waiting a long time, and you know where the newcomers are?"
"Yes, somehow.for when I came down to earth on a short mission, I kicked the oak and went up again, and I had a hard time.Some time ago he kicked the oaks, who were about to turn behind the axe of the god of thunder in the east.It was a party led by Oakmage, but the Gryphon blew it away."

　Ceryl frowns at his words.Of course, Ceryl is aiming for Ray's item box, so if possible, we would like Ray to be in the same group as ourselves.so that he could do the surprise whenever he wanted.but, having said the night before that he was not trustworthy of Gryphon, that was the reason why he was to be sent on a short drive.
　...but in fact, several members of the other adventurer party, especially the members who fed Seto, appealed directly to Bobbs to work with them, but because there were so many applicants, Seto and Ray ended up in charge of shortstop."And is the newcomer still behind the axe of the god of thunder in the east?"

　Ceryl asked, thinking it would be difficult to attack, but Mulgus's answer was unexpected.

"But he seems tired from the series of battles, and he comes down to a place where the fire is not burning yet and takes a rest.I came back thinking that there was only now to attack."
"... well, not where the fire isn't burning.By the way, are there any oaks or squads around?"
"There is no problem about that.At least before I came back, neither the Oaks nor the others were near the newcomers."
"Well, how about that Gryphon?"

　for it was the Gryphon who was the most difficult in attacking Ray.At least Ceryl would not win the battle against the Gryphon with all the members of the Dawn Star, including himself.
　Mulgus's response, however, was also unexpected.

"But it seems that the Gryphon is the only one who has let it fly back into the air, and that is why it is not long before long."
"...I see, that's certainly a lifetime chance.and while I was resting, I thought I had let the Gryphon do the trick, and I was making the most of my achievements.You're a fool; you're going to lose your own life because you're greedy."

　With a grin on his face, Ceryl quickly gathered it together and spoke.

"Look, we'll all attack that newcomer first.However, at first, it was a preemptive attack with Sunny's arrow.If possible, I'd like to hit him in the head and die instantly, but I don't mind just hitting him on the body, hands and feet."
"Are you underestimating my arm, my son? I can clean it up in one go, as much as a newcomer just signed up for the guild."

　Sunny complains from the entrance with her cheeks swollen, but Ceryl shakes her head slightly.

"You may forget that the newcomer has the ability to knock down a hawk's claws by himself.You must be on your guard."
"... All right,"
"That's a good boy, and when we see Snee's bow hit, we all attack him at once.I'd rather kill you if I could.and it will take some time for Bobbs to know that we have moved."
"And then to the royal capital?"
"Yes, the carriage and the warhorses are gathered where Bobbs is, and if I could manage to do the warhorses with Mulgus and Sneeze, I would have four.Bring at least two of them.Warhorse won't be crushed along the way, and he'll go all the way to the royal capital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"It won't take a few days to get to the royal capital, but what's the food in between?"
"That'll be plenty in the box.And if you don't have any food in it, you can sell the contents of the item-box in any village along the way and buy some food with that money."
"Mr. Ryoo, do you have any tips to sell off the item box, if you like to go to the royal capital?"

　Ceryl nods to Sunny's voice from the entrance with a smile.

"Yes, the person who used to take care of me in the town of Gillum is in the related organization.Of course I know my contact information."
"All right, my dear, and before the newcomer finishes his rest, let us carry out the attack at once."
"Yes, Mulgus, I asked for guidance.lest Al and Snee should notice both Oaks."

　Thus, a lifetime gambling of the stars of the night began.
　Ceryl, however, recognized it as a gamble that he knew would win.
　If Mulgus had told Ceryl that Ray could use magic, the result of his visit to the dark star might have been different.But Mulgus had no information whatsoever about Ray's magic, and at the same time knew little about the life of the Gryphon, so he wondered whether it was the peculiar ability of the Gryphon race to burn the Oaks to death, and he hastened Ceryl to explain that the Gryphon was not there.





　Here and there was a village of oaks, where the fire had not yet spread, and Ray was resting.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I don't see Seto around me all the time to time.He intended to trap the stars of the night, which he thought were aimed at, but he could not afford to neglect the other battles that were taking place in the village of Oak.

(and I can't afford to miss the chance to earn a contribution to the guild.)

　muttered Ray in private.On this point alone, Ceryl's idea was correct.
　And...

(You're finally here, sir.)

　It's a thrilling sensation.It's the same thing that I felt from rare species of Queen Ant and Goblin, but compared to the monsters who have released more pure soles, what I'm feeling now is that they're muddled soles.In other words, it was... murderous.
　Putting a slight emphasis on the death size that you are holding, you are ready not to be seen in the dragon lobe so that you can fight back anytime.
　He thought he was moving so as not to be found by Ray, but for Ray, who had five senses beyond the ordinary, and even a sixth sense, the four of the stars of the night were surrounding him with sounds, signs, and murder.
　and the creaking sound that came through.The sound of a bow being drawn.

(I see. Do you make a first strike with a bow first?Then...)

　I'm thinking of a plan to fit the fools who attack me... the next moment I'm shot!