Early in the morning, the day after learning a lot of skills.Ray was naturally in the guild.Seth had already laid down in what could be called his reserved seat, and was happily crowing in his throat after being fed by adventurers and passersby who came to the guild.

"Seto has become quite popular in the city, hasn't he?"

　When Ray was looking at the board on which the request form was posted, he suddenly approached him.
　When Ray turned round to his voice, he saw Mileine, the leader of the blazing wind, fighting with the Oak Kings in an oak expedition.

"Is that your request?"
"So... So, Ray, too? Usually, I take a week off after I make such a big request..."

　and yet his eyes glued to the request on the board.
　As soon as he looked at what he was saying was different from what he was doing, he gave a somewhat embarrassing smile.

"Oh, actually.Weapons and armour were worn out by the Oaks... ...and not only me, but also Sulnin and Eclir, had suffered a lot of damage from the weapons and armor... ...and most of the rewards were gone when I repaired them or replaced them with new ones....well, I was thinking about getting new weapons and armour, so it was a good opportunity.That's why I had to get a new request as soon as possible."

　When Ray heard the words of the Mire Dog, he turned his eyes to the arms and armour that hung on his waist.
　It is true that their equipment was different from those seen in the Oaks, and if they believed the words of the Mireine, they would be more powerful than ever.
　At a distance Sulnin and Eclir were looking at the board on which the request was placed, as were Mileine, when they noticed Ray bowed his head or waved his hand to greet him.
　As they return their greetings, a Mire Dog suddenly hugs them from behind to Ray.

"Hey, Ray. If you're looking for a request, why don't you join us? You know, Seto-cha... but you can rely on Ray's ability."

　The lines make Ray smile bitterly when he realizes where Mireinu's aim is.
　Perhaps among the adventurers of the Oak Squad, it was the Mire Dog who first became friends with Seth when he pulled out the axe of the God of Thunder, and at the same time the Mire Dog was the one who liked Seth the most.
　But Ray could not immediately nod to the words of the Mire Dog.
　After all, Ray's aim is to be the monster's magic stone, and his materials and rewards are secondary.And when he has a party with other adventurers, it is very likely that Ray will have a fight if he wants a magical stone.The best selling monsters are basically magical stones with special exceptions.

"Don't push yourself too hard, Mileneu.Every man has his own circumstances."

　He must have seen Ray's troubled face.Sulnin chastises the Mire Dog.

"Yes, I understand that Mileine likes Seto, but don't be so reckless."
`Well... but now,'

　Not only Sulnin, but also Mirein, who was choked to the point where Ray found a request.
　The request was written as a survey of another forest near the demon forest, and the number of applicants was five regardless of rank.

(Can I take it with the scorching wind? Fortunately, the scorching wind uses seeds of pledge, so even if I show him that I want magical stones, he won't be investigated deeply.)

"I don't mind taking this request with me, Mileine,"
"What? Really!? Which request?"Mireine looks at Ray's request with a big smile on her face, but his expression soon becomes cloudy.

"Well, the forest research... this kind of request is rather expensive, but I don't know what kind of monsters will come out because it's just an investigation.But I want to be with Seto, and Ray's fighting power is attractive... well... how about Sulnin and Ekrill?"

　Millerine glares at the request and asks the party members.
　In the first place, unlike the scorching winds of Rank C, Ray is ranked E, although we can't accept it together unless it's a non-rankable request like Millerine is seeing right now.It's possible for a scorching wind to receive a Rank E request, but it's impossible to receive a low-ranked request with little reward even though you want to earn money in the first place.
　And requests without regard to rank are often very low-paid, or if they are high-paid, the risk is just as high.In this case, it's a survey of forests near the Devil Forest, so we don't know what kind of monsters will appear, so we'll probably be in the latter.
　The request to subjugate the oak settlements in which Ray and scorching winds participated is categorized here.

"I beg your pardon, but let me disagree.I'd like to refrain from making requests for which I don't know the degree of danger because I'm not yet familiar with the cane I just bought."
"Yes, I'm sorry, Mr. Millerine.for I am not yet proficient in my new bow."

　The two shake their heads, looking apologetic, and the Mire Dog breathes.

"Well, if you say it can't be helped, it can't be helped.I can't help it. Should I give up today?Sorry, Ray. Don't push me."
"No, I don't mind.I'm staying at the Wheat-tei at dusk, and Sett is in the stable there.Play with me if you have time."
"Yes, I'll definitely go, then, we'll be there."If we don't look for a good request in earnest, we won't be able to pay for the accommodation."""

　Mileine sighs regretfully and takes Sulnin and Eclir to the C-rank request board.
　After seeing him off, I thought that there was some good request for him, and then I noticed a figure approaching me again.
　Obviously, anyone could understand that Ray's purpose was Ray when they saw him approaching him.
　You're in your late teens and early twenties, and your equipment isn't that high for an adventurer.However, except for the sword on his waist, there was something that attracted his attention.

(A magical sword?)

　Vargas's Falcon's, had a battleax.or the battle axe held by the Elk, the axe of the Thunder God, and the Great Sword held by the Oak King.All of them are magical weapons: magic items.Because they possess magical powers, there are things that really attract attention, so even if you don't have the ability to sense magical powers, you can somehow understand that they are a kind of magic item.
　and the sword at the man's waist, which approached him in a straight line, gave off the same atmosphere as they did, and I could somehow tell that it was a magic-item sword, or a magic-sword.

"Are you sure you are Ray?"

　He stops in front of Ray and nods to the man who asks him.

"Oh, and you?"
"I am Alogan.He's a Rank E adventurer."

　Rank E Adventurer.In other words, it is the same rank as Ray.
　Ray, however, is a newcomer who just reached the rank of E the day before.

"And Alogan,"Do you want anything from me?"
"Yes, I was out of the city of Gillum on a little request, and came back this morning... and I heard a strange rumor there."
"Strange rumor?"
"It's quite impossible to say that a Rank G adventurer beat Oak King,"

　You can't believe it, can you? Looking into Ray's face, apparently with the understanding that Ray was the adventurer who defeated the rumored Oak King.(Jealousy? Well, you don't have to deal with him properly anyway.)

　He muttered in his heart, and let out a sigh as if he were deliberate.

"Oh, what's that sigh?"
"And what is your business?"

　Ignoring the bloodshot of Aloggan, he asked her what she wanted to do.
　This attitude almost made her blood boil again, but she clapped her tongue and spoke, thinking it was not interesting to keep pace.

"Oh, that's a simple thing.I want you to have a little game with me.I want you to show me your ability to beat the Oak King."

　Speaking of the words as expected, he turned to the counter for a moment.
　It was an action he wanted to stop, but Lenora, who had been told to report Ray to his boss when she saw him involved, had gone down to his boss to get the job done, and Kenny had a half-killful stare at Alogan, who was involved in his favorite Ray.

"What's the advantage of me winning the game?"
"What?"

　"What are you talking about?" said Alogan, looking at Ray with a wistful face.
　Allogan was involved in Ray's business, thinking that he would definitely buy it unconditionally if he had a fight, but the plan was off the hook.

"Hey, are you serious about that young guy? He's still in rank E, but he's going to fight with Ray."
"...as far as I've heard, did you say Allogan? He hasn't been in the town of Gillum for a while.I can't help it if I say it's unavoidable."
"Well... if you don't know anything about Ray, you can't get involved.for he is small in stature and delicate in appearance."

　The voices of the adventurers in the guild talking in low voices echoed round him, but he was not heard by the allogans who could do their best to glare at him.
　The adventurers' eyes upon him were like those of a sort of brave man.though he was a brave man in the sense that he would attack the dragon with only a club.
　Because on the first day of the guild registration, he won a landslide victory over the Falcon's claws at the Rank D party by himself and stole all his money and equipment, so his behavior stands out even though he doesn't like it.Because of this, Taka no Tsume is still busy paying off his debts, so for adventurers who don't want to experience such a thing, Ray, who looks delicate and weak at first glance, was already treated like Kimon.
　As people around him saw before, he was close to the scorching wind of the Rank C party, which was beginning to distinguish himself as a talented person, and he also had a relationship with the axe of the Raijin (God of Thunder) of the Rank A party.and, above all, most adventurers there thought of a Gryphon who would be outside the guild.
　Rank A monster, Gryphon.Being hostile to Ray automatically means being hostile to the dead god in the sky.
　But it would not be understandable to Alogan, who had just returned to town, and had only heard the rumor, and had rushed to Ray without betraying it.Because he was so powerful that he was about to take the Rank D exam, he knew that any newcomer who had just made it to the Rank E would be fine.
　In a sense, this is one of the most famous taxes.

"You can fight me anyway.and I'll be recognized for your ability.Or what? Are you not confident that you can beat a Rank E adventurer like me when you've done the Oak King killing Oak King.

(I see, it's the same type as Ceryl in the twilight stars.)

　The type of person who believes only what they want to believe and recognizes that it is reality.If not, it's not that rotten yet.Ray decides that smashing the overconfident part here would be a second to Ceryl.

(There is no need for me to do it...)

"So whether I can beat you or not is a matter of course.I'm asking you to show me the merit of being able to compete with me."
"... well, what do you say you're going on.
"What are you talking about? You want me to play, right? Why do I have to pay you?"
"Well... well, that's the only skill that seems to be able to evade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."If you beat me, I'll give you three silver coins, and what do you think?"
"... well, you know.It's only going to be troublesome to make more noise here.And where do you do it?"

　He encourages me to talk to him as if it were foolish to deal with him any more.
　After hearing this, he looks to the guild's door confidently, perhaps because Ray has finally decided to fight him.

"It won't take so much trouble.I'll finish it off right outside the guild."

　she said, and walked out of the guild.Ray also breathed and followed him through the door to the front.

"Now lay down your arms,"

　Allogan slips the magical sword from his waist and turns the tip of the sword towards Ray.
　Ray also looks at the sword and takes the death size out of the mystery ring.
　A crowd of passers-by high-profile horsers gathered around him, and it was clear that Alogan's aim was to embarrass Ray and expose him to public display.though there had been some similar correspondence among them before, and some of them knew that the Falcon's claws had been humiliated, so that the gaze which Alogan had expected was not Ray, but Alogan.
　When Seto saw Ray outside, he tried to stand up and was stopped by Ray, so he lay down again and watched the commotion.

"Well, that's the rumored item box,"

　Ray's eyes were on the mistling that was fitting in Ray's right arm, as if he had heard of the rumour or licked his tongue.
　Ignoring such a situation, Ray looks at Arogan as if he were observing his sword.

(I see, the confidence which I can call excessive is due to that magical sword.I don't think it's the kind of sword a Rank E adventurer could have, but... where did you get it?)

　Allogan's magical sword has a red pattern on its black blade.The power of the blade of the sword was enough to show that the magical sword had considerable power.

"Here we go!"

　cried Alogan, kicking the earth and brandishing his magical sword.
　But he was a slow hand at the sword... no, it was almost as dull as a matter of fact.
　Without sharpness or strength.
　Certainly, he's good enough to think of himself as a Rank E adventurer.But for Ray, who fought with Oak King, who had a similar magic item Great Sword, it was a blow that could easily be avoided even if he missed it.
　He took a slight step backward, scooping up the death-size sword from below as the tip of the sword swung down by him passed his eyes.At the same time, you just entwine the blade inside the blade and jump it up into the sky!
　In the next moment, when a sharp crack of death-size and sorcerer-sword came into contact with each other, the sorcerer-sword in his possession flew high into the sky and, turning round and round, pierced the body of the sword into the ground near him.It was too much to say, and the situation, including Alogan, made the surroundings quiet.
　Watching the scene, Ray puts his death size in a mistling and calls out to Alogan.

"No matter how many first-rate weapons you have, you're not a third-rate user..."

　and his voice echoed not only among Alogans but among the hordes who were watching the developments around him.