"Now, I think I understand each of them'said he.

　Gran tells that in front of the participants in the rank-up examination at the training ground.
　Some of them nodded slightly, others smiled, or listened to Gran's words with chagrined faces.

"As I've said many times, this mock battle is just to know each other's ability to get rid of thieves.Don't worry too much, so the next thing you decide is who will be the leader of this special party..."

　muttered Gran, staring at the six of them in turn.Everyone is waiting breathlessly to see who will be their leader, whether they want to be or not.Meanwhile, Gran's gaze was fixed on one of them.

"Ray, you're the leader."

　And he said so.

"What? Me?"

　Rey is surprised by Gran's words, but Gran nods to the question without hesitation.

"Yes, I honestly understand that your fighting power itself isn't already at the level of Rank D or something like that.for he has the ability to beat Oak King.However, in your case, contrary to your high fighting ability, it is assumed that you work individually and solo.It may be OK if it's up to E-rank, but if it's up to D-rank, it's temporary or fixed, but naturally you'll need to have a party with others.That's why you have to do something about it if you're not good at dealing with people and you're not good at it.At least we should be able to communicate with them at least."

　Ray had no choice but to keep silent when Gran pointed out the right answer.Basically, I knew that I wasn't that good at dealing with people.And if they said that was a requirement for her to move up to the top, Ray had no choice but not to take on the leadership role.

"Okay, I'll take on the leadership.
"The others are good, too.Ray will be the leader of this special party until the bandits are over."

　Everyone nods to Gran's words.
　though each of them had its own expression.

"All right, then, here's the details of this request to put down the thieves.First of all, I explained that the robber's hideout is located two days from the town of Gilm.I'll take you there. I mean, since I'm an examiner, I'll have to go with you anyway.I'm leaving tomorrow morning.We gather in front of the main gate before the nine o'clock bell rings.The guild gives us a carriage as a-drawn carriage.Any questions?"

　Culotte opens his mouth to Gran's words.

"I understand that the guild will provide you with a carriage, but other supplies.What is the food and potions in particular?"

　Gran grinned as if he had noticed the question of Culotte.

"All the guilds offer is a carriage.Make sure that each of the other supplies is prepared as much as you need.Of course, we will put our own supplies into the assessment, so be careful."

　The next person to speak was Spelvia.

"It's called a band of thieves, but do you know exactly how many?"
"There are at least 20 people,"
"... I see. At least?"

　Spelvia understands and nods behind Gran's words, which was the same as the Oak Conquest, so Ray could easily understand.

"At the very least, why are you so particular about those words?"

　Alogan, who doesn't understand the back of the word, asks Spelvia.Scola also leaned her head and looked at the curotto next to her.

"There are a few who don't seem to understand.Ray's first job as a leader."

　Encouraged by Gran, Ray speaks with his sigh.

"A minimum of 20 people means that there are more people, such as 40 or 100 people."Alogan and Schola were surprised at what they said.
　However, the fierma continues to reassure the two.

"But since this is just a job that was chosen for the guild's rank-up exam, it's safe to assume that there's not that many of themselves."

　The two of them let out a breath of relief at the words.But Gran opens his mouth again with a nasty smile.

"It is true that this is a guild examination, but it does not mean that it is safe.If you relax, you'll die. ... Now, what other questions do you have?"

　No one speaks to Gran's words.Having confirmed this, Gran turns his eyes to Ray.

"Ray, I'm going to lose one point.As long as this is a request, as a leader, we should hear about compensation."
"... oh, I see,"

　Ray nods slightly when pointed out.
　It seems that Ray did not realize this point because his request was a way to get magical stones and he did not care much about the reward itself.

"It's small, but if you don't check your rewards, you can get into trouble with your clients… Well, if you're going to get a request on the guild's request board, you don't have to worry about this, but if you're going to be in a position above rank D, you'll get a request without going through the guild.In that case, don't forget to listen to the remuneration and requests."By the way, this time the reward is one piece of silver in relation to the rank-up examination."

　Everyone nods to Gran's words.

"Well, I'll break up with you today.As I said earlier, we will leave tomorrow morning when the 9 a.m. bell rings, so we have to pack our belongings and gather in front of the main gate.And again, Ray forbids the bringing of the Gryphon."

　With the words as a signal, everyone disappears.
　Rey breathes while watching the back of the special party members.
　There were times when I didn't think I'd end up being the party leader, but what's more problematic is...

(What do you do with Sett?Two days to go, two days to go home, and probably five days to go over there.And this is assuming that there is no trouble.for two days or so, if I had time to spare, I would not have kept Sett in the stable for a week, and I would have to leave him with somebody, but the right man -- no, wait.

　At that moment, what came to Ray's mind was the image of a Mire Dog.Even though they know a certain degree of their own abnormality, they are still very friendly, but they have embedded the seeds of their pledge, so you don't have to worry about it.It is also evident from the sight that the Mire Dog himself has a considerable attachment to Set.

"Will the question be solved by tomorrow?"

　muttered the good, as if to hurry into the guild.





"Renora, I'd like to get in touch with the burning wind of Mireinu. Is there any good way?"

　He returned to the guild and looked about him, but there was no scorching wind in it, including the Mire Dog.Since it was already daytime, he thought it was unlikely that an adventurer would be in the guild, so he went to the counter and spoke to Lenora without any hesitation.

"Is that Mr. Milline in a blazing wind? She would be back in the guild this evening, having cleared her request."
"Do you know the exact time?"
"No, that's... I'm sorry,"
"Oh, no, don't worry.I said, too. Can I leave a message when Mileine comes back?"
"I don't mind that,"

　Rei breathes relief at Lenora's words.
　If it seemed impossible to leave a message, he had to wait in the guild all the time until the scorching wind returned.
　The mystery ring contains most of the things you need for a long trip, but it is still not complete.I wanted to buy something useful if I replenished it or took it with me."Ah, Ray.Are you planning to cheat on me even though I'm here?"

　While watching Ray, Kenny, who was listening interestingly to their conversation next to Lenora, said to him.
　Ray shakes his head with a wry smile on his face.

"That is not the message in that sense.I know I'm taking the promotion examination, but I've been told that it's too much of a force to take Sett with me, but it's pitiful to keep him in the stable for nearly a week, so I thought I'd ask Mileine to take care of him in the meantime.Fortunately, Miredogs are quite fond of Seto."
"I see. It's certainly a bit of a military problem if you take her to the D-rank upgrade exam.All right, I'll take your message."
"Then tell him to come back to the Wheat-tei at dusk when he has finished his request.I'd like to talk about Seto."
"Yes, leave it to me,"
"Oh, I feel like I'm being left out."

　Lenora nodded to Ray's words, and next to him Kenny looked a little dissatisfiedly at Ray.





　I finished dinner at the Wheat-tei at dusk, and when I was relaxing in my room, I was knocked on the door.

"Ray, are you there? I got a message from the guild."
"Oh, wait a minute,"

　He put on his dragon robes, wore slapnil shoes and opened the door.
　in addition to the promised Miredog, there were the Wizard Surnin, who was a party member of the blazing wind, and the bowman Eclir.

"I've heard the general story from Lenora.You want to leave Seto with us for a while, don't you? We all came here because it concerns all the burning winds."
"No problem. Come in."

　He nodded to the words of the Mire Dog, moved from the front of the door and invited the three into the room.
　It would be very cramped if there were four people in a one-person room, but each of them sat down on a chair, floor, or bed.
　The first person to speak was, of course, the Mire Dog.

"And about Seto, are you serious about leaving it with us?"

　The Mire Dog asked, but there was a smile of hope on his face with a smile of hope.For the Mire Dogs who are crazy about Seto, leaving Seto for themselves is a boat.k.a. boat.

"Yeah. I heard from Lenora in the guild that it's not allowed to take Seto to the rank-up examination I take, but at least five days.If you have time to spare, it would be a little too much to imitate keeping Sett in the stable for a week."
"I have a devil's necklace on, and you can let me have my own way.I'm sure Seto will be welcomed by everyone in the city."
"That's a little impossible, Miredog,"

　It was the Wizard Sulnin who put a stop to the words of the Mile Dog, who was also a bag of wisdom in a scorching wind.

"Even if you wear a demon necklace, it is possible for people who have just come to the city of Gilm or who don't know Ray and Set to panic, even if a high-ranking monster like Gryphon is walking around without any adventurer of the Lord."
"Well, she's such a cute Seto..."
"What Sulnin says is reasonable, and if someone follows her, she will be free to do so.Of course I wouldn't say that I'd be left with a set without any merit.While I'm taking the rank-up exam, you can treat Sett like a demon and think of him as a force to take on a request.What do you think?"

　Ray's words brightened his expression with apparent welcome, and Eclir, who seemed to agree with him, smiled a little smile.and Mileine, who was about to open her mouth to take charge of Seto's affairs, interrupted by Sulnin."I don't say that it's common to lend him to others for a short time, or to have him take care of him for some reason, but if anything goes wrong with him, he must take full responsibility. Is that a suggestion after understanding it?"
"That's all right.I trust you guys, and Seto himself is smart, so I don't care what happens."

　When he hears Ray's words, Sulnin also nods softly, turning his eyes to Mileine.

"All right.If you trust us that much, you can accept it.I have no complaints about that set of Gryphons."

　Thus, everyone in the scorching wind agreed to accept Seth, and while Ray was going to hunt down the bandits in the rank-up examination, Seth and Ray had to act separately.
　But when Sett heard this, he turned his lonely gaze to Ray with his round eyes, singing softly in the back of his throat, and a little guilt grew in the faces of Ray and the scorching wind.