It's been a few days since I announced my acceptance of the ranking exam.Ray was still in the Wheat-tei at dusk.
　In his room, he took off his dragon robes and slapnil shoes, laid down on his bed, and looked at the books he had bought at the bookstore.
　What is written there is mainly a note about dungeons.
　Grand told me that the designated place was Dungeon, so I went to the store where I bought books on how to tear down monsters before.

"As expected, robbers are a must for dungeon."

　According to the book, dungeons are usually set up with them.
　Some traps were set up by wise monsters among the monsters living in dungeons, while others were created spontaneously when dungeons were formed.

"Shogun Hime should not have the skill of robbers because she fights on the battlefield.So do I, and I have no choice but to hire a thief in the streets of Gilm, or to pray for a thief with her."

　Even so, he looks half resigned.
　for Gran told me that only Ray would act with the Duchess as a request for nomination.Then you can think that there is no possibility of hiring a new thief in the city of Gilm.and the only hope afterwards was that there would be someone with the skill of banditry with the Duchess.

"Do you want me to study so that if I were a simple trap, I could release it?"

　Ray thought so, but with only a few days left before the request began, it was clear that it was impossible to master the skills of thieves from now on.

"Is it no use thinking here?"Will you move your body a little?"

　Nevertheless, as long as he had been told not to accept the invitation, he would have no choice but to exercise his body in the guild's training camp to a degree that would not slow him down.
　"Still, it was better than not, so I got up quickly, prepared to go out, and left the inn."
　and when he appeared in the stable...

"Yes, Seto.Eat this, too."

　for there was a figure of a Mire Dog feeding Sett with a look of debauchery.

"Grull".

　Seth approaches one by one with a wry smile at the joy of being fed.

"Oh, Ray. I'm interrupting you."
"No, I told you that I could come and see Sett any time, but... have you no request to-day?"

　In response to Ray's question, Mileine nods softly, caressing Seto's back.

"Yeah. I kind of worked hard with Forrest Crawler yesterday.Good night."
"... I see. You did a great job."

　Forest crawler, a giant caterpillar-like monster that lives in the woods as the name suggests.Even a small one is 2 meters long.It is not uncommon for a person to exceed three meters in length when he or she grows up.The combat capabilities themselves are not as high as those of Rank D monsters, and the risk is considerably lower than that of Trent and others in the same rank.However, it is a monster hated by female adventurers like a snake because it looks like a giant caterpillar.and his wobbly body did not want to attack the avant-garde men as much as possible, which was probably the worst match for a female swordsman.

"Right? That's why I'm playing with Seto today to relieve my stress. ... What does Ray do?"
"No, I'm going to the guild's training-ground for a little exercise.I thought Seto would go anyway. What do you do?"

　Ray calls out to Seto, who is caressed by the Mire Dog, thinking that he could stay with her here... but Seto cries softly when he goes with her.
　and that must have been understood by the Mire Dog.He looked disappointed, but let out a sigh."But what will the Mire Dog do?"
"Oh... yeah. Then I'll go with you. I wanted to play a mock game with Ray.-- what do you think?"

　Even for Mireinu, he was interested in Ray's fighting ability to defeat Oak King, a monster superior to him, one-on-one, so he nods easily after a bit of hesitation.

"And I wanted to be with Seto a little more,"

　However, I think that this is the reason why Mireine is a Mireine.
　After that, he took Sett out of the stable and headed for the guild as usual.
　What is different from the usual is that it is not just one and one and two.

"Seto-chan, Seto-chan. Yes, this".

　and, as Ray usually buys food at the stall and gives it to Seto, his role had changed to that of the Mire Dog.
　Watching the scene, Ray buys a hot dog-like thing with meat sandwiched between breads like Coppe bread and calls out to Mireinu as he carries it to his mouth.

"You used to talk about lack of money a little while ago, but can you afford it now?"
"Well, Ray and I were on the grade-up exam when we asked them to kill Trent and beat the rare species.The material sold for quite a lot of money. ... I didn't get the magic stone."

　The words of the Mireine suggest that it was the rare species that got the poisonous claws.

"And yesterday's Forrest Crawler sold his feet, his thread, and his magical stones for a reasonable price.I have a little money to spare now."

　It is a normal sight to see the inhabitants and adventurers of the city of Gillum gather under Seth.
　Then, arriving at the guild, Seto moves to the carriage and the waiting area of the demon, even if Ray tells him nothing.
　The sunny and warm place had already become a private space for half a set.

"Seto, then, say goodbye for a while.I'll fight your master."
"Glu".

　Seto sends them off with a short cry in his throat, and Ray and Mileine leave the guild alone for the training ground.





"There aren't many people to-day,"

　muttered the Mile Dog, looking about the training ground.
　In fact, there are only about five people in the training ground, but no one else can be seen.
　Even the five of them can easily imagine that as long as they train together in the same place, it's a party, or that they know each other.

"Well, it's daytime, and I think it's like this."

　Early in the morning, some may still be able to move lightly for future requests, but now it's daytime.Being at the training ground at this time of day is probably only for people like Ray and Mireinu who are on holiday or on training days.

"That's true, too.Well, let's warm up a little before we fight.All right?"
"Oh, no problem,"

　Ray nods to the words of the Mire Dog and takes the Death Size out of the Mistilling.
　A group of five people watching the scene screamed with surprise, but those who were surprised to see Mistyling were already familiar to Ray.Start the warm-up exercise regardless of the situation.
　Slowly shake down the death size, cut it up, and cut it sideways in the flow.At the same time, not only the person with the blade, but also the handle is handled like a club and thrust into the air.Not only the five men who had been at the training ground earlier, but even the Mire Dogs were fascinated by the movement, as if it were a performance.

"That's not the case,"

　With a wry smile, Mileine also starts a warm-up exercise by pulling her long sword out of the sheath.
　Then, for a few minutes, they nodded small and turned to each other with their arms in their arms.
　Then, when I thought, "Oh, my God!" I was told as if I had timed it.

"Excuse me, may I have a momentarily.

　It was one of a group of five who had been at the training ground before the Ray's.He has a soft face that gives the impression that he is a good-natured person, and he is older than Ray in his late teens and early twenties, and he is about the same age as Mireinu.For Ray, he was reminded of two people, Arogan and Spelvia, who had been taking the rank-up exam together until just a few days ago.

"What is it?"
"Are you guys going to play a mock game? If you don't mind, can we watch it?"
"... at least we'd like to have our names mentioned before we ask them."
"Oh, I'm sorry.I thought they were both very good users.Well, I'm Bear Mutter.I'm the leader of a rank E party called Earth bond, which is working with the four of us over there."

　The Mire Dog, with a slight smile, opens his mouth to Beamter, who bowed his head and introduced himself while apologizing for his rudeness.

"Mirainu, the leader of the scorching wind."
"The scorching wind, I think, is rank C... wow. That sword's arm is no wonder..."

　The impressive Bear Mutter turns his face on him and Ray can't help but introduce himself.

"It's Ray, a Rank D adventurer.I'm working as a solo artist."
"Ray...? I think I've heard it somewhere... but at that age, it's amazing to be a Rank D. Anyway, I'm a Rank D myself, but most of the kids over there want to show a high-ranking battle."
"Highly ranked... I don't think it's enough to say that much about rank C."

　Beaumter shakes his head in disbelief at the words of the Mire Dog, who seems to be speaking truth rather than condescending.

"It's great enough for us to be leading a Rank C party at that young age..."
"Well, I don't mind... what about Ray?"

　Perhaps even in the town of Gilm, they are used to this kind of event as a young hopeful.Mileine nods and asks Ray that there is no problem.

"Well, I don't mind if you don't disturb me."
"Thank you. I'll never let you get in my way."

　Beaumter, bowing his head and running under his comrades.Seeing her back, Mire Dog looks at Ray with a wry smile.

"It was a little surprising.I thought he would refuse to see a mock battle because he has so many secrets."
"A lot of secrets.I can't deny it, I'm sure.""That's right, isn't it?I'm going to embed something like that in my body... Well, I hope we were able to improve our military strength unintentionally."

　When I was told that it was like that, I remembered the warning I used for the scorching wind.
　Surely that magic is harmless unless Ray tells the secret.On the contrary, there are advantages such as developing resistance to flames and increasing the magical power of flame relationships.
　As he recalls it, Beaumter brings the four of them back down to their feet of the Rays.

"I'm sorry to have you been waiting?"Look, boys."
'Thank you very much,'

　The four bowed to Bairmutter's words.
　The four were boys and girls of almost the same age as Ray.
　Some of the girls are apparently younger than Ray, and not only Ray but also Mireine is surprised by the sight.

"It's a very young party,"
"Yes, they all come from the same orphanage as me, so I'm taking care of them."
"Oh, Bear is embarrassed."
"Do you feel embarrassed when you deal with a beautiful woman? I thought you weren't interested in women."

　Bairmutter refutes such an unspeakable naughty person with a flushed face.

"Silly, don't be rude to Mr. Milaine for showing me a mock battle."
"Don't worry, sir.It's more dangerous than that, so stay a little far away."
"Yes,"

(You're used to dealing with children...)

　Impressed by the interaction between the Mireinu and the Bearmutters, he regained his mind and set himself up for death.

"Well, then it's ready,"Oh, there's no magic."
"All right, just weapons."
"Well, then... well, Mr. Bearmutter, give me the signal to start."
"Well... get on with it said.

　With Bearmutter's signal, the Mire Dog kicks the ground and approaches Ray with the longsword in his hand.
　Ray dared to step forward, ready to fight back.

"What!"

　Surely he didn't think Ray, who had a long thing, would dare to break the deadlock.The Mileine hesitates for a moment... and consequently allows Ray to come close inside the sword'sword.

"Here we go!"

　Ray takes a momentary break and takes a blow that looks like he scoops up Mireine's leg with a death-size handle, but the movement of the scythe makes him jump back quickly.
　Moments later, a death-size handle sharply passes the spot where the leg of the Mire Dog was located.

"...you're doing it as expected.This is a fraud or rank D.""I didn't think it would be so easy to see through my intentions,"
"It's still rank C, so it's not easy to do.Even though you have gallery eyes, if you get hit easily, you'll lose face."
"Was he the type who cared about that?"

　While talking to each other lightly, they feint with their eyes and body movements, and look for gaps between them.

(But if things go on like this, only time will pass, then...)

　They make up their minds, and as they continue their conversation, they gradually open up gaps and make it bigger.
　The Mireine, who was watching the situation, twitches and reacts whenever she has a chance, but she understands that it is an invitation, so she can't be careless.
　Ray intentionally took the opportunity to invite an attack there, but he starts to feel pressure to prevent the attack no matter where it takes place.
　Is it okay to attack here, or is this a chance? I have to attack here... that kind of thought comes to my mind...

"Ahhhuh!

　I take a big step forward as if I couldn't stand the pressure.
　When Ray receives a blow that is thrown down with the spirit of the fissure without a death-size blade and passes it along with the handle... when the blade of the Mireinu comes close to Ray's hand holding the handle, Ray plays the sword as if it were death-size and entangled.
　and in the next moment a death-size blade struck the neck of the crippled Mire Dog.

"That's it, winner Ray!"

　Bearmutter's fellow adventurers who watched the sound of Bearmutter's game were amazed at the fact that the Rank D adventurer had won over the Rank C adventurer.