It's been a few hours since I fought with the mantis.In the late summer, or in the early autumn, when the sun had not set yet, the Lays were able to reach the dungeon.

"... Wow, it's not a village, is it?"

　As she looked out of the window of the carriage, she muttered, half dumbfounded and half impressed.
　and Ray, Elena, and Custe watched out of the window.
　Information gathering beforehand was told that the village near the dungeon was a natural occurrence, but as far as the horse-drawn carriage could see, it was already a town rather than a village.It's quite small compared to the city of Gilm.
　And in front of the gate, which serves as the entrance to the village, there are a number of merchants who probably aim for the goods from the dungeon.
　Initially, merchants lined up in front of the main gate when they saw the carriage, and the soldiers took up arms.for the presence of Gryphon, not to mention the carriage, which was rarely seen on this frontier, may well be so.
　But Ver, who was the coachman, secured Set's safety under the name of Duke Kelebel, a great noble, and Count Larx, who ruled the land, and at the same time kept Set's peace and quiet, so that he could enter the village safely.
　Today, Seto walks quietly beside a carriage with a demon necklace on his neck, which he wore in the town of Gilm.
　The villagers were surprised at the sight of the Gryphon at first, but at the sight of his necklace they let out a sigh of relief.
　Unlike the city of Gilm, most of the people in this village are adventurers or people who come all the way here to do business with them.For this reason, they were more determined than ordinary people, and as soon as they knew that they would not harm themselves, they decided that they could expect it to be a defensive force in this village.And even if you're an adventurer in a dungeon, there's a certain number of summoners and tame monsters.
　Of course there were some who looked aversion at Gryphon as well as at them, but it was a fact that they could be used as a force of war, and they seemed to acquiesce.

"It's very difficult to build a town on the frontier, and I read in a book in the library that it's only when I use a large number of soldiers to build a town in Gilm..."

　muttered Ray admiringly.
　It is easy to explain the structure of this village.In the center of the village, there is an entrance leading to the dungeon, which is surrounded by a wall to prevent monsters from coming out of the dungeon, and there are many simple buildings.and the whole village was covered with large fences made of sturdy wood to protect the building.
　There was nothing more surprising about the mystery of the scene in front of me, as I had been reading about the dungeon for a while.
　The core of the dungeon in the background forces the monsters in the vicinity to move into the dungeon to protect the dungeon, which naturally reduces the number of monsters around the dungeon.and thus the guilds and adventurers.Or merchants aiming for it can build a village around the dungeon.Of course, not all the monsters around the dungeon are transferred, so there are rare monsters that attack the village.An adventurer is employed to defend the village against the monster.
　In addition, the defense of this village can be appreciated as a small pocket money for adventurers because they can receive a small reward without a monster attack.
　However, since it is the core of the dungeon that can transfer the surrounding monsters, if the core is destroyed, the surrounding monsters will not be transferred into the dungeon and will return to the most dangerous land like other remote areas.Also, monsters rarely come out of the dungeon itself, so it's not like a village or a city where people inside can live without worry.
　The villages and towns that are built near the dungeon are for adventurers and merchants who want to challenge the dungeon, and are basically temporary.
　Basically, the reason for this is that there are some places where the country and its lords are well-planned and prepared for emergencies, such as knights and armed forces, to make them labyrinth cities.There are many monsters in the frontier, but not as many monsters in the middle of the country as there are in the frontier.Several labyrinthine cities in the Kingdom of Milliana have also been built in such places.

"Well, I let you in safely, but what shall I do now?"

　and entered the village with guild cards and identification cards among the merchants, and murmured Elena as she drove along the trampled road.
　Ray opens his mouth after thinking a little bit about it.

"There are roughly two.Tell the guild about the mantis, or decide to stay first before heading to the guild.I would recommend the latter."
"Why?"
"As you can see, the village is full of adventurers and merchants.So if you don't reserve a hotel as soon as possible, you'll have to find a place to stay."
"But, Mr. Ray, I don't think it's possible to find a place where Mr. Elena can rest in the first place in the first place.

　Arra refutes Ray's suggestion.
　It is unbearable for Arra to have to put Elena in a cheap inn like the one used by the adventurers.
　But Elena herself shakes her head at Aara's words."Ara, don't push yourself too hard.Originally, I put myself on the battlefield.as long as it's not a very bad place."
"It may be unavoidable in battle, but as a descendant of the Duke of Quevel, I think he ought to stay in a place appropriate to his position."

　Custe also tells Elena,

"...I understand what you both say, but in the first place, most of the inns are aimed at adventurers to challenge dungeons? Is there an inn like you?"
"I have looked into it beforehand, for the time being.It's true that this village is usually aimed at adventurers, but it's not unusual for a noble person like Elena to come to the dungeon for some reason.Well, it doesn't seem to happen frequently."
"Is that so?"
"... Arra, don't interrupt me.Well, if you're going to answer Arra's question, you're right.It seems that it is not so unusual for a noble to challenge a dungeon.and there are many who can't stand aristocrats spending time with commoners.For this reason, there are usually inns for aristocrats around the dungeon.However, as I have said now, there are only a few aristocrats who challenge dungeons, so basically it seems that the main customers are large-scale businesses."

　Custe answers Arra's question, but Elena frowns slightly and opens her mouth.

"Custe, it is good to be proud of yourself as an aristocrat, but I am not impressed to make fun of the common people.We aristocrats can only live with taxes from commoners."
"...Yes, I'm sorry.I've spoken too much."

　Custe apologizes to Elena, but turns a sharp glance at Ray.
　From Custe's point of view, it seems that Elena is making statements that emphasize common people because she has become interested in Ray.
　Ray turns his gaze away with a wry smile inside, and turns his eyes to Elena.

"What shall I do, Elena?"
"Well, yes."I don't mind staying in that area..."

　Think about it for a few seconds and come to a conclusion right away.

"If we stay, there are many problems, and we go to the aristocratic inn as Custe calls it.Custe, contact Ver."
"All right,"

　Custe nods to Elena's words and opens the door leading to the coachman's seat to tell her where she is going.
　While looking sideways at the scene, Arra nodded satisfactorily.

"...do you hate ordinary inns so much?"

　Feeling suspicious of his attitude, Ray asks Arra, and she looks back at him dumbfounded.

"Mr. Ray, let me tell you that this judgment of Mr. Elena is for us, but also for Mr. Ray?"
"For me?"
"Yes, of course there is a possibility that there are poor quality adventurers in an ordinary inn.In such a case, for example, some would notice the value of this carriage and the value of a warhorse, and try to steal it.But such a man would certainly look to Sett before this carriage.It's because it's a Rank A monster.How much money would it be if it were put into a market that could not be captured and disclosed?Or, if they go on a rampage, they could kill them and strip them of their magical stones and materials."
"... I see,"

　In the town of Gilm, where he had been based, Ray had never been worried about this because he had been staying at a night-time inn called Wheat-tei where he knew about the monsters and summoners.

(Well, if you try to attack Sett, you'll only get the revenge of those adventurers.)

　It's equipped with magic items that disable, strengthen muscle strength, and always recover from various skills obtained by absorbing magic stones.There's no doubt that just a few adventurers of rank B or C would be dismissed.
　In the meantime the carriage proceeded, and a reasonably luxurious inn was visible from the carriage."Compared to the adventurous inn that occasionally stands by the aisle, it is certainly gorgeous.""However, it seemed that they were not quite satisfied with it, and they looked at the inn with a slightly dissatisfied expression, whether it be Arla or Custe."

"When I saw it from a distance, it looked like an inn in its own way..."
"Yes, sir. ... but I can't help it.for it is true that it is the best inn in this village."

　While Arla and Custe are complaining to each other, the carriage stops, and Ver comes out of the cab.

"We arrived at the inn first, so the rest is the procedure.Well, I'm sorry, but can Ray ask for Sett's own help? I think there are a lot of precautions for putting him in the stable."
"Oh, I understand. ... By the way, should I pay for the accommodation here?"

　When Ray asked her because she had money to spare, Elena shook her head with a wry smile.

"Ray was sent at our request.You don't have to worry because we will cover all the accommodation and food expenses during the trip."
"It's helpful,"

　He bowed lightly to Elena, and got out of the carriage to hear about the stable.

"Yes, yes, yes, welcome!"

　A boy in his mid-teenage, who was probably an employee of the inn, looked nervous when he saw Ray coming out of the carriage and bowed his head slightly.
　He sees Seto at the end of his gaze and opens his mouth with a bitter smile inside.

"I'd like to use this inn, but I'd like to use the stable."
"Yes, yes. I'll show you right away."

　The boy is moving toward the back of the inn with his hands and feet jerking forward.
　Judging that it would be awkward to leave it as it is, Ray pats the boy on the shoulder as he moves forward.

"Huh!"
"Calm down, I know you're nervous, but as you can see, Set... Oh, no, this Gryphon is not the kind of person who actively harms others, so don't worry."
"Grull".

　Ray pats Seto on the head while calling out to the boy.
　Maybe that's a good feeling, but Seto is in a good mood.
　and the boy's nervousness must have eased.I'm still afraid, but I'm looking at Seto with some interest.

"You're certainly quiet... or rather, like a pet cat."
"Well, I think it's just right to treat him like that."
"Grull".

　Ceto rubs his head against me just as if he were going to stroke me more.
　He glances toward the boy while watching the situation.There was a boy holding it in his arms, trying to reach out.

"Do you want to stroke it?"
"You don't mind? You don't bite me...""It's all right as long as you don't do anything so strange."
"Well,"

　The boy, gasping and nervously stretching out his hand, gradually approached Seto, stroking his back for a moment and retreating immediately.
　It seems that it was difficult to stroke his head at once.
　and when he saw that Seto had no particular reaction, he reached out again... and stroked his back a few times.

"Glu".

　When Seto rings his throat, he quickly withdraws his hand.

"Oh, sir. Now..."
"Don't worry. It's not because I feel uncomfortable, it's because I was able to stroke my back."

　From there, the conversation was quick.A few minutes later there was a boy stroking Seto's head with such delight that he wondered what frightened him when he first saw him.
　He stroked and talked to Seto, and headed for the stable.

"Oh, I'm late.My name is Linde, and I mainly do odd jobs at this inn."
"I'm Ray. As you can see, I'm an adventurer."
"Are you here for dungeon?"
"Oh, as Linde saw, there was a great man in that carriage.It's an escort or a bodyguard.Well, that's the way it is."
"Oh... you're as old as I am, but it's amazing to be entrusted with such an important role."This is the stable."

　Linde showed him twice the size of the stable in the Wheat-tei at dusk, which Ray knew well.

"... big,"

　Linde nods proudly to Ray, who mutters in admiration.

"Some adventurers, like Ray, have monsters taming and summoning beasts.and when a large firm comes to buy, there are horses with large carts and bodyguards."

　As he explained, he opened the stable door and entered with Sett.
　Among them were a few horses, but most of them hardened and stopped working the moment they saw Seto.but some of the horses glanced at Seto and went back to eat again.Maybe it's a war horse.

"I'll charge you the usage fee along with the accommodation fee.Are you sure that the claim is from the nobility?"
"Oh, there's no problem.It would be helpful if you could prepare a meal for Seto."
"All right.Is there anything you don't like?"
"No, just don't like meat."
"Well, like that,"

　Afterwards, while talking to Linde, Ver comes to pick her up and is taken directly to her room.
　Fortunately, the room was private, and it was avoided to be the same as Custe.
　And after the room had been decided, he had to head to Guild's office to report the mantis incident before settling down.