A man and two figures in robes encountered in Bornter's mansion.Among them, Ray thrusts a death-size handle at a man who seemed to be the leader, and just before the handle hit him, a figure called Minas accepted the death-size handle.
　by the purple tentacles stretched out from the inside of the robe.
　and Ray had seen his tentacles.The lowest level of the dungeon with Elena.It was used or used by Ver, who was supposed to be Elena's bodyguard at the altar of succession that existed there, when he revealed his true nature.and Ver had turned to the Vestian Empire, proudly saying that its tentacles were made by the alchemy of the Vestian Empire.In other words,

"...is the hand of the Bestian Empire?"

　The words that come out of Ray's mouth draw everyone's attention to Ray except the men facing him.I was surprised to see him in the other way.

"Stupid! Is it the Empire of Bestia!"

　Brasso shouts and holds the hammer he was carrying on his shoulder.
　Watching Fluorocarbons and Mults hold their weapons as well, Ray muttered sharply to the three men standing before him.

"I can't believe I'm going to find myself in such a remote place,"
"Why did you think I was a member of the Westian Empire... may I ask you?"

　A man who asks with a smile.They probably don't want to hide that they belong to the Westian Empire.Then Minas and Cordo step forward to protect him.
　The drawing-room of the residence of Bornter.Ray and the men face each other at the door of the room.
　Minas and Cordo came forward, and the man behind them.
　And the Reys are lined up with Gala pigeons and Rey, surrounding them and holding up arms so that the rest of them can attack at any time.
　In such a volatile situation, the man still smiled and spoke to Ray peacefully.It's as if we were old acquaintances.

"We are certainly the hands of the Empire of Bestia,"
"...you admit it quite easily,"

　muttered the Gala Pigeon, stepping back a few steps.Considering your current physical condition, you should understand that you will get stuck in a battle.Then Murt comes forward to protect his brother.
　As he watched the scene, he didn't seem to care about it, and he smiled and opened his mouth.

"Because I have pointed out the Empire as a pinpoint.If it had been another country, or if it had been another nobleman in this country, there would still have been some sort of misconception... ...that's how accurate it must have been to find out that I was a member of the Westian Empire.May I ask you?"

　But the man's gaze turned to Minas.Exactly from the inside of the robe that covers the minas to the purple tentacles that extend several times.
　The tentacles wave back inside the robe, even physically repulsed just by looking at them.
　Perhaps even the man knows that the tentacles are the cause.The reason why I ask him knowing that is because I am not sure that he has been detected with his tentacles is because it is a prediction.

"Before that, I'd love to hear your name."
"Why? What do you do when you hear my name?"
"What? It's not that difficult.If you don't know your name, you'll be in trouble with inscriptions or whatever? You can't just name it."
"HahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahI wish you would give me your name on the epitaph."

　Ray and the man. Their conversation could be said to be a pleasant conversation if they were to look only at the surface.However, the conversation is full of swordplay, and Ray's murderous intentions and the man's mad curiosity lie ahead of him.It was the man who broke the silence while the people around him felt the last line and became tense.

"Well, I don't mind telling you my name.My name is Post-Gera. Nice to meet you."
"Stupid! He called himself Liv!"
"Huh? Oh, come to think of it, did you call yourself Mr. Bornter random?Liv is a pseudonym.His real name is Post Gera. Nice to meet you."
"...why did you bother to give me a false name?"

　In response to Ray's question, he laughed shyly, scratching his stubby cheeks.

"Because you don't have to go out of your way to find out the name of the puppeteer at the end of the thread?"
"Oh, my dear fellow! If you call him a doll... don't play, don't play! He's the president of the Azot Chamber of Commerce, Bornter! That's a doll! Don't let the alchemist make fun of him! Do it! Kill him and let him get the reward for making fun of him!"

　The thief behind him takes a step forward in response to Bornter's orders.
　The smoothness of the foot movement was inferior to that of Tenda, who was behind the Azot trade, but it was still a smooth movement compared to the low-ranking adventurers in the area.
　He advances forward with footwear that makes no noise, and throws a knife from his pocket quickly at the post-gera.
　Only a few people, including Ray, could confirm that the blade of the knife was wet with poison or some liquid.At least Bornter and Mult could see through it.But...

"Oh? Did I do something?"

　The voice with the smile of a post-gera echoes around.
　At that time, it was not Minas who stood with the Reyes to protect the Postgera, but the other one who was called Corde.Like Minas, the tentacles, which generate a purple physiological aversion, extend through a gap in the robe and grab the thrown knife toward the face of the post-gera.and he grasped the handle of the knife with his tentacles.It would be impossible to accomplish this unless the movement of a knife that was thrown quickly was completely overlooked.And the next moment.

"Oops!"

　A knife thrown back quickly by the tentacles is sharper than the thief's speed and cuts through the air and returns to the owner.
　The robber, who was in charge of guarding Bornter, had some skill, or had no particular regard for the place Corde threw back.The knife, thrown back, was thrust deep into the man's head, throat, or right shoulder, not into the heart.
　A thief kneels down to the floor, crying out painfully.for the knife's edge was so full of numb medicine that the medicine rapidly circulated through his body that he could not move.

「……」

　Cordo stands by the post-gera, though he ought to have pursued the thief here.

"It's hard to do,""They are strong enough to guard me, aren't they?"So I think you'd better not touch me and let it go."

　Ray muttered, looking at the man who fell to the floor, and the post-gera replied.

"Brother... why do you deal with someone from the Westian Empire?"If the Count Larx knew this, the Azot trade would be ruined at worst of all!"

　Bornter was frightened for a moment by Gala pigeon's cry, but soon he cried again.

"Oh, shut up! Anyway, do something about the man who insulted 儂, and I'll take this incident as never happened!"
『……』

　What are you talking about? Ray and his party cast their eyes at the Bornter.
　The old man still thinks that he is safe in this period.It could have been called a comedy.

"Gala pigeon, leave the old damage alone.It's important to secure this now.for I never thought that the Alchemists of the Vestian Empire had entered such a remote area.As long as I belong to this kingdom of Mileana, I want to fulfill my obligations in my own extent."

　Nevertheless, in Ray's mind, there was an image of Ver, who, along with Elena, challenged the altar of succession and betrayed him in the middle of the ceremony.

(Well, I don't think he had anything to do with Ver from what he didn't know about me... but if he were caught, it would damage the Vestian Empire.)

"That old man, I'll have something to do with you later.Don't move now, but be frightened there."
"Oh, my dear fellow! Toward the head of the Azot Chamber,"
"Shut up, I don't have time for your own business now.If you make unnecessary moves, you'll get involved and die."
"Slip..."

　He must have felt serious in Ray's eyes, who was telling him he was going to die.He glared at me hatefully, but sat back on the sofa without further comment.
　The courage of this neighborhood is worthy.Even though there are many problems, he must have had some courage as he has managed Azot.

"... you seem to be trying to catch me, so I'll give you a piece of advice.whether it be Minas or Corde, it is much stronger than the adventurers there?"

　Multo gulps at Postgera's words.Next to him, Brasso and Fluorocarbons are also tensely stiffening their bodies, and Gala pigeons, the highest ranking pigeon among them, are biting their back teeth frustratedly, perhaps because they understand that their current physical condition is just dragging their feet.
　The post-gera smiled in his own way and in his own heart, but it didn't go as far as he wanted.
　It's roaring!
　Ray's huge death-size had knocked down the door near the entrance of the drawing-room.
　With this blow, Ray dispels the despair he has just felt, and even smiles at the same time, he spins his words.

"Don't worry, these two... no, two? Anyway, I'm the one to set.You guys watch that alchemist doesn't run away... ...you know, he probably has a magic item to metastasize.If you do something strange, you can knock off one or two of your hands and feet.Be careful not to let him go."This is a magic item used by Ver on the altar of succession for transition.By seeing it with his own eyes, Ray knew enough about the speed of escape of those who belonged to the Empire of Bestia.
　After confirming that the four nodded, Seto appears from behind Ray.

"Grull".

　He looked at Minas, who was in front of him, and groaned in his throat.

"Why don't you come here? If you don't, I'm going to fight with you, Minas?"

　Ray provokes Cordo with a death-size hand.
　Corde, who had been sitting on the sofa in the room for a few seconds, looked at the post-gera as if he had lost interest.

"Oh, I don't mind.It doesn't mean that a doll with a broken thread can do anything anymore.Do it with me."

　Having obtained his master's permission, Cordo walks towards the Reyes, thinking that he is no longer interested in Bornter, and stands next to Minas.
　As he watched the scene, Bornter, who was called a broken puppet, glared at both Post Gera and Ray with hatred in his eyes.

(d*mn, d*mn, d*mn, d*mn, d*mn, d*mn, d*mn, d*mn, d*mn, d*mn, d*mn, d*mn, d*mn, d*mn, d*mn, d*mn!I'll never forgive you.I'll show you one of these!)

　Bornter explodes his anger inside, but he never dreamed that he had already been cut off by Dusker, the lord of the town of Guillum's.I believe that if we get out of this, we will have another tomorrow as usual.

"It's small here, so you can move to some big place... No, don't you have to?You don't have to go out of your way to give them an advantage."

　Ray's weapon, the scythe, and the post-gera finishes the story as he looks at Seto, who is over two meters long.

"I don't mind that, but it's not interesting to get your way so easily."

　At the same time, Ray kicks the ground and cuts the distance from Cordo.Since the original distance was almost empty, the distance to Cordo would be zero in an instant.
　A ray that is more than 2 meters long makes the interval zero.It meant that he had given up the opportunity to make the most of his death-size power.Perhaps because he understood this, he stopped moving as if he had been surprised for a moment, but Ray pushed his death size regardless of his opponent.
　Death-size was shaken while destroying the walls and doors of the drawing-room, but of course he was not given an effective blow to the cordo inside the blade. ... However, the inside of the handle was struck against the cordo, which was of course blown unbearably, and thrown out while destroying the walls of the drawing-room.

"Ringling!"

　Next to him was Minas, who, like Ray, was blown away by a blow of naginata by Sett's eagle claw, which was shaken as if it had nothing to do with the wall.

(Shall we keep the postgaller and step back? Now that the Alchemists of the Vestian Empire have come out, it's time for a house trouble in the Chamber of Commerce... No, we can't leave those two men alone here?)

　Within less than a second, he decided, and set foot in the drawing room.

"Well, I and Sett are going to catch them.You guys watch over the Bornters and Postgera here!"

　Ray leaped outside, jumping over the wall of the destroyed drawing-room.
　Sett, too, rushed out, destroying a new wall, to follow suit.