`... whoop,'

　Because of the effect of cutting off the top of the neck, blood spouts out from the cut surface, just like the first Gamerion to fall in the forest.
　Ray dislikes the splashes and distorts himself from the rare remains of Gamerion.

"Grull".

　Next to him was Seto, who had just inflicted a deadly blow to the head of a rare species.

"You've done a great job," The timing couldn't have been better."

　caress Seto by the throat, thanking him.

"Glu".

　It's a gryphon, and its upper body is an eagle, but it purrs as if a cat were in a good mood after being caressed on the throat.
　Without considering the size, he looked as if he were a kitten spoiling his master.

"Oops!"

　If you pat such a set with gratitude, you'll hear from afar.
　When I turned my eyes towards it, I saw four adventurers and Hasta, who had just fled into the forest, running excitedly towards Ray.

"Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! No, I heard from a hasta there that you're a rumored Ray in town, but you're really more powerful than you think."
"Yes, it's just one of those rare species. No, I never thought I could knock it down by myself if I put it in."

　After the warrior-like man we talked about when we passed each other, the one who came to talk to us was a bowman dressed in thick cloth.

"Really. I never thought I'd come across a rumored rare species."

　followed by a bright-looking female warrior armed with leather armour and spear.

"No, not at all. Is this the end of my life?"

　Finally, a man of the same age as Hasta, who, like Ray, wears a robe and holds a cane.
　They send their thanks to Ray and Sett, respectively.
　Meanwhile, Ray turns to what appears to be a wizard with a cane.

(A lot of wizards have been surprised to see me, but... this is not true.) and his ability to sense magic is as low as mine.)shake one's head, muttering inwardly

"Tell the Hasta there if you'd like to thank him." for he is the one who decided to help you."
"Oh! I asked you to do so, but Ray was the one who actually beat this rare species! I was always defending myself against the average Gamerion.

　The adventurer's leader taps him on the shoulder with laughter as he is in a hurry.

"Hahaha. There aren't many people who can do something by themselves with Gamerion in the first place. Ray is one of the few exceptions there."

　When he breathes a hearty laugh, he turns to Ray with a serious face.
　Seeing the situation, the other three companions gathered close to the man.

"Thank you for helping me this time. I'm the Socruz who leads the blade of the Rank C party. The archer is Uluipka, the spearman is Jure, and the wizard is Coatessy."

　The introduced party members bow to Socruz's words.
　It was no exaggeration for the windblower to say that he had a narrow escape. We knew that without Ray we would have been in a rare kind of stomach. Had Hasta joined in, it would simply have been a little more rare lunch.

"As I said, don't worry. But of course we may get this rare species as long as I have got it."
"What? Oh, of course. Don't you want to thank me for money?"

　Socruz asks unexpectedly.
　Ray shakes his head slightly, smiling inwardly that he would be asked more if he asked again.

"I don't mind. I'm not that worried about money."

　Hasta, who is struggling with money, looks a little envious at Ray's words, but he quickly turns away, wondering if he realizes that he is looking at her.

"But you can't say that you saved your life without anything." I wish I could give you one of the Gamerions that we had killed."Socruz shrugs his shoulders with a wry smile.
　They were being chased by rare species. The blade of the wind can't afford to carry a cart full of gamerions, and by this time it would be lunch for some other monster.

"Here, Socruz," Let's think that life is all right. I hope the cart is safe, let alone the Gamerion I've got. Because I borrowed that cart. If it's broken, I'll have to pay for it..."

　Juret, a spearman, calls out to comfort Socruz, but soon after he returns to the city of Gilm, his tone gradually sank.
　It's the same with Uluipka and Coatesy, where Ray reopens before the atmosphere gets dark.

"Oh, yes," If you really want to thank me, buy me a meal the next time you see me in the town of Gilm."
"...is that all right?"
"Oh, I mean, if you think of the possibility of repaying the cart, you should refrain from unnecessary expenses."
"Well, that's true,"

　Nevertheless, the Windblades accepted the proposal simply because they didn't know how much Ray and Sett would eat.

"But I've heard of you in the guild... again, it's amazing." That's why I can't believe that it's really rank D."
"Well, I thought that magic was greater than that. It's a little too much for me to do the magic of fire which gives you so much power with one blow."

　After listening to Socruz, Coatesy openly admires Ray's magic, which appears to be younger than him.

"And that's not the time to relax! Anyway, cart! I hope you're safe." -- here we go!"

　Shouting, Jure puts a spear in his left hand. Then he pulls Socruz's ear with his right hand and makes a quick stride toward the direction they escaped.
　Naturally, Socrus, who didn't want to be cut off, was forced to follow Jure.

"It hurts! Hey, Jule! It hurts!" Ears, ears! They're tearing!""That's noisy! If Gamerion's corpse was eaten by other monsters and his cart was destroyed, this job would be a complete deficit! It's already going to be difficult to fulfill in the winter, but if you run a deficit here, you won't be able to pass the winter! That's why I don't want to ask you to kill me in the snow like last year. and keep it warm enough to pass the winter!"
"All right. All right! Don't expose us to shame in front of them!"
"Wait, wait, wait," Don't go on this meadow without my magic!"

　After them, Coatesy follows them, and Ulipka, who is the only one left, bows her head small.

"I'm sorry, but we can't leave them alone, so we'll be going now." ...Thank you very much for your help this time. -- when you treat Socruz, please eat as much as you like."

　With a smile on his face, he goes after the three of them.

(...Socruz, let alone him, seems to have known how much I and Seto eat right now. They don't tell their leaders about it, so it's strangely black.)

　Smiling inwardly, she calls out to Hasta, who was watching the back of the blade of the wind as it left.

"Well, why don't we go back to the streets of Gilm?"
"Oh, yes. Yes. and considering the size of that rare species, we can get a lot more meat than the usual Gamerion."

　Even with Hasta, encountering rare species was honestly nothing but the worst, but Ray was able to defeat the huge, rare species. If you look at the results alone, you can say that you were lucky.

(I'm so glad I spoke to Ray in the guild...)

　Next to Hasta, who praises her past self, Ray tucks her tail and neck into a mistling.
　And because of his huge body, only the torso still oozing blood from his neck remained.

"Ah... what do you do? Do you want to bleed here, or do you want to bleed after you go back to the streets of Gilm?"At such a question, Hasta opens her mouth, distressed.

"For safety's sake, I'd rather collect it in Ray's item box and bleed it in the city...but it's a lot of work to bleed the monsters near the cafeteria because it's so big. I am sorry, therefore, to ask you to drain my blood here."

(Well, for me, it's possible that Seto and Desize will be able to obtain magical stones that they haven't yet absorbed.)

　While secretly thinking so, he asks the question with a serious look on his face.

"I don't mind if Hasta says so... the smell of blood could bring other monsters, of course you're prepared for it?"
"Yes. I can't do anything by myself if there's a Rank C monster like Gamerion, but if it's a goblin or something like that, there's no problem at all."

　Hasta's words ended up forcing the body of a rare species upside down with a set, waiting for some time for the bleeding to complete.

"And yet... I never thought I'd come across such a rare species as I heard on my way out of town."

　Ray mutters secretly, wondering if it was a flag.

"Well, but if you show my father this rare species, he might lose his nerve."
"My dear fellow, your aim is to offer cheap meat to your dining-room. and if the dining-room is closed, it will be late to pay your debts, which are your object."
"Oh, indeed," But I feel like my father would do something with spirit even if he took a day or two off..."

　While exchanging such jestful words, they are still on their guard as long as the place where monsters are rampant, and continue to talk to each other in an indifferent way.
　Of course, this is possible only because we have some confidence in each other. Otherwise, one of them would have spoken out to keep an eye on the other.
　Hasta sees Ray defeat rare species, and Ray knows he's a veteran for a year since he was ranked D. and, above all, the greatest relief to them was the presence of Seto, a glyphon, lying on the ground near Ray.

"By the way, you said Gamerion's meat was delicious, but what kind of food does it go with?"
"Well, there are many ways to cook it, but what I like is simply sprinkling salt on it and baking it. The skin is crispy and the meat is a little hard but chewy. and there was plenty of gravy in my mouth."

　Ray's throat gulps at Hasta, who explains the taste of Gamerion with a very delicious face.

"But the most popular dish in our restaurant is Gamerion's stew. Maybe it's because it's this time of year when the fat of the meat melts into the soup and you eat it with vegetables... there are people who have a lot of refills.""They both look delicious,"
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"... all right? I'm sure the reason I came here to beat Gamerion was to pay back the debts in your dining room."

　Hasta nods to Ray's unusually worried words with a big smile around her mouth.

"Yes, because Mr. Ray beat the rare species, even if my father serves Gamerion's food, he might have more meat. It was supposed to be about one Gamerion."
"Well, if you say so, I'll take your word for it. Oh, yes. Then it might be a good idea to use Gamerion for the food I was talking about."
"That's... I'll take care of it.

　Husta bowed loudly at the talk of cooking.





　After all, the smell of Gamerion's blood attracted some goblins and poison-toads, but Hasta quickly cleared them away.