Seto is fluttering its wings and cutting through the sky.
　On his back, Ray puts two of the Sword B's magical stones he just got into the mistling, and at the same time takes out the map again.
　The city of Abuero, which had just passed by, is just ahead of my eyes. From the city of Gilm, pass the city of Abuero and follow the road, and the next is the city of Subursta. Beyond that point, the road divides into two, and the road to the left leads to the royal capital. Follow the road to the right and pass the village marked Kennis to reach its destination, the city of Barr.

"...as expected of Seto." It's many times faster than going on the ground."
"Grull".

　Originally, it is not within a few hours' reach from the city of Gilm to the city of Abuero. But Seto's wings overturn the hopeless distance.
　She answered with a snarling voice, taking it for granted that Ray was muttered.
　For Seto, it was because he couldn't have been happier that his favorite Ray would be happy to fly.
　As Seto looks like that, he smirks and caresses his neck and thinks of the city he is going to go to.
　a magical fever that should not have originally occurred in such as this If something impossible has happened, it means something unusual or unusual has happened.

"I don't think there's any such thing as the Westian Empire pulling strings behind the scenes."

　That being the case, Ray thinks, is unlikely.
　Indeed, the Alchemy of the Vestian Empire is at a much higher level than that of the Kingdom of Milliana, but if it were to be used as a disease, so-called biological weapon, it would be more deadly or more infectious.

"...well, now we must get to the city of Barr as soon as possible." Ah, Seto. Here you go."

　Pick up the dried meat at the same time as storing the map in a mistling and carry it to Seto's mouth.
　It's a Gryphon to say that even though I'm looking behind me, I'm not going to miss the direction of my flight because of course. While thinking about it that way, he takes out a freshly cooked skewer for himself and carries it to his mouth, watching Seto finish eating dried meat.

"If it were spring or summer, it would look like a green carpet in the meadow, but this is the time of the year."

　As it flies high in the sky at a considerable speed, the rapidly cooling skewers are quickly put in your mouth to check the surroundings.
　In this season, when winter was just around the corner, the only thing that spread below us was the brown ground, where grass had withered and wastelanded, and a straight line had been laid out as a highway.
　Due to the high altitude, the wind is strong and the temperature is low, but thanks to the dragon robes, we can spend comfortably. As for Seto, his own fur kept him fluttering without a hitch.
　He threw the skewers he had eaten away into the ground, and watched them again on Sett's back, guarding against attacks like the one in Sword B.





"That's the city of Subursta,"

　Ray mutters in the beautiful sunset, perhaps because winter is near and the air is clear.
　What Seto sees in the direction he is going is a city. As far as the map shows, it was the city of Subursta.

"Seto, I don't want to be mistaken for a monster attack by flying right over the city. Fly away from the city."
"Grunt!"

　He nods at Ray's request and flies over the sky avoiding the city.
　Trying to avoid the city in that way didn't mean you couldn't see Seto completely, but some travelers, adventurers, and merchants on the highway were pointing down at Seto and Ray, who were flying so fast.
　Fortunately for both of us, there was probably no way to attack monsters flying in the streets of Subursta. Or, if they had approached the city more or lowered their altitude, they might have been attacked by wizards or archers, but because Seto and Ray were able to judge that they were on the right path, they did not go down as they did in Abuero.
　Then proceed for about an hour. Ray felt a little embarrassed because he had gone too smoothly.
　It's very early to see the sun fall seasonally. As the sunset had already spread by the time we passed over the city of Subursta, it was only natural that the sun would go down completely. Then the moon would naturally be the only source of light, and even that month it would be hidden by clouds. There's a limit to how bright Ray can be at night. and, when this happened, he could only rely on Seto's night as a Gryphon.

"Set, tell me when you get to the forked road." Let's stay up all night there to-day."
"Glu?"

　Seto slanted his head as he flew through the sky at high speed, asking if he had to hurry, but Ray pats his neck lightly.

"Oh, if things go on like this, I'll be better off, let alone Seto." If I fly in the night sky in such a bad way, I'm afraid I'll head for the day after tomorrow before I reach my destination, the city of Barr."

　If you have time for the night, perhaps some people will die of a magical fever in the streets of Barr. That being the case, Ray decides that it's still better to wait somewhere for dawn, given that it takes longer to get to its destination, the city of Barr.

(Fortunately, the map shows that this is no longer a frontier. Then you won't have to worry about monsters until late at night.)

　Of course it's not perfectly safe. However, the rate of monsters appearing is still quite different from that of the remote town of Gilm.

(And...)

　Ray glances at the set he straddles.
　As long as Seto is there, there is no problem with night out in the frontier. I wouldn't say absolutely that this area is not a frontier, but I'm sure we'll be able to pass the night safely as long as we don't have much time left.
　That's how Ray and Set fly through the sky in a cloud-shaded but dim moonlight. And I wonder if it would have flown for about half an hour. a set that slows as fast as one can see

"Grull".

　She turns her gaze to the ground as she sings, and Ray turns her gaze to the ground as well, so that she can be caught.
　Eventually it descended to the ground, and came into view by a forked road. Yes, it's the place Ray said he'd be on a night camp.

"It's so quick to use Seto's wings." and we'll get to the town of Barr tomorrow."
"Roll-rolling.

　A set that caresses your throat and is praised and chirps happily.
　Ray was watching the scene with a smile on his face, and then he turned his gaze around him.
　As expected, it does not have the ability to see the ground while flying at high speed, but it still has the ability to see the surroundings sufficiently in this situation.
　and his gaze finds a little forested spot beside the road.

"... well, that's all right there." Let's have dinner, though it's a little late. Seto must be hungry from flying for a long time today."
"Grull".

　Seto, who gurgles joyfully and rubs his head against Ray.
　One and one of them would move to the side of a tree, caressing his head.

"Yes, there's no problem in particular," Fortunately, a considerable amount of dead wood has fallen around me, and... there is no problem in making a bonfire because it is not wet."

　Pick up dead trees on the ground and use the magic of fire to light them. After that, the emerald wolf meat taken out of the mistling is stuck on a skewer that is also purchased at a store selling miscellaneous goods and thrusted to the side of the bonfire.
　Although skewered, the meat itself was quite huge, and even a ray was too big to eat in one bite.
　Sprinkle salt from the mistling or spread the secret sauce from the discott that you gave me as a token of my udon.
　Hold out the appetizing scent that drifts around you, and take a pot of freshly baked bread and soup out of the mistrings as well as meat.
　Then put the meat into a plate and put about 80 percent towards the set. He would use the remaining 20% of the soup and bread for himself, and still eat up what would normally be three servings.
　After the meal, we took out persimmon-like fruits and put them into the set for about 10 desserts. They chew three pieces of their own skin.

(...don't come)

　a sign of feeling in the forest from the moment one was eating It was easy to imagine what the men of the sign were from because they surrounded themselves. For some reason, however, there was no sign of an attack, even though we were eating and there was a clear gap.「……」

　Rey looks at Seto, who looks at persimmon buds in silence and joy.
　The reason why they attack a traveler like themselves, who at first glance seems to be nothing more than a delicate child. It was simply impossible except for the presence of Seto, a glyphon.

(But I don't feel good to go to bed leaving the robbers alone.) ...I can't help it, will you come out?

　He muttered inwardly, picked up a few stones on the ground, and threw them swiftly toward the forest.

"Oh my gosh,"
"What!"
"It hurts!"
"Gosh!"

　A few centimeters of stones that flew one after another at a breaking speed were almost missed due to their rough aim, but they still seemed to hit a few hidden robbers, causing several kinds of screams to ring through the night forest.
　Then they would have decided that they had been discovered hiding. Nearly ten men and women emerge raking through bushes and branches. Most of them are strong, middle-aged men, but some of them are young men and women, and nearly half of them hold their bodies and faces. Some of them were bleeding incessantly, perhaps cut off their foreheads.

"... you see what I've got to do with it's all right. d*mn it!"

　A middle-aged man in his fifties with several cuts to his face takes a step forward, throwing his spit abominably to the ground.
　The people around him, who were watching it, glares at Ray by turning the irritation of the preemptive attack into murder.
　The reason why they still don't attack us all at once is probably because of the presence of Seto staring at them in silence next to Ray.

"I'm afraid I have nothing or money to give you, whether it be shit or anything. If it disappears quietly, I'll overlook it. What do you do?"

　Ray acts like nothing, looking at the faces of men who seem to be the heads of thieves.
　For Ray knows Pamidor, a blacksmith with a more powerful face than the man in front of him. The man in front of me clearly lacked a sense of intimidation compared to his power.

"You can't be scared at this number of people." who are you, my dear?"

　The man who asks with a huge battleax in his hand.
　Ray opens his mouth to such a man without showing any tension.
　At this point, the first man was aware that Ray was not what he looked like.
　After all, the wrong target literally flies their heads. That is why the robbers' heads were sharper than the others in terms of ability.

"Whoever you say he is?" I can only say it's a Rank D adventurer."

　a rank‐D adventurer When I heard the words, my head was shaking reflexively.

"Hey, man, we're working all around here. You can't help knowing the attention‐seeking adventurers in the neighborhood of Subursta. I'd be the first to hear someone like you with a Gryphon. ...I'll ask you again. Who are you, son of a b*tc*?"

　The pressure on the head increases.
　At this point, a normal Rank D adventurer would have taken some sort of action, either by throwing down a weapon or by running away. ... yes, as usual.

"I told you, you're just a Rank D adventurer."

(though it may be impossible to say "just".)

　Thinking about how he came to this Elgin, he looked hard and interrupted his opening head, as if he were still trying to deceive him.

"But there is one thing that you misunderstand. I'm certainly an adventurer, but I'm not an adventurer in the city of Subursta. He is an adventurer of the town of Gilm."
"...what!"

　the head of a group who asks back at the remark
　Basically, unlike the city of Subursta, where there aren't many monsters, it's because we know that there are so many monsters around the remote city of Gilm and the adventurers who deal with them are of high quality.
　Those around them, as if to protect their heads, also look surprised to learn that the adventurers of the city of Gillum are in front of them.

"...why is the adventurer of the city of Gilm here?"
"You don't have to go out of your way to teach me that, do you?" ... I said who I am. If you're still going to attack me, make sure you're prepared to attack me. You're still very busy, aren't you? If you do, I'll let you clean it up quickly."

　As if nothing had happened, Ray's keen gaze and bloodthirsty instincts that what the child in front of him says is not exaggeration.

"Oh, I can't help it," I'll step back, boys!"
"But, brother!"
"Come on! Come on, fight your opponent squarely. It's completely destroyed. I don't want to die, so I'm going to retire. If you insist on attacking him, just like him who is ready to die."
"... All right,"

　Thus, with little noise, the robbers leave in front of Ray.
　While nodding inward to the beauty of his departure, he lay down on his seat for the rest of the day.





　This is the end of the encounter between Egg and Ray, the head of the Wolves of the Grassland, a band of bandits who territorize the area around Subursta.
　These two will meet again later, but that's still a little way off.