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If you find a foothold for the criminals who attacked the knights' convoys, please help them to control it.
 Ray was told so, but he turned his head inward.

(Why do you bother asking me to do that? Is it a military issue? Anyway, whether it's the guards or the knights, the organization should act.) When you think about it, you don't have to go out of your way to incorporate me, who disrupts it... No, is it? First of all, if the enemy's aim is me, taking me in will reduce the possibility of spreading unnecessary damage to the city. At the same time, if you had a better opponent than the Langas, would the Knights, let alone the Guards, have a better opponent?

"All right. Then submit a nomination request to the guild."
"I'm sorry. You adventurers basically close in winter."

 Langa bowed apologetically, but Ray wanted no time to spare.

(but I can't say it out loud, for I'm sure I'll be offended if you say you've been asked to do it for the sake of killing time.

 mutter inwardly and shake one's head as if to mislead it.

"Don't worry, I'm afraid I'll be able to upgrade my rank soon. This case is not all bad."
"It would be a great help if you could say so he said. Now, let's go to the guild at once."

 Putting a few sandwiches together into his mouth, Ranga stands up after pouring cold tea into his mouth.
 The sandwiches themselves probably came from a nearby bakery or somewhere. It was delicious in its own way, so Ray stood up again, looking a little reluctant to leave.

"Captain Langa, I'll come to cheer you on."

 The guards also stand up and bow briefly to Langa and leave the room.

"Oh, I want the rest of us to focus on the information."
"Yes, I know,"
`Well... well, let's go,'

 Stretching greatly and wearing gloves of magic items designed to protect against the cold to encourage lay.

"Well, let's go. I'm sure this will cause Ray a lot of trouble, but thank you for your cooperation."
"Oh, that's all right. and yet you don't mind going out in such a pair of robes?"

 The guards who had just left wore fairly thick robes to protect themselves from the cold. But now the Langa standing in front of Ray is wearing only one rather thin robe. Wondering about it, Ranga nods to Ray with a smile.

"Oh, this robe is a magic item, even if it looks like this. He has a certain ability to withstand cold. I'm not good enough to manage a snowstorm, but I can manage it with the coldness of this day."
"... well, that's interesting,"

 Ranga shakes her head with a wry smile as Ray mumbles about magic items.

"I know you're collecting magic items, but this isn't all that grand. for a few silver coins are enough cheap to buy."
"A bargain, dear,"

 It may be cheap, but when you look at the fact that other guards are not using it, it's probably something that ordinary guards can't afford. Having judged so, but was no longer interested in the cold because of its higher-performance Dragon Robes, Ray left the building with Langa to head to the guild.





"Oh, Ray... and Mr. Langa? What a rare combination again."

 It was Kenny's first voice for Ray and Langa, who broke up with Seto and entered the guild.
 As a guild, many adventurers are probably free because they are closed. There were usually a few receptionists, including Lenora, but now only Kenny looked free to check the papers. Perhaps that's why Kenny himself was quick to notice Ray's obsession.
 Langa also briefly casts envious glances at the adventurers who drink in the daytime in a bar attached to the guild before returning to Kenny.

"Hi, Mr. Kenny," Actually, I just wanted to ask him for a nomination."
"...is it a rumored attack?"

 Even Kenny... or perhaps because he was the receptionist of the Adventurer's Guild, he knew already about the affair. ask Langa in a low voice with a slight frown
 It's a murder that happened all over the city. Moreover, the victims were several knights. Given that it was such a disturbing incident, the spread of information must have been swift.

"Well, that's what happens,"
"But why Ray? I know he's strong, but it's just a battle. I don't think he's good for investigations."
"It is true, but he was the one who caught the criminal whom yesterday's knights were escorting." In fact, there is no doubt that the perpetrators of this attack will be skilled. You're killing the knights, after all right. Trump has a side to it."
"All right. Then, since it's a nomination request, the documents aren't normal... Well, where were they?"

 The usual request and the nomination request are probably different from each other in terms of submission to the guild. Handing a piece of paper across the counter to Langa.

"Please fill out this form."
"All right,"

 Langa quickly fills in the papers as she says so.
 As might be expected of the captain of the security force, he must be used to this kind of document. He moves on with his pen with little hesitation.

"My dear Ray," Are you all right?"

 Kenny calls out to Ray, watching Langa do that.

"When people ask me if I'm OK, I can only answer that I honestly don't know. There is no doubt that I was the original cause, but now that things have grown so big, I don't have time to worry about it."

 For the best part of the Empire, Ray says so because he doesn't know how important his existence is.

(Actually, now that things have grown this big, I think they'll put priority on getting out of town rather than on me. The guards are keeping an eye on the city, so you won't be able to escape right away, but you can't keep it going for weeks or months, and you can't get over the wall.)

 The walls that cover the city, not just the city of Gilm, can be called a kind of magic item. There are several effects. Increasing the strength of a wall or a shock to someone trying to overcome it. Or, as a countermeasure against flying monsters, you can create a boundary over the city. However, as for the last boundary, it is not always activated because of the need for proper magic, but Ray judged that the boundary must have been activated because he was wary of any means of flight in this situation.

(That being said,

 What I muttered and passed through my mind is a magic item that seems to have been created by the Westian Empire that enables metastasis.

(If you can use that magic item, it's meaningless whether you check it or not. It's possible that I'm not in town anymore.)

"What's wrong, Ray?"
"Oh, no. It's nothing. Still, I really don't think there'll be any shortage of noise in this city. Ever since I came to this city, there have been a lot of discoveries of oak villages, closures of mines, and carrying materials for the devil's fever. and now the attack on the knight.""There are certainly more incidents than usual, but this is a remote place." Regardless of this attack, it is only once in a few years that oak forms a settlement. --however, it is very rare that the Knights are attacked."

 Kenny breathes in some gloom. Even though Kenny is always cheerful, the killing and attack of knights, symbolizing the city, seems to fuel anxiety.

"Is this all right, Kenny?"
"Oh, yes. Hold on. ... well, yes, no problem. So Ray is going to accept this nomination?"
"Oh,"
"All right. I'll take care of the rest, then. . . . . be careful."

 Kenny asks Ray if he will accept the nomination after confirming that there is no problem with the documents he receives from Langa.
 I nodded to that and expressed my acceptance of the request, and at that point the nomination request was concluded.

"Well, I'll send it to my boss at once." Let's go out for dinner when this matter is settled."

 That's what Kenny says, and he disappears behind the counter.

"Well, then, shall we go back to the headquarters. Basically, I want Ray to stay at the headquarters until the case is resolved."

 As we walk out of the guild, we fill in on the conversation with Langa.

"You don't want me to get involved when the attackers come after me.
"That's true, and I expect it to be a force to make a raid if we find a place where the enemy is hidden. I'm sorry to say this, but even though the security forces are used to rough things, they're basically mainly trying to catch people fighting. Of course, there are some cases where adventurers are killed in fights, but it's still a bit harsh to be told if you can fight with someone behind the scenes of the country. The least I can say is that the Knights are willing to cooperate with us. Because, unlike the guards, knights who exist as pure forces to protect the city are being attacked and killed. for even the knighthood has some face and some other than that."
"Grull".

 Seth approaches Ray and Langa, who come out of the guild and yell.
 Seeing Seto standing up, the children, adventurers, merchants, and city dwellers who cared about Seto also let out a sigh of regret and then disappear.
 The number of people was smaller than usual, perhaps because of the flickering snow, but in a way it was inevitable.

"Sett, please take care of me for a while,"
"Glu".

 Something occurred to me as I watched Langa caressing Seto.
 It's a police dog, a familiar development in TV dramas.
 Of course Ray understands that Seto is a Gryphon and his body belongs to the lion family, but because he is a Gryphon, his five senses are sharp, and he has the ability to sense magic. Especially keen sense of smell was proven when he entered the undead den of the dungeon.

"Well, Langa,"
"What is it?"

 Ray calls out to Langa, who enjoyed the smooth texture of the hair on Seto's back.
 Ray was at a loss for a few seconds whether to say what to expect, but he must have noticed that. He turns his bearded face into a serious expression and looks at Ray.

"Tell me, I don't know what it is about, but I guess it's something to do with this case? Anyway, I don't have any clue right now. Then, even if it's out of the blue, it might be helpful."
"Really? I'll tell you in advance that this is just an idea, and I can't say it works for sure. Is that OK?"
"Oh, no problem,"

 Langa wanted a clue, no matter how small it was. Whatever opinion it may have had, it was rather welcome.
 After a small sigh, Ray opens his mouth, perhaps understanding Langa's feelings.

"As you know, Seto is a Gryphon, and his five senses and powers of magic are sharper than we are."
"That's for sure, isn't it? What a rank A monster! It's obviously more powerful than the other monsters around it."
"I mean, the five senses... and the sense of smell is remarkably good."
"...?! I see! I certainly didn't come up with that. It's impossible with the noses of dogs and wolf beasts, but it's possible that a monster as high as Seto is."

 Ray's remark was probably completely unexpected. After a few seconds of silence, his face turned astounded, and he nodded excitedly.
 Originally, the guards have dogs and wolf beasts to track odors. Still, it was impossible to trace the smell, partly because the carriage was burning out. But. Langa's eyes are turned to Seto, who is looking up at him with round eyes.

"If it's Seto..."

 As far as I can see, I can only look like a slightly larger pet. Still, there's definitely a high-ranking monster in front of you, Gryphon. This doesn't necessarily mean that we can get to the bottom of the attackers. Still, it was nothing short of laziness for Langa not to try it when she had the means to try it.

"Ray, Set... I'm sorry, but will you come with me to the place of the attack?"

 In response to Langa's question, Ray nods silently. Seto also agreed with a little sound in his throat.