"Well, come on in. I tell you, don't think you're going to run away. There are some detention facilities available here."

　As he spoke, Langa looked sharply at the shadow line.
　There is no gentle light in the eyes as usual. It's just that they're keen on the cause of their attempts to throw the city into chaos... or not, with an observation.
　But even the shadows don't think they can act carelessly as long as Ray has a huge sickle behind them. No, I was rather frightened by Ray's presence, and his mind was completely broken by a series of events in the slum, so I could call him obedient.

(...this will take some time to recover.)

　Except for the shadow captain, who managed to endure the crushing difference in ability.
　As we walked this far, this party naturally stood out. Because most of the more than twenty people have hopeless eyes. If it had not been Langa, the head of the security force, he might have been mistaken for a slave dealer with slaves.

"Captain, is this!"

　Several guards in the headquarters scream involuntarily at the sight of them coming into the building with their shadows.

"Let's talk about it later. Get ready for the prison for now. These people seem to be spies of the Vestian Empire, so be prepared to never escape. ...and I want someone to go to the lord's house. The Knight Commander... may be a little difficult, so bring in a senior official. I don't think it's a problem to say that we've caught the assailant in a convoy. and don't forget to submit another document to the Knight Commander describing the circumstances."
"All right!"

　The guards answer and rush out of the building.
　Snow is falling, but reports say they have captured the perpetrators of a major incident in this city. The guards run out into the city with their coats on, as if it were nothing to do with it.

"... now. How are you getting ready for the prison?"
"For the time being, we've managed to get ready for the number of people. But it's not perfect as you know."

　Langa nods a little to his subordinates' explanation.
　Even though Langa is headquartered at the headquarters of the security forces, he does not expect to keep 20 top spies forever. Anyway, now we just have to make sure we don't let the knights get away with it.

(Well, even so...)

　He glints at Ray, who is leaning against a nearby wall.
　His face was sullen, and he told me that he wanted to head out of town as soon as possible. And yet they won't because they understand that they're the only ones who can deal with any action taken by the men who lead the shadows.
　And because of Ray's presence, the shadows caught are quietly following Langa's advice. In this state, if Ray were gone...

(This may be a reenactment of a convoy in a carriage.)

　Even Langa has some confidence in his combat capabilities, as he is the head of the security force. Still, it's almost impossible if you're asked if you can counter a large number of spies that could be described as top-notch.
　Then, again, it would be very dangerous if you didn't have Ray in front of you until you isolated them in prison. For now he has been quiet because of Ray's broken heart, but in essence he is the one who attacked the convoy and killed the knights and possibly his former companions who had been caught in it.

"Captain, I'm ready."

　When Langa thinks like that, he listens to his subordinates' reports and nods.

"That man and woman are isolated from the others and put in jail,"

　As soon as you turn your eyes to the captain and the man and woman who are probably the vice captain, they nod and take the men to their respective prisons.
　It took about 20 minutes to take all 20 people. Till the time passes, a frustrated Ray turns his gaze to Langa.

"Can I go now?"
"Yes, I'm saved. I appreciate your cooperation. I'll let the guild know that I've accomplished my request."
"It would be helpful if you could do so,"
"And where are you going now?"

　Where are you going? I already knew it, but I ask just in case.
　According to the explanation given by the Shadow Captain, a spy unit of the Vestian Empire, the transition stone is limited to a certain distance, and a magical force must be prepared at the transition point. and the magicians he had prepared said they had prepared it in a cave upstream of the river near the city of Gilm.
　The information was supposed to be kept secret, but Ray was so murderous that he wouldn't allow it. It's so easy to imagine what would happen if you hesitated to share the information.
　And, as expected, Ray opens his mouth without even hesitation.

"It must have been decided," pick up Seto He said that only the wizards were in the cave, but there is no proof that it is true."

(No, I don't usually have the courage to tell a lie in front of that murder.)

　Langa thrusts into it with no thought in mind, but Ray doesn't seem to notice it and leaves the headquarters of the security forces saying that the conversation is over.
　Langa, who was looking at her back, muttered in an involuntary whisper.

"He was in the town of Gillum at this time of year, perhaps, because of his fates."





"Oh? Ray? You don't have Seto today?"

　At the main gate of the street, when a guard calls out, he nods silently and gives a guild card.

"There's a little trouble," I beg you will ask Langa about it."
"... All right,"

　The words alone would have linked him to the convoy attack. a security guard who nods gravely and completes the process of leaving town.

"No problem. Good job."

　Backed by his voice, Ray goes out of town.
　Since winter has already begun, there are no merchant units or peddlers in front of the main gate. Even for adventurers, the very few who bother to go out at this time of year are money-strapped or just curious. As far as the eye could see, only Ray was there.

"...well, it's no use doing this." It must have been upstream of the river."

　Whisper, head to the place where the monster material previously accumulated in the mystery ring was stripped along with the people of the eternal power.
　On the way, I suddenly think of a magical stone.

"Now that you mention it, I haven't absorbed the Blue Caterpillar's magic stone,"

　He turned to Mistilling, and from there he took out Blue Caterpillar's magical stones and death-size, and threw them away...

"Huh!"

　Cut the magic stone into two with a death-size blade.

【Death size: learned the skill of Windy Hand Lv.2】

　an over‐the‐top announcement When he heard it, he nodded a little satisfactorily, and went into the woods near the city.
　Keep walking and concentrate on death size as you see the river.

"The Wind's Hand!"

　With the words, a colorless, transparent wind tentacle extends from the death-sized stonghold.
　It extends to the same 100m as in Lv.1...stretch further from thereI guess this is the difference between Lv.1 and Lv.2. The wind's hand continues to stretch, reaching 150 meters before reaching its limit.

"I see. Is the range about 150 meters?"

　muttering and nodding satisfactorily

"It's a little more secure when you make a set and a fire whirlwind."

　He stops his skill, and eventually turns a gloomy gaze on the snow that has been dancing, and then goes upstream up the river.
　Fortunately, there were no monsters around, and I walked for about an hour without being attacked...

「……」

　Suddenly, I feel the presence of a few people and stop the movement.
　There are trees growing in front of the eyes, severely narrowing the field of vision. Therefore, you don't know if the person you feel is your enemy or your friend. However, as long as they meet in this place, which is heading up the river, they decide that they are related to the spy gang, and they smile bitterly at themselves for being deceived by the man's lies, and they hold themselves up to death so that they can attack them at any time.
　Then the next moment something huge pops out of the tree. I immediately put my strength into the hand holding the death-size handle in my hands, almost 2 meters in size... and held the person who came out with the death-size on the ground.

"Rolling".

　The one who sprang out... the Gryphon Sett, singing happily at the reunion with Ray, who was earlier than he had expected, pushes him down and rubs his face against him.
　As expected, he was able to catch a set that was over 2 meters long, but he didn't seem to be able to kill it, and Ray was rubbed against it repeatedly.

"Set! Are you safe?"

　He breathes a deep sigh of relief, caressing his rubbed face.

"Gru, gru, gru, gru, grull, "Grull, grull, grull!"

　While you are dealing with Seto, who is just making fun of you, you look around while raising your upper body.

"Seto-chan! What's wrong with running out of the blue? ... Oh, Ray."

　It was like heaven for Miredogs, who sensed Ray's presence and chased after Sett, who had rushed out of the house.

"Wow, I envy you... No! Huh? Ray!"

　Still, it's the adventurer who leads the Rank C party that will soon come to life.

"Millenine, what the heck... oh!"
"Mr. Millerine?"

　Sulnin and Eclil, who followed him, were also taken aback by the way Ray was being played with.





"...and while we were fighting against the lizard, Seto came down from the sky as auxiliaries."

　about twenty minutes after meeting Seto again Ray, who finally managed to calm Sett down, had been hearing from the Mireinu.

"Glu".

　Even though he calmed down, Seto, who was suddenly transferred to a strange place, doesn't seem to want to leave Ray and rubs his face against him.
　Ray was listening while caressing such a set, but suddenly started to wonder.

"I understand that. but I hear that adventurers of this time of year are basically inactive... why is the scorching wind here again?"
"Uh..."

　It must have been a place I didn't want to be touched. A Miredog moans and looks away deliberately.
　I think that's enough to make sense of the general reason. Ray smiles bitterly as he caresses Seto's throat.
　She would have always been busy, but Ray must have been happy to be able to reunite with Seto, who had suddenly moved to a strange place. He had refrained from further investigation, perhaps out of his joy. except that

"Well, if you don't want to tell me, I won't ask you the details, but ... it's hard for you, too."

　I didn't stop telling her so, glancing at Sulnin and Eclir.
　They both smile bitterly at the sight.

"Well, well, still, this burning wind exists because it is a Miredog." That's why I've given up on it."
"Isn't that a mistake?"

　Sulnin tries to smooth things up, but there's an expletive in there.

"Hey, don't say strange things in front of Seto. Besides, we have successfully accomplished our request to kill the Lizardman."
"...it would have been a little dangerous had it not been for Setto's help."

　Erill muttering again at the words of the Miredog.
　Towards such an exorcism, Mileine glares at him as if he were not to say anything unnecessary.

"Well, as for that matter, I'm glad I've made the request. We're going now, but what are you going to do there?"
"Huh? Well, even though we owe it to Seto, we've fulfilled our request and we're going back to town. Will Ray go with you?"

　Ray shakes his head at the words of such a millennium dog.

"Well, I'd like to make sure of something," I'm sorry, but let me go first."
"Well... I thought I would be able to act with Seto."
"I'm sorry. I'm busy here. set."
"Glu".

　She sings softly at Ray's words, bending slightly to make it easier to ride on her back.

"Well, let us go a step further." There were no monsters before you came here, but be careful."
"I know," This is still a Rank C party."
"...though I'm taking on the request outside at this time of year."
"Huh!"

　Mileine tries to reply to such a remark, but Ray straddles Sett's back without hearing it.

"Set!"
"Grull!"

　Then, after a few steps of running, he flapped his wings and ran up into the sky.

"Glu?"

　Ray turns his eyes upstream to Seto, who turns his back with a squeal of voice asking where he is going.

"Seto, I must report to Langa for now, so go to the cave where you have metastasized. I'd like to make sure that they're the wizards, too.
"Grull!"

　At Ray's words, Seto sings loudly, asking him to leave it to him, and flaps his wings at the cave where the wizards are located.





　On the way home, Seto absorbed the magic stone of Blue Caterpillar, but he never acquired new skills or strengthened his skills.