The loading platform that Alexander brought to his feet as he was about to leave the city of Gilm. It was nothing more than that, but that nearly a hundred spears were on the platform... and that almost all of them were rusty and lacking in ear tips, which attracted the attention of the people around them, not to mention the warriors who used them.
　The merchants who saw it wondered why Alexander had brought a spear that they thought was nothing but garbage, and Taenia had a bad feeling that they might be asked to use it.
　In the midst of all this, it was Ray who took a step forward, breaking the silence of course.

"I think I told you about twenty bottles would do... but you've collected so much."
"No, no. I'm not going through as much trouble as you say. As you can see, they are all things that can't be used without maintenance, or things that need to be disposed of. For this reason, blacksmiths and arms dealers were more than happy. The result is this much... in fact, it takes very little money to collect them, so don't worry."

　Alexor returns to Ray with a big smile. Because the reward for hiring a Rank C adventurer is called this spear, which is almost trashy, it was impossible for a merchant not to smile.
　...but Alexander's sweet idea would later be to look at Sett's appetite with his own eyes, and at the same time Ray's appetite.

"Come on, come on, Ray! What are you going to do with a spear that you can only think of as garbage?"

　Taenia involuntarily calls out to Ray, who is having a conversation with a smile.
　Because it uses a long object called Harbard as a weapon, it seems that Taenia had a lot of feelings for the large amount of spears.
　But Ray calmly answers to such questions that neither anger nor confusion in Taenia. as if to say that there is nothing wrong with me However, from Ray's point of view, it is a disposable weapon used for throwing, so there is nothing wrong with it. for they are more fond of the spear that Alexander brought to them than the fine one, because they are used as disposable.

"Why, of course, do you use it in battle?"
"So! Isn't it dangerous to use a spear like this in battle!? If you stab the enemy, the tip of the ear or the handle will break!?"

　a serious‐looking Taenia But Ray opens his mouth with a smile as if there were no problems.

"Oh, that's all right," In the first place, as you can see when I am using a scythe, I will not engage in close combat with a spear in actual combat."
"...what? What are you saying? What are you saying is contradictory?"

　Taenia looks at Ray somewhat suspiciously, perhaps because she didn't understand him. Rey immediately reaches out to the spear on the loading platform under such a suspicious stare.

"I use my spear for long-range attacks. You may think of it as a spear-like attack by a thief, don't you think?"
"No, he said he was going to throw a spear..."

　The use of a halberd allows Taenia to understand the weight of a spear. Spears are basically light, but they are between 2 and 3 kg. A little heavy weight can weigh almost 5kg. That's because Taenia's Harbard weighs a little less than 5kg.

"Huh? Oh, I see. Is it no use not knowing my strength? It looks like this."

　He is small and delicate in his robe. Even if you say you've seen a battle, it's hard to believe how strong Ray is against the Taenians, who are almost new to him. Death size is apparently a magic item and may be judged to be effective in reducing weight. Well, that's actually true. The weight is almost negligible, even though it is limited to the time Ray and Seto hold it, because it is reduced to the weight of dead wood, disposable chopsticks, or knives or forks.

"Is it faster to show it to themselves.

　A hundred stories is worth seeing, and you lift five spears together on the loading platform. He lifted up his spear as if to pick up a twig which had fallen around him, without showing any signs of exertion. Then they put it in the mistling in turn.
　The scene was too much to be said, and Taenia, as expected, was in a state of expletiveness. It was a group of merchants other than Fabelle, who had been watching the developments next to Taenia, and Alektor, who belonged to the merchant corps. And so are the men who have worked hard to carry more than 100 iron spears here.
　In the midst of such a stupefying stare, Ray kept one spear after another in a mistling, and within ten minutes all the spears disappeared from the deck.

"...I think I'm a little tired." I'll stay overnight at the inn, so please take good care of Fabel."
"Oh... I'm sure... Wait a minute! Where are you going?"

　Fabelle holds Taenia by the shoulder as she turns her back to herself and tries to get back into the city. If we let him escape from reality, he'll have to pay compensation for abandoning his request, and above all, he'll have to deal with an insane person like Ray. That's how he acted.

"Why, how can you lift your spear so easily?" How long do you think I'll be struggling until I'm free to use Harbard? I'm sure this is a dream, yes. I'm sure. So let go of me, Fabel. I'll go back to the inn and sleep soundly until spring!"
"Oh, you're as vulnerable to emergencies as ever," Besides, you're not hibernating even though you're a human being. Here we go."
"Hey! I'm going home!"

　It calms down Taenia, who behaves as if it had degenerated into infancy, and finally succeeds in recovering itself in a few minutes.
　By that time, the men who had carried spears had returned with their load-carrying platforms, and around them were the only members of the merchant corps, the escort adventurers, and Ray and Sett.
　...and in a way it was inevitable that some merchants looked a little uneasy at the sight of Taenia, who had regressed toddlers.





"My dear Ray," Are you going to be asked to escort me? There was something unusual about it."
"It's all going on," Here's what happened when I saved him in the last Icebird attack."

　Ray has a conversation with Langa, handing out a guild card and a demon necklace. Near there, other guards were checking the merchant carriage for any suspicious signs, or checking the pass. It's because there's been a number of disturbances in the Westian Empire in a short period of time, making it more stringent when it comes to and from the city. Langa, who was also the captain of the guard, was here not only for his usual indulgence, but also for his immediate handling of emergencies.

"Oh, come to think of it,"

　You must have remembered the uproar a few days ago. nod convincingly to Langa

"Have you ever been attacked by monsters?"
"Yes, it hasn't come out," There are also few people who come all the way to the town of Gilm during this season."

　Langa tells us that Alexander's business force is unusual. It also suggests that this is why the checks on identification and so on are becoming so strict.

"Well, I don't think there's any particular problem with it from what I see... but I'll leave it to an expert."
"Oh, that will help me,"While we're having a conversation like that, we've finally finished checking the carriage, and it's acknowledged that there's no problem.

"Yes, you may go. Ray, be careful."

　Finally, with just one word left, the Rays would march out of town against their backs.





"Well, I'm the left of the merchant force. Fabel is on the right. Louid is a bow, so watch out for monsters and thieves in the middle. Ray, please, behind the carriage. You can tell as soon as someone attacks you from behind, because your sense of smell is sharper than ours."

　a briskly directing Taenia It was impossible to tell from the appearance that he had degenerated into infancy only ten minutes before.
　Merchants in the company also change their anxious expressions into relief.

(Oh... I didn't think I'd be so embarrassed there at all.) Thanks to you, the merchants are looking at me... most of the time, and all of this, they're all bad. with such insane behavior)

"... Huh? What's the matter?"

　As Taenia tells him, Ray, who is about to head behind the merchant corps, notices his gaze and turns around.
　There was something about Taenia looking reproachfully at me.

"Well, it's nothing," but you must brace yourself up, for the back is a rather important place among the bodyguards!"
"Can I be in such an important place?"
"There's Seto,"

　I felt as if I had been told that you were out of combat, but I've never been asked to guard the merchant force like this before, so I'm sighing. Then, as soon as possible, they ask Taenia what they have been curious about for a while.

"The merchants are in a carriage, but are we walking?"

　Hearing the question, Taenia opens her mouth with a somewhat dumbfounded stare at Ray.

"Why do you want to be comfortable in a carriage even though you're a bodyguard? If you stay in a carriage, you can't respond quickly when monsters attack you, can you?"
"I understand that, but I think there would be less risk of an attack at the end of the day if we could all get a good deal of distance in a carriage."
"It's true that there are parties that do that. The point is whether the number of attacks themselves is reduced and the response of the bodyguards becomes slow or vice versa. We're taking the latter."
"I see. When you're in a carriage, you're certainly less responsive in an emergency than when you're walking on the ground."

　Ray nodding to Taenia's explanation. Then Alexander walks by and interrupts.

"And, as I said in the guild, we have lost a carriage with our company this time because of the Icebird attack." That's why the carts are loaded to the limit with goods purchased in the city of Gilm. I'm sorry, but there's a reason why I can't afford to carry the adventurers, because they're crowded to the point where they can get on board."
"...because? OK? Then I'll go to my place right away! I'm so far from the city that I'm going to get in line."
"All right. Set, let's go. We're behind you."
"Grull".

　Ray's words make a set and quietly head back.
　As he stroked Seto's head, Ray remembered that he hadn't used the iced bird's magic stone.





　Arranging their carriage ranks, the Rays follow a highway from the city of Gilm to the city of Abuero.
　It is, however, two horse-drawn carts, after all. It was only going back and forth vertically, with the Rays acting as bodyguards, scattered around it as Taenia had instructed.

"... well, it's getting a lot brighter,"
"Guru? ...Guru".

　Ray suddenly looks up at the sky and mutters, and Seto also looks up at the sky so that he can catch a fish. Beyond that gaze is the dazzling sun. Fortunately, it was not snowing and the weather was clear in winter.

"Well, there's nothing I can do about the cold,"

　If you turn your gaze to the side of the road, you will see the frosty ground. Ray treads on the ground with mischief. Then I heard a pleasant, crisp sound.

"Grull?"

　Watching Sett marching aside to the side of the road, Ray immediately recalls his role as a bodyguard and returns to the back of the carriage.
　While listening to Seto smashing the frost column behind him, he was in a good mood.