235 Episode 0235



"I saw the city of Abuero!"

 All but a lunch break, he walked on the road, and as the sun was about to change at dusk, he heard a voice from the first carriage.

"Good! We arrived in the city without being attacked by monsters!"
"...that's what I was going to do, but I'm going back... to be honest, it's a little out of the ordinary."
"That's that, isn't it?" Ray and Set. Especially Set. As Ray said, an ordinary monster would not attack the Gryphon."
"Well, let alone monsters, the robbers will attack you without understanding it. Especially from the city of Abuero to the city of Subursta, there are a lot of bandits."
"Oh, indeed," We were attacked several times the last time we passed here. It's winter, so I think there will be more times after that spring and beyond."
"Don't worry. This is probably the first and last time our trading party has come to the frontier. You don't have to worry about thieves after spring."
"That's the case, too," Well, today we're going to stay overnight in the city of Abuero. Let's eat delicious food, drink, go to a brothel and build up our spirits for tomorrow."
"Come on, don't be late for your departure. I am sure that something similar had happened before, and that Mr. Alechtor would have scolded me."

 You must be relieved to see the city. In the carriage the merchants were talking cheerfully to each other.

"Have you ever been to the city of Abuero?"

 Suddenly, one of the merchants calls out to Ray from inside the carriage.
 Since it's the city of Abuero, adjacent to the city of Gilm, Ray shakes his head from side to side.

"No, I've never been in this city,"

 The only place in Ray was a set over this city on its way to the city of Barr.

"Well, I should have liked to hear of a good restaurant, if possible."

 While they are talking like that, the merchant corps continues to march and arrive at the front gate of the city of Abuero.

"Well, you passed here last time, and I think there are not many cabs."
"I was attacked by a monster. A carriage, and the company of the tradesmen, and the adventurers of the bodyguard --"
"...I see. I've heard something strange. I'd rather have my ID."
"Here you go,"

 Alexor gives out the papers he had while talking to the guards. and at the same time Ray and the adventurers of the beautiful drops presented their guild cards to the other guards. . . . .

"Oh, wow! Gu, Gu, Gu, Gu, Gryphon!"

 One of the guards sees Seto and screams with all his might in a panic.
 He probably didn't mean it, but when he heard the voice, the guards around him also straighten their faces and immediately take up their weapons. There was no one on his face who looked as optimistic as those who were about to cry at the sight of the Gryphon.

"Grull?"

 For Seto, who was used to interacting with people in the streets of Gilm, he could not quite understand that the guards were afraid of him. So I leaned my head slightly and looked around.
 Luckily at this time, the guards probably didn't have a half‐skilled guards. No matter how much you are accustomed to people, it would have been unpleasant for Seto if he were attacked, and he must have fought back. In that case, there was no mistake that things would have been badly done in many ways.

"Wait a minute! This Gryphon is his slave! There is no danger!"

 Shaking his stout belly, Alexander screams as he runs frantically.
 When the guards hear the words, they are confused and turn their eyes to Seto, as if to confirm the truth of Alexander's story, and at the same time to Ray, who stands calmly next to him.

"...are those words true?"
"Oh, Set... if this Gryphon is my slave, that's true."

 When Ray responds to the security guard's words on behalf of him, the buzz spreads in an instantaneously.

"You're lying, aren't you?" and make the Gryphon subservient."
"And that kid... I can't see him well with the robe hood, right? He's short and his body is delicate."
"No, not a child, but a woman.
"That voice definitely belonged to a man,"
"But the Gryphon is a slave,"
"... oh, come to think of it, I've heard of an adventurer in the streets of Gillum who is subservient to Gryphon."
"And I think there used to be a party like that near the city..."
"Oh, now that you mention it, I remember hearing it,"

 Listening to the guards, Ray caresses Seto on the head and opens his mouth.

"And what will happen after all?"
"…I'm sorry, but just to make sure." Please show me your guild card."

 At Ray's words, one of the guards comes forward and says so. As far as the other guards around him are looking at him with confidence, he's probably like a captain or a leader in this time.

"Is this all right?"

 Ray hands the guild card to the guard without any particular defiance. He looks carefully at the card, nods it down, and then returns the guild card to Ray.

"Yes, I did. Ray, a Rank C adventurer in the city of Gilm. There is nothing strange about the guild card."

 Rumor. When the word Rank C comes out of the mouth of the guard who checked Ray's guild card, the other guard begins to buzz again.

"Oh, really? Rank C at that age?"
"Oh, is the guild in the city of Guillem a peacemaker?"
"No, no, you have a Gryphon on you, then, wouldn't that be enough to be a higher rank?"
"Oh, I see," In other words, isn't that guy Ray himself so strong in battle? Surely that's normal if you think about it as a timer."

 The guards keep talking in a low voice that only neighbors can hear, looking at Ray's face with his hood down.
 However, for Ray, who has unusually sharp senses, it sounds like a complete story. I didn't say anything in particular, though, because I didn't think there would be any need to cause any more trouble.

"But... I'm sorry." I'm sorry, but I can't let you into the city.""Isn't that too much? I didn't do anything wrong, but I think it's tyrannical."

 Even among the party of merchants watching the story unfold, Louide, who has an extraordinary attachment to Seto, blames the guards.
 However, the tone of his voice was prolonged, and at the same time I was very angry and puffed up my cheeks, which would have seemed to be something of a child's obstinacy.

"…I'm sorry, but this is my judgment as a guard. I'll get it accordingly."
"But..."
"Hold on, Louide! Stop it, too!"

 Louid tries to make more remarks, but suddenly he is held back by Taenia's hand, which is stretched out from behind.

"Do you mind? I certainly feel unreasonable what he says. But when the Gryphon enters the streets, the ordinary streets panic. That could be a commotion for the Knights." So, I'm sorry, but be quiet here."
"But. I thought I could play with Seto at the momentarily."
"Grull".

 Seto steps forward, as if to say, "Don't worry." The man in charge of the guard took a moment's breath away from me at that glance, but... he managed to stay here as if he hadn't retreated.

"Glu".

 Seth looks at such a person and purrs and looks at Ray. Ray then understands what Seto wants to say and opens his mouth.

"Sett is going to spend the night outside today. By the way, I too..."
"Grull".

 spend the night outside oneself Ray tried to say that, but he was stopped by the crucial set. The way he rubbed his head against his throat was a sign of Ray's willingness to take a good rest without worrying about himself.

"... I see. Seto is out of town, and I am out of town."
"Glu".

 Feeling satisfied with Ray's words, Seto continues away from the city of Abuero.

"... I'm sorry,"

 The person in charge bowed to Ray, who had seen him off.
 Even for this person, I didn't take this kind of action out of love. After all, there are few adventurers called Monster Timers in the city of Abuero. But most of the monsters they followed were rank D at best.
 The existence of Rank A monsters, even adventurers, has never even seen them, let alone tame them, and it's easy for a man who has worked as a security guard to imagine what it would be like to get into the city, even though such monsters are wearing subterfuge necklaces. No, it could be said that the city of Gilm, which accepted Seto more easily, was an unconventional place. Or perhaps the reason is that the depth of their pockets is also remote.
 Knowing it, Ray shakes his head slightly at the man standing in front of him.

"Don't worry. Both Set and I understand."

 Ray's understanding of Seto's treatment gives Alexor a sigh of relief as he closely watched the developments.
 That's because an adventurer with the equivalent of Rank A received a low commission for spears and food on the verge of being scrapped. That's why he was worried that he might bend his navel or give up his request before crossing the Abuero and Subursta streets where there was a growing number of bandits. However, it was out of the question that the cost of food was likely to be higher than expected given what happened at lunch time.
 It was because Ray himself was about 15 years old, no matter how good he was.

"Well, then let's get into the city at once." The inn I stayed at the last time I went there served delicious food. Let's get plenty of energy ready for tomorrow."

(And I have to hurry up and buy some of Seto's edible meat... I wish I could have the cheapest and most substantial meat possible.)

 Alexander pulls Ray into the city as if he can't help changing his mind. and two wagons, and the faces of beautiful drops, followed suit, into the city of Abuero.





 a 20-minute walk from the main gate of the city of Abuero There was an inn there where Alexander had stayed before. The billboard on the display shows a picture of two swords crossing each other.

"Well, let's go in. This crossing kentei is a well‐known inn for merchants. Oh, Clerona, you must take care of the carriage."
"Aye, Mr. Alektor," Instead, I'll order more food."
"All right, all right.

 While nodding bitterly at the merchant's request, he enters the inn accompanied by other merchants, beautiful drops, and Ray.
 It was a middle-aged man as tall as Alexander who greeted the party. The only difference is that Alextol is overweight, while the party was greeted at the counter by muscles all over his body.

"Come on in! Oh, you guys are...
"Hi, shopkeeper. Thank you again. There are as many people as you can see, but do you have a room available?"
"Oh, there are not many customers at this time of year, so there is no problem. and yet the number of people is decreasing."

 Shake your head from side to side in response to the shopkeeper's words. And it was not difficult for the owner of an inn in the city of Abuero to understand what had happened.

"Well, I'll get the room ready soon, so wait a minute. The price is the same as before."

 Alexander nodded and finished the procedures of the inn.





"Well, boys, it's rude today. Please give me a good cheer for tomorrow."

 Alexor's voice echoes in the dining room attached to the inn.
 "The inn itself probably had few guests, but perhaps because the food was delicious, the restaurant had a certain number of guests." In the meantime, the group, who had been walking all day along the street, drank alcohol or brought delicious meals to their mouths to quench their hunger.

"No, Mr. Ray," I'm sorry. I wish I could get them into the city."

 Alexor calls out to Ray, who steams chicken meat that seems to be some kind of monster and carries it with sour sauce to his mouth. He held a glass of wine in his hand, and his already red cheeks proved that the wine was not the first.

"Don't worry, Seth may want to relax outside once in a while. I think I've killed some monster and eaten it by now."
"It would be a great help to me if you could say so," I told you that I would prepare Sett's meals, but this is how it is."

 Keep talking like that and just a few minutes. Suddenly Ray asks what he was curious about.

"Come to think of it, what else did you stock up on in the town of Gilm? I heard that a carriage would be enough to cover the loss of everything. At this time of year, monsters don't have much material, do they?"

 After all, adventurers are closed for winter. If that happens, the number of monsters' materials and magical stones will naturally decrease.In response to Ray's question, Alexander gently opens his mouth, with a grin around his mouth and no one can hear him.

"To tell you the truth... we have succeeded in getting flame ore."
"...flame ore?"

 The word twitches me in spitefully.
 But Alexander goes on without realizing it, perhaps because he was drunk.

"Yes, do you know that the magic of fire is the ore that is produced by being trapped in a magical crystal?" And it's a very large, high-purity flame ore for the magic of contained flames."
"... I see,"
"I never thought that flame ore would be mined near the town of Gilm. This ore is a medium for making alchemy materials and magic items. Or it can be used as a weapon as it is, or it can be used as a fire weapon when making swords."
"... I see,"

 Ray talks the same way he did a few seconds ago.
 After all, Ray was too familiar with the presence of the flaming ore. Perhaps it was the result of Ray's own fire magic on the site where Harpy's nest had been. Therefore, he could not get deep into it and had no choice but to vaguely contradict Alexander's words.





"Roll-rolling.

 While Ray was in a cold sweat against Alexor in the dining room, Seto was running through the woods near the city of Abuero, finding the oak he was also looking for, and attacking him to fill his stomach.