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Lei comes out of the bushes watching, holding his death size on his shoulder, and appears before the band of bandits, The Wolf of the Grass.
 About half the thieves who see it look at Ray as if they were surprised, and the other half look at him in amazement.
 The former, unaware of Ray's existence, wondered why such a weak looking child was in such a place. And the other half, including Egg, were the ones they tried to attack a little while ago, and even when they were forced to retreat in a situation that could be said to have been defeated unilaterally.

"Hey, that fellow..."
"Oh, I'm sure. Why are you here?"
"Wait a minute. He's here... is that Gryphon near you, too?"
"Oh, my dear, in the forest of the night with the Gryphon. There's no chance of winning."

 People who know Ray's face exchange information in whispers.
 Ray's hearing still caught the conversation, though it was only a low voice.

(With Sett, we could have managed this situation in one shot... for as long as we are employed as bodyguards, the safety of our clients is paramount. I can't help it.)

"...why are you here?"

 Meanwhile, Egg asks Ray with Battleax on his shoulder.
 His face, scarred by countless scars, was somewhat bewildered and questioned more purely than suspicious.
 Even Egg knows how powerful Ray himself is. for he's such a companion as to be accompanied by a Gryphon. He looked like a little boy... or an apprentice wizard, but he had no intention of keeping his guard down.
 And at the same time, I understand that if the man in front of us is as powerful as the man in front of us, we need not work with the bandits we had just defeated. Above all...

"There are two signs I felt. There was no sign of you in it. In fact, there are still two signs in the bushes there. What did you come out for?"
"Well, there are a lot of course. ... well, I don't want a useless fight, and I'll be honest with you. The reason why I... we're here is simple. It's simply because the merchant party guarding us was attacked by the band of thieves here. So I came here to put an end to the future misfortunes, but you guys got ahead of me."
"…I see. I can't believe they're dealing with a monster like you without recognizing his ability. They're unlucky. and if it had happened we wouldn't have killed him."

 The moment Egg hears what he says, the bandits around him buzz.
 He is an egg with absolute confidence as the leader of the wolves of the meadow. Many people have been attracted by his character, but it is also true that he is the strongest man in the grass, so he is in charge of the leader. Nevertheless, the most powerful man in the meadow casts a stunner at the man whom Ray describes as a monster, except for those who have met him before.

"You put it away before we came." From what I have heard of your interaction, it seems that you have been a dangerous person in many ways."
"...oh, he's the kind of guy who enjoys murder and professes to be the most excited about killing the weak." That's why we were given the initiative so that we wouldn't be able to get ahead of us. "And what shall we do? Your aim is already completely destroyed, but will you do it with us? You will have no chance of winning if you fight with us, but at least I said.

 I'll never lose for nothing. I'll cut off the whistle even if I'm fired. Ray smiles at Egg's words with such spirit.

"Wait a minute, Ray," What's your motivation? If they're going to miss me, I'll step back!"

 Taenia's whisper is heard from the bush behind Ray.

"...is that all right? Was it for the treasure that the robbers had accumulated?"
"Yes, but it's a precondition if you can get it safely! I don't think you'll have to fight against the wolves in the grass."
"Well, I guess I agree with Taenia."
"If that's all right with you, I don't mind,"

 Nevertheless, Ray really wanted to test the usability of the new rusty spear he got a little more recently acquired.

(Well, if you try to get Taenia involved in battle and injure her, it will interfere with your request for a bodyguard.) But it's irritating to go back without any harvest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

 mutter inwardly and shake the death size on one's shoulder.
 With its speed and weight of death-size, the members of the wolves in the meadow hear a cutting sound.
 One blow. Just looking at the blow, which seemed to be nothing, instinctively engraved that even those who didn't know Ray were not the opponents of any way.

"As I said earlier, I don't like useless quarrels. ...but whatever your attitude toward thieves is, they are thieves. I wish I could hunt down the wolf here.

 As soon as Ray says one word, there's a real tension around him. Fighting won't win, running away will probably kill more than half of them. Then, as our boss, Egg, said, at least give us an arrow. With that determination, the atmosphere around us leans toward battle. However

"But I am indebted to you for defeating the robbers that we ought to defeat first." You can overlook this place."

 It was just a point of view from above, and it was an expression that if you were serious, you could kill all of them.
 If it had been the adventurers around him who said something similar... if it had been Taenia hiding in the bushes, she would have been killed on the spot.
 However, it was Ray, who was the greatest force in the field, that even the wolves of the grass could not argue carelessly.
 If a small person in a robe in front of him really feels like it, he's sure to do too much damage to look at it.

"...what are the conditions?"

 a squeezing egg
 Even Egg had considerable fighting power, as he showed in the previous battle with the chiefs of the bandits. Still, he decides that he is no match for Ray and asks him to avoid fighting.
 Ray then opens his mouth with a smile as if he had been waiting for his words.

"You owe me one," If something happens, I'll go and get my debt back. You can give it back to me."
「……」

 a debt to Ray I don't know what that would lead to, but it was clear which was the better option compared to dealing with Ray here. What's more, they had just finished a battle. Even though they are not harmed, there are still some injured people, and the exhaustion of their physical strength is enormous.
 After a few seconds of silence, Egg opens his mouth.

"All right. We declare that we owe Ray in the name of wolves in the grass."

 Yes, he proclaimed in front of the cave where the bodies of the robbers lay high."...I certainly received that word."

 I nodded to Egg and asked him something that bothered me.

"Did you know my name?"
"Well, we have our own network of information. and above all, you would have been called by the one hiding in the bush."
"Oh, you have a very good ear,"
"Why, I'm not happy to be complimented by you. I'm rather worried that something might happen."

 Rei continues to talk without showing any concern about it, even though Egg frowns and tells me.

"Don't twist it so hard. I only complimented him purely. Now that you've cleared up the bandits, and we'll be back under your guard."
"Do so. I call them you and I have had a bad day."
"That's not the case, is it? The treasure that the robbers had amassed belongs to you who killed them. Of course I understand that's not the end of it, but I don't think that I've got anything at all?"
"Well, the money they've put away is not going to go under us. I've got a lot of people to hand over."
"... oh,"

 Ray muttering slightly impressed by Egg's words.
 It was because I understood from what I had said and done that I was going to spend money on those who were in the hands of the band of thieves.

(I made a loan to them for almost nothing, but was this an unexpected gain?)

"Then shall we leave now?" I'll see you again if I have a chance."
"I don't want to see anyone like you again. Get on with it."

 Ray walks away with that voice in his back.
 As they pass by the bushes, Taenia hastily joins Louid by the hand.
 He had shown some signs of concern behind him, but there was nothing strange about the wolves in the meadow.





"I couldn't believe my eyes when I suddenly went out before a wolf in the meadow. You don't have to be so desperate, but don't try to get me involved."

 Taenia muttered to Ray, who was walking next to her, along an inexplicable road of the night.
 The movement of the three men is led by Louid and followed by Ray and Taenia, as they did when they headed for the bandits' hideout.
 What's different is that you don't have to talk quietly because you don't have to worry about being detected by thieves anymore. That's why Taenia is complaining about the dark without any particular fear.

"But I've been there at all the time." Shouldn't there be at least some harvest? If it were a loan to the band of loyal robbers, I should have had enough to-night."
"...yes, yes." I'm sure you are. But in the end, there's nothing here."
"But I survived encountering that wolves of the meadow." Besides, I was overlooked by someone called Egg."

 Louid, who is walking in front of them, says so without looking back.
 In fact, if only Taenia and Louid were present, I don't know what they would have been through.
 Even though it was said that wolves in the grass were the ones who did as little harm to others as possible, their temperament and ability were worthy of calling themselves wolves. It was shown in the fight against the robbers they were going to attack. Of course I think I'm superior to him in pure combat. But there were nearly twenty people there, and there was also Egg, who couldn't win at all. Given that, it would certainly have been no use being called ungrateful to complain about Ray any more.

"All right, sir," ...but let's hurry a little more without talking. It wouldn't be fashionable if they were attacked."
"I and Ray have a good night's eye."

 Who is responsible for the slow progress? When Taenia was told so, she sniffed her way through the night forest.





"Mr. Ray? Mr. Taenia, Mr. Louide, too. It was quite early, wasn't it? Have you knocked down the robbers yet?"

 Alexander finds the three Lays and mutters involuntarily.
 At the sight of her eyes, Seto is spoiled by Ray, and Louid is caressing her. There was a scene of Taenia looking at her companions in a stupendous manner.
 Taenia then breathes a little sigh at Louid's appearance and approaches him, shaking her head.

"It didn't work," When we arrived at the bandits' hideout, we were fighting with wolves in the grass, and we were defeated unilaterally. I couldn't afford to do anything."
"...wolf of the meadow?" It was a band of thieves, which is said to be exceptional in this area,
"Yes. Ray managed to come together and it didn't end up being a battle, but the band of thieves had been wiped out and I couldn't possibly steal the treasure in that situation, so I came back like this." What's more unusual here...?"

 a round‐the‐clock Taenia
 Fabel, who had been in charge of escorting here, waved lightly to indicate that there was no particular problem.
 He must have been awakened by the earlier attack and the disposal of the body. Most merchants are still awake, even though it's not dawn, and they drink soup-like food, letting the cold winter chill pass by on a bonfire.

"There has been no particular problem since then, as you can see. As you told me, the robbers' corpses have been disposed of. ...but is that so? It was quite unexpected that the wolves of the meadow should come out."
"It seems to me that it was a band of robbers who had the pleasure of murder that attacked us." I tried to make him stop it, but he couldn't, so I ended up using force... seems to be right."

 Taenia, explaining to Alektor the wolves of the meadow she had seen, waited for dawn and set off for the city of Subursta.