On a winter night, the fire lit by Ray's magic continued to burn in spite of the strong winds.
　The meal is over, and Ray takes the magic stone out of the mistling, as Seto, who has finished skewering the meat of two ice birds.
　It's the iced bird's magic stone that Alexor's merchants got when they were attacked. Eat the meat in your meal and absorb the magic stone as if it were a dessert. It may have been described as a course meal in a way.

"...no, I don't think so,"

　deny what one thinks of oneself with a wry with a wry smile Then, with his eyes shining happily, he offers a magical stone to Seto, who is looking at Ray.
　Even Seto was created by witchcraft. Naturally, it is desirable that the absorption of the magic stone strengthens the body, and the blue magic stone on Ray's hand is added with a kuchibashi and swallowed. And...

[Seto has mastered the skills of Ice Arrow Lv.1]

　As usual, an announcement is made in the brain.

"Rolling".

　To learn new skills, Seto rubs his head against Ray with a happy throat.
　Patting his head, Ray opens his mouth in conviction.

"Did you acquire ice skills because of the magical stone of ice bird?" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"Glu?"

　Shake your head and look at the rocks nearby.

"Then show me the skills you have mastered right away, Seto. That's the rock I'm aiming for."
"Gurgling!"

　Head to Ray's rock and make a sharp call. At the same time, about five ice arrows are created around the set.
　The ice arrow was slightly smaller than the one used by Icebird, who had the original magic stone, but its sharp point still bore the cold light peculiar to ice. Or it might have made you feel more like that, since it happened on a winter night. 　

"Grunt!"

　and a cry echoing into the night sky again. Then the next moment five ice arrows are fired quickly and reveal their tusks to the rock.
　one, two, three, four bottles The four ice arrows that landed one after another and were crushed by the impact were endured by their inherent firmness, but when the last five pierce, a slight crack is heard…the next moment a rock weighing more than 100 kg cracks, and eventually breaks and falls to the ground around the place where the ice arrow was poked.

"Glu?"

　As Seto bends his head, Ray scratches his head with a smile.

"Amazing, when it comes to pure power, it's better than Wind Arrow,"
"Grull".

　Ray's compliment makes a happy song.

(Wind and ice. Is the difference in power between gas and solid in the same Arrow? Well, this is the power in Lv.1.) will be useful enough)

"Well, now it's my turn,"

　muttered the other Icebird's magic stone, and...

"Grull!"

　Throw the magical stone into the air against Seto's back to cheer for it. A flash of death size at the same time. The magical stone cut in half by the blade disappears like a haze. And...

「……」

　She waited silently for a few seconds, but the announcement of her skill acquisition never came to Ray's mind.

"... oh my gosh."
"Glu".

　Listening to Seto's comforting cry, Ray shakes his head slightly.

"Don't worry. Icebirds weren't that high-ranking monsters in the first place. You've got to think Sett was lucky just to learn his skills. Plus, all of the death-size skills are available in their own way. You don't have to force yourself to learn something new."

　It sounded like a bullshit, but for Ray it was because he thought it was pure.
　After all, Ray has the magic of fire, even if he can't use his skills. In addition, there are various magic items including Ray's own physical ability and death size. There are certainly not too many means of attack, but on the contrary, there is no point in being too many to use.

"More importantly, I feel sleep deprived from yesterday's robbery. May I leave you to look out?"
"Glu".

　You must have felt that Ray's words were true. Seto sings briefly and lies on the ground.
　He's telling me to lean on my body and sleep, as I always do in the night camp. Knowing this, Ray patted Seto's smooth back with gratitude and leaned on him... in a few minutes or so.
　After seeing it, Seto also closes his eyes with a gentle glance at Ray sleeping.
　Of course I didn't just sleep. It was intended, as usual, to feel the senses of hearing, smell, magic, and signs more acutely.
　If you have monsters and thieves who attack you thinking you're asleep, you'll regret that shallow judgment with your own life.
　And despite the winter night, Ray slept soundly to solve his lack of sleep, surrounded by Seto's warm body temperature.





"Seto, let's hurry a little. The cold is fine, but isn't it disturbing to fly when it snows?"
"Glu".

　Rey's words are answered with a guttural voice, and her wings flap wide.
　Ray, who had a good night's rest, had no sign of sleep deprivation at all - he hadn't shown it before - and was caressing Seto's neck as he looked up at the sky covered with clouds and little sunlight.
　Of course, snow and rain are not fatal to Seto or Ray on his back. But not being fatal is not unpleasant or equal. And if lightning strikes, even the set, which is a glyphon, will be damaged. However, it is safe to say that Gryphon is the only place where lightning strikes, lightning strikes and lightning strikes, but not death, but damage.
　In Ray's case, there is a dragon lobe, so we don't die from lightning strikes.
　Anyway, Ray and Sett were in a hurry to reach the city of Gillum before snow and rain began to fall.
　And fortunately, I'm not particularly attacked by monsters... not long after I started flying, I saw the familiar city appear below me.

"Well, did you manage to make it before the rain began?" -- Set, let's get down a little way from the city and move on."

　Ray calls out to Seto, remembering that Langa had previously told him not to get off near the city.
　However, the reason for that was out of consideration not to intimidate people entering the city, so we didn't have to worry about it that much in this winter when few people were heading to the city.





"Welcome home, Ray, Set. It was very early, but was the bodyguard all the way to the town of Abu

　Langa greets one by one in front of the main gate of the town of Gilm.
　His face is as strong as ever, and his beard intimidates him, but his tone is gentle. His appearance and personality would give a lot of discomfort to first-time visitors, but for Ray, who has been in touch many times, he is already used to it.
　shake one's head at Ranga's words, handing him a guild card."No, to the city of Subursta," but it was only a little before noon that I got there, so I was given a ride on Seto, and came back after a night camp near the city of Abuero."
"...you ought to say that Set's speed is as good as it is."

　Langa muttered admiringly, giving Seto the dried meat from his uniform pocket.
　Seto also chokes and swallows the dried meat, acclimating his throat.
　They return the guild card, receive the devil's necklace, and Ray and Sett enter the city of Guillum.
　Seeing off his back, Langa enjoyed a peaceful life, recovering his weight, which had been worn out for a while, as the disturbances in the relationship between the Westian Empire calmed down in winter.

(I hope you don't touch me like this... that's impossible, isn't it? Ray won't get bored, really. But I'm curious if the disturbance will make the streets of Gilm peaceful.)

　Langa whispered inwardly as she saw one of them off into the city.





「あー、美味い. やっぱりうどんはこうでなくちゃな」
「そんなにサブルスタの街で食べたうどんは美味しくなかったの？」

　レイの向かいに座っているケニーが、自分もまたフォークで巻き取ったうどんへと息を吹きかけて冷まし、口へと運びながら尋ねてくる.
　ギルドで依頼完了の手続きをしたレイは、前日にサブルスタの街で食べた不味いうどんの記憶を上書きしようと満腹亭へとやってきたのだ.
　その際に、丁度昼休みに入る直前だったケニーがこの機会を逃がして堪るかとばかりにレイと共に食事をすることになった.
　ケニーとしては、出来れば裏通りにあるような大衆食堂ではなく雰囲気のいい場所で食事をしたかったのだが、レイのうどんを食べたいという希望に負けた形だ.

「ああ. 何しろうどんの麺をスープで煮込んでいるからな. コシが全く無くなっていて、ふやけきっていた」

（あれは……カップラーメンにお湯をいれたのを忘れて2時間くらい後に気が付いた時のような感じだったな）

　Ray reminds me of my failure when I was in my mind.
　It was a waste to throw it away, so I tried a little, but I couldn't eat it. And it was an extremely tragic experience, in the end, of being forced to abandon it in tears.

"It certainly doesn't taste good," I guess they mistook udon for the soup ingredient, but I think it was misinterpreted in the middle of the recipe."
"I suppose so. I think so, too. Well, there may be some unique changes as recipes are conveyed, but that's a failure. I've taught them how to make it right, but... I don't know what will happen to him because he doesn't listen to people."

　Ray reminds me of a stall owner who was more of a man of his own way than a man of artisan.
　Kenny opens his mouth, smiling bitterly at Ray's appearance.

"Come to think of it, it's normal for ordinary adventurers to rest without being asked to do so at this time of year, but Ray is strangely asked to do so."
"... well, certainly." It was only autumn when it came to Gamerion."

　I realize that I am constantly getting into trouble with all the troubles that have gone through my mind.

"Ah! I've been a receptionist in the guild for about five years, and it's rare for people to get so involved in a disturbance. But in Ray's case, I suppose, he's getting a reasonable profit."
"Magic items, and so on top of that. The thorn spears I got from the guildmaster are of particular quality. ...but unfortunately, my weapons are death-sized. for a thorny spear of a chance can only be used as a throwing weapon. Moreover, it's difficult to use because it's a high-level magic item. In that sense, it was not a bad request to protect the merchant force that I had been doing until yesterday. I received nearly a hundred disposable spears as a reward."
"A disposable spear, dear," I heard the other day that some merchant went to blacksmiths and arms shops to gather spears that he could no longer use."
"Well, in fact, when I use a spear, it's basically a throw, so as long as I can stand a single throw, that's all right. whether the handle is broken or the tip of the ear is broken after hitting the enemy."

　While saying something very cruel, Ray stretches his fork out to the meat in his udon soup.
　The fork sticks into the meat without any resistance, perhaps because it is well-boiled, and is carried straight to the mouth.
　While enjoying the feeling of unraveling in your mouth, you look a little dissatisfied with your fork.
　Ray has grown up in the culture of chopsticks. Of course, I didn't use a fork like I did when I ate pasta, but I still felt something was wrong with eating udon with a fork.

(That being said, Residents of this town can never use chopsticks, let alone chopsticks from an early age. That would make it stand out... well, it would be late now.)

　Ray knew he stood out in this town of Gillum, where there were a lot of weirdos and hobbies.
　Then he decided to make his own chopsticks, judging that the use of chopsticks would not be much different for the inhabitants of this world. with an excuse that there would be no problem with the knowledge gained from the previous book