"Well, I ordered it."
"...don't ask me, Ray,"
"Oh, leave it to me,"

　the front gate of the town of Gilm So Ray nods softly across Sett's back, seeing him off by Langa and Elk.
　Although he could not get permission to fly out of town with Seto as he did when he headed for the city of Barr, Langa had taken the permission to leave the city in spite of the night from above under his authority as a security captain.
　However, in this case it may have been natural in a way. After all, this action must be carried out in secret. Ray, who has recently become quite prominent in the streets of Gilmoo, is very conspicuous when he leaps across Seto's back in the streets at night. and for the spies of the Vestian Empire, who probably still exist in the city, or for the most part of the kingdom of Milliana, who are eager to destroy the forces and neutrals of the city.
　Marina, the guildmaster, has given permission to the lord, Dusker Larx, to expand the boundary of the city, temporarily disabling the use of communication magic items, but that doesn't mean that they can be deployed for a long time. We needed to solve this situation as soon as possible.
　Ray himself didn't think that complicatedly, but Marina, the guildmaster, and Langa, the captain of the security team, thought about it and left the main gate.
　Elk didn't say anything in particular whether he was worried about Min or Rodos, or whether he didn't think that far.
　Then Ray gently caresses Seto on the neck, under the gaze of Langa and Elk.

"Seto, then, to the city of Abuero." Please do it as fast as you can."
"Ringling!"

　At Ray's request, he cries high, and after a few steps of running and flapping his wings as if to stir the cold wind around him, Seto vanishes into the night sky.
　Langa prays for one of them. Elk then bowed his head deeply to see him off.





　It's winter and spring, but it's still cold at night. It would have been even better if it had been above ground.
　普通の者ならまず間違い無く歯の根が噛み合わない程の寒さに襲われていたのだろうが、そこは暑さや寒さを殆ど無効化出来るドラゴンローブを着ているうえに、その身体も人外といってもいいレイと、ランクAモンスターでもあるグリフォンだ. この程度の寒さは全く気にした様子も無く1人と1匹は空を飛んでいた.
　幸い雪や雨も降ってはおらず、風もそれ程には強くない. 夜空には月と星が浮かんでおり、寒さ故にか空気も澄み切っている為に明かりに困ることも無い. そんな、ある種快適といってもいい夜空の中を進みながら、レイはミスティリングからサンドイッチや串焼きのように手で持って食べられる料理を取りだしては自分で食べ、あるいはセトへと与えていた.
　何しろ夕食を食べようと宿に戻ったところでエルクに襲われ、監視役を捕らえて一段落したかと思えばそのままギルドへと直行. ギルドマスター同士の通信でこれからの方針が決まった後はすぐに出発と、事態が怒濤の流れで進んでいた為に食事をしている暇もなかったのだ.

「グルルゥ」

　レイの差し出したサンドイッチを、喉を鳴らしながら食べるセト.
　そんなセトだが、夕食を味わいつつも翼を大きく羽ばたかせて可能な限りの速度で空を飛ぶという器用さも見せつけていた. また.

「グルゥ？　グルルル……グルルルルルルゥッ！」

　The monsters, who had low intelligence and could not feel the threat of Seto, made clear the difference in rank by using the king's pressure to attack them recklessly, and went to Abuero without hesitation by checking the ground sharply with their night-eyed eyes.
　And Ray finds some lights on the ground as he uses the king's coercion again on a giant bat monster called the Big Bat, who recklessly attacks him, and falls to the ground without a particularly aggressive attack with his voice and magical powers. The area, where multiple lights converge, was clearly a place where people lived.

"Get off, Seto."
"Grull".

　Following Ray's words, he glides straight down to the earth. It descends to the ground, folds its wings, and slows down as it runs on the ground.

"Here we are?"

　a huge gate about 100 meters away It was the city of Abuero without a doubt.
　The guards refused to enter the city, saying that they were surprised by the presence of Sett when he was guarding the merchant corps of Alek.a.

"I've been waiting for you, Mr. Ray, a Rank C adventurer." and the subservient, Gryphon Set."

　There must be a bodyguard right in front of the gate. About ten adventurers and a supposed guild worker were waiting.

"Oh, have you kept me waiting in the cold?"
"No, don't worry. under the guildmaster's orders ...I'm sorry, but please show me your guild card. It's a matter of course."

　He nods to the guild staff and hands them a guild card taken out of the mistling.
　Unlike in the daytime, no one around noticed the presence of Mistyling because of the darkness of the night, and no one around expressed the surprise Ray usually showed when he used it.

"I have confirmed. And here's the necklace for the devil. Then, the guildmaster is waiting for you, so please go to the guild right away. We are searching around here for any suspicious persons, with the adventurers gathered by the guilds.
"Oh, I know," ...set.'
"Glu".

　Seto responds to Ray's call and sticks his head out.
　Wearing a demon necklace that had just been handed around his neck, he followed the guild staff into the city of Abuero.
　Since it's already nighttime, most houses are dimly lit, or are already asleep or in the dark. In the midst of this a group of adventurers who might have been hired as guild officers, guards, and bodyguards went on silently, and after about twenty minutes of walking, Ray saw a larger building than his surroundings. It's the Abuero branch of the Adventurer's Guild.
　The lights are still on in the guild at this time of day, but you can't hear the noise of bars like you hear in the city of Guillum.
　As I leaned my head slightly at the scene, the guide guild staff member opened his mouth to Ray, looking at him.

"This incident has driven out all adventurers and thieves who are free to do covert work. Other adventurers have closed their bar to-day, for they have an urgent meeting in the guild for war."
"I see. ... Set.
"Glu".

　You don't have to finish it, but you understand what Ray means. He wagged his tail lightly and headed for the enchanting space.

"Sett, if there's anyone who's watching the guild, "catch him. It is said that there are few people over there, and I don't think so, but you can't be too cautious."
"Grull".

　a short set of songs in Ray's
　Watching the situation, he walks into the guild with a look of surprise.

"Well, I'm surprised. I've heard that Gryphon is certainly intelligent, but I can't believe he understands human language."
"I don't know what the ordinary Gryphon is, but Set is special,"
"I see. Were you specially brought up for submission?"

　Ray knows that it was created by witchcraft, but he can't be honest about it, so if he misunderstands me, I'll just give him a random answer.
　And it was an unexpected person who greeted Ray as he walked into the guild.
　No, it may not be so unexpected considering this incident. The man was Tillage, the guildmaster of this guild.

"Well, it's been a while. Nevertheless, I didn't know that it really took me a few hours to get from the city of Gilm to the city of Abuero. What a Gryphon!"

　Ray bows his head slightly to Tillage, who approaches him with a smile.

"This is Ray, a Rank C adventurer in the city of Gilm. It's helpful to have your cooperation this time."

　Although Ray uses unfamiliar honorifics because he is a guildmaster in another town, Tillage immediately shakes his head with a smile.

"I don't mind the same as I did when I was talking to Marina. I'm not such a great person that other people can use honorifics.""…I see. It's helpful that I don't have to use unfamiliar language."

　Staff in the guild look stunned as Ray raises his head and says so.
　No matter how much I was told I didn't have to use honorifics, I didn't know I would use such rough language against the guildmaster.
　Ray himself did not know, but Tillage, who had been selected as guildmaster because of his ability to manage the organization, immediately after his appointment, closed down the department that was wasting money, or caught the staff embezzling the guild's funds, and took a number of steps to clean up the complicated and wasteful organization. Despite his poor appearance, he is known for his talent and is adored by the adventurers of the city of Abuero.
　That's why some people cast a slightly grim look at Ray, who uses violent language even though he was permitted to do so, but Ray never seemed to care that he was always exposed to such a look.
　No, it was a big disadvantage, considering that a few people who ignored their own gaze grew hostile to Ray. It could be said to be a major drawback of Ray, who basically only knows the guilds of Guillum's city.
　I met the guildmaster in the town of Barr, but luckily or unfortunately I met the guildmaster Seith in the town of Barr, and it was not the case that people around me felt antipathy to Ray because of his magical fever.

"…Shall we talk in my room for a moment?" I'd like to share with you the results of the survey that I've gained in the last few hours."

　They must have felt the dissatisfaction of some of the staff. Tillage would lead Ray to his office.





"Here you go. Come in."

　Ray is invited in after the door of his office door is opened.
　He followed Tillage's words and entered the office, which was very different from the Marina and Seith offices he had seen before.
　Marina and Seis were basically practical rooms, partly because they were adventurers. Or there were swords, spears, and sticks hung on the walls, but Tillage's room had his office desk in the back, and several other desks arranged regularly.

(It's like a school classroom)

　That was Ray's first impression of looking inside the room.
　However, the office itself is not that large, so it is not as large as a classroom.

"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah My role is more like a coordinator than a guildmaster. That's why the papers come round like this."

　Tillage scratches his head with a shy smile.

"I was certainly surprised, but if you are still working in the office, you can make it easier for yourself."
"I'd be grateful if you could say so," People always look dumbfounded when they enter this room. Okay, sit down, please. Unfortunately, I'm not that good at making tea, but I can't afford to drink sake as it is, so I can only serve white water."

　As he says so, Tillage gently casts his magic on a pot beside his office desk with a cup for making tea. The next moment, the water in the pot is instantly heated and steam rises.

"Is it a magic item?"

　Ray mutters involuntarily when he sees how water has turned into hot water.
　Tillage nods with a smile at Ray's words.

"Yes. As you can see, there are many people working in this room all at once. For that reason, I'm ready to drink tea at any time. However, as I said earlier, I'm not good at making tea, so I can only serve white water. Now, go to the sofa over there."
"I'm sorry, thank you.

　When Ray sits down on the sofa as recommended, he literally places a cup of hot water in front of him. And at the same time, Tillage sits opposite Ray.

"Now, shall we talk about the information that we are gathering now?"

　Tillage says so, carrying white water into his mouth.