At night, there is darkness and moonlight falling from heaven. Meanwhile, one and one were flying in the sky, shining in the moonlight.
　Needless to say, Ray and Sett are aiming for a section of the mountain off the highway.

"Well, it's a fine moonlit night without a cloud,"
"Grull".

　She looks back at Ray's muttering.
　Unlike Ray, who essentially rested in a carriage during the march, Sett was leading the army with adventurers.
　I'm not that tired, nor am I hurt by a goblin-like monster who has attacked me occasionally without reflecting on his own abilities.
　Still... it was sad for Seto to have been away from his favorite Ray throughout the march. That's why they respond to Ray's request for consideration, even more spoilt than usual.
　Ray, who somehow understands each other's magic, caresses Seto's neck with a smile.

"And yet, even though he is a traitor and a hero to the general public, I never thought he would easily allow the wolves of the meadow to join him."

　Ray, muttering, recalls the moment he proposed.
　Reno, who was listening next to Ray, was dumbfounded and looked at Ray in amazement that he had never thought he had any connection with a group of wolves in the grass, and the two knights assigned as Ray's bodyguards frowned or appealed earnestly to Dusker, who himself urged Ray to continue with an amusing look.
　And Ray had previously been attacked by a band of bandits who liked to kill him when he passed the neighborhood on the request of a bodyguard. After repelling it, he had an adventurer who worked with him to gather the band of robbers to follow him, find out the hideout, and set off an attack there. However, when they finally arrived at the hideout of the band of thieves, they had almost been destroyed by wolves in the grass. Eventually, Ray appeared on the battlefield and explained the circumstances that he had overlooked by lending money to his bandit, the wolves of the grasslands.
　The knights were wondering if they knew of the wolves in the grass, who were famous outside the frontier as bandits, if they should be impressed by Reno's explanation, or if they should join the bandits, but Dusker's judgment was different.
　Being a lord of the manor, he knew the existence of the wolves of the grasslands, so he knew from the information that Egg, the leader of the manor, was loyal, and immediately realized the usefulness of taking the wolves of the grasslands on his side, and asked Ray to draw them into the army of Larx.
　The request, not the order, was a sign of how important Dusker was to Ray.
　As a result, Ray had finished rationing lunch and dinner, distributed all the night-time tents, and was thus flying in the night sky with Sett after he had finished his work with all the other mistrings.
　Of course, we don't know exactly where the wolves of the meadow hold their hideouts. So...

"Guru..."

　Seth, who was flying in the night sky with his wings flapping, looked at the wood on the ground and didn't cry.

"Oh, have you found it?" What a set! He's a good boy."
"Grull".

　Ray complimented me, and I'm happy to cry.
　While patting Seto on the neck, he opens his mouth with a smile.

"Well... shall we go and greet the bandits who are moving about at night?"
"Gurgling!"

　a set gliding with wings into the woods As the glimmering earthly forest approaches his vision, Ray pulls the dagger out of the mistling of his arm without any expression of fear, awe, or surprise. The real weapon for Ray's throwing is a spear, which is too powerful. That's fine if you're here to get rid of the bandits, but this time I wanted to avoid killing the wolves of the grasslands as much as possible, as the aim was to incorporate them into the forces of the Larks. Because that would reduce the number of forces we can take on our side.

"... whoops!"

　Rey throws a dagger quickly from the top of the set, which had glided and disappeared from the sound of flapping wings. It was spring, but it was still rather chilly at night, and the dagger that flew through the cold air...

"Wow!"

　Pierce the target opponent's thigh with a slight cut.

"Set".
"Glu".

　A set that makes Ray easier to descend to the ground by slanting his flying body as if he understands everything just by muttering it.
　Ray lands in the woods as he rolls off Sett's back.
　Ray lands in the forest killing the impact, even though it is more than 5 meters away from the forest.
　Of course, as long as it's forest ground, it's not trampled down, and there are soft soil and fallen leaves that kill some of the impact. Nevertheless, the man's behavior, in which he could hardly hear the sound of landing in the woods, was plainly said to be abnormal.

"Who!"

　The man screams sharply, holding his right thigh slightly torn by the thrown dagger.
　But Ray flips his dragon robe but puts down his hood and approaches the man who is wary of him without any particular concern.

"This is Ray, the adventurer of the city of Gilm,"
"Dear me, adventurer!? Where did you sniff at us?"

　A man holding an axe hanging from his waist without particular reaction to the name Ray.
　The man's axe was not a battle axe, but a kind of hand axe used to break firewood.

"...not, apparently,"

　If you're a member of the wolves of the meadow, you'll never react to the name Ray. That's how strong the impression was on people including Egg. In other words, he decides that the thief in front of him has nothing to do with him, and calls out to the man, holding the dagger he has taken out of his mistling.

"Do you know the wolf's hideout in the meadow?"
"What? I don't know. And if you knew it, do you think you'd teach me like that who'd attacked me.

　a man who yells with a blue streak on his forehead
　Hearing the words, Ray frowns and throws a dagger in his hand.
　A man's ears ring with such a light noise.

"...what?"

　It was just a moment. The dagger in the man's hand disappeared and the collar of the dagger grew from the trunk of a tree just behind him the moment he thought the small child's hand had flipped. That's right, it's usually very difficult to stab the root of a blade into a raw tree. Is it a master or an extraordinary physical strength that a man cannot imagine? And...
　The man glances his eyes at the tree with the dagger at its base. Next, a robe that has no particular characteristics like the one that wizards often wear.
　Ray's dragon robes had a cover-up effect on them, which made them look like ordinary robes to this man who is not a wizard or anything. And that would have been the man's misfortune.

(It's like an apprentice to a wizard.) However, there is no sign that he was reciting magic. Then... a magic item? I suppose he meant to show off his true colors, but it was fatal that he let go of the magic.)

　Even this man, as you can see by his actions in the woods of the night, is undoubtedly a good thief. But it was only among thieves, and for an adventurer like the one working in the city of Gilm, there was only a difference in height between acorns.
　If he had felt the difference in ability between himself and Ray, and had fled like a thief, or he might have been able to escape. No matter how low it was, it would certainly have been a smarter choice than to fight Ray. But the man was deceived by Ray's appearance. Or perhaps one of the reasons the man didn't notice his danger was because Sett had not shown up here and was watching his surroundings in the air.

`Why, it's not working for me!'

　A man who screams and leaps swiftly backward before Ray takes action. Next to his leap is a tree pierced by a dagger thrown by Ray earlier.
　a quick reach for the handle of a dagger stuck in the trunk of a tree

(I won! That kid would have had to get this magic item earlier than I did in order to beat me.) But I'm faster!)

　He turned his triumphant face to Ray and grabbed the handle of the dagger. But...

"...what?"The dagger, which did not move at all, gave me a stupid cry. And...

"You seem to be mistaken, but the dagger is nothing special. It's a regular thing on the street."
"What!"

　Ray's voice, which must have been a few meters away, was heard from close quarters, and he turned his gaze reflexively...

"First of all, you know the difference in strength."

　With the words he felt a strong shock in his abdomen, and his consciousness fell into darkness.

"Not at all. Is this look so childish, as I've always been?"

　With a wry smile, I check my body wrapped in dragon robes.
　I don't think it's surprisingly small for a person who lived in Japan, but in this world, on average, everyone is so tall that they seem to be smaller than their age. While remembering the many unnecessary troubles caused by it, he shook his head slightly and reached for a dagger stuck in the trunk of a tree and pulled it out with ease.
　Yes, the dagger that the man tried to pull with all his might, but he didn't move at all.
　If a fainted man had seen this scene with his own eyes, he would have been dumbfounded by Ray's power. Fortunately, however, the man lay unconscious to the ground.

"Now..."

　With a dagger in hand, he kicks the man's thighs with exquisite strength, so that he doesn't get hurtful enough.

"d*mn it!"

　a man awakened by the pain in an instant You don't know what happened, do you don't know what happened. Ray opens his mouth as he keeps an eye on what's going on around him.

"Are you awake?"
"Huh!"

　And the moment he saw Ray, he probably remembered before he fainted. She screams and tries to back down as if to say what her attitude had been so long ago. But...

"Glu".
"What? Scratch! Scratch!"

　Realizing that it was some kind of giant creature that hit his back, the man with the sharp face screams even more and distances himself from the presence behind him: Seto.

"Now you know where you stand?"

　You probably thought Ray was still better than Monster. a man who nods furtively behind Ray

"Then I'll ask you again. Do you know the wolf's hideout in the grass?"
"Well, I don't know where it is, but in most places..."
"Well, then show me that far. Then I'll let you go. You're lucky, because I'm a Rank C adventurer, and I'm telling you I'm going to miss the thief."
"...Rank C!"
"Oh, you've shown your ability, haven't you? I'll tell you, you shouldn't underestimate your ability by your appearance."
「……」

　a man who nods silently at Ray's words

"If you understand," Then I'll ask you to show me around as soon as possible."
"Oh, oh... this way."

　He must have realized what would happen to him if he went against Ray's words any longer. In particular, if the person in front of him is a Rank C adventurer, he decides that he is a little skilled among thieves, and calmly guides Ray to a place rumored to be a wolf's hideout in the grass. The foot is a little heavy, perhaps because the damage from the kick in the thigh is still there.

(If that rumor were a lie... wouldn't I die?)

　We go along with Ray and Sett through the woods, thinking like that.
　When I glanced at her, her eyes met her as if watching her, and an hour passed without feeling alive...

"As far as I have heard, there must be a wolf's hideout in the meadow near here."

　The man who led us to this point explains, arriving near a place of several 5-meter-high rocks.

"Here? Well, it's an easy mark to see, but ... no, apparently it's right."

　Ray muttered as he watched the scene of moonlight falling, which could be described as a kind of fantastic thing, but immediately turned his eyes around him.
　I sensed a number of signs of rapid approaching.

"Glu".

　I suppose Seto was the same. make a short sound in one's throat to agree with Ray

"Well, apparently it was true," ...you can go now. But if you start attacking us... you know."
"Ah, oh,"

　The cold stare, which seemed to be nothing but a stone by the side of the road, made him nod, swallowing his saliva... and running away with his back, thinking that it would be no good to stay here any longer.
　Watching him from behind, Ray opens his mouth to the silent forest.

"I'm Ray. I'm a Rank C adventurer in the city of Gillum. Tell Egg you're here to pay him back."

　call out to those who are watching us
　At this time, I had no idea that the people who lurked around me were not wolves in the grass. He was frightened of himself by the man who guided him here, and he knew that his skill itself was different from that of the bandits around him.