"Is it the front line of neutrality?" Well, if it's Ray's ability, that's not strange."

　muttered Reno, taking care of his sword.
　Listening to it, Ray watches Reno's sword grooming, putting his weight on Seto, who is lying on the ground.

"Where did you get assigned?"
"Me? I'm pretty much in the middle guard. Unlike you and the Elks, who specialize in combat power, they are so dexterous that they are not suited to the place where they first collide."
"You were in charge of guarding me, who was also an important person, and I don't think there was a shortage of course.

　I was in charge. Yes, having already arrived at the battlefield, Reno was released from Ray's bodyguard and was here as an adventurer.
　Still, he's on Ray's side, not on the other adventurers' side, probably because he's known his mind to some extent through his relationship.

"Huh, do I need to protect you even if I say escort? Now that I think about it, I think the person I spoke to was probably the right person to protect you. I'm a stronger bodyguard than a bodyguard, and there's even Seto, for that's what I mean to be a bodyguard."

　While speaking out of self‐deprecation, what comes to mind is a kind of carefree feeling of comfort and comfort.

"Who do you talk to?" It may be an undeniable fact."

　Look up at the sky with spring sunshine and breathe out while looking up at the sky with little cloud.

"Why, how can you breathe out such a sigh? It's not like the man you mentioned was afraid of war, is it?"
"Well, I'm not worried about the war itself. But what should I say is, more like this?

　I try to express my feelings, but I can't find the right words. keep one's mouth open like that way

"We set up our camp here yesterday, didn't we?"
"Well, I arrived here yesterday afternoon."
"...How long should I wait here? Has the war not started yet?"
"What? Wasn't it because I wasn't afraid of war, but because I didn't start yet?"
"That's not the case," But I don't like the atmosphere before the war started. Until now, I had been able to decide when to start the battle, but this time, it's a war between countries, so you don't know when the battle will start, do you?"
"That's true, isn't it? It's a war between nations, however regularly fought. You can't start a war until you've done the ritual. If you ignore the ritual and start a war, even if you win, you will be attacked by the neighboring countries."
"... I see,"

　Ray nods to Reno's words, but nods inwardly, feeling Seto's temperature.

(They were the ones who caused a lot of trouble within the kingdom of Milliana before the war. Does it care about such a ceremonial thing?）

　I was looking at Reno, who was still maintaining his sword, thinking like that, but it must be disturbing that he was staring at me. Reno turns to Ray with a disgusting look on his eyes are on him.

"I'm worried to be seen like that." You don't have to take care of your weapons?"
"""Death size is used through magic, so there is little need for maintenance." Other mislyl knives, stripping knives, spears, and so on, were taken care of at the blacksmith's before they left the town of Gilm."

　Whispering, I recall the face of Pamidor, a blacksmith, who asked me to take care of his weapons.
　a person who, from the very beginning, looks so gallant that he could almost certainly be mistaken for a thief or something, has a real family feeling. He was such a man, but his skill as a blacksmith was considerable, and he was extremely unbalanced, having come all the way from the royal capital to the city of Gillum to show his skill for those in the frontier.
　Pamidor refused to work when Ray visited the shop to ask for weapons care because he was initially involved in the war. He said that his skills were not aimed at the same person, but at protecting the remote population from monsters. But Ray reluctantly took up arms against the people if they allowed the invasion of the Vestian Empire. Most reluctantly, he could not get away with his work, and his non-death-sized weapons -- misril knives, thorn spears, and running water dagger -- came back to Ray's hands cleanly groomed.
　As expected, I didn't ask them to take care of my throwing spear, which I used as a disposable tool, but it still cost me a lot of money, including a few silver coins, to take care of magic items.

"Well, rich men are good," At any rate..."

　When Luno was about to say something, several soldiers came screaming into the position of the Larx army.

"The Imperial Army of Vestia has arrived at the Seremuth Plain! It seems that they are already starting to take up their positions. The war will probably begin tomorrow! Don't neglect to prepare for it! Again, the Empire of Bestia has arrived at the Plains of Celemus!"

　Ray muttered as he heard the words screaming like that.

"If you're in the middle of a camp now, can't you fight in your favor if you launch a surprise attack now?"

　Rey's words seem to have come out of his mouth, but Reno shakes his head with a wry smile.

"That's why I told you, isn't it? Ritual things are important, too. Try to win by such means. Perhaps the Empire of Bestia will take advantage of this and accuse others of it."
"But this country is a big country, right? I don't think it will do anything about it, no matter what the small country says."
"Well, if it's just military power," But if the magical city of Ozos, the home of alchemy, were to take advantage of the opinion of the Vestian Empire and reduce the export of magic items to the Kingdom of Milliana, it would be a fashionable situation."
"... I see,"
"And if you do that, the king's party will blame you for winning, didn't you?" I don't know if I've damaged the prestige of the country. And if you're not good at it, you're the worst."

　Stop sharpening your sword and tap your neck several times with a hand sword.
　Ray frowns, wondering if he really didn't like it.
　Ray, of course, will not lose if he fights against the army. In a war, five men with two powers are more effective than one with ten powers, but in any battle, one with ten powers can move freely and aim to defeat one by one.

(and, worst of all, he has a hand to hide in the lab in the Devil Forest)

　a muttering ray
　In the forest of evil, there are some partners like dragons who cannot compete with Ray and Seto today, but they can still go back to the laboratory without being found. And once you shut yourself up in the devil's forest, no adventurer of the rank A level can do it.

"I understand what you mean, anyway. You can't touch it until it's officially started."
"Yes, but once the beginning of the war, there is no problem in launching an attack on the enemy's position. -- well, we can break deep into the enemy's position... if we can."

　Without saying it to the end, Reno's words die out halfway. The gaze was not on Ray, but on Seto, who leaned against him.

"Well, I see," That's why I made a surprise attack on my position."

　You must have figured out Ray's aim. Luno with a grin on his lips."Don't do that. ... It would be a little difficult if a pre-emptive strike were impossible.
"Why?"
"I'm going to use wide-area annihilation magic as a vanguard. If I used it, I would certainly draw attention from the people of the Westian Empire. That would naturally draw attention to Seto. No, the Gryphon race is more remarkable than I am."
"The magic of annihilation of a wide area," It's a terrible magic to hear, but I suppose there's no damage on this side?"
"Basically, it will be used in the center of the enemy, so I don't think there will be any damage, but there is a possibility that it will be involved if a strong force like Elk.
"Well, are you all right?"

　Towards Luno's suspicious eyes, Ray shrugs his shoulders and mutters as if nothing had happened.

"Don't you think Elk will have no effect on my attack?"
「……」

　The reason why I was so silent about Ray's words was probably because I thought for a moment that Elk would have no problem.

"That's not the case," Whatever you want.
"I know. I'm kidding. I'm not going to get Elk involved. I'll tell the Elk before the battle begins."
"Are you sure? I think you'd get involved in Elk for fun."

　As we talk like that, we soon find a familiar knight heading to where we are. He was a knight guarding Ray on the way.
　When Ray sees it, he gets up from his leaning set and proceeds to the knighthood.
　The knight came straight to him, and he knew that he had something to do. Then the judgment is right, and the knight calls out to Ray.

"Mr. Ray, Mr. Dusker is calling. Come with me as soon as possible."
"I suppose so, for the soldiers were talking about the war to-m. That's the relationship, isn't it?"

　It's probably a meeting of the leadership, including Elk. That's what Ray asks, but the knight shakes his head slightly.

"No, that's not the case," ... well, I see. I'm sorry, but I want you to come to the tent of the headquarters."
"...the tent of the headquarters?"

　The headquarters. That is, the position of the royal faction. As long as it was the army of the Kingdom of Milliana, it was only natural that the king's faction, which was the king's own faction and had the strongest power, would be the headquarters or the main force.
　But Ray is completely incapable of understanding what the knight says. I wonder why I, employed by the neutral Dasker, should be called up by the King's faction.
　You must have guessed Ray's embarrassment. The knight opens his mouth with some apologetic expression on his face.

"Roughly speaking, there is no doubt that the war has started. But what is it that the King's general, who is leading this war, should leave the vanguard to an unknown adventurer, let alone to Elk?"
「……」

　Luno looks at Ray with a wistful look of condolence.
　Ray opens his mouth, receiving such glances from Reno.

"Are you mad?"
"At least I should like you to say, "Are you serious about that?" -- sane."

　I guess you can understand Ray's mood while answering that question. a knight with a wry smile

"No, it's right to ask if you're sane here. In the first place, the royal faction left the neutral and aristocratic factions in charge, didn't it? Then I wouldn't mind being in the lead. I mean, are there not only me and Elk, but also other soldiers and knights and adventurers, perhaps all of whom are famous?"
"...no. This analogy is strange, but there are many soldiers who don't have a common name. Knights, of course, have a high fighting power compared to their soldiers, but not all of them are well known. It goes without saying that the adventurer is a man of adventure."
"Why, then, are you shooting at me?"
"Do you know a man named Renojis Imagen?"

　The name suddenly comes out of the knight's mouth, and a bad feeling quickly grows in Ray.

"It was a knight of the nobility or something," I got a little tangled up yesterday."
"That's probably the cause. and as a leader, I beg to be excused from sharing the battlefield with a completely unknown man like Ray."
"...are you insane?"

　Unfortunately, the knight shakes his head at the words again.
　Ray sighs when he sees the situation and says he's in trouble.

"Even if it were the aristocracy, if it were a family with a lower peerage, it could have been ignored... as expected, it would have been the Marquis family."
"No, but you're an aristocrat, aren't you?"

　Aren't you sure Elena, who is close to you, will make a mockery of someone who makes such a fuss? The words were uttered with such thoughts, but the knight shook his head in silence.

"I know you have a relationship with General Hime. It is true that there would have been no problem with the aristocracy alone. Unfortunately, however, the king's faction has heard of it. and when the two of them are making a fuss together, it is quite impossible for the Princess Shogun to do anything about it."
"What is factional dynamics?"

　Ray talks about what I saw on TV news or something when I was in Japan.
　The knight looked surprised at Ray's words.

"Oh, you know a difficult word,"
"What do you take me for?" and what shall I do after all?"
"It's not a difficult story. Well, Renojis is not a well-known adventurer, that is to say, his ability is not known."
"...that Elena should know my ability?"

　The knight looks surprised at Ray, who easily abandoned General Hime's name, but soon decides that Ray is strange.

"General Hime's prestige is certainly great, but the royal faction probably didn't agree that only one general could prove Ray's ability."

　The Knight muttered with his sigh, but in fact, there were other people there who knew Ray's ability besides Elena. This is Filma Dejir, the knight of the Duke of Quevel, who is the head of the Knights. But I couldn't say anything about it because it was in the confusion that happened in the streets of Gilm.

"... I see. I should go and show my ability, right? Set, let's go.""Glu".

　Seth rises from the ground following Ray's voice.
　But it was the knight who put a stop to it.

"I'm going to a place full of great men, so I'd like you to refrain from setting me up a little by little."
"...my ability, including Seto?"
"I know that, but that's what they say." --probably Renojis, judging that he couldn't beat the Gryphon."

　Breathe out at the words, patting Seto's head and opening his mouth.

"The coward is afraid of you, apparently. I'll go and silence you, and you wait here."
"Grull".

　Sadly, Ray turns back after seeing Seto lying down again on the ground.

"It's hard to be famous. Come on, do your best. But don't ever kill me."

　He and his knight made their way to the main camp, with some amusing voice in their backs.