Ray escaped from the crumbling domes of earth. In front of Rey, the domes of the soil literally collapse, and the sight also greatly demoralizes the soldiers of the Westian Imperial Army, especially those directly under General Castom.
　The domes of soil held by General Castom, who commanded them, were destroyed, and Ray was the only one who came out of them. It will be easy to think about what happened inside.
　In fact, by the time Ray entered, he had already been wiped out, including General Castom, by the runaway of Behemoth's bracelet, but there is no way that the soldiers of the Vestian army will know about it.

"General Kastom!"
"Why, General Castom should have been in there!"
"Oh, oh. It should be..."

　In the rapidly spreading chaos, a horse approaches Ray. Ray breathes a sigh of relief as he sees Siminar leading a surprise attack unit on the horse.
　It was unexpected that General Castom, who was also the target of the domes, was dead with only bones and skin, and he was wondering whether to continue his victory or not. Considering the possibility of being taken for perjury if he continued to win the race and if he changed his head or did anything, Ciminar came here as a cross-border ship to Ray.

"Ray, what's wrong with this fuss? Did General Castom kill you?"

　Around the crumbling domes of the earth, the impact of the impact on the soldiers of the Vestian Empire has halted their movement. A short distance away, however, there is still a battle between the raiders and the soldiers who were defending their headquarters. It was a question of Ray, who decided that if he had killed his target General Castom, he would have to stop the fight as soon as possible, but the answer was a strange thing called Ray, who was slanting his head.
　Had Seto been on the alert here, he would probably have tilted his head just like Ray.

"...what's wrong with you? When you see the earth dome crushed, you succeeded in getting inside?"
"Oh, that's for sure," But by the time I entered, all those who were already inside were dead in bones and skin."
"What?"
"Probably, some kind of magic item has run wild. It was so dry that I couldn't tell which body was General Castom. Or perhaps it's a trap that pretends to be dead... what do you do?"

　There's nothing Siminar can do about it. No, the fact that you don't see the whole situation with your own eyes will add to the confusion.

"Whatever you say... for the time being, if you say so, it was certain that General Castom was in the dome of the earth, so why don't we declare that we killed him?"
"...me?"

　Siminard nods to Ray, who asks him unconsciously.

"No wonder. It's true that Ray broke the earth dome."
"...you'd better not do that,"

　When they all turned around to the interrupting voices, they were the two predictable people at the source of the voice.

"I am glad to hear that you have been safe, Mr. Elena. No, I didn't expect General Hime to be able to do anything with such a battle."

　A siminar that breaks the words and looks at Elena again.
　What Elena wears is a pure white half-plate armour, which, in the midst of this brawl, should naturally have been stained, including bloodshed, but it is not stained at all. Not to mention his own wounds and bloodshed, there was not even dust attached.
　This is due to the effect of armour, which is also a magic item, but not knowing this, Siminal sees the faces of Magmaji and Elena, and his face turns pale red with love.
　open one's mouth loudly to mislead it.

"More importantly, why are you so opposed to letting Ray announce that he had killed General Castom? Unless they know that their commander-in-chief is dead, the Imperial Army of Bestia won't stop fighting."
"You must have listened to Ray, didn't you? He couldn't distinguish him from General Castom. In other words, after the war is over, some people may begin to say that this is not General Castom. It's the army of the Kingdom of Milliana, too. After all, Ray is an adventurer hired by the neutral Dusker, with an item box, who has wreaked havoc on the vanguard of the Vestian army in the war and helped the surprise Count Arius. Perhaps if you ask who was the most successful person in this war, Ray's name would be a candidate."

　The reason why Ray's name is nothing but a candidate here is probably because he is an adventurer. It is famous in the town of Gilm, where it is said to be accompanied by a Gryphon and the most advanced adventurers gather, and no matter how fast you run up to Rank C, the adventurer is still an adventurer. Or if this is a Rank A or S adventurer, it's a different story.

"Ray probably incurs a great deal of resentment without even knowing it. That's enough to be attacked immediately if there's any loss. It would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for those who were told that they had killed General Castom, and if the body was given to them, they could not be identified."

　After hearing Elena's words, Renojis' face, which had been entangled before the start of the war, passes through Ray's mind.

(If I had that kind of personality, I'd think I'd be in trouble if I had a chance.)

　Rey nods as if she agrees with him.

"What do you want me to do, then? You can't keep fighting until one of them is wiped out, can you? And don't forget the possibility that auxiliaries are coming from the front."
"Of course I know. And there's no hobby in creating useless dead people. That's why..."

　Elena looks at the siminal meaningfully.
　He had no intention of doing so, but his eyes, which were close to his eyes, were powerful enough to raise Siminar's heart palpitations.

"What's wrong with me?"
"... I see,"

　Ray also sees the siminal ahead of Elena's gaze and understands.

"Well, I, who stood out in this war, can't do any better. That is to say, there is no problem at all if the royalists are to make achievements."
"Hey, man," I mean, do you want me to take Ray's credit?!?"

　Now that the conversation has gone this far, Siminar may have finally understood the flow of the conversation. give a cry of amazement
　But Ray and Elena nod without a sign of surprise.

"Ray here is employed by the neutral lord Dusker. the aristocratic side to me Then the only one left here would be the King's Ciminard."
"No, but Ray's destruction of the earth dome is seen by the Imperial Army, even by surprise forces. But would it be acceptable to say that it was my credit?"
"That's interesting. The King's faction must have the power to turn white into black, or black into white, and it would be better if their own faction had killed the general of the army of the Westians than to detract from Ray, who was not an adventurer, even for the King's faction?"
"...that's true, but..."

　Siminar understands that the advantages and disadvantages of Elena's words are certainly greater. That's not the only merit of the royal faction. The advantage of Ray is that he doesn't have to be jealous of his own merits. And...

(Is it the merit of Mr. Elena that Ray doesn't feel uncomfortable?)

　mutter in one's heart, breathe out a loud sigh, and nod.

"All right, that would certainly settle everything in a circle. It's not bad for me to make achievements in this situation where I'm being treated badly by the mainstream of the royal faction."

　The words give Ray and Elena a breath of relief.
　Their honest feelings were that this would keep them out of unnecessary trouble.
　However, there is no doubt that the black emotions such as jealousy and envy will be directed at Ray, who, aside from his greatest achievement in defeating the enemy commander, has achieved many feats, such as Elena, who has established herself as a princess shogun in the aristocratic faction. Still, it was Ray's judgment that he was much better than he had been when he had taken possession of the achievement of defeating the commander in chief.(Or there is a possibility that jealousy will diminish by mistakenly thinking that he was taken over by Siminar of the royal faction...)

　Looking inwardly at the back of Ciminar heading to the domes of the earth, it was Renojis of the aristocracy, not the king's side, who passed by the next moment.
　For I thought that a man of that character would not do anything against me once he had made an enemy of me. No, there is a high possibility that they will chase me happily.

"Well, I'll get Elena to do something about it,"

　You must have heard the murmur. Elena turns to Ray, showing off her attractive looks as usual.

"What's the matter?"
"No, I thought I'd get Elena to help me if I had any trouble,"
"...any time I can help you."
"Glu".

　Just as if he should not forget, Seto, who was approaching before he knew it, scrapes his head against Ray.
　As I stroked his head, a voice was heard immediately from the domes of the earth.

"General Castom, the supreme commander of the Imperial Army, was killed by Ciminar Ghapsos of the Kingdom of Milliana!"

　To the surroundings...or rather to the contrary, everyone in the vicinity of the headquarters hears a voice of joy and a cry of grief from one side and the other.
　Looking sideways, Ray looked silently at the collapsed dome of the earth.
　Of course, I am not praying for the repose of the souls of those including General Castom, nor am I happy that the war is over, nor am I thinking of those who died in this war. No, of course, it's not like there's no such feeling at all, but Ray's present admiration was something else. That is to say...

(The magic item that created that clay dome...I wanted it.)

　This was it. Of course, it is a clear drawback to absorb the magic of those around you at random. But they have the ability to create a dome of soil that is strong enough to withstand Ray's blow. For Ray, whose hobby is collecting magic items that can be used in actual warfare, it was only natural for him to want them.

(Creating high-performance magic items requires a high level of alchemy skills. If you think about it, it might be a good idea to go to the Vestian Empire.)

　Though Ray thought so privately, he was remarkable for his overwhelming performance in this war, and was nicknamed crimson and feared by the Imperial Army. There was no doubt that Ray would be in trouble in many ways if he had gone to the Empire of Bestia.

"Ray ... hey! You hear me!"

　Immerse himself in his thoughts, Ray realizes that Siminar is standing in front of him to see when he has returned.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I was thinking a little bit. And what's the matter?"
"Well, I understand you were busy with this war, but do your best a little more. I want you to tell Count Arius that I killed General Castom. The fastest runner among them is Seto, isn't it?"
"Gruly!"

　That's right! I'm proud of myself.
　Although the surroundings were surrounded by such an atmosphere of peace, they probably remembered that battles were still going on at the front. Each of them immediately moves into action. Siminar assembled the remaining raids, Elena assembled the prisoners and disarmed them, and Ray rode a set down to Arius.





"... it seems that the headquarters has fallen."

　The front lines of the Vestian army and the Mileana army are at war. Meanwhile, Gilgos, who is gathering the demon soldiers, tells Theorem.
　Hearing the words, Theorem smiled faintly, telling the demons to go around the enemy's left wing.

"Well, what has become of our chief general?"
"I'm afraid he died."
"I see,"

　Theorem's death was only a word away, but since Castom's death was originally on schedule, the reaction was only that. However, he frowns slightly at the following words.

"It seems that General Castom was not killed by the enemy, but by a runaway magic item given to him by the Ministry of Witchcraft."
"...that's not very interesting. Regardless of whether he was killed by the enemy, the magic item given to him by the Ministry of Witchcraft and Wizardry is the cause..."

　In sight, a deformed Centaur with a lion's upper body and a horse's lower body thrusts through the sides of the army of the Kingdom of Milliana, where the rest of the demagogues are attacking to enlarge the wedge hole. However, Teoreme's face is far from happy to see it.
　the Department of Witchcraft and Wizardry close to Mercurio, the third prince If General Castom is killed in a runaway magic item handed over by the Ministry of Witchcraft, the third prince's Theorem will naturally be cast in doubt.
　And it was a headache for Theoreme that the suspicion was not necessarily wrong. I had left it alone when I found out that the surprise army of the Milliana Kingdom was targeting the headquarters.

"That is important, too, Mr. Theoreme, but now I think we should consider withdrawing now."
"Well, if things go on like this, the report of the general's death will lower our morale and improve our morale."

　He nodded and Teoreme began to give orders to withdraw.