Out of the tent, where Count Arius and other royal nobles gather, Ray lets out a small sigh as he greets Sett, who approaches him with a squeal.

(That's the end of the war anyway.) I hope you don't get caught up in any trouble.)

　Whilst muttering in private, I make the judgment that it will be difficult.
　After all, I stood out too much in this war. It's true that he was active enough to realize that.

(That being said, it's inevitable that you'll stand out as long as you're with Seto. If you think about it, you've only informed me that if you touch me carelessly, I'll cause considerable damage.)

　In particular, Ray's aim was that considering the possibility of being used in his territory to describe the existence of a fire whirlwind as a disaster rather than as magic, he would not be able to imitate it very carelessly.

(Well, there are still some of them who think that they are all right...)

"Glu?"

　Thinking like that, he must have been worried about Ray's condition. Seto turns his round eyes and tilts his head with a purring voice asking what happened.

"It's nothing," I should go to Mr. Dusker's place to report. Can I ask you?"
"Gruly!"
"Squeak!"

　Ray's words make a set, and at the same time another lovely cry.
　Turning to the familiar voice, Ray saw Yero riding on a nearby tent.

"... well, now that you mention it, Elena put it back here first."

　As I murmured, I reached out, and Yero jumped into Ray's chest, singing joyfully, and looked at me as if I were complaining.
　The state of affairs must have told him what he was worried about. pat one's mouth reassuringly on the little head

"Elena... your master is safe, too." I'm not particularly injured. So don't worry."
"Squeak!"

　Ray's words of relief must have given him relief. They chirp, flap their wings, and land on Seto's back.

"Squeak!"
"Grull?"
"Squeak!"
"Guru"

　As usual, Ray straddles Sett's back, watching the conversation go perfectly well despite his interracial status.

"Yero, will you come with me to report to the neutral and aristocratic factions that the raid was successful?"
"Squeak?"

　a bowing yellow at Ray's words
　When Yero, who only looks like a child of a dragon about 15cm in length, makes such a gesture, there is something lovely like a nui-gurumi.
　Indeed, the soldiers, knights, and adventurers around them watched the Gryphon and Ray interact with each other with calm expressions, regardless of gender.
　Or perhaps this is because the war is over.





"This is Ray, the adventurer who was sent to the surprise attack unit. I'd like to report to Mr. Dusker, so I'll ask him to act as an intermediary."
"Oh, are you back?" Both Mr. Dusker and Mr. Filma were looking forward to the report. I'll act as an intermediary right away, so please wait a little longer."

　One of the guards says so and walks into the tent, while Ray leaves his waist misril knife with another guard.

"And yet, if you came back safe like this, was the surprise successful? The battle had been going on for some time at the front."

　Receiving a misril knife, he momentarily turns to Gryphon standing beside Ray and Yero on his back, nodding to the security guard.

"Oh! The general of the enemy was overthrown by the captain of the surprise attack unit, and as you can see, the enemy withdrew. If we look at the results alone, we can say it's a landslide victory."

　As far as the damage done in this war is concerned, the royal faction is overwhelmingly strong. This is because Ray used a fire whirlwind in the battle between the worst-hit vanguard units, reducing the damage to the neutral and aristocratic factions to an extreme extent.
　However, this does not mean that the neutral and aristocratic factions are intact. When we launched a full‐scale attack, taking advantage of the confusion caused by the fire whirlwind, our military strength was not small. However, in terms of ratio, the royal faction suffered an overwhelming loss. Considering the damage caused by a surprise attack from behind by Theorem's army using a metastatic stone, and the damage caused by a surprise attack carried out by the royalists on the front lines, it was safe to say that the damage done to the neutral and aristocratic factions was negligible.

"Well, I heard that the enemy had withdrawn in this twilight from the wizards and archers."

　As the guard nods admiringly, the guard returns from within the tent.

"Mr. Dusker, Mr. Filma will see you. Don't be rude."
"I'm not very sure about that, but I'll be very careful. ...Seto, wait with me outside for a while."
"Glu".
"Squeak!"

　The two responding simultaneously to Ray's voice. The two guards smile as if they had been on the royal side.
　But he probably immediately remembered his role as a guard. force one's face to open

"Come in, then," oh, and before that, arms."
"Then I'll take care of it,"

　The other guard here says so and shows the sheath with the misril knife to the other side.

"All right, then come in." Mr. Dusker and everybody else would like to hear the report."

　Say so, Ray walks into the tent.
　The first thing I felt in the room was the strength of the gaze of the nobles. Of course, I received a number of similar glances when I arrived before the surprise attack, but compared to that time, the pressure on my gaze was incomparably high.
　The intensity of the gaze was indicative of the aristocratic interest in the report, which would naturally come from Ray.
　Therefore, Dusker asks, leaving out a difficult introduction.

"Ray, the retreat of the enemy means that the raid is a success?"
"Yes, the surprise attack was successful."

　For a moment, Ray was torn between killing the enemy general and Siminar, but before he could say that, the aristocrats burst into emotion.

"All right! Did you succeed in repelling the army of the Vestian Empire?"
"It was almost a gamble on the Earl of Arius."
"Whatever, if you win, you win all. Indeed, the achievements of this surprise attack have undoubtedly been credited to the Earl of Arius credit. Even if we make a mistake that we were attacked by a surprise attack, we will surely be evaluated."
"Well, if this were the case, we should have had more of our hands in the surprise forces."
"No, I have Mr. Elena in it, so there will be no problem for the aristocracy. But the neutrality is..."

　Several of the buzzers turn their eyes to Ray.
　What is shown there is a mixed gaze of emotions. It is true that Elena, who is a symbol of the aristocracy, joined the surprise forces and eventually contributed to the war. But Ray is in a different position from Elena. No matter how famous he is in this war, he is, after all, an adventurer, far inferior to the aristocracy in terms of his achievements as a neutralist."Shouldn't you have sent me the axe of the god of thunder?"
"No, no, it is true that the Gryphon is of vital importance. Indeed, the Axe of Thunder God is a powerful force, but given that it is a pair of Gryphon and Ray, this choice was good. Besides, it was the order of the Earl of Arius to have Ray join the surprise forces, so wouldn't it be difficult for Mr. Dusker to add any other adventurer to it?"
"No, it was possible to be added because he was an adventurer. This would be impossible for a knight, let alone a nobleman, but if you were an adventurer --"

　Neutral aristocrats are talking about what they should have done, what they should have done, while aristocratic aristocrats are looking at neutral aristocrats in various ways.
　This time the king's faction, and then the Earl of Arius, have joined forces, and their chiefs, Dasker and Filma, know it, have been telling them not to cause trouble. And above all, if we don't cooperate with each other, we will surely lose...That is to say, it was far from it as long as it fought against an enemy who could have been killed.
　Among them were Elena's actions, who did not want to be hostile to Ray, and Filma's actions, but now that the war is over, they will return to the old hostile factions. There is a fact that the aristocrats, in particular, have been meddling with the royal faction for a long time to narrow their differences in power. I'm sure that the intervention that has stopped now will start again if there's a chance.
　And, above all, Ray was the main focus of the aristocracy. You can't say that it's a rank C and a low rank... but it's still not a rank that's appropriate for your ability. Ray has that much ability, so there is no doubt that he will be able to become a military force if he is pulled in. Filma, too, thought of Elena's love as an aristocrat... even as a direct retainer of the Duke of Kelebel.

(Or it might be interesting to have him as my successor.)

　Filma thinks so in private, but then Dasker opens his mouth.

"And then, Ray," Are you the one who overthrew the enemy general, General Castom? If so, it is undoubtedly the greatest achievement that I have said before I joined the surprise forces."
"...no,"

　I was caught off guard by the question, and I was at a loss for words, but I immediately denied it.

"Unfortunately, it was not me who killed General Castom, but Mr. Siminar who was leading the surprise forces."
"Yes, sir,"

　You must have understood the meaning of the word. Dusker smiles small, and Filma next to him also smiles faintly.

"Then the most meritorious man in this war, who killed the general, would be the Lord Siminar, not Ray?"
"...I wonder if it will,"
"In other words, you can't do the magic item of the heirloom you wanted?"
"That's the case,"

　a slightly frowning ray
　Of course, I knew this would happen and talked to Elena and Siminal, but the magic items of the family treasure handed down to the Larkus family in the peculiar land of the frontier were still very attractive.
　Dasker looks at Ray with amusement, and Filma sighs as if she were in trouble.
　A subtle silence prevailed around him, until Dusker broke it and spoke.

"It is true that Ray missed the best feat of defeating the enemy general. That's a fact. Let's make it clear that… But if you think of the other achievements you've made, it's probably worth the next. Therefore, it's not exactly a family treasure that's handed down in our house, but I'll pay you a magic item that's equivalent to it."

　Dusker's words were probably unexpected. Ray looks back at his stern face.
　The neutrals opened their eyes slightly, and the nobles glanced at Dusker in disgust, perhaps the same with the nobles around them.
　You give them magic items that are not necessarily family treasures. This naturally appreciates Ray's performance, but it also serves as a check against those around him to prevent him from being solicited by other nobles. At the same time, by showing Ray that he was doing such an important job, he expressed his intention in a roundabout way not to leave the city of Gillum.
　Of course, I don't think I can collect Ray as my subordinate, let alone as a Dusker or as a temporary employee in the town of Guilm, which is my territory. It is easy to imagine that Ray himself is not the one to be under his control because he is a substandard being, and that even if he is forced to be under his control, he will only cause unnecessary disturbances.
　The aristocrats cast an abominable glance at Dusker, but he himself enjoyed the conversation with Ray without seeming to care about it.