Time went back, and just as Ray was on his way to the royal wing of the kingdom of Milliana to tell the success of the surprise attack, the troops of the Vestian Empire, who had begun to retreat, were moving under the leadership of Theorem. Naturally, the army of the Kingdom of Mileana tried to chase them, but instead of pursuing them, the army of the Kingdom of Mileana suffered a series of damages, and the nobles who were leading the chase gave up the chase, saying that it would be more damaging.
　And where the army of the Vestian Empire, led by Theorem, headed, naturally did not go straight to their home country, the Vestian Empire. Knowing that the headquarters had already fallen and General Castom had died in battle, Theorem moved from where the headquarters had been located to where the headquarters had been. It's not a little roundabout, either. Rather, it takes a major detour, as if moving along the edge of a vast Celemus plain.
　Even though there are heavy troops loaded with supplies, they don't have much room for food. Considering the provisions of tens of thousands of soldiers and food for horses, it was obvious that a considerable amount of money had to be saved, and naturally many complained about it. But that, too, is forced to silence Theoreum's next words.

"My information is that General Castom was killed by enemy surprise forces. And some of the raiders have been called crimson, who created the tornado of flames. And if he had a Gryphon with him that could fly, he would report that he had killed General Castom quite a bit. What do you think would happen if, as the whole army continues to retreat, we were once again able to create that tornado of flame in a dense place?"

　The vast majority of the withdrawing troops belong to the main unit, and they see the fire whirlwind that appeared in a dense area of vanguard troops directly, even from some distance. The sight of people lifting like leaves, throwing them into the air and trampling them down. Fortunately, the horrific sight of a fire whirlwind burning people was not seen because of the distance, but he still saw with his eyes the horror of the fire whirlwind.
　And it goes without saying what the survivors of the vanguard absorbed by the main force think. If that fire whirlwind reappears when they are retreating. Just imagining it, he clapped his teeth, hugged his body, held back his trembling, and crouched down on the ground.
　Or, even if they didn't go that far, some of them turned pale, and for the army of the Empire of Bestia... the nickname crimson had become synonymous with death.death. Although Elena's beauty was attributed to the nickname of General Hime, and many had aspirations other than fear, only a very few had feelings other than fear and awe when it came to Ray's overwhelming power.
　The commanders of the Imperial Army, who were so obviously shown, agreed to return to the Empire of Bestia in a major detour to the place where General Castom was, as Theorem said.

"And yet... it will be difficult to fight against the Kingdom of Milliana from now on." a Gryphon, a monster of his own."

　As you walk along the Celemuth plain, you call out to the Teorem next to you so that you can't hear them.
　Both of them are riding on military horses, but they are basically moving at their speed because they are mainly infantry. For this reason, the horses were moving slowly, and I was thankful for the fact that I didn't have to worry about fatigue compared to when I was running at full speed.

"Well, according to the information we have, almost all of the Dragon Knights were knocked down by him. To be honest, I can't think of a proper way to fight back now, when I can't even make time even if I bump into them all together, who are considered to be the most elite of the army. The surest thing is that we will not fight, but distance is of little consequence, as long as there is a Gryphon in the presence of a Gryphon."

　Although Seto was the first person to see the actual existence of the Gryphon, there are some records of encounters with the Gryphon in the history of the Vestian Empire. Knowing the information left in the book, the speed of the Gryphon flight was easy for both of us to imagine.
　Ray or Sett, only one of them, can still manage. But the constant action of one of them and the other was a source of distraction.

"To the Vestian Empire...or to turn it over to us in the third prince's faction."
"It's about how to turn them over, if you will." status and money as a matter of thumb The rest is a woman."

　Theoreum shakes her head immediately after thinking a little about what Sears said.

"According to the information I have received, I've done a lot of great work as an adventurer, and I'm not worried about money. Before that, he was not so obsessed with money. I don't know what the status is... With all that power, it wouldn't be too difficult to be appointed Larkus frontier if desired, or even the royal and aristocratic factions would compete to hire Ray himself, rather than refuse. The rest is a woman, but..."

　I remember Ray's information at that point, but I immediately shake my head.

"I can't do it. I haven't heard of any love of women. On the contrary, it will be difficult for a woman to fish unless there is a report that she has a lover. If I had to say anything, I heard that she was on good terms with the receptionist of the adventurer's guild in the town of Guilm, but she was only on good terms. If I knew Ray's taste, I could still fish with a woman."

　Luckily at this time, Ver was probably unaware of Elena's relationship with Ray. Of course, Verle knew Elena had liked Ray, but he had determined that the favor was more for his friends than for men and women. In addition, Ver, who had a grudge against Ray for his kindness, had not leaked information to the Empire of Bestia in the hope that he might eventually be able to use it for something.

"A woman of your choice?" However, since he was so active in this war, wouldn't Ray stand out even if he didn't like it? He says he prefers heroism, and if his taste is clear, he might be able to pull it out. Besides, he's fifteen years old. It's not surprising that people of that age have a strong interest in women's bodies."

　As she retorted, Teoreme suddenly glances into her face.

"...what?"

　As might be expected, it is unpleasant to look into her face, and Sears looks back at the theater.

"No, I thought if you seduced him, Ray would fall for it."
"Me?"

　look back without changing one's expression
　Theoreum's words were probably unexpected because he himself recognized himself as a knight.
　However, despite the shortcomings of being close to expressionless, there is no doubt that the features of the Sears themselves are rather neat. Because he has no consciousness of dressing himself up, he prefers to dress up in a less glamorous way, but that depends on people's preferences. The body tightened by training has little waste of fat and has a agile cat-like body. Theoreum thought that although it had a slender body, it would also be a favorite.
　But that doesn't mean I'm seriously asking you to seduce Ray.

"I'm kidding; I'm afraid I won't be able to leave my reliable deputy. Don't take it seriously."
"...yes,"

　He nodded with some displeasure at Theoreum's words, and hastened the pace of the horse a little by little.





"Oh, Ray. Now that we're back here, the raiders have succeeded in killing the enemy general."

　When I was explaining Elena's case to Arla, who had just emerged from Dusker's tent, I was suddenly told so from behind.
　When I turned to a familiar voice, I saw, of course, the axes of the thunder god under the leadership of Elk.

"It seems that you were safe, too,"
"Oh, my enemy is, after all, a soldier and a human being. It's definitely better than dealing with Rank C monsters or Rank B monsters. Rather than that, I'm sure your sister..."

　Looking at her from Elk, Arra puts Yero in her arms on Seto's back and bows her head.

"Long time no see, Mr. Elk," I am Arra of the Knights of the Guard of Mr. Elena."
"Yes, did you say Arra?" It's been since we met in front of the town of Gilm. ... Huh? Wasn't your weapon a sword? That battleax..."

　Elk, who catches his eye and asks Power Axe, who is behind Arra. As I use the magic item of the Axe of Thunder God, I wonder if I am concerned about the weapons of the Axe, but I am looking at the Power Axe, which is carried on my back with interest.
　The unfortunate thing at this time was that Elk, who was staring intently at Power Ax, seemed to be staring intently at Arla's body, especially the body carrying Power Ax, or the chest. She probably didn't intend to do so at all, but from the outset she can only see a middle-aged man staring into the chest of a young knight, and of course the eyes around her become harsh, or her cheeks turn red with shame.

"Here,"

　Contrary to such a light voice, a cane is struck against the back of Elk's head like a mace. The sound that rang around me was not like hitting a person on the head.

"It hurts!? Hey, Min, what are you going to do all of a sudden!? You're going to kill me with your head crushed!? I'm not Hydra, so it won't come out even if I lose my head!""Is that so? I wouldn't be surprised if it grew out of Elk. Instead of... you should think about what you look like now. What does a Rank A adventurer staring into the chest of a young knight look like?"

　The words may have finally made him aware of the half-plate-wrapped chest of Arla in his view. an elk with a flushed head

"Oh, no! I wasn't looking at your chest, I was just curious about Arra's battleax! Look, Min. It's probably a magic item, isn't it?

　He shouted in a flurry, pointing his finger at Arra, but his confusion and impatience made him unconvincing with his finger pointing toward Arra's chest instead of Battleax.

"... Cue!"

　Yero jumps from Seto's back and kicks Elk in the face with his tiny feet.
　...but, as expected, Elk would not be attacked like that, so he simply accepted it and then bowed his head.

"What's this little thing?" a dragon?"
"Oh, yes. I think it's true that it's a dragon-like creature, because Elena created it by magic."
"Well, I don't mind," That's more than that. I'd like to move on."
"No, I suppose you were staring at Arla as soon as you came.
"Not that!"

　an elk interrupting Ray's voice The fact that there is nothing cold or greasy on Elk's forehead in spite of his cries may be that he doesn't want to be talked about in public places.

"We're talking about what we're going to do now. The war is over, but you can't break up the area like this, can you?"
"That's natural. Try breaking up here, knights and armies, but some adventurers have a lot of behavioral problems. If they form a party and become thieves, in many ways it would be a poor thing. The participants in this war, in particular, are rank D or higher, and their abilities are guaranteed to some extent. If such a class of people formed a party and became a band of thieves, the fighting power that would be consumed to avenge it would not be foolish. In order to prevent this from happening, they basically break up after returning to their own towns."
"Oh, is that the case?"

　Elk nods to Min's words, but Rei nods her head in spite of that.

"Are you guys ranked high? Is this your first time participating in a war?"
"Oh, yes," I've never had a chance, and if it's a skirmish, I've never participated in such a big battle."
"As Elk says, basically high-ranking people tend not to participate in many wars. It's just a tendency, though it can easily change depending on the person's personality. Well, this time, I joined because it included a sense of remorse for the person who touched us."

　Min smiled spitefully, saying that he had done what he had done.