Two days after the withdrawal of the Vestian army, the army of the Kingdom of Milliana was still in the Seremuth plain.
　Captives captured in the war, including surprise troops, have already been gathered in positions of the Royal Army of Milliana, where they have been trapped in camps built by wizards using earth magic.
　Of course, there are people who are given a tent and treated in a certain way, but this is only a person of a certain rank. In other words, the family was limited to aristocrats and wealthy people who could be released in exchange for ransom. Those trapped in the camps will be sold to slave traders after a preliminary investigation finds out the information obtained information.
　There are many people who seem to have given up on it, perhaps because they understand it.
　Or some might be thinking of escaping, but it will be difficult to escape, given the watch that keeps them together.
　Contrary to this, preparations for the withdrawal are underway in the positions of the Royal Army of Milliana, but the withdrawal has also caused a stir since it is a position with more than 100,000 soldiers.

"Ray, I'll have this next time!"

　A knight in the Larkes army tells him so, and puts a great deal of weapons, such as swords and spears, in front of him.
　Ray reaches out silently to store in the mistling, basking in the spring sunshine falling from a cloudless sky.
　Ray is second to none in physical strength, but now his face is full of fatigue.
　Of course, it's not physical fatigue, it's mental fatigue. Although she has become accustomed to working together to some extent, it has never been pleasant for Ray to interact with strangers she knows little about.
　Some of the aristocrats who have already taken part in the war have withdrawn from the Seremuth plain. Having said that, the nobles themselves would continue to attend the celebration of their victory in the war on their way to the royal capital, and the army they led would return to the nobility's territory with the least of their members.

"Come to think of it, Ray," What are you going to do?"

　When I was storing a large amount of armour in front of me in a mistling, I suddenly heard a voice like that.
　When I turned my eyes to the voice, it was Reno's figure. He had little contact with Ray when he was actually fighting, but after the war he popped up in front of him and acted with him as a bodyguard and caretaker.
　Nevertheless, he has the power to be nicknamed crimson in this war, and there is always a Gryphon on his side. Under such circumstances, no one would bother Ray, even if he looked nothing but a feeble apprentice wizard.

(unless you're a fool who can't see the reality)

　Luno muttering inwardly and following the gaze directed at us. Beyond that was a group of several men wearing a half-plate armour that looked like a knight.
　The knights frown uncomfortably when they see Reno's gaze, and still leave without doing anything.
　But Reno understood that it was nothing but water on a burnt stone. I don't know which faction he belongs to, but there are many other eye-catching eyes.

"...you're in trouble, too,"
"Is that so?"

　Rey to Reno's words.
　Ray naturally noticed a self-monitoring stare, but he felt much more emotionally tired from interacting with strangers. What's more...

"Dear Ray! Will you come to my lord's domain once?" My husband says he wants to hear about Mr. Ray once. ...and of course I'll give you a proper reward."

　A knight appears with nothing in his hand and tells Ray so.

"I'm sorry, but I have no intention of doing so now. If you insist, bring me a story through Mr. Dusker."
"No, sir, but isn't the Count of L'Arcus busy in many ways, so that I should not trouble him?"
"I'm sorry, but I can't afford to do that now." Let me refuse."
"... all right? My Lord is a man of his own title, and if I refuse here..."

　The moment the knight, who was flatly refused, uttered some threatening words.

"Grull".

　Seto, leaning against Ray, turns his head toward the knight with a groan.

"Hit!"

　a knight who shrieks head-on at the gryphon's power. He muttered something in his mouth and left Ray as if he were running away.

"It's still better to look at him than to deal with him."

　Without even glancing at the back of such a knight, he returns it to Reno.

"...that's certainly hard work, isn't it?" Well, I think it's understandable that you've had that kind of experience because you've been so conspicuous in this war. Did he understand that and behave so foolishly?"

　It's Reno with a magical eye that can see the magic itself. That's why Ray created a fire whirlwind that should be described as a natural disaster rather than a magic one, and I was not as upset as anyone else. I didn't feel as upset as others. Of course, I was completely stunned by the size of it.

"There have been many things about this war,"

　the hands of the Vestian Empire that have been brought out to the streets of Gillum and to himself many times. It was also intended to inscribe on them the extent to which they would be harmed if they did so in the future. Of course, he wanted magic items, which are the family treasures of the Larx family that he promised to Dusker.
　In fact, because of his success, he was able to receive a reward for a magic item that had a reasonable value even if it wasn't a family treasure, so it wasn't completely useless for Ray, a magic item collector.

(though it is also true that it drew unnecessary attention.)

　Even though he is an adventurer in the Kingdom of Milliana, borders are not so special as to be an adventurer. Therefore, for the aristocracy of the kingdom of Milliana, some judge that Ray is still on his side, but not always on his side the next time a war breaks out. I wonder if the result of this is the watchful gaze directed at me like this, as I store the wooden box containing the swords in the mistling.

"I don't know what many things are like, but it's true that the war couldn't have been more conspicuous, and it's going to be noisy for a while." Besides... those things are coming out."

　With a wry smile, Reno looks at the young soldier who looks like Ray's age.
　The words caught my eye, and the young soldier who looked at Ray flushed with excitement, and his eyes glistened at him.
　Yes, he looks as if he had met a hero.
　Considering the fire whirlwinds that unfolded in front of him and the presence of the Gryphon, it is safe for some to regard Ray as a hero. But Ray himself was honest enough to ask me to forgive him.
　I'm happy to be liked, but the way I'm looking at myself now makes me feel more troublesome than happy.
　Elk, who we met a little while ago, laughed wildly as if he understood a little about Ray's feelings. However, Min's cane was immediately waved down to the back of his head.

"I feel like I'm going to have more trouble if that kind of thing like that." I'm not such a fine man, but I think I'm going to be involved in a strange disturbance... and I've been involved in a lot of disturbances since I came to Gilm."

　With a sigh, he gently averted his gaze and looked at the surroundings.
　A considerable number of neutralists have already withdrawn. Most of the rest of them are preparing to withdraw, and perhaps within a few days the army of the Kingdom of Milliana will disappear from the position.
　Such a withdrawal was carried out, but many smiled as if they had won the war, and those who were acting were largely divided into two.
　One is a person who frantically packs his luggage, loads it into a carriage, and ties it up with a string so that it won't collapse. And the other one is carrying enough luggage to carry in front of Ray.
　Naturally, the latter are members of the Larkus army led by Dusker, who use Ray's mistrings to transport goods. The former are others.
　You don't have to worry about the weight distribution and empty space on the loading platform when it comes to mistrings. Simply bring it in front of Ray and he'll put it in a mistling, so it's only natural that there's a difference in his desperation.

"Now that you mention it, what are you going to do?"

　Luno asks Ray, who keeps a string of crates of arrows in the mistling that the soldiers carry.

"After this?"

　I think I've heard the same phrase recently, but when I think there's no way that Reno wants him to be a vassal, I ask him back.

"Oh, after this," Of course my lord will go straight to the royal capital when he withdraws, and I wonder if you will follow him."
"...what?"

　It must have been too unexpected. Take one hand off the box containing the arrows one after the other and stare at Reno in aghast.Judging from the gaze that Ray had not noticed anything, Reno gasps and opens his mouth.

"As I said before, you showed your presence in this war. No, it's safe to say that you've shown too much. Did you hear that? Elena Kerebel's princess, Theoreme Energy's flash. Like them, you seem to have been given the nickname crimson."
"Crimson, you know. Well, I'm listening."

　There are large numbers of soldiers in the enemy's headquarters captured by surprise forces, or otherwise captured. Then, naturally, there will be some gossip that has leaked out of it. And the nickname crimson was so widespread that Ray, who was not very good at socializing with people, heard it.

"I like the magic of fire, so crimson is cheap."
"I heard that the blood of the fallen enemy was on it, too.
"And my hair?"

　It's not as bright as crimson, but it's still muttering while looking at the red hair on the edge of one's vision.
　In Japan, the hair color may be noticeable, but in this Elgin, red and blue are common. Ray judged that his hair was a little red and not so noticeable, given that there were other people of various hair colors, such as gold, silver, brown, black and green.

"And whether I should go to the royal capital or not... I have no plans to go." Mr. Dusker has told me that if I go to the Royal City, I'm sure I'll be in trouble, so it's better not to go to the Royal City."
"But wouldn't the lord of the manor be blamed over there? Your achievements are not as good as those of the nobles who avenged the enemy's supreme commander, but they are as active as they are."

　Rey shakes her head slightly at what Reno says, which is quite natural in a sense.

"An adventurer's achievement is essentially the credit of his employer's employer's. Of course, unless the adventurer himself wants to stand out to serve, I have no intention of serving him."
"Oh, I didn't know because I've never achieved such a great achievement as you say, but is that how it works? But, you don't have to be the last one in terms of overall achievement? Some aristocrats in the royal capital would want to see you. I think there are quite a few of them who want to see Seto."

　Luno glances at Seto, who looks like he's taking a nap on Ray's sofa.
　You must have felt Luno's gaze. Seto looks at Reno with his eyes slightly open, accustomed to his throat like a cat.
　If you didn't know anything about Seto, you'd think he'd be on guard, but Reno, who'd been on Ray's side for a long time in this war march, would never have made such a mistake. I just let out my throat and reach for Seto, who is enjoying sunbathing.

"Well, Seto's hair is as good as it should be." Wouldn't it be expensive to make clothes out of this hair?"
"Well, clothes made of Seto's hair are certainly going to be expensive. If I were to make it, I would love to have Mr. Elena give it to me.
"Wow!"

　Loono exclaims with astonishment at the sudden sound from behind.
　I hurriedly turned around and saw a female knight carrying a huge battleax.

"Oh, are you sure...?"

　Runo recalls information that the woman standing in front of him is Ray's acquaintance and breathes a sigh of relief.
　As a bodyguard on Ray, I couldn't bring a suspicious person close to me.
　You must have understood how Luno felt. a small bowing arra

"Excuse me, I've surprised you." My name is Arra, and I am the leader of Mr. Elena's bodyguard knight. Actually, Mr. Elena wants to meet with Mr. Ray. Would you mind coming with me?"

　Think about what Arra says for a few seconds and nod right away.
　Fortunately, the storage of the mistling had just been settled, and they thought it would be okay to take some breaks.

"All right, I'll be there at once." Luno, you must be tired of following me all the time, and you may do as you please.
"Really? Well, I don't mind if you say so."

　Saying so, Runo saw him off, Ray took Seto with him to the baronial positions.