the port city of Emosion It is the name of one of the largest cities on the sea in the Kingdom of Milliana. Famous as a center of maritime trade, the war against the Vestian Empire a short time ago was also intended to gain access to this emossion.
　Its population fluctuates every day because of the large number of ships coming in every day, but it is still said to be 500,000 or 600,000.
　Ships from other countries and even from other continents have entered port, and the city of Emosion has many benefits to the kingdom of Milliana.
　When that happens, there are naturally people who aim for their wealth, and there are many robbers and pirates around the city.
　When Marina explains Emocion, Ray nods to the explanation and opens his mouth.

"And why do I have to go all the way to the Emotion?"
"Don't get me wrong, but I'm not telling you to go. If anything, why don't you go there?"

　At least Marina says it's more of a request than a guild's instruction, but it doesn't matter to Ray.

"Why?"
"Well... in fact, in about half a month a huge monster has appeared off the coast of Emocion. So I'm sinking a ship going into the harbor. Of course not all ships have sunk, or some famous adventurer happened to be on board and repelled them. But it's also true that they've suffered a lot of damage. to the extent that if the monster is not knocked down like this, the port city of Emosion would be in danger."

　Marina isn't speaking in such a serious tone, but the content of the story itself is very heavy. Given the benefits the city of Emocion is bringing to the kingdom of Milliana, it is precisely the desire of the upper echelons to defeat the monster as soon as possible.
　The story reminds me of a story I heard from Elk before.

"Come to think of it, Elk said he had fought against monsters all night long in some port city... Is that Emosion?"
"Well, we used to send the axe of the Thunder God," But what's different is that the monster that appeared this time has not launched a direct attack on the port. That's why it's less damaged than before, but on the contrary, it doesn't come out of the sea, so we can't defeat them, let alone temporarily."
"... I see,"

　Rey understands the trouble in Marina's words.
　If you're going to attack a port, you'll have to get out of the sea unless you have some sort of long-range attack, and you'll be able to attack it on land. However, he understood that if he stayed in the sea without approaching the harbor, he would not be able to carry out the attack itself.
　Or, even if we force ourselves to attack, the seawater itself is a bulwark and ineffective.

"What about the magic of the water system?"
"I'm afraid it's impossible," Since Emocion is a port city, there were quite a few people who used water magic, and the wizards at the Rank B party tried it... but the monsters themselves seemed to use water magic and had little effect."
"Almost? Then did you have some?"
"Yes. A little...."

　a meaningful marina

"Is there any problem?"
"Water magic is relatively good at recovery magic. I mean...

　Having said that, Ray would have understood what Marina had said. give an answer with a disgusting look

"Will that monster use recovery magic?"
"That's too bad. More precisely, I think it's more of a regenerative ability than a recovery magic.
"...what do you want me to do with him?"

　They already have a shield of seawater in order to stay in the sea shield. If you hear that Ray has the ability to regenerate, you'll never find him more incompatible. Above all...

"What I am best at is, as you know, the magic of fire. If it doesn't work for someone already in the sea, but it has the ability to regenerate, there's nothing we can do about it."

　Marina shakes her head with a smile on her face, as the words were exhaled with a sigh.

"The magic of fire certainly doesn't work, but there's another way Ray can attack, right? I heard he can use magic other than fire, and above all, Ray has an absolute advantage that the adventurers in Emocion don't have.
"Is it an absolute advantage?"
"Yes, Ray is subservient to the Gryphon, and in fact he has been seen flying on the back of the Gryphon." If you can fly, that alone will be an overwhelming advantage over the others in this case."
"... well, that's for sure,"

　I've had enough of an unpleasant experience on the Celemous Plain to see how much of being able to fly. But conversely, if flying gives you an advantage, it doesn't have to be Ray.

"Then why not send the Dragon Knight?"
"A Dragon Knight costs a lot of money. If that happens, you'll naturally have to pay for it, even if you're going to send me.
"But Emosion is one of the largest harbour towns in the kingdom of Milliana, isn't it? So the slower we defeat monsters who are unable to use the harbour, the less money we have to go into the country?"
"Well, that's true, but if you imitate sending a Dragon Knight free of charge, you'll get requests from all over the country to send him, and the adventurers will lose their jobs." for if we could have the Dragon Knight sent for free, we would not have to pay him to hire an adventurer."
"I see,"

　Marina's words fall into Ray with a thud.
　If you can get rid of monsters without spending money. Furthermore, any lord would wish to be dispatched if his exterminating force was the military elite.

Besides, a Dragon Knight is a very small and elite person because of the cost of raising him. It would be too much wear and tear to keep such a knight working all the time."
"... I see,"

　Ray muttering and nodding again.

"Well, that's why the guild of Emocion contacted the guild of the neighboring states, including the Kingdom of Milliana."
"Do you want me to kill the monster at sea?"

　Marina shakes her head in silence, though it was taken for granted by Ray.

"It's a little different," It's the same as a request for war power, but to be exact, I was told that I've put a prize on the monster. That's quite a sum, isn't it? Perhaps by now the whole kingdom of Mileana... if you don't do well, you'll be coming from the Adventurer Guild of the neighboring countries."
"...and you want me to go there too?"

　Marina nods with a smile at Ray's confirming question.

"Yes, it would help me as a guildmaster in the town of Guillum if you could sell me your name once again in a flash, since I became famous in this war." And there are some adventurers who say they will go from the streets of Gilm, but rank D and C will only go to death."
"No, I'm also in rank C."
"You know what I mean, but Ray is Ray. It's clear from this war that it's not as good as the average rank C. You heard that they destroyed the vanguard of the Westian Empire by creating a tornado of flames."
"No, that's exaggerated. There are dorsal fins and gills and feet and hands, not to mention tail fins."
"Well, that's half-fish,"Marina smiles as if she could see everything.
　He must have judged that he had no chance of winning against such an opponent. Ray brings back the story with a sigh.

"In fact, even if you say you have a prize, you don't have to worry about money. And I'm not very interested in fame."

　As long as Ray can live from day to day, he won't have any trouble. Or even if you want expensive items such as magic items at the store, you can get enough money to live by hunting monsters with Seto and selling the materials or the magical stones you've already absorbed. ...however, it's true that considering Seto's share and Ray's own outrageous appetite, it costs several times as much to live on as the average person lives on.
　But even Marina could expect Ray to insist that he's not interested in money like that. Therefore, the following words are spoken.

"I heard that Ray is collecting magical stones, so don't you want the magical stones of the underwater giant monsters? And if you've done a great job in the last war and in the city of Emocion, you'll be able to take the rank-up exam to get to the rank of B. Originally, it is necessary to gain considerable experience after becoming Rank C, but if there are two big patterns like this, there will be no complaints from other adventurers or guilds."

　Pickling. Ray's movement stops, having been wondering how to turn down Marina's proposal.
　Magical stones. They were certainly indispensable to Ray, given the existence of cetos and death-size animals created by magic. Furthermore, I understand from experience that it is the magical stones of high-rank monsters that have a high probability of acquiring skills when absorbing magical stones.
　And even though it's hidden in the ocean, monsters that are strong enough to sink many ships should definitely acquire skills.

(...I see. With that in mind, it's certainly well worth going to. In addition, there are many sea monsters besides the huge monsters in the port city, so you can expect new skills. I would like to challenge myself if I can.)

　When you gather your thoughts quickly in your head, you immediately turn around and nod.

"Well, it's true that I don't want to miss such a rare magical stone when I think of it."
"Oh? I wonder if it's OK with the rank-up exam. "Well, I wonder if you'll go anyway?"

　He must have understood that Ray's will has already been determined. Marina asks in a confirming tone, not asking if she wants to go.
　And, of course, Ray nods.

"Oh,"
"Yes, I'm glad," ...but be careful. It's basically first‐come‐first‐served to beat the goal this time. Of course, I don't mind working with someone over there to defeat the monster...

　Marina, however, half understood that it was impossible. Given Ray's personality, who is not very good at socializing with people, no one will join forces unless he is very lucky.

"I see. But then I feel like I'm going to get into trouble over the distribution of prize money, materials, and magical stones. Considering that, I think it's better to knock him down with me... but I guess it's only after we get there. At least once I bump into the monster and get information, and if it's difficult for me to solo..."
"It's true that Ray and Sett will be able to escape right after they go into battle... but be careful? Yeah, wait a minute. I have something to give you."

　He stands up from the sofa and takes envelopes and papers out of the drawer of his office desk and hands them over to Ray.

"What about this?"
"The envelope is my letter of introduction." Any adventurer can be asked to kill monsters this time, but I think having a guildmaster's letter of introduction will reduce the number of troublesome procedures."
"Well, that's a blessing," And here's this piece of paper..."
"It's a simple map to Emotion. I can't give you a detailed map like I gave you before, but with this map, you'll know a certain amount of directions."

　When I looked at the map I had received, it was certainly a rough map, rather than a simple one, with only a rough description of the location of the city, unlike the one I had previously borrowed when I went to Barr's city for a case of witch fever.
　However, given the importance of the existence of maps, the kind of maps that Ray now has are priceless. Of course, it would not be the worst death penalty if it were lost as before, but it was still something that only those with a certain position could have access to. For example, it is almost impossible for a peddler to obtain.

"I went out to the city of Subursta... No, it wasn't." Don't you have to go all the way along the road, since I'm going to travel in the air on a set anyway? If you just move south from the city of Abuero, you'll be able to move over the woods around here and shorten the distance. If you fly in the air after that... if you think about the city on the way, it won't take much time."

　Originally, it takes about a month from the town of Gilm to the port city of Emosion. However, for Ray, who has a partner named Seto, it was clear that his travel distance would be surprisingly shortened because he could travel through the air without going through the highways.

(It's big to be able to cut short the roads that are laid out to avoid dangerous areas.)

"What do you think? Is there any problem?"
"No, no problem,"

　I nod to Marina's words and put the map in a mistling.

"Well, then, let's make a final confirmation. Are you going to Emocion?"
"Oh,"
"This case is not a request, so if you can't beat the target, you won't get any reward?"
"No problem,"
"... All right." Well, please. Fortunately, I have settled my busy request from the war, and I don't think there are as many other talented people as Ray, so I hope you'll relax for a while."
"... Slowly?"
"Oh, no. You must be a little tired from the war, so I'm going to the port city and I'm going to relax."

　Despite some doubt about Marina's behavior, Ray nodded and decided to go to the port city.