A few days after Elena and Ray annihilated thieves who attacked the streets. From then on, without any particular disturbance, the road continues to run safely, and eventually the appearance of the city comes into view far away from the horse-drawn carriage.
　Guillum, where Ray is based, is also a city with a population of more than 100,000, but the size of the labyrinthine city now seen through the carriage window seemed to be several times larger than Guillum.

"Is that... a labyrinthine city?"
"Well, there are some labyrinthine cities in the Kingdom of Milliana, so we should call them exactly the labyrinthine cities of Egzil. There are so many people coming and going that the exact population is unknown, but it is said that there are still 200,000 or 300,000 people."
"... quite a few,"
"It's true that there are only a few people,"

　At Rey's words, Elena shakes her head as she looks at Egzil.

"Only the number of people? Isn't the quality of adventurers quite high if you think that there are at least twice as many people as Gilm?"
"Not really. Dungeons in labyrinthine cities seem to have very weak monsters on the safe side. That's why even those who have just become adventurers can be assured of a certain amount of course. ...and conversely, there are quite a few adventurers who are looking for it. It is said to be overwhelmingly inferior to the remote guillem in terms of pure adventurous quality. For example, if you play mock games with adventurers of the same rank, you will almost certainly win."
"... I see,"

　Ray nods to Elena's words.
　In a way, Ray and Elena were on good terms with each other, but there were no other horse-drawn cars or travelers around them outside the carriage.
　Not to mention the power of the War Horse itself, the biggest cause is probably the Gryphon Seto.
　Although Seto was walking quietly next to the carriage, he still seemed lonely when he saw himself and continued to walk along the highway with the carriage in a gloomy atmosphere.
　The appearance was far from a monster who unilaterally kicked nearly 30 thieves away when they fought against them.
　Since Egzil is a labyrinth city with a population that is several times larger than Gilm, many merchants, adventurers, and people who want to move there naturally. But those who aim to do so naturally distance themselves from the set.

"Grull".

　a lonely set of voices
　You may not have noticed Seth's voice, but Ray interrupts his conversation with Elena and opens the window to speak to Seth.

"Seto, the labyrinthine city... Good luck to Egzil." If I know Seto's character, I'm sure everyone will love him as well as the inhabitants of Gilm."
"Glu".

　Ray's words give Seto a little energy and a throat.
　The Lays' carriage continued along the road, apart from the surrounding carriage, until it reached its destination, Egzil, in about half an hour.
　At the main gate there is a queue of people getting into the city and waiting in line.

"What would you do, my dear lady, if you had the privilege of being a nobleman?"
"Well... I see,"

　Look out of the window, thinking about what to do.
　No other horse-drawn carriage can be seen around Elena or Ray's carriage, although quite a few are waiting in line for the proceedings.
　Needless to say, it's Seto near the carriage.
　the awe, fear, and fear of others And a little curious gaze is on Set.
　One reason for his curious gaze would be the presence of Yero, who had just jumped out of the carriage and landed on Seto's back.
　Yero slept or played on the sofa in the carriage, but perhaps he noticed that his friend Sett was being looked at in awe by the carriage around him, and he rushed out to comfort his friend.
　Look at it, a few seconds. Eventually Elena calls out to two-fals.

"If we stay here, the people around us will only be intimidated. Then you'd better get into the city as soon as possible and hang the devil's necklace on the set. It's no use being frightened as long as it's a Gryphon, but at least if it had been hung with a devil's necklace, it wouldn't be more frightened than it is now."

　Elena, by nature, does not like to use the privileges of the nobility. No, I don't have to hesitate to use it if it's necessary as a mission, but this time it's just my personal business. Therefore, I didn't mean to use the title of Duke, but given the current circumstances, I think it's better to get into the Excheil quickly.

"I'm sorry, I'm saved,"

　Ray, too, knows it, so he says a short thank you.

"You don't have to worry. If things were left as they are, there might have been a lot of bad things happening because of the confusion."

　Tufal calls out to the guards who are casually observing their carriages and are ready to take action if something happens, and shows them their identification.
　Most of the guards who were shown it were looking furiously at me, but some of them ran under their captain with expressions on their faces.
　Within minutes a man in his 40s came and knocked at the door of the carriage after a few minutes of communication, worrying about Seto.

"Excuse me, my dear lady, Mr. Barrett, the person in charge here, wanted to see Mr. Ray's guild card."
"Oh, I see," Ray."

　Rey nods to Elena's words, opens the door and goes out.
　Barrett, who was only a division commander in the Guard Corps, could not possibly have any trouble with the Duke of Kelebel, so he decided that it would not be meaningful to let Elena into the city unconditionally. ... of course, if you think of Elena Kerebel, who is famous as a princess general, you can't help but report it to your boss.
　and, having had a conversation with the coachman, having heard that a non-Duchess of Quelevel was riding in a carriage, he could not help but confirming his professional identity.
　She was with General Hime, and accompanied by a Gryphon. Barreto, who was on reasonable terms with the adventurers belonging to Egzil, was able to predict the identity of the adventurer by himself.
　That is why the door of the carriage opens, and I open my eyes wide with surprise to see the adventurer emerging from it.

　He is, according to him, accompanied by a Gryphon.
　The magic of the flames burned the vanguard of the Westian army and inflicted enormous damage on him alone, he said.
　It has a huge sickle and literally cuts the lives of its enemies as easily as death.
　According to him, his powers of strength are beyond human nature.
　According to him, the magic of the flame and the overwhelming fighting power gave him a nickname of crimson.

　I've heard many such stories from adventurers who came back from the war with the Bestian Empire.
　At first, I had ignored whether it was a joke or an exaggerated rumor, but there were so many people who saw it with their own eyes that I couldn't believe it if they were told the same thing.
　If you wondered what the notorious man was, you might well be taken aback by the fact that he was a boy in his mid‐teens who emerged from the carriage.

"Well... oh, I'm sorry, but can you show me your guild card?"
"All right, here it is,"

　a guild card to a man who has managed to come back to life The content shown there will open Barreth'said Barreth again.
　The rank indicated there was B.

"Rank, B!"

　The small but certain sound of the voice causes astonishment to the guards around them.
　No, this surprise would have been even greater than Barreth. For Barrett, though apparently suspicious, still understood that Ray might be an adventurer nicknamed crimson.
　The ordinary guards, who don't know it, all look at Ray in amazement.
　Rey receives the guild card that Barrett reluctantly returned, as if she had already gotten used to it.

"Is this all right?"
"Oh, oh. I don't mind going."
"...before that, ask for the necklace of the devil."
"Well, yes," `and the devil's necklace.'
"Yes!"

　A recovered Barrett calls out to his men, who hand Ray the devil's necklace.
　Wearing a demon necklace around her neck, Seto rubbed her face against Ray, purring.
　Seeing it, Barrett notices a little dragon on Seto's back.

"... a dragon?""Oh, that's the errand for your daughter, isn't it? I'd like you to wear a necklace for him, too."

　This is a labyrinthine city, let alone in the Duke of Kelebel. If that happens, it is natural that even the errand‐monger will need a necklace of the devil'ssing.
　In the words of Tufal, they hand over to Tufal a small demon necklace -- a cat or a bird.
　Determining that all the proceedings are over, Tufal asks Barreth.

"Then may I come in now?"
"I don't mind, though, as long as you have used your privileges as a nobleman, you will inform your superiors..."
"No problem," I don't have any particular dark spots. Well, excuse me. I'm sorry for the inconvenience."

　a graceful bow and back to the coachman's seat.
　Ray also caresses Seto on the head and then goes back into the carriage after stroking him on the back.
　Then, leaving the queue waiting for them, they went into Egzil.

"... It's been a long time since I became the head of the security division... It's been a long time since I was so surprised."

　The guard, who gave Ray the devil's necklace, agrees with a wry smile.

"Since the case of wild beasts?"
"Unlike then, there have been no fatalities, so I think it's quite a bit better. Well, the cause of the disturbance is gone. I'll report on the matter to you, so you guys should go back to work."
"All right,"

　Barrett breathes as he watches his men rush back to the top of the line.

"I hope there will be no unnecessary disturbance..."

　with a murmur of some sort of futility





"...this is certainly what I have looked into before..."

　Ray nods, looking out of the carriage window.
　The point at which the gaze is directed is the bulwark covering Egzil.
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　That's only natural. In fact, this wall is prepared to keep monsters out of Egzil...or a kind of cage when something unexpected happens and monsters overflow from the dungeonce.
　In the first place, this labyrinthine city of Egzil is not as remote as Gilm.
　Of course, there are monsters like goblins everywhere, and occasionally there are monsters like oaks. And because it is not a frontier, the number of thieves is high.
　Still, the biggest threat in the labyrinthine city of Egzil is the monster in the dungeon.
　It is a type of dungeon that goes underground, and although there is no such powerful monster in the upper layer, there have been times when Rank A monsters appeared in the lower layer. If such a powerful and extreme monster came out of the dungeon, it was a barrier to prevent the city from releasing a monster of a calamitous strength.
　I've been researching and listening to it in advance with Gilm, but it's quite shocking to see Ray with his own eyes.
　Elena smiles small as she looks out of the carriage window half dumbfounded.
　He usually wears a dragon lobe hood, but it was a rare occurrence for Ray to look surprised.

(I was quite lucky to see Ray's surprised face firsthand.)

　Elena opens her mouth, thinking like that to herself, but keeping it from expressing itself.

"Do you know that this labyrinthine city of Egzil is treated like a semi-autonomous city?"
"Oh, according to the information I gathered in Guilm, it is said that the nobles are in power, but... it seems almost in name only."
"Yes, there are many circumstances in the labyrinthine city, though the country would not have admitted it. It's not just this exil. Some labyrinthine cities within the kingdom of Milliana are basically treated like autonomous cities. ...however, he pays taxes to his country, and sends his troops when it comes to the crunch, as he did in the war with the Empire of Bestia. And there are four houses that are practically governing the labyrinthine city of Egjir...no, now there are three houses."

　Elena's explanation followed as the carriage drove down the street.