444 Episode 0444



The distance between the spider-shaped monster and the adventurer is about 1km. Running the distance, Ray screams at Seto, who is above him.

"Set! Go ahead! Keep the spider-shaped monster in check while protecting the struggling adventurer! If possible, knock it down!"
"Roll-roll-roll-roll!"

 He exclaims his approval to Ray's call running on the ground, flaps his wings as he heads to the battlefield, leaving Ray and Elena on the ground.
 Seto's keen gaze had made sure he was watching the battle from about a kilometer away.
 A huge spider-shaped monster with a gray surface and a length of over 4m. Only two adventurers are fighting the giant spider, with three members lying on the ground nearby.
 Two of the members on the ground would have already died if they saw their necks bent out or their torso cut in two. Even one of them did not appear to be traumatized in Seto's eyes, but there was no doubt that he was dead or, for some reason, unable to move.
 Even the two who manage to continue fighting have already suffered several wounds, and there is no doubt that they will be preyed on by spiders if the fighting continues.
 In fact, the giant spider, using one of his right feet, flung the sword that the adventurer had, and tried to swing his left foot down to the head of the adventurer who had the sword.

"Gurling!"

 At that moment, Seto descends with a sharp cry. He slaps his front foot against one of the left legs of the giant spider about to be shaken down, and breaks the left leg of the giant spider halfway through.
 The unfortunate thing about this was that Seto's blow was too quick and too sharp. If Seto's blow had been a little less powerful, he could have taken advantage of the extra power of blowing off the legs of the giant spider to unbalance or blow off the giant spider itself.
 However, Seto's blow was so powerful that only the legs of the giant spider were shattered, resulting in no change in the position of the giant spider.

"Oh, oh, oh, oh, what!"

 And the most surprising thing here is the adventurer who was about to die after his sword was blown away.
 When I see what the sudden presence is, I'm dumbfounded to find out that it's a glyphon.

"Gu, Gryphon!? Why are you in such a hierarchy?"

 Another man with a spear screams, wiping blood from his forehead.
 Don't you have any information about Ray, or are you on the brink of death and not so bright? At any rate, the man with the spear hurriedly distanced himself from the two, and the man with the sword crawled back towards the man with the spear.
 Seth looks sideways and turns to a giant spider about twice the size of himself in front of him, determining that this would keep him out of battle.

"Oh my gosh!"

 a gigantic spider that shouts menacingly cry of menace
 It is natural to understand the difference in ability between Seto and him, but the excitement of battle and the anger and pain of losing his leg are probably preventing him from making a normal judgment.
 When he knew that even if he shouted menacingly, he wouldn't back down, he turned one of his legs to Seto...

"Gurgling!"

 Having had a bad feeling in his mind, Seto immediately jumps out of the room.
 The next moment, the thread released from the tip of his foot hit Seto's position, and by the next moment it had hardened.
 Originally, the thread-producing organ was located at the tip of the abdomen, but perhaps because of the monster's appearance, the thread could be drawn from the tip of the foot.

"Glu, glu, glu, glu!"

 Determined that staying in one place is dangerous, Seto watches for a gap by jumping around the spider quickly.
 Of the two adventurers who watched it, the adventurer with a spear suddenly opens his mouth.

"Hey, get ready."
"Ready? What is it?"

 The adventurer, armed with a sword, unexpectedly listens to what he says.
 I could still understand if I had been told that I was going to run away, but what was your preparation? The man with the spear opens his mouth with a smile on his face.

"What are you talking about?" You know what I mean, right? Two monsters are fighting for me. If one of them is knocked down, take the opportunity to knock down the other."
"...are you serious!? One of them is a Gryphon!? I don't think the Flying Death has any chance of winning!"
"Well, no matter how much you say it's a Gryphon, if you launch a surprise attack when the battle is over and you're off your guard," The name Gryphon's flying Death is mostly because he's flying, then it's no use attacking him when he's down on the ground."
"Do you want me to do that to the person who saved me from being killed like them?"

 He glances at the three dead bodies on the ground.
 The two were clearly dead, while the other appeared unharmed at first glance. But his eyes were wide open, his mouth wide open, his tongue stretched out, and it was obvious that he was dead.
 The giant spider... was bitten first and poisoned to death when it was raided by the official name Iwagumo.
 Some had an antidote tailored for desert monsters, but the Iwagumo attack killed them with no time to use it.
 Or, if you could afford it, you probably didn't use your antidote. Because...

"They just had a wild party after all."

 A man with a spear spits short.
 Yes, the five of us had a wild party in front of the dungeon.
 In the case of the attack on the Silwa family, several members of the fixed party went to support the Silwa family, so there were a certain number of people who went into the dungeon forming a stray party.
 Most of them were on holiday or training, but people who desperately needed money gathered and had a field party.
 Of course, there are many people who treat each other sincerely even if they have a stray party. However, some people are vicious, and others think that they are only taking advantage of the parties they have organized.
 And the spearman was the very epitome of it.
 The man with the sword thought for a few seconds what the spearman said... he saw the Gryphon fighting fiercely with the rock spider, and then he opened his eyes as if he had noticed something.
 At last, my head began to spin and I remembered the rumor that was circulating in Egzil.
 the name of an adventurer whose subservient is the Gryphon of a man who won a nickname in the Spring War

"Wait! Gryphon must be a devil to whom crimson is following. And if the Gryphon is here --"
"Of course I am here,"

 I thought there were only two of them, but suddenly I heard them speak.
 Turning to the voice, I saw two people, one with a huge sickle in a robe, and the other with an overcoat and the other with the sword drawn from his waist.
 It was easy for the man with the sword to imagine who was in front of him. for the Gryphon fighting the Iwagumo, and the voice thrown at him only seconds ago, made it clear.

"Crimson".
"Oh, by the way, you were telling an interesting story earlier." or make a surprise attack on Seto."
"Well, that's..."

 I was being asked by the least important person. A man with a sword has a cold sweat on his back.
 The danger I felt from the man in front of me was much greater than that I felt when I was blown off my dagger by a rock spider.
 But, as if to move such a man away, the spearman comes forward and opens his mouth.

"Of course he stole our game. And what's wrong with defeating the monster?"
"...didn't you hear of it? Set... Gryphon is my companion." You wear the devil's necklace as proof, and attack him?"

 The spearman smiles at Ray's words as he awaits his answer."That means you are responsible for what the Gryphon did?"
"...what?"

 He exclaimed stupidly, as if he didn't understand what the proudly muttered spearman was saying.
 It would be amazing, in a way, to have Ray behave this way. An adventurer who knows Ray might even praise him for his feat.
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"So it's reparations. We snatched the monster we were fighting for. Then it's only natural to compensate for it, isn't it?"
"...I only saved you because you were dying?"
"There is no such fact. I was getting ready to take a blow to turn the tables. Then your Gryphon broke in forcefully and seized the prey. Reparations are due. Or what? Can't you take responsibility for what you've done when you're notorious?"

 Ray twitching under the hood at the man's words.
 However, even if what the spearman says is brazen and shameless, and if it's obvious it's only a lie, his words are correct as long as it's true that Seto started fighting with the Iwagumo before he was actually asked for help.

"If you're notorious, you've saved a lot of money, so a gold coin is enough?"
"No, sir. If you're telling me you've taken your prey in the first place, I can stop fighting with that monster, can't I?"

 A man with a spear opens his mouth in a flurry, perhaps unexpected way out of Ray's mouth.

"Well, I'm sorry, but the hand I was preparing is no longer usable because of time. That's why I don't want you to hand over that monster now. I demand compensation properly."

(Do you think I will obey anything if I repeat reparations?)

 Breathing at the man's demands, Ray turns his gaze to Seto, who is fighting against the rock spider.
 As the name suggests, the rock spider has a rocky body and is very defensive. However, it was impossible to prevent Seto, a Gryphon, from wielding a bracelet of strength, and the wound was increasing over time.
 If we keep fighting like this, it will almost certainly end up as a victory for Seto.
 Watching such a battle, Ray turns to the other man.

"Do you have the same opinion?"
"...no, I had that Gryphon save my life." But I don't think I'll make a false accusation and extort money."
"You! What are you talking about? We were robbed of our fighting prey!? What's wrong with demanding compensation!"

 A man with a spear screams at Ray as soon as he doesn't say anything, but he looks at him and bows his head as if he can't hear such a voice.

"I'm sorry, you saved me."
"Well, I'm glad you're a decent fellow. Otherwise, this is in the dungeon. That's because we don't know what kind of accidents will happen."

 The moment the word accident comes out of Ray's mouth, two surviving men's backs are chilled.
 It was clear what the accident meant.

"Oh, you! Are you going to threaten me?"

 A man with a spear screams at Ray.
 Regardless of Ray, Elena, who was next to him, and even the man at the stray party, looked at him with pity.

"No? I don't mean it at all. But it's true that you don't know what kind of accident will happen in a dungeon, because many adventurers don't come back from the dungeon. Is that not?"
"That's..."

 Just as Seth had earlier seized prey, the words that came out of Ray's mouth were unmistakable facts.
 Therefore, the man with the spear cannot say anything back, and passes through his mind that he will be silenced by the accident caused by Ray.
 And we kept facing each other without saying anything more...

"Roll-roll-roll-roll!"

 Eventually, the shouts of Seto's victory echoed around him.
 Looking over there, Ray saw a rock spider lying on the ground.
 Watching the body of the rock spider, Ray opens his mouth, feeling it's no use doing this.

"Well, how about this? We'll get that monster's magic stone." You guys are other materials."

 We will lose the most expensive magical stones among the materials, but we will be able to obtain the materials and the parts to prove the subjugation. The man with the spear nodded with a look of disapproval on his face, even though he was pleased to do so in his heartily.