the day after Vihela's shocking confession
　In the end, yesterday was a half-worried breakup, and Ray and Elena, Sett and Yero went to sleep to relieve their fatigue in many ways after returning to the Golden Futei, and it was already around 10 a.m. when they woke up.

"…as you did yesterday, and as you did today, you overslept. You live a very lazy life, though I am I?"

　When I muttered and looked out the window, feeling the listlessness of waking up, the people already walking down the street were moving briskly moving around.
　You wouldn't know if you were in an inn room where the temperature was kept constant with magic items prepared for the best inns, but you could already see some places outside where the air seemed to be swaying by the heat.

"I don't really want to go out... but I've got to finish absorbing the magic stones."

　Ray currently has one Forest Panther magical stone and three Kamitachi magical stones.
　Having obtained a pair of obes, which had already been the goal of Egidil, it was supposed that he was going to dive into the dungeon for the magical stones...

"It was yesterday, today, and if you try to dive into the dungeon, you are likely to act with Vihela."

　groom oneself with a small sigh
　Of course, I'm very happy to be liked by someone like Vihela. That's for sure, but I honestly felt embarrassed.
　Needless to say, Vihela has a very neat figure and a manly body. On the inside, as you can see by looking after Bune, she is, after all, a caregiver.
　The biggest problem is that he prefers fighting, but even so, Ray cannot understand it if he thinks it's to raise himself to a higher level.
　However, it is still more confusing that such an attractive person likes him.
　In that sense, so is Elena... ...where Elena thinks of it as an exception, Ray unconditionally gives special treatment to Elena.

"Well, let's absorb the magical stones outside Egzil. From this time on, you'll be halfway through the dungeon."

　For the time being, they decided to shelve the Vihela affair and put on their dragon robes and head down to the dining room where Elena would be waiting.





　Ray and his colleagues had a little early lunch in the cafeteria and bought a variety of snacks for dinner, such as skewers and sandwiches, and were looking around the city.
　There are a lot of people going into the exit, but there are also a lot of people going out.
　The frequent conflict between the families that ruled Egzil must have made merchants and travelers uneasy.
　As for the religion of the Holy Light, I had heard others in the cafeteria telling me that it was now close to being half-under house arrest.
　The source of the rumor is clear, as long as it is not so different from the information I've heard from Bosque.

"It must be quite painful for an adventurer to capture Dungeon, let alone the Sacred Light,"
"Well, the Holy Knights demand a fair share of pay, but they are basically sure of their skills. If they cannot go to the dungeon for questioning by the security forces, it hurts to those who have relied on the Church for their lack of military strength. It is, however, the last thing to interfere with us is the underlying existence of the doctrine of all things. It means that those who have been out in front of the public are quietly responding to interrogations, and there will be no further fuss."

　Outside Egzil, Ray gasps and opens his mouth as he walks with Elena towards the forest he has headed for before.

"I hope so," I've been in trouble since I came to Egzil."
"Isn't it because of Egil that Ray gets involved in the disturbance? When I remember working with Ray."

　Elena smiles a little as she says so.
　Even if it's a disturbance for Ray, it's a good memory for Elena, who's working with him.
　The laymen have already left the road and are walking on grassy ground.
　Near Egzil, Seto and Yero, who had been gazing at by the visitors, were now running around and playing around without worrying about people's eyes.
　Watching it with a smile, Elena suddenly asks as she walks next to him.

"Now that you mention it, what's wrong with Tufal? You can't leave it behind, can you?"
"Well, we've got a carriage two-fal." ...I never thought it would be so easy to get a pair of oves, and it would take a while longer. and he said you could come and relax."

　For Elena, the more late Tufal returns, the more time she could spend with Ray, so she honestly wanted him to be as relaxed as possible.
　We go into the forest talking like that, ask Seto to explore the surroundings, and after confirming that there are no adventurers or monsters around, we take out the magical stones from the mystery ring.

"Seto, shall we start with the magic stone of Kamitachi?"
"Gruly!"

　When the magician rock of Kamitachi is thrown at Seto, who cries "Okay!" he takes it with a clatter and swallows it immediately.

[Seto learned the skills of Wind Arrow Lv.3]

　an announcement message that is already familiar to one's mind

"In a way, is it as expected?" Seto, use it to the tree over there."
"Grull".

　He grunts at Ray's words and glares at a tree a little further away with round eyes.

"Gul-l-r-r-r-r-r-r!"

　By using Wind Arrow's skills, a familiar wind arrow is created around Set.
　However, the number was different.
　Up to seven wind arrows used to be produced, but now they are up to fifteen.

"Is it the type of person whose performance increases dramatically when the level goes up?"

　As Ray analyzes it like that, Seto shoots an arrow of wind at the tree which is also his goal.
　Fifteen arrows of the wind fired all at once have not changed much in their power from Level 2.
　However, as the number of trains increased, their power was clearly increased compared to before.
　One of the wind's arrows that was fired slightly pierce the trunk of the tree, which, as a result of 15 consecutive shots, causes the tree to collapse to the ground, unable to bear its own weight.
　At the same time, several squirrels that probably lived on the tree run down the ground into the depths of the forest.
　It must have been a good nuisance for squirrels to have their own house destroyed.

"This... is much easier to use again."

　Elena muttered admiringly as she watched the scene, and Ray agreed.

"Oh, it's a little more powerful than it used to be, but it's quite useful in terms of setting up a barrage." ... well done, Seto."
"Grull".

　Praise, praise, and stroke Seto, who stretches out his head, then picks up another kamitachi magical stone and takes out his death size, as if it were his turn.

"Now, if Sett had powered up the wind-like window-arrow, I suppose..."

　Away from Seto, throw the magic stone of Kamitachi into the air, and flash in death size.

【Death Size: Acquired Penetrate Lv.2 skill】

　Yes, there are too many announcement messages in my mind.

"What?"

　a muttering ray in an announcement message
　As Sett's windfall level had risen, he had always thought he would improve his level of jumping.
　Judging from the actual image of Kamitachi, it would be more likely to be shot than penetrate.

"What's the matter?"
"...no, I always thought that flying swords would be strengthened, but I was just a little surprised that Penetrate had been strengthened."

　Responding to Elena's question, I thought for a moment and continued.

"It is true that penetrate is also a skill that can be absorbed from the magic stones of Kamitachi in the sense of blowing the wind over the stone butts."
"I suppose so," And Penetrate is a pretty useful skill in terms of penetration, because it actually showed a great deal of strength to the Orienteers."

　Rey nods to the words.
　I was a little surprised because I always thought that flying was going to be strengthened, but when asked if it was still useful, Penetrate was definitely a useful skill.

(And it would be very useful to run through the stone-butt.)

　Beyond Ray's muttering mind is the magic used at the end of the battle against Oriqueur.
　It's a vicious magic of releasing a snake of fire into the enemy's body, burning it down from within and aiming at the brain.
　But in order to use the magic "Dancing Flame Snake," you have to embed a part of the rock into the enemy's body.
　With that in mind, the usefulness of the penetrate, which is increasingly penetrating against the enemy by stoning, was evident."Glu?"

　He gently caresses Seto, who angrily inclines his head and turns round eyes, and then, at the same time, he caresses Yero, who landed on Seto's head.

"Kyuu"
"Well, it's better than remembering nothing. shall we try it first?"

　He murmurs, caresses them, and takes his death-size hand to move to the front of a tree growing a little further away.
　Then he swung his death-size in his hand, and held the butt like a spear. . . .

"Penetrate!"

　exercise one's skill
　At that moment, the wind surrounds the stonemate.
　Moreover, the winds surrounding them have increased to an apparent extent compared to when they fought against Oriqueur.

"Huh!"

　He thrusts his butt forward with spirit and easily penetrates the trunk of a tree in front of Ray.
　The impact on the hand seems to be absorbed by the wind surrounding the stonemate, and it is almost unresponsive.

"I don't know what to say. Is the die-size performance this penetrating or penetrate effect?"

　It weighs more than 100 kg and Ray can swing it lightly. And considering the sharpness of the stonemate... Ray's honest impression was that even without using a penetrate, it would be as easy as a tree.
　At any rate, he decides that the thrust is probably increasing, and takes out the last one, Forest Panther's magical stone.
　He threw the magical stone at Seto without hesitation . . . . .

[Set has mastered the skills of Power Crash Lv.2]

　Yes, there's an announcement message.
　Ray frowns slightly when he hears it.

"I thought it was an optical camouflage if it were true. ...and I probably would have mastered the powerslash if I had used it in death size, so I let Set absorb it."
"Well, that's why I did it to Seto,"

　Elena nods while giving the dried meat from the magic pouch to a yellow sitting on her left shoulder.
　Powerslash also works with Ray, but you have to get away with the backlash on purposely.
　In that regard, Seto has his own physical abilities and is easy to use because he is not a flashy skill.
　So it was a welcome thing for Ray that Sett would learn the skills of power crashes.

"Well, even if it's a power crash, Seto will be able to use it without any problems. ...Set, just in case, try the usability."
"Glu".

　I nodded to Ray's words and approached a rock a little further away. . . .

"Roll-roll-roll-roll!"

　tap one's forefeet with a power crash skill
　The next moment the rock, about the size of Seto, broke easily and splattered around.

"That's true, though it's probably because Seto's own strength and all the other things are together."
"Glu?"

　When Seth comes back in front of Ray, he bends his head slightly.
　He patted it gently, and, just for the moment, spread out the sandwiches he had bought in the woods and ate the two of them.





　Watching the sun setting in the west, the Rays head down the streets of Egzil towards the Golden Pavilion.
　Eventually, after eating sandwiches, I spent the afternoon in the woods training and verifying my skills, or relaxing with Elena for the first time in a long time. 　
　Even for Elena, the declaration of war by Vihela the day before would undoubtedly have had some effect.
　The two of them go shopping and eating at a stall and eventually arrive at the inn.
　Then I greeted Ray who entered the inn...

"Ray, you're back,"

　As usual, she dressed like a dancer.
　However, there is something apologetic in the expression.
　It was evident that the reason lay with the black-haired man standing next to the Vihela and looking sharply at the Reyes.