about two days after leaving Egzil The lays, able to fly at the speed of Seto, a glyphon, had already come a long way from Egzil.
　That is to say...

"I don't have much money in my pocket, considering I'm a thief,"

　into a thief's hideout
　The reason why Ray is here is that it's not so difficult.
　On the way from Egzil to Gilm, I noticed a disturbance on the ground, and when I looked over there, I found several horse-drawn carts attacked by a group of horses.
　Listening carefully to the men on horseback shouting at the carriage, he judged them to be thieves.
　Already recognizing that robbers should be exterminated, Ray succeeds in defeating most of the robbers who were attacking the carriage, unleashing the magic of flying swords and flames from the air.
　Besides those riding horses, the robbers were hidden in the direction of the merchant force, but they could not escape the sight, hearing, or smell of Seto, and were easily wiped out by carpet bombing from above Ray.
　Later, after the horse-drawn carriage was identified as a merchant force, Ray questioned the surviving bandits and forced them to spit out where they were located and stormed the hideout with the merchant escort.
　Ray himself...more precisely, he and Seto alone could destroy the bandits, so they didn't need reinforcements... but they were still begged by merchants and guards to repay the favor and eliminate the bandits, and it was difficult to refuse, so they brought him in.
　It must have been influenced by the fact that most of the robbers who came under interrogation were left with only a few housekeepers.
　They may be able to obtain the treasure possessed by the thief.
　Ray wondered if it would be okay for the guards to abandon them, but the merchants, who were also the main targets of the guards, agreed, so he advised them that he would not be responsible for anything and headed for the hideout.
　In the end, only a few people remained at home following the information obtained during the interrogation, and the guards easily captured them. They are said to sell off as slaves in the streets they are heading for, as are the living ones who have attacked the merchant corps.
　Of course, the fee had already been paid to Ray, including some reward.

"No, no, not really. I think it's quite reasonable for a band of thieves of this size."

　A merchant with a big smile tells Ray so.
　From the merchants' point of view, it's very welcome that it's not something that interests Ray, as they can legally take possession of the treasure that the thieves had accumulated with little trouble.

"You'll get what I want first, as promised, but will you mind?"
"Yes, here you go ahead. But if you could think about this a little bit..."

　It's only natural for a merchant to speak up about his requests, even though it seems difficult to say so.

"Don't worry, as I said, there's very little left of the treasure I want. You guys should get the rest instead of the nuisance."

　Tell them so, and look over where they should be described as warehouses... or rather warehouses.
　They were not originally such a large band of thieves, and most of them were leather bags containing copper or silver coins, or clothes, tableware, weapons, or armor.
　When Ray sees them, he does not hesitate to stow his spear in a mistling towards the place where the weapons are gathered.
　The remnants of throwing bullets were replenished by arms dealers and blacksmiths in Egzil, but the more they had, the better.
　At the same time, collect all the daggers.
　This is a consumable item used to strip monsters of their materials.
　However, even spears and daggers do not have much stock.
　As long as it was the rest of what the thief was using, it was natural in a way.

"Well, that's all right. Do as you like the rest."
"...are you sure you're going to do it? You know..."

　I saw them taking out death sizes when they were attacked by thieves, but once again merchants were fascinated by the item box that had been shown in front of them. In the meantime, Ray calls him back, and one of the merchants glances at a leather bag containing copper and silver coins.
　Merchants thought that the first choice for solo adventurer Ray was money.
　But all I chose was a spear and a dagger.
　I'm dumbfounded about that, but I nod that there's no problem.

"I'm not much pressed for money,"

　The merchants were half impressed and half dumbfounded by Ray's words.
　Money, for a merchant, is not satisfactory at all. The more, the better.
　However, even if I get money, I won't cheat.
　At least the merchants here have such common sense.
　However, Ray's pocket is very warm with the money he received from selling materials and magical stones from Egjil's dungeon, as well as the money he received by handing over unusual corpses and information to the bosque.

"All right, then," And what are you going to do now, Mr. Ray?"
"What do you mean?"

　Ray, who doesn't understand the meaning of the question.

"So the question is which way you're going... if you're going the same way, why don't you act with us?"

　The other merchants nod to the remark as if it were a good idea.
　The guards looked a little dissatisfied.

"... oh,"

　The words give Ray an idea of the merchants.
　If you have the strength to clean up the robbers from above, your journey is as safe as promised.
　Having proved that one and one of the men employed as bodyguards outweighs all the powers, merchants may want to hire Ray as bodyguards.

"Of course I will pay you a reasonable reward. What do you think?"

　Ray shakes his head silently at such a question.

"I'm sorry, but I'm still in a lot of hurry. It was only a coincidence that I saved him this time."
"Can't you do something about it?"
"I'm sorry, I want to go to Gilmoo as soon as possible."

　When he returns it briefly, the merchant who was speaking to Ray soon breathes a small sigh.

"All right, if you're in such a hurry, it's no use saying anything more." ... Thank you, Mr. Ray, for helping us this time. As the head of the merchant corps, I would like to thank you."

　He bowed deeply, telling them so, and the other merchants and guards bowed accordingly.
　Against his back, Ray walks out of a cave used as a thief's hideout.





"Grull?"

　Wings fluttered, Seto turned back and whistled as he flew through the blue summer skies.
　Losing to his wish to be hungry, Ray takes the dried meat out of the mistling and gives it to Seto.

"Rolling".

　wings fluttering happily while eating dried meat

"He's a dexterous fellow,"

　Even looking back, there is no deviation in Set's flight speed or course.
　It's probably because they understand that they fly by instinct.
　Ray thinks like that, caressing Seto's neck somehow.
　Perhaps happy with this, Seto makes his wings flap loudly, and he speeds up his flight.
　Ray has a little smile in his mouth as he watches some monster on the ground flee into the forest as soon as he hears Seto's cry.
　The height of summer has passed and we are heading towards autumn, but summer is still summer.
　Even if the morning and night get a little cooler, it doesn't change the intense sunshine that comes down during the day.
　In the distant sky, clouds float, giving Ray a keen sense of the season.
　Thanks to the Dragon Robe, you can barely feel the heat and walk along the winding road... until you see a city below you.
　Yes, the only city on the frontier, Gilmoo.

"Glu, glu, glu, "Grunt, grunt!"

　When I see Gilmoo for the first time in a long time, Seto sings high in joy.
　When several monsters hear their voices on the ground, they decide they have no chance of winning if they are attacked and flee to a nearby forest.
　Some monsters were fighting to bite each other, but as soon as they heard Seto's voice, they each fled in a different direction.
　The greatest problem, however, is the travellers, merchants, and adventurers who have been on the highways.
　Most were aware of the presence of Seto, who was treated like a Gillum mascot character, but some of them had just recently come to Gillum, or more accurately saw Seto's... first.
　People who know what's going on hear of such people rushing to escape, and they cry out in frontier and astonishment.
　It is probably because the existence of Seto, which flies high in the sky, is so well known in guillem that it can be recognized as Seto by its sound.At any rate, Sett flaps his wings and lands a short distance from Gilm before heading to the main gate.
　Originally it would have been better to descend directly to the main gate, but I have been careful since I was warned about it before.

"Oh, indeed," It's Seto and Ray, isn' It's been a long time."

　It was one of Ray's well-known guards who looked at Ray and Sett as they walked and told him so with a smile.

"I went to Egjil for a while".
"Egjir…it must have been a labyrinthine city." I've heard about it, but I've never been there. Is it a dungeon?"
"Well, that's about it. I have something to look for."

　Ray holding out a guild card while talking.
　The guards, as if they had gotten used to it, proceed with the procedures to enter the city.

"What's the matter with Langa?"

　When I asked him that there was no head of the security force, which was treated almost exclusively to him, he would do a dexterous act of shrugging his shoulders as he went through the procedures.

"The captain has a little business to do," I've been to Abuero for about three days."
"Abuero?"

　We urge you to move on, hanging your head at the mention of the name of the city nearest to Gilm.

"Oh, there seems to have been a troubling band of thieves. A few knights were sent as reinforcements, and some of them, including Captain Langa, were sent from the guard."
"Thieves? You don't have to worry about thieves around Gilm."
"Certainly, if you have the ability to commit robbery in this neighborhood, you can earn a decent amount of money as an adventurer." Hey, look. Guildcard and the Devil's Neck."

　The remote guillem naturally has a large number of monsters. No, there are many kinds as well as numbers.
　Not many half-skilled adventurers would want to sleep outside the guillem.
　Put the guild card back in a mistling after the procedure is completed and hang the devil's necklace around Seto's neck.
　When it's over, he goes through the main gate with Sett into the guillem.

"Grull".

　I went to a stall near the main gate, encouraged by Seto, who said he was hungry.

"Oh, it's Seto, isn't it?" And Ray, too. Are you back? Well, today's skewers are so delicious."

　The owner of the stall echoes around him, and many eyes are turned to Ray and Sett.

"Oh, it's Seto,"
"Certainly, it's Seto,"
"You're as cute as ever,"
"I haven't seen Seto lately, but I finally got to see him..."
"Seto, do you want some sandwiches.
"Oh, there's Ray, too."
"That's true.
"Hey, Seto-chan, Seto-chan." Hey, let's play."
"Oh, it's cunning," I want to play with Seto, too."

　That's how many passers-by, street stall owners, or adventurers and children come together.
　...most of them are for Seto, and it's only natural that Ray is treated as a bonus, considering Seto's position on the guillem.
　However, it is true that such a disturbance in front of the main gate hinders other passers-by."

"Come on, don't gather there too much. Seto wouldn't run away, so he scattered for now."

　The guards at the front gate warned me so.
　people who listen to it honestly, regretfully, and then wander away.
　Of course, many people don't scatter for free, but rather they feed dried meat or sandwiches they have, or even skewers they have already bought for Seto.
　Listening to Seto's happy throat at the instant meal, Ray first headed for the evening's Wheat-tei.