early in the summer sun Ray was in front of the main gate just when the 6 a.m. bell rang guillem.
　Not only Ray and Seto, but also Lenora, Kenny and Milaine. There were also members of lightning axes such as Elk, Minn and Rodos, and Sulnin as guardians of the Mire Dog.
　Lenora, Kenny, and Millerine had some tired air on their faces as they stormed into Ray's twilight Wheat House the day before.
　However, at the request of the Miredog, a banquet was held near the stable in the moonlight... to be exact.
　Mileine is reluctant to part ways with Seto, Lenora asks Ray anxiously and Kenny invites him to make memories of the summer.
　...however, Kenny had been sanctioned by Lenora each time.
　Anyway, the party, who had been making a fuss until late at night, ended up staying at the Wheat House at dusk except Ray.
　Known as one of the finest inns in the guild, Lenora and Kenny were well-paid as Guild's popular receptionists, and even Mireine had unexpectedly earned money from the Goblin remnants hunt a few days ago.
　Therefore, I could not afford to stay overnight at the Wheat House at dusk.
　Kenny, however, was somewhat concerned that she was wearing the same clothes as the day before to send Ray off.

"Take care, Seto," Don't get hungry. Yes, this is the sandwich that the landlady made for me. Eat it when you're hungry."
"Grull".

　Listening to the words of the Miredog, he immediately stretched the sandwich into the mouth into the smelly basket.
　Looking at Seto's appearance, Mileneu pats his head with a smile on his happy face, thinking that he had just eaten breakfast.

"Ray, I don't know what to do, but don't be too dangerous. I'm worried."

　Ray nods back to Kenny's words, but opens his mouth.

"I'll be careful, but don't say too much to the adventurer,"
"That's it, that's it,"
"Oh... Kenny, don't be so silly."

　Elk breaks in on Ray and Kenny's conversation.
　Kenny twitches his cat's ears when he hears the words, though he knows the situation already.
　But he must have thought Kenny could be in trouble if he just opened his mouth. Lenora opens her mouth to the Elk.

"Come to think of it, why are the axes of the Thunder God here? No, I know that you and Ray are on good terms with each other, but are you sure?"
"Oh? Oh... I see. Well, you can think of it as something like that's about it."

　Lenora wonders about the words that Elk uttered.
　However, he decides that there may be some reason given that it is a Rank A party, and stops talking there.

"Why don't you just say hello to Ray without worrying about me? If things go on like this, Kenny will take all the good things out there?"
"...I feel like I'm being misled, but I'm sure I can't leave Kenny as he is."

　Breathe softly, bow to the elks, and head towards Ray.

"Look, don't bother Mr. Ray too much,"
"Oh, a little Lenora. It's just as if it's a rip-off..."
"Did I say something?"
"I didn't say that. No, I'm not thinking anything strange."

　Kenny reflexively says so to Lenora's slightly lowered voice.
　I feel like I'm losing against Lenora these days, but I shake my head right away.

(Only when Ray is involved is he strangely strong. It's just yesterday, it'same as now. I wonder if this is my sister's power. I guess it's exactly the power of my older sister.)

"Don't you think of anything strange?"
"No way!"

　Kenny hastily denied Lenora's words, which had even sharpened his sixth sense.
　A glance at Kenny turns to Ray.

"Mr. Ray, I don't know what you have to do, but I'm sure you'll have a lot of trouble. Don't get hurt and come back to Gilmoo safely."
"Oh, of course. This guillem is like a house to go home to. And it's always dangerous, and I can't go into detail, but this time I've got a strong ally. So you don't have to worry too much."

　Lenora nods to Ray with a small smile, and Kenny nods as well, taking up space next to Lenora.
　In fact, by appearance alone, Ray hasn't changed much since he first came to Gilm last spring.
　No, in this case, should I put it in other words that I'm not growing up?
　But what Ray has done since he came to Gilm is not something ordinary adventurers can do.
　When I thought about it, I was able to send it off with peace of mind.

"Well, I can't be like this forever, and I'm afraid I'll be going now. set."
"Grull!"

　Seto, who was playing with the Mire Dog, makes a song and heads to Ray's side.
　Then, as he tries to put the basket given to him by Mireinu in a mistling and head under the guards at the main gate, Min suddenly approaches Ray and hands him an envelope.

"Ray, this is from Mr. Dusker. There is a map to Goto. I regretted not being able to come to see you off, because I shouldn't stand out, but... I said I'll see you again in Goto."
"I understand that I stopped by in the Spring War... well, I'll take it with thanks." I'll be waiting a minute ahead of you. If possible, please do something about Elk's anger about Teoreme."
"Well, I'll try,"

　As they smile at each other, Kenny, who finds fault with them, opens his mouth.

"Wait a minute, Did you happen to like older people!? That's OK, but I still don't like married women. But you know, like a reliable sister..."
"Kenny... you know,"
"What, Lenora doesn't look older because of her physical development, so it's OK, but I...."
"Hey, what's that?" Not even me...
"Well, how about that?"

　With a wry smile at the voice coming from behind him, Ray puts the envelope he received in the Dragon Robe's pocket and opens his mouth to those who came to see him off.

"Well, I'll be back.

　Ray's voice probably made him think it was not the time to argue. Kenny pauses his argument with Lenora and waves loudly.

"Take care, Ray!"

　A small nod to the remark, Ray and Sett had gone through the process of leaving the Gillum to the main gate.





　Although it was a summer sky, perhaps because it is already past its prime and is heading into autumn, or because of the early morning, the sunlight that falls for a while is not severe.
　In such a sky, Ray was riding on Seto's back, reading a letter from Dusker that had been passed through Minh immediately.
　It is clear that the envelope is tightly sealed with wax and no one has opened it since it was away from Dusker's hand.

"Well, you don't have to worry about it, Min took care of it and gave it to me."

　The contents of the letter include the specific route through which Dusker goes to Goto and the estimated arrival date.
　There was another map to Goto.Of course, it's not the exact map I've received from Marina before. It depicts only a limited route to Goto, and its scale is very rough.
　However, as long as it was a stopover before the Spring War to the Seremuth Plain, a map of that magnitude would be sufficient, and if lost, it would not be too difficult to reach Goto, considering that he was with the flying Seto.

"For the time being, today... well, we'll go where we can." I'd like to rest in the city if possible, but there's also a magic tent, so I don't think it's a problem to camp out."
"Gruly!"

　a gurgling set of delights
　Of course, even Seto loves the city where you can eat delicious food such as stalls, but if you stay at an inn, you really need to stay away from Ray.
　The reason for his joy was that he could stay close to his favorite Ray, right next to the magic tent, even if he needed to keep watch at night when camping.

"I'm sorry to trouble you all the time,"

　Patting her throat as she flies in the sky thankfully, she sings joyfully high and her wings flap faster.
　As you look at it, the green carpet that drifts through the ground and the single highway that leads through it pass like a line.
　If you look up, you'll see the clouds that appear as if to hide the sun, coloring the blue sky.

"It's fine, it'

　The summer sun may be harsh, even if hidden in clouds. As time goes by, the temperature goes up, and even if you say we're heading for autumn, it's a little unbelievable temperature.
　But it's Ray and Gryphon's Set, wearing dragon robes that you might call the air conditioners to wear. That's no obstacle, just flying through the sky.
　If anyone had looked up from the ground, they would have felt like an arrow cutting through the sky.
　Flying in the air like that, Set continues to follow the adventurers, tradesmen, travelers, or monsters who are moving on the ground.
　Soon, about two hours after leaving Gilm, a thirsty Ray pulls the cold fruit out of the mistling.
　It looks like a black grape, but it bites into its fist-sized fruit.
　The peel-bitten fruit has a subtle sweetness in its sharp acidity and a very strong moisture.

"...it's delicious,"
"Glu".

　After hearing Ray's words, Seto turns around and chants.
　It's flying at a good speed and looking backwards, but it's probably because of the Gryphon that doesn't lose its balance at all the time.

"All right, wait a minute,"

　Quickly put the remaining fruit into the mouth and extract two identical fruits from the mistling.
　When one of them is held out in front of the set facing back, the other gurgles joyfully, chokes with a stick, and puts it straight into the mouth.

"Grull".
"Well, is it delicious?" This fruit was a hit, wasn' I wish I had stocked up a little more."

　I bought the fruit as a trial, so there is not much left in the mistling.
　...and yet there are about 20 of them, probably because of their greed when it comes to food.
　It was certain, however, that if we continued to eat at this rate, it wouldn't last for a few days.
　It's been a while since you've finished eating the fruit as a snack and just kept flying. When I see the sun rising just above me, I take my watch out of my mistling and check the time.
　past 12:30 p.m. Deciding that it's about time to have lunch, Ray goes down to the ground at the urging of Seto's urging.
　I landed near a river a short distance from the highway.
　A river is such a small thing that you can walk across about one meter in width.
　Still, the sound of the water flowing down the river and the flow of water reflecting the sun were sufficient to ease the summer heat.
　Both Ray and Seto are not worried about the heat, but it is still a valuable sight to be able to enjoy coolness.
　The river may also be a watering ground for monsters, but none of them will show up knowing that Seto is there.
　Unless you're a low-ranking monster like Goblin who's the least intelligent and can't measure his competence.

"Well, shall I finish my lunch... ready?" Fortunately, when I left Gilmoo, I got a lot of sandwiches. and cold vegetable soup."
"Grull!"

　Seto exclaims at the menu that comes out of the mystery ring.
　The menu itself was very commonplace, but whether it's sandwiches or soups, it's not usually something adventurers can eat at work.
　The sandwiches were made from fresh bread and the soup was cool enough for a summer drink.
　And above all, the amount is extraordinary.
　A good twenty plus portions of it, and a good twenty plus portions of it, and one and one of them, respectively, were eating up... and passing by an elegant lunchtime that, if not very much, would not seem to have taken action to bring a violent shock to the Empire of Bestia.