"…I wonder how it turned out of course. Well, I don't hate it."

　A muttering Ray turns to Aepika, who is playing with Seto in the grass.
　Given that it is a meadow, this is of course not the village. It's outside the village.
　That being said, it's not that far from the village.
　The Rays are now in sight of the village, and above all, the villagers busy harvesting wheat in the fields beside the village.

"Ah, here, Set, here!"
"Grull!"

　Aepika running around laughing, Seto chants after her.
　If a stranger sees this scene, he'll probably conclude that a child is being attacked by a Gryphon.
　Fortunately, however, this scene has already been seen for a few days. The villagers, who initially looked anxiously at Aepica, now even watched him running around with a smile and Seto chasing him.

"Really, how did this happen?"

　Ray sitting on the meadow muttering again.
　The rich smell of grass peculiar to summer irritates the nose.
　The reason for the current situation is not so difficult.
　After hearing what happened on the day Ray came to Goto -- Ray and Aepica were playing outside the village -- Aepika's parents simply dropped their fist on Aepika's head.
　That may have been largely due to the fact that there are no children in the village of the same age as Aepika.
　Even those close to Aepika are already over 10 years old and are busy helping with farming. If that happens, the only people left in the village during the day are Aepika and the elderly who seem to be unable to do farm work.
　Perhaps it was only natural that he should be interested in Ray because he is such an Aepika.
　As a result, Epica's parents suggested to Ray through Luchard that he would be able to stay with Epica while working in the fields.
　Even Ray accepted it because he was in this village for a while... it was the way it was now.
　The villagers, including Aepika's parents, were initially reluctant to leave the village, but succeeded in obtaining permission to play outside the village in a way that was overwhelmed by the absolute conviction that Gryphon's Seto existed.
　However, Ray doesn't want to worry too much, so he stays within sight of the field.

"Oh, set. That's fast, after all... What? Hey, set!?"
"Ringling!"

　With Aepika's collar tucked together, Seto puts Aepika on his back.
　Then, in the next moment, he sped across the meadow with the Aepika on board.
　Basically, if you put anything on your back other than Ray, you wouldn't be able to fly, but if you only put one child on your back, you'd have no problem running on the ground.

"Wow, it's so fast, so fast!"

　Repeating the same words, Aepica keeps cheering.
　The voice must have reached those working in the fields. Several people stood up and looked toward the Reyes.
　Some of them are over ten years old and helping with the fields, all looking enviously at Seto and Aepica.

(After today's work, it might be better to let those children play with Seto, too.) It won't take much time.)

　I lie down on the grass where I was sitting, thinking like that in my heartily.
　It's probably because we're closer to the ground. The smell of grass was even stronger than ever before.
　In the midst of this, when I'm feeling comfortable with the summer breeze...

"Roll-rolling.

　Suddenly I hear a voice like that.
　It's not the usual friendly cry of Seto, but rather a somewhat alarming voice.
　The moment he hears the voice, Ray's half-dreaming head instantly recovers from the tension of battle and stands up on the spot.
　Then he came into Ray's eye, slightly smaller than Seto's, but still a boar of what could be called a large build.
　an ordinary animal boar, not a monster with a magical stone
　But if you are as big as Seto, it's more violent and troubling than a half-baked monster.
　In fact, the boar seemed to be well trained, with many cuts and bruises on his face and body, and was ready to thrust Sett... more precisely at the Aepika on his back.
　However...what was unfortunate for the boar was that Seto was on the other side of the target.
　If there's only one Aepika, there's a set of Rank A monsters.
　As for the result...

"Shaking!"

　The giant boar, who kicked his small tusks growing from the tip of his nose into the ground, was the blow of Seto.

"Grull!"

　The blow of the forefoot, delivered by the increasing force of the braces of strength, easily shatter the head of the boar.
　It wasn't a skill or a power crash, but it was still this power.
　The giant boar, who lost its head in one blow, is blown right beside it by the shock of losing its head, and rolls on the ground bouncing several times while crushing the surrounding grass.

"...what? What?"

　On Seto's back, he doesn't understand what happened.
　It was probably because Seto killed the boar with a single blow, paying attention to the Aepika on his back.
　Eventually, Aepika's face gradually twitched when she understood what had happened...

"Oh, my God!"

　start crying loudly

"Guru? ...Guru".

　Seto turns his eyes to Aepika and makes a troubled sound.
　He looks at Ray, who is walking towards him, as if he were looking for help.

"Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with the set. I was just scared when such a big boar suddenly appeared. ... you know, Epica, stop crying. You're a man, aren't you?"
"Hit, scratch... brother..."

　As he approaches Ray, stroking Seto's head in trouble, Aepika looks at him and hugs him tightly.

(This is not my character.)

　While thinking so inside, I couldn't let go of Aepika, who was about five years old, and I pat her on the head with my right hand and with my left hand.
　for a few minutes or so Those who were working near the village finally arrive under the Lays.
　They had started running when the giant boar came out, but it took a long time to get to this point because of the distance between where the Reys were located and the village.

"Apika, are you all right?"
"Apica!"

　Of course, the first person to speak to was Aepika's parents.
　Although both are still in their late twenties, it is not so unusual in this world to get married as a teenager, and in the case of Aepika's parents, it was a late marriage.

"Father, mother..."

　Leaving Ray in his arms, he hugs his beloved parents who come down from Seto's back and approach him.
　Watching it, Ritchard approaches Ray and smiles a little bit.

"Thank you,"

　Ray didn't know what he was thanking him for at first.
　I was afraid I would be blamed for putting Aepika in danger.
　But Ritchard doesn't seem to notice Ray's appearance, and instead looks at the giant boar, which has lost its head and is lying on the ground alone.

"That boar... would probably have come all the way to the villages and fields if Mr. Ray hadn't been here." Then we would have done our best to get rid of them, and it would have been impossible to knock them down. But there were many injured people."
"...I thought I'd be blamed."

　Behind Ray's muttering gaze is Aepika, who is hugging her mother with all her might. Next door is the father stroking his son's head with a smile."Apica certainly surprised me a little, but without Seto, my life, let alone my injuries, would have been in danger. It's unreasonable to complain."
"If I hadn't brought him here, I wouldn't have come across that boar in the first place?"
"If I had to say that, there was a possibility that Aepika would leave the village alone and encounter the boar. It's much safer for Ray to be with me like this than for me to be alone."
"Yes, thank you very much."
"Thank you,"

　As Luchard says, Aepika's parents bow deeply.
　Watching it, Ray breathes a little sigh and shakes his head.

"All right, that's all right for now. I'm glad to hear that Aepika was safe. ...and above all, That's how big the boar was at last killed. Why don't we all eat boar dishes to-day?"

　Ritchard, Apika's parents and even the rest of the villagers look at Ray in surprise.

"Are you okay? We're going to be with you know.
"Isn't that all right?"
"Gruly!"

　When Ray looks at Seto, who actually knocked the boar down, he cries happily.
　Even if I were to set it up, I understand that it would be better if we all ate together.

"Oh, my God!"

　Even if he didn't understand Seto's will, he would have understood the meaning if Ray had nodded a little when he heard Seto's cry. All the villagers there scream with joy.

"Look, you boar! Can we eat all by ourselves?"
"It's all right," If we can't eat up, we'll have Seto."
"Furs and stuff may be useful, but with this size, it's hard to tan them."
"Well, indeed," But we're going to share the meat of the boar, and we can do it ourselves."
"... to heal your tired body from harvesting wheat, I suppose you will work hard with the flesh of a boar."
"Oh, in your case, it's the spirit of the night,"
"Well, well, that's..."
"I prefer baking,"
"Well... it's hard to throw away the slow-boiled boar meat,

　The villagers were making a fuss looking at the wild boar, but suddenly one of the villagers opened his mouth as if he had noticed something.

"Wait a minute. This great boar -- how do you take it to the village, by any chance?"

　The villagers, who had been making a fuss for a few seconds, fell silent.
　The corpse of a wild boar in front of your eyes will weigh 200...or more than 300kg, even if its head is gone.
　It's not impossible, but it takes a lot of effort to pull it into the village.
　The villagers honestly wanted to refrain from doing such a thing when they had been working on the farm until recently.
　But... Ray's voice suddenly echoes around him.

"Don't worry, I'll take this boar into the village."
"No, how can you take such a big thing?" Can you carry him to Seto?"
"Oh, that's certainly possible, but there's a quicker way. -- like this."

　The moment Ray touches the dead boar, the dead boar disappears instantly.

"...what?"

　A man who had been talking to Ray until a few seconds ago is speechless without realizing the sudden phenomenon.

"I have magic items. It's not this difficult. But could you tell me how far I should carry the dead boar?"

　The words from Ray's mouth eventually give the villagers a sense of surprise, but when Ray comes to the village, they remember and agree that he took a huge sickle out of nowhere. Then, after consulting, Luchard speaks out to represent everyone present.

"You know the village square, right? Over there, please. This is the size of a wild boar, and it will need a lot of people to dismantle it, and that is the only place where the villagers can gather and eat."
"All right. ... May I set you?"

　Recently, the villagers were no longer afraid to see Seto, but until now they have only come close to the village.
　But when Ray asks if he can let him in this time, Luchard nods anxiously.

"All right. I'll let the village mayor speak about it. I don't think there's any problem, as the mayor has heard of recent events."
"...Really? Can Sett go into the village, too.

　As Aepika hugs her mother, she nods with a soft smile that doesn't suit her physique.

"Yes, of course. He helped Aepika." The whole village won't complain either."

　The villagers around me muttered their consent to the words.

"Well, then, if it's a little early, let's stop harvesting the wheat and start disassembling the boar."

　Announcing this, Luchard heads to the village square with Ray, Seto and the villagers.





　In the evening, the whole village immediately eats the boar after the disassembling of the boar.
　Soft parts are grilled vigorously with bones on the bonfire, or grilled as steak using a full-fledged frying pan in Ray's mistling, or boiled in a little bit of time, but when they are cooked or boiled, they are all eaten up.
　Even though it was a small village, there were nearly 50 inhabitants, each of whom was sufficiently satisfied.
　In the meantime...

"Oh, if you think it smells good," Did you have a party or something to-day?"

　The voice I've heard for the first time in a long time is coming into Ray's ear.